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Common Stock
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Equity [Abstract]  
Common Stock Common Stock
BSY Stock Repurchase Program
On May 11, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved the BSY Stock Repurchase Program (the “Repurchase Program”) authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $200,000 of the Company’s Class B Common Stock through June 30, 2024. On December 14, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors amended the Repurchase Program to allow the Company also to repurchase its outstanding convertible senior notes. This additional authorization did not increase the overall dollar limit of the Repurchase Program. The shares and notes proposed to be acquired in the Repurchase Program may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions, through privately negotiated transactions, or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws. The Company intends to fund repurchases from available working capital and cash provided by operating activities. The timing, as well as the number and value of shares and/or notes repurchased under the Repurchase Program, will be determined by the Company at its discretion and will depend on a variety of factors, including management’s assessment of the intrinsic value of the Company’s shares, the market price of the Company’s Class B Common Stock and outstanding notes, general market and economic conditions, available liquidity, compliance with the Company’s debt and other agreements, and applicable legal requirements. The exact number of shares and/or notes to be repurchased by the Company is not guaranteed, and the Repurchase Program may be suspended, modified, or discontinued at any time without prior notice. As of March 31, 2023, $169,752 was available under the Company’s Board of Directors authorization for future repurchases of Class B Common Stock and/or outstanding convertible senior notes under the Repurchase Program.
Common Stock Issuances, Sales, and Repurchases
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company issued 928,300 shares of Class B Common Stock to colleagues who exercised their stock options, net of 73,822 shares withheld at exercise to pay for the cost of the stock options, as well as for $1,701 of applicable income tax withholdings. The Company received $4,202 in proceeds from the exercise of stock options. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company issued 1,401,249 shares of Class B Common Stock to colleagues who exercised their stock options, net of 314,659 shares withheld at exercise to pay for the cost of the stock options, as well as for $7,651 of applicable income tax withholdings. The Company received $2,768 in proceeds from the exercise of stock options.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company issued 149,855 shares of Class B Common Stock related to the exercise of acquisition options, net of 585,145 shares withheld at exercise to pay for the cost of the options. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the exercise of these options.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company issued 79,804 and 72,105 shares of Class B Common Stock, respectively, in connection with Bonus Plan incentive compensation, net of shares withheld. Of the total 143,114 shares awarded for the three months ended March 31, 2023, 63,310 shares were sold back to the Company in the same period to pay for applicable income tax withholdings of $2,425. Of the total 128,496 shares awarded for the three months ended March 31, 2022, 56,391 shares were sold back to the Company in the same period to pay for applicable income tax withholdings of $2,192.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company issued 1,052,738 and 809,751 shares of Class B Common Stock, respectively, to DCP participants in connection with distributions from the plan. The distribution in shares for the three months ended March 31, 2023 totaled 1,421,471 shares of which 368,733 shares were sold back to the Company in the same period to pay for applicable income tax withholdings of $13,626. The distribution in shares for the three months ended March 31, 2022 totaled 1,310,061 shares of which 500,310 shares were sold back to the Company in the same period to pay for applicable income tax withholdings of $24,246.
Dividends
The Company declared cash dividends during the periods presented as follows:
Dividend
Per ShareAmount
2023:
First quarter$0.05 $14,522 
2022:
First quarter$0.03 $8,353 
Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, colleagues who elected to participate in the Bentley Systems, Incorporated Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) purchased a total of 153,381 shares of Class B Common Stock, net of shares withheld, resulting in cash proceeds to the Company of $4,557. Of the total 159,377 shares purchased, 5,996 shares were sold back to the Company to pay for applicable income tax withholdings of $222. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, colleagues who elected to participate in the ESPP purchased a total of 109,749 shares of Class B Common Stock, net of shares withheld, resulting in cash proceeds to the Company of $4,611. Of the total 112,249 shares purchased, 2,500 shares were sold back to the Company to pay for applicable income tax withholdings of $121. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, $2,785 and $5,230 of ESPP withholdings via colleague payroll deduction were recorded in Accruals and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets, respectively. As of March 31, 2023, shares of Class B Common Stock available for future issuance under the ESPP were 24,434,497.