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Ownership structure and open market stock repurchases in France

Edith Ginglinger
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Jean-François L'Her
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Résumé

This paper examines open market stock repurchases in France. We find a positive average
market reaction to the repurchase announcement. However, the magnitude of the price
reaction is found to depend on a number of corporate governance structure measures. The
positive aspects of the announcement only appear for a company with a low likelihood of
being taken over, and with a low risk of minority shareholder expropriation. Specifically,
stock repurchase programs are good news when the firm is supported by foreign institutional
investors, and in the case of controlled firms, when the firm has a second large shareholder,
which guarantees an effective balance of power for the controlling shareholders.
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halshs-00138292, version 1 (25-03-2007)

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Edith Ginglinger, Jean-François L'Her. Ownership structure and open market stock repurchases in France. European Journal of Finance, 2006, 12, pp.77-94. ⟨halshs-00138292⟩
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