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Capital Stock | Capital Stock Common Stock At September 30, 2024, we had 100 million shares of common stock authorized and 43.7 million shares issued and outstanding. Dividends We paid regular quarterly dividends on our common stock during the last two years. On July 11, 2024, the Board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 24.25 cents per share payable on September 3, 2024 to shareholders of record on July 29, 2024. On September 19, 2024, the Board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 24.25 cents per share payable on December 2, 2024 to shareholders of record on November 4, 2024 The payment of future dividends is at the discretion of the Board of Directors and is dependent on our future earnings, financial condition, shareholder equity levels, cash flow, business requirements and other factors. Preferred Stock At September 30, 2024, we had the authority to issue up to 2.0 million shares of preferred stock with a par value of $10 per share. Share Repurchase Program In November 2023, our Board of Directors authorized a $500 million share repurchase program that expires on December 31, 2025 (the "2023 Repurchase Program"). Under the 2023 Share Repurchase Program, we are not obligated to repurchase any specific dollar amount or number of shares. The timing and volume of share repurchases may be executed at the discretion of management on an opportunistic basis, or pursuant to trading plans or other arrangements. Share repurchases under this program may be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we repurchased a total of 1,291,224 shares of our common stock for an aggregate of $125.3 million and an average price of $97.04 per share. These shares were retired upon repurchase. At September 30, 2024, $375 million remained available under the 2023 Repurchase Program. In October 2021, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a $250 million share repurchase program (the "2021 Repurchase Program"). Under the 2021 Repurchase Program, in 2023, we repurchased a total of 2,297,955 shares of our common stock for an aggregate of $169.9 million and an average price of $73.92 per share. These shares were retired upon repurchase. The 2021 Repurchase Program expired on December 31, 2023 with approximately $28 million remaining available. Shares Used to Calculate Earnings per Share
(a)We have deferred compensation plans for directors and certain of our employees. Some amounts owed to participants are denominated in common stock units. Each unit represents one share of common stock. The number of shares used to calculate basic earnings per share includes the weighted-average common stock units credited to employees and directors under the deferred compensation plans. Additionally, nonvested units containing only a service requirement are also included in the computation of basic weighted-average shares when the requisite service period has been completed. Accordingly, included in basic shares are 0.2 million in the three months and 0.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 0.3 million in the three months and 0.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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