Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
Important risk factors that apply to us are outlined in Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the “10-K Report”).
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Pursuant to our employee stock plans relating to the grant of employee stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock unit awards, and other equity-based awards, we have granted and may in the future grant employee stock options to purchase shares of our Common Stock for which the purchase price may be paid by means of delivery to us by the optionee of shares of our Common Stock that are already owned by the optionee (at a value equal to market value on the date of the option exercise). During the periods covered by this report, no options to purchase shares of our Common Stock were exercised for which the purchase price was so paid.
Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities**(a)**
The following table sets forth information with respect to shares of our Common Stock that we purchased under the repurchase programs during the quarter ended March 31, 2023:
| Period | Total number of shares purchased | Average price paid per share | Total number of shares purchased as part of a publicly announced program | Maximum approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the program**(b)** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1, 2023- January 31, 2023 | 1,711,315 | $ | 46.74 | 1,711,315 | $ | 1,835,811,940 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1, 2023- February 28, 2023(c) | 6,014,337 | 52.63 | 6,014,337 | 1,519,303,891 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 1, 2023- March 31, 2023(c) | 965,284 | 53.34 | 965,284 | 1,467,818,178 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 8,690,936 | $ | 51.55 | 8,690,936 | $ | 1,467,818,178 |
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(a) In the second quarter of 2022, we announced the establishment of a $1.0 billion share repurchase program. On July, 31, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program, effective upon completion of the $1.0 billion program, which allows us to repurchase up to $2.0 billion of our Common Stock through open market purchases, accelerated share repurchase arrangements, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The program has no set expiration date.
(b) At the end of the month shown.
(c) Includes 4,659,290 shares received in February and 965,284 shares received in March under the 2023 ASR Agreement. Total shares purchased under the 2023 ASR Agreement were 5,624,574.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95 to this report.
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