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
The following table sets forth the reported high and low sales prices of our Common Stock for the quarters indicated as traded at the New York Stock Exchange. Our Common Stock is traded under the symbol FIX:
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Dividends | ||||||||||
| High | Low | Declared | ||||||||
| Fourth Quarter, 2017 | $ | 44.65 | $ | 35.70 | $ | 0.075 | ||||
| Third Quarter, 2017 | $ | 37.15 | $ | 32.55 | $ | 0.075 | ||||
| Second Quarter, 2017 | $ | 37.10 | $ | 34.30 | $ | 0.075 | ||||
| First Quarter, 2017 | $ | 38.65 | $ | 32.30 | $ | 0.070 | ||||
| Fourth Quarter, 2016 | $ | 34.70 | $ | 27.21 | $ | 0.070 | ||||
| Third Quarter, 2016 | $ | 33.48 | $ | 26.26 | $ | 0.070 | ||||
| Second Quarter, 2016 | $ | 33.59 | $ | 29.49 | $ | 0.070 | ||||
| First Quarter, 2016 | $ | 32.27 | $ | 24.67 | $ | 0.065 |
As of February 15, 2018 there were approximately 364 stockholders of record of our Common Stock, and the last reported sale price on that date was $41.45 per share.
We expect to continue paying cash dividends quarterly, although there is no assurance as to future dividends because they depend on future earnings, capital requirements, and financial condition. In addition, our revolving credit agreement may limit the amount of dividends we can pay at any time that our Net Leverage Ratio exceeds 1.0.
The following Corporate Performance Graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
On March 29, 2007, our Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved a stock repurchase program to acquire up to 1.0 million shares of our outstanding common stock. Subsequently, the Board has from time to time increased the number of shares that may be acquired under the program and approved extensions of the program. Since the inception of the repurchase program, the Board has approved 8.1 million shares to be repurchased. As of December 31, 2017, we have repurchased a cumulative total of 7.6 million shares at an average price of $13.75 per share under the repurchase program.
The share repurchases will be made from time to time at our discretion in the open market or privately negotiated transactions as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements, and subject to market conditions and other factors. The Board may modify, suspend, extend or terminate the program at any time. During the twelve
months ended December 31, 2017, we repurchased 0.3 million shares for approximately $9.0 million at an average price of $34.23 per share.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, we purchased our common shares in the following amounts at the following weighted‑average prices:
| Total Number of Shares | Maximum Number of | |||||||||
| Purchased as Part of | Shares that May Yet Be | |||||||||
| Total Number of | Average Price | Publicly Announced Plans | Purchased Under the Plans | |||||||
| Period | Shares Purchased | Paid Per Share | or Programs (1) | or Programs | ||||||
| January 1 - January 31 | — | $ | — | 7,342,491 | 770,002 | |||||
| February 1 - February 28 | — | $ | — | 7,342,491 | 770,002 | |||||
| March 1 - March 31 | 61,412 | $ | 35.78 | 7,403,903 | 708,590 | |||||
| April 1 - April 30 | 500 | $ | 34.73 | 7,404,403 | 708,090 | |||||
| May 1 - May 31 | 45,381 | $ | 35.28 | 7,449,784 | 662,709 | |||||
| June 1 - June 30 | — | $ | — | 7,449,784 | 662,709 | |||||
| July 1 - July 31 | — | $ | — | 7,449,784 | 662,709 | |||||
| August 1 - August 31 | 143,667 | $ | 33.18 | 7,593,451 | 519,042 | |||||
| September 1 - September 30 | 9,737 | $ | 33.56 | 7,603,188 | 509,305 | |||||
| October 1 - October 31 | — | $ | — | 7,603,188 | 509,305 | |||||
| November 1 - November 30 | 2,400 | $ | 40.58 | 7,605,588 | 506,905 | |||||
| December 1 - December 31 | — | $ | — | 7,605,588 | 506,905 | |||||
| 263,097 | $ | 34.23 | 7,605,588 | 506,905 |
| (1) | Purchased as part of a program announced on March 29, 2007 under which, since the inception of this program, 8.1 million shares have been approved for repurchase. |
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