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Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

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Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "ABC." As of October 31, 2022, there were 2,246 record holders of the Company's common stock.

Our board of directors approved the following quarterly dividend increases:

Dividend Increases
Per Share
DateNew RateOld Rate% Increase
January 2020$0.420$0.4005%
November 2020$0.440$0.4205%
November 2021$0.460$0.4405%
November 2022$0.485$0.4605%

Computershare is the Company's transfer agent. Computershare can be reached at (mail) AmerisourceBergen Corporation c/o Computershare, P.O. Box 50500, Louisville, KY 40233-500; (telephone): Domestic 1-800-522-6645, International 1-201-680-6578, and (internet) www.computershare.com/investor.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The following sets forth the total number of shares purchased, the average price paid per share, the total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs, and the approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the programs during each month during the quarter ended September 30, 2022.

PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid Per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced ProgramsApproximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Programs
July 1 to July 31667,394$141.99650,000$1,121,012,207
August 1 to August 31156,456142.58155,600$1,098,826,425
September 1 to September 30998,988137.81997,676$961,344,059
Total1,822,8381,803,276

(a)In May 2020, the Company's board of directors authorized a share repurchase program allowing the Company to purchase up to $500 million of its outstanding shares of common stock, subject to market conditions. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, the Company purchased 3.3 million shares of its common stock for a total of $473.4 million to complete its authorization under this program.

(b)In May 2022, the Company's board of directors authorized a new share repurchase program allowing the Company to purchase up to $1.0 billion of its outstanding shares of common stock, subject to market conditions. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, the Company purchased 0.3 million shares of its common stock for a total of $38.7 million, which included $28.4 million of September 2022 purchases that cash settle in October 2022. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had $961.3 million of availability remaining under this program. In October 2022, under this program, the Company purchased 0.6 million shares of its common stock for $78.8 million. In November 2022, under this program, the Company purchased 3.2 million shares of its common stock from WBA for $500.0 million.

(c)Employees surrendered 305,266 shares during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 to meet minimum tax-withholding obligations upon vesting of restricted stock.

STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH

This graph depicts the Company's five-year cumulative total stockholder returns relative to the performance of the Standard and Poor's 500 Composite Stock Index, the S&P Health Care Index, and an index of peer companies selected by the Company from the market close on September 30, 2017 to September 30, 2022. The graph assumes $100 invested at the closing price of the common stock of the Company and of each of the other indices on the New York Stock Exchange on September 30, 2017. The points on the graph represent fiscal year-end index levels based upon the last trading day in each fiscal year. The Peer Group index (which is weighted on the basis of market capitalization) consists of the following companies engaged primarily in wholesale pharmaceutical distribution and related services: McKesson Corporation and Cardinal Health, Inc.abc-20220930_g1.gif

September 30,
201720182019202020212022
AmerisourceBergen Corporation$100.00$113.40$103.16$123.64$154.80$177.67
S&P 500$100.00$117.91$122.93$141.55$184.02$155.55
S&P Health Care$100.00$118.35$114.13$137.08$168.00$162.34
Peer Group$100.00$85.72$85.10$91.71$115.22$186.11
  • $100 invested on September 30, 2017 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends.

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