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 38,140,309 shares of common stock outstanding at April 30, 2012 had a market value of approximately $2.1 billion. On that date there were 1,923 shareholders of record.

Common Stock Market Prices

Calendar 2010HighLowCalendar 2011HighLowCalendar 2012HighLow
Q1$ 32.38$ 29.03Q1$ 43.62$ 35.39Q1$ 56.44$ 49.52
Q2$ 39.5630.24Q2$ 45.75$ 38.01
Q3$ 44.6834.85Q3$ 47.91$ 39.50
Q4$ 43.2138.25Q4$ 54.22$ 42.41

Dividends

We began paying cash dividends during fiscal 1991.The dividends paid in fiscal 2012 totaled $0.60 per share. The dividends paid in fiscal 2011 totaled $0.505 per share. On June 8, 2012, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.165 payable August 15, 2012 to shareholders of record on August 1, 2012. 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 2010-12 were as follows:

Calendar 2010Cash dividend declaredCalendar 2011Cash dividend declaredCalendar 2012Cash dividend declared
Q1$0.085Q1$0.135Q1$0.15
Q20.10Q20.15Q20.165
Q30.135Q30.15
Q40.135Q40.15
0.4550.585
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