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 Information
Our Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, trades on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “IR.” As of January 31, 2022, there were 2,568 holders of record of our common stock. This stockholder figure does not include a substantially greater number of holders whose shares are held of record by banks, brokers, and other financial institutions.
Dividend Policy
We declared and paid a dividend of $0.02 per share to the holders of our common stock in the year ended December 31, 2021. We did not declare or pay dividends to the holders of our common stock in the year ended December 31, 2020. Any future dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, cash requirements, financial condition, contractual restrictions contained in current or future financing instruments and other factors that our board of directors deem relevant.
Company Purchases
The following table contains detail related to the repurchase of our common stock based on the date of trade during the quarter ended December 31, 2021.
| 2021 Fourth Quarter Months | 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**(3)** | Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs**(3)** | |||||||||||||||||||
| October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 750,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| November 1, 2021 - November 30, 2021 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 750,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021 | 4,712 | $ | 61.85 | — | $ | 750,000,000 |
(1)All of the shares purchased during the quarter ended December 31, 2021 were in connection with net exercises of stock options or the surrender to us of shares of common stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of certain restricted stock units.
(2)The average price paid per share includes brokerage commissions.
(3)On August 24, 2021, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program which authorized the repurchase of up to $750.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock.
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