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semiconductors,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">authorized the repurchase of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">up to 12.272 mil common</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">shares, or about 9.572% of the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">company's common stock</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">outstanding, through a normal</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">course issuer bid. Based on</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">ZS's closing stock price of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">0.78 Canadian dollars ($0.792</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">US) on May 21, the last full</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">trading day prior to the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">announcement of the board's</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">approval, the buyback had an</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">indicated value of C$9.572 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">($9.72 mil) in cash.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>CANADA - In May 2008, the board of Zarlink Semiconductor Inc (ZS), a manufacturer and wholesaler of semiconductors, authorized the repurchase of up to 12.272 mil common shares, or about 9.572% of the company's common stock outstanding, through a normal course issuer bid. Based on ZS's closing stock price of 0.78 Canadian dollars ($0.792 US) on May 21, the last full trading day prior to the announcement of the board's approval, the buyback had an indicated value of C$9.572 mil ($9.72 mil) in cash.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">CANADA - In May 2008, the board of Zarlink Semiconductor Inc (ZS), a manufacturer and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">wholesaler of semiconductors, authorized the repurchase of up to 12.272 mil common shares,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">or about 9.572% of the company's common stock outstanding, through a normal course issuer</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">bid. Based on ZS's closing stock price of 0.78 Canadian dollars ($0.792 US) on May 21, 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 C$9.572 mil ($9.72 mil) in cash.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">CANADA - In May 2008, the board of Zarlink Semiconductor Inc (ZS), a manufacturer and wholesaler of semiconductors, authorized the repurchase of up to 12.272 mil common shares, or about 9.572% of the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">company's common stock outstanding, through a normal course issuer bid. 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