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Equity and Stock Programs
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Equity and Stock Programs

Note 8 — Equity and Stock Programs

Share Repurchase Program

The Company has a board approved $500.0 million share repurchase program. Repurchases under the program may be made from time-to-time through open market purchases, private transactions, tender offers or other transactions. The amount and timing of repurchases will be subject to the availability of stock, prevailing market conditions, the trading price of the stock, the Company’s financial performance and other conditions. Repurchases may also be made from time-to-time in connection with the settlement of the Company’s shared-based compensation awards. Repurchases are funded from cash flow from operations or borrowings.

The Company’s share repurchase activity is included in the following table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Number of shares repurchased (1)

 

 

1,543,069

 

 

48,904

 

 

3,886,521

 

 

3,188,945

 

Cost of repurchased shares (in thousands) (2)

 

$

53,354

 

$

1,372

 

$

141,214

 

$

76,475

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


 

 

 


 

(1)

The nine months ended September 30, 2011 includes 500,000 shares the Company repurchased directly from ValueAct Capital Master Fund L.P. in a private transaction.

 

 

(2)

As of September 30, 2011, the Company had $363.0 million remaining for share repurchases under its $500.0 million share repurchase program.