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
On January 17, 2018, we consummated an initial public offering of our Class A Common Stock at a price of $17.00 per share. Our Class A Common Stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “LBRT.” Prior to that time, there was no public market for our Class A Common Stock. There is no public market for our Class B Common Stock.
Holders of our Common Stock
As of February 3, 2025, there were 14 stockholders of record of our Class A Common Stock and no stockholders of record of our Class B Common Stock. The number of record holders is based upon the actual number of holders registered on the books of the Company at such date and does not include holders of shares in “street names” or persons, partnerships, associations, corporations or other entities identified in security position listings maintained by depositories.
Dividend Policy
The Company has paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends since December 2022. Dividends are usually declared in January, April, July, and October, paid on the 20th of March, June, September, and December to stockholders of record as of the 6th of each respective payment month. If the record or payment date falls on a weekend or holiday, it is moved to the preceding or following business day.
The declaration of dividends is subject to approval by the Board and to the Board’s continuing determination that such declaration of dividends is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Future dividends may be adjusted at the Board’s discretion based on market conditions and capital availability. We are not required to pay dividends, and our stockholders will not be guaranteed, or have contractual or other rights to receive, dividends.
See Note 10—Equity to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for further details.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities
We had no sales of unregistered equity securities during the period covered by this Annual Report that were not previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K (or on Form 10-Q in lieu of Form 8-K).
Purchase of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
On July 25, 2022, the Board authorized and the Company announced a share repurchase program that allowed the Company to repurchase up to $250.0 million of the Company’s Class A Common Stock beginning immediately and continuing through July 31, 2024. Additionally, on January 24, 2023, the Board authorized and the Company announced an increase of the cumulative repurchase authorization to $500.0 million. Furthermore, on January 23, 2024, the Board authorized and the Company announced an increase of the cumulative repurchase authorization to $750.0 million and extended the authorization through July 31, 2026 (collectively “the Share Repurchase Plan”). Shares may be repurchased from time to time for cash in open market transactions, through block trades, in privately negotiated transactions, through derivative transactions, or by other means in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. The timing and the amount of repurchases will be determined by the Company at its discretion based on an evaluation of market conditions, capital allocation alternatives and other factors. The share repurchase program does not require us to purchase any dollar amount or number of shares of our Class A Common Stock and may be modified, suspended, extended or terminated at any time without prior notice. The Company expects to fund any repurchases by using cash on hand, borrowings under the ABL Facility, and expected free cash flow to be generated through the duration of the share repurchase program.
As of December 31, 2024, $294.2 million remained authorized for future repurchases of Class A Common Stock under the share repurchase program.
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The following sets forth information with respect to our repurchases of shares of Class A Common Stock during the three months ended December 31, 2024:
Period Total number of shares purchased Average price paid per share (2) Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs (1) Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (1)
October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024 539,005 17.60 539,005 313,005,770
November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024 700,687 17.92 700,687 300,451,128
December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 341,803 18.31 341,803 294,191,766
Total 1,581,495 17.90 1,581,495 294,191,766
(1) All share repurchases are executed under the Share Repurchase Plan, as defined above. The shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions, through block trades, in privately negotiated transactions, through derivative transactions, or by other means in accordance with applicable state and federal securities laws.
(2) The average price paid per share of $17.90 was calculated including commissions.
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Stock Performance Graph
The following graph and table compares the cumulative total return on our Class A Common Stock with the cumulative total return on the Standard & Poor’s 500 ® Index and the Philadelphia Oil Service Index, since December 31, 2019 and each annual period thereafter through December 31, 2024. The graph assumes that $100 was invested in our Class A Common Stock in each index on December 31, 2019 and that any dividends were reinvested on the last day of the month in which they were paid. The cumulative total return set forth is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
The following graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing.
For the Years Ended December 31
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Liberty Energy Inc. $ 100.00 $ 94.44 $ 88.85 $ 147.11 $ 169.06 $ 188.06
Standard & Poor’s 500 ® Index 100.00 118.40 152.39 124.79 157.59 197.02
Philadelphia Oil Service Index 100.00 57.92 69.93 112.94 115.11 101.68
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Item 6. [Reserved]
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