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• Pittsburgh Law Office of Alfred G. Yates Jr., PC Commences Class Action Suit Against Macy's Inc

  - 2007-06-07

  PITTSBURGH -- Notice is hereby given by the Law Office of Alfred G. Yates Jr., PC that it has commenced a class action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of Macy's Inc. (formerly known as Federated Department Stores, Inc.)...

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• TAKING STOCK: THE BOTTOM LINE ON THE SHOE BIZ.(Federated Department Stores Inc. reports increase in profit)(Gap Inc. Forth & Towne plans closing)(Geox reports increase in profit)

  - 2007-03-05

  Byline: Natalie Zmuda, Jessica Glavin Byline: Natalie Zmuda, Jessica Glavin

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• Federated Announces Additional $4 Billion Stock Buyback Authorization

  - 2007-02-27

  Company Immediately Repurchases Approximately $2 Billion in Accelerated Share Repurchase Program CINCINNATI -- Federated Department Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FD)(NYSE Arca:FD) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a $4 billion increase in the company's stock buyback program. At the current share price, this buyback would represent about 18...

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• Icahn aims to raise stake in Federated

  - 2006-09-28

  Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor who tried to take control of Time-Warner Inc., plans to buy as much as half a billion dollars of additional stock in Federated Department Stores Inc. Icahn is seeking regulatory approval for the purchase of $113.4 million to $500 million in shares, Federated,...

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• Federated plans to buy back $2 billion in shares of stock

  - 2006-08-26

  Federated Department Stores Inc., the second-largest U.S. department store company, said it would repurchase up to $2 billion in shares using the proceeds of asset sales since it acquired May Department Stores Co. The buyback is in addition to a separate repurchase plan that has $383 million in...

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• Federated Board Approves 2-for-1 Stock Split; Shareholders Authorize Increase in Number of Common Shares; Company Adjusts 2Q and 2006 Earnings Guidance to Reflect Stock Split

  - 2006-05-19

  CINCINNATI -- The Board of Directors of Federated Department Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FD)(NYSE Arca:FD) today approved a split of the company's common stock on a two-for-one basis. The Board vote follows a previously announced intention by the Board to split the stock if shareholders approved an increase in the number of...

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• Federated Plans 2-for-1 Stock Split; Company to Seek Shareholder Authorization to Increase Number of Common Shares; Board of Directors Approves Dividend Increase

  - 2006-03-28

  CINCINNATI -- The Board of Directors of Federated Department Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FD)(PCX:FD) today said it intends to split the company's common stock on a two-for-one basis if shareholders approve an increase in the number of authorized shares of Federated common stock. The intended stock split would be effected through a...

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• May stores' stock rises; Federated talks resume

  - 2005-02-19

  CINCINNATI -- May Department Stores Inc.'s stock rose more than 6 percent Friday after a published report said it had resumed talks with Federated Department Stores Inc. about a possible merger. The Wall Street Journal, citing unidentified sources familiar with the matter, reported Friday that Federated and May...

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• Federated Authorizes Additional $750 Million Stock Repurchase

  - 2004-07-20

  CINCINNATI -- The board of directors of Federated Department Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FD)(PCX:FD) today announced that it had increased the company's authorized stock repurchase program by $750 million. This amount, together with $540 million remaining under previous authorizations, brings the total authorization remaining under the program to $1.29 billion. While...

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• Investors bet on Dillard's sale: But analysts confident family will hold on following founder's death

  - 2002-02-18

  THE DEATH OF WILLIAM T. Dillard on Feb. 8 has given the investment community a whole new reason to look closely at Dillard's Inc. Stock speculators began buying shares on the expectation that the death of the company's founder might foreshadow the sale of the Little Rock department store...

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