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The company said it would soon launch a $500 million accelerated share repurchase.

Dine Brands plans to repurchase at least $50 million of shares over the next two quarters.

Berkshire didn’t repurchase any of its own shares during the three months ending in September, marking the fifth-straight quarter in which it has passed on buying back any stock.

The S&P 500 buyback index, which holds the 100 S&P companies repurchasing the most shares, rose about in line with the rest of the market this year, aside from a wobble this week.

That should leave plenty of cash for stock repurchases in the coming year.