STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Dividends

The following table provides details of dividend payments, excluding dividend equivalent rights, in 2021, 2022, and 2023, under our Board approved quarterly cash dividend policy:

Payment Date	Amount per Share	Total Amount
		(in millions)
2021	$2.73	$351
2022	$3.06	$390
2023	$3.44	$428

In October 2023, the Board declared a cash dividend of $0.885 per share payable on January 26, 2024 to stockholders of record on December 29, 2023 for an aggregate amount of $108 million. In February 2024, the Board declared a cash dividend of $0.885 per share payable on April 26, 2024 to stockholders of record on March 29, 2024. Declaration and payment of future quarterly dividends is at the discretion of our Board and may be adjusted as business needs or market conditions change.

Stock Repurchases

Our Board of Directors may authorize the purchase of our common shares. Under our share repurchase authorization, shares may have been purchased from time to time at prevailing prices in the open market, by block purchases, through plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or in privately-negotiated transactions (including pursuant to accelerated share repurchase agreements with investment banks), subject to certain regulatory restrictions on volume, pricing, and timing.

On December 22, 2020, we entered into separate accelerated stock repurchase agreements, the December 2020 ASR Agreements, with Citibank, N.A., or Citi, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, or JPM, to repurchase $1.75 billion of our common stock as part of the $3 billion repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors on July 30,

2019. On December 23, 2020, in accordance with the December 2020 ASR Agreements, we made a payment of $1.75 billion ($875 million to Citi and $875 million to JPM) and received an initial delivery of 3.8 million shares of our common stock (1.9 million shares each from Citi and JPM). We recorded the payments to Citi and JPM as a reduction to stockholders’ equity, consisting of an $1.5 billion increase in treasury stock, which reflects the value of the initial 3.8 million shares received upon initial settlement, and a $262.5 million decrease in capital in excess of par value, which reflects the value of stock held back by Citi and JPM pending final settlement of the December 2020 ASR Agreements. Upon final settlement of the December 2020 ASR agreements with Citi and JPM on May 4, 2021 and May 5, 2021, respectively, we received an additional 0.3 million shares and 0.3 million shares, respectively, as determined by the average daily volume weighted-averages share price of our common stock during the term of the agreement, less a discount, of $400.07 and $401.49, respectively, bringing the total shares received under the December 2020 ASR agreements to 4.4 million. In addition, upon settlement we reclassified the $262.5 million value of stock initially held back by Citi and JPM from capital in excess of par value to treasury stock.

On February 18, 2021, the Board of Directors replaced the previous share repurchase authorization of up to $3 billion (of which approximately $1 billion remained unused) with a new authorization for repurchases of up to $3 billion of our common shares exclusive of shares repurchased in connection with employee stock plans, expiring as of February 18, 2024.

On January 11, 2022, we entered into separate accelerated stock repurchase agreements, the January 2022 ASR Agreements, with Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, or Mizuho, and Wells Fargo Bank, or Wells Fargo, to repurchase $1 billion of our common stock as part of the $3 billion repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors on February 18, 2021. On January 12, 2022, in accordance with the January 2022 ASR Agreements, we made a payment of $1 billion ($500 million to Mizuho and $500 million to Wells Fargo) and received an initial delivery of 2.2 million shares of our common stock (1.08 million shares each from Mizuho and Wells Fargo). We recorded the payments to Mizuho and Wells Fargo as a reduction to stockholders’ equity, consisting of an $850 million increase in treasury stock, which reflects the value of the initial 2.2 million shares received upon initial settlement, and a $150 million decrease in capital in excess of par value, which reflects the value of stock held back by Mizuho and Wells Fargo pending final settlement of the January 2022 ASR Agreements. Upon final settlement of the January 2022 ASR Agreements with Mizuho and Wells Fargo on March 29, 2022 and March 30, 2022, respectively, we received an additional 0.1 million shares and 0.1 million shares, respectively, as determined by the average daily volume weighted-averages share price of our common stock during the term of the agreement, less a discount, of $410.96 and $411.66, respectively, bringing the total shares received under the January 2022 ASR Agreements to 2.4 million. In addition, upon settlement we reclassified the $150 million value of stock initially held back by Mizuho and Wells Fargo from capital in excess of par value to treasury stock.

