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

Market Information

The Company’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The high and low sales prices quoted for the New York Stock Exchange-Composite Transactions Report for each quarterly period during the past two fiscal years appear in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Exhibit 99.1, incorporated herein by reference.

Holders

The number of record holders of the Company’s common stock as of July 28, 2017, was 10,736 based on information provided by the Company’s transfer agent.

Dividends

The amount of quarterly dividends declared with respect to the Company’s common stock during the past two fiscal years appears in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Exhibit 99.1, incorporated herein by reference.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

See Part III, Item 12 hereof.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table sets forth the purchases of the Company’s securities by the Company and any affiliated purchasers within the meaning of Rule 10b-18(a)(3) (17 CFR 240.10b-18(a)(3)) during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017.



	[a]	[b]		[c]	[d]
Period	Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased (1)	Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)		Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
April 1 to 30, 2017	—	$	—	—	(2)
May 1 to 31, 2017	—	—		—	(2)
June 1 to 30, 2017	50,000	133.72		50,000	(2)
	50,000	$	133.72	50,000


(1)	Shares purchased in June 2017 were acquired pursuant to the Company’s share repurchase program to offset the impact of share dilution related to share-based awards (the Evergreen Program).


(2)	The Company has two share repurchase programs: an open-market purchase program with an authorized aggregate purchase amount of up to $750 million, all of which was available for share repurchases as of June 30, 2017, and the Evergreen Program, the purpose of which is to offset the anticipated impact of share dilution related to share-based awards and which has no authorization limit as to the amount or timing of repurchases.

(2)

The Company has two share repurchase programs: an open-market purchase program with an authorized aggregate purchase amount of up to $750 million, all of which was available for share repurchases as of June 30, 2017, and the Evergreen Program, the purpose of which is to offset the anticipated impact of share dilution related to share-based awards and which has no authorization limit as to the amount or timing of repurchases.

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