Item 1A. Risk Factors

For information regarding risk factors that could affect our business, results of operations, financial condition or future results, see Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021. For further information on our forward-looking statements see Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


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

The following table provides information relating to our repurchase of common stock during the three months ended

November 30, 2021:


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program(2)	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program (in millions)(2)
September 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021	872,673	$	61.45	872,673	$	905
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021	1,487,379	$	61.58	816,980	$	854
November 1, 2021 - November 30, 2021	395,488	$	62.30	375,332	$	831
Total	2,755,540	$	61.64	2,064,985

(1)The purchases include amounts that are attributable to 690,555 shares surrendered to us by employees to satisfy, in connection with the vesting of restricted stock unit awards, their tax withholding obligations.

(2)In July 2021, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1.0 billion of our common stock as publicly announced in a press release on July 23, 2021 (the “2022 Share Repurchase Program”).


Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.


Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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