Acxiom Increases Share Buyback to $250M

Acxiom

today announced that the company's Board of Directors has increased its share repurchase authorization from $200 million to $250 million. Since inception of the program in August 2011, the company has repurchased 12 million shares for approximately $179 million, resulting in the repurchase of approximately 14.6 percent of the company's outstanding shares. “Return of capital to our shareholders remains a priority for our company,” said Acxiom CFO Warren Jenson. “We are pleased to again increase our share repurchase authorization while at the same time maintaining a strong balance sheet and investing for our future with new, ground breaking