Item 1A. Risk Factors.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
The following table summarizes common stock repurchases made during the third quarter of 2022 (shares in millions):
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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| | | | | | | | Total Number of | | | | |
| | | Total | | | | | Shares Purchased as | | Approximate Maximum | ||
| | | Number of | | Average | | Part of Publicly | | Dollar Value of Shares that | |||
| | | Shares | | Price Paid | | Announced Plans or | | May Yet be Purchased Under | |||
| Period | Purchased | per Share | Programs | the Plans or Programs | |||||||
| July 1 — 30 (a) | 0.2 | | $ | 153.60 | | 0.2 | | $ | 940 million | | |
| August 1 — 31 (b) | 2.4 | | $ | 164.56 | | 2.4 | | $ | 540 million | | |
| September 1 — 30 (b) | 0.6 | | $ | 167.64 | | 0.6 | | $ | 437 million | (c) | |
| Total | 3.2 | | $ | 166.74 | 3.2 | | | | |
| (a) | In July 2022, we repurchased 233,319 shares of our common stock in open market transactions in compliance with Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act for $36 million, inclusive of per-share commissions, at a weighted average price of $153.60. |
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| (b) | In August 2022, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreement to repurchase $500 million of our common stock. At the beginning of the repurchase period, we delivered $500 million cash and received 2.4 million shares based on a stock price of $164.56. The ASR agreement completed in September 2022, at which time we received 0.6 million additional shares based on a final weighted average price of $167.79. In September 2022, after the completion of the ASR agreement, we repurchased 18,437 shares of our common stock in open market transactions in compliance with Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act for $3 million, inclusive of per-share commissions, at a weighted average price of $162.70, of which $2 million was paid in October 2022. |
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The “Average Price Paid per Share” in the table represents the final weighted average price per share paid for the ASR agreement executed in August 2022 and the September 2022 open market transactions.
| (c) | As of September 30, 2022, the Company has authorization for $437 million of future share repurchases. Any future share repurchases pursuant to this authorization of our Board of Directors will be made at the discretion of management and will depend on factors similar to those considered by the Board of Directors in making dividend declarations, including our net earnings, financial condition and cash required for future business plans, growth and acquisitions. |
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Information concerning mine safety and 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 quarterly report.
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