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Shareholders' Equity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Equity [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity

15. Shareholders’ Equity

The number of shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018 was 87,144,520.

 

DIVIDENDS

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Cash dividend paid per share

 

$

2.46

 

 

$

2.38

 

 

$

2.30

 

Cash dividend declared per share

 

$

2.48

 

 

$

2.40

 

 

$

2.32

 

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)/ ENDING BALANCE1)

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Cumulative translation adjustments

 

$

(381.2

)

 

$

(230.5

)

 

$

(493.5

)

Net (loss) gain of cash flow hedge derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

8.1

 

Net pension liability

 

 

(55.0

)

 

 

(56.2

)

 

 

(80.1

)

Distribution to Veoneer

 

 

13.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (ending balance)

 

$

(423.2

)

 

$

(287.5

)

 

$

(565.5

)

Deferred taxes on the pension liability

 

$

15.4

 

 

$

16.5

 

 

$

35.3

 

 

1)

The components of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) are net of any related income tax effects.

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

The Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program in 2000 authorizing the repurchase of 10 million shares and subsequently expanded the authorization four times between 2000 and 2014 to 47.5 million shares. There were no share repurchases made during 2018. The Company made repurchases during the second quarter of 2017. There is no expiration date for the share repurchase program. The Company is authorized to repurchase an additional 2,986,288 shares under the program at December 31, 2018.

 

SHARES

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Shares repurchased (shares in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for shares

 

$

 

 

$

157.0

 

 

$

 

 

In total, Autoliv has repurchased 44.5 million shares between May 2000 and December 2018 for cash of $2,498 million, including commissions. Of the total amount of repurchased shares, 23.6 million shares were utilized for the equity unit offering during 2009-2012. In addition, 5.3 million shares have been utilized by the Stock Incentive Plan whereof 0.2 million, 0.2 million and 0.1 million were utilized during 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. At December 31, 2018, 15.7 million of the repurchased shares remain in treasury stock.