Stock Repurchase Program

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2012

In March 2003, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 20 million shares of its common stock, par value $0.01, from time to time, in open market transactions or otherwise, for the purpose of providing shares for its various employee benefit plans. The table below provides, for the periods indicated, information about the Company’s share repurchase program.



	Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Number of shares purchased	13,000		19,000		10,000		11,000
Average price per share	$	22.51	$	20.13	$	23.13	$	20.83
Remaining authorization at April 30 (in thousands):	8,773		11,811		8,773		11,811