Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
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5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our
common stock has traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “ABEO” since June 22, 2015.
We
have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common
stock in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends, if any, in the future is within the discretion of our Board of Directors and
will depend on our earnings, capital requirements and financial condition and other relevant facts. We currently intend to retain all
future earnings, if any, to finance the development and growth of our business.
The
number of record holders of our common stock as of March 6, 2024 was 248.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
The
following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2023, information about shares of common stock outstanding and available for issuance
under our existing equity compensation plans.
Plan Category
Number of
securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
Weighted average
exercise price of
outstanding options
warrants and rights
Number of securities
remaining available
for future issuance
under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a))
(a)
(b)
(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:
2015 Equity Incentive Plan
179,001
$ 38.58
—
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders:
—
$ —
—
Total equity compensation plans
179,001
$ 38.58
—
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
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Issuer
Repurchases of Equity Securities
The
following table provides information about purchases of equity securities that are registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange
Act for the three months ended December 31, 2023:
Number of securities to Total number of
shared (our units)
purchased
Weighted average
Average price
paid per share
(or unit)
(a)
Shares delivered or withheld pursuant to restricted stock awards
October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023
191
$ 4.12
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
—
$ —
December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
—
$ —
191
$ 4.12
(a)
Reflects shares of common stock surrendered to the Company for payment of tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting
of restricted stock.
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