Item 1A. Risk Factors

Readers should carefully consider the risk factors that may affect the Company’s business or operations described under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A. of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and Part II, Item 1A. of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

**Item 2.**Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

During the first nine months of 2023, the Parent Company repurchased shares of its common stock as follows:


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1 - January 31	2,440,300		$	72.15	2,440,300	114,201,523
February 1 - February 28	3,542,907		69.48		3,200,100	111,001,423
March 1 - March 31	4,711,768		64.20		4,707,900	106,293,523
April 1 - April 30	2,608,037		66.00		2,607,869	103,685,654
May 1 - May 31	4,322,919		66.50		4,321,165	99,364,489
June 1 - June 30	3,537,309		68.15		3,531,796	95,832,693
July 1 - July 31	2,478,733		71.10		2,478,733	93,353,960
August 1 - August 31	3,700,973		75.48		3,700,973	89,652,987
September 1 - September 30	3,215,602		76.19		3,209,947	86,443,040
Total	30,558,548	(1)	$	69.92	30,198,783	86,443,040	(2)

(1) During the first nine months of 2023, 359,765 shares were purchased in connection with income tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of restricted-share-based awards during the period.

(2) The total remaining shares available for purchase at September 30, 2023, are related to a 100,000,000 share repurchase authorization by the board of directors announced in November 2022.

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