Item 1A. Risk Factors

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

For a discussion of risk factors affecting the Company's business, refer to the “Risk Factors" section in Part I, Item 2 of this report.

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

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities*

The following table presents information related to repurchases of common stock the Company made during the quarter ended June 30, 2024:


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)



April 1-30, 2024	1,442,686	$	274.39	1,442,686	$	4,962,392,673
May 1-31, 2024	1,346,825	265.78		1,346,825	4,604,429,063
June 1-30, 2024	744,619	257.73		744,619	4,412,516,809
Total	3,534,130	$	267.60	3,534,130

Subject to applicable law, the Company may repurchase shares directly in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or pursuant to derivative instruments and plans complying with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, among other types of transactions and arrangements.

(1)On December 31, 2019, the Company's Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, effective January 1, 2020, that authorized the purchase of up to $15 billion of the Company's outstanding common stock.

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