Company Website:
http://www.xyleminc.com
RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- (Business Wire)
Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL) today announced that its Board of Directors has
authorized a new share repurchase program of its common stock of up to
$500 million, effective immediately. These repurchases are expected to
be made from time to time in the open market or privately negotiated
transactions.
"With our strong balance sheet and projected cash flows, we are well
positioned and committed to making both organic and inorganic
investments to drive growth,” said Patrick Decker, Xylem President and
CEO. “The addition of this new share repurchase program, along with our
dividend, only underscores Xylem’s commitment to enhancing shareholder
value. We look forward to sharing more about our overall strategy for
accelerating growth, including our disciplined approach to balanced
capital deployment, at our Investor Day next month.”
The Company intends to be opportunistic in its repurchases of stock
based on market conditions and other factors, and may suspend the
repurchase program at any time.
Xylem will host an Investor Day on September 24, 2015, in New York City.
About Xylem
Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology provider, enabling
customers to transport, treat, test and efficiently use water in public
utility, residential and commercial building services, industrial and
agricultural settings. The company does business in more than 150
countries through a number of market-leading product brands, and its
people bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on finding
local solutions to the world’s most challenging water and wastewater
problems. Xylem is headquartered in Rye Brook, New York, with 2014
revenues of $3.9 billion and approximately 12,500 employees worldwide.
Xylem was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the last three
years for advancing sustainable business practices and solutions
worldwide.
The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that
transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of
our water-centric business by linking it with the best water
transportation of all -- that which occurs in nature. For more
information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.
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forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause results to differ materially from those
anticipated include: economic, political and other risks associated with
our international operations, including military actions, economic
sanctions or trade embargoes that could affect customer markets, and
non-compliance with laws, including foreign corrupt practice laws,
export and import laws and competition laws; potential for unexpected
cancellations or delays of customer orders in our reported backlog; our
exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; competition
and pricing pressures in the markets we serve; the strength of housing
and related markets; weather conditions; ability to retain and attract
key members of management; our relationship with and the performance of
our channel partners; our ability to borrow or to refinance our existing
indebtedness and availability of liquidity sufficient to meet our needs;
changes in the value of goodwill or intangible assets; risks relating to
product defects, product liability and recalls; governmental
investigations; security breaches or other disruptions of our
information technology systems; litigation and contingent liabilities;
and other factors set forth under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and with
subsequent filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
All forward-looking statements made herein are based on information
available to the Company as of the date of this press release. The
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Contacts:
Xylem Inc.
Media
Kelly McAndrew +1 914-281-4207
kelly.mcandrew@xyleminc.com
or
Investors
Phil
DeSousa +1 914-323-5930
phil.desousa@xyleminc.com
Source: Xylem Inc.
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