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 for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

The company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (symbol: CTVA). The number of record holders of common stock was approximately 76,000 at January 31, 2022.

During 2021 and 2020, the company paid four quarterly dividends on its common stock. See the below table for dividend information for each quarter during 2021 and 2020.

20212020
Fourth Quarter$0.14$0.13
Third Quarter$0.14$0.13
Second Quarter$0.13$0.13
First Quarter$0.13$0.13
Total$0.54$0.52

See Part III, Item 11. Executive Compensation for information relating to the company’s equity compensation plans.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table summarizes information with respect to the company's purchase of its common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2021:

MonthTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of the Company's Publicly Announced Share Buyback Program****1Approximate Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program****1 (Dollars in millions)
October 20211,461,297$42.911,461,297$1,387
November 20211,484,41046.681,484,4101,318
December 20211,458,66846.621,458,6681,250
Fourth quarter 20214,404,375$45.414,404,375$1,250

1 On August 5, 2021, Corteva, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors authorized a $1.5 billion share repurchase program to purchase Corteva, Inc.'s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, without an expiration date. The timing, price and volume of purchases will be based on market conditions, relevant securities laws and other factors.

Part II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES, continued

Stock Performance Graph

The following graph illustrates the cumulative total return to Corteva stockholders following the completion of the Separation and beginning as of the closing price of its first NYSE listing date, June 3, 2019. The Chart compares the cumulative total return of Corteva’ s common stock with the S&P 500 Stock Index and the S&P 500 Chemicals Index.

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6/3/201912/31/201912/31/202012/31/2021
Corteva$100$120$161$198
S&P 500 Index100119141181
S&P 500 Chemicals Index100112129160

The chart depicts a hypothetical $100 investment in each of the Corteva common stock, the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Chemicals Index as of the closing price on June 3, 2019 and illustrates the value of each investment over time (assuming the reinvestment of dividends) until December 31, 2021.

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