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

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

Dividend Declaration and Policy

On November 30, 2021, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.49 per share paid on February 9, 2022 to holders of record on January 7, 2022 of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock. On February 8, 2022, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.49 per share payable on May 9, 2022 to holders of record on April 8, 2022 of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock.

Subject to legally available funds, we intend to continue to pay a quarterly cash dividend on our outstanding Class A common stock and Class B common stock. However, the declaration and payment of future dividends is at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors after taking into account various factors, including our financial condition, operating results, available cash and current and anticipated cash needs.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

During the fourth quarter of 2021, we repurchased a total of 3.7 million shares for $1.3 billion at an average price of $342.86 per share of Class A common stock. See Note 16 (Stockholders' Equity) to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 for further discussion with respect to our share repurchase programs. The following table presents our repurchase activity on a cash basis during the fourth quarter of 2021:

PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid per Share (including commission cost)Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsDollar Value of Shares that may yet be Purchased under the Plans or Programs 1
October 1 – 311,282,075$351.181,282,075$4,752,404,601
November 1 – 301,126,537340.521,126,53712,368,795,391
December 1 – 311,312,321336.751,312,32111,926,866,431
Total3,720,933342.863,720,933

1Dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the share repurchase programs is as of the end of the period.

2In November 2021 and December 2020, our Board of Directors approved share repurchase programs authorizing us to repurchase up to $8.0 billion and $6.0 billion respectively, of our Class A common stock under each plan.

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