During the nine months ended October 29, 2022, the Company purchased certain treasury bills for $196.8 million that are classified as short-term investments.
The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $532.7 million as of October 29, 2022. The Company maintains a credit facility (“credit agreement”) for general corporate purposes including, among other uses, working capital financing, the issuance of letters of credit, capital expenditures and, subject to certain restrictions, the repayment of existing indebtedness and share repurchases. The credit agreement provides a borrowing capacity of $800 million, subject to certain limitations as outlined in the credit agreement, with a $200 million expansion option.
In April 2021, the Company amended the credit agreement (the “2021 amendment”). See Note 7, Revolving Credit Agreement, in the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements,” in Part I, Item 1 hereof for additional information. During the nine months ended October 30, 2021, the Company paid $3.0 million in issuance costs related to the 2021 amendment, which were recorded in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, and the Company recognized a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $2.8 million for the write-off of certain remaining deferred financing fees related to the previous agreement. This charge was recorded in other expense on the condensed consolidated statement of income.
At October 29, 2022, no borrowings were outstanding, and letters of credit totaling $19.3 million were issued under the credit agreement leaving unutilized availability of $780.7 million.
During the nine months ended October 29, 2022, the Company repurchased 1.7 million shares of Class A Common Stock at an average price of $255.49 per share for $436.6 million under its stock repurchase plans, and the Company paid $16.2 million for share repurchases that had not yet settled but were accrued at January 29, 2022. During the nine months ended October 30, 2021, the Company repurchased 2.6 million shares of Class A Common Stock at an average price of $158.40 per share for $410.3 million under its stock repurchase plans. As of October 29, 2022, $175.4 million of authorization remained under the Company’s open stock repurchase plan. The ultimate disposition of the repurchased stock has not been determined. See Note 8, Stock Repurchase Programs, in the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements,” in Part I, Item 1 hereof for additional information.
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ("the Act") was signed into law. Under the Act share repurchases after December 31, 2022 will be subject to a 1% excise tax. This excise tax and the remaining corporate tax changes included in the Act are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.
The Company expects to finance its operations during fiscal 2022 from cash on hand, cash flows generated from operations and, if necessary, utilization of the credit facility. Depending upon our actual and anticipated sources and uses of liquidity, the Company will from time to time consider other possible financing transactions, the proceeds of which could be used to fund working capital or for other corporate purposes.
On November 17, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a special dividend of $15.00 per share. The dividend is payable on the Class A and Class B Common Stock of the Company on January 9, 2023 to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2022. The Company expects to fund the dividend from cash flows from operations.
There have been no material changes in the information set forth under caption “Commercial Commitments” in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022.
OFF-BALANCE-SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company has not created, and is not party to, any special-purpose entities or off-balance-sheet arrangements for the purpose of raising capital, incurring debt or operating the Company’s business. The Company does not have any off-balance-sheet arrangements or relationships that are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or the availability of capital resources.