Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "MCHP."

Stock Price Performance Graph

The following graph and table show a comparison of the five-year cumulative total stockholder return, calculated on a dividend reinvestment basis, for Microchip Technology Incorporated, the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Stock Index, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index.

Comparison of 5 year Cumulative Total Return*

*$100 invested on March 31, 2016 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends

Fiscal year ending March 31.

Copyright © 2021 Standard & Poor's, a division of S&P Global. All rights reserved.

Data acquired by Research Data Group, Inc. (www.researchdatagroup.com)

On May 7, 2021, there were approximately 567 holders of record of our common stock. This figure does not reflect beneficial ownership of shares held in nominee names.

Table of Contents

For a description of our dividend policies, see Part II, Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources," included herein.

Refer to "Item 12. Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners And Management And Related Stockholder Matters," at page 49 below, for the information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K with respect to securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans at March 31, 2021.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

From time to time, our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of shares of our common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. In January 2016, our Board of Directors authorized an increase in the then existing share repurchase program to 15.0 million shares of common stock. There were no repurchases of common stock during fiscal 2021. There is no expiration date associated with this repurchase program.