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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2022

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Total awards granted

The following table summarizes the total awards granted:

												Restricted Stock Awards/Units						Performance Awards
2022 grants												652,951						328,734
2021 grants												847,872						406,098
2020 grants												997,454						536,022

Restricted stock units and performance stock units, excluding the cash component

Information for restricted stock units and performance stock units is as follows:

						Number						Weighted Average Fair Value
Outstanding as of September 1, 2019						2,279,568						$	15.99
Granted						1,529,212						18.32
Vested						(1,417,552)						18.80
Forfeited						(145,591)						21.35
Outstanding as of August 31, 2020						2,245,637						18.79
Granted						1,519,153						20.49
Vested						(1,451,846)						17.62
Forfeited						(122,149)						20.19
Outstanding as of August 31, 2021						2,190,795						20.67
Granted						1,466,628						28.16
Vested						(1,617,943)						18.84
Forfeited						(45,850)						23.57
Outstanding as of August 31, 2022						1,993,630						$	27.59

Yearly activity of the stock purchase plan

Yearly activity of the stock purchase plan was as follows:

						Year Ended August 31,
						2022						2021						2020
Shares subscribed						279,370						347,510						347,870
Price per share						$	29.90					$	17.14					$	18.80
Shares purchased						313,790						292,690						365,990
Price per share						$	17.14					$	18.80					$	13.80
Shares available for future issuance						1,306,694

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