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Lockheed Martin Approves $3 Billion Share Repurchase Program

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Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said its board of directors has approved a new share repurchase program of up to $3 billion. The new stock buy back proram will replace the company's 2002 repurchase program effective Nov. 1. Lockheed Martin said the existing program, in which it has repurchased 169 million shares of its common stock out of the existing share authoriation of 178 million shares, is largely completed. "This step, coupled with our 19 percent dividend increase last month, demonstrates…

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