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, 2022, there were 677 stockholders of record.

The following table sets forth share repurchases, on a trade date basis, for each of the three months of the quarter ended December 31, 2021:

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
PeriodTotal number of shares (or units) purchasedAverage 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, 2021 - October 31, 20217,717(3)$60.56—$513,429
November 1, 2021 - November 30, 2021656,695(4)64.32652,352471,441
December 1, 2021 - December 31, 20216,816,628(5)65.856,816,41622,577
Total7,481,040$65.717,468,768

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

(2)On February 13, 2019, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1 billion of CF Holdings common stock through December 31, 2021 (the 2019 Share Repurchase Program). On November 3, 2021, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1.5 billion of CF Holdings common stock from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024 (the 2021 Share Repurchase Program). These share repurchase programs are discussed in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Share Repurchase Programs and in Note 19—Stockholders’ Equity, in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

(3)Represents shares withheld to pay employee tax obligations upon the lapse of restrictions on restricted stock units and upon the exercise of nonqualified stock options, and shares withheld to cover the price of shares issued upon the exercise of nonqualified stock options.

(4)Includes 4,343 shares withheld to pay employee tax obligations upon the lapse of restrictions on restricted stock units and performance restricted stock units.

(5)Includes 212 shares withheld to pay employee tax obligations upon the lapse of restrictions on restricted stock units.

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