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
The Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, or Common Stock, trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “FTRE.”
Holders
On March 11, 2024, there were approximately 1,748 stockholders of record as reported by our transfer agent. Holders of record are defined as those stockholders whose shares are registered in their names in our stock records and do not include beneficial owners of common stock whose shares are held in the names of brokers, dealers or clearing agencies.
Dividend Policy
The Company intends to retain future earnings, if any, to finance the operation and expansion of our business and does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our board of directors after considering our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, business prospects and other factors our board of directors deems relevant, and subject to any restrictions applicable to us contained in any future financing instruments.
Common Stock Performance
The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return of Fortrea’s Common Stock with that of the Nasdaq Composite Index and the Nasdaq Health Care Index for the period from July 1, 2023 (the effective date of the registration of FTRE Common Stock) to December 31, 2023. The graph assumes that $100.00 was invested on July 1, 2023 (first day of trading activity) and all dividends and other distributions were reinvested through the last trading day of fiscal 2023. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
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