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

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

Our common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol: PHM).

Related Stockholder Matters

The table below sets forth, for the quarterly periods indicated, the range of high and low closing prices for our common shares.

December 31, 2012December 31, 2011
HighLowHighLow
1st Quarter$9.61$6.52$8.69$6.54
2nd Quarter10.707.698.446.93
3rd Quarter16.9810.027.843.61
4th Quarter18.6115.246.483.54

At February 1, 2013, there were 2,983 shareholders of record. No dividends were declared during 2012 or 2011.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (1)

(a) Total number of shares purchased(b) Average price paid per share(c) Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs(d) Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs ($000’s omitted)
October 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012———102,342(1)
November 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012———102,342(1)
December 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012—$——102,342(1)
Total—$——
(1)Pursuant to $100 million stock repurchase programs authorized and announced by our Board of Directors in October 2002 and October 2005 and a $200 million stock repurchase authorized and announced in February 2006 (for a total stock repurchase authorization of $400 million), the Company has repurchased a total of 9,688,900 shares for a total of $297.7 million. There are no expiration dates for the programs.

The information required by this item with respect to equity compensation plans is set forth under Item 12 of this annual report on Form 10-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Performance Graph

The following line graph compares for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 (a) the yearly cumulative total shareholder return (i.e., the change in share price plus the cumulative amount of dividends, assuming dividend reinvestment, divided by the initial share price, expressed as a percentage) on PulteGroup’s common shares, with (b) the cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index, and with (c) the Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Construction Index. The Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Construction Index is a widely-recognized index comprised primarily of large national homebuilders. We believe comparison of our shareholder return to this index represents a meaningful analysis for investors.

COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*

AMONG PULTEGROUP, INC., S&P 500 INDEX, AND PEER INDEX

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012

200720082009201020112012
PULTEGROUP, INC.100.00105.0696.1272.2860.65174.56
S&P 500 Index - Total Return100.0063.0079.6891.6893.61108.60
Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Construction Index100.0059.7961.6768.5562.72112.70
  • Assumes $100 invested on December 31, 2007, and the reinvestment of dividends.

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