SHAW GROUP INC - 10-Q filing on 2011-12-21

Note 20 -Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2011
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	Note 20 —Subsequent Events On November 8, 2011, we launched a modified Dutch auction tender offer to purchase up to $150 million in value of our common stock at a price not greater than $25.25 nor less than $22.25 per share. The tender offer expired on December 8, 2011 resulting in 6,185,567 shares being repurchased at a purchase price of $24.25 per share. The Company funded the share purchases in the tender offer with available cash.

Note 20 -Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2011

Note 20 —Subsequent Events

On November 8, 2011, we launched a modified Dutch auction tender offer to purchase up to $150 million in value of our common stock at a price not greater than $25.25 nor less than $22.25 per share. The tender offer expired on December 8, 2011 resulting in 6,185,567 shares being repurchased at a purchase price of $24.25 per share. The Company funded the share purchases in the tender offer with available cash.