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 Regarding our Common Stock
Our common stock has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "U" since September 18, 2020. Prior to that date, there was no public trading market for our common stock.
Holders of Record
As of December 31, 2022, we had 493 stockholders of record of our common stock, including brokers and other institutions, which hold shares of our common stock on behalf of an indeterminate number of beneficial holders.
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Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, to fund the development and expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination regarding the declaration and payment of cash dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on then-existing conditions, including our financial condition, operating results, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects, and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.
Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities
None.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
The following table provides information with respect to the shares of common stock we repurchased during the three months ended December 31, 2022 (in thousands, except share data):
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 (1)
October 1 - October 31, 2022 — $ — — $ —
November 1 - November 30, 2022 36,103,210 $ 34.57 36,103,210 $ 1,252,016
December 1 - December 31, 2022 6,627,969 $ 38.02 6,627,969 $ 1,000,000
Total 42,731,179 42,731,179
(1) In July 2022, our board of directors approved our Share Repurchase Program, which authorized the repurchase of up to $2.5 billion of shares of our common stock through November 2024. Under the Share Repurchase program, share repurchases may be made by us from time to time in privately negotiated transactions or in open market transactions. The Share Repurchase Program does not require us to purchase a minimum number of shares, and may be suspended, modified, or discontinued at any time without prior notice.
Stock Performance Graph
The following shall not be deemed "soliciting material" or deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C, other than as provided by this Item 5, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or incorporated by reference into any of our other filings under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except to the extent we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing.
The performance graph below compares (i) the cumulative total return on our common stock from September 18, 2020 (the date our common stock commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange) through December 31, 2022 with (ii) the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Information Technology Index ("SP500-45") and the NASDAQ 100 Technology Sector ("NDXT") Index over the same period, assuming the investment of $100 in our common stock and in both of the other indices on September 18, 2020 and the reinvestment of dividends. The performance graph uses the closing market price on September 18, 2020 of $68.35 per share as the initial value of our common stock. The stock price performance on this performance graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
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Company/Index 9/18/2020 9/30/2021 12/31/2021 3/31/2022 6/30/2022 9/30/2022 12/31/2022
Unity Software Inc. $ 100 $ 185 $ 209 $ 145 $ 54 $ 47 $ 42
S&P 500 Information Technology Index $ 100 $ 134 $ 156 $ 142 $ 113 $ 106 $ 111
NASDAQ 100 Technology Sector $ 100 $ 140 $ 155 $ 135 $ 101 $ 93 $ 93
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