CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC. 10-K

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities The Company’s Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market, under the symbol “ CPSS. ” As of January 1, 2024, there were 28 holders of record of the Company’s Common Stock. To date, we have not declared or paid any dividends on our Common Stock. The payment of future dividends, if any, on our Common Stock is within the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon our income, capital requirements and financial condition, and other relevant factors. The instruments governing our outstanding debt place certain restrictions on the payment of dividends. We do not intend to declare any dividends on our Common Stock in the foreseeable future, but instead intend to retain any cash flow for use in our operations. Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities in the Fourth Quarter Period(1) Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(2) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs October 2023 $ 39,221 $ 8.95 39,221 $ 1,554,030 November 2023 – – – 1,554,030 December 2023 5,860 9.16 5,860 1,500,334 Total $ 45,081 $ 8.98 45,081 (1) Each monthly period is the calendar month. (2) Through December 31, 2023, our board of directors had authorized the purchase of up to $123.2 million of our outstanding securities, which program was first announced in our annual report for the year 2002, filed on March 26, 2003. All purchases described in the table above were under the plan announced in March 2003, which has no fixed expiration date. As of December 31, 2023, we have purchased $157.7 million of our common stock representing 24,245,802 shares. Item 6. [Reserved] 34