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
Apogee common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the ticker symbol "APOG". As of April 8, 2022, there were 1,124 shareholders of record and 14,507 shareholders for whom securities firms acted as nominees.
Dividends
Quarterly, the Board of Directors evaluates declaring dividends based on operating results, available funds and the Company's financial condition. Cash dividends have been paid each quarter since 1974. The chart below shows quarterly and annual cumulative cash dividends per share for the past three fiscal years.
Fiscal Year First Second Third Fourth Total
2022 $ 0.2000 $ 0.2000 $ 0.2000 $ 0.2200 $ 0.8200
2021 0.1875 0.1875 0.1875 0.2000 0.7625
2020 0.1750 0.1750 0.1750 0.1875 0.7125
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Company
The following table provides information with respect to purchases made by the Company of its own stock during the fourth quarter of fiscal 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) Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs (b)
November 28, 2021 through December 24, 2021 238,938 $ 43.76 237,872 1,124,128
December 25, 2021 through January 22, 2022 677,804 48.58 676,025 2,448,103
January 23, 2022 through February 26, 2022 623,565 45.02 623,565 1,824,538
Total 1,540,307 $ 45.92 1,537,462 1,824,538
(a) The shares in this column represent the total number of shares that were repurchased by us pursuant to our publicly announced repurchase program, plus the shares surrendered to us by plan participants to satisfy withholding tax obligations related to share-based compensation.
(b) In fiscal 2004, announced on April 10, 2003, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 1,500,000 shares of Company stock. The Board increased the authorization by 750,000 shares, announced on January 24, 2008; by 1,000,000 shares on each of the announcement dates of October 8, 2008, January 13, 2016, January 9, 2018, January 14, 2020, and October 7, 2021; and by 2,000,000 shares, announced on October 3, 2018 and January 14, 2022. The repurchase program does not have an expiration date.
Comparative Stock Performance
The graph below compares the cumulative total shareholder return on a $100 investment in our common stock for the last five fiscal years with the cumulative total return on a $100 investment in the Russell 2000 Index, a broad equity market index, and the Standard & Poor's Small Cap 600 Growth Index, an index that includes companies of similar market capitalization. The graph assumes an investment at the close of trading on March 4, 2017, and also assumes the reinvestment of all dividends.
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2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Apogee $ 100.00 $ 76.44 $ 63.62 $ 54.34 $ 69.37 $ 86.10
S&P Small Cap 600 Growth Index 100.00 112.36 120.65 112.72 165.53 162.88
Russell 2000 Index 100.00 111.31 116.96 110.20 166.40 155.92
We selected the Standard & Poor's Small Cap 600 Growth Index as an index of companies with similar market capitalization because we are unable to identify a peer group of companies similar to us in size and scope of business activities or a widely recognized published industry index that accurately reflects our diverse business activities. Most of our direct competitors in our various business units are either privately owned or divisions of larger, publicly owned companies.
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