Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On August 11, 2021, our Board of Directors authorized a $15 billion share repurchase program with no stated expiration. Under the program, we have repurchased 23.8 million shares of common stock at an average price of $223.52, for a total investment of $5.3 billion. The table below presents information with respect to Target common stock purchases made during the three months ended July 30, 2022, by Target or any "affiliated purchaser" of Target, as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act.
Share Repurchase Activity Total Number
of Shares
Purchased Average
Price
Paid per
Share Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly Announced Programs Dollar Value of
Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under Publicly Announced Programs
Period
May 1, 2022 through May 28, 2022
Open market and privately negotiated purchases — $ — — $ 12,316,056,660
May 29, 2022 through July 2, 2022
Open market and privately negotiated purchases — — — 12,316,056,660
March 2022 ASR (a)
3,569,904 211.58 3,569,904 9,680,505,231
July 3, 2022 through July 30, 2022
Open market and privately negotiated purchases — — — 9,680,505,231
Total 3,569,904 $ 211.58 3,569,904 $ 9,680,505,231
(a) Represents the incremental shares received upon final settlement of the accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement initiated in first quarter 2022. $211.58 represents the average price paid per share for the 12.5 million total shares repurchased under the ASR, which consists of the 8.9 million shares initially delivered in first quarter 2022 and the 3.6 million shares received upon final settlement in second quarter 2022. Note 9 to the Financial Statements provides additional information.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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