Share Repurchase Program and Dividend

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

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Share Repurchase Program and Dividend

6. Share Repurchase Program and Dividend

On January 27, 2015, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized a new $2.0 billion share repurchase program to be completed by the end of 2016. Shares repurchased under the program may be made through a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block trades or accelerated share repurchase transactions. Any such repurchases will be made from time to time subject to market and economic conditions, applicable legal requirements and other relevant factors. The program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares and may be suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion. During the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Company repurchased 17.3 million shares of AAG Common Stock for $753 million at a weighted average cost per share of $43.53. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company repurchased 21.1 million shares of AAG Common Stock for $943 million at a weighted average cost per share of $44.60.

Also on January 27, 2015, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had declared a $0.10 per share dividend for shareholders of record on February 9, 2015, and payable on February 23, 2015.

In April 2015, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had declared a $0.10 per share dividend for shareholders of record on May 4, 2015, and payable on May 18, 2015.

The total cash payment for dividends during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 was $70 million and $140 million, respectively. Any future dividends that may be declared and paid from time to time under the Company’s capital deployment program will be subject to market and economic conditions, applicable legal requirements and other relevant factors. The Company’s capital deployment program does not obligate it to continue a dividend for any fixed period, and payment of dividends may be suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion.