Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report (the Evaluation Date). Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the second fiscal quarter of 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, with the exception of new and revised internal controls related to the upgrade of the Company's financial accounting and reporting consolidation system effective May 2024. The Company's management believes that the implementation of this system upgrade has improved and enhanced its internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

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

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

During the first six months of 2024, 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	0		$	0.00	0	77,745,381
February 1 - February 29	5,308,570		78.58		4,859,803	72,885,578
March 1 - March 31	4,424,657		83.34		4,416,656	68,468,922
April 1 - April 30	2,674,130		83.18		2,665,236	65,803,686
May 1 - May 31	3,680,826		86.25		3,678,430	62,125,256
June 1 - June 30	2,956,250		88.72		2,944,026	59,181,230



Total	19,044,433	(1)	$	83.39	18,564,151	59,181,230	(2)

(1) During the first six months of 2024, 480,282 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 June 30, 2024, are related to a 100,000,000 share repurchase authorization by the board of directors announced in November 2022.

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