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 and Dividends
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SWKS”.
The number of stockholders of record of our common stock as of November 4, 2021, was 9,729. On November 4, 2021, the Company announced that the Board of Directors had declared a cash dividend of $0.56 per share of common stock, payable on December 14, 2021, to stockholders of record as of November 23, 2021. We intend to continue to pay quarterly dividends subject to capital availability and our view that cash dividends are in the best interests of our stockholders. Future cash dividends may be affected by, among other items, our views on potential future capital requirements, including those relating to research and development, creation and expansion of sales distribution channels and investments and acquisitions, legal risks, stock repurchase programs, debt issuances and repayments, changes in federal and state income tax law, and changes to our business model.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information regarding repurchases of common stock made during the fiscal quarter ended October 1, 2021:
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Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
7/3/21-7/30/21 — — — $2.0 billion
7/31/21-8/27/21 9,117 (2) $180.66 — $2.0 billion
8/28/21-10/1/21 — — — $2.0 billion
9,117 —
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(1) We announced on January 28, 2021, that our Board of Directors had approved a stock repurchase program on January 26, 2021, which authorizes the repurchase of up to $2.0 billion of our common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements and which expires on January 26, 2023.
(2) Represents shares repurchased by us at the fair market value of the common stock as of the applicable purchase date, in connection with the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations under equity award agreements.
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