12. SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

On July 25, 2022, our Board authorized the 2022 Repurchase Program, pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $200 million of our common stock.  Share repurchases may be executed through various means including open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase transactions, or other available means.  The 2022 Repurchase Program does not obligate the Company to purchase any shares and has no expiration date.  Authorization for the 2022 Repurchase Program may be terminated, increased, or decreased by the Board at its discretion at any time.

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On July 26, 2021, our Board authorized the 2021 Repurchase Program, pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $200.0 million of our common stock.  Share repurchases may be executed through various means including open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase transactions, or other available means.  The 2021 Repurchase Program does not obligate the Company to purchase any shares and has no expiration date.  Authorization for the 2021 Repurchase Program may be terminated, increased, or decreased by the Board at its discretion at any time.  As of June 30, 2022, the Company has $54.4 million remaining under the 2021 Repurchase Program.

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On February 22, 2019, our Board authorized the 2019 Repurchase Program, pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $200.0 million of our common stock.  Share repurchases may be executed through various means including open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase transactions, or other available means.  The 2019 Repurchase Program does not obligate the Company to purchase any shares and has no expiration date.  Authorization for the 2019 Repurchase Program may be terminated, increased, or decreased by the Board at its discretion at any time.  As of June 30, 2022 the Company has utilized all amounts authorized under the 2019 Repurchase Program.

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On May 5, 2022, the Company entered into the 2022 ASR Agreement under the 2021 Repurchase Program.  We paid $100 million in exchange for an initial delivery of 409,312 shares of our common stock on May 9, 2022, representing an estimated 80% of the total number of shares we expected to receive under the 2022 ASR Agreement at the time we entered into the agreement.  We expect the 2022 ASR to settle in the third quarter of 2022.

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The following table sets forth our share repurchases under the Repurchase Programs during the periods presented. These repurchases closed out the 2019 Share Repurchase Program with the balance repurchased under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program.

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