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
Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
The principal market in which Globe Life's common stock is traded is the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: GL). There were 2,252 shareholders of record on December 31, 2020, excluding shareholder accounts held in nominee form.
The line graph shown below compares Globe Life's cumulative total return on its common stock with the cumulative total returns of the Standard and Poor’s 500 Stock Index (S&P 500) and the Standard and Poor’s Life & Health Insurance Index (S&P Life & Health Insurance). Globe Life's stock is included within both the S&P 500 and the S&P Life & Health Insurance Index.

*$100 invested on 12/31/2015 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ended December 31.
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Purchases of Certain Equity Securities by the Issuer and Others for the Fourth Quarter 2020
| Period | (a) Total Number of Shares Purchased | (b) Average Price Paid Per Share | (c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | (d) Maximum Number of Shares (or Approximate Dollar Amount) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 1-31, 2020 | 553,989 | $ | 81.51 | 553,989 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| November 1-30, 2020 | 449,389 | 91.07 | 449,389 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1-31, 2020 | 650,021 | 94.05 | 650,021 | — |
On August 5, 2020, Globe Life's Board reaffirmed its continued authorization of the Company’s stock repurchase program in amounts and with timing that management, in consultation with the Board, determined to be in the best interest of the Company. The program has no defined expiration date or maximum number of shares to be purchased.
GL 2020 FORM 10-K
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