Stepping up the pace of repurchasing shares
Our objective is to buy back 3-to-5 million shares in 2004
3Q 2004: Repurchased 568,100 shares
- Total cost of $44.2 million
- Average price of $77.73 per share
First nine months 2004: Repurchased 3,620,200 shares
- Total cost of $278.3 million
- More than double repurchases for same period last year