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Stock buy-backs / cash deployment decisions

Apple announced plans to initiate a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share and a $10 billion share repurchase program, marking the company's first dividend since 1995.

The Board authorized a $60 billion increase to the share repurchase program, bringing the total to $100 billion by the end of 2015. A 15% increase in the quarterly dividend was also approved.

Apple announced a 50% increase in its capital return program, bringing the total to $200 billion by the end of March 2017.

Apple unveiled a $110 billion share buyback program, the largest in the company's history, alongside a 4% increase in its dividend.

Apple announced a $100 billion share buyback program and a 4% increase in its dividend to $0.26 per share.

01 May, 2025

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