UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 16, 2011
AEP INDUSTRIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 0-14450 | 22-1916107 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 125 Phillips Avenue, South Hackensack, New Jersey | 07606 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 641-6600
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On June 16, 2011, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AEP Industries Inc. (the “Company”) authorized an increase to the Company’s current stock repurchase program. The Board approved an increase to the September 2010 Stock Repurchase Program, which had approximately $4.5 million available for repurchase, to $20.0 million. Repurchases may be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means, from time to time, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors, including the limitations set forth in the Company’s debt covenants. The program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock and the program may be suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AEP INDUSTRIES INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 16, 2011 | By: | /s/ LINDA N. GUERRERA | ||||
| Linda N. Guerrera | ||||||
| Vice President and Controller | ||||||
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