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 18, 2020, there were 689 stockholders of record.

The following table sets forth stock repurchases for each of the three months of the quarter ended December 31, 2019:



	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, 2019 - October 31, 2019	485,819	(3)	$	47.82	480,926	$	727,407
November 1, 2019 - November 30, 2019	1,389,798		46.05		1,389,798	663,407
December 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019	—		—		—	663,407
Total	1,875,617		$	46.51	1,870,724


(1)	Average price paid per share of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF Holdings) common stock repurchased under the 2019 Share Repurchase Program, as defined below, is the execution price, excluding commissions paid to brokers.


(2)	On February 13, 2019, our Board of Directors authorized management to repurchase CF Holdings common stock for a total expenditure of up to $1 billion through December 31, 2021 (the 2019 Share Repurchase Program). The 2019 Share Repurchase Program was announced on February 13, 2019 and 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 February 13, 2019, our Board of Directors authorized management to repurchase CF Holdings common stock for a total expenditure of up to $1 billion through December 31, 2021 (the 2019 Share Repurchase Program). The 2019 Share Repurchase Program was announced on February 13, 2019 and 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 4,893 shares withheld to pay employee tax obligations upon the exercise of nonqualified stock options.

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.

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