Stock Repurchase Program (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Stock repurchase activities are as follow:


	Three Months Ended April 30,				Six Months Ended April 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012(1)
	(in thousands, except per share price)
Shares repurchased		1,003		624		1,003		2,474
Average purchase price per share	$	34.90	$	32.04	$	34.90	$	29.64
Aggregate purchase price(1)	$	34,998	$	20,000	$	34,998	$	73,335
Reissuance of treasury stock		2,639		3,631		3,709		6,116

(1)	Includes $33.3 million from the settlement of the Company’s September 2011 ASR equity forward contract and $20.0 million from the January 2012 ASR referenced above that was settled in the second quarter of fiscal 2012.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's treasury stock, including the average cost per share, carrying basis for each class of treasury stock, description of share repurchase program authorized by an entity's board of directors, the number of shares repurchased, the cost of the shares repurchased, the remaining maximum dollar value of shares available for repurchase under the program, the treatment of the purchase price in excess of the current market value, number of shares held for each class of treasury stock, and other information necessary to a fair presentation.

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