Item 5. Market for the Company’s Common Shares, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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Item 5. Market for the Company’s Common Shares, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Since December 7, 2021, Garmin’s shares have traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GRMN". Prior to December 7, 2021, Garmin's share were traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC under the symbol “GRMN” since its initial public offering on December 8, 2000 (the “IPO”). As of January 31, 2023, there were 288 shareholders of record.
We refer you to Item 12 of this report under the caption “Equity Compensation Plan Information” for certain equity plan information required to be disclosed by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Share repurchase activity during the 14-week period ended December 31, 2022, summarized on a trade-date basis, was as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) | Average Price Paid Per Share (2) | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program | ||||||||||||
| September 25, 2022 - October 22, 2022 | 516 | $ | 81.61 | 516 | $ | 144,161 | ||||||||||
| October 23, 2022 - November 19, 2022 | 161 | $ | 88.18 | 161 | $ | 129,992 | ||||||||||
| November 20, 2022 - December 31, 2022 | 395 | $ | 92.30 | 395 | $ | 93,477 | ||||||||||
| Total | 1,072 | 1,072 |
(1) The Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program on April 22, 2022 (the "Program"), authorizing the Company to purchase up to $300 million of its common shares as determined by management at its discretion. Share repurchases may be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, including under plans complying with the provisions of Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The timing and volume of share repurchases are subject to market conditions, business conditions and applicable laws, and are at management’s discretion. The Program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The share repurchase authorization expires on December 29, 2023. See Note 8 in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information related to share repurchases.
(2) Average price paid per share includes costs associated with the repurchases.
Stock Performance Graph
This performance graph shall not be deemed ‘‘filed’’ with the SEC or subject to Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The graph below matches Garmin Ltd.'s cumulative 5-Year total shareholder return on common stock with the cumulative total returns of the NASDAQ Composite Index and the S&P 500 Index. The graph tracks the performance of a $100 investment in our common stock and in each index (with the reinvestment of all dividends) from December 30, 2017 (“12/30/17”) to December 31, 2022 (“12/31/22”).

| 12/30/17 | 12/29/18 | 12/28/19 | 12/26/20 | 12/25/21 | 12/31/22 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Garmin Ltd. | 100.00 | 108.96 | 175.38 | 219.47 | 250.08 | 176.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NASDAQ Composite | 100.00 | 97.16 | 132.81 | 192.47 | 235.15 | 158.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 500 | 100.00 | 95.62 | 125.72 | 148.85 | 191.58 | 156.89 |
The stock price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
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