亚什兰集团执行10b5-1交易计划对2.5亿美元普通股展开回购

2014年8月6日

美国肯塔基州卡温顿市 — 亚什兰集团（纽约证交所：ASH）今日宣布，已分别与德银证券和摩根大通银行达成协议，执行10b5-1交易计划，对亚什兰2.5亿美元普通股进行回购。该计划为亚什兰之前宣布的13.5亿美元股票回购授权的一部分，是继本周初宣布7.5亿美元加速股票回购计划后的又一举措。

根据10b5-1交易计划规定，德银证券和摩根大通将参考亚什兰每日股票价格，在不同交易日内购买预先确定数量的亚什兰普通股。协议有效期至2015年6月30日，但由于市场等因素，回购交易可能会提前完成。

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