Stockholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Share Repurchase Program

In June 2020, the Board of Directors authorized a three-year $400.0 million share repurchase program, effective July 1, 2020. In January 2023, the Board of Directors authorized a new three-year $1.0 billion share repurchase program, replacing the existing $400.0 million share repurchase program, pursuant to which the Company may repurchase its outstanding common stock from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions.

On January 30, 2023, the Company announced the closing of a secondary public offering (the "January Offering") of an aggregate of 5.2 million shares of its common stock that were sold by certain entities managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc (the "January Selling Stockholders"). All the shares in the January Offering were sold by the January Selling Stockholders. The Company did not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the January Selling Stockholders in the January Offering. Also pursuant to the related underwriting agreement, the Company repurchased 900 thousand shares of its common stock from the underwriters as part of the January Offering, at the public offering price of $97.00 per share, resulting in a purchase price of $87.3 million (the "January Concurrent Share Repurchase"). The January Concurrent Share Repurchase was made under the Company's existing $1.0 billion share repurchase program, and is included within the caption "Shares of treasury stock purchased under share repurchase program" in the table below.

On October 10, 2023, the Company announced a secondary public offering (the "October Offering") of an aggregate of 7.8 million shares of its common stock (which includes approximately 1.0 million additional shares that underwriters had the option to purchase), of which 6.8 million shares were sold by certain entities managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. and 966 thousand shares were sold by certain entities affiliated with MiTAC Holdings Corporation (collectively, the "October Selling Stockholders"). All of the shares in the October Offering were sold by the October Selling Stockholders. The Company did not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the October Selling Stockholders in the October Offering. Also pursuant to the related underwriting agreement, the Company repurchased approximately 2.8 million shares from the underwriters as part of the October Offering, at a repurchase price of $95.5135 per share, resulting in a purchase price of approximately $262.7 million (the "October Concurrent Share Repurchase"). The October Concurrent Share Repurchase was made under the Company's existing $1.0 billion share repurchase program, and is included within the caption "Shares of treasury stock purchased under share repurchase program" in the table below.

As of November 30, 2023, the Company had $395.9 million available for future repurchases of its common stock under the authorized share repurchase program.

The following table presents information with respect to purchases of common stock by the Company under the share repurchase program during the year ended November 30, 2023.


(shares in thousands, except per share amounts)	Shares	Weighted-average price per share
Treasury stock balance as of November 30, 2022	4,049	$	83.29
Shares of treasury stock repurchased under share repurchase program (1)	6,470	95.92
Shares of treasury stock repurchased for tax withholdings on equity awards	189	100.57
Shares of treasury stock reissued for employee benefit plans	(365)	90.11
Treasury stock balance as of November 30, 2023	10,343	$	91.82

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(1) Weighted-average price per share excludes broker's commissions and excise taxes. "Repurchases of common stock" in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the twelve months ended November 30, 2023 excludes $5.6 million of accrued excise tax that is included in "Other current liabilities" and "Treasury stock" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at November 30, 2023. Excise taxes when paid are classified as operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Dividends

The Company declared cumulative cash dividends of $1.40, $1.20 and $0.80 per share during the years ended November 30, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. On January 9, 2024, the Company announced a cash dividend of $0.40 per share to stockholders of record as of January 19, 2024, payable on January 26, 2024. Dividends are subject to continued capital availability and the declaration by the Board of Directors in the best interest of the Company’s stockholders.