Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

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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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Common Stock

Casey’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CASY. The 37,966,709 shares of common stock outstanding at April 30, 2011 had a market value of approximately $1.5 billion. On that date there were 1,948 shareholders of record.

Common Stock Market Prices

Calendar 2009HighLowCalendar 2010HighLowCalendar 2011HighLow
Q1$28.06$18.32Q1$32.38$29.03Q1$43.62$35.39
Q228.4323.58Q2$39.5630.24
Q331.7024.47Q3$44.6834.85
Q433.0629.10Q4$43.2138.25

Dividends

We began paying cash dividends during fiscal 1991.The dividends paid in fiscal 2011 totaled $0.505 per share. The dividends paid in fiscal 2010 totaled $0.34 per share. On June 10, 2011, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 payable August 15, 2011 to shareholders of record on August 1, 2011. The Board expects to review the dividend every year at its June meeting.

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The cash dividends declared during the calendar years 2009-11 were as follows:

Calendar 2009Cash dividend declaredCalendar 2010Cash dividend declaredCalendar 2011Cash dividend declared
Q1$0.075Q1$0.085Q1$0.135
Q20.085Q20.10Q20.15
Q30.085Q30.135
Q40.085Q40.135
0.330.455
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