Common and Preferred Shares and Warrants (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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Authorized shares and a reconciliation of common shares issued and outstanding

The following table shows authorized shares and provides a reconciliation of common shares issued and outstanding for the years ended December 31:

(Millions, except where indicated)	2018	2017	2016
Common shares authorized (billions)(a)	3.6	3.6	3.6
Shares issued and outstanding at beginning of year	859	904	969
Repurchases of common shares	(15)	(50)	(70)
Other, primarily stock option exercises and restricted stock awards granted	3	5	5
Shares issued and outstanding as of December 31	847	859	904

Of the common shares authorized but unissued as of December 31, 2018, approximately 24 million shares are reserved for issuance under employee stock and employee benefit plans.

Perpetual Fixed Rate Noncumulative Preferred Shares issued and outstanding

We have the following perpetual Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Noncumulative Preferred Share series issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018:

	Series B	Series C
Issuance date	November 10, 2014	March 2, 2015
Securities issued	750 Preferred Shares; represented by 750,000 depositary shares	850 Preferred Shares; represented by 850,000 depositary shares
Aggregate liquidation preference	$750 million	$850 million
Fixed dividend rate per annum	5.20%	4.90%
Semi-annual fixed dividend payment dates	Beginning May 15, 2015	Beginning September 15, 2015
Floating dividend rate per annum	3 month LIBOR+ 3.428%	3 month LIBOR+ 3.285%
Quarterly floating dividend payment dates	Beginning February 15, 2020	Beginning June 15, 2020
Fixed to floating rate conversion date(a)	November 15, 2019	March 15, 2020

The date on which dividends convert from a fixed-rate calculation to a floating rate calculation.