Stockholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

21. Stockholders' Equity

Share Repurchases

In November 2020, the Company's Board of Directors approved a standing share repurchase authorization whereby the Company may repurchase up to 20 million shares beginning on January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023.

On August 31, 2022, the Company entered into a $500,000 accelerated share repurchase agreement (the "ASR Agreement") with Bank of America N.A. ("Bank of America") to repurchase its shares in an accelerated share repurchase program (the "ASR Program"). The ASR Program is classified as equity, initially recorded at fair value with no subsequent remeasurement. The Company conducted the ASR Program under the November 2020 share repurchase authorization. The Company funded the ASR Program with net proceeds from commercial paper.

Under the terms of the ASR Agreement, the Company paid Bank of America $500,000 on September 1, 2022 and on that date received initial deliveries of 3,201,025 shares, representing a substantial majority of the shares expected to be retired over the course of the ASR Agreement. In December 2022, Bank of America delivered 691,270 additional shares which completed the ASR Program. During 2022, the Company received a total of 3,892,295 shares upon completion of the ASR Agreement. The total number of shares ultimately repurchased under the ASR Agreement was based on the volume-weighted average share price of Dover's common stock during the calculation period of the ASR Program, less a discount, which was $128.46 over the term of the ASR Program.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company had no share repurchases. During the years ended 2022, and 2021, exclusive of the ASR Program, the Company repurchased 641,428, and 182,951 shares of common stock at a total cost of $85,000, and $21,637 or $132.52, and $118.27 per share, respectively.

Upon expiration of the November 2020 share repurchase authorization on December 31, 2023, 15,283,326 shares remained unused.

In August 2023, the Company's Board of Directors approved a new standing share repurchase authorization whereby the Company may repurchase up to 20 million shares beginning on January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026.