Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings Per Share

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Earnings Per Share
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share
4. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) is based on net income divided by the basic weighted average number of common shares and diluted weighted average number of common shares, respectively.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS (in millions, except per share data):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2023 2022
Net income $ 67  $ 106 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding 86.5 92.5
Stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) (a)
0.6 0.7
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
87.1 93.2
Earnings per share:
Basic
$ 0.77  $ 1.15 
Diluted
0.77  1.14 
Dividends:
Cash dividends declared per share
$ 0.35  $ 0.32 
Aggregate dividends paid to stockholders
$ 31  $ 30 
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(a)    Diluted shares outstanding excludes 0.5 million shares related to stock options and RSUs for both the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method.

Stock Repurchase Program
The following table summarizes stock repurchase activity under the current stock repurchase program (in millions, except per share data):
Shares Cost Average Price Per Share
As of December 31, 2022
15.2  $ 964  $ 63.32 
For the three months ended March 31, 2023
0.8  56  70.48 
As of March 31, 2023 16.0  $ 1,020  $ 63.67 
The Company had $381 million of remaining availability under its program as of March 31, 2023.