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

Our common stock is traded under the symbol “ON” on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The stock price details can be obtained from the Nasdaq website at www.nasdaq.com. As of February 13, 2020, there were approximately 222 holders of record of our common stock and 411,065,636 shares of common stock outstanding.

We have neither declared nor paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our initial public offering. Our future dividend policy with respect to our common stock will depend upon our earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, debt restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors in its sole discretion.

Our outstanding debt facilities may limit the amount of dividends we are permitted to pay and the amount we are permitted to buy back shares under the 2018 Share Repurchase Program (as defined below). So long as no default has occurred and is continuing or results therefrom, our Amended Credit Agreement permits us to pay cash dividends to our common stockholders, buy back shares under the 2018 Share Repurchase Program, or a combination thereof, in an amount up to $100.0 million. Additionally, we may pay dividends and buy back shares under the 2018 Share Repurchase Program in an unlimited amount so long as, after giving effect thereto, the consolidated total net leverage ratio (calculated in accordance with our Amended Credit Agreement) does not exceed 2.50 to 1.00. See Note 9: ''Long-Term Debt'' in the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for further discussion of our Amended Credit Agreement.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table provides information regarding repurchases of our common stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2019:

Period (1)Total Number of Shares Purchased (2)Average Price Paid per Share (3)Total Number of Shares Purchased as part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsApproximate dollar value of Shares that may yet be Purchased under the Plans or Programs ($ in millions)(4)
September 28, 2019 - October 25, 201944,381$18.29—$1,361.1
October 26, 2019 - November 22, 201912,28521.66—1,361.1
November 23, 2019 - December 31, 201941,35821.11—1,361.1
Total98,02419.90—

(1) These time periods represent our fiscal month start and end dates for the fourth quarter of 2019.

(2) The number of shares purchased represents shares of common stock held by employees who tendered owned shares of common stock to the Company to satisfy the employee withholding taxes due upon the vesting of RSUs.

(3) The price per share is based on the fair market value at the time of tender or repurchase, respectively.

(4) On November 15, 2018, we announced a new share repurchase program pursuant to the Capital Allocation Policy (the “2018 Share Repurchase Program” for up to $1.5 billion of our common stock, effective from December 1, 2018, exclusive of any fees, commissions or other expenses. The 2018 Share Repurchase Program expires on December 31, 2022.

Share Repurchase Program

We repurchased approximately 7.8 million shares of common stock for $138.9 million under the 2018 Share Repurchase Program during the year ended December 31, 2019. Of the total amount authorized, $1,361.1 million remained unutilized as of December 31, 2019.

Under the 2018 Share Repurchase Program, we may repurchase up to $1.5 billion (exclusive of fees, commissions and other expenses) of our common stock from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2022, subject to certain contingencies. We may repurchase our common stock from time to time in privately negotiated transactions or open market transactions, including pursuant to a trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act, or by any combination of such methods or other methods. The timing of any repurchases and the actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including our stock price, corporate and regulatory requirements, restrictions under our debt obligations, other market and economic conditions. The 2018 Share Repurchase Program does not require us to purchase any particular amount of common stock and is subject to a variety of factors including the Board’s discretion.

See Note 10: ''Earnings Per Share and Equity'' of the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for further information on shares of common stock tendered to the Company by employees to satisfy applicable employee withholding taxes due upon vesting of RSUs and the 2018 Share Repurchase Program.

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