Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Stock, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Stock, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Price Range of Common Stock. Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “CSGP.” The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low daily closing prices per share of our common stock, as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

HighLow
Year Ended December 31, 2015
First Quarter$200.62$169.95
Second Quarter$214.20$193.36
Third Quarter$218.43$164.53
Fourth Quarter$210.42$170.07
Year Ended December 31, 2016
First Quarter$199.73$148.90
Second Quarter$218.66$176.85
Third Quarter$224.10$204.82
Fourth Quarter$215.75$180.29

As of February 1, 2017, there were 1,280 holders of record of our common stock.

Dividend Policy. We have never declared or paid any dividends on our common stock. The 2014 Credit Agreement includes covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, restrict our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or distributions. Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors, subject to applicable limitations under Delaware law, and will be dependent upon our results of operations, financial position and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors. We do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock during the foreseeable future, but intend to retain any earnings for future growth of our business.

Recent Issues of Unregistered Securities. We did not issue any unregistered securities during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. The following table is a summary of our repurchases of common stock during each of the three months in the quarter ended December 31, 2016:

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Month, 2016Total Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsMaximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
October 1 through 31399$216.06——
November 1 through 30————
December 1 through 319,600183.88——
Total9,999(1)$185.16——

(1) The number of shares purchased consists of shares of common stock tendered by employees to the Company to satisfy the employees’ minimum tax withholding obligations arising as a result of vesting of restricted stock grants under the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, which shares were purchased by the Company based on their fair market value on the vesting date or the immediately preceding business day. None of these share purchases were part of a publicly announced program to purchase common stock of the Company.

Stock Price Performance Graph

The stock performance graph below shows how an initial investment of $100 in our common stock would have compared to:

•An equal investment in the Standards & Poor's Stock 500 (“S&P 500”) Index; and
•An equal investment in the S&P 500 Internet Software & Services Index.

The comparison covers the period beginning December 31, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2016, and assumes the reinvestment of any dividends. Note that this performance is historical and is not necessarily indicative of future price performance.

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Company / Index12/31/1112/31/1212/31/1312/31/1412/31/1512/31/16
CoStar Group, Inc.$100.00$133.93$276.61$275.18$309.74$282.47
S&P 500 Index100.00116.00153.57174.60177.01198.18
S&P 500 Internet Software & Services Index100.00119.83178.29190.06253.38266.49

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