Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information for Common Stock
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “ADBE.”
Stockholders
According to the records of our transfer agent, there were 856 holders of record of our common stock on January 3, 2025. Because many of such shares are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of stockholders, we are unable to estimate the total number of stockholders represented by these record holders.
Dividends
We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Below is a summary of stock repurchases for the three months ended November 29, 2024. See Note 14 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding our stock repurchase programs.
Period Total Number of Shares Repurchased
Average Price Paid Per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans
Approximate Dollar Value that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans (1)
(in millions, except average price per share)
Beginning repurchase authority $ 20,150
August 31—September 27, 2024
Accelerated share repurchases (2),(3)
4.6 $ — 4.6 $ (2,500) (3)
September 28—October 25, 2024
Shares repurchased — $ — — $ —
October 26—November 29, 2024
Shares repurchased — $ — — $ —
Total 4.6 4.6 $ 17,650
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(1) In March 2024, our Board of Directors granted authority to repurchase up to $25 billion in our common stock through March 14, 2028.
(2) In June 2024, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (“ASR”) with a large financial institution whereupon we provided them with a prepayment of $2.5 billion and received an initial delivery of shares at contract inception representing a portion of the prepayment. Upon final settlement of this ASR in September 2024, we received an incremental delivery of 1.0 million shares of our common stock. Under this ASR, we repurchased a total of 4.6 million shares at an average price of $546.30.
(3) In September 2024, we entered into an ASR with a large financial institution whereupon we provided them with a prepayment of $2.5 billion and received an initial delivery of 3.6 million shares of our common stock at contract inception, representing a portion of the prepayment. Subsequent to November 29, 2024, this ASR was settled which resulted in total repurchases of 5.0 million shares at an average price of $501.37.
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