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Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: FICO. According to records of our transfer agent, at October 30, 2015, we had 404 shareholders of record of our common stock.
The following table shows the high and low sales prices for our stock, as listed on the New York Stock Exchange for each quarter in the last two fiscal years:
| High | Low | ||||||
| Fiscal 2014 | |||||||
| October 1 — December 31, 2013 | $ | 63.48 | $ | 52.90 | |||
| January 1 — March 31, 2014 | $ | 62.49 | $ | 50.26 | |||
| April 1 — June 30, 2014 | $ | 63.87 | $ | 50.49 | |||
| July 1 — September 30, 2014 | $ | 65.62 | $ | 54.38 | |||
| Fiscal 2015 | |||||||
| October 1 — December 31, 2014 | $ | 74.39 | $ | 53.09 | |||
| January 1 — March 31, 2015 | $ | 89.42 | $ | 69.44 | |||
| April 1 — June 30, 2015 | $ | 96.53 | $ | 85.40 | |||
| July 1 — September 30, 2015 | $ | 97.56 | $ | 77.57 |
Dividends
We paid dividends of two cents per share on a quarterly basis during each of fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013. Our dividend rate is set by the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis taking into account a variety of factors, including among others, our operating results and cash flows, general economic and industry conditions, our obligations, changes in applicable tax laws and other factors deemed relevant by the Board. Although we expect to continue to pay dividends at the current rate, our dividend rate is subject to change from time to time based on the Board’s business judgment with respect to these and other relevant factors.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) | Average Price Paid per Share | Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2) | |||||||
| July 1, 2015 through July 31, 2015 | 6,332 | $ | 91.73 | $ | 119,280,609 | |||||
| August 1, 2015 through August 31, 2015 | 2,363 | $ | 90.54 | $ | 119,280,609 | |||||
| September 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 | 6,835 | $ | 82.53 | $ | 119,280,609 | |||||
| Total | 15,530 | $ | 87.50 | $ | 119,280,609 |
| (1) | Represents shares delivered in satisfaction of the tax withholding obligations resulting from the vesting of restricted stock units held by employees during the quarter ended September 30, 2015. |
| (2) | On August 18, 2014, our Board of Directors approved an open-ended stock repurchase program to acquire shares of our common stock up to an aggregate cost of $250.0 million in the open market or in negotiated transactions. |
Performance Graph
The following graph shows the total stockholder return of an investment of $100 in cash on September 30, 2010, in (a) the Company’s Common Stock, (b) the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index and (c) the Standard & Poor’s 500 Application Software Index, in each case with reinvestment of dividends. We do not believe there are any publicly traded companies that compete with us across the full spectrum of our product and service offerings.
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