SAFEGUARD <SFGD.O> TO BUY BACK MORE SHARES
Safeguard Health Enterprises Inc
said its board authorized management to step up its stock
repurchase program by doubling the repurchase ceiling to 1.6
mln shares.
    The company also said it has already purchased 691,000
shares through September 30 under the previous authorization to
buy 800,000 shares, or 10 pct of the stock then outstanding.
 Reuter
