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 Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “CSGP.” As of January 31, 2022, there were 1,819 holders of record of our common stock.

Dividend Policy. We have never declared or paid any dividends on our common stock. 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 year ended December 31, 2021.

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, 2021:

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Month, 2021Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)Average 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 3117,085$86.26——
November 1 through 3019,23885.73——
December 1 through 315,76678.21——
Total42,089$85.18——
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(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 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, which shares were purchased by the Company based on their fair market value on the trading day immediately preceding the vesting date. 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 Services & Infrastructure Index.

The comparison covers the period beginning December 31, 2016 and ending on December 31, 2021, 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 / Index12/31/1612/31/1712/31/1812/31/1912/31/2012/31/21
CoStar Group, Inc.$100$157.54$178.97$317.42$490.36$419.28
S&P 500 Index100121.83116.49153.17181.35233.41
S&P 500 Internet Services & Infrastructure Index100140.75128.85173.25201.12230.57

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