Earnings Per Share, Share Repurchases and Dividends on Common Stock (Unaudited)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

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EARNINGS PER SHARE, SHARE REPURCHASES AND DIVIDENDS ON COMMON STOCK

EARNINGS PER SHARE, SHARE REPURCHASES AND DIVIDENDS ON COMMON STOCK

Basic Earnings Per Share

We calculate basic earnings per share by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period.

Diluted Earnings Per Share

Diluted earnings per share include the dilutive effect of awards granted to employees under stock-based compensation plans. The dilutive effect of these securities totaled 0.6 million shares for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

Share Repurchases

On January 25, 2021, the company’s board of directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $3.0 billion of the company’s common stock (the “2021 Repurchase Program”). Repurchases under the 2021 Repurchase Program commenced in October 2021. As of March 31, 2023, $10 million remained under this share repurchase authorization. By its terms, the 2021 Repurchase Program is set to expire when we have used all authorized funds for repurchases.

On January 24, 2022, the company’s board of directors authorized a new share repurchase program of up to an additional $2.0 billion in share repurchases of the company’s common stock (the “2022 Repurchase Program”). By its terms, repurchases under the 2022 Repurchase Program will commence upon completion of the 2021 Repurchase Program and will expire when we have used all authorized funds for repurchases. As of March 31, 2023, there have been no repurchases under the 2022 Repurchase Program, and the company’s total outstanding share repurchase authorization was $2.0 billion.

During the first quarter of 2023, the company entered into an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement with Bank of America, N.A. (Bank of America) to repurchase $500 million of the company’s common stock as part of the 2021 and 2022 Repurchase Programs. Under the agreement, we made a payment of $500 million to Bank of America and received an initial delivery of 0.9 million shares valued at $400 million that were immediately canceled by the company. The remaining balance of $100 million is included as a reduction to Retained earnings on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of financial position. The final number of shares to be repurchased will be based on the company's daily volume-weighted average share price during the term of the agreement, less a discount. The ASR is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2023.

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.

The table below summarizes the company’s share repurchases to date under the authorizations described above:

						Shares Repurchased (in millions)
Repurchase Program Authorization Date	Amount Authorized (in millions)		Total Shares Retired (in millions)	Average  Price Per Share(1)	Date Completed	Three Months Ended March 31
						2023	2022
January 25, 2021	$	3,000	6.9	430.92		1.4	0.9
January 24, 2022	$	2,000	—	—		—	—

(1)Includes commissions paid.

Dividends on Common Stock

In May 2022, the company increased the quarterly common stock dividend 10 percent to $1.73 per share from the previous amount of 1.57 per share.