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
LISTING ON THE NASDAQ GLOBAL SELECT MARKET
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “AMKR.” There were approximately 79 holders of record of our common stock as of February 17, 2023.
DIVIDEND POLICY
In October 2020, our Board of Directors approved the initiation of a regular quarterly cash dividend on our common stock. Each quarter since the adoption of this dividend policy, the Company has declared and paid a quarterly dividend. In November 2022, our Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share, a 50% increase from the rate set in November 2021.
We currently anticipate that we will continue to pay quarterly cash dividends in the future. However, the payment, amount and timing of future dividends remain within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, debt restrictions and other factors. Refer to the “Liquidity” section in Item 7 of this Form 10-K for additional information.
RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
None.
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS
The information required by this item regarding equity compensation plans is set forth in Part III, Item 12 of this Form 10-K.
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
The following table provides information regarding repurchases of our common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2022:
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased (a) Average Price Paid Per Share ($) Total Number of Shares Purchased as part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (b) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs ($) (b)
October 1 - October 31 — $ — — $ 91,586,032
November 1 - November 30 — — — 91,586,032
December 1 - December 31 2,843 27.56 — 91,586,032
Total 2,843 $ 27.56 —
(a) Represents shares of common stock surrendered to us to satisfy tax withholding obligations associated with share-based compensation awards issued to employees.
(b) On August 30, 2011, we announced that our Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to $150.0 million of our common stock, exclusive of any fees, commissions or other expenses, under the Stock Repurchase Program. On February 1, 2012, we announced that the Board of Directors had authorized an additional $150.0 million for the repurchase of our common stock under the Stock Repurchase Program, resulting in a total repurchase authorization under the Stock Repurchase Program of $300.0 million. Pursuant to
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the Stock Repurchase Program, we made no common stock purchases for the three months ended December 31, 2022, and at December 31, 2022, approximately $91.6 million was available for repurchase. Repurchases of our common stock under the Stock Repurchase Program are funded with available cash, and the Stock Repurchase Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
PERFORMANCE GRAPH (1)
(1) The preceding Stock Performance Graph is not deemed filed with the SEC and shall not be incorporated by reference in any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing. The stock performance shown on the performance graph above is not necessarily indicative of future performance. We will not make or endorse any predictions as to Amkor’s future stock performance.
The following table sets forth the cumulative total returns included in the preceding Stock Performance Graph for the years ended December 31, 2017 through 2022:
For the Year Ended December 31,
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Amkor Technology, Inc. $ 100.00 $ 65.27 $ 129.35 $ 150.44 $ 249.06 $ 243.35
S&P Midcap 400 100.00 88.92 112.21 127.54 159.12 138.34
PHLX Semiconductor 100.00 93.95 153.39 235.71 336.71 219.26
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