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
HighLowDeclared
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.

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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 SharesMaximum Number of
Purchased as Part ofShares that May Yet Be
Total Number ofAverage PricePublicly Announced PlansPurchased Under the Plans
PeriodShares PurchasedPaid Per Shareor Programs (1)or Programs
January 1 - January 31—$—7,342,491770,002
February 1 - February 28—$—7,342,491770,002
March 1 - March 3161,412$35.787,403,903708,590
April 1 - April 30500$34.737,404,403708,090
May 1 - May 3145,381$35.287,449,784662,709
June 1 - June 30—$—7,449,784662,709
July 1 - July 31—$—7,449,784662,709
August 1 - August 31143,667$33.187,593,451519,042
September 1 - September 309,737$33.567,603,188509,305
October 1 - October 31—$—7,603,188509,305
November 1 - November 302,400$40.587,605,588506,905
December 1 - December 31—$—7,605,588506,905
263,097$34.237,605,588506,905
(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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