TORONTO, May 19, 2023
/CNW/ -- Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) announced today that
it and certain investment funds affiliated with Blackstone
collectively sold 33 million London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSEG)
shares that they co-own at a price of £80.50 per share. The sale
was conducted through a placement to institutional investors and an
offer to retail investors.
Of the shares sold, approximately 15.3 million were indirectly
owned by Thomson Reuters. Upon the closing of the transaction,
Thomson Reuters expects to receive pre-tax net proceeds of
approximately $1.52 billion and will
own approximately 32 million LSEG shares.
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CONTACTS
MEDIA
Andrew Green
Senior Director,
Corporate Affairs
+1 332 219
1511
andrew.green@tr.com
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INVESTORS
Gary E. Bisbee,
CFA
Head of Investor
Relations
+1 646 540
3249
gary.bisbee@tr.com
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