The following are stock buybacks announced over the past 30 days.
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COMPANY | SYMBOL | AMOUNT | NOTES |
01/15/2007 | |||
Central Jersey Bancorp | CJBK | 500,000 shares | 5.7% of outstanding |
First American Corp. | FAF | $300 mln | adds to prior plan |
Metlife | MET | $1 bln | adds to prior plan |
Overstock.com | OSTK | $20 mln | over 2 years |
SWS Group | SWS | 750,000 shares | adds to prior plan |
Williams-Sonoma | WSM | $150 mln | adds to prior plan |
01/14/2007 | |||
Think Partnership | THK | $5 mln | over 2 years |
01/10/2007 | |||
Blackstone Group | BX | $500 mln | |
Brown Shoe | BWS | 2.5 mln shares | |
MSC Industrial Direct | MSM | 7 mln shares | expands prior plan |
Patriot National Bancorp | PNBK | 200,000 shares | in 2008 |
01/09/2007 | |||
CKE Restaurants | CKE | $50 mln | adds to prior plan |
EMBARQ | EQ | $500 mln | thru 6/30/09 |
Marcus Corp. | MCS | 2 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
01/08/2007 | |||
American Greetings | AMCS | $100 mln | prior plan complete |
Sun America Bancorp | SAMB | 1 mln shares | over 1 year |
01/07/2007 | |||
American Capital Strategies | ACAS | $500 mln | |
Lee Enterprises | LEE | $30 mln | |
Lifeway Foods | LWAY | 100,000 shares | over 1 year |
NII Holdings | NIHD | $500 mln | adds to prior plan |
Rogers Communications | RCI | 15 mln shares | $300 mln cap |
U.S. Concrete | RMIX | $3 mln | |
01/04/2007 | |||
Arctic Cat | ACAT | $10 mln | adds to prior plan |
01/03/2007 | |||
American Bancorp of NJ | ABNJ | 5% of shares | prior plan complete |
12/28/2007 | |||
Cache Inc. | CACH | 500,000 shares | adds to prior plan |
12/27/2007 | |||
Advanced Energy Industries | AEIS | $75 mln | over 1 year |
12/24/2007 | |||
Giant Interactive | GA | $200 mln | over 1 year |
Patterson Companies | PDCO | 25 mln shares | expands prior plan |
12/21/2007 | |||
Bank of Commerce | BOCH | 2.5% of shares | in 2008 |
Carpenter Technology | CRS | $250 mln | adds to prior plan |
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey | FBR | 50 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
Sun Bancorp | SNBC | 5% of shares | prior plan complete |
12/20/2007 | |||
Northrop Grumman | NOC | $2.5 bln | 9% of outstanding |
Pediatrix Medical Group | PDX | $100 mln | |
Stewart Enterprises | STEI | $25 mln | adds to prior plan |
12/19/2007 | |||
Exelon | EXC | $500 mln | adds to prior plan |
Holly Corp. | HOC | $200 mln | adds to prior plan |
IMS Health | RX | 20 mln shares | prior plan complete |
Looksmart | LOOK | $20 mln | dutch auction tender |
Philips Electronics | PHG | $7.2 bln | over 2 years |
12/18/2007 | |||
Adobe Systems | ADBE | 30 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
Assisted Living Concepts | ALC | $25 mln | adds to prior plan |
Dreamworks Animation SKG | DWA | $150 mln | |
First M&F | FMFC | 500,000 shares | 5% of outstanding |
12/17/2007 | |||
Aon Corp. | AOC | $2.6 bln | adds to prior plan |
Bank Mutual Corp. | BKMU | 2 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
Monaco Coach | MNC | $30 mln | |
Plains Exploration | PXP | $1 bln | replaces prior plan |
Safeco | SAF | $500 mln | adds to prior plan |
Terex | TEX | $500 mln | adds to prior plan |
12/14/2007 | |||
Arthrocare | ARTC | $75 mln | thru 3/31/08 |
Trinity Industries | TRN | $200 mln | thru 2009 |
12/13/2007 | |||
Adams Express | ADX | 5% of shares | over 1 year |
AMICAS | AMCS | $25 mln | |
Chubb | CHB | 28 mln shares | 7% of outstanding |
Cytec Industries | CYT | $100 mln | prior plan complete |
Deltic Timber | DEL | $25 mln | adds to prior plan |
Interactive Data Corp. | IDC | 2 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
S1 Corp. | SONE | $10 mln | adds to prior plan |
The Stanley Works | STW | 10 mln shares | |
Visteon Corp. | VC | 2 mln shares | over 2 years |
12/12/2007 | |||
