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RDM Corporation Announces TSX Acceptance of Normal Course Issuer Bid
WATERLOO- RDM Corporation announced today that its Notice of Intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the "Bid") has been accepted by the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX").
Pursuant to the Bid, RDM may purchase up to 1,041,871 common shares, representing 5 per cent of the issued and outstanding common shares as of May 14, 2009. The purchases may commence on May 21, 2009 and will terminate on May 20, 2010, or on such earlier date that RDM completes its permitted purchases pursuant to the Notice or provides notice of termination of the Bid. All purchases will be made through the facilities of the TSX or other Canadian marketplaces at prevailing market prices in accordance with regulatory requirements. Subject to any block purchases made in accordance with TSX rules, RDM will be subject to a daily repurchase restriction of 4,720 common shares. RDM will cancel any common shares purchased pursuant to the normal course issuer bid.
RDM's Board of Directors continues to believe that the Company's common
shares are an attractive investment and that normal course purchases at recent
market prices represent a desirable use of its available funds. Under its
previous normal course issuer bid, which expired May 12, 2009, RDM acquired
and cancelled 649,300 common shares during the year then ended at an average
price of $0.86. As at May 14, 2009, the Company had 20,837,426 issued and
outstanding common shares.
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