A Primer On Share Repurchases In Connection With Mergers and Acquisitions (February 2005)
                    
                    
                
                
             
         
        
            This memo reviews the restrictions on share repurchases during the pendency of a business combination under both Rule 10b-18 and Regulation M.  It also outlines some other general legal considerations that may affect the permissibility and magnitude of share repurchases.