Common Stock Repurchase Program	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Common Stock Repurchase Program
Common Stock Repurchase Program	11. 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 first quarter of 2023, we entered into 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 cash and received 1.9 million shares based on a stock price of $150.34. The ASR agreement completed in May 2023 and we received 0.4 million additional shares based on a final weighted average price of $153.90. In the second quarter of 2023, we entered into an ASR agreement to repurchase $250 million of our common stock and received 1.5 million shares based on a final weighted average stock price of $163.62. Subsequent to the completion of the ASR, we repurchased 0.1 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 $22 million, inclusive of per-share commissions, at a weighted average price of $164.79, of which $2 million was paid in July 2023. In the third quarter of 2023, we entered into an ASR agreement to repurchase $350 million of our common stock and received 2.2 million shares based on a final weighted average stock price of $156.87. Additionally, we repurchased 0.1 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 $19.5 million, inclusive of per-share commissions, at a weighted average price of $168.04, of which $1.5 million was paid in October 2023. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”), which was enacted into law on August 16, 2022, imposed a nondeductible 1% excise tax on the net value of certain stock repurchases made after December 31, 2022. We reflected the applicable excise tax in treasury stock as part of the cost basis of the stock repurchased. The discussion of our common stock repurchase program above is exclusive of the 1% excise tax. As of September 30, 2023, the Company has authorization for $508.5 million of future share repurchases, exclusive of the 1% excise tax discussed above. 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.

Common Stock Repurchase Program

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

11. 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 first quarter of 2023, we entered into 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 cash and received 1.9 million shares based on a stock price of $150.34. The ASR agreement completed in May 2023 and we received 0.4 million additional shares based on a final weighted average price of $153.90.

In the second quarter of 2023, we entered into an ASR agreement to repurchase $250 million of our common stock and received 1.5 million shares based on a final weighted average stock price of $163.62. Subsequent to the completion of the ASR, we repurchased 0.1 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 $22 million, inclusive of per-share commissions, at a weighted average price of $164.79, of which $2 million was paid in July 2023.

In the third quarter of 2023, we entered into an ASR agreement to repurchase $350 million of our common stock and received 2.2 million shares based on a final weighted average stock price of $156.87. Additionally, we repurchased 0.1 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 $19.5 million, inclusive of per-share commissions, at a weighted average price of $168.04, of which $1.5 million was paid in October 2023.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”), which was enacted into law on August 16, 2022, imposed a nondeductible 1% excise tax on the net value of certain stock repurchases made after December 31, 2022. We reflected the applicable excise tax in treasury stock as part of the cost basis of the stock repurchased. The discussion of our common stock repurchase program above is exclusive of the 1% excise tax.

As of September 30, 2023, the Company has authorization for $508.5 million of future share repurchases, exclusive of the 1% excise tax discussed above. 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.