Common and Preferred Stock

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Equity [Abstract]

Common and Preferred Stock

Note 8 – Common and Preferred Stock

Dividends

The following table provides details of the Company's dividend payments:

Record Date	Payment Date	Amount per Share	Total Amount Paid (in millions)
2024
March 6, 2024	March 21, 2024	$1.40	$401
June 4, 2024	June 20, 2024	$1.40	$392
September 4, 2024	September 19, 2024	$1.40	$390
2023
March 8, 2023	March 23, 2023	$1.23	$368
June 7, 2023	June 22, 2023	$1.23	$362
September 6, 2023	September 21, 2023	$1.23	$362

On October 23, 2024, the Board of Directors declared the fourth quarter cash dividend of $1.40 per share of The Cigna Group common stock to be paid on December 19, 2024 to shareholders of record on December 4, 2024. The Company currently intends to pay regular quarterly dividends, with future declarations subject to approval by its Board of Directors and the Board's determination that the declaration of dividends remains in the best interests of The Cigna Group and its shareholders. The decision of whether to pay future dividends and the amount of any such dividends will be based on the Company's financial position, results of operations, cash flows, capital requirements, the requirements of applicable law and any other factors the Board may deem relevant.

Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreements

In February 2024, as part of our share repurchase program, we entered into separate accelerated share repurchase agreements with Deutsche Bank AG and Bank of America, N.A. (collectively, the "Counterparties") to repurchase $3.2 billion of common stock in aggregate. The total number of shares of our common stock repurchased under the agreements was approximately 9.3 million, at $344.98 per share. The per share amount was calculated based on the daily volume-weighted average share price of our common stock over the term of the agreements, less a discount.