Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

EQUITY

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EQUITY
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Equity [Abstract]  
EQUITY EQUITY
The Company’s authorized share capital is $4,100.0 million, consisting of 4.0 billion Ordinary Shares with a nominal value of $1.00 per share and 10.0 million Redeemable Preferred Shares with a nominal value of $10.00 per share. Each Ordinary Share entitles the holder thereof to one vote.
Due to the fact that the Redeemable Preferred Shares are mandatorily redeemable, the Redeemable Preferred Shares are classified as a liability on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
On December 7, 2021, subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Company, the Company's board of directors (the “Board”) authorized a share repurchase plan (the “Share Repurchase Plan”). Under the Share Repurchase Plan, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $100.0 million of its issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares at any time during the next 24 months or, if different, such other timeframe as approved by the shareholders of the Company. Until such time as the Share Repurchase Plan was approved by the shareholders of the Company, the Board authorized any subsidiary of the Company to take such actions necessary to purchase Ordinary Shares of the Company. Repurchases under the Share Repurchase Plan may be made, from time to time, in such quantities, in such manner and on such terms and conditions and at prices the Company deems appropriate. On July 21, 2022, subject to certain limits, the shareholders’ of the Company approved a proposal authorizing the Board to repurchase up to 25% of the Company’s Ordinary Shares outstanding as of the date of the shareholders’ approval, being 40,659,257 Ordinary Shares, at any time during the next five years. On November 3, 2022, the Board approved the repurchase of up to $100.0 million of the Company's ordinary shares during the next 24 months. The Company repurchased 320,703 and 918,216 Ordinary Shares for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, of which 597,513 Ordinary Shares were repurchased on behalf of a wholly-owned subsidiary. The repurchased Ordinary Shares were recorded at cost and are being held in treasury.
During the period from October 1, 2022 to November 1, 2022, the Company repurchased approximately 5,054,856 of its Ordinary Shares at an average price per share of approximately $7.55.
As of September 30, 2022, there were 162,316,326 Ordinary Shares, 33,843,440 warrants and 10,000,000 Redeemable Preferred Shares outstanding.