YORK, Pa., March 31, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DENTSPLY International Inc. (Nasdaq:XRAY) today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the Company’s authorization to repurchase shares under its stock repurchase program. Under this program, the Company may repurchase shares of Company stock on the open market or in negotiated transactions in an amount to maintain up to thirty-four million shares in Treasury, an increase in the repurchase authorization of twelve million shares. The Company has repurchased just over two million shares thus far in 2011 and currently has twenty-two million shares of Treasury stock, completing its prior authorization level. The Company has approximately one hundred forty-one million shares of common stock outstanding.
