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
Common Stock
We have issued and outstanding two classes of common stock, Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Holders of Class B common stock own a corresponding number of CW Units which may be redeemed for shares of Class A common stock. The principal market for our Class A common stock is the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), where it is traded under the symbol “WHD.” No public trading market currently exists for our Class B common stock. As of December 31, 2021, there were three holders of record of our Class A common stock. This number excludes owners for whom Class A common stock may be held in “street name.” There were seven holders of record of our Class B common stock.
Dividends
In October 2019, our board of directors authorized the introduction of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share of Class A common stock. Dividends are not paid to our Class B common stock holders; however, a corresponding distribution up to the same amount per share as our Class A common stockholders is paid to our CW Unitholders for any dividends declared on our Class A common stock. We have paid quarterly dividends uninterrupted since initiation of the program and in July 2021, our board of directors approved an increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.10 per share of Class A common stock. In fiscal year 2021, the annual dividend rate for our Class A common stock was $0.38 per share compared to $0.36 per share in fiscal year 2020.
In January 2022, our board of directors approved an additional increase in the quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share to $0.11 per share of Class A common stock. We currently intend to continue paying the quarterly dividend at the current levels while retaining the balance of future earnings, if any, to finance the growth of our business. We would seek to increase the dividend in the future if our financial condition and results of operations permit. Our future dividend policy is within the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon then-existing conditions, including our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, investment opportunities, statutory and contractual restrictions on our ability to pay dividends and other factors our board of directors may deem relevant.
Performance Graph
The graph below compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock to the S&P 500 Index, the S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Index and the PHLX Oil Service Index from the date our common stock began trading through December 31, 2021. The total shareholder return assumes $100 invested on February 7, 2018 in Cactus Inc., the S&P 500 Index, the S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Index and the PHLX Oil Service Index. It also assumes reinvestment of all dividends. The following graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that Cactus Inc. specifically incorporates it by reference into such filing.
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following sets forth information with respect to our repurchase of Class A common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2021 (in whole shares).
Period Total number of shares purchased (1)
Average price paid per share (2)
October 1-31, 2021 1,196 $44.80
November 1-30, 2021 436 41.34
December 1-31, 2021 539 35.79
Total 2,171 $41.87
(1) Consists of shares of Class A common stock repurchased from employees to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to restricted stock units that vested during the period.
(2) Average price paid for Class A common stock purchased from employees to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to restricted stock units that vested during the period.
Item 6. (Reserved)