Thursday's Buybacks: St. Jude Medical for $1 Billion
01/25/07 - 06:15 PM EST
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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 |
| 1/25/2007 | |||
| CIT Group | CIT | $500 mln | adds to prior plan |
| National City Corp. | NCC | 75 mln shares | dutch auction tender offer |
| St. Jude Medical | STJ | $1 bln | |
| Symantec | SYMC | $1 bln | prior plan complete |
| 1/24/2007 | |||
| Associated Banc-Corp | ASBC | 5% of outstanding | adds to prior plan |
| Bank of America | BAC | 200 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Cypress Semiconductor | CY | $300 mln | |
| East West Bancorp | EWBC | $30 mln | |
| eBay | EBAY | $2 bln | adds to prior plan |
| FreightCar America | RAIL | $50 mln | |
| Rome Bancorp | ROME | 423,000 shares | over 12 months |
| Varian | VARI | $100 mln | prior plan complete |
| 1/23/2007 | |||
| CKE Restaurants | CKR | $50 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Integrated Device Technology | IDT | $200 mln | prior plan complete |
| Provident Financial Holdings | PROV | 5% of outstanding | prior plan complete |
| Southcoast Financial Corp. | SOCB | 547,194 shares | 10% of outstanding |
| 1/22/2007 | |||
| Canadian Natural Resources | CNQ | 5% of outstanding | over 12 months |
| Citizens South Banking Corp. | CSBC | 400,000 shares | adds to prior plan |
| Eaton Corp. | ETN | 10 mln shares | replaces prior plan |
| Plumas Bancorp | PLBC | 250,000 shares | 5% of outstanding |
| 1/19/2007 | |||
| Alcoa | AA | 10% of outstanding | over 3 years |
| New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares | NHTB | 214,679 shares | 5% of outstanding |
| 1/18/2007 | |||
| Brooklyn Federal Bancorp | BFSB | $1.5 mln | |
| Charter Financial Corp. | CHFN | 400,000 shares | adds to prior plan |
| Chittenden | CHZ | 1 mln shares | over 2 years |
| Fastenal | FAST | 1 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| General American Investors | GAM | 250,000 shares | adds to prior plan |
| Kearny Financial Corp. | KRNY | 5% of outstanding | prior plan complete |
| Merchants Bancshares | MBVT | 200,000 shares | upon completion of prior plan |
| Prudential Bancorp Inc of PA | PBIP | 5% of outstanding | prior plan complete |
| Regions Financial | RF | 50 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Valley National Bancorp | VLY | 3.5 mln shares | upon completion of prior plan |
| 1/17/2007 | |||
| CVS/Caremark | CVS | 150 mln shares | upon closing of merger |
| 1/16/2007 | |||
| Monro Muffler Brake | MNRO | $30 mln | over 12 months |
| 1/12/2007 | |||
| ConocoPhillips | COP | $1 bln | |
| MBT Financial Corp. | MBTF | 1 mln shares | 6% of outstanding |
| Peoples Bancorp | PEBO | 425,000 shares | through 2007 |
| 1/11/2007 | |||
| Acquicor Technology | AQR | $50 mln | through 7/15/07 |
| 1/10/2007 | |||
| CKE Restaurants | CKR | $50 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Insteel Industries | IIIN | $25 mln | replaces prior plan |
| Sun Life Financial | SLF | 28,565,318 shares | 5% of outstanding |
| Walgreen Co. | WAG | $1 bln | over 4 years |
| 1/9/2007 | |||
| First South Bancorp | FSBK | 5% of outstanding | prior plan expired |
| Parlux Fragrances | PARL | 10 mln shares | prior plan complete |
| Ruby Tuesday | RI | 5 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Stage Stores, Inc. | SSI | $50 mln | |
| Tucows, Inc. | TCX | $10 mln | |
| 1/8/2007 | |||
| Paragon Technologies, Inc. | PTG | $1 mln | through Aug 2010 |
| 1/4/2007 | |||
| Alico Inc. | ALCO | 100,000 shares | through Aug 2010 |
| Openwave Systems Inc. | OPWV | $100 mln | |
| 12/28/2006 | |||
| InterDigital Communications Inc. | IDCC | $150 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Wayne Savings Bancshares Inc. | WAYN | 5% of outstanding | adds to prior plan |
| 12/26/2006 | |||
| FPIC Insurance Group | FPIC | 500,000 shares | adds to prior plan |
| 12/22/2006 | |||
| Northeast Bancorp | NBN | 200,000 shares | 8% of outstanding |
| 12/21/2006 | |||
| City Holding Co. | CHCO | 1 mln shares | replaces prior plan |
| Conseco Inc. | CNO | $150 mln | 152 mln shares outstanding |
| IMS Health | RX | 10 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| International Speedway Corp. | ISCA | $50 mln | |
