Cencora, Inc. 10-K

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "ABC." As of October 31, 2021, there were 2,315 record holders of the Company's common stock. Our board of directors approved the following quarterly dividend increases: Dividend Increases Per Share Date New Rate Old Rate % Increase November 2018 $0.400 $0.380 5% January 2020 $0.420 $0.400 5% November 2020 $0.440 $0.420 5% November 2021 $0.460 $0.440 5% Computershare is the Company's transfer agent. Computershare can be reached at (mail) AmerisourceBergen Corporation c/o Computershare, P.O. Box 50500, Louisville, KY 40233-500; (telephone): Domestic 1-800-522-6645, International 1-201-680-6578, and (internet) www.computershare.com/investor. 26 Table of Con t ents ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES The following sets forth the total number of shares purchased, the average price paid per share, the total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs, and the approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the programs during each month during the quarter ended September 30, 2021. Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Programs July 1 to July 31 150 $ 116.44 — $ 473,380,878 August 1 to August 31 — — — $ 473,380,878 September 1 to September 30 — — — $ 473,380,878 Total 150 — ________________________________________________ (a) In October 2018, the Company's board of directors authorized a share repurchase program allowing the Company to purchase up to $1.0 billion of its outstanding shares of common stock, subject to market conditions. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the Company purchased 0.6 million shares of its common stock for a total of $55.5 million to complete its authorization under this program. (b) In May 2020, the Company's board of directors authorized a share repurchase program allowing the Company to purchase up to $500 million of its outstanding shares of common stock, subject to market conditions. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the Company purchased 0.3 million shares of its common stock for $26.6 million. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had $473.4 million of availability remaining under this program. (c) Employees surrendered 229,049 shares during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 to meet minimum tax-withholding obligations upon vesting of restricted stock. 27 Table of Con t ents STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH This graph depicts the Company's five-year cumulative total stockholder returns relative to the performance of the Standard and Poor's 500 Composite Stock Index, the S&P Health Care Index, and an index of peer companies selected by the Company from the market close on September 30, 2016 to September 30, 2021. The graph assumes $100 invested at the closing price of the common stock of the Company and of each of the other indices on the New York Stock Exchange on September 30, 2016. The points on the graph represent fiscal year-end index levels based upon the last trading day in each fiscal year. The Peer Group index (which is weighted on the basis of market capitalization) consists of the following companies engaged primarily in wholesale pharmaceutical distribution and related services: McKesson Corporation and Cardinal Health, Inc. September 30, 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 AmerisourceBergen Corporation $ 100.00 $ 104.23 $ 118.20 $ 107.53 $ 128.87 $ 161.34 S&P 500 $ 100.00 $ 118.61 $ 139.85 $ 145.80 $ 167.89 $ 218.27 S&P Health Care $ 100.00 $ 115.49 $ 136.68 $ 131.80 $ 158.31 $ 194.03 Peer Group $ 100.00 $ 91.02 $ 78.03 $ 77.45 $ 83.47 $ 104.88 * $100 invested on September 30, 2016 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends. 28 Table of Con t ents ITEM 6. [RESERVED]