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Stock Repurchase Program | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Stock Repurchase Program |
Stock Repurchase Program | 3. Stock Repurchase Program The Company's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $1.0 billion in Company stock. Share repurchases can be made through open market purchases or other methods, including pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan. From the inception of the stock repurchase program, the Company has purchased a total of 27.4 million shares at an average price of $24.10 per share, for a total cost of $660.1 million through September 30, 2014, and made no purchases during the year ended September 30, 2015.

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