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(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 the Board of Directors. As of December 31, 2022, 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, 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 stock and no repurchases of Series C Liberty Braves common stock or Liberty Formula One 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 stock during the year ended December 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 3.5 million shares of Series A Liberty SiriusXM common stock for aggregate cash consideration of $161 million, 4.5 million shares of Series C Liberty SiriusXM common stock for aggregate cash consideration of $197 million and 0.7 million shares of Series A Liberty Formula One common stock for aggregate cash consideration of $37 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 stock during the year ended December 31, 2022. Dividends Declared by Subsidiary 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. During the year ended December 31, 2022, Sirius XM Holdings declared quarterly dividends and a special dividend and paid in cash an aggregate amount of $1,339 million, of which Liberty received $1,090 million. On January 25, 2023, Sirius XM Holdings’ board of directors declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock in the amount of $0.0242 per share of common stock, payable on February 24, 2023 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 9, 2023. |