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SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Share Repurchase Program  
Share repurchase program

NOTE 7 – SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

In January of 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program. Under the program, the Company may, from time to time, repurchase shares of its common stock, solely through open market purchases effected through a broker dealer at prevailing market prices, based on a variety of factors such as price, corporate trading policy requirements and overall market conditions.  The Company’s Board of Directors may increase or otherwise modify, renew, suspend or terminate the share repurchase program at any time, without prior notice.  As announced on November 17, 2021, and May 16, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors each time approved a resolution to increase the authorization amount under the share repurchase program by an additional $1.5 billion, resulting in a cumulative authorization amount of $20.3 billion.  The additional authorizations are effective for three years, beginning on their respective announcement date.

The following table identifies shares of the Company’s common stock that have been repurchased as part of the Company’s publicly announced share repurchase program for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands, except per share data):

For the Three Months Ended

For the Six Months Ended

June 30, 

June 30, 

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

Shares repurchased

 

2,219

743

 

3,386

2,218

Average price per share

$

620.27

$

537.25

$

635.40

$

479.69

Total investment

$

1,376,013

$

399,634

$

2,151,209

$

1,064,167

As of June 30, 2022, the Company had $1.4 billion remaining under its share repurchase authorization.  Subsequent to the end of the second quarter and through August 8, 2022, the Company repurchased 0.5 million additional shares of its common stock under its share repurchase program, at an average price of $659.29, for a total investment of $311.8 million.  The Company has repurchased a total of 89.4 million shares of its common stock under its share repurchase program since the inception of the program in January of 2011 and through August 8, 2022, at an average price of $214.81, for a total aggregate investment of $19.2 billion.