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
Common Stock
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “AROC.” On February 14, 2024, the closing price of our common stock was $16.26 per share.
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Comparison of Five Year Cumulative Total Return
The performance graph below shows the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock compared with the S&P 500, AMNAX and AMZ indices over the five–year period beginning on December 31, 2018. The results are based on an investment of $100 in each of our common stock, the S&P 500, the AMNAX and the AMZ. The graph assumes reinvestment of dividends and adjusts all closing prices and dividends for stock splits.
The performance graph shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this 2023 Form 10–K into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under those Acts.
Holders
As of February 14, 2024, there were approximately 1,550 holders of record of our common stock. The actual number of stockholders is greater than this number of record holders and includes stockholders who are beneficial owners but whose shares are held in street name by banks, brokers and other nominees.
Dividends
On January 25, 2024, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.165 per share of common stock, or approximately $25.9 million, which was paid on February 13, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 6, 2024. Any future determinations to pay cash dividends to our stockholders will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will be dependent upon our financial condition, results of operations, and credit and loan agreements in effect at that time and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors. We cannot provide assurance that we will declare or pay dividends in any particular amount or at all in the future.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
For disclosures regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans, see Part III, Item 12. “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters” of this 2023 Form 10–K.
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Purchases of Equity Securities by Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
The following table summarizes our purchases of equity securities during the three months ended December 31, 2023:
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares
Total Number of
That May Yet be
Average
Shares Purchased
Purchased Under
Total Number
Price
as Part of Publicly
the Publicly
of Shares
Paid per
Announced Plans
Announced Plans
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Purchased (1)
Share (2)
or Programs
or Programs
October 1, 2023 — October 31, 2023
79,112
$
12.26
79,112
$
42,535
November 1, 2023 — November 30, 2023
3,444
13.18
—
42,535
December 1, 2023 — December 31, 2023
95,000
14.68
95,000
41,140
Total
177,556
$
13.57
174,112
(1) Represents shares of common stock purchased from employees to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock awards and shares repurchased under the 2023 Share Repurchase Program during the period. See Note 17 (“Stockholders’ Equity”) for further details on the 2023 Share Repurchase Program.
(2) Average price paid per share includes costs associated with the repurchase, as applicable.
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