Exhibit 4.6.6

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ANY UNITED STATES PERSON (AS DEFINED IN THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF THE UNITED STATES) WHO HOLDS THIS OBLIGATION WILL BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS UNDER THE UNITED STATES INCOME TAX LAWS, INCLUDING THE LIMITATIONS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 165(j) AND 1287(a) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

THIS NOTE CONSTITUTES [LONGER TERM DEBT SECURITY]¹ ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS MADE UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE BANKING ACT 1987. THE ISSUER OF THIS NOTE IS REUTERS GROUP PLC, WHICH IS NOT AN AUTHORISED INSTITUTION OR A EUROPEAN AUTHORISED INSTITUTION (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE BANKING ACT 1987 (EXEMPT TRANSACTIONS) REGULATIONS 1997). REPAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL AND PAYMENT OF ANY INTEREST OR PREMIUM IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN GUARANTEED.

REUTERS GROUP PLC
(Incorporated with limited liability in England and Wales
with registered number 3296375)
(the “Issuer”)

PERMANENT GLOBAL NOTE

This Note is a Permanent Global Note in respect of a duly authorised issue of Notes of the Issuer (the “Notes”) of the Nominal Amount, Specified Currency(ies) and Specified Denomination(s) as are specified in the Pricing Supplement applicable to the Notes (the “Pricing Supplement”), a copy of which is annexed hereto. References herein to the Conditions shall be to the Terms and Conditions of the Notes as set out in Schedule 1 to the Trust Deed (as defined below) as supplemented, replaced and modified by the Pricing Supplement but, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of the said Conditions and the information in the Pricing Supplement, the Pricing Supplement will prevail. Words and expressions defined in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings when used in this Global Note. This Global Note is issued subject to, and with the benefit of, the Conditions and a Trust Deed (as modified and/or supplemented and/or restated from time to time, the “Trust Deed”) dated 16th December, 1998 and made between the Issuer and Citicorp Trustee Company Limited as trustee for the holders of the Notes.

The Issuer, subject to and in accordance with the Conditions and the Trust Deed, promises to pay to the bearer hereof on each Instalment Date (if the Notes are repayable in instalments) and on the Maturity Date and/or on such earlier date(s) as all or any of the Notes represented by this Global Note may become due and repayable in accordance with the Conditions and the Trust Deed, the amount payable under the Conditions in respect of such Notes on each such date and to pay interest (if any) on the nominal amount of the Notes from time to time represented by this Global Note calculated and payable as provided in the Conditions and the Trust Deed together with any other sums payable under the Conditions and the Trust Deed, upon presentation and, at maturity, surrender of this Global Note at the specified office of the Agent at 5 Carmelite Street, London EC4Y 0PA or such other specified office as may be specified for this purpose in accordance with the Conditions or at the specified office of any of the other Paying Agents located outside the United States, its territories and possessions (except as

1 Include “commercial paper” if Notes must be redeemed before their first anniversary. Include “shorter” if Notes may not be redeemed before their first anniversary but must be redeemed before their third anniversary. Include “longer” if Notes may not be redeemed before their third anniversary.

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provided in the Conditions) from time to time appointed by the Issuer in respect of the Notes. On any redemption or payment of an instalment or interest being made in respect of, or purchase and cancellation of, any of the Notes represented by this Global Note details of such redemption, payment or purchase and cancellation (as the case may be) shall be entered by or on behalf of the Issuer in Schedule One hereto and the relevant space in Schedule One hereto recording any such redemption, payment or purchase and cancellation (as the case may be) shall be signed by or on behalf of the Issuer. Upon any such redemption, payment of an instalment or purchase and cancellation the nominal amount of this Global Note and the Notes represented by this Global Note shall be reduced by the nominal amount of such Notes so redeemed or purchased and cancelled or the amount of such instalment. The nominal amount from time to time of this Global Note and of the Notes represented by this Global Note following any such redemption, payment of an instalment or purchase and cancellation as aforesaid or any exchange as referred to below shall be the nominal amount most recently entered in the relevant column in Part II, III or IV of Schedule One hereto or in Schedule Two hereto.

[On any exchange of the Temporary Global Note issued in respect of the Notes for this Global Note or any part hereof, details of such exchange shall be entered by or on behalf of the Issuer in Schedule Two hereto and the relevant space in Schedule Two hereto recording such exchange shall be signed by or on behalf of the Issuer, whereupon the nominal amount of this Global Note and the Notes represented by this Global Note shall be increased by the nominal amount of the Temporary Global Note so exchanged.]¹

[Upon any further Tranche of Notes of this Series being issued, details of such increase in the size of the Series shall be entered by or on behalf of the Issuer in Schedule Two hereto and the relevant space in Schedule Two hereto recording such increase shall be signed by or an behalf of the Issuer, whereupon the nominal amount of this Global Note and the Notes represented by this Global Note shall be increased by the nominal amount of such further Tranche.]²

This Global Note may be exchanged (free of charge), in whole but not in part, for Definitive Notes and (if applicable) Receipts, Coupons and/or Talons in or substantially in the forms set out in Parts III, IV, V and VI of Schedule 2 to the Trust Deed (on the basis that all the appropriate details have been included on the face of such Definitive Notes and (if applicable) Receipts, Coupons and/or Talons and the relevant information supplementing, replacing or modifying the Conditions appearing in the Pricing Supplement has been endorsed on or attached to such Definitive Notes), unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement:

(i) upon not less than 60 days’ written notice from Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Brussels office, as operator of the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) and/or Cedelbank (“Cedelbank”) (acting on the instructions of any holder of an interest in the Global Note); or

(ii) only upon the occurrence of an Exchange Event.

