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
Our common stock has been listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “ATRA” since October 16, 2014. Prior to that time, there was no public market for our common stock.
On February 18, 2022, there were 6 stockholders of record of our common stock. We are unable to estimate the total number of stockholders represented by these record holders, as many of our shares are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of our stockholders.
Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain all of our future earnings, if any, to finance the growth and development of our business do not intend to declare or pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any further determination to pay dividends on our capital stock will be at the discretion of our board of directors, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors that our board of directors considers relevant.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
Information about our equity compensation plans is incorporated herein by reference to Item 12 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Stock Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total return on an indexed basis of a $100 investment, made at the beginning of the five-year period ended December 31, 2021, in the Company’s common stock, the Nasdaq Composite Index and the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index.
This performance graph shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or incorporated by reference into any filing of Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing. The past performance of our common stock is not an indication of future performance.
COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
As of December 31,
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.
Nasdaq Composite
Nasdaq Biotechnology
2016
100.00
100.00
100.00
2017
127.46
128.24
121.06
2018
244.65
123.26
109.77
2019
115.99
166.68
136.56
2020
138.24
239.42
171.64
2021
110.99
290.63
170.55
Item 6. [Reserved]
Not Required.
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