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Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
EVERGY, INC.
Evergy's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "EVRG." At February 24, 2020, Evergy's common stock was held by 22,695 shareholders of record.
Performance Graph
The following graph compares the performance of Evergy's common stock during the period that began on June 5, 2018 (the first day that Evergy's common stock traded), and ended on December 31, 2019, to the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) and the Standard & Poor's Electric Utility Index (S&P 500 Electric Utilities). The graph assumes a $100 investment in Evergy's common stock and in each of the indices at the beginning of the period and a reinvestment of dividends paid on such investments throughout the period.
Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information regarding purchases by Evergy of its equity securities that are registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), during the three months ended December 31, 2019.
| Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | ||||||||
| Month | Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased**(a)** | Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit) | Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Number of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs**(a)** | ||||
| October 1 - 31 | — | — | 16,099,628 | |||||
| November 1 - 30 | 628,929 | (b) | 628,929 | 15,470,699 | ||||
| December 1 - 31 | 635,720 | (b) | 635,720 | 14,834,979 | ||||
| Total | 1,264,649 | 1,264,649 | 14,834,979 |
(a) In July 2018, the Evergy Board authorized the repurchase of up to 60 million shares of Evergy's common stock with no expiration date. See Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on Evergy's common stock repurchase program.
(b) In November 2019, a portion of the September 2019 accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement was settled, which resulted in the delivery of 628,929 additional shares of Evergy common stock at no additional cost. The remainder of the September 2019 ASR agreement was settled in December 2019, which resulted in the delivery of 635,720 additional shares of Evergy common stock at no additional cost. In total, 7,815,204 shares were delivered under the September 2019 ASR agreement at an average price paid per share of $64.03.
Dividend Restrictions
For information regarding dividend restrictions, see Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements.
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