BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Repurchase
- of a fund manager, to buy the shares in a mutual fund when an investor sells
Wiktionary Definition for: Repurchase
- To buy back or again; to regain by purchase.
- The act of repurchasing.
Additional Resources
- KLA-Tencor Announces $750 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase and an Additional 10 Million Share Repurchase Program
- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- KLA-Tencor Corporation (Nasdaq:KLAC) today announced that it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement under which the Company will repurchase $750 million of its common stock. The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has approved a new 10 million share repurchase program. The...
- Research articles 2007-02-22
- G.T. Global Eastern Europe Fund Announces Final Results of its Repurchase Offer
- SAN FRANCISCO--BUSINESS WIRE--May 4, 1998--G.T. Global Eastern Europe Fund (NYSE:GTF) today announced the final repurchase offer price and repurchase fee amount with respect to the Fund's annual repurchase offer for shares of beneficial interest. The repurchase offer and withdrawal rights expired on April 17, 1998. The repurchase offer made by...
- Research articles 1998-05-04
- G.T. Global Eastern Europe Fund announces final results of its repurchase offer
- SAN FRANCISCO--BUSINESS WIRE--May 6, 1997--G.T. Global Eastern Europe Fund (NYSE:GTF) announced the final repurchase offer price and repurchase fee amount with respect to the Fund's recent repurchase offer for shares of beneficial interest. The repurchase offer and withdrawal rights expired on April 18. The repurchase offer made...
- Research articles 1997-05-06
- Falmouth Bancorp, Inc. Announces Commencement of Second Stock Repurchase Program and Completion of First Repurchase Program
- FALMOUTH, Mass--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 2, 1999--Falmouth Bancorp, Inc. (AMEX: FCB) (the "Company"), the holding company for Falmouth Co-operative Bank, announced today that the Company commenced a second stock repurchase program ("Repurchase Program"). The Repurchase Program authorizes the company to repurchase into treasury stock up to 66,922 shares, for five percent...
- Research articles 1999-02-02
- Community First stock repurchase receives authorization
- A stock repurchase plan has been authorized for Community First Bankshares, Inc., Fargo, N.D. Directors have authorized the repurchase of up to 3 million shares of common stock. This represents approximately 8% of the common stock currently outstanding.This is the fourth repurchase program authorized since April 2000. Each of the...
- Research articles 2003-06-01
- ESOP Repurchase Obligation Issues in S Corporations
- S corporation status does not directly affect the amount of a company's ESOP repurchase obligations, but most ESOPs in S corporations hold large percentages of company stock. This is because the tax advantages associated with S corporation status vary directly with the percentage of the company's stock owned by the...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase Program
- JERSEY SHORE, Pa. -- Ronald A. Walko, President and CEO of Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc., (NASDAQ:PWOD) has announced that the Company's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company. The repurchase plan is for a one year period and allows for the...
- Research articles 2006-04-25
- Polaris Announces Increase in Share Repurchase Authorization; Enters into Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement
- * Board of Directors approves 7.0 million share increase in share repurchase authorization * Polaris enters into an accelerated share repurchase agreement with Goldman, Sachs & Co. to immediately repurchase an aggregate of up to $200 million of its common stock * Polaris enters into new credit facility...
- Research articles 2006-12-06
- Franklin Templeton Announces Floating Rate Trust Regular Quarterly Repurchase Offer and Repurchase Request Deadline Date
- SAN MATEO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 19, 1999-- Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. today announced that at the Board meeting of the Franklin Floating Rate Trust held on May 18, 1999, the Board approved the next regular quarterly offer to repurchase up to 25% of Trust shares outstanding. The repurchase offer...
- Research articles 1999-05-19
- Falmouth Bancorp, Inc. Announces Commencement of Stock Repurchase Program
- FALMOUTH, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 28, 1999-- Falmouth Bancorp, Inc. (AMEX:FCB) (the "Company"), the holding company for Falmouth Co-operative Bank, announced today that the Company commenced its most recent Stock Repurchase Program ("Repurchase Program"). The Repurchase Program authorizes the company to repurchase into treasury stock up to 65,693 shares, or five...
