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.

Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CF”. As of February 14, 2019, there were 715 stockholders of record.

The following table sets forth stock repurchases for each of the three months of the quarter ended December 31, 2018:




	Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period	Total number of shares (or units) purchased		Average price paid per share (or unit) (1)		Total number of shares (or units) purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs(2)	Maximum number (or approximate dollar value) of shares (or units) that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (in thousands)(2)
October 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018	1,120,819	(3)	$	49.73	1,120,000	$	353,178
November 1, 2018 - November 30, 2018	3,632,912	(4)	46.78		3,586,618	185,653
December 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018	4,409,484		42.10		4,409,484	—
Total	9,163,215		$	44.89	9,116,102


(1)	Average price paid per share of CF Holdings common stock repurchased under the 2018 Share Repurchase Program, as defined below, is the execution price, excluding commissions paid to brokers.


(2)	On August 1, 2018, our Board of Directors authorized management to repurchase CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF Holdings) common stock for a total expenditure of up to $500 million through June 30, 2020 (the 2018 Share Repurchase Program). We announced the 2018 Share Repurchase Program on August 1, 2018, and we completed the 2018 Share Repurchase Program in the fourth quarter of 2018. The 2018 Share Repurchase Program is discussed in Note 18—Stockholders’ Equity, in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

(2)

On August 1, 2018, our Board of Directors authorized management to repurchase CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF Holdings) common stock for a total expenditure of up to $500 million through June 30, 2020 (the 2018 Share Repurchase Program). We announced the 2018 Share Repurchase Program on August 1, 2018, and we completed the 2018 Share Repurchase Program in the fourth quarter of 2018. The 2018 Share Repurchase Program is discussed in Note 18—Stockholders’ Equity, in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.


(3)	Includes 819 shares withheld to pay employee tax obligations upon the lapse of restrictions on restricted stock units.


(4)	Includes 46,294 shares withheld to pay employee tax obligations upon the exercise of nonqualified stock options.

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.

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