buy back
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Because this means they technically allocated more than the offering amount, the so-called stabilization agent, in this case Morgan Stanley, needs to buy back the excess number of shares to deliver them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Or they could buy back half their shares from private investors and hand them to the government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Mattel has spent $1.2 billion in the last three years to buy back shares, with an additional $1.5-billion share repurchase planned for the next three years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
GameStop is looking to buy back some of its stock, which has been beaten down in the wake of a controversial bid for eBay.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Now this guy calls and says he’d like to buy back the original six credit default swaps Scion had bought in May.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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