Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure

Note 3 – Equity

Stock Repurchase Program

During 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the Stock Repurchase Program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $500.0 million in aggregate value of its common stock through December 31, 2024. The Stock Repurchase Program permits the Company to repurchase shares of its common stock from time to time in open market transactions, through privately negotiated transactions or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws and subject to certain provisions of the Credit Agreement and the indentures governing the Senior Notes, as defined in Note 5 – Long-Term Debt. The timing, as well as the number and value of shares repurchased under the Stock Repurchase Program, will be determined by certain authorized officers of the Company at their discretion and will depend on a variety of factors, including the market price of the Company’s common stock, general market and economic conditions and applicable legal requirements. The value of shares authorized for repurchase by the Board of Directors does not require the Company to repurchase such shares or guarantee that such shares will be repurchased, and the Stock Repurchase Program may be suspended, modified, or discontinued at any time without prior notice. No assurance can be given that any particular number or dollar value of its shares will be repurchased by the Company.

The following table presents the Company’s common stock repurchase activity for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022:

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2023		2022
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Shares of common stock repurchased (1)	6,931		1,365
Weighted-average price per share (2)	$	32.89	$	41.88
Cost of shares of common stock repurchased (2) (3)	$	227,966	$	57,179

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(1)    All repurchased shares of the Company’s common stock were retired upon repurchase.

(2)    Amounts exclude excise taxes, commissions, and fees.

(3)    Amounts may not calculate due to rounding.

As of the filing of this report, $214.9 million remains available for repurchases of the Company’s outstanding common stock through December 31, 2024, under the Stock Repurchase Program.

Dividends

During 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an increase to the Company’s fixed dividend to $0.72 per share annually, to be paid in quarterly increments of $0.18 per share, beginning in the first quarter of 2024. During the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash dividends declared totaled $74.2 million.

Warrants

On June 17, 2020, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of approximately 5.9 million shares, or approximately five percent of its then outstanding common stock, at an exercise price of $0.01 per share (“Warrants”). The Warrants became exercisable at the election of the holders on January 15, 2021, pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement, dated June 17, 2020, and all of the Warrants were exercised prior to their expiration date of June 30, 2023.

The following table presents activity related to warrants exercised during the periods presented:

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2023		2022		2021
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Warrants exercised	19		—		5,922
Shares of common stock issued as a result of cashless exercise of warrants	19		—		5,918
Weighted-average share price on exercise date	$	29.09	$	—	$	15.45