Item 1A. Risk Factors

For a discussion of our risk factors please see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The table below summarizes our repurchases of common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2023.


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share(1)		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs ($ in millions)
July 1, 2023 - July 28, 2023	124,605	$	451.06	124,605	$	1,653
July 29, 2023 - August 25, 2023	179,660	$	434.71	179,660		1,575
August 26, 2023 - September 29, 2023	222,868	$	431.06	222,868		1,479
Total	527,133	$	437.03	527,133	$	1,479

(1)Includes commissions paid.

Share repurchases take place from time to time, subject to market conditions and management’s discretion, in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The company retires its common stock upon repurchase and, in the periods presented, has not made any purchases of common stock other than in connection with these publicly announced repurchase programs.

See Note 2 to the financial statements for further information on our share repurchase programs.

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