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 is currently listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “IRDM.” As of February 10, 2023, there were 136 holders of record of our common stock.
Dividend Policy
On December 8, 2022, our Board of Directors initiated a quarterly dividend and declared a cash dividend on our common stock of $0.13 per share. The dividend is payable on March 30, 2023, to stockholders of record as of March 15, 2023. Future dividends will depend on our earnings, capital requirements, financial conditions and other factors considered relevant by the Board.
Stock Price Performance Graph
The graph below compares the cumulative total return of our common stock from December 31, 2017 through December 31, 2022 , with the comparable cumulative return of three indices, the S&P 500 Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index and the Nasdaq Telecommunications Index. The graph plots the growth in value of an initial investment of $100 in each of our common stock, the S&P 500 Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index and the Nasdaq Telecommunications Index over the indicated time periods. The stock price performance shown on the graph is not necessarily indicative of future price performance. The following stock price performance graph shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, nor shall this information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or any other document, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing or document.
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table presents our monthly share repurchases for the quarter ended December 31, 2022:
Period (a)
Total number of shares purchased (b)
Average price paid per share (c)
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs (d)
Maximum dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs
October 1-31 164,725 $46.51 164,725 $179.6 million
November 1-30 — $— — $179.6 million
December 1-31 — $— — $179.6 million
Total 164,725 $46.51 164,725 —
On February 10, 2021, we announced that our board of directors had approved the repurchase of up to $300.0 million of our common stock through December 31, 2022. In April 2022, the original February 2021 authorization was exhausted. In March 2022, our board of directors approved the repurchase of up to an additional $300.0 million of our common stock through December 31, 2023. All shares listed above were purchased under these authorizations in open market transactions.
Item 6. [Reserved].
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