Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STO CKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Common Stock Information
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol ODFL. At February 16, 2024, there were 423,775 holders of our common stock, including 73 shareholders of record.
The following table provides information regarding our repurchases of our common stock during the fourth quarter of 2023:
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
Average Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Programs
October 1-31, 2023
58,925
$
400.08
58,296
$
287,637,586
November 1-30, 2023
55,005
$
392.18
54,376
$
266,302,847
December 1-31, 2023
105,434
$
389.92
104,805
$
225,437,013
Total
219,364
217,477
(1) Total number of shares purchased during the quarter includes 1,887 shares of our common stock surrendered by a participant to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of equity awards issued under our 2016 Stock Incentive Plan.
On July 28, 2021, we announced that our Board of Directors had approved a stock repurchase program authorizing us to repurchase up to an aggregate of $2.0 billion of our outstanding common stock (the “2021 Repurchase Program”). The 2021 Repurchase Program, which does not have an expiration date, began after the completion of our prior repurchase program in January 2022.
On July 26, 2023, we announced that our Board of Directors had approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing us to repurchase up to an aggregate of $3.0 billion of our outstanding common stock. The new repurchase program, which does not have an expiration date, will be effective upon the completion of our 2021 Repurchase Program. At December 31, 2023, our 2021 Repurchase Program had $225.4 million remaining authorized.
Under our repurchase programs, we may repurchase shares from time to time in open market purchases or through privately negotiated transactions. Shares of our common stock repurchased under our repurchase programs are canceled at the time of repurchase and are classified as authorized but unissued shares of our common stock.
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Performance Graph
The following graph compares the total shareholder cumulative returns, assuming the reinvestment of all dividends, of $100 invested on December 31, 2018, in (i) our common stock, (ii) the S&P 500 Total Return Index, and (iii) the Dow Jones Transportation Average, for the five-year period ended December 31, 2023.
Cumulative Total Return
12/31/18
12/31/19
12/31/20
12/31/21
12/31/22
12/31/23
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
$
100
$
154
$
239
$
440
$
350
$
502
S&P 500 Total Return Index
$
100
$
131
$
156
$
200
$
164
$
207
Dow Jones Transportation Average
$
100
$
121
$
141
$
188
$
155
$
186
ITEM 6. [RESERVED]
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