Shares Outstanding Chart

Historical Shares Outstanding Data

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Date Value
September 28, 2012 23.94M
August 31, 2012 23.94M
June 29, 2012 23.94M
May 31, 2012 23.94M
March 30, 2012 17.51M
February 29, 2012 8.756M
November 30, 2011 8.560M
August 31, 2011 8.560M
May 31, 2011 8.497M
February 28, 2011 8.131M
November 30, 2010 7.825M
October 14, 2010 7.330M
August 31, 2010 7.330M
Date Value
May 31, 2010 7.330M
February 28, 2010 7.244M
November 30, 2009 7.150M
October 14, 2009 7.059M
September 29, 2009 7.147M
September 09, 2009 7.147M
August 31, 2009 7.059M
July 09, 2009 7.147M
May 31, 2009 6.922M
April 10, 2009 6.922M
February 28, 2009 6.797M
November 30, 2008 6.861M
August 31, 2008 6.792M

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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