Bermuda-based XL Capital Ltd. announced today that its board of directors has approved a plan to repurchase $1 billion of its Class A ordinary shares.

The company said the purchases will be made "from time to time in the open market" or in privately negotiated transactions, funded with cash or the proceeds of securities it issues.

XL said further that the timing and amount of the share repurchases under the program will depend on market conditions, legal requirements and other factors.

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