ThomsonReuters Corp. plans to purchase up to 6.5 million of its commonshares through private agreements with two third-party sellers.

Shares purchased under these agreements will count towardthe company's existing normal course issuer bid, which allows it to buy back upto 37.5 millioncommon shares between May 30 and May 29, 2017.

The share repurchases are part of the company's stock buybackprogram.