Quanex Building Products CORP 10-K

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. Our common stock has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol NX since April 24, 2008. Electronic copies of our public filings are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (www.sec.gov). There were approximately 1,742 holders of our common stock (excluding individual participants in securities positions listings) on record as of December 8, 2021. Equity Compensation Plan Information The following table summarizes certain information regarding equity compensation to our employees, officers and directors under equity compensation plans as of October 31, 2021: (a) (b) (c) Plan Category Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (1) Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (2) Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) Equity compensation plans approved by security holders 218,304 $ 19.37 1,164,421 (1) Column (a) includes securities that may be issued upon future vesting of performance share awards that have been previously granted to key employees and officers. The number of securities reflected in this column includes the maximum number of shares that would be issued pursuant to these performance share awards assuming the performance measures are achieved. The performance measures may not be achieved. (2) The weighted-average exercise price in column (b) does not include the impacts of the performance share awards or any securities that may be issued thereunder. For additional details, see Note 13, “Stock-Based Compensation,” of the accompanying financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Set forth below is a table summarizing the program and the repurchase of shares during the quarter ended October 31, 2021. Period (a) Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) (b) Average Price Paid per Share (1) (c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) (d) Maximum US Dollars Remaining that May Yet Be Used to Purchase Shares Under the Plans or Programs (1) August 2021 — $ — — $ 5,441,697 September 2021 199,625 $ 22.10 199,625 $ 1,029,645 October 2021 47,378 $ 21.37 47,378 $ 16 Total 247,003 $ 22.03 247,003 (1) On August 30, 2018, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program that authorized the repurchase of up to $60.0 million worth of shares of our common stock. During the years ended October 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, we purchased 478,311, 450,000 and 583,398 shares, respectively, at a cost of $11.2 million, $7. 2 million and $9.6 million, respectively, under this program. As of October 31, 2021, this share repurchase authorization was exhausted and the program is now complete. In December 2021, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program that authorized the repurchase of up to $75.0 million worth of shares of our common stock. Repurchases under the new program will be made in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other relevant factors. The program does not have an expiration date or a limit on the number of shares that may be purchased. 18 Table of Contents Stock Performance Graph The following chart represents a comparison of the five year total return of our common stock to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500 Index), the Russell 2000 Index, and a peer group index selected by us, which includes companies offering similar products and services to ours. The companies in our peer group for the year ended October 31, 2021 are AAON Inc., American Woodmark Corp, Apogee Enterprises Inc., Armstrong Flooring Inc., Cornerstone Building Brands Inc., CSW Industrials Inc., Gibraltar Industries Inc., Griffon Corporation, Insteel Industries Inc., L.B. Foster Company, Masonite International Corp, Mueller Water Products, Inc., Patrick Industries Inc., PGT Innovations, Inc., Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc., and Trex Company Inc. INDEXED RETURNS For the Years Ended Company Name / Index 10/31/2016 10/31/2017 10/31/2018 10/31/2019 10/31/2020 10/31/2021 Quanex Building Products Corporation $ 100.00 $ 135.72 $ 92.57 $ 122.92 $ 118.46 $ 136.68 S&P 500 Index $ 100.00 $ 123.63 $ 132.71 $ 151.73 $ 166.46 $ 237.90 Russell 2000 Index $ 100.00 $ 127.83 $ 130.22 $ 136.60 $ 136.42 $ 205.72 Peer Group $ 100.00 $ 127.92 $ 117.12 $ 148.38 $ 174.33 $ 242.10 19 Table of Contents