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  2. What are stock buybacks and why do companies use them? - AOL

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    A stock buyback, or share repurchase, is when a company repurchases its own stock, reducing the total number of shares outstanding. In effect, buybacks “re-slice the pie” of profits into fewer ...

  3. Share repurchase - Wikipedia

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    The most common share repurchase method in the United States is the open-market stock repurchase, representing almost 95% of all repurchases. A firm will announce that it will repurchase some shares in the open market from time to time as market conditions dictate and maintains the option of deciding whether, when, and how much to repurchase.

  4. How Stock Buybacks Work and Why Companies Do Them - AOL

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    Continue reading ->The post How Stock Buybacks Work and Why Companies Do Them appeared first on SmartAsset Blog. As you invest and build a portfolio, you're likely to encounter common investing ...

  5. Accelerated share repurchase - Wikipedia

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    Accelerated share repurchase (ASR) refers to a method that publicly traded companies may use to buy back shares of its capital stock from the market. [1]The ASR method involves the company buying its shares from an investment bank (who in turn borrowed them from their clients), and paying cash to the investment bank while entering into a forward contract.

  6. Explainer: What are share repurchases? - AOL

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    A share repurchase, or share buyback, is when a company rebuys its own shares and returns money to its investors.

  7. Treasury stock - Wikipedia

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    Technically, a repurchased share is a company's own share that has been bought back after having been issued and fully paid. The possession of treasury shares does not give the company the right to vote, to exercise preemptive rights as a shareholder, to receive cash dividends, or to receive assets on company liquidation.

  8. Are Reduced Share Repurchases Reason to Sell This Oil Major?

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    Share buybacks are one of the main way's management teams return cash to shareholders. Share repurchases serve a variety of purposes. First, it's a tax-advantaged alternative to paying dividends.

  9. Targeted repurchase - Wikipedia

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    Under KBF's Share Repurchase Plan, KBF stock can be purchased by block purchase from time to time as long as it is in compliance with SEC’s Rule 10b-18, subject to market conditions, meets legal requirements, and other factors. The repurchased shares are held in KBF's treasury where they are either inactive or applied to corporate use.