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, par value $1.00 per share, is listed and traded on the NYSE, under the ticker symbol “LHX.” According to the records of our transfer agent, as of February 26, 2021, there were 10,935 holders of record of our common stock.
Dividends
We paid per share cash dividends on our common stock of $.85 each quarterly period of fiscal 2020, $.75 each quarterly period of the two quarters ended January 3, 2020, $.685 each quarterly period of fiscal 2019 and $.57 each quarterly period of fiscal 2018. On January 28, 2021, we announced that our Board of Directors increased the quarterly per share cash dividend rate on our common stock from $.85 to $1.02, commencing with the dividend declared by our Board of Directors for the first quarter of fiscal 2021, for an annualized per share cash dividend rate of $4.08, which was our twentieth consecutive annual increase in our quarterly cash dividend rate. Our annualized per share cash dividend rate was $3.40 in fiscal 2020, $3.00 in the two quarters ended January 3, 2020, and $2.74 and $2.28 in fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively. Quarterly cash dividends are typically paid in March, June, September and December. We currently expect that cash dividends will continue to be paid in the near future, but we can give no assurances concerning payment of future dividends or future dividend increases. The declaration of dividends and the amount thereof will depend on a number of factors, including our financial condition, capital requirements, cash flows, results of operations, future business prospects and other factors our Board of Directors may deem relevant.
L3Harris Stock Performance Graph
The following performance graph and table do not constitute soliciting material and the performance graph and table should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other previous or future filings by us under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate the performance graph and table by reference therein.
The performance graph and table below compare the 4-year fiscal period ended June 28, 2019, the Fiscal Transition Period and fiscal 2020 cumulative total shareholder return of our common stock (the common stock of Harris Corporation prior to the L3Harris Merger and the common stock of L3Harris Technologies, Inc. after the L3Harris Merger) with the comparable cumulative total returns of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Index (“S&P 500”) and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Aerospace & Defense Index (“S&P 500 Aerospace & Defense”). The figures in the performance graph and table below assume an initial investment of $100 at the close of business on July 3, 2015 in L3Harris common stock, the S&P 500 and the S&P 500 Aerospace & Defense and the reinvestment of all dividends.
COMPARISON OF FOUR FISCAL-YEAR (PRIOR TO L3HARRIS MERGER), FISCAL TRANSITION PERIOD AND FISCAL 2020 (AFTER L3HARRIS MERGER) CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN AMONG L3HARRIS, S&P 500 AND S&P 500 AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

| L3HARRIS PERIOD END | July 3, 2015 | July 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | June 29, 2018 | June 28, 2019 | January 3, 2020 | January 1, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | $ | 100 | $ | 109 | $ | 147 | $ | 198 | $ | 263 | $ | 295 | $ | 270 | |||||||||
| S&P 500 | $ | 100 | $ | 104 | $ | 122 | $ | 139 | $ | 154 | $ | 171 | $ | 202 | |||||||||
| S&P 500 Aerospace & Defense | $ | 100 | $ | 112 | $ | 144 | $ | 181 | $ | 200 | $ | 219 | $ | 177 |
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
During fiscal 2020, we did not issue or sell any unregistered securities.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
As discussed in more detail in Note 28: Subsequent Events in the Notes, on January 28, 2021, we announced that our Board of Directors approved a new $6 billion share repurchase authorization under our repurchase program that was in addition to the remaining unused authorization of $210 million remaining as of January 1, 2021, for a total unused authorization of $6.2 billion. We have announced that we currently expect to repurchase up to $2.3 billion in shares under our repurchase program in fiscal 2021, exclusive of any proceeds from divestitures we may complete, but we can give no assurances regarding the level and timing of share repurchases.
During fiscal 2020, we repurchased 12.0 million shares of our common stock under our share repurchase program for $2.3 billion at an average share price of $191.40, excluding commissions of $.02 per share. During the two quarters ended January 3, 2020, we repurchased 7.4 million shares of our common stock under our repurchase program for $1.5 billion at an average share price of $203.90, excluding commissions of $.02 per share. The level and timing of our repurchases depends on a number of factors, including our financial condition, capital requirements, cash flows, results of operations, future business prospects, and other factors our Board of Directors and management may deem relevant. The timing, volume and nature of repurchases are subject to market conditions, applicable securities laws and other factors and are at our discretion and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. Shares repurchased by us are cancelled and retired. The following table sets forth information with respect to repurchases by us of our common stock during the fiscal quarter ended January 1, 2021:
| Period* | Total number of shares purchased | Average price paid per share | Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs**(1)** | Maximum approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs**(1)** | |||||||||||||||||||
| Month No. 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (October 3, 2020-October 30, 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase program(1) | — | $ | — | — | $650,336,263 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee transactions(2) | 5,652 | $ | 170.67 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Month No. 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (October 31, 2020-November 27, 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase program(1) | 1,155,755 | $ | 192.17 | 1,155,755 | $428,238,336 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee transactions(2) | 3,289 | $ | 176.29 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Month No. 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (November 28, 2020-January 1, 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase program(1) | 1,138,598 | $ | 191.34 | 1,138,598 | $210,383,051 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee transactions(2) | 3,051 | $ | 189.62 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,306,345 | 2,294,353 | $210,383,051 |
- Periods represent our fiscal months.
(1)On July 1, 2019, we announced that our Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program with a $4 billion share repurchase authorization replacing our prior share repurchase programs. Our repurchase program does not have an expiration date and authorizes us to repurchase shares of our common stock through open market purchases, private transactions, transactions structured through investment banking institutions or any combination thereof. As of January 1, 2021, the remaining unused authorization under our repurchase program was $210 million (as reflected in the table above).
(2)Represents a combination of (a) shares of our common stock delivered to us in satisfaction of the tax withholding obligation of holders of performance units, restricted units or restricted shares that vested during the quarter and (b) performance units, restricted units or restricted shares returned to us upon retirement or employment termination of employees. Our equity incentive plans provide that the value of shares delivered to us to pay the exercise price of options or to cover tax withholding obligations shall be the closing price of our common stock on the date the relevant transaction occurs.
The information required by this Item with respect to securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans is included in “Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters” of this Report. See Note 16: Stock Options and Other Share-Based Compensation in the Notes for a general description of our share-based incentive plans.
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