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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 intraday sales prices for our common shares and dividend per share information:

December 31, 2014December 31, 2013
HighLowDeclared DividendHighLowDeclared Dividend
1st Quarter$21.65$18.21$0.05$21.97$17.98$—
2nd Quarter20.4718.010.0524.4717.46—
3rd Quarter20.6417.470.0520.5714.230.10
4th Quarter22.0316.560.0820.4915.280.05

At February 2, 2015, there were 2,717 shareholders of record.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

(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, 2014 to October 31, 20143,010,175$17.303,010,175$784,290(1)
November 1, 2014 to November 30, 2014725,08821.07725,088$769,010(1)
December 1, 2014 to December 31, 20141,449,64721.081,449,647$738,456(1)
Total5,184,910$18.895,184,910
(1)In July 2013, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program totaling $250 million. We have fully utilized the July 2013 authorization and will no longer conduct share repurchases under this program. In October 2014, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase authorization totaling $750 million, of which $738.5