TREASURY STOCK

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Equity [Abstract]

TREASURY STOCK

TREASURY STOCK

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were 14.5 million and 12.8 million shares of treasury stock outstanding with a cost of $691.8 million and $647.3 million, at a weighted average cost per share of $47.86 and $50.76, respectively.

On May 16, 2024, the Company entered into a $50 million accelerated share repurchase (“May 2024 ASR”) and received 1.3 million shares of common stock at inception of the May 2024 ASR, which represented approximately 70% of the expected total shares under the May 2024 ASR. On July 31, 2024, the early exercise provision was exercised by the May 2024 ASR counterparty. The Company received an additional 0.4 million shares determined using the volume-weighted average price of the Company’s common stock during the term of the May 2024 ASR.

On August 15, 2023, the Company entered into a $125 million accelerated share repurchase (“August 2023 ASR”) and received 2.3 million shares of common stock at inception of the August 2023 ASR, which represented approximately 80% of the expected total shares under the August 2023 ASR. On October 18, 2023 the early exercise provision was exercised by the August 2023 ASR counterparty. The Company received an additional 0.9 million shares determined using the volume-weighted average price of the Company’s common stock during the term of the August 2023 ASR.

On January 26, 2023, the Company entered into a $150 million accelerated share repurchase (“January 2023 ASR”) and received 2.1 million shares of common stock at inception of the January 2023 ASR, which represented approximately 80% of the expected total shares under the January 2023 ASR. The settlement of the January 2023 ASR agreement was completed in the second quarter of 2023, where the Company received 0.6 million shares, determined using the volume-weighted average price of the Company’s common stock during the term of the January 2023 ASR.

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Inflation Act”) was signed into law. The Inflation Act implements a new excise tax of 1% on the net share repurchases made by the Company effective for share repurchases performed January 1, 2023, or after. In October 2024, the Company made an excise tax payment of $2.5 million related to the January 2023 ASR and the August 2023 ASR.

On July 18, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized a new $225 million share repurchase program. As of September 30, 2024, $50 million remained authorized. The program, which was authorized in July 2023 and expires on December 31, 2025, allows the Company to repurchase its shares opportunistically from time to time. The Company may utilize various methods to effect any repurchases, including open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions, transactions structured through investment banking institutions, including accelerated share repurchases, or a combination of the foregoing, some of which may be effected through Rule 10b5-1 plans. The price and timing of any future purchases under the share repurchase program will depend on factors such as levels of cash generation from operations, the volume of stock option exercises by employees, cash requirements for acquisitions, dividends, economic and market conditions and stock price, and such repurchases may be discontinued at any time.