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
Common Stock Information
Our common stock trades on the NYSE American under the symbol "GSAT". As of February 24, 2023, 1,811 million shares of our common stock were outstanding, held by 226 holders of record. The number of holders of record is based upon the actual number of holders registered at such date and does not include holders of shares in street name or persons, partnerships, associates, corporations or other entities in security position listings maintained by depositories.
Preferred Stock
On November 15, 2022, we issued 149,425 shares, of our 7.0% Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, $0.0001 par value per share, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). Holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors or a committee thereof, cumulative cash dividends based on the liquidation preference of the Series A Preferred Stock, at a fixed rate equal to 7.00% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2023. As of February 24, 2023, 149,425 shares of our preferred stock were outstanding, held by four holders of record.
In January 2023, our Board of Directors declared a dividend totaling $1.3 million for the period between November 15, 2022 and December 31, 2022; this payment was made in January 2023.
Dividend Information
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. Prior to January 2023, we have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our preferred stock As discussed above, in November 2022, we issued shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which provides for the payment of cumulative cash dividends at a rate of 7% per annum. The issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock required consent from the remaining lender under our 2019 Facility Agreement. Except for preferred stock dividends, we currently intend to retain any future earnings and do not expect to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. See Note 6: Long-Term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements in our Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.
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