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
Comparative Stock Prices
Our common stock has been trading on the New York Stock Exchange, under the trading symbol “CALX” since our initial public offering on March 24, 2010. Prior to this time, there was no public market for our common stock.
Number of Common Stockholders
As of February 9, 2024, the approximate number of holders of our common stock was 1,151 (not including beneficial owners of stock held in street name).
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our 2023 Annual Report to Stockholders, which includes our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Dividends
We have never declared or paid a cash dividend on our common stock, and we do not currently intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
We maintain a common stock repurchase program. In November 2023, our Board of Directors authorized a $100 million increase to this program. Our repurchase activity for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Total Number of Shares Repurchased Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Repurchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
October 1 to October 31 485 $ 35.07 485 $ 40,587
November 1 to November 30 772 34.96 772 113,603
December 1 to December 31 — — — 113,603
1,257 1,257
Performance Graph
The following graph shows a comparison of the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock with the cumulative total returns of the NYSE Composite Index, Russell 2000 Index and the S&P 500 Communications Equipment Index. The graph tracks the performance of a $100 investment in our common stock and in each of the indexes during the last five fiscal years ended December 31, 2023. Data for the Russell 2000 Index and S&P 500 Communications Equipment assume reinvestment of dividends. Stockholder returns over the indicated period are based on historical data and should not be considered indicative of future stockholder returns.
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This performance graph shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Calix, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ITEM 6. [Reserved]
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