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, 2024 and Part II, Item 1A. of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

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

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

During the first nine months of 2025, 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	2,698,784		$	104.83	2,698,784	44,618,770
February 1 - February 28	3,230,149		104.37		2,835,980	41,782,790
March 1 - March 31	2,965,821		108.23		2,961,981	38,820,809
April 1 - April 30	2,066,573		106.68		2,066,573	36,754,236
May 1 - May 31	3,421,623		104.89		3,420,321	33,333,915
June 1 - June 30	2,431,870		102.92		2,428,908	30,905,007
July 1 - July 31	0		0.00		0	30,905,007
August 1 - August 31	4,346,516		106.09		4,346,516	126,558,491
September 1 - September 30	4,989,921		108.13		4,984,848	121,573,643
Total	26,151,257	(1)	$	105.97	25,743,911	121,573,643	(2)

(1) During the first nine months of 2025, 407,346 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, 2025, consisted of 21,573,643 shares related to a 100,000,000 share repurchase authorization by the board of directors announced in November 2022 and 100,000,000 shares related to a 100,000,000 share repurchase authorization by the board of directors announced in August 2025.

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