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
Our Class A common stock and public warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbols “WGS” and “WGSWW,” respectively.
Holders
As of February 17, 2026, there were 33 record holders of our Class A common stock and 5 record holders of our public warrants, based upon information received from our transfer agent. However, these numbers do not reflect beneficial owners whose shares were held of record by nominees or broker dealers. We believe a substantially greater number of beneficial owners hold shares of our Class A common stock or public warrants through brokers, banks, or other nominees.
Dividend Policy
We have never paid any cash dividends on our capital stock. We anticipate that we will retain earnings, if any, to support operations and to finance the growth and development of our business. In addition, the terms of our credit agreement with Perceptive restrict us from paying cash dividends. Therefore, we do not expect to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future.
Stock Performance Graph
The following Performance Graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference into such filing.
The graph below compares total stockholder return on our common stock from December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2025 with the cumulative total return of the NASDAQ Composite Index and NASDAQ Biotechnology Index, assuming a $100 investment made on December 31, 2020. Each of the measures of cumulative total return assumes reinvestment of dividends, if applicable. The stock performance shown on the graph below is based on historical data and is not indicative of, or intended to forecast, possible future performance of our common stock.
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(1) GeneDx Holdings Corp. was incorporated as CM Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMLS) in 2020 and, upon completion of a business combination in 2021, was renamed Sema4 Holdings Corp. Pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment filed with the State of Delaware on January 6, 2023, the Company changed its name to GeneDx Holdings Corp., (NASDAQ: WGS) effective January 9, 2023.
Sale of Unregistered Securities
None.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
None.
Item 6. Reserved
Not applicable.
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