Arrow Electronics | ARW | $100 mln | adds to prior plan |
General Electric | GE | $15 bln | over 3 years |
L-3 Communications | LLL | $750 mln | adds to prior plan |
Microchip Technology | MCHP | 10 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
12/11/2007 | |||
AT&T | T | 400 mln shares | replaces prior plan |
Cummins | CMI | $500 mln | prior plan complete |
12/10/2007 | |||
Autodesk | ADSK | 20 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
Morgans Hotel Group | MHGC | $25 mln | 4% of outstanding |
12/07/2007 | |||
Cheesecake Factory | CAKE | 5 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
Edgewater Technology | EDGW | $5 mln | thru 2008 |
Harvard Biosciences | HBIO | $10 mln | over 2 years |
Standard Parking | STAN | $25 mln | adds to prior plan |
12/06/2007 | |||
AMERCO | UHAL | $50 mln | thru 2008 |
AXIS Capital Holdings | AXS | $400 mln | thru 2009 |
Celadon Group | CLDN | 2 mln shares | prior plan complete |
General Dynamics | GD | 10 mln shares | 2.5% of outstanding |
Penson Worldwide | PNSN | $12.5 mln | adds to prior plan |
12/05/2007 | |||
EDS | EDS | $1 bln | over 18 months |
Insteel Industries | IIIN | $25 mln | over 1 year |
MGM Mirage | MGM | 20 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
12/04/2007 | |||
American Safety | ASI | 500,000 shares | 5% of outstanding |
Dell Inc. | DELL | $10 bln | |
Hubbell | HUB-A | $200 mln | adds to prior plan |
LodgeNet Entertainment | LNET | $15 mln | |
RH Donnelley | RHD | $100 mln | over 1 year |
School Specialty | SCHS | $50 mln | prior plan complete |
Western Union | WU | $1 bln | adds to prior plan |
12/03/2007 | |||
Discover Financial Services | DFS | $1 bln | over 3 years |
International Business Machines | IBM | $1 bln | adds to prior plan |
Lifetime Brands | LCUT | $40 mln | expands prior plan |
Metlife | MET | $2.2 bln | each of next two years |
11/30/2007 | |||
Bank of Marin Bancorp | BMRC | $5 mln | over 1 year |
Callaway Golf | ELY | $100 mln | |
Drew Industries | DW | 1 mln shares | |
Fox Chase Bancorp | FXCB | 327,000 shares | 5% of outstanding |
Genworth Financial | GNW | $1 bln | thru 2009 |
Perry Ellis International | PERY | $20 mln | |
11/29/2007 | |||
Brown-Forman | BFA | $200 mln | |
CB Richard Ellis | CBG | $635 mln | expands prior plan |
Silver State Bancorp | SSBX | 764,415 shares | 5% of outstanding |
Simmons First National | SFNC | 700,000 shares | 5% of outstanding |
11/28/2007 | |||
Buckle Inc. | BKE | 500,000 shares | adds to prior plan |
Callidus Software | CALD | $10 mln | |
Panera Bread | PNRA | $75 mln | |
Principal Financial Group | PFG | $500 mln | prior plan complete |
Span America Medical | SPAN | 5% of shares | |
Universal Technical Institute | UTI | $50 mln | |
11/27/2007 | |||
Fastenal | FAST | 1 mln shares | |
Gymboree | GYMB | $50 mln | |
Lifepoint Hospitals | LPNT | $150 mln | over 1 year |
Lincoln Bancorp | LNCB | 265,600 shares | 5% of outstanding |
11/26/2007 | |||
Affiliated Computer Services | ACS | $1 bln | |
Ashford Hospitality | AHT | $50 mln | |
11/21/2007 | |||
First Business Financial | FBIZ | $1 mln | |
Ikon Office Solutions | IKN | $500 mln | |
S.Y. Bancorp | SYBT | 550,000 shares | 4% of outstanding |
11/20/2007 | |||
Dillard's | DDS | $200 mln | prior plan complete |
Hastings Entertainment | HAST | $7.5 mln | adds to prior plan |
MICROS Systems | MCRS | 1 mln shares | over 3 years |
Stage Stores | SSI | $50 mln | |
Target | TGT | $10 bln | replaces prior plan |
11/19/2007 | |||
American Equity Investments | AEL | 10 mln shares | over 1 year |
Comfort Systems USA | FIX | 1 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
Horizon Lines | HRZ | $50 mln | |
Magyar Bancorp | MGYR | 129924 shares | 5% of outstanding |
Nordstrom | JWN | $1 bln | adds to prior plan |
PartnerRe | PRE | 5 mln shares | expands prior plan |
Source: The Online Investor |