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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
For information regarding factors that could affect the Company's results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, see the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES, USE OF PROCEEDS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information about The Cigna Group's share repurchase activity for the quarter ended September 30, 2023:
| Period | Total # of shares purchased (1) | Average price paid per share (1) | Total # of shares purchased as part of publicly announced program (2) | Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased as part of publicly announced program (3) (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 1-31, 2023 | 12,012 | $ | 282.98 | — | $ | 2,474 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| August 1-31, 2023 | 942,948 | $ | 283.09 | 941,074 | $ | 2,210 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| September 1-30, 2023 | 1,442,028 | $ | 288.00 | 1,436,968 | $ | 1,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,396,988 | $ | 286.04 | 2,378,042 | N/A |
*(1)*Includes shares tendered by employees under the Company's equity compensation plans as follows: 1) payment of taxes on vesting of restricted stock (grants and units) and strategic performance shares and 2) payment of the exercise price and taxes for certain stock options exercised. Employees tendered 12,012 shares in July, 1,874 shares in August and 5,060 shares in September 2023.
*(2)*Additionally, the Company maintains a share repurchase program authorized by the Board. Under this program, the Company may repurchase shares from time to time, depending on market conditions and alternate uses of capital. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including price, general business and market conditions and alternate uses of capital. The share repurchase program may be effected through Rule 10b5-1 plans, open market purchases, each in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, or privately negotiated transactions. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and does not have an expiration date. From October 1, 2023 through November 1, 2023, we repurchased 1.6 million shares for approximately $474 million. Share repurchase authority was $1.3 billion as of November 1, 2023.
*(3)*Approximate dollar value of shares is as of the last date of the applicable month and excludes the impact of excise tax.
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