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
Our
common stock and warrants are traded on the Nasdaq Capital Markets under the symbol “STSS” and “STSSW”, respectively.
Our common stock and warrants commenced trading on April 14, 2022.
Holders
of Record
As
of March 24, 2026, there were 38,664,571 common shares issued and outstanding and approximately 136 shareholders of record. Because many
of our shares of common stock are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of stockholders, this number is not indicative of
the total number of stockholders represented by these stockholders of record.
Dividend
Policy
We
have not paid any and have no present intention of paying any dividends on our capital stock. Our current policy is to retain earnings,
if any, for use in our operations and in the development of our business. As a result, we anticipate that only appreciation of the price
of our common stock, if any, will provide a return to investors for at least the foreseeable future.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The
information required by this item with respect to securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is set forth in
Part III, Item 11 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Purchases
of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
Pursuant to the 2025 Repurchase Program, from January to March 2026, the Company repurchased a total of 867,678 shares of its common stock
at a cost of $1,571,507, not including fees of $17,354.
Certain of our Officers
and Directors purchased shares on the open market as reflected in their Section 16 filings (Form 4).
Item
6. [Reserved]
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