morgan stanley  co international plc said wednesday that it has sold 28 million shares in london stock exchange group plc at 7150 pence on behalf of the blackstonethomson reuters consortium more than originally planned morgan stanley said late tuesday that it was planning to sell 230 million lseg shares on behalf of york holdings via a bookbuild program york holdings is owned by a consortium that includes blackstone inc and thomson reuters the sale price is a 4 discount to tuesdays closing price of 74460 pence following the sale blackstone and thomson reuters own 381 million lseg shares which are subject to a 90 day lockup dow jones competes with thomson reuters in financial news and information services