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.
Stock Price Data
The Company’s Common Stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol of “LAWS”. On January 31, 2022 , the closing sales price of our common stock was $48.66 and the number of stockholders of record was 272. We did not issue dividends in either 2021 or 2020 and the Company currently has no plans to issue dividends in the foreseeable future. Dividends are subject to certain restrictions based on terms detailed in our Credit Agreement. Information about our equity compensation plans may be found in Item 12 of this report which is hereby incorporated by reference.
Repurchased Shares of Stock
The following table summarizes the repurchases of the Company's Common Stock for the three months ended December 31, 2021. These shares were purchased for the sole purpose of satisfying tax withholding obligations of certain employees upon the vesting of market stock units granted to them by the Company. No shares were repurchased in the open market during the fourth quarter under the Company's $7.5 million repurchase program that was authorized in 2019.
Period (a)
Total number of shares (or units) purchased (b)
Average price paid per share (or unit) (c)
Total number of shares (or units) purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs (d)
Maximum number (or approximate dollar value) of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs
October 1 to October 31, 2021 — $ — — $ 4,512,000
November 1 to November 30, 2021 — — — 4,512,000
December 1 to December 31, 2021 20,290 48.54 — 4,512,000
Three months ended December 31, 2021 20,290 —
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