On November 2, 2022, we entered into separate accelerated stock repurchase agreements, the November 2022 ASR Agreements, with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, or Goldman Sachs, and Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, or Mizuho, to repurchase $1 billion of our common stock as part of the $3 billion repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors on February 18, 2021. In accordance with the November 2022 ASR Agreements, we made a payment of $1 billion ($500 million to Goldman Sachs on November 3, 2022 and $500 million to Mizuho on November 4, 2022) and received an initial delivery of 1.5 million shares of our common stock (0.760 million shares each from Goldman Sachs and Mizuho). We recorded the payments to Goldman Sachs and Mizuho as a reduction to stockholders’ equity, consisting of an $850 million increase in treasury stock, which reflects the value of the initial 1.5 million shares received upon initial settlement, and a $150 million decrease in capital in excess of par value, which reflects the value of stock held back by Goldman Sachs and Mizuho pending final settlement of the November 2022 ASR Agreements. Upon final settlement of the November 2022 ASR Agreements with Goldman Sachs and Mizuho on December 15, 2022 and December 16, 2022, respectively, we received an additional 0.177 million shares and 0.177 million shares, respectively, as determined by the average daily volume weighted-averages share price of our common stock during the term of the agreement, less a discount, of $534.16 and $533.87, respectively, bringing the total shares received under the November 2022 ASR Agreements to 1.8 million. In addition, upon settlement we reclassified the $150 million value of stock initially held back by Goldman Sachs and Mizuho from capital in excess of par value to treasury stock.

On February 15, 2023, the Board of Directors replaced the previous share repurchase authorization of up to $3 billion (of which approximately $1 billion remained unused) with a new authorization for repurchases of up to $3 billion of our common shares exclusive of shares repurchased in connection with employee stock plans, expiring as of February 15, 2026, which we refer to as the February 2023 repurchase authorization. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we repurchased 3.1 million common shares in open market transactions for $1.5 billion at an average price of $482.27 under the current share repurchase authorization. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we did not repurchase shares in open market transactions.

Effective February 16, 2024, the Board of Directors replaced the February 2023 repurchase authorization (of which approximately $824 million remained unused) with a new share repurchase authorization for repurchases of up to $3 billion of our common shares exclusive of shares repurchased in connection with employee stock plans, expiring as of February 15, 2027, which we refer to as the 2024 repurchase authorization.

Excluding shares acquired in connection with employee stock plans, share repurchases were as follows during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:

		2023			2022			2021
Authorization Date	Purchase Not to Exceed	Shares	Cost		Shares	Cost		Shares	Cost
	(in millions)
February 2023	3,000	3.1	$	1,500	—	$	—	—	$	—
February 2021	3,000	—	$	—	4.3	$	2,000	—	$	—
Total repurchases		3.1	$	1,500	4.3	$	2,000	—	$	—

In connection with employee stock plans, we acquired 0.2 million common shares for $73 million in 2023, 0.2 million common shares for $96 million in 2022, and 0.2 million common shares for $79 million in 2021.

For additional information regarding our stockholders' equity, refer to Note 16 to the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in our 2022 Form 10-K.

Regulatory Requirements

Certain of our subsidiaries operate in states that regulate the payment of dividends, loans, or other cash transfers to Humana Inc., our parent company, and require minimum levels of equity as well as limit investments to approved securities. The amount of dividends that may be paid to Humana Inc. by these subsidiaries, without prior approval by state regulatory authorities, or ordinary dividends, is limited based on the entity’s level of statutory income and statutory capital and surplus. If the dividend, together with other dividends paid within the preceding twelve months, exceeds a specified statutory limit or is paid from sources other than earned surplus, it is generally considered an extraordinary dividend requiring prior regulatory approval. In most states, prior notification is provided before paying a dividend even if approval is not required.

Although minimum required levels of equity are largely based on premium volume, product mix, and the quality of assets held, minimum requirements vary significantly at the state level. Our state regulated insurance subsidiaries had aggregate statutory capital and surplus of approximately $12.2 billion and $11.3 billion as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which exceeded aggregate minimum regulatory requirements of $9.8 billion and $8.4 billion, respectively. The amount of ordinary dividends that may be paid to our parent company in 2024 is approximately $1.1 billion in the aggregate. The amount, timing and mix of ordinary and extraordinary dividend payments will vary due to state regulatory requirements, the level of excess statutory capital and surplus and expected future surplus requirements related to, for example, premium volume and product mix. Actual dividends that were paid to our parent company were approximately $1.8 billion in 2023, $1.3 billion in 2022, and $1.6 billion in 2021.