Monday, July 23, 2007

S&P cuts Expedia's debt on stock buyback change

(Reuters) - Expedia, the online travel agency controlled by Barry
Diller, said on Monday it was cutting its plan to buy back its
own shares by almost 80 percent, blaming a lack of attractive
financing available in credit markets. For details, see
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Expedia said it would buy back a maximum of 25 million
shares at a price between $27.50 and $30 per share. In June, it
announced a plan to buy up to 116.7 million shares, or more
than one-third of those outstanding, in the same price range.


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