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 for Our Class A Common Stock
Our Class A common stock has been listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "CRCT" since March 25, 2021. Prior to that date, there was no public trading market for our Class A common stock. There is no public trading market for our Class B common stock.
Holders of Record
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As of March 1, 2024, we had 257 holders of record of our Class A and Class B 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 brokers and other nominees.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
The following table provides information regarding share repurchases made by Cricut during the three months ended December 31, 2023:
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
(in thousands)
October 1, 2023 through October 31, 2023 821,252 $8.42 821,252 $20,026
November 1, 2023 through November 30, 2023 381,715 $7.55 381,715 $17,146
December 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 856,399 $6.93 856,399 $11,211
Total 2,059,366 $7.64 2,059,366 $11,211
(1) On August 9, 2022, we announced that our Board of Directors had approved a common stock repurchase program under which we may purchase shares of our outstanding Class A common stock up to an aggregate transactional value of $50 million, depending on our continuing analysis of market, financial, and other factors. The share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and does not have a predetermined expiration date.
Dividend Policy
On December 21, 2022, we declared a $0.35 per share special dividend payable February 15, 2023, for stockholders of record on February 1, 2023, and on May 18, 2023, we declared a $1.00 per share special dividend payable on July 17, 2023 to shareholders of record on July 3, 2023; however, we have not adopted a dividend policy and do not expect to pay any regular dividends in the future.
Any future determination to pay dividends on our common stock will be made at the discretion of our board of directors subject to applicable laws, and will depend upon, among other factors, our results of operations, financial condition, contractual restrictions and capital requirements. Our ability to pay cash dividends on our capital stock may also be limited by the terms of our Credit Agreement and the terms of any future debt or preferred securities or future indebtedness.
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Stock Performance Graph
This performance graph shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act.
The following graph compares (i) the cumulative total stockholder return on our Class A common stock from March 25, 2021 (the date our Class A common stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq) through December 31, 2023 with (ii) the cumulative total return of the Nasdaq Composite Index and the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index over the same period, assuming the investment of $100 in our Class A common stock and in each index on March 25, 2021 and the reinvestment of dividends. The graph uses the closing market price on March 25, 2021 of $17.80 per share as the initial value of our Class A common stock. The comparisons are based on historical data and are not indicative of, nor intended to forecast, future performance of our Class A common stock.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
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