RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC. 10-K

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. Our common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “RICK.” Holders On December 8, 2023, the closing stock price for our common stock as reported by NASDAQ was $62.30, and there were 120 stockholders of record of our common stock (excluding broker held shares in “street name”). Currently, we estimate that there are approximately 12,900 stockholders having beneficial ownership in street name. Transfer Agent and Registrar The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Colonial Stock Transfer Company, Inc., 66 Exchange Place, 1st Floor, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. Dividend Policy Prior to 2016, we had not paid cash dividends on our common stock. Starting in March 2016, in conjunction with our share buyback program (see discussion below), our board of directors declared regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.03 per share, except for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, the second and fourth quarters of fiscal 2020, all four quarters of fiscal 2021, and the first quarter of fiscal 2022 when we paid $0.04 per share. In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, we increased our regular quarterly dividends to $0.05 per share. In the second quarter of 2023, we increased our regular quarterly dividends to $0.06 per share. During fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, we paid cash dividends totaling $2.1 million, $1.8 million, and $1.4 million, respectively. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer Our share repurchase activity during the three months ended September 30, 2023 was as follows: Period Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit) (1) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) That May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs July 1-31, 2023 8,870 $ 69.47 8,870 $ 18,150,893 August 1-31, 2023 9,922 $ 66.16 9,922 $ 17,494,464 September 1-30, 2023 13,794 $ 61.85 13,794 $ 16,641,326 32,586 32,586 (1) Prices include any commissions and transaction costs. (2) All shares were purchased pursuant to the repurchase plans approved by the board of directors as disclosed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. 25 Table of Contents Equity Compensation Plan Information On February 7, 2022, our board of directors approved the 2022 Stock Option Plan (the “2022 Plan”). The board’s adoption of the 2022 Plan was approved by the shareholders during the annual stockholders' meeting on August 23, 2022. The 2022 Plan provides that the maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock underlying options that may be granted under the 2022 Plan is 300,000. The options granted under the 2022 Plan may be either incentive stock options or non-qualified options. The 2022 Plan is administered by the compensation committee of the board of directors. The compensation committee has the exclusive power to select individuals to receive grants, to establish the terms of the options granted to each participant, provided that all options granted shall be granted at an exercise price not less than the fair market value of the common stock covered by the option on the grant date, and to make all determinations necessary or advisable under the 2022 Plan. On February 9, 2022, the board of directors approved a grant of 50,000 stock options each to six members of management subject to the approval of the 2022 Plan. See Note 1 1 to our consolidated financial statements for details. 26 Table of Contents Stock Performance Graph The following chart compares the five-year cumulative total stock performance of our common stock; the NASDAQ Composite Index (IXIC); the Russell 2000 Index (RUT); and the Dow Jones U.S. Restaurant & Bar Index (DJUSRU), our peer index. The graph assumes a hypothetical investment of $100 on September 30, 2018 in each of our common stock and each of the indices, and that all dividends were reinvested. The measurement points utilized in the graph consist of the last trading day as of September 30 each year, representing the last day of our fiscal year. The calculations exclude trading commissions and taxes. We have selected the Dow Jones U.S. Restaurant & Bar Index as our peer index since it represents a broader group of restaurant and bar operators that are more aligned to our core business operations. RICK is a component of the NASDAQ Composite Index and the Russell 2000 Index. The historical stock performance presented below is not intended to and may not be indicative of future stock performance. 9/30/2018 9/30/2019 9/30/2020 9/30/2021 9/30/2022 9/30/2023 RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. $ 100.00 $ 69.81 $ 69.03 $ 232.06 $ 220.21 $ 204.59 NASDAQ Composite Index $ 100.00 $ 99.42 $ 138.79 $ 179.57 $ 131.43 $ 164.29 Dow Jones U.S. Restaurant & Bar Index $ 100.00 $ 130.41 $ 132.11 $ 161.94 $ 139.22 $ 158.58 Russell 2000 Index $ 100.00 $ 89.79 $ 88.87 $ 129.93 $ 98.12 $ 105.22 Item 6. [Reserved] 27 Table of Contents