Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “MSGE.” The Company’s Class A Common Stock began “regular way” trading on the NYSE on April 21, 2023.
Performance Graph
The following graph compares the relative performance of our Class A Common Stock, the Russell 2000 Index and the Bloomberg Americas Entertainment Index. This graph covers the period from April 21, 2023 through June 30, 2023. The comparison assumes an investment of $100 on April 21, 2023 and reinvestment of dividends. The stock price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock performance. The Russell 2000 Index and the Bloomberg Americas Entertainment Index are included for comparative purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect management’s opinion that such indices are an appropriate measure of the relative performance of the stock involved and they are not intended to forecast or be indicative of possible future performance of our common stock.
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Base Period 4/21/23 4/30/23 5/31/23 6/30/23
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. $ 100.00 $ 104.13 $ 113.23 $ 108.49
Russell 2000 Index 100.00 98.76 97.85 105.80
Bloomberg Americas Entertainment Index 100.00 101.30 98.80 108.33
This performance graph shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference into any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
As of June 30, 2023, there were 683 holders of record of our Class A Common Stock. There is no public trading market for our Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class B Common Stock”). As of June 30, 2023, there were 15 holders of record of our Class B Common Stock.
We did not pay any dividends on our common stock during Fiscal Year 2023 and do not have any current plans to pay a cash dividend on our common stock for the foreseeable future.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
As of June 30, 2023, the Company had approximately $225 million remaining under the $250 million Class A Common Stock share repurchase program authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors on March 29, 2023. Under the authorization, shares of Class A Common Stock may be purchased from time to time in open market or private transactions, block trades or such other manner as the Company may determine (including through repayment by Sphere Entertainment of the DDTL Facility with shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock) in accordance with applicable insider trading and other securities laws and regulations. The timing and amount of purchases will depend on market conditions and other factors. On June 27, 2023, the Company repurchased 840,053 shares of Common Stock for approximately $25 million from Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC.
The following table provides information with respect to the Company’s purchases of its Class A Common Stock during the quarter ended June 30, 2023:
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program Maximum Fair Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
April 2023 — $ — —
May 2023 — — —
June 2023 840,053 29.76 840,053
840,053 $ 29.76 840,053 $ 225,000,023
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement for our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of our fiscal year end.
Item 6. [RESERVED]
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