PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO 10-K

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Sha reholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Market and dividend information The Company’s common shares are traded on NASDAQ under the trading symbol “PLPC”. The following table sets forth for the periods indicated (i) the high and low closing sale prices per share of the Company’s common shares as reported by the NASDAQ and (ii) the amount per share of cash dividends paid by the Company. Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 Quarter High Low Dividend High Low Dividend First $ 128.04 $ 79.29 $ 0.20 $ 65.14 $ 55.27 $ 0.20 Second 172.40 119.62 0.20 64.99 58.40 0.20 Third 182.06 151.00 0.20 84.70 59.55 0.20 Fourth 162.36 110.28 0.20 94.34 71.80 0.20 While the Company expects to continue to pay dividends of a comparable amount in the near term, the declaration and payment of future dividends will be made at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors in light of the current needs of the Company. Therefore, there can be no assurance that the Company will continue to make such dividend payments in the future. Number of common shareholders As of February 23, 2024, the Company had approximately 6,582 shareholders of record. Performance Graph Historical share price performance should not be relied upon as an indication of future share price performance. The following graph compares the cumulative total return to holders of PLP's common shares against the cumulative total return of the NASDAQ Composite Index and the Hemscott Industry Group 627 (Industrial Electrical Equipment) (the “Peer Group Index”) for the five-year period ended December 31, 2023. The comparison of the cumulative total returns for each investment assumes that $100 was invested in PLP's common shares and the respective indices on December 31, 2018 through December 31, 2023 and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 17 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO 100.00 112.84 129.90 124.25 161.44 261.18 NASDAQ MARKET INDEX 100.00 136.69 198.10 242.03 163.28 236.17 PEER GROUP INDEX 100.00 131.46 170.83 189.17 162.66 202.93 Repurchases of Equity Securities On November 1, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized a new plan to repurchase up to an additional 212,952 of Preformed Line Products Company common shares, resulting in a total of 250,000 shares available for repurchase with no expiration date. Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Maximum Number of Shares that may yet be Purchased under the Plans or Programs October — $ — — 37,048 November 3,150 $ 134.18 3,150 246,850 December — $ — — 246,850 Total 3,150 18 Item 6. [Reserved]