The following are stock buybacks announced over the past 30 days.
(Interested in learning more about buybacks and why they're important? Check out this article.)
| COMPANY | SYMBOL | AMOUNT | NOTES |
| 9/28/2006 | |||
| ConAgra Foods Inc. | CAG | $500 mln | adds to prior plan |
| 9/26/2006 | |||
| Key Technology | KTEC | 500,000 shares | |
| 9/25/2006 | |||
| Hansen Naural Corp. | HANS | $25 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Investors Bancorp | ISBC | 5.3 mln shares | 10% of outstanding |
| Oakley, Inc. | OO | $20 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Pressure BioSciences | PBIO | $500,000 | |
| 9/22/2006 | |||
| Halliburton | HAL | $2 bln | adds to prior plan |
| 9/21/2006 | |||
| Arch Coal Inc. | ACI | 14 mln shares | 9.8% of outstanding |
| Carpenter Technology Corp. | CRS | $250 mln | over 12-18 months |
| Cognos Inc. | COGN | $200 mln | prior plan complete |
| Palm Inc. | PALM | $250 mln | 103.6 mln shares outstanding |
| Tektronix Inc. | TEK | $300 mln | adds to prior plan |
| 9/20/2006 | |||
| Agilent Technologies Inc. | A | $2 bln | over 2 years |
| American Physicians Capital | ACAP | $10 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Bank of Commerce Holdings | BOCH | 2.2% of outstanding | 8.8 mln shares outstanding |
| Community Central Bank Corp. | CCBD | 5% of outstanding | over 12 months |
| 9/18/2006 | |||
| Applied Materials Inc. | AMAT | $5 bln | prior plan complete |
| El Paso Electric CO. | EE | 2.3 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Southwest Georgia Financial Corp. | SGB | $13.2 mln | 18% of outstanding |
| SurModics Inc. | SRDX | $35 mln | through next year |
| 9/15/2006 | |||
| Cigna Corp. | CI | $500 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Methode Electronics Inc. | METH | 3 mln shares | |
| 9/14/2006 | |||
| Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. | LEND | 5 mln shares | |
| Ashland Inc. | ASH | 7 mln shares | prior plan complete |
| P&F Industries | PFIN | 37,450 shares | adds to prior plan |
| Westamerica Bancorporation | WABC | 2 mln shares | 6.4% of outstanding |
| Yum Brands Inc. | YUM | $500 mln | adds to prior plan |
| 9/13/2006 | |||
| Amerco | UHAL | $50 mln | |
| AmeriCredit Corp. | ACF | $300 mln | |
| Cheviot Financial Corp. | CHEV | 5% of outstanding | prior plan complete |
| Datascope Corp. | DSCP | $40 mln | adds to prior plan |
| 9/12/2006 | |||
| Colonial BancGroup | CNB | $100 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Goldman Sachs Group | GS | 60 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Joy Global Inc | JOYG | $700 mln | adds to prior plan |
| New Plan Excel Realty Trust | NXL | $50 mln | |
| Sears Holding Corp. | SHLD | $500 mln | adds to prior plan |
| 9/11/2006 | |||
| Avaya Inc. | AV | $500 mln | adds to prior plan |
| OMI Corp. | OMM | $70 mln | adds to prior plan |
| 9/8/2006 | |||
| Alcon Inc. | ACL | 5 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Metal Management Inc. | MTML | 2.7 mln shares | 10% of outstanding |
| Volt Information Sciences | VOL | 1.5 mln shares | |
| WCI Communities Inc. | WCI | 3 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| 9/7/2006 | |||
| Alliant Techsystems Inc. | ATK | $100 mln | about 1.25 mln shares |
| Cascade Corp. | CAE | $80 mln | over 2 years |
| Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. | NUS | $75 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Pep Boys | PBY | $100 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Sunoco Inc. | SUN | $1 bln | adds to prior plan |
| 9/6/2006 | |||
| Clear Channel Communications | CCU | $400 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Lawson Products, Inc. | LAWS | 1 mln shares | dutch auction tender |
| Merge Technologies Inc. | MRGE | $20 mln | over 2 years |
| Rockwell Automation | ROK | 9 mln shares | over 12 months |
| 9/5/2006 | |||
| Altiris | ATRS | $50 mln | over 24 months |
| Books-A-Million | BAMM | $25 mln | adds to prior plan |
| iMergent | IIG | $20 mln | 12.4 mln shares outstanding |
| Micrel Inc. | MCRL | $25 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Microtek Medical Holdings | MTMD | 2 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Mobile Telesystems | MBT | 10% of shares | over 12 months |
