Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Stock Prices and Dividend Information
Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market System, or NASDAQ, under the symbol STBA. As of the close of business on January 31, 2022, we had approximately 2,813 shareholders of record. The number of record-holders does not reflect the number of persons or entities holding stock in nominee name through banks, brokerage firms and other nominees.
As discussed under " Our ability to pay dividends on our common stock may be limited." included in Item 1A. Risk Factors in Part I, the amount and timing of dividends is subject to the discretion of the Board and depends upon business conditions and regulatory requirements. The Board has the discretion to change the dividend at any time for any reason. The Board of Directors presently intends to continue the policy of paying quarterly cash dividends. The amount of any future dividends will depend on economic and market conditions, our financial condition and operating results and other factors, including applicable government regulations and policies. S&T’s Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 per share on January 24, 2022.
Certain information relating to securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is set forth under the heading Equity Compensation Plan Information in Part III, Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters of this Report.
Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table is a summary of our purchases of common stock during the fourth quarter of 2021:
Period Total number of shares purchased Average price paid per share Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plan (1)
Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plan
10/1/2021 - 10/31/2021 — $ — — $ 37,441,184
11/1/2021 - 11/30/2021 — — — 37,441,184
12/1/2021 - 12/31/2021 — — — 37,441,184
Total — $ — — $ 37,441,184
(1) On March 15, 2021, our Board of Directors authorized an extension of the $50 million share repurchase plan. This authorization extended the expiration date of the repurchase plan through March 31, 2022. The plan permits S&T to repurchase from time to time up to the previously authorized $50 million in aggregate value of shares of S&T's common stock, with $37.4 million of capacity remaining at December 31, 2021, through a combination of open market and privately negotiated repurchases. The specific timing, price and quantity of repurchases will be at the discretion of S&T and will depend on a variety of factors, including general market conditions, the trading price of common stock, legal and contractual requirements, applicable securities laws and S&T's financial performance. The repurchase plan does not obligate us to repurchase any particular number of shares. We expect to fund any repurchases from cash on hand and internally generated funds. Share repurchases will not occur unless permissible under applicable laws.
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Five-Year Cumulative Total Return
The following chart compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock with the cumulative total shareholder return of the NASDAQ Composite Index (1) and the NASDAQ Bank Index (2) assuming a $100 investment in each on December 31, 2016 and the reinvestment of dividends.
Source: Bloomberg
Period Ending
Index 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021
S&T Bancorp, Inc. 100.00 104.22 101.43 111.05 71.74 94.47
NASDAQ Composite (1)
100.00 129.73 126.08 172.41 250.08 305.63
NASDAQ Bank (2)
100.00 105.46 88.40 109.95 101.70 145.34
(1) The NASDAQ Composite Index measures all NASDAQ domestic and international based common type stocks listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
(2) The NASDAQ Bank Index contains securities of NASDAQ-listed companies classified according to the Industry Classification Benchmark as Banks. These companies include banks providing a broad range of financial services, including retail banking, loans and money transmissions.
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