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Technology Stocks : Semi Equipment Analysis
SOXX 295.15-2.3%Nov 11 4:00 PM EST

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To: etchmeister who wrote (32664)9/21/2006 9:04:27 PM
From: sixty2nds  Read Replies (2) of 95396
 
Are some of the negatives turning positive in Techland...16:54 TXN Texas Instruments to repurchase additional $5 bln in stock, increase dividend by 33% (31.47 -0.87)

Co that its Board of Directors has authorized the co to repurchase an additional $5 bln of its common stock. When combined with other previously announced buyback plans, the total outstanding share repurchase authorization is now $6.8 bln. Including today's announcement, the Board has authorized the repurchase of $15 bln of stock since September 2004. Over this period, the co has reduced the number of its shares outstanding by over 200 mln shares, or more than 10%. Additionally, the co plans to raise its quarterly cash dividend 33%. TI's new quarterly dividend rate will be $0.04 per quarter, resulting in annual dividend payments of $0.16 per share. The co's previous dividend increase was announced in July 2005, when the dividend was raised 20%.
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