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 17, 2023, there were 10,087 holders of record of our common stock.
Dividends
We paid per share cash dividends on our common stock of $1.12 each quarterly period of fiscal 2022, $1.02 each quarterly period of fiscal 2021 and $.85 each quarterly period of fiscal 2020. On February 24, 2023, we announced that our Board of Directors increased the quarterly per share cash dividend rate on our common stock from $1.12 to $1.14, commencing with the dividend declared by our Board of Directors for the first quarter of fiscal 2023, for an annualized per share cash dividend rate of $4.56, which was our twenty-second consecutive annual increase in our quarterly cash dividend rate. Our annualized per share cash dividend rate was $4.48 in fiscal 2022, $4.08 in fiscal 2021 and $3.40 in fiscal 2020. Quarterly cash dividends are typically paid in March, June, September and December. We currently expect to continue paying and increasing the rates of cash dividends in the near future, but we can give no assurances concerning payment of future dividends or future dividend increases. The annual declaration of dividends by our Board of Directors 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 each of the 2 fiscal years in the period ended June 28, 2019, the fiscal transition period for the two quarters ended January 3, 2020, fiscal 2020, fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022 cumulative total shareholder return, or TSR, of our common stock (the common stock of Harris Corporation prior to the L3Harris Merger on June 29, 2019, 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 June 30, 2017 in L3Harris common stock, the S&P 500 and the S&P 500 Aerospace & Defense and the reinvestment of all dividends.
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COMPARISON OF EACH OF THE TWO FISCAL YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 28, 2019 (PRIOR TO THE L3HARRIS MERGER), THE FISCAL TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THE TWO QUARTERS ENDED JANUARY 3, 2020, FISCAL 2020, FISCAL 2021 AND FISCAL 2022 CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN AMONG L3HARRIS, S&P 500 AND S&P 500 AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

| L3HARRIS PERIOD END | June 30, 2017 | June 29, 2018 | June 28, 2019 | January 3, 2020 | January 1, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | December 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | $ | 100 | $ | 135 | $ | 179 | $ | 201 | $ | 184 | $ | 211 | $ | 210 | |||||||||
| S&P 500 | $ | 100 | $ | 114 | $ | 126 | $ | 140 | $ | 166 | $ | 213 | $ | 175 | |||||||||
| S&P 500 Aerospace & Defense | $ | 100 | $ | 125 | $ | 139 | $ | 152 | $ | 123 | $ | 139 | $ | 163 | |||||||||
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
During fiscal 2022, we did not issue or sell any unregistered securities.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
On January 28, 2021, we announced that our Board of Directors approved a $6.0 billion share repurchase authorization under our repurchase program that was in addition to the remaining unused authorization of $210 million as of January 1, 2021. On October 21, 2022, we announced that our Board of Directors approved an additional $3.0 billion share repurchase authorization.
During fiscal 2022, we repurchased 4.7 million shares of our common stock under our share repurchase program for $1.1 billion at an average share price of $231.44, excluding commissions of $0.02 per share. During fiscal 2021, we repurchased 17.1 million shares of our common stock under our share repurchase program for $3.7 billion at an average share price of $215.28, excluding commissions of $0.02 per share. The level and timing of our repurchases depends on a number of factors, including our financial condition, capital requirements, cash flows,
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results of operations, future business prospects and other factors our Board of Directors and management may deem relevant. The timing, volume and nature of repurchases are subject to market conditions, applicable securities laws and other factors and are at our discretion and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. Shares repurchased by us are cancelled and retired. The following table sets forth information with respect to repurchases by us of our common stock during the fiscal quarter ended December 30, 2022:
| Period* | Total number of shares purchased | Average price paid per share | Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs**(1)** | Maximum approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs**(1)** ($ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Month No. 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (October 1, 2022 - October 28, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase program(1) | 829,862 | $ | 220.71 | 829,862 | $4,452 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee transactions(2) | 4,760 | $ | 220.47 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Month No. 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (October 29, 2022 - November 25, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase program(1) | — | $ | — | — | $4,452 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee transactions(2) | 6,380 | $ | 227.36 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Month No. 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (November 26, 2022 - December 30, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase program(1) | — | $ | — | — | $4,452 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee transactions(2) | 2,240 | $ | 223.41 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 843,242 | 829,862 | $4,452 |
*Periods represent our fiscal months.
(1)On October 21, 2022, we announced that our Board of Directors approved a $3.0 billion share repurchase authorization under our share repurchase program that was in addition to the remaining unused authorization of $1.6 billion as of September 30, 2022. 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 December 30, 2022, the remaining unused authorization under our repurchase programs was $4.5 billion (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.
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