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MetLife board approves $3 billion buyback program, its biggest ever

Published 11/10/2016, 07:20 AM
© Reuters. The MetLife building is seen in New York
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(Reuters) - MetLife Inc (N:MET) said on Thursday its board had approved a new $3 billion share buyback program, its largest ever.

If the company bought shares at Wednesday's closing price of $51.28, it would be able to repurchase about 58 million shares, according to Reuters calculation.

MetLife has about 1.1 billion shares outstanding.

© Reuters. The MetLife building is seen in New York

MetLife's stock was up 2 percent at $52.30 in light premarket trading on Thursday. Up to Wednesday's close, the stock had risen 6.4 pct this year.

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