An “Exchange Event” means (i) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Issuer has been notified that both Euroclear and Cedelbank have been closed for business for a continuous period of 14 days (other than by reason of holiday, statutory or otherwise) or have announced an intention permanently to cease business or have in fact done so and no alternative clearing system approved by the Trustee is available or (iii) the Issuer has or will become obliged to pay additional amounts as provided for or referred to in Condition 7 which would not be required were the Notes represented by the Permanent Global Note in definitive form.

1 Delete where the issue is made in accordance with TEFRA C.

2 Delete where the issue is made in accordance with TEFRA D.

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If the Global Note is exchangeable following the occurrence of such Exchange Event:

(i) the Issuer will promptly give notice to Noteholders in accordance with Condition 14; and

(ii) Euroclear and/or Cedelbank (acting on the instructions of any holder of an interest in this Global Note) may give notice to the Agent requesting exchange and, in the event of the occurrence of an Exchange Event as described in (iii) above, the Issuer may also give notice to the Agent requesting exchange. Any such exchange shall occur on the date specified in the notice requesting exchange.

Any such exchange as aforesaid will be made upon presentation of this Global Note by the bearer hereof on any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for business in London at the office of the Agent specified above.

The aggregate nominal amount of Definitive Notes issued upon an exchange of this Global Note will be equal to the aggregate nominal amount of this Global Note.

Until the exchange of the whole of this Global Note as aforesaid, the bearer hereof shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits as if he were the bearer of Definitive Notes and the relative Receipts, Coupons and/or Talons (if any) in the form(s) set out in Parts III, IV, V and VI (as applicable) of Schedule 2 to the Trust Deed.

Each person (other than Euroclear or Cedelbank) who is for the time being shown in the records of Euroclear or Cedelbank as the holder of a particular nominal amount of the Notes represented by this Global Note (in which regard any certificate or other document issued by Euroclear or Cedelbank as to the nominal amount of such Notes standing to the account of any person shall be conclusive and. binding for all purposes save in the case of manifest error) shall be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee, the Agent and any, other Paying Agent as the holder of such nominal amount of such Notes for all purposes other than with respect to the payment of principal and interest on such Notes, the right to which shall be vested, as against the Issuer, solely in the bearer of this Global Note in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Global Note and the Trust Deed.

This Global Note is governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, English law.

This Global Note shall not be valid unless authenticated by Citibank, N.A., London office, as Agent.

IN WITNESS whereof the Issuer has caused this Global Note to be signed on its behalf.

Issued as of Issue Date.

REUTERS GROUP PLC

By:
        Authorised Signatory

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Authenticated without recourse, warranty or liability
by Citibank, N.A., London office, as Agent.

Date: 24th March, 1999.

By:
           authorised signatory

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Schedule One

PART I

INTEREST PAYMENTS

Date made Interest Payment Date Total amount of interest payable Amount of interest paid Confirmation of payment by or on behalf of the Issuer

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PART II

PAYMENT OF INSTALMENT AMOUNTS

Instalment Date Date made Total amount of Instalment Amounts payable Amount of Instalment Amounts paid Remaining nominal amount of this Global Note following such payment* Confirmation of payment by or on behalf of the Issuer

* See most recent entry in Part II, III or IV or Schedule Two in order to determine this amount.

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PART III

REDEMPTIONS

Date made Total amount of principal payment Amount of principal paid Remaining nominal amount of this Global Note following such redemption* Confirmation of redemption by or on behalf of the Issuer

* See most recent entry in Part II, III or IV or Schedule Two in order to determine this amount.

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PART IV

PURCHASES AND CANCELLATIONS

Date made Part of nominal amount of this Global Note purchased and cancelled Remaining nominal amount of this Global Note following such purchase and cancellation* Confirmation of purchase and cancellation by or on behalf of the Issuer

* See most recent entry in Part II, III or IV or Schedule Two in order to determine this amount.

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Schedule Two

[EXCHANGES]¹ [INCREASES]²

Date made [Nominal amount of Temporary Global Note exchanged for this Global Note]¹ [Amount of increase in nominal amount of this Global Note following issue of further Tranche]² Nominal amount of this Global Note following such [exchange]¹ [increase]²* Notation made by or on behalf of the Issuer

* See most recent entry in Part II, III or IV of Schedule One or in this Schedule Two in order to determine this amount.

1 Delete where the issue is made in accordance with TEFRA C.

2 Delete where the issue is made in accordance with TEFRA D.