"The Board of Directors and the company believe the current market price of Diamond's stock does not reflect the company's success to date and the current and long-term value of the stock," said Mel Bergstein, chairman and CEO of the firm in a statement.
Diamond has repurchased nearly 770,000 of the 1 million shares previously authorized for repurchase in October 1998. The company intends to fund the repurchases through its cash balances.
Diamond's stock was trading at just over $33 a share by late Tuesday morning, down about 56 cents from its opening price.
