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
The common stock of Sound Financial Bancorp is listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "SFBC." There were approximately 255 stockholders of record of our common stock at March 15, 2024.
Sound Financial Bancorp has historically paid cash dividends to its common stockholders. In 2023, the Company paid quarterly cash dividends totaling $0.74 per share for the year, and currently pays a regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.19 per share. Our cash dividend policy is reviewed regularly by management and the Board of Directors. Any dividends declared and paid in the future would depend upon a number of factors, including capital requirements, our financial condition and results of operations, tax considerations, statutory and regulatory limitations, and general economic conditions. We currently expect our regular quarterly cash dividends will continue for the foreseeable future. No assurances, however, can be given that any dividends will be paid or that, if paid, will not be reduced or eliminated in future periods. Our future payment of dividends may depend, in part, upon receipt of dividends from Sound Community Bank, which are restricted by federal regulations.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The equity compensation plan information presented in "Part III. Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters" of this Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table sets forth information with respect to our repurchases of our outstanding common shares during the three months ended December 31, 2023 :
Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023 451 $ 36.66 451 $ 729,410
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023 21,783 36.59 19,734 7,158
December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023 — — — 7,158
Total 22,234 $ 36.59 20,185 $ 7,158
(1) Includes the surrender of shares of Company common stock that the participants already own as payment of the exercise price for stock options. Shares surrendered by participants in the equity incentive plans are repurchased pursuant to the terms of the plan and applicable award agreement and not pursuant to publicly announced share repurchase programs.
(2) On July 25, 2023, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved an extension of the Company’s existing stock repurchase program, which was set to expire on July 31, 2023, until January 31, 2024. Under this stock repurchase program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $4.0 million of its outstanding shares of common stock from time to time in the open market, based on prevailing market prices, or in privately negotiated transactions.
Subsequent to December 31, 2023, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program, authorizing the Company to purchase up to $1.5 million of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock over a period of 12 months expiring on January 26, 2025.
The actual timing, number and value of shares repurchased under the Company’s stock repurchase programs will depend on a number of factors, including constraints specified in any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1
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under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and limitations imposed on repurchases made pursuant to Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, price, general business and market conditions, and alternative investment opportunities.
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