| The Management Network group | TMNG | 2 mln shares | 12% of outstanding |
| Wauwatosa Holdings Inc | WAUW | 1.49 mln shares | 14% of outstanding |
| World Air Holdings | WLDA | $20 mln | dutch auction tender |
| 9/1/2006 | |||
| Atlantic Coast Federal Corp. | ACFC | 478,000 shares | prior plan complete |
| Tim Hortons, Inc. | THI | $180.5 mln | NYSE or TSX |
| 8/31/2006 | |||
| Entegris Inc. | ENTG | $150 mln | 10% of outstanding |
| Mannatech, Inc. | MTEX | $20 mln | adds to prior plan |
| RBC Bearings Inc. | ROLL | $7.5 mln | 20.4 mln shares outstanding |
| Tiffany & Co. | TIF | $300 mln | adds to prior plan |
| 8/30/2006 | |||
| BankFinancial Corp. | BFIN | 2.45 mln shares | 10% of outstanding |
| Harte-Hanks Inc. | HHS | 6 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| 8/29/2006 | |||
| Fair Isaac Corp. | FIC | $250 mln | replaces prior plan |
| NetEase.com Inc. | NTES | $100 mln | prior plan complete |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | STLD | 5 mln shares | 10% of outstanding |
| 8/28/2006 | |||
| Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN | $500 mln | over 24 months |
| Boeing Co. | BA | $3 bln | replaces prior plan |
| Brinker International | EAT | $450 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Coachmen | COA | $1 mln | |
| Jack Henry & Associates | JKHY | 5 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Kinetic Concepts Inc. | KCI | $200 mln | |
| Oil States International | OIS | $50 mln | adds to prior plan |
| ValueVision Media, Inc. | VVTV | $10 mln | over 12 months |
| 8/25/2006 | |||
| Conn's Inc. | CONN | $50 mln | |
| CorVel Corp. | CRVL | 200,000 shares | over 3 months |
| Federated Department Stores | FD | $2 bln | adds to prior plan |
| Hopfer Bancorp | HFBC | 125,000 shares | replaces prior plan |
| Lamar Advertising Co. | LAMR | $250 mln | prior plan complete |
| 8/24/2006 | |||
| Commercial Bankshares, Inc. | CLBK | $4 mln | replaces prior plan |
| First Bancorp of Indiana | FBEI | 77,000 shares | adds to prior plan |
| The Home Depot | HD | $3.5 bln | adds to prior plan |
| Williams-Sonoma | WSM | 5 mln shares | prior plan complete |
| 8/23/2006 | |||
| QC Holdings Inc. | QCCO | $10 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Realogy Corp. | H | 48 mln shares | 19% of outstanding |
| 8/22/2006 | |||
| American Physicians Capital | ACAP | $10 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Ark Restaurants Corp. | ARKR | $4 mln | |
| Compuware Corp. | CPWR | $300 mln | adds to prior plan |
| 8/21/2006 | |||
| BHP Billiton | BHP | $3 bln | |
| Castelle | CSTL | $1 mln | 4 mln shares outstanding |
| Genuine Parts Company | GPC | 15 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| IHOP | IHP | 2 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Lowe's | LOW | $2 bln | prior plan complete |
| Photon Dynamics Inc. | PHTN | 1.1 mln shares | |
| Trend Micro Inc. | TMIC | 2 mln shares | 134.6 mln shares outstanding |
| 8/18/2006 | |||
| Alliance Semiconductor Corp. | ALSC | $30 mln | dutch auction tender |
| Family Dollar Stores | FDO | 5 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Innospec Inc. | IOSP | $2 mln | over 2 months |
| Microsoft Corp. | MSFT | $16.2 bln | adds to prior plan |
| 8/17/2006 | |||
| Tween Brands Inc. | TWB | $125 mln | 11% of outstanding |
| Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | WYN | $100 mln | |
| 8/16/2006 | |||
| Advance America | AEA | $100 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Clifton Savings Bancorp | CSBK | 648,000 shares | 5% of outstanding |
| Frontier Financial Corp. | FTBK | 5% of outstanding | adds to prior plan |
| Hewlett-Packard | HPQ | $6 bln | |
| Macrovision Corp. | MVSN | $50 mln | |
| Provident Community Bancshares | PCBS | 92,000 shares | 5% of outstanding |
| 8/15/2006 | |||
| 3M Co. | MMM | $1 bln | adds to prior plan |
| Campbell Soup Co. | CPB | $620 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Gevity HR Inc. | GVHR | $75 mln | adds to prior plan |
| PetSmart | PETM | $142 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Polo Ralph Lauren | RL | $250 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Winmark Corporation | WINA | 500,000 shares | adds to prior plan |
| Source: The Online Investor | |||



