They are using previously allocated $30 billion share buyback to repurchase the shares from the open market.
So they are still planning to purchase more shares than this $7.5B issue.
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4179322-github-deal-fits-ne...
So they are still planning to purchase more shares than this $7.5B issue.
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4179322-github-deal-fits-ne...
Stock buyback plans are heavily pre-meditated programs with relatively rigid rules. It's not like they added an extra ~8B to the last buyback plan in anticipation of this exact event.