Shareholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Equity [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

Shareholders’ Equity

Share Repurchases

The following share repurchase program has been authorized by CVS Health Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”):

In billions Authorization Date	Authorized		Remaining as of June 30, 2022
December 9, 2021 (“2021 Repurchase Program”)	$	10.0	$	8.0

The 2021 Repurchase Program permits the Company to effect repurchases from time to time through a combination of open market repurchases, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) transactions, and/or other derivative transactions. The 2021 Repurchase Program can be modified or terminated by the Board at any time.

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company repurchased approximately 19.1 million shares of common stock for approximately $2.0 billion pursuant to the 2021 Repurchase Program, including share repurchases under the ASR transaction described below. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock.

Pursuant to the authorization under the 2021 Repurchase Program, the Company entered into a $1.5 billion fixed dollar ASR with Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”). Upon payment of the $1.5 billion purchase price on January 4, 2022, the Company received a number of shares of CVS Health Corporation’s common stock equal to 80% of the $1.5 billion notional amount of the ASR or approximately 11.6 million shares at a price of $103.34 per share, which were placed into treasury stock in January 2022. The ASR was accounted for as an initial treasury stock transaction for $1.2 billion and a forward contract for $0.3 billion. The forward contract was classified as an equity instrument and was recorded within capital surplus. In February 2022, the Company received approximately 2.7 million shares of CVS Health Corporation’s common stock, representing the remaining 20% of the $1.5 billion notional amount of the ASR, thereby concluding the ASR. These shares were placed into treasury stock and the forward contract was reclassified from capital surplus to treasury stock in February 2022.

At the time they were received, the initial and final receipt of shares resulted in an immediate reduction of the outstanding shares used to calculate the weighted average common shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share.

Dividends

The quarterly cash dividend declared by the Board was $0.55 and $0.50 per share in the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Cash dividends declared by the Board were $1.10 and $1.00 per share in the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. CVS Health Corporation has paid cash dividends every quarter since becoming a public company. Future dividend payments will depend on the Company’s earnings, capital requirements, financial condition and other factors considered relevant by the Board.