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Information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K can be found in Part III, Item 12 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
−Removed: Although the ultimate determination of whether to pay dividends is within the sole discretion of the Board of Directors and is based on a variety of factors, the Company currently plans to continue paying dividends consistent with historical practice as earnings and the Company's liquidity permit.
+Added: Although the ultimate determination of whether to pay dividends is within the sole discretion of the Board and is based on a variety of factors, the Company currently plans to continue paying dividends consistent with historic al practice as earnings and the Company's liquidity permit.
Dividends per common share were $2.02 in 2023, $ 1.92 in 2022 and $1.80 in 2021.
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Dow Jones US Containers & Packaging $ 100.00 $ 128.59 $ 155.76 $ 172.84 $ 142.07 $ 152.91
+Added: S&P 1500 Materials $ 100.00 $ 123.88 $ 148.16 $ 188.89 $ 168.52 $ 191.27
22 FORM 10-K SONOCO 2023 ANNUAL REPORT
−Removed: The Company made the following purchases of its securities during the fourth quarter of 2022:
Issuer purchases of equity securities
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Total — $— — $ 137,971,853
−Removed: On April 20, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of the Company's common stock in an aggregate amount of up to $350.0 million.
−Removed: Following several repurchase transactions in 2021, a total of approximately $138.0 million remained available for share repurchases at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
−Removed: No shares were repurchased under this authorization during 2022.
+Added: In April 2021, the Board authorized the repurchase of the Company’s common stock in an aggregate amount of up to $350.0 million (the “Stock Repurchase Program”).
+Added: The Stock Repurchase Program was announced on May 4, 2021 and has no expiration date.
+Added: During the three months ended December 31, 2023, no shares were repurchased under the Stock Repurchase Program and no other Company stock repurchase plans or programs were outstanding, expired, or terminated.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023, a total of approximately $138.0 million remained available under the Stock Repurchase Program for future share repurchases.
The Company did not make any unregistered sales of its securities during 2023 .
+Added: During the three months ended December 31, 2023, none of the Company’s officers or directors adopted or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of the Company’s securities intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement.
+Added: For further information about share repurchases , see Note 18 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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