Wingstop Inc. 10-K

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “WING”. As of February 21, 2023, there were 127 stockholders of record of our common stock. This number excludes stockholders whose stock is held in nominee or street name by brokers. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities There were no sales of unregistered securities during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 that were not previously reported on a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or a Current Report on Form 8-K. Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities We did not repurchase any of our equity securities during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. 27 Performance Graph The following performance graph compares the dollar change in the cumulative stockholder return on our common stock with the cumulative total returns of the NASDAQ Composite Index, the Standard & Poor’s 600 Restaurants Index (the “S&P 600 Restaurant Index”) and the Standard & Poor’s 400 Restaurant Index (the “S&P 400 Restaurant Index”). During 2022, the Company decided to change its peer group comparison from the S&P 600 Restaurant Index to the S&P 400 Restaurant Index as the Company believes that the companies included in the S&P 400 Restaurant Index more appropriately reflect the scope of the Company’s operations and match the competitive market in which the Company operates. This graph assumes a $100 investment in our common stock and in each of the foregoing indices on December 30, 2017, and assumes the reinvestment of dividends, if any. The indices are included for comparative purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect management’s opinion that such indices are an appropriate measure of the relative performance of our common stock, and historical stock price performance should not be relied upon as an indication of future stock price performance. This graph is “furnished” and not “filed” with the SEC and it is not “soliciting material”, and should not be incorporated by reference in any of our filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in such filing. Dividends on Common Stock Please refer to “Note 3 - Dividends” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information on dividends declared and paid in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021. On February 21, 2023, the Company’s board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.19 per share of common stock, to be paid on March 31, 2023 to stockholders of record as of March 10, 2023, totaling approximately $5.7 million. We evaluate dividend payments on common stock within the context of our overall capital allocation strategy with our board of directors on an ongoing basis, giving consideration to a number of factors including our current and forecast earnings, financial condition, the general economic and regulatory environment, cash requirements, cash surplus and other factors. There can be no assurance that we will continue to pay such dividends or the amount of such dividends. 28 Item 6. Reserved. 29