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Cash dividends on our common stock are paid quarterly.
−Removed: It is our expectation that we will continue to pay cash dividends in the future at comparable or increased levels.
+Added: We expect to continue increasing our quarterly dividend as we have done for the last 41 consecutive years.
The Board of Directors determines whether to declare dividends and the timing and amount based on financial condition and other factors it deems relevant.
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This program does not have a stated expiration date.
−Removed: We repurchase shares pursuant to Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18 under the Exchange Act through repurchase agreements established with one or more brokers.
−Removed: There were no purchases of stock during fiscal year 2022.
+Added: If we repurchase shares pursuant to this authorization, we may do so under Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18 under the Exchange Act through repurchase agreements established with one or more brokers.
+Added: We did not purchase any of our outstanding shares during fiscal year 2023.
As of 30 September 2023, $485.3 million in share repurchase authorization remained.
Any future purchases will be completed at our discretion while maintaining sufficient funds for investing in our business and pursuing growth opportunities.
+Added: Table of Conte n t s
Performance Graph
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Not applicable.
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Compared sentence by sentence after normalising whitespace, quotation marks, case and digits, so re-formatting and restated figures do not read as changed language. Wording changes appear as one removal and one addition. The current filing and the prior one are authoritative.