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Worthington Industries
Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) will repurchase of up to an additional ten million of its outstanding common shares.
A prior authorization to repurchase ten million shares dated June 13, 2005, has 1.4 million shares remaining. No timetable was established for the new repurchase.
Worthington Industries is a leading diversified metal processing company with annual sales of nearly […]
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Chevron
Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a program to acquire up to $15 billion of the company’s common stock over a period of up to three years. This program follows three stock repurchase programs of $5 billion each that were completed in 2005, 2006 and September 2007.
No set timetable […]
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Air Products
Air Products (NYSE: APD) has authorized the repurchase of up to $1 billion of its common stock.
The latest action is in addition to an existing $1.5 billion share repurchase program announced in March 2006. The company has repurchased more than $1 billion under its existing $1.5 billion plan.
Last week, the Board of Directors also declared […]
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Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) announced the repurchase of an additional $5 billion of its common stock. Additionally, the company plans to raise its quarterly cash dividend 25 percent to $0.10 per share.
This most recent action brings the Board’s total stock repurchase authorization since September 2004 to $20 billion. Today’s announced authorization is in addition […]
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Cracker Barrel
CBRL Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL), operator of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants, said Thursday its board increased the company’s quarterly dividend by 29 percent to 18 cents per share, from 14 cents previously.
The dividend is payable on Nov. 5 to shareholders of record on Oct. 19.
The company also said its board approved the repurchase […]
