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and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">lighters, authorized the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">repurchase of up to 4.895 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">ordinary shares, or about 10%</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">of the company's ordinary</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">share capital, in privately</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">negotiated transactions. Based</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">on BS's closing stock price of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">34.06 euros ($53.503 US) on</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">May 20, the last full trading</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">day prior to the announcement</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">of the board's approval, the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">buyback had an indicated value</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">of up to 166.727 mil euros</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">($261.902 mil).</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>FRANCE - In May 2008, the board of Bic SA (BS), a Clichy-based manufacturer and wholesaler of stationery and lighters, authorized the repurchase of up to 4.895 mil ordinary shares, or about 10% of the company's ordinary share capital, in privately negotiated transactions. Based on BS's closing stock price of 34.06 euros ($53.503 US) on May 20, the last full trading day prior to the announcement of the board's approval, the buyback had an indicated value of up to 166.727 mil euros ($261.902 mil).</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">FRANCE - In May 2008, the board of Bic SA (BS), a Clichy-based manufacturer and wholesaler</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">of stationery and lighters, authorized the repurchase of up to 4.895 mil ordinary shares,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">or about 10% of the company's ordinary share capital, in privately negotiated</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">transactions. Based on BS's closing stock price of 34.06 euros ($53.503 US) on May 20, the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">last full trading day prior to the announcement of the board's approval, the buyback had</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">an indicated value of up to 166.727 mil euros ($261.902 mil).</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">FRANCE - In May 2008, the board of Bic SA (BS), a Clichy-based manufacturer and wholesaler of stationery and lighters, authorized the repurchase of up to 4.895 mil ordinary shares, or about 10% of the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">company's ordinary share capital, in privately negotiated transactions. 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