United Therapeutics board OKs new share repurchase
United Therapeutics board approves new, $420-million share repurchase plan
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- United Therapeutics Corp. said Monday that its board of directors approved a plan to buy back an additional $420 million of the drug developer's stock.
The Silver Spring, Md., company said the program will become effective March 4 and remain open for up to a year.
United Therapeutics finished a $100 million share repurchase program by buying nearly 1.2 million shares for $57.1 million during last year's fourth quarter.
The company had 50.8 million shares outstanding in late October. Its stock closed at $53.79 on Friday and has climbed 2 percent so far this year.
United Therapeutics products include Remodulin, Tyvaso and Adcirca, which treat pulmonary arterial hypertension, a potentially fatal condition in which patients have abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs.
Its shares finished at $53.79 on Friday. Its shares have traded in a 52-week range of $40.34 to $59.
