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Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
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Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “BRO.” The table below sets forth, for the quarterly periods indicated, the intra-day high and low sales prices for our common stock as reported on the NYSE Composite Tape, and the cash dividends declared on our common stock.
| High | Low | Cash Dividends Per Common Share | ||||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||||||
| First Quarter | $ | 32.08 | $ | 25.31 | $ | 0.09 | ||||||
| Second Quarter | $ | 33.24 | $ | 30.00 | $ | 0.09 | ||||||
| Third Quarter | $ | 35.13 | $ | 30.55 | $ | 0.09 | ||||||
| Fourth Quarter | $ | 33.69 | $ | 27.76 | $ | 0.10 | ||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||||||
| First Quarter | $ | 32.88 | $ | 27.77 | $ | 0.10 | ||||||
| Second Quarter | $ | 31.29 | $ | 28.27 | $ | 0.10 | ||||||
| Third Quarter | $ | 33.46 | $ | 30.02 | $ | 0.10 | ||||||
| Fourth Quarter | $ | 33.40 | $ | 30.96 | $ | 0.11 |
On February 19, 2015, there were 143,520,097 shares of our common stock outstanding, held by approximately 1,178 shareholders of record.
We intend to continue to pay quarterly dividends, subject to continued capital availability and determination by our Board of Directors that cash dividends continue to be in the best interests of our stockholders. Our dividend policy may be affected by, among other items, our views on potential future capital requirements, including those relating to the creation and expansion of sales distribution channels and investments and acquisitions, legal risks, stock repurchase programs and challenges to our business model.
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2014, with respect to compensation plans under which the Company’s equity securities are authorized for issuance:
| Plan Category | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights(a)(1) | Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights(b)(2) | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))(c)(3) | |||||||||
| Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders: | ||||||||||||
| Brown & Brown, Inc. 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan | 470,356 | $ | 18.57 | — | ||||||||
| Brown & Brown, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan | N/A | N/A | 2,309,929 | |||||||||
| Brown & Brown, Inc. 1990 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | N/A | N/A | 734,317 | |||||||||
| Brown & Brown, Inc. Performance Stock Plan | N/A | N/A | — | |||||||||
| Total | 470,356 | $ | 18.57 | 3,044,246 | ||||||||
| Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders | — | — | — | |||||||||
| (1) | In addition to the number of securities listed in this column, 2,964,103 shares are issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock granted under the Brown & Brown, Inc. Performance Stock Plan and the Brown & Brown, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, which represents the maximum number of shares that can vest based on the achievement of certain performance criteria. |
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| (2) | The weighted-average exercise price excludes outstanding restricted stock as there is no exercise price associated with these equity awards. |
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| (3) | All of the shares available for future issuance under the Brown & Brown, Inc. 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan, the Brown & Brown, Inc. Performance Stock Plan, and the Brown & Brown, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan may be issued in connection with options, warrants, rights, restricted stock, or other stock-based awards. |
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Sales of Unregistered Securities
We did not sell any unregistered securities during 2014.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
On July 18, 2014, our Board of Directors approved a common stock repurchase plan to authorize the repurchase of up to $200.0 million worth of shares of the Company’s common stock during the period running from the July 18, 2014 approval date to December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2014, we have repurchased $50.0 million worth of shares of our common stock under the repurchase plan.
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The following table presents information with respect to our purchases of our common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2014.
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased(1) | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | ||||||||||||
| October 1, 2014 to October 31, 2014 | 246,740 | $ | 30.49 | 246,000 | $ | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||
| November 1, 2014 to November 30, 2014 | — | — | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| December 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 | 4,701 | $ | 32.50 | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
| Total | 251,441 | $ | 30.53 | 246,000 | $ | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||
| (1) | With the exception of the 246,000 shares purchased in October 2014 as part of the final settlement of an accelerated share repurchase program initiated in September 2014, all of the shares reported above as purchased are attributable to shares withheld for employees’ payroll taxes and withholding taxes pertaining to the vesting of restricted shares awarded under our Performance Stock Plan and Incentive Stock Option Plan. |
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph is a comparison of five-year cumulative total stockholder returns for our common stock as compared with the cumulative total stockholder return for the NYSE Composite Index, and a group of peer insurance broker and agency companies (Aon plc, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, Marsh & McLennan Companies, and Willis Group Holdings plc). The returns of each company have been weighted according to such companies’ respective stock market capitalizations as of December 31, 2009 for the purposes of arriving at a peer group average. The total return calculations are based upon an assumed $100 investment on December 31, 2009, with all dividends reinvested.
| 12/09 | 12/10 | 12/11 | 12/12 | 12/13 | 12/14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brown & Brown, Inc. | 100.00 | 135.33 | 129.79 | 148.04 | 184.72 | 196.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NYSE Composite | 100.00 | 113.76 | 109.70 | 127.54 | 161.21 | 172.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peer Group | 100.00 | 127.85 | 143.75 | 159.43 | 232.33 | 265.77 |
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