Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Purchases of equity securities. On February 21, 2014, our board of directors approved our current share repurchase program, authorizing us to acquire up to an aggregate of 20.0 million shares of our common stock. The program allows us to repurchase shares of our common stock from time to time for cash in the open market, or in negotiated or block transactions, as market and business conditions warrant and subject to applicable legal requirements. There is no expiration date for this program, and the program may be accelerated, suspended, delayed or discontinued at any time at the discretion of our board of directors. All share repurchases after February 21, 2014 have been executed under this program.
We temporarily suspended our share repurchase program due to recent acquisitions and as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, we did not repurchase any shares during the three months ended September 30, 2022. However, there is no expiration date for this program, and we may, at any time, elect to resume the share repurchase program as the circumstances allow. Since the inception of the share buyback programs, we have repurchased 41.8 million shares at a total cost of $1.6 billion. At September 30, 2022, 12.9 million additional shares of common stock can be repurchased under the approved share repurchase program.
Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4 Mine Safety Disclosures
None
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