1.   Analysts had expected that the company would use the proceeds to buy back stock.

2.   And he wants to buy back stock.

3.   And, Hoechst, a German chemical and pharmaceutical company, is restructuring itself by spinning off businesses and buying back stock, he said.

4.   Another was short covering, when investors buy back stock they had borrowed earlier and sold in anticipation of falling prices.

5.   As a corollary to that principle, Todd Shipyards Corp. bought back stock to reflect a smaller company, says Stephen Welch, vice president.

6.   At that point, the company will begin to buy back stock, he said.

7.   At the same time, Ahmanson plans to continue to buy back stock, a move companies use to boost earnings per share.

8.   At the same time, Microsoft buys back stock in the open market to prevent employee awards from diluting the value of shares held by investors.

9.   At the time, it said it will use the proceeds to pay off debt and buy back stock.

10.   At the same time, federal securities rules prohibit companies using pooling accounting from buying back stock.