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| SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED in FEBRUARY 2008 |  |
| LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS | | BUYBACK ARCHIVES: JAN | DEC | NOV | OCT | | COMPANY | SYMBOL | AMOUNT | NOTES | | Friday 02/29 | | Actel | ACTL | 1 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Aetna | AET | $750 mln | adds to prior plan | | Aftermarket | ATAC | $50 mln | thru 2008 | | DDi Corp. | DDIC | 1.5 mln shares | expands prior plan | | Valero Energy | VLO | $3 bln | adds to prior plan | | Thursday 02/28 | | Albemarle | ALB | 5 mln shares | under existing plan | | Arthrocare | ARTC | $75 mln | adds to prior plan | | Avid Technology | AVID | $100 mln | prior plan complete | | CDI Corp. | CDI | $50 mln | | | Crown Holdings | CCK | $500 mln | thru 2010 | | Gap Inc. | GPS | $1 bln | adds to prior plan | | Frontier Oil | FTO | $100 mln | prior plan complete | | Steiner Leisure | STNR | $100 mln | replaces prior plan | | Wednesday 02/27 | | Ciber | CBR | $10 mln | prior plan complete | | Comfort Systems USA | FIX | 1 mln shares | expands prior plan | | Flowserve | FLS | $300 mln | | | Network Equipment Tech. | NWK | $20 mln | over 2 years | | Sigma Designs | SIGM | 2 mln shares | | | Tuesday 02/26 | | Allstate | ALL | $2 bln | adds to prior plan | | Aruba Networks | ARUN | $10 mln | | | Gentex | GNTX | 4 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Int'l Business Machines | IBM | $15 bln | adds to prior plan | | Liberty Global | LBTYA | $500 mln | adds to prior plan | | Plexus | PLXS | $200 mln | replaces prior plan | | Sybase | SY | $300 mln | under existing plan | | Monday 02/25 | | Humana | HUM | $150 mln | | | Omnicell | OMCL | $40 mln | over 1 year | | St. Jude Medical | STJ | $250 mln | | | Xilinx | XLNX | $800 mln | | | Zebra Technologies | ZBRA | 3 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | | | | | | NOTE: Stock repurchase plans typically do not obligate a company to buy back shares, which is why announcements are often worded as up to $xx dollars or up to xx million shares over the next x years. In some instances shares are retired, thereby reducing the number of shares outstanding. In other cases repurchased shares are not retired, and instead are used for employee option and benefit plans, held in the Treasury to defend against takeover bids or used for buying other companies. |
| Past Announcements
Friday 02/22 | | Acme Packet | APKT | $20 mln | | | Cypress Semiconductor | CY | $300 mln | adds to prior plan | | Delphi Financial Group | DFG | 1 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Kforce | KFRC | $50 mln | adds to prior plan | | Magma Design Automation | LAVA | $20 mln | | | Schawk | SGK | 2 mln shares | | | Thursday 02/21 | | Cadence Design Systems | CDNS | $500 mln | adds to prior plan | | Kenexa | KNXA | 3 mln shares | 13% of outstanding | | PPD Inc. | PPDI | $350 mln | | | Leggett & Platt | LEG | 30 mln shares | expands prior plan | | Wednesday 02/20 | | Bidz.com | BIDZ | $20 mln | expands prior plan | | Goodrich | GR | $300 mln | adds to prior plan | | IDEXX Labs | IDXX | 4 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Koppers Holdings | KOP | $75 mln | over 2 years | | j2 Global Communications | JCOM | 5 mln shares | thru 2010 | | Neustar | NSR | $250 mln | over 2 years | | Rogers Corp. | ROG | $30 mln | over 1 year | | Tuesday 02/19 | | Arris Group | ARRS | $100 mln | | | Patriot Transportation | PATR | $5 mln | | | SeaChange Int'l | SEAC | $20 mln | | | Texas Roadhouse | TXRH | $25 mln | | | Friday 02/15 | | Marchex | MCHX | 2 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Thursday 02/14 | | Acxiom | AXCM | $25 mln | adds to prior plan | | Black & Decker | BDK | 2 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Cheesecake Factory | CAKE | 10 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Genco Shipping & Trading | GNK | $50 mln | over 2 years | | Oneida Financial | ONFC | 250,000 shares | 3.2% of outstanding | | Occidental Petroleum | OXY | 20 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Stryker Corp. | SYK | $750 mln | | | Transwitch | TXCC | $10 mln | | | Wednesday 02/13 | | Blue Nile | NILE | $100 mln | over 2 years | | Triumph Group | TGI | 500,000 shares | adds to prior plan | | Wausau Paper | WPP | 2.5 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Tuesday 02/12 | | Carlisle Companies | CSL | 1.4 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Cooper Industries | CBE | 10 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Teradata | TDC | $250 mln | over 2 years | | Watson Wyatt | WW | $100 mln | adds to prior plan | | Monday 02/11 | | Administaff | ASF | 1 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Celanese | CE | $400 mln | | | Compuware | CPWR | $750 mln | | | Equifax | EFX | $250 mln | adds to prior plan | | Heidrick & Struggles | HSII | $50 mln | adds to prior plan | | TFS Financial | TFSL | 15.8 mln shares | 15% of outstanding | | Varian | VARI | $100 mln | thru 2009 | | Friday 02/08 | | Amazon.com | AMZN | $1 bln | over 2 years | | Flowers Foods | FLO | 7.1 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | International Speedway | ISCA | $100 mln | adds to prior plan | | Knoll | KNL | $50 mln | adds to prior plan | | McAfee | MFE | $750 mln | adds to prior plan | | Rennaissance Learning | RLRN | 1 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Verizon Communications | VZ | 100 mln shares | replaces prior plan | | Thursday 02/07 | | Cincinnati Bell | CBB | $150 mln | over 2 years | | Gaylord Entertainment | GET | $80 mln | | | Hasbro | HAS | $500 mln | adds to prior plan | | Ultimate Software Group | ULTI | 1 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Wednesday 02/06 | | Alexander & Baldwin | ALEX | 2 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | J&J Snack Foods | JJSF | 1 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Monolithic Power Systems | MPWR | $25 mln | | | Republic Services | RSG | $250 mln | adds to prior plan | | Silicon Storage Technology | SSTI | $30 mln | | | Tuesday 02/05 | | Logitech | LOGI | $250 mln | prior plan complete | | Monday 02/04 | | Hudson Highland Group | HHGP | $15 mln | | | Hutchinson Technology | HTCH | $130 mln | | | Jack Henry & Assoc. | JKHY | 5 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | OPNET Technologies | OPNT | 1 mln shares | adds to prior plan | | Seagate Technology | STX | $2.5 bln | over 2 years | | TJX Cos. | TJX | $1 bln | adds to prior plan | | Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. | WWY | $800 mln | adds to prior plan | | Friday 02/01 | | Perrigo | PRGO | $150 mln | over 2 years | | Twin Disc | TWIN | 500,000 shares | adds to prior plan |
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