US Foods Holding Corp. 10-K

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Common Stock and Stockholders Our common stock began trading publicly on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “USFD” as of May 26, 2016. Prior to that time, there was no public market for our common stock. There were 22,142 holders of record of our common stock as of February 11, 2022. This figure does not include a substantially greater number of “street name” holders whose shares are held of record by banks, brokers and other financial institutions. Dividends We have not paid any dividends on our common stock since our common stock began trading publicly on the NYSE. We have no plans to pay dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. The declaration, amount, and payment of any future dividends on shares of common stock will be at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors. In making any such decision, our Board of Directors may take into account, among other things, our results of operations, capital requirements, financial condition, contractual restrictions, and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant. During the 52 weeks ended January 1, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors declared dividends on the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of the respective record dates. On March 31, 2021, the Company paid a dividend on the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock in the form of 9,154 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, plus a de minimis amount in cash in lieu of fractional shares. The value of the dividend-in-kind paid by the Company was $ 15 million. On June 30, 2021, September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2021, the Company paid cash dividends in the aggregate of $ 28 million on the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock. See Note 14, Convertible Preferred Stock, in our consolidated financial statements for further information. 23 Stock Performance Graph The following stock performance graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return of the Company’s common stock with the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Food and Staples Retailing Index for the last five fiscal years. The graph assumes the investment of $100 in our common stock and each of such indices on December 31, 2016 and the reinvestment of dividends, as applicable. Performance data for the Company, the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Food and Staples Retailing Index is provided as of the last trading day of each of our last five fiscal years. 12/31/16 12/30/17 12/29/18 12/28/19 01/02/21 01/01/22 US Foods Holding Corp. $ 100 $ 116 $ 115 $ 152 $ 121 $ 127 S&P 500 100 122 116 153 181 233 S&P Food and Staples Retailing Index 100 124 124 157 186 220 Item 6. Selected Financial Data Not Applicable. 24