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Market Information.
−Removed: The common shares of Group trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, “EG”.
−Removed: The quarterly high and low closing market prices of Group’s common shares for the periods indicated were:
−Removed: High Low High Low
−Removed: First Quarter $ 390.84 $ 333.38 $ 304.72 $ 267.35
−Removed: Second Quarter 387.10 332.87 307.10 265.00
−Removed: Third Quarter 392.47 339.63 285.67 245.79
−Removed: Fourth Quarter 414.59 350.69 337.94 260.84
+Added: The common shares of Group trade on the NYSE under the symbol, “EG”.
Number of Holders of Common Shares.
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The Company’s Board has an established policy of declaring regular quarterly cash dividends and has paid a regular quarterly dividend in each quarter since the fourth quarter of 1995.
−Removed: The Company declared and paid its quarterly cash dividend of $1.55 per share for the first quarter of 2022, declared and paid its quarterly cash dividend of $1.65 per share for the second quarter of 2022 through the second quarter of 2023, and declared and paid its quarterly cash dividend of $1.75 per share for the remaining two quarters of 2023.
+Added: The Company declared and paid its quarterly cash dividend of $1.65 per share for the first quarter and second quarter of 2023, declared and paid its quarterly cash dividend of $1.75 per share for the third quarter of 2023 through the first quarter of 2024, and declared and paid its quarterly cash dividend of $2.00 per share for the remaining three quarters of 2024.
The declaration and payment of future dividends, if any, by the Company will be at the discretion of the Board and will depend upon many factors, including the Company’s earnings, financial condition, business needs and growth objectives, capital and surplus requirements of its operating subsidiaries, regulatory restrictions, rating agency considerations and other factors.
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Announced Plans or
−Removed: Programs Maximum Number (or
−Removed: Approximate Dollar
−Removed: Value) of Shares (or
+Added: Programs Maximum Number of Shares (or
Units) that May Yet
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Total 602,342 $ — 536,469 692,439
−Removed: (1) On May 22, 2020, the Company’s executive committee of the Board approved an amendment to the share repurchase program authorizing the Company and/or its subsidiary Holdings, to purchase up to a current aggregate of 32.0 million of the Company’s shares (recognizing that the number of shares authorized for repurchase has been reduced by those shares that have already been purchased) in open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or both.
+Added: (1) On November 7, 2024, the Company’s Board approved an amendment to the share repurchase program authorizing the Company and/or its subsidiary Holdings, to purchase up to an additional 10.0 million shares to a current aggregate of 42.0 million of the Company’s shares (recognizing that the number of shares authorized for repurchase has been reduced by those shares that have already been purchased) in open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or both.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company and/or its subsidiary Holdings have repurchased 31.3 million of the Company’s shares.
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Performance Graph.
−Removed: The following Performance Graph compares cumulative total shareholder returns on the Common Shares (assuming reinvestment of dividends) from December 31, 2018 through December 31, 2023, with the cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and the Standard & Poor’s Insurance (Property and Casualty) Index.
+Added: The following performance graph compares cumulative total shareholder returns on the common shares (assuming reinvestment of dividends) from December 31, 2019 through December 31, 2024, with the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P Insurance (Property and Casualty) Index.
12/19 12/20 12/21 12/22 12/23 12/24
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S&P Property & Casualty Insurance 100.00 106.96 127.58 151.65 168.05 227.67
−Removed: * $100 invested on 12/31/18 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends.
+Added: * $100 invested on December 31, 2019 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends.
Fiscal year ending December 31.
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