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 and Holders
Our Class A common stock has been listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "OKTA" since April 7, 2017. Prior to that date, there was no public trading market for our Class A common stock. Our Class B common stock is not listed or traded on any stock exchange.
As of February 28, 2021, we had 37 holders of record of our Class A common stock and 26 holders of record of our Class B common stock. The actual number of Class A beneficial stockholders is substantially greater than the number of holders of record because a large portion of our Class A common stock is held in street name by brokers and other nominees.
Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain any future earnings for use in the operation of our business and do not intend to declare or pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any further determination to pay dividends on our capital stock will be at the discretion of our board of directors, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors that our board of directors considers relevant.
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Stock Performance Graph
This performance graph shall not be deemed "soliciting material" or to be "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Okta, Inc. under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
We have presented below the cumulative total return to our stockholders from April 7, 2017 (the date our Class A common stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq) through January 31, 2021 in comparison to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and Standard & Poor Information Technology Index. All values assume a $100 initial investment and data for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and Standard & Poor Information Technology Index assume reinvestment of dividends. The comparisons are based on historical data and are not indicative of, nor intended to forecast, the future performance of our Class A common stock.
Company/Index Base period
4/7/2017 1/31/2018 1/31/2019 1/31/2020 1/31/2021
Okta $ 100.00 $ 125.27 $ 350.62 $ 544.66 $ 1,101.70
S&P 500 Index 100.00 119.88 114.80 136.93 157.68
S&P 500 Information Technology Index 100.00 132.07 129.11 185.80 251.86
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Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The information required by this item with respect to our equity compensation plans is incorporated by reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
(a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
In connection with the partial repurchase of the convertible notes due in 2023 (2023 Notes) in June 2020 and the conversion of certain 2023 Notes in August 2020, the Company issued 1,445,927 shares and 214,177 shares of Company Class A common stock on June 12, 2020 and August 31, 2020, respectively. These issuances were made in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act). The Company relied on this exemption from registration based in part on representations made by the holders of the 2023 Notes in the exchange agreements pursuant to which the shares of Class A Common Stock were issued.
(b) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
None.
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