Fair Isaac (FICO) said Monday its board approved an open-ended stock buyback program of up to $2 billion to replace its previous authorization.
The company also said it amended its existing credit agreement to obtain a $1.5 billion incremental term loan on June 5 to fund an accelerated share purchase agreement with Wells Fargo (WFC) Securities for $1.5 billion of its common stock under the new authorization.
Fair Isaac said it will deliver an upfront payment of $1.5 billion to Wells Fargo Securities Monday and anticipates to initially receive roughly 1.1 million common shares. The accelerated share purchase deal is expected to conclude on Sept. 30, the company said.
Shares of the company were up more than 1% in Monday trading.
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