
Thomson Reuters Announces Pricing of Public Offering of US$1,300,000,000 Notes and Canadian Private Placement of C$1,000,000,000 Notes
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Published: Sep 10, 2026, 11:34 PM
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Thomson Reuters (TSX/Nasdaq: TRI ) announced today the pricing of a U.S. public offering by its subsidiary, TR Finance LLC, of (i) US$800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.100% notes due 2028 and (ii) US$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.750% notes due 2033 (collectively, the " US Notes "); and a Canadian private placement by Thomson Reuters Corporation (" TRC ") of (i) C$350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.130% notes due 2029, (ii) C$350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.480% notes due 2031, and (iii) C$300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of floating rate notes due 2029 that will bear interest at a rate equal to daily compounded CORRA plus 0.76% per annum (the " Floating Rate Notes " and, collectively, the " Canadian Notes " and, together with the US Notes, the " Notes ").
The offering of the US Notes and the private placement of the Canadian Notes are each expected to close on September 17, 2026. The net proceeds from the issuance of the US Notes and the Canadian Notes will be approximately US$1,294,842,000 and C$997,027,500, respectively.
Thomson Reuters plans to use the net proceeds from both offerings for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, to repay existing indebtedness under its commercial paper program.
Interest on the US Notes and the fixed rate Canadian Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears and interest on the Floating Rate Notes will be payable quarterly in arrears.
The US Notes will be issued by TR Finance LLC, a Delaware subsidiary of TRC, and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by TRC, and will also be guaranteed by certain subsidiary guarantors. The Canadian Notes will be issued by TRC and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain subsidiary guarantors.
The US Notes will be issued through a syndicate of underwriters co-led by RBC Capital Markets, BofA Securities, Barclays and Mizuho pursuant to a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (" SEC ") as part of an effective joint shelf registration statement on Forms F-10 and F-3. The offering of the US Notes will also be made on a private placement basis in Canada.
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