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 is listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the trading symbol DAL.
Holders
As of January 31, 2025, there were approximately 2,100 holders of record of our common stock.
Dividends
After suspending dividends in March 2020, our Board of Directors re-instated a quarterly dividend program in 2023 with $0.10 per share dividend payments in both the September and December quarters. During 2024, we continued our quarterly dividend program with $0.10 per share payments in the March 2024 and June 2024 quarters, and $0.15 per share payments in the September 2024 and December 2024 quarters. The Board expects to be able to continue to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future, subject to applicable limitations under Delaware law and compliance with covenants in certain of our credit facilities. Dividend payments are dependent upon our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors.
Stock Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total returns during the period from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2024 of our common stock to the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index and the NYSE ARCA Airline Index. The comparison assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2019 in each of our common stock and the indices and assumes that all dividends were reinvested.
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Item 5. Market Information
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table presents information with respect to purchases of common stock we made during the December 2024 quarter. The table reflects shares withheld from employees to satisfy certain tax obligations due in connection with grants of stock under the Delta Air Lines, Inc. Performance Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). The Plan provides for the withholding of shares to satisfy tax obligations but it does not specify a maximum number of shares that can be withheld for this purpose. The shares of common stock withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations may be deemed to be "issuer purchases" of shares that are required to be disclosed pursuant to this Item.
Shares purchased / withheld from employee awards during the December 2024 quarter
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Approximate Dollar Value (in millions) of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan or Programs
October 2024 9,168 $ 49.98 9,168 $ —
November 2024 2,845 $ 63.62 2,845 $ —
December 2024 2,383 $ 63.02 2,383 $ —
Total 14,396 14,396
ITEM 6. (RESERVED)
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Item 7. MD&A