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Shareholders' Equity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Equity [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity

NOTE 18. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Shareholders' equity

Series A Preferred Stock

The Company has 4,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022.

The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive an annual dividend in the form of common shares or cash, at the Company’s sole option (for which the Company settled in shares subsequent to year end) based on the increase in the market price of the Company’s common stock (the "Annual Dividend Amount"). The Annual Dividend Amount is equal to 20% of the increase in the volume-weighted average market price per share of the Company’s common shares for the last ten trading days of the calendar year, multiplied by 141,194,638 shares. As of December 31, 2021, the Annual Dividend Amount was calculated based on the appreciation of the Company’s share price of $24.3968 over the highest price previously used in calculating the Annual Dividend Amount of $17.8829. As of December 31, 2022, an annual dividend was not declared as the volume-weighted average market price per share of the Company's common shares for the last ten trading days of the calendar year was not above the highest previously used dividend price of $24.3968.

The annual dividend declared as of December 31, 2021 resulted in 7,539,697 shares of common stock issued to the Series A Preferred Stock holders in January 2022.

The holders of Series A Preferred Stock are also entitled to participate in any dividends on the common shares on an if-converted basis. In addition, if the Company pays a dividend on its common shares, the Series A Preferred Stock holders will also receive an amount equal to 20% of the dividend which would be distributable on 141,194,638 of common shares. All such dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will be paid at the same time as the dividends on the common shares. Dividends are paid for the term the Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding.

Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into one common share at the option of the holder until conversion. If there is more than one holder of Series A Preferred Stock, a holder of Series A Preferred Stock may exercise its rights independently of any other holder of Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock will be automatically converted into shares of common stock on a one for one basis upon the last day of 2026.

 

Stock repurchases

 

The Company is authorized to purchase up to an aggregate of $250 of shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the stock repurchase program ("SRP"), which will expire on February 29, 2024 unless otherwise modified or terminated by the Company's Board of Directors. The SRP authorizes open market, private, and accelerated share repurchase transactions. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 2,505,723 shares of common stock for approximately $44. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $206 of authorized repurchases remaining under the SRP.

 

Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

 

Series B Preferred Stock

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued and sold, for an aggregate purchase price of $800, 800,000 shares of the Company’s 5.5% Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to dividends at the rate of 5.5% per annum, payable in cash or the Company’s common stock, at the Company's election. The Series B Preferred Stock ranks senior to the Company's common stock and Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the affairs of the Company. The Series B Preferred Stock is classified as redeemable convertible preferred stock on the consolidated balance sheets due to a provision that a change in control or de-listing of the Company could require the Company to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock for cash at the election of the holder.

 

The Series B Preferred Stock is convertible, at the holder’s option, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $24.60 per share, subject to certain customary adjustments. The holders of Series B Preferred Stock have certain other rights including voting rights on an as-converted basis, certain pre-emptive rights on private equity offerings by the Company, certain registration rights, and, in the case of certain holders, certain director designation rights, as provided in the certificate of designation governing the Series B Preferred Stock.

 

The Company may, at its option, effect conversion of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock to common stock, but only if the volume-weighted average price of the Company's common stock exceeds $36.90 per share for 15 consecutive trading days.

 

Dividends

 

The holders of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative dividends at a rate of 5.5% as and when declared by the Board of Directors, prior and in preference to any declaration or payment of any dividend on the Company's common stock and Series A Preferred Stock. Series B Preferred Stock dividends are cumulative and accrued quarterly, in cash or in common stock, based on an annual 5.5% dividend rate. The Company declared and issued Series B Preferred Stock dividends of $33 or 1,944,939 shares of common stock during the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company declared a Series B Preferred Stock dividend of $11 or 584,584 shares of common stock in December 2022 and issued the shares in January 2023. If regular dividends are to be paid in shares of common stock, then each holder shall be entitled to receive such number of whole shares of common stock as is determined by dividing the pro rata amount of regular dividends to which a holder is entitled by the average price per share of common stock over the dividend determination period from dividend notice until the payment date.