USA: Talbots In Fresh Share Buyback Programme
Directors of apparel chain Talbots Inc on Friday approved an additional stock buyback program to acquire up to $50 million of its outstanding common shares over the next two years. Earlier this month, Talbots completed a $50 million buyback program announced last October and has now acquired 15.6 million shares of its stock at a cost of $323m under its stock repurchase programs initiated in 1995.