D. Christian Koch, Chief Executive Officer of Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) said,"As evidenced by the recent acquisitions of San Jamar (CFS), Arbo (CCM), and Drexel Metals (CCM), we continue to deploy capital in pursuit of accretive M&A opportunities. During the quarter, we paid $23.1 million in dividends, and repurchased $150.0 million of Carlisle shares. Consistent with our share repurchase philosophy, we would anticipate further share repurchases of approximately $100 million in the second half of 2017. In furtherance of our stated objectives to optimize our capital structure, we will continue to make investments in our businesses, return capital to shareholders through consistent quarterly dividends and share repurchases, and maintain flexibility with our balance sheet to support continued growth through acquisitions."