REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 7, 2000 — Microsoft Corp. announced that its board of directors has approved a share repurchase program, effective today. The company’s repurchase program provides shares for issuance to employees under the company’s stock option and stock purchase plans.
The number of shares to be purchased during fiscal 2001 will be based on several factors, primarily the level of employee stock option exercises. The number of shares to be repurchased may vary from the amounts purchased in previous years. Purchases may be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time at management’s discretion. Microsoft also may buy or sell other Microsoft securities in conjunction with the repurchase program, including derivative securities.
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) is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software – any time, any place and on any device.
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