THOMSON
REUTERS CORPORATION
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(Name
of Issuer)
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COMMON
SHARES OF THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION
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(Title
of Class of Securities)
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884903
10 5
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(CUSIP
Number)
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DAVID
W. BINET, ESQ.
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THE
WOODBRIDGE COMPANY LIMITED
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65
QUEEN STREET WEST, SUITE 2400
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TORONTO,
ONTARIO M5H 2M8
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CANADA
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(416)
364-8700
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(Name,
Address and Telephone Number of Person
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Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
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December
31, 2009
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(Date
of Event Which Requires Filing of this
Statement)
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CUSIP
No. 884903 10
5
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1.
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Names
of Reporting Persons
THE
WOODBRIDGE COMPANY LIMITED
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2.
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
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(a)
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o
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(b)
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o — Joint
Filing
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3.
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SEC
Use Only
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4.
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Source
of Funds (See Instructions)
NOT
APPLICABLE
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5.
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Check
if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or
2(e) o
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6.
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
ONTARIO
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Number
of Shares Beneficially
Owned
by Each
Reporting
Person
With
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7.
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Sole
Voting Power
455,905,709
common shares of Thomson Reuters Corporation
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8.
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Shared
Voting Power
0
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9.
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Sole
Dispositive Power
455,905,709
common shares of Thomson Reuters Corporation
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10.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
0
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11.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
455,905,709
common shares of Thomson Reuters Corporation
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12.
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) o
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13.
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
55%
of common shares of Thomson Reuters Corporation
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14.
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO
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Item
1.
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Security
and Issuer
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Item
2.
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Identity
and Background
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Name
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Residence
or Business
Address
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Present
Principal
Occupation
or
Employment
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Citizenship
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David
K.R. Thomson
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65
Queen Street West,
Suite
2400, Toronto, ON
M5H
2M8
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Director
and Chairman of
The
Woodbridge
Company
Limited
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Canadian
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Peter
J. Thomson
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65
Queen Street West,
Suite
2400, Toronto, ON
M5H
2M8
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Director
and Chairman of
The
Woodbridge
Company
Limited
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Canadian
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W.
Geoffrey Beattie
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65
Queen Street West,
Suite
2400, Toronto, ON
M5H
2M8
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Director
and President of
The
Woodbridge
Company
Limited
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Canadian
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David
W. Binet
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65
Queen Street West,
Suite
2400, Toronto, ON
M5H
2M8
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Director,
Executive Vice
President
and Secretary of
The
Woodbridge
Company
Limited
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Canadian
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John
A. Tory
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65
Queen Street West,
Suite
2400, Toronto, ON
M5H
2M8
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Director
of The
Woodbridge
Company
Limited
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Canadian
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Item
3.
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Source
and Amount of Funds or Other
Consideration
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Item
4.
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Purpose
of Transaction
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(a)
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the
acquisition by any person of additional securities of Thomson Reuters
Corporation, or the disposition of securities of Thomson Reuters
Corporation;
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(b)
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an
extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or
liquidation, involving Thomson Reuters
Corporation;
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(c)
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a
sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of Thomson Reuters
Corporation;
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(d)
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any
change in the present board of directors or management of Thomson Reuters
Corporation, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term
of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the
board;
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(e)
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any
material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of
Thomson Reuters Corporation;
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(f)
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any
other material change in Thomson Reuters Corporation’s business or
corporate structure;
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(g)
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changes
in the charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto of Thomson
Reuters Corporation or other actions which may impede the acquisition of
control of Thomson Reuters Corporation by any
person;
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(h)
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causing
a class of securities of Thomson Reuters Corporation to be delisted from a
national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in
an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities
association;
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(i)
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a
class of equity securities of Thomson Reuters Corporation becoming
eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
or
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(j)
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any
action similar to any of those enumerated
above.
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Item
5.
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Interest
in Securities of the Issuer
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(a)-(b)
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The
ownership percentages set forth herein are based on the 829,436,581 Common
Shares outstanding as of November 23, 2009, as indicated in the Form-3DPOS
filed by Thomson Reuters Corporation on November 24, 2009. Woodbridge is
the beneficial owner of 455,905,709 Common Shares, representing
approximately 55% of the outstanding Common Shares, as of that
date.
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(c)
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Woodbridge
has not effected any transactions in Common Shares during the past 60 days
except as set forth below.
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Date
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Nature
of Transaction
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Amount
of Shares
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Approximate Price
Per
Share
(exclusive
of
commissions)
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December
15, 2009
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Acquisition
pursuant to a purchase/ownership plan
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227,650
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C$
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33.4500
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(d)
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Except
as indicated in Item 2, no person is known to Woodbridge to have the right
to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or
proceeds from the sale of, any such Common
Shares.
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Item
6.
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Contracts,
Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities
of the Issuer
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Item
7.
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Material
to be Filed as Exhibits
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Dated
February 12, 2010
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THE
WOODBRIDGE COMPANY LIMITED
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By:
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“David
W. Binet”
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Name:
David W. Binet
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Title: Executive
Vice-President and Secretary
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