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 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
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Common Stock

The Company’s common stock is listed on Cboe BZX under the trading symbol CBOE. As of September 30, 2023, 325,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were authorized, $0.01 par value, and 108,009,417 and 105,555,989 shares were issued and outstanding, respectively. As of December 31, 2022, 325,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were authorized, $0.01 par value, and 107,670,248 and 105,951,199 shares were issued and outstanding, respectively. The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share.

Common Stock in Treasury, at Cost

The Company accounts for the purchase of treasury stock under the cost method with the shares of stock repurchased reflected as a reduction to Cboe stockholders’ equity and included in common stock in treasury, at cost in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Shares repurchased under the Company’s share repurchase program are retired or they are available to be redistributed. When treasury shares are redistributed, they are recorded at the average cost of the treasury shares acquired. When treasury shares are retired, they are removed from the common stock in treasury balance. The Company held 2,453,428 and 1,719,049 shares of common stock in treasury as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Share Repurchase Program

In 2011, the Board of Directors approved an initial authorization for the Company to repurchase shares of its outstanding common stock of $100 million and subsequently approved additional authorizations for a total authorization of $1.6 billion. The Company expects to fund repurchases primarily through the use of existing cash balances. The program permits the Company to purchase shares, through a variety of methods, including in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws. It does not obligate the Company to make any repurchases at any specific time or situation.

On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law H.R. 5376 (commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 or simply the “IRA”). Tax measures contained in the IRA include, among other items, a new excise tax of 1% on repurchases of stock by domestic corporations with stock traded on established securities markets. The amount on which the tax is imposed is reduced by the value of any stock issued by such corporation during the tax year and the tax generally applies to stock buy-back transactions occurring after December 31, 2022. This new tax is not expected to result in a material impact to the Company.

The Company did not repurchase shares under the Company’s share repurchase program during the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Since inception of the program through September 30, 2023, the Company has repurchased 19,576,581 shares of common stock at an average cost per share of $72.03, totaling $1.4 billion.

As of September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company had $139.8 million and $233.3 million of availability remaining under its existing share repurchase authorizations, respectively.

Purchase of Common Stock from Employees

The Company purchased 5,376 and 1,260 shares that were not part of the publicly announced share repurchase authorization from employees for an average price paid per share of $147.06 and $120.82 during the three months ended September 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively. These shares consisted of shares retained to cover payroll withholding taxes or option costs in connection with the vesting of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and performance share awards.

Preferred Stock

The Company has authorized the issuance of 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, issuable from time to time in one or more series. As of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the Company had no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

Dividends

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company declared and paid cash dividends per share of $0.55 for an aggregate payout of $58.5 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company declared and paid cash dividends per share of $0.50 for an aggregate payout of $53.4 million.

Each share of common stock, including RSUs and PSUs, is entitled to receive dividend and dividend equivalents, respectively, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of the Company. The Company’s expectation is to continue to pay dividends. The decision to pay a dividend, however, remains within the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and may be affected by various factors, including earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, level of

indebtedness and other considerations the Board of Directors deems relevant. Future debt obligations and statutory provisions, among other things, may limit, or in some cases prohibit, the Company’s ability to pay dividends.

As a holding company, the Company’s ability to declare and continue to pay dividends in the future with respect to its common stock will also be dependent upon the ability of its subsidiaries to pay dividends to it under applicable corporate law.