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
(a) The Company's Class A Stock is listed and traded on the NYSE (trading symbol "OPY"). The Class B Stock is not traded on any stock exchange and, as a consequence, there is only limited trading in the Class B Stock. The Company does not presently contemplate listing the Class B Stock in the United States on any national or regional stock exchange or on NASDAQ.
The Company paid cash dividends of $1.54 per share in 2021 to holders of Class A and Class B Stock, including a special dividend of $1.00 per share paid on December 31, 2021, for a total of $19.4 million. During the second quarter of 2021, the Board announced a $0.03 increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.15 per share. The Company paid cash dividends of $1.48 per share in 2020 to holders of Class A and Class B Stock, including a special dividend of $1.00 per share paid on December 31, 2020, for a total of $18.6 million. The Company paid cash dividends of $0.46 per share in 2019 for a total of $5.9 million. The payment of dividends in the future is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon general business conditions, legal and contractual restrictions on the payment of dividends and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem to be relevant.
As of December 31, 2021, there were 1,553,486 shares of Class A Stock underlying outstanding options and restricted share awards. The Class A Stock underlying all vested options, if exercised, and restricted shares could be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or effective registration statements on Form S-8.
(b) The following table sets forth information about the stockholders of the Company as of February 28, 2022 as set forth in the records of the Company's transfer agent and registrar:
Number of Shares Outstanding Number of Stockholders of Record
Class A Stock 12,322,073 72
Class B Stock 99,665 32
(c) Share-Based Compensation Plans
On February 26, 2014, the Company adopted the Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. 2014 Incentive Plan (the "OIP") pursuant to which the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company grants options to purchase Class A Stock, restricted Class A Stock awards and Class A Stock awards to officers, directors and key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries.
The Company's share-based compensation plans are described in note 16 to the consolidated financial statements appearing in Item 8.
(d) Share Performance Graph
The following graph shows changes over the past five year period of U.S. $100 invested in (1) the Company's Class A Stock, (2) the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500), and (3) the Standard & Poor's 500 Diversified Financial Index (S&P 500 / Diversified Financials – S5DIVF):
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As of December 31, 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Oppenheimer Class A Stock 100 146 140 150 177 258
S&P 500 100 119 112 144 168 213
S&P 500 / Diversified Financials 100 123 110 135 148 199
Stock Buy-Back
On May 15, 2020, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that authorizes the Company to purchase up to 530,000 shares of the Company's Class A Stock, representing approximately 4.2% of its 12,636,523 then issued and outstanding shares of Class A Stock. This authorization supplemented the 98,625 shares that remained authorized and available under the Company's previous share repurchase program for a total of 628,625 shares authorized and available for repurchase at May 15, 2020.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company purchased and canceled an aggregate of 177,192 shares of Class A Stock for a total consideration of $7.7 million ($43.67 per share). As of December 31, 2021, 223,821 shares remained available to be purchased under this program. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company purchased and canceled an aggregate of 718,522 shares of Class A Stock for a total consideration of $15.0 million ($20.94 per share). As of December 31, 2020, 401,013 shares remained available to be purchased under the share repurchase program.
Any such share purchases will be made by the Company from time to time in the open market at the prevailing open market price using cash on hand, in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange and federal and state securities laws and the terms of the Company's Notes. All shares purchased will be canceled. The share repurchase program is expected to continue indefinitely. The timing and amounts of any purchases will be based on market conditions and other factors including price, regulatory requirements and capital availability. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares of Class A Stock. Depending on market conditions and other factors, these repurchases may be commenced or suspended from time to time without prior notice.
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