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Thomson Announces Quarterly Dividend

October 26, 2004 at 9:20 AM EDT
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STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, the Board of Directors of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), declared a quarterly dividend on the company's common stock of $0.19 per share. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2004 to common shareholders of record as of November 18, 2004. On an annualized basis, the dividend rate is $0.76 per share.

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The Thomson Corporation and its predecessor companies have made uninterrupted quarterly common stock dividend payments since 1965.

The Thomson Corporation

The Thomson Corporation (http://www.thomson.com), with 2003 revenues from continuing operations of $7.44 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate training and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 38,000 employees and provides services in approximately 130 countries. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

     Media Contact:                    Investor Contact:
     Jason Stewart                     Frank J. Golden
     Vice President, Media Relations   Vice President, Investor Relations
     (203) 539-8339                    (203) 539-8470
     jason.stewart@thomson.com         frank.golden@thomson.com

SOURCE  The Thomson Corporation
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    /CONTACT:  Media, Jason Stewart, Vice President, Media Relations,
+1-203-539-8339, or jason.stewart@thomson.com, or Investors, Frank J. Golden,
Vice President, Investor Relations, +1-203-539-8470, or
frank.golden@thomson.com, both of The Thomson Corporation/
    /Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020227/NYW014LOGO /
    /Web site:  http://www.thomson.com /
    (TOC TOC.)

CO:  Thomson Corporation
ST:  Connecticut
IN:  FIN
SU:  DIV

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