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 shares 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, 2025, there were 297 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 13-week period ended December 28, 2024, 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 29, 2024 - October 26, 2024 | 112 | $ | 165.82 | 112 | $ | 251,610 | ||||||||||
| October 27, 2024 - November 23, 2024 | 24 | $ | 189.96 | 24 | $ | 247,051 | ||||||||||
| November 24, 2024 - December 28, 2024 | 46 | $ | 213.44 | 46 | $ | 237,233 | ||||||||||
| Total | 182 | 182 |
(1) The Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program on February 16, 2024 (the "2024 Program"), which was announced on February 21, 2024. The 2024 Program authorizes the Company to purchase up to $300 million of its common shares, exclusive of the cost of any associated excise tax. 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 2024 Program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The 2024 Program expires on December 26, 2026. See Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information related to share repurchases.
(2) Average price paid per share includes costs associated with the repurchases, except for the cost of any associated excise tax.
Dividends
Future dividends on our common shares, if any, must be approved by our shareholders. In exercising their discretion to recommend to the shareholders that such dividends be approved, our Board of Directors will consider our financial condition, results of operations, cash requirements and surplus, statutory requirements of applicable law, contractual restrictions, and other factors that they may deem relevant. For additional information, see the risk factor in Part I, Item 1A, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K entitled "We have limited capital reserves from which to make distributions without subjecting our shareholders to Switzerland withholding tax."
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 shares with the cumulative total returns of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Index. The graph tracks the performance of a $100 investment in our common shares and in each index (with the reinvestment of all dividends) from December 28, 2019 (“12/28/19”) to December 28, 2024 (“12/28/24”).

| 12/28/19 | 12/26/20 | 12/25/21 | 12/31/22 | 12/30/23 | 12/28/24 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Garmin Ltd. | 100.00 | 125.14 | 142.59 | 100.81 | 144.25 | 239.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 500 | 100.00 | 118.40 | 152.39 | 124.79 | 157.59 | 197.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary | 100.00 | 133.30 | 165.87 | 104.45 | 148.74 | 193.57 |
The share price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future share price performance.
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