Owner family members offer Samsung Electronics shares in $1.7 billion block deal, report says

SEOUL (Reuters) – The mother and two sisters of Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee plan to sell shares in the tech giant in a block deal seen worth 2.19 trillion won ($1.66 billion), the Seoul Economic Daily reported on Wednesday.

Samsung Electronics did not have an immediate comment.

($1 = 1,318.5800 won)

(Reporting by Joyce Lee, Editing by Louise Heavens)