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 “DSGR”. On February 28, 2023, the closing sales price of our common stock was $44.41 and the number of stockholders of record was 275. We did not declare or pay dividends in either 2022 or 2021 and the Company currently has no plans to declare or pay dividends in the foreseeable future. Dividends are subject to certain restrictions based on terms detailed in our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. Information about our equity compensation plans may be found in Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters, of this report which is hereby incorporated by reference.
Repurchases of Equity Securities
In the second quarter of 2019, the Board of Directors authorized a program pursuant to which the Company was authorized to repurchase up to $7.5 million of DSG common stock from time to time in open market transactio ns, privately negotiated transactions or by other methods. On November 2, 2022, the Board of Directors increased the repurchase program from $7.5 million to $12.5 million. We had $7.6 million of remaining availability under the stock repurchase program as of December 31, 2022.
The following table summarizes repurchases of DSG common stock for the three months ended December 31, 2022 under the repurchase program described above and excludes shares withheld from employees to satisfy tax withholding requirements on option exercises and other equity-based transactions.
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 of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
October 1 through October 31, 2022 — $ — — $ 7,572,000
November 1 through November 30, 2022 — — — 7,572,000
December 1 through December 31, 2022 — — — 7,572,000
Total — —
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