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

Information regarding the market for the Company's common stock, quarterly market price ranges and dividend payments is set forth in Note 19 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of the 2015 Annual Report, which note is hereby incorporated by reference. There were approximately 20,130 stockholders of record at September 30, 2015.



Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased (000s)	Average Price Paid per Share	Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (000s)	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (000s)
July 2015	6,200	$53.00	6,200	8,689
August 2015	2,661	$49.33	2,661	6,028
September 2015	—	$0.00	—	6,028
Total	8,861	$51.90	8,861	6,028

The 6.0 million shares available for purchase represent the remaining authorized shares under a 70 million share purchase program approved by the Board of Directors in May 2013. In November 2015, the Board of Directors authorized the purchase of an additional 70 million common shares.

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