| Raytheon | RTN | $750 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Washington Trust Bancorp | WASH | 400,000 shares | replaces prior plan |
| 12/20/2006 | |||
| Elmira Savings Bank | ESBK | 5% of outstanding | over 12 months |
| Jack in the Box | 2.3 mln shares | dutch tender auction | |
| Anheuser-Busch | BUD | 100 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| 12/19/2006 | |||
| National City Corp. | NCC | 30 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Possis Medical Inc. | POSS | $15 mln | adds to prior plan |
| 12/19/2006 | |||
| National City Corp. | NCC | 30 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| 12/18/2006 | |||
| Casual Male Retail Group | CMRG | $75 mln | through 2007 |
| Intersil Corp. | ISIL | $400 mln | over 1 year |
| SanDisk Corp. | SNDK | $300 mln | over 2 years |
| Shoe Carnival Inc. | SCVL | $50 mln | through 2008 |
| Weight Watchers International | WTW | 8.3 mln shares | self tender offer |
| 12/15/2006 | |||
| International Assets Holding Corp. | IAAC | $500,000 | prior plan expired |
| Lifeway Foods Inc. | LWAY | 75,000 shares | over 1 year |
| Pepsi Bottling Group | PBG | 25 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| South Financial Group | TSFG | 4 mln shares | replaces prior plan |
| Terex Corp. | TEX | $200 mln | through June 2008 |
| 12/14/2006 | |||
| Adams Express Co. | ADX | 5% of outstanding | extends prior plan |
| Assisted Living Concepts Inc. | ALC | $20 mln | over 12 months |
| Christopher & Banks Corp. | CBK | $20 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Independent Bank Corp. | INDB | 1 mln shares | 7% of outstanding |
| L-3 Communications Holdings | LLL | $500 mln | over 2 years |
| Northrop Grumman Corp. | NOC | $1 bln | adds to prior plan |
| Porter Bancorp Inc. | PBIB | $3 mln | |
| 12/13/2006 | |||
| Amgen, Inc. | AMGN | $5 bln | adds to prior plan |
| CNB Financial Corp. | CCNE | 500,000 shares | |
| DENTSPLY International | XRAY | 3 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Emdeon Corp. | HLTH | $100 mln | replaces prior plan |
| SEI Investments Co. | SEIC | $50 mln | adds to prior plan |
| 12/12/2006 | |||
| ABM Industries Inc. | ABM | 2 mln shares | through Oct 2007 |
| BCE, Inc | BCE | $1 bln | adds to prior plan |
| Cadence Design Systems | CDNS | $500 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Compuware Corp. | CPWR | 34 mln shares | through June 07 |
| SAIC Inc. | SAI | 40 mln shares | |
| Scott's Miracle-Gro Co. | SMG | $250 mln | dutch auction |
| Zimmer Holdings, Inc. | ZMH | $1 bln | adds to prior plan |
| 12/11/2006 | |||
| Beckman Coulter | BEC | 2.5 mln shares | through 2008 |
| General Mills, Inc. | GIS | 75 mln shares | replaces prior plan |
| Hartford Financial Services | HIG | $500 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Hershey Co. | HSY | $250 mln | upon completion of prior plan |
| Kellogg Co. | K | $650 mln | in 2007 |
| Zions Bancorporation | ZION | $400 mln | through 2007 |
| 12/08/2006 | |||
| Expedia Inc. | EXPE | $30 mln | tender offer |
| Genworth Financial | GNW | $500 mln | through 2007 |
| Safeway Inc. | SWY | $500 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates | VSEA | $100 mln | adds to prior plan |
| 12/07/2006 | |||
| Analog Devices Inc. | ADI | $1 bln | adds to prior plan |
| Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | AXS | $400 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Chevron Corp. | CVX | $5 bln | over 3 years |
| Chubb Corp. | CB | 20 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Ingersoll-Rand Co. | IR | $2 bln | |
| 12/06/2006 | |||
| Nordson Corp. | NDSN | 1 mln shares | over 3 years |
| Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina | PEBK | $2 mln | adds to prior plan |
| Polaris Industries Inc. | PII | 7 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Rockwell Automation | ROK | 3 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | VZ | $200 mln | adds to prior plan |
| 12/05/2006 | |||
| Emulex Corp. | ELX | $150 mln | over 2 years |
| PACCAR Inc. | PCAR | $300 mln | |
| 12/04/2006 | |||
| Innospec Inc. | IOSP | $20 mln | prior plan complete |
| LSI Logic Corp. | LSI | $500 mln | |
| Source: The Online Investor | |||



