The Upside Of The Downside: Stock Repurchase Programs And 'Going Private' In A Down Market.
In a down market, a public company may seek to take advantage of depressed stock prices by implementing a stock repurchase program or by deciding to "go private" through the purchase of all its stock. The following is a brief summary of federal securities laws applicable to such transactions...

Visteon Corporation Holds First Annual Stockholder Meeting, Announces Stock Repurchase to Fund Employee Incentive Plans.
DEARBORN, Mich., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC) held its first annual meeting of stockholders today at the Villanova Conference Center in Radnor, PA. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) At the meeting, Visteon shareholders re-elected Steven K. Hamp and Robert M. Teeter to...

VISTEON CORPORATION HOLDS FIRST ANNUAL STOCKHOLDER MEETING, ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE TO FUND EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLANS.
PR Newswire, London, May 9. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Visteon Corporation. Dearborn, Michigan - Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC) held its first annual meeting of stockholders today at the Villanova Conference Centre in Radnor, PA. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) ...

Nokia Board of Directors Convenes Annual General Meeting 2007.
New Stock Repurchase Plan Projected Nokia Equity Program 2007 in Line With Previous Years' Practice ESPOO, Finland, January 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia announced today that Nokia Board of Directors will submit the below proposals to the Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2007. The Board...

Independent Bank Corporation Adopts Share Repurchase Plan.
IONIA, Mich., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent Bank Corporation, a Michigan-based bank holding company (Nasdaq: IBCP), reported that its Board of Directors has authorized the Company to acquire an additional 500,000 shares of its common stock in open market transactions. The Company's authority to purchase shares of...

AMCORE Financial, Inc., Announces Stock Repurchase Program.
ROCKFORD, Ill., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- AMCORE Financial, Inc., (Nasdaq: AMFI) announced today its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to five percent of its common stock, or 1.29 million shares. The transactions will be completed from time to time, depending on...

Consolidated Products, Inc. Reports Its First Quarter Fiscal Year 2001 Results.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Products, Inc. (NYSE: COP), parent of the Steak n Shake chain, reported net earnings were $3,961,865 for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2001 (twelve weeks ending December 20, 2000) compared to $4,929,506 in the prior year. Diluted earnings per share...

MFLEX Updates Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Guidance and Announces Share Repurchase Program.
ANAHEIM, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. , a leading global provider of high-quality, technologically advanced flexible printed circuit and value-added component assembly solutions to the electronics industry, today updated guidance for the first quarter ended December 31, 2008, which includes expected net sales of approximately $215...

FirstBank NW Corp. to Repurchase an Additional 10% of Its Common Shares.
LEWISTON, Idaho, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstBank NW Corp. (Nasdaq: FBNW), the holding company for FirstBank Northwest, announced it will initiate a 10% stock repurchase program as authorized by the Board of Directors at the May 17, 2001 board meeting. Shares to be repurchased total 150,000 shares....

The Female Health Company Expands and Extends Its Stock Repurchase Program.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Female Health Company (NYSE Alternext: FHC) announced today that its stock repurchase program has been expanded to 3,000,000 shares and extended until December 31, 2010. The program was initiated in January 2007 to repurchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock...