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Common Stock Repurchase Program
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Common Stock Repurchase Program  
Common Stock Repurchase Program

10.  Common Stock Repurchase Program

The Company repurchases shares of its common stock as part of capital allocation programs authorized by our Board of Directors.

In the fourth quarter of 2021, we executed an accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreement to repurchase $350 million of our common stock. At the beginning of the repurchase period, we delivered $350 million in cash and received 1.7 million shares based on a stock price of $160.67. The ASR agreement completed in January 2022, at which time we received 0.4 million additional shares based on a final weighted average price of $160.33.

In the first quarter of 2022, we entered into an ASR agreement to repurchase $250 million of our common stock. At the beginning of the repurchase period, we delivered $250 million cash and received 1.4 million shares based on a stock price of $146.43. The ASR agreement completed in April 2022, at which time we received 0.3 million additional shares based on a final weighted average price of $153.14.

In the second quarter of 2022, we entered into an ASR agreement to repurchase $250 million of our common stock. We delivered $250 million cash and received a total of 1.6 million shares based on a final weighted average price of $154.73. In June 2022, after the completion of the ASR agreement, we repurchased 0.2 million shares of our common stock in open market transactions in compliance with Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act for $24 million, inclusive of per-share commissions, at a weighted average price of $146.74, of which $4 million was paid in July 2022.

As of June 30, 2022, the Company has authorization for $976 million of future share repurchases. Any future share repurchases pursuant to this authorization of our Board of Directors will be made at the discretion of management and will depend on factors similar to those considered by the Board of Directors in making dividend declarations, including our net earnings, financial condition and cash required for future business plans, growth and acquisitions.