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.
(a)
The Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "DE". See the information concerning the number of stockholders and the data on dividends declared and paid per share in Notes 29 and 30 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(b)
Not applicable.
(c)
The Company's purchases of its common stock during the fourth quarter of 2018 were as follows:
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased (2) (thousands) | Average Price Paid Per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) (thousands) | Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs (1) (millions) | |||||||
| Jul 30 to Aug 26 | 350 | $ | 142.55 | 350 | 20.8 | ||||||
| Aug 27 to Sept 23 | 1,575 | 148.46 | 1,575 | 19.0 | |||||||
| Sept 24 to Oct 28 | 1,455 | 151.27 | 1,455 | 17.4 | |||||||
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| Total | 3,380 | 3,380 | |||||||||
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(1)
During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company had a share repurchase plan that was announced in December 2013 to purchase up to $8,000 million of shares of the Company's common stock. The maximum number of shares above that may yet be purchased under the $8,000 million plan was based on the end of the fourth quarter closing share price of $133.00 per share. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2018, $2,312 million of common stock remains to be purchased under this plan.
(2)
In the fourth quarter of 2018, approximately 1 thousand shares were purchased from plan participants to pay payroll taxes on certain restricted stock awards. The shares were valued at a weighted-average market price of $151.27.
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