(13)  Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock

Liberty’s preferred stock is issuable, from time to time, with such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in a resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such preferred stock adopted by Liberty’s board of directors. As of December 31, 2021, no shares of preferred stock were issued.

Common Stock

Series A Liberty SiriusXM, Liberty Braves and Liberty Formula One common stock have one vote per share, Series B Liberty SiriusXM, Liberty Braves and Liberty Formula One common stock have ten votes per share and Series C Liberty SiriusXM, Liberty Braves and Liberty Formula One common stock have no votes per share except as otherwise required by Delaware law. Each share of Series B common stock is exchangeable at the option of the holder for one share of Series A common stock of the same group. All series of our common stock participate on an equal basis with respect to dividends and distributions.

Purchases of Common Stock

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company repurchased 11.0 million shares of Series C Liberty SiriusXM common stock for aggregate cash consideration of $443 million under the authorized repurchase program. All of the foregoing shares obtained have been retired and returned to the status of authorized and available for issuance. There were no repurchases of Series A Liberty SiriusXM common stock, Liberty Braves common stock or Liberty Formula One common stock and no repurchases of Series C Liberty Braves common stock or Liberty Formula One common stock during the year ended December 31, 2019.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company repurchased 4.0 million shares of Series A Liberty SiriusXM common stock for aggregate cash consideration of $174 million and 3.8 million shares of Series C Liberty SiriusXM common stock for aggregate cash consideration of $144 million under the authorized repurchase program. All of the foregoing shares obtained have been retired and returned to the status of authorized and available for issuance. There were no repurchases of Series A Liberty Braves common stock or Liberty Formula One common stock and no repurchases of Series C Liberty Braves common stock or Liberty Formula One common stock during the year ended December 31, 2020.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company repurchased 3.1 million shares of Series A Liberty SiriusXM common stock for aggregate cash consideration of $141 million, 7.7 million shares of Series C Liberty SiriusXM common stock for aggregate cash consideration of $359 million and 1.2 million shares of Series A Liberty Formula One common stock for aggregate cash consideration of $55 million under the authorized repurchase program. All of the foregoing shares obtained have been retired and returned to the status of authorized and available for issuance. There were no repurchases of Series A Liberty Braves common stock and no repurchases of Series C Liberty Braves common stock or Liberty Formula One common stock during the year ended December 31, 2021.

Dividends Declared by Subsidiary

During the year ended December 31, 2019, Sirius XM Holdings declared a cash dividend each quarter, and paid in cash an aggregate amount of $226 million, of which Liberty received $157 million.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, Sirius XM Holdings declared a cash dividend each quarter, and paid in cash an aggregate amount of $237 million, of which Liberty received $173 million.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, Sirius XM Holdings declared a cash dividend each quarter, and paid in cash an aggregate amount of $268 million, of which Liberty received $210 million. Sirius XM Holdings’ board of directors expects to declare regular quarterly dividends, in an aggregate annual amount of $0.087846 per share of common stock.

On January 26, 2022, Sirius XM Holdings’ board of directors declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock in the amount of $0.0219615 per share of common stock, payable on February 25, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 11, 2022. On January 31, 2022, Sirius XM Holdings’ board of directors declared a special cash dividend on its common stock in the amount of $0.25 per share of common stock, payable on February 25, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 11, 2022.