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
VSE common stock, par value $0.05 per share, is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market ("NASDAQ"), trading symbol, "VSEC."
Common Stock - Dividend Paid Per Share
Dividend Paid Per Share
Quarter Ended 2024 2023
March 31 $ 0.10 $ 0.10
June 30 $ 0.10 $ 0.10
September 30 $ 0.10 $ 0.10
December 31 $ 0.10 $ 0.10
For the Year $ 0.40 $ 0.40
Holders
As o f February 3, 2025, VSE common stock, par value $0.05 per share, was held by approximately 196 stockholders of record. The number of stockholders of record is not representative of the number of beneficial holders because many of VSE's shares are held by depositories, brokers or nominees.
Dividends
Pursuant to our credit agreement, as discussed in Note (7) "Debt" to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this annual report on Form 10-K, the payment of cash dividends is subject to annual restrictions. We have paid cash dividends each year since 1973.
Certain Sales and Repurchases of VSE Common Stock
During the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K, we acquired Turbine Controls, Inc. ("TCI") on April 24, 2024 and Kellstrom Aerospace Group, Inc. ("Kellstrom Aerospace") on December 3, 2024. The purchase price of these acquisitions consisted of a combination of cash consideration and in-kind payment in the form of shares of the Company's common stock (127,268 shares and 172,414 shares were issued in connection with the acquisition of TCI and Kellstrom Aerospace, respectively). The common stock issued in connection with both acquisitions was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, in accordance with Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereunder, as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering. See Note (2) "Acquisitions" for further information.
During the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K, no purchases of equity securities of VSE were made by or on behalf of VSE or any "affiliated purchaser" (as defined in Rule 10b-18 (a)(3) under the Exchange Act) other than 34,233 shares of our common stock that were voluntarily forfeited to VSE by participants in its 2006 Restricted Stock Plan (the "2006 Plan") to cover their personal tax liability for vesting stock awards under the 2006 Plan.
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
We have two compensation plans approved by our stockholders under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance to employees and directors: the 2006 Plan, and the VSE Corporation 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP"). The following table sets forth the amounts of securities authorized for issuance under the 2006 Plan and the ESPP as of December 31, 2024.
Plan Category Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
(a) (b) (c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders 229,617 $ 43.59 649,202
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders — $ — —
Total 229,617 $ 43.59 649,202
See Note (10) "Stock-Based Compensation Plans" to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this annual report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding the 2006 Plan and the ESPP.
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Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total return on our common stock with (i) a performance index for the broad market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, on which our common stock is traded, and (ii) a published industry index, the S&P 500 Aerospace & Defense Index.
The graph assumes an initial investment of $100 on 12/31/19 and that all dividends have been reinvested. The comparisons are not intended to be indicative of future performance of our common stock.
*$100 invested on 12/31/19 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends.
Fiscal year ending December 31.
Performance Graph Table
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
VSE 100.00 102.53 163.58 127.02 176.39 260.93
NASDAQ Composite 100.00 144.92 177.06 119.45 172.77 223.87
S&P Aerospace & Defense 100.00 83.94 95.03 111.54 119.09 136.24
ITEM 6. [Reserved]
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