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.)
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| COMPANY | SYMBOL | AMOUNT | NOTES |
| 01/24/2007 | |||
| Acme United | ACU | 150,000 shares | replaces prior plan |
| Avis Budget Group | CAR | $50 mln | |
| Ball Corp. | BLL | 12 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Citrix Systems | CTRX | $300 mln | adds to prior plan |
| F5 Networks | FFIV | $200 mln | |
| Franklin Resources | BEN | 10 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| GATX Corp. | GATX | $200 mln | |
| Potash Corp. | POT | 5% of shares | over 1 year |
| Trimble | TRMB | $250 mln | |
| Xerox | XRX | $1 bln | adds to prior plan |
| Yum! Brands | YUM | $1.25 bln | adds to prior plan |
| 01/23/2007 | |||
| Applied Industrial Technologies | AIT | 1.5 mln shares | replaces prior plan |
| Cabot Microelectronics | CCMP | $75 mln | prior plan complete |
| J.M. Smucker | SJM | 5 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Jefferies Group | JEF | 15 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Marine Products | MPX | 3 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Spherion Corp. | SFN | $25 mln | |
| Westfield Financial | WFB | 3.2 mln shares | 10% of outstanding |
| 01/22/2007 | |||
| AmeriServ Financial | ASRV | 1.1 mln shares | 5% of outstanding |
| CBRL Group | CBRL | 625,000 shares | adds to prior plan |
| DirecTV | DTV | $1 bln | 4.4% of outstanding |
| DST Systems | DST | 5 mln shares | adds to prior plan |
| Home Federal Bancorp | HOME | 175,628 shares | 5% of outstanding |
| 01/18/2007 | |||
| Amphenol | APH | 20 mln shares | expands prior plan |
| Fauquier Bankshares | FBSS | 212,241 shares | 6% of outstanding |
| Home Bancshares | HOMB | 1 mln shares | |
| Kroger Co. | KR | $1 bln | replaces prior plan |
| Oil States International | OIS | $50 mln | adds to prior plan |
| 01/17/2007 | |||
| Southwest Airlines | LUV | $500 mln | |
| Tiffany & Co. | TIF | $500 mln | adds to prior plan |
| 01/16/2007 | |||
| Canterbury Park | ECP | 250,000 shares | 6% of outstanding |
| Cavco Industries | CVCO | $10 mln | |
| Life Partners Holdings | LPHI | 1 mln shares | 8% of outstanding |
| Morton's Restaurant Group | MRT | $4 mln | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Source: The Online Investor | |||