In Brief: Omaha's Firstier Plans Another Stock Buyback

OMAHA - Firstier Financial Inc. said it will repurchase up to 107,000 shares of common stock. It will use the stock to satisfy existing obligations under stock option plans, and for general purposes.

The plan follows several other repurchase plans in recent years for similar purposes or in connection with acquisitions.

Firstier, a $3.2 billion-asset bank holding company, currently has 18,472,145 shares of common stock outstanding. A 3-for-2 stock split, effected as a 50% stock dividend, was distributed to stockholders last June 30, and a 2-for-1 stock split was distributed to shareholders in June 1992.