Shares Outstanding Chart

Historical Shares Outstanding Data

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Date Value
September 30, 2010 181.21M
September 30, 2007 62.88M
June 30, 2007 62.88M
March 31, 2007 63.44M
December 31, 2006 63.44M
November 10, 2006 63.44M
June 30, 2006 59.04M
December 31, 2005 57.23M
November 15, 2005 57.23M
September 21, 2005 56.06M
August 31, 2005 56.46M
November 16, 2004 38.22M
July 31, 2004 37.87M
May 18, 2004 37.87M
May 06, 2004 37.87M
November 14, 2003 34.37M
July 14, 2003 33.62M
May 13, 2003 33.62M
May 05, 2003 33.62M
Date Value
November 18, 2002 31.06M
August 09, 2002 15.88M
May 11, 2002 15.88M
February 26, 2002 15.11M
November 08, 2001 6.710M
August 07, 2001 6.680M
May 11, 2001 6.536M
March 19, 2001 6.536M
November 09, 2000 6.256M
August 08, 2000 5.747M
May 10, 2000 5.102M
March 23, 2000 4.987M
March 31, 1999 3.584M
March 13, 1998 2.982M
December 31, 1997 2.982M
September 30, 1997 2.882M
June 30, 1997 1.082M
March 31, 1997 1.082M
December 31, 1996 1.082M

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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