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Biotech / Medical : Amgen Inc. (AMGN)
AMGN 345.46+0.3%Nov 28 9:30 AM EST

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To: DEER HUNTER who wrote (657)10/27/1998 5:25:00 PM
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Tuesday October 27, 4:53 pm Eastern Time

Amgen sets $1 bln stock buyback

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Oct 27 (Reuters) - Drug maker Amgen Inc said Tuesday its board of directors has approved a stock repurchase of up to $1 billion worth of its outstanding common stock.

The company said in a statement that the purchases would be made until the end of 1999 and replaces a $1 billion buyback the company began in October 1997 and has now completed.

At the end of September the company had about 265 million shares outstanding on a diluted basis.

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