Item 5. — MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

The Company's common stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol "LVS." The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices for the common stock on the NYSE for the fiscal quarter indicated:

As of February 21, 2018, there were 788,881,737 shares of our common stock outstanding that were held by 331 stockholders of record.

Preferred Stock

We are authorized to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Our Board of Directors is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by Nevada law and our articles of incorporation, to determine the terms and conditions of the preferred stock, including whether the shares of preferred stock will be issued in one or more series, the number of shares to be included in each series and the powers, designations, preferences and rights of the shares. Our Board of Directors also is authorized to designate any qualifications, limitations or restrictions on the shares without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our Company and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock, which could have an adverse impact on the market price of our common stock.

Dividends

Our ability to declare and pay dividends on our common stock is subject to the requirements of Nevada law. In addition, we are a parent company with limited business operations of our own. Accordingly, our primary sources of cash are dividends and distributions with respect to our ownership interest in our subsidiaries that are derived from the earnings and cash flow generated by our operating properties.

Our subsidiaries' long-term debt arrangements place restrictions on their ability to pay cash dividends to the Company. This may restrict our ability to pay cash dividends other than from cash on hand. See "Item 7 — Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Restrictions on Distributions" and "Item 8 — Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 8 — Long-Term Debt."

Common Stock Dividends

On March 31, June 30, September 29 and December 29, 2017, we paid a dividend of $0.73 per common share as part of a regular cash dividend program. During the year ended December 31, 2017, we recorded $2.31 billion as a distribution against retained earnings (of which $1.26 billion related to our Principal Stockholder and his family and the remaining $1.05 billion related to all other stockholders).

On March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 30, 2016, we paid a dividend of $0.72 per common share as part of a regular cash dividend program. During the year ended December 31, 2016, we recorded $2.29 billion as a

distribution against retained earnings (of which $1.24 billion related to our Principal Stockholder and his family and the remaining $1.05 billion related to all other stockholders).

On March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, 2015, we paid a dividend of $0.65 per common share as part of a regular cash dividend program. During the year ended December 31, 2015, we recorded $2.07 billion as a distribution against retained earnings (of which $1.12 billion related to our Principal Stockholder and his family and the remaining $949 million related to all other stockholders).

In January 2018, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.75 per common share (a total estimated to be approximately $592 million) to be paid on March 30, 2018, to shareholders of record on March 22, 2018. We expect this level of dividend to continue quarterly through the remainder of 2018. Our Board of Directors will continually assess the level and appropriateness of any cash dividends.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

There have not been any sales by the Company of equity securities in the last three fiscal years that have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer

The following table provides information about share repurchases we made of our common stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2017:

Performance Graph

The following performance graph compares the performance of our common stock with the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Dow Jones US Gambling Index, during the five years ended December 31, 2017. The graph plots the changes in value of an initial $100 investment over the indicated time period, assuming all dividends are reinvested. The stock price performance in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.

The performance graph should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates the performance graph by reference therein.