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 common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, is traded on Nasdaq under the symbol “ZYME.” Prior to December 16, 2022, our common stock was traded on the NYSE under the symbol “ZYME”.
Holders
As of March 3, 2025, we had 80 stockholders of record holding our common stock. A substantially greater number of holders of Zymeworks’ common stock are “street name” or beneficial holders whose shares of record are held by banks, brokers, and other financial institutions.
Dividends
We have never paid any dividends on our common stock or any of our other securities. We currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the growth and development of our business, and we do not anticipate that we will declare or pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will be dependent upon our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, restrictions under any future indebtedness and other factors the board of directors deems relevant.
Performance Graph
As a “smaller reporting company,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, and pursuant to Instruction 6 to Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide the stock performance graph.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
We di d not sell securities without registration under the Securities Act during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities
On August 1, 2024, our board of directors authorized the Repurchase Program, whereby we may repurchase up to $60.0 million of our outstanding common stock, par value $0.00001 per share. In the fourth quarter of 2024, shares of common stock purchased under the authorization consisted of the following:
Period
Total number of shares purchased
Average price paid per share (1)
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs
Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under publicly announced plans or programs (in millions)
October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024 726,872 $ 12.95 726,872 $ 30.0
November 1, 2024 – November 30, 2024
— — — 30.0
December 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024 — — — 30.0
726,872 $ 12.95 726,872 $ 30.0
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(1) Average price paid per share excludes commission expense and estimated excise tax.
As of October 31, 2024, we completed the initial $30.0 million of the Repurchase Program for 2,545,402 shares of our common stock at an average price per share of $11.79 (exclusive of commission expense and estimated exci se tax).
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