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Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Common Stock
Casey’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CASY. The 36,949,878 shares of common stock outstanding at April 30, 2021 had a market value of approximately $8.2 billion. On that date, there were 1,578 shareholders of record.
Common Stock Market Prices
| Calendar 2019 | High | Low | Calendar 2020 | High | Low | Calendar 2021 | High | Low | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q1 | $ | 138.45 | $ | 122.86 | Q1 | $ | 181.99 | $ | 114.01 | Q1 | $ | 221.29 | $ | 175.02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q2 | $ | 156.82 | $ | 127.75 | Q2 | $ | 174.40 | $ | 117.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q3 | $ | 173.31 | $ | 154.58 | Q3 | $ | 183.45 | $ | 145.48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q4 | $ | 179.21 | $ | 152.05 | Q4 | $ | 196.58 | $ | 165.38 |
Dividends
We began paying cash dividends during fiscal 1991. The dividends declared in fiscal 2021 totaled $1.32 per share. The dividends declared in fiscal 2020 totaled $1.28 per share. On June 3, 2021, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share payable August 16, 2021, to shareholders of record on August 2, 2021.
The cash dividends declared during the calendar years 2019 through 2021 were as follows:
| Calendar 2019 | Cash dividend declared | Calendar 2020 | Cash dividend declared | Calendar 2021 | Cash dividend declared | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q1 | $ | 0.290 | Q1 | $ | 0.320 | Q1 | $ | 0.340 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q2 | 0.320 | Q2 | 0.320 | Q2 | 0.340 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q3 | 0.320 | Q3 | 0.320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q4 | 0.320 | Q4 | 0.340 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.250 | 1.300 |
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table sets forth information with respect to the Company's repurchases of common stock during the quarter ended April 30, 2021:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid Per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fourth Quarter: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1-28, 2021 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 300,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| March 1-31, 2021 | — | — | — | 300,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| April 1-30, 2021 | — | — | — | 300,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | — | $ | — | — | $ | 300,000,000 |
(1) In March 2018, the Company announced a share repurchase program with an aggregate $300 million repurchase authorization, valid for two years. On March 6, 2020, the authorization was extended through the end of the Company’s 2022 fiscal year. The timing and number of repurchase transactions under the program depends on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, market conditions, corporate considerations, business opportunities, debt agreements, and regulatory requirements. The program can be suspended or discontinued at any time. No stock was repurchased in the fourth quarter or fiscal year related to that authorization.
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