Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COM MON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
MARKET AND STOCKHOLDERS
Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol MSFT. On July 25, 2024, there were 81,346 registered holders of record of our common stock.
SHARE REPURCHASES AND DIVIDENDS
Following are our monthly share repurchases for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024:
Period
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
Average Price
Paid Per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares That
May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
(In millions)
April 1, 2024 – April 30, 2024
2,444,905
$
413.75
2,444,905
$
12,138
May 1, 2024 – May 31, 2024
2,233,450
416.85
2,233,450
11,207
June 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024
1,963,873
436.58
1,963,873
10,349
6,642,228
6,642,228
All share repurchases were made using cash resources. Our share repurchases may occur through open market purchases or pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The above table excludes shares repurchased to settle employee tax withholding related to the vesting of stock awards.
Our Board of Directors declared the following dividends during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024:
Declaration Date
Record Date
Payment Date
Dividend
Per Share
Amount
(In millions)
June 12, 2024
August 15, 2024
September 12, 2024
$
0.75
$
5,575
We returned $8.4 billion to shareholders in the form of share repurchases and dividends in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024. Refer to Note 16 – Stockholders’ Equity of the Notes to Financial Statements (Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K) for further discussion regarding share repurchases and dividends.
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