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To: Earlie who wrote (207915)	12/4/2002 6:35:46 PM
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Reuters IBM sees lower stock buyback in early 2003 Wednesday December 4, 5:32 pm ET NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM - News) on Wednesday said it would trim its stock buyback plans in the first half of 2003. "We will continue to repurchase stock next year, although at a much lower rate than in the past through the first half of the year (2002)," John Joyce, IBM's Chief Financial Officer, said during a conference call late on Wednesday. He added that the buyback rate would return by the latter half of 2003 "to more significant levels." The company also said it would restore its underfunded pension fund, which is currently $3 billion below being fully funded, with a mixture of half-cash and half-stock. biz.yahoo.com

To: Earlie who wrote (207915)	12/4/2002 7:34:45 PM
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With IBM -- they planned it a while ago. IBM files for option to use shares to fund pension Wednesday November 6, 12:01 pm ET NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM - News) on Wednesday filed with U.S. regulators for the option to contribute up to 19.3 million of its shares to its pension plan, which could then resell the stock if it chooses. biz.yahoo.com and now they halt buybacks for 2003: biz.yahoo.com