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Item 5. Market for the Company’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information and Dividends
(a) Our common shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol NDSN. As of November 30, 2020, there were 1,303 record shareholders.
While we have historically paid dividends to shareholders of our common stock on a quarterly basis, the declaration and payment of future dividends will depend on many factors, including but not limited to, our earnings, financial condition, business development needs and regulatory considerations, and are at the discretion of our board of directors.
Performance Graph
The following is a graph that compares the 10-year cumulative return, calculated on a dividend-reinvested basis, from investing $100 on November 1, 2010 in Nordson common shares, the S&P 500 Index, the S&P MidCap 400 Index, the S&P 500 Industrial Machinery Index, the S&P MidCap 400 Industrial Machinery Index and our Proxy Peer Group, which includes: AIN, AME, B, DCI, ENTG, EPAC, FLIR, GDI, GGG, GTLS, IEX, ITT, KEYS, LECO, NATI, ROP, TER, WTS, and WWD.
| Company/Market/Peer Group | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nordson Corporation | $ | 100.00 | $ | 121.14 | $ | 157.44 | $ | 194.09 | $ | 208.21 | $ | 196.14 | $ | 279.33 | $ | 356.75 | $ | 348.63 | $ | 450.67 | $ | 560.87 | |||||||||||||
| S&P 500 Index | $ | 100.00 | $ | 108.09 | $ | 124.52 | $ | 158.36 | $ | 185.71 | $ | 195.37 | $ | 204.17 | $ | 252.43 | $ | 270.97 | $ | 309.79 | $ | 339.87 | |||||||||||||
| S&P MidCap 400 | $ | 100.00 | $ | 108.55 | $ | 121.69 | $ | 162.44 | $ | 181.37 | $ | 187.58 | $ | 199.31 | $ | 246.11 | $ | 248.62 | $ | 271.03 | $ | 267.92 | |||||||||||||
| S&P 500 Ind. Machinery | $ | 100.00 | $ | 103.46 | $ | 123.82 | $ | 176.80 | $ | 199.37 | $ | 199.07 | $ | 227.30 | $ | 313.37 | $ | 289.14 | $ | 352.62 | $ | 386.78 | |||||||||||||
| S&P MidCap 400 Ind. Machinery | $ | 100.00 | $ | 113.73 | $ | 124.21 | $ | 172.45 | $ | 182.74 | $ | 152.97 | $ | 179.53 | $ | 257.49 | $ | 252.07 | $ | 299.53 | $ | 320.07 | |||||||||||||
| Peer Group | $ | 100.00 | $ | 113.30 | $ | 128.23 | $ | 177.35 | $ | 193.38 | $ | 188.81 | $ | 193.62 | $ | 292.26 | $ | 299.10 | $ | 383.02 | $ | 414.51 |
Source: Zack’s Investment Research
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(b)Use of Proceeds. Not applicable.
(c)Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
| Total Number of Shares Repurchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Repurchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2) | Maximum Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| August 1, 2020 to August 31, 2020 | 1 | (1) | $ | 187.96 | — | $ | 447,703 | ||||||||||||||||
| September 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 447,703 | |||||||||||||||||
| October 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020 | 3 | $ | 198.39 | 3 | $ | 447,104 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 4 | 3 |
(1) Includes shares tendered for taxes related to vesting of restricted stock.
(2) In December 2014, the board of directors authorized a $300,000 common share repurchase program. In August 2015, the board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $200,000 of the Company’s common shares. In August 2018, the board of directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $500,000 of the Company’s common shares. Under the current authorization, the Company may repurchase shares on an annual basis sufficient to offset dilution of the compensation plans. Approximately $447,104 of the total $1,000,000 authorized remained available for share repurchases at October 31, 2020. Uses for repurchased shares include the funding of benefit programs including stock options and restricted stock. Shares purchased are treated as treasury shares until used for such purposes. The repurchase program is being funded using cash from operations and proceeds from borrowings under our credit facilities.
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