Shares Outstanding Chart

Historical Shares Outstanding Data

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Date Value
December 31, 2003 5.526M
September 30, 2003 5.526M
June 30, 2003 5.526M
March 31, 2003 4.904M
December 31, 2002 4.904M
September 30, 2002 4.997M
June 30, 2002 4.997M
March 31, 2002 4.997M
December 31, 2001 4.997M
Date Value
September 30, 2001 4.997M
June 30, 2001 4.997M
March 31, 2001 4.997M
December 31, 2000 4.997M
September 30, 2000 4.757M
June 30, 2000 4.823M
March 31, 2000 4.823M
December 31, 1999 4.785M

Shares Outstanding Definition

The volume of stock shares issued by the company and in the hands of the public. This number entails how much is being traded in the open market. A decreasing shares outstanding over time may be the result of company buybacks. Companies frequently make stock buybacks and retire those buybacks as treasury stock.

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