TREASURY STOCK PURCHASE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

TREASURY STOCK PURCHASE

TREASURY STOCK PURCHASE

11. TREASURY STOCK PURCHASE

On October 12, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $250.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock and on August 13, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the authorization of an increase of an additional $250.0 million (collectively the “2011-2012 Repurchase Plan”), increasing the total amount available under the 2011-2012 Repurchase Plan at that time to $500.0 million. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company purchased 8.7 million shares of common stock at an average purchase price of $57.35 per share for a total amount of $499.8 million (excluding broker commissions), exhausted the availability under the 2011-2012 Repurchase Plan.

On November 13, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $250.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “November 2012 Repurchase Plan”). During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company purchased 4.8 million shares of common stock at an average purchase price of $49.26 per share for a total amount of $236.5 million (excluding broker commissions).  Subsequent to December 31, 2012, the Company purchased an additional 0.257 million shares at an average purchase price of $51.99 per share, which exhausted the availability under the November 2012 Repurchase Plan.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, 0.01 million shares were repurchased from employees in lieu of cash payments for options exercised or withholding taxes due for a total amount of $0.7 million.