AES Extends $500M Stock Buyback

AES has extended its stock repurchase program, which was about to expire on Dec. 31, 2010, for an unspecified time period.

AES has extended its stock repurchase program, which was about to expire on Dec. 31, 2010, for an unspecified time period, The Wall Street Journal reports. The $500 million program, which was started in July 2010, includes the shares already purchased under the buyback authorization. The company had repurchased about $90 million in November 2010, but the total amount repurchased under the program has not been disclosed. The operator of utilities and wholesale generation businesses current market value is about $9.6 billion.

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