INNOVATE Corp. 10-K

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES Common Stock INNOVATE common stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "VATE". Holders of Common Stock As of December 31, 2022, INNOVATE had approximately 50 holders of record of its common stock. This number does not include stockholders for whom shares were held in "nominee" or "street" name. 44 Dividends INNOVATE paid no dividends on its common stock in 2022 or 2021, and the INNOVATE Board of Directors has no current intention of paying any dividends on INNOVATE common stock in the near future. The payment of dividends on common stock, if any, in the future is within the discretion of the INNOVATE Board of Directors and will depend on our earnings, our capital requirements, financial condition, the ability to comply with the requirements of the law and agreements governing our and our subsidiaries indebtedness. The Secured Indentures of certain of our debt instruments contain covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict our ability to make certain restricted payments, including the payment of cash dividends with respect to INNOVATE’s common stock. The DBMG Facility contains similar covenants applicable to DBMG. Refer to Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources and Note 13. Debt Obligations to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for more detail concerning our Secured Notes and other financing arrangements. Moreover, dividends may be restricted by other arrangements entered into in the future by us. For details on preferred share dividends refer to Note 18. Temporary Equity and Equity in the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference. Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Equity Award Share Withholding Shares of common stock withheld as payment of withholding taxes in connection with the vesting or exercise of equity awards are also treated as common stock repurchases. Those withheld shares of common stock are not considered common stock repurchases under an authorized common stock repurchase plan. During fiscal year 2022, we withheld 39,044 shares at an average price per share of $0.75 as payment of withholding taxes in connection with the vesting and exercise of equity awards. For information about our equity compensation plans, see Part III, Item 11, below. ITEM 6. [RESERVED] 45