Earnings (loss) per basic share is computed based on the weighted-average number of common shares. Earnings (loss) per diluted share include the weighted-average effect of dilutive restricted stock and options on the weighted-average shares outstanding.

The following table provides the weighted-average shares utilized for the calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the third quarter and year-to-date 2021 and 2020:


	Third Quarter		Year-to-Date
	2021	2020	2021	2020
	(in millions)

Common Shares	278	287	285	286
Treasury Shares	(15)	(8)	(13)	(8)
Basic Shares	263	279	272	278
Effect of Dilutive Restricted Stock and Options	4	4	5	3
Diluted Shares	267	283	277	281
Anti-dilutive Options and Awards (a)	1	4	1	5

(a)These options and awards were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

In March 2021, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new $500 million share repurchase plan, which replaced the $79 million remaining under the March 2018 repurchase program. Pursuant to the Board's authorization, the Company entered into a Rule 10b5-1 purchase plan to effectuate share repurchases for the first $250 million. In May 2021, the Company initiated a

second $250 million Rule 10b5-1 purchase plan to effectuate the remaining share repurchases under the March 2021 repurchase plan.

In July 2021, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program (the "July 2021 Program"), which replaced the $36 million remaining under the March 2021 repurchase program. Under the authorization of this program, in July 2021 the Company entered into a stock repurchase agreement with its former Chief Executive Officer and certain of his affiliated entities pursuant to which the Company repurchased 10 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $730 million.

The Company repurchased the following shares of its common stock during year-to-date 2021:


Repurchase Program	Amount Authorized		Shares Repurchased	Amount Repurchased		Average Stock Price
	(in millions)		(in thousands)	(in millions)
March 2021 (a)	$	500	6,996	$	464	$	66.30
July 2021 (a)	$	1,500	10,000	$	730	$	73.01
July 2021 (b)			5,510	$	365	$	66.21

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(a)Reflects repurchases of L Brands, Inc. common stock prior to the August 2, 2021 spin-off of Victoria's Secret & Co.

(b)Reflects repurchases of Bath & Body Works, Inc. common stock subsequent to the August 2, 2021 spin-off of Victoria's Secret & Co.

The July 2021 Program had $405 million remaining as of October 30, 2021. There were $15 million of share repurchases reflected in Accounts Payable on the October 30, 2021 Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Subsequent to October 30, 2021, the Company repurchased an additional 2.2 million shares of its common stock for $166 million under the July 2021 Program.

In accordance with the Company's Board of Directors' resolution, shares of common stock repurchased under the July 2021 Program will be retired and cancelled upon repurchase. As a result, the Company retired the 16 million shares repurchased under the July 2021 Program during year-to-date 2021, which resulted in reductions of $8 million in the par value of Common Stock, $50 million in Paid-in Capital and $1.037 billion in Retained Earnings.

Under the authority and declaration of the Board of Directors, the Company paid the following dividends during year-to-date 2021 and 2020:


	Ordinary Dividends			Total Paid
	(per share)		(in millions)
2021
First Quarter	$	—		$	—
Second Quarter	0.15			42
Third Quarter	0.15			39
Total	$	0.30		$	81
2020
First Quarter	$	0.30		$	83
Second Quarter	—			—
Third Quarter	—			—
Total	$	0.30		$	83

The Board of Directors suspended the quarterly cash dividend beginning in the second quarter of 2020 as a proactive measure to strengthen the Company's financial flexibility and manage through the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2021, the Company's Board of Directors reinstated the annual dividend at $0.60 per share, beginning with the quarterly dividend paid in June 2021.

In November 2021, the Company's Board of Directors declared the fourth quarter of 2021 ordinary dividend of $0.15 per share.