Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
16. Stock Repurchase Programs
On February 2, 2005, our Board of Directors authorized the purchase of up to $300 million of our outstanding common stock. As of August 2, 2006, we purchased 32.0 million shares of our common stock at a total cost of $300 million, completing this program. This includes purchases of $107.4 million (7.6 million shares) during fiscal 2006.
On January 26, 2006, our Board of Directors authorized the purchase of up to $100 million annually of our outstanding stock under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. On April 27, 2006, our Board of Directors authorized the removal of the $100 million cap from this share repurchase program. We intend to continue to use cash generated by employee stock option exercises (other than those of company officers and board members) to repurchase stock in the manner provided under this program. As of January 2, 2009, we had purchased 7.3 million shares of our common stock under this program since February 2006, at a total cost of $91.6 million, including $0.9 million (0.2 million shares) in 2008. On January 29, 2009, our Board of Directors authorized a one-year extension of this program.
On July 31, 2006, our Board of Directors authorized a repurchase program of up to $300 million of our outstanding common stock. As of February 1, 2008, we had purchased 37.0 million shares of our common stock under this program at a total cost of $300 million, completing this program. This total includes purchases of $29.9 million (4.6 million shares) in 2008.
On November 8, 2007, our Board of Directors authorized a repurchase program of up to $600 million of our outstanding common stock. As of January 2, 2009, we had purchased 19.7 million shares of our common stock under this program at a total cost of $122.9 million, leaving $477.1 million available to be purchased under this program. We may repurchase shares under the authorized open market program periodically during open trading windows when we do not possess material non-public information. We provide no assurance that we will continue our repurchase activity and we may change our repurchase activity in the future.
In addition, during 2008 we purchased 0.4 million shares for $2.0 million to cover withholding taxes on shares issued under employee stock plans. In 2007, we purchased 0.2 million shares for $2.2 million to cover withholding taxes on shares issued under employee stock plans.
We record repurchased shares as Treasury stock.
