Market for the Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
−Removed: Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") with the ticker symbol "KEYS.’’
−Removed: There were 17,025 shareholders of record of Keysight common stock as of December 12, 2022.
+Added: Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") with the ticker symbol "KEYS.’’ As of December 12, 2023, there were 16,230 shareholders of record.
+Added: Stock Price Performance Graph
+Added: The following graph compares the cumulative 5-year total stockholder return on our common stock relative to the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Information Technology Index.
+Added: The graph assumes that the value of the investment in our common stock and in each index on October 31, 2018 (including reinvestment of dividends) was $100 and tracks it each year thereafter on the last day of our fiscal year through October 31, 2023.
+Added: The historical performance set forth below is not indicative of future stock price performance.
We have not paid any dividends, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
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The table below summarizes information about the company’s purchases, based on trade date, of its equity securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act during the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2023.
−Removed: The total number of shares of common stock purchased by the company during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 is 5,442,280 shares.
+Added: The total number of shares of common stock purchased by the company during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 was 4,913,548 shares.
Period Total Number of Shares of Common Stock Purchased (1)
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Total 3,273,312 3,273,312
−Removed: (1) On November 18, 2021, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the purchase of up to $1,200 million of the company’s common stock, replacing the previously approved November 2020 program, under which $77 million remained.
+Added: (1) On March 6, 2023, our board of directors approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing the purchase of up to $1,500 million of the company’s common stock, replacing the previously approved November 2021 program authorizing the purchase of up to $1,200 million of the company’s common stock, of which $225 million remained.
Under our stock repurchase program, shares may be purchased from time to time, subject to general business and market conditions and other investment opportunities, through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or other means.
−Removed: All such shares and related costs are held as treasury stock and accounted for at the trade date using the cost method.
+Added: All such shares and related costs are held as treasury stock and accounted for at trade date using the cost method.
(2) The weighted average price paid per share of common stock does not include the cost of commissions.
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