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
The Company’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market ® under the symbol “CASH.” Quarterly dividends for all quarters of fiscal year 2021 and 2020 were $0.05 per share.
Dividend payment decisions are made with consideration of a variety of factors including earnings, financial condition, market considerations and regulatory restrictions.
As of November 18, 2021, the Company had (i) 30,548,503 shares of common stock outstanding, which were held by approximately 174 stockholders of record, (ii) no shares of nonvoting common stock outstanding, and (iii) 77,703 shares of common stock held in treasury.
The transfer agent for the Company’s common stock is Computershare Investor Services, 462 South 4th Street, Suite 1600, Louisville, KY 40202.
The Company's Board of Directors authorized a 7,500,000 share repurchase program on November 20, 2019 that was publicly announced on November 20, 2019 and is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2022. On September 3, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to an additional 6,000,000 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock on or before September 30, 2024. The new program was publicly announced on September 7, 2021. The table below sets forth information regarding repurchases of our common stock during the fiscal 2021 fourth fiscal quarter.
Period Total Number of Shares Repurchased (1)
Average Price Paid per Share (1)(2)
Total Number Of Shares Purchased As Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Additional Shares Authorized As Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Maximum Number Of Shares that may yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
July 1 to 31 615 $ 49.99 — — 1,550,173
August 1 to 31 — — — — 1,550,173
September 1 to 30 250,213 51.06 234,297 6,000,000 7,315,876
Total 250,828 234,297 6,000,000
(1) These shares were acquired in satisfaction of the tax withholding obligations of holders of restricted stock unit awards, which vested during the quarter.
(2) The average price paid per share is calculated on a trade date basis for all open market transactions and excludes commissions and other transaction expenses.
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Total Stock Return Performance Gra ph
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on Meta common stock over the last five fiscal years with the cumulative total return of the NASDAQ Composite Index and the NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index (assuming the investment of $100 in each index on October 1, 2016 and reinvestment of all dividends). The stock price performance reflected below is based on historical results and is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
The information contained in this section, including the following line graph, shall not be deemed to be "soliciting material" or "filed" or incorporated by reference in future filings of Meta with the SEC, or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates it by reference into a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
Index 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Meta Financial Group, Inc. $ 100.00 $ 130.19 $ 137.99 $ 164.70 $ 97.90 $ 268.51
NASDAQ Composite Index 100.00 123.68 154.82 155.63 219.36 285.75
NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index 100.00 130.02 134.38 123.71 85.43 155.20
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