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TREASURY STOCK PURCHASE
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
TREASURY STOCK PURCHASE  
TREASURY STOCK PURCHASE

11.                            TREASURY STOCK PURCHASE

 

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 three-months ended March 31, 2013, the Company purchased 0.257 million shares of common stock at an average purchase price of $51.99 per share for a total amount of $13.4 million (excluding broker commissions), which exhausted the availability under the November 2012 Repurchase Plan.

 

On April 7, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $200.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “April 2013 Repurchase Plan”).  As of May 10, 2013, no shares have been purchased under the April 2013 Repurchase Plan.