Stock Repurchase Activity: The Company also reported that it has completed its previously announced $50 million Stock Repurchase Program. Under the Program, the Company repurchased 3.2 million shares of its common stock, or 7.8% of the shares that were outstanding at the time the Program was implemented.
The $50 million spent under this Program raises the total amount that the Company has spent repurchasing its shares since it began buying back its stock in 2002 to $277.2 million, while the 3.2 million shares repurchased under this Program raises the total number of shares repurchased to date to 16.9 million shares.