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Common Stock Repurchase Programs
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
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Common Stock Repurchase Programs
10. Common Stock Repurchase Programs:

In July 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock up to an amount sufficient to offset the dilutive impact from the issuance of shares under the Company’s equity compensation programs. The share repurchase program allows the Company to make open market purchases from time-to-time based on general economic and market conditions and trading restrictions. The repurchase program also allows for the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock to offset the dilutive impact from the issuance of shares, if any, related to the Company’s acquisition program. No share repurchases were made under this program during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The Company intends to utilize various methods to effect any future share repurchases, including, among others, open market purchases and accelerated share repurchase programs (“ASRs”). The amount and timing of repurchases will depend upon several factors, including general economic and market conditions and trading restrictions.

 

In October 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to $600.0 million of shares of the Company’s common stock in addition to its existing share repurchase program. This program was completed in March 2015, pending final settlement of the March 2015 ASR discussed below. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company repurchased approximately 3.0 million shares of its common stock for approximately $235.1 million, inclusive of approximately 0.3 million shares delivered to the Company during the three months ended September 30, 2015 for final settlement of a December 2014 ASR, 18,282 shares withheld to satisfy minimum stock withholding obligations of $1.5 million in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units during the three months ended September 30, 2015 and the aggregate value of common stock held back pending final settlement of the March 2015 ASR.

In March 2015, the Company entered into a second uncollared ASR agreement with an investment bank. Under the ASR agreement, the Company agreed to purchase $200.0 million of its common stock in total. On March 16, 2015, the Company paid a total of $200.0 million to an investment bank, which in turn delivered to the Company approximately 2.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock in total based on the market price of a share of Company common stock on March 12, 2015. The ASR agreement was funded by borrowings under the Company’s line of credit, and the payment was recorded as a reduction to the respective components of shareholders’ equity. Final settlement of the ASR occurred on October 23, 2015 with approximately 0.3 million additional shares being delivered to the Company. The final number of shares of common stock that the Company received was based upon the average daily volume weighted-average price of the Company’s common stock during the term of the ASR agreement, less a negotiated discount.