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
Our common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “EXLS.”
As of February 21, 2023, there were 11 holders of record of our outstanding common stock. A substantially greater number of holders of our common stock are “street name” or beneficial holders, whose shares of record are held by banks, brokers, and other financial institutions.
We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
On October 5, 2021, our board of directors authorized a $300 million common stock repurchase program beginning January 1, 2022 (the “2022 Repurchase Program”).
Under the 2022 Repurchase Program, shares may be purchased by us from time to time from the open market and through private transactions, or otherwise, as determined by our management as market conditions warrant. We have structured open market purchases under the 2022 Repurchase Program to comply with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act. Repurchases may be discontinued at any time by management.
Repurchased shares under the 2022 Repurchase Program are recorded as treasury shares and are held until our board of directors designates that these shares be retired or used for other purposes.
The following table provides information regarding the purchase of equity securities under the 2022 Repurchase Program during the three months ended December 31, 2022:
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, 2022 through October 31, 2022 (1)
4,863 $ 164.16 — $ 231,479,093
November 1, 2022 through November 30, 2022 — — — $ 231,479,093
December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 (1)
734 179.69 — $ 231,479,093
Total 5,597 $ 166.20 — —
(1 ) All of the 5,597 shares of our common stock acquired at the price of $166.20 were in connection with the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on vested restricted stock. Price paid per share for the restricted stock was the closing price of common stock on the trading day prior to the vesting date of the restricted stock units.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we purchased 503,858 shares of our common stock under the 2022 Repurchase Program, for an aggregate purchase consideration of $68.5 million including commissions, representing an average purchase price per share of $135.99.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we purchased 32,816 shares from employees in connection with withholding tax payments related to the vesting of restricted stock units for an aggregate purchase consideration of $4.1 million. The weighted average purchase price of $125.58 was the closing price of our shares of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the trading day prior to the vesting date of the shares of restricted stock.
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table provides information as of December 31, 2022 with respect to the shares of our common stock that may be issued under our existing equity compensation plans. For a description of our equity compensation plans, see Note 23 - Stock Based Compensation to our consolidated financial statements.
Plan Category Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise/Vesting of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants and Rights* Weighted
Average Exercise
Price of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants and Rights Number of Securities
Remaining Available for Future
Issuance Under Equity
Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities
Reflected in Column 1)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders 1,376,635 $ 27.62 1,324,755
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders — — —
Total 1,376,635 $ 27.62 1,324,755
* This includes outstanding options and unvested Restricted Stock Units, which include Time-Based Restricted Stock Units and Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units. See Note 23 - Stock Based Compensation to our consolidated financial statements for further details.
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Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock with the cumulative total return of the Nasdaq 100 Index (capitalization weighted) and our peer group of companies for the period beginning December 31, 2017. Our peer group of companies is comprised of two companies that we believe are our closest reporting issuer competitors: Genpact Limited and WNS (Holdings) Limited. The returns of the component entities of our peer group index are weighted according to the market capitalization of each company as of the beginning of each period for which a return is presented. The returns assume that $100 was invested on December 31, 2017 and that all dividends were reinvested. The stock performance shown on the graph below is not indicative of future price performance.
This graph will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. This graph will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any prior or subsequent filing under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act.
ITEM 6. [Reserved]
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