On January 7, 2021, Devon and WPX completed an all-stock merger of equals. On the closing date of the Merger, each share of WPX common stock was automatically converted into the right to receive 0.5165 of a share of Devon common stock. Consequently, Devon issued approximately 290 million shares of Devon common stock to holders of WPX common stock to effect the Merger on January 7, 2021.

The table below provides information regarding purchases of Devon’s common stock that were made in 2020 under a share repurchase program that expired at the end of 2020 (shares in thousands).

	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Dollar Value of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid per Share

First quarter 2020		2,243	$	38	$	16.85
Total		2,243	$	38	$	16.85

Upon completion of the Merger, Devon continued its commitment to pay a quarterly dividend at a fixed rate and instituted a variable quarterly dividend, which is dependent on quarterly cash flows, among other factors. The following table summarizes Devon’s fixed and variable dividends for the first six months of 2021 and 2020, respectively.

	Fixed		Variable		Total		Rate Per Share
2021:
First quarter	$	76	$	127	$	203	$	0.30
Second quarter		75		154		229	$	0.34
Total year-to-date	$	151	$	281	$	432
2020:
First quarter	$	34	$	—	$	34	$	0.09
Second quarter		42		—		42	$	0.11
Total year-to-date	$	76	$	—	$	76

In August 2021, Devon announced a cash dividend in the amount of $0.49 per share payable in the third quarter of 2021. The dividend consists of a fixed quarterly dividend in the amount of approximately $74 million (or $0.11 per share) and a variable quarterly dividend in the amount of approximately $257 million (or $0.38 per share).

The noncontrolling interests’ share of CDM’s net earnings and the contributions from and distributions to the noncontrolling interests are presented as components of equity.