February 13, 2009 (FinancialWire) -- Matrix Service Co. (NASDAQ: MTRX) (Current Market Cap: US$171.16 Mil.) said that its board of directors approved a new share repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to three million shares of the company's common stock with an annual cap of $25 million in share repurchases.

The program will be effective through December 31, 2012.

Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Matrix Service provides general industrial construction and repair and maintenance services principally to the petroleum, petrochemical, power, bulk storage terminal, pipeline and industrial gas industries.

The company has regional operating facilities located in Oklahoma, Texas, California, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Washington and Delaware in the U.S. and Canada.

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