Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (Continued)

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Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (Continued)

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

In the fourth quarter of 2023, we completed a modest anti-dilutive share repurchase program to offset the dilutive effect of share-based compensation granted during 2023. The program authorized repurchases of up to 51 million shares of Ford Common Stock. As shown in the rightmost column of the table below, we do not intend to make any further purchases under this program because its anti-dilutive purpose was fulfilled after purchasing only 31 million shares.

PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly-Announced Plans or ProgramsMaximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
October 1, 2023 through October 31, 2023—$———
November 1, 2023 through November 30, 20236,713,29110.256,713,29144,286,709
December 1, 2023 through December 31, 202324,286,70910.9524,286,70920,000,000 (a)
Total / Average31,000,000$10.8031,000,000

(a)The share repurchase program announced November 20, 2023 authorized repurchases of up to 51 million shares of Ford Common Stock. Although we have repurchased 31 million shares and the program was authorized for up to 51 million, we do not intend to make any further purchases under this program because its anti-dilutive purpose has been fulfilled.

In December 2023, our Board of Directors approved a modest anti-dilutive share repurchase program to offset the dilutive effect of share-based compensation expected to be granted during 2024. The program authorizes repurchases of up to 53 million shares of Ford Common Stock. The Company may repurchase shares of Common Stock from time to time through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions, or by other means, including through the use of trading plans intended to satisfy the conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions. The timing and total amount of repurchases of Ford Common Stock under this program will depend upon business, economic, and market conditions, corporate, legal, and regulatory requirements, prevailing stock prices, trading volume, and other considerations. The share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time, and does not obligate the Company to acquire any amount of Common Stock. To the extent the Company elects to make purchases under the share repurchase program, the Company expects to utilize its existing cash and cash equivalents to fund such repurchases.

Dividends

The table below shows the dividends we paid per share of Common and Class B Stock for each quarterly period in 2022 and 2023:

20222023
First QuarterSecond QuarterThird QuarterFourth QuarterFirst Quarter**(a)**Second QuarterThird QuarterFourth Quarter
Dividends per share of Ford Common and Class B Stock$0.10$0.10$0.15$0.15$0.80$0.15$0.15$0.15

(a)In the first quarter of 2023, in addition to a regular dividend of $0.15 per share, we paid a supplemental dividend of $0.65 per share.

On February 6, 2024, we declared a regular dividend of $0.15 per share and a supplemental dividend of $0.18 per share.

Subject to legally available funds, we intend to continue to pay a regular quarterly cash dividend on our outstanding Common Stock and Class B Stock. The declaration and payment of future dividends is at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors after taking into account various factors, including our financial condition, operating results, available cash, and current and anticipated cash needs.

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