Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
−Removed: ConocoPhillips’ common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “COP.”
+Added: ConocoPhillips’ common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “COP.”
Cash Dividends Per Share
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*In determining the number of stockholders, we consider clearing agencies and security position listings as one stockholder for each agency listing.
−Removed: In December 2021, we announced the addition of a VROC tier to our return of capital program.
+Added: In the fourth quarter of 2024, we incorporated the prior VROC equivalent payment into our ordinary dividend.
The declaration of ordinary dividends and VROC are subject to the discretion and approval of our Board of Directors.
The Board has adopted a dividend declaration policy providing that the declaration of any dividends will be determined quarterly.
−Removed: Beginning in the first quarter of 2024, ConocoPhillips plans to pay its quarterly dividend and VROC concurrently, and will announce such payments in the same quarter they will be paid.
For more information on factors considered when determining the level of these distributions, see “Item 1A —Risk Factors – Our ability to execute our capital return program is subject to certain considerations.”
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In late 2016, we initiated our current share repurchase program.
−Removed: In October 2022, our Board of Directors approved an increase to our authorization from $25 billion to $45 billion of common stock to support our plan for future share repurchases.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2023, we had repurchased $28.8 billion of shares.
+Added: In October 2024, our Board of Directors approved an increase from our previous authorization of $45 billion by a total of the lesser of $20 billion or the number of shares issued in our acquisition of Marathon Oil, such that the company is not to exceed $65 billion in aggregate repurchases.
+Added: As of December 31, 2024, we had repurchased $34.3 billion of shares since 2016.
Repurchases are made at management’s discretion, at prevailing prices, subject to market conditions and other factors.
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The following graph shows the cumulative TSR for ConocoPhillips’ common stock in each of the five years from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2024.
−Removed: The graph also compares the cumulative total returns for the same five-year period with the S&P 500 Index and our performance peer group consisting of Chevron, ExxonMobil, APA Corporation, Pioneer, Devon, Occidental, Hess, and EOG weighted according to the respective peer’s stock market capitalization at the beginning of each annual period.
−Removed: In 2023, we have updated our performance peer group, removing Marathon Oil Corporation and adding Pioneer, to better align with our business and market capitalization.
+Added: The graph also compares the cumulative total returns for the same five-year period with the S&P 500 Index and our performance peer group consisting of APA Corporation, Chevron, Devon Energy, Diamondback Energy, EOG Resources, ExxonMobil, Hess, and Occidental Petroleum weighted according to the respective peer’s stock market capitalization at the beginning of each annual period.
+Added: In 2024, we updated our performance peer group, adding Diamondback Energy, to better align with our business and market capitalization, and removing Pioneer.
+Added: Due to ExxonMobil’s acquisition of Pioneer completed in 2024, Pioneer’s performance has been excluded from all five years of the previous peer group performance.
The comparison assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2019, in ConocoPhillips stock, the S&P 500 Index and ConocoPhillips’ peer group and assumes that all dividends were reinvested.
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