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During the six months ending June 30, 2025, the Penske Automotive Group repurchased 885,272 shares of common stock, or approximately 1.3% of its outstanding shares, consisting of 750,679 shares of common stock for approximately $111.2 million under its securities repurchase program and 134,593 shares of our common stock for $22.1 million from employees in connection with a net share settlement feature of employee equity awards. On 14 May 2025, the Board of Directors delegated to management an additional $250 million in securities repurchase authority. As of June 30, 2025, $295.7 million remained outstanding and available for repurchases under our securities repurchase program. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had a ~$2.3 billion in liquidity, including $155 million in cash and $2.2 billion of availability under its U.S. and international credit agreements. The Company’s leverage ratio at June 30, 2025 was 1.2x.
Also, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the quarterly dividend of 4.8%, or $0.06 per share, to $1.32 per share representing a forward dividend yield of 3.1%. The increase represents the Company’s 19th consecutive quarterly increase. On a trailing twelve-month basis, the dividend payout ratio is 34.7%. The dividend is payable on 3 September 2025, to shareholders of record as of August 15, 2025.
