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AIG Board Authorizes Additional Purchase of Up to 40 Million Shares of AIG Common Stock.


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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2001

American International Group
"AIG" redirects here. For other uses, see AIG (disambiguation).


American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (NYSE: AIG; TYO: 8685 ) is a major American insurance corporation based in New York City.
, Inc. (AIG AIG addressee indicator group (US DoD)
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AIG Australian Industry Group
) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the purchase of up to 40 million shares of its common stock in the open market, in addition to the 10 million shares authorized Shares authorized

The maximum number of shares of stock of a company allowed in the articles of incorporation, which may be changed only by a shareholder vote. See: Issued and outstanding.


shares authorized

See authorized capital stock.
 previously.

On September 5, AIG announced its intention to purchase up to 10 million shares of its common stock from time to time in the open market depending upon market conditions.

AIG is the leading U.S.-based international insurance and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 organization and the largest underwriter of commercial and industrial insurance in the United States. Its member companies write a wide range of commercial, personal and life insurance products through a variety of distribution channels in approximately 130 countries and jurisdictions throughout the world. AIG's global businesses also include financial services and asset management, including aircraft leasing, financial products, trading and market making, consumer finance, institutional, retail and direct investment fund asset management, real estate investment management, and retirement savings products. American International Group, Inc.'s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City.
, as well as the stock exchanges in London, Paris, Switzerland and Tokyo.
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