- Research articles 1999-05-28
- Franklin Templeton Announces Floating Rate Trust; Regular Quarterly Repurchase Offer and Repurchase Request Deadline Date
- SAN MATEO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 20, 1999-- Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. announced today that at the recent Board meeting of the Franklin Floating Rate Trust, the Board of Trustees approved the next regular quarterly offer to repurchase up to 25% of Trust shares outstanding. The repurchase offer period will commence...
- Research articles 1999-08-20
- K-Swiss Announces New Stock Repurchase Authorization; Completes Previous $20 Million Stock Repurchase Program; Board Approves Additional $25 Million Stock Repurchase Authorization
- WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 8, 1999-- K-Swiss Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:KSWS) today announced the completion of its April 1998 $20 million stock repurchase program and a new authorization by the Board of Directors for the Company to repurchase up to an additional $25 million of the Company's Class A Common Stock....
- Research articles 1999-10-08
- Franklin Templeton Announces Floating Rate Trust Regular Quarterly Repurchase Offer and Repurchase Request Deadline Date
- SAN MATEO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 17, 1999-- Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. today announced that at a recent Board meeting of the Franklin Floating Rate Trust, the Board of Trustees approved the next regular quarterly offer to repurchase up to 25% of Trust shares outstanding. The repurchase offer period will commence...
- Research articles 1999-11-17
- AEGON N.V. - AEGON to repurchase 13.6 million common shares.
- The Hague, November 26, 2007 AEGON to repurchase 13.6 million common shares AEGON N.V. announces that, with reference to its press release dated September 7, 2007, it will repurchase 13.6 million common shares. The purpose of this repurchase is to neutralize the...
- Research articles 2007-11-26
- The Decision to Repurchase Shares: A Cash Flow Story
- Utilising classification systems developed by Helfert (1982); and Gentry, Newbold and Whitford (1985, 1990), this paper presents a summary of changes in the cash flow position of companies embarking on a share repurchase strategy. The results from the adoption of a repurchasing strategy show that subsequent to the repurchase, Net...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Why Do REITs Repurchase Stock? Extricating the Effect of Managerial Signaling in Open Market Share Repurchase Announcements
- This paper explores the effect of stock repurchase announcements on equity returns for publicly traded real estate investment trusts. In addition to providing analysis of the corporate real estate decision to repurchase shares, the study of share repurchases in the context of real estate investment trusts provides a novel opportunity...
- White papers 2005-06-16
- AmerisourceBergen Announces Accelerated Share Repurchase Transaction
- VALLEY FORGE, Pa. -- AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE:ABC) today announced it entered into an agreement effective March 30, 2005 to repurchase 5,264,400 shares of its common stock in an accelerated share repurchase transaction with Bank of America, N.A. at a price per share of $55.80. The accelerated repurchase transaction will complete...
- Research articles 2005-03-31
- Burlington Coat Factory Announces Stock Repurchase Program
- BURLINGTON, N.J. -- Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation (NYSE:BCF) today announced that the Corporation has adopted a new stock repurchase program. Under the terms of the repurchase program, the Corporation is authorized to expend up to $10 million to repurchase the Corporation's issued and outstanding Common Stock, $1.00 par value...
- Research articles 2004-11-05
- IMS Health Authorizes New Stock Repurchase Program to Buy up to 10 Million Shares; Brings Current Number of Shares Authorized for Repurchase to 14.4 Million
- FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- IMS Health (NYSE: RX), the world's leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the company to buy up to 10 million IMS shares under a new stock repurchase program. The Board had previously authorized...
- Research articles 2005-11-17
- Lexmark International board authorizes additional repurchase of shares
- LEXINGTON, Ky.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 5, 1997--Lexmark International Group, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) announced today that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $150 million of its Class A common stock. The repurchase authority allows the company to selectively repurchase its stock from time to time in the...
- Research articles 1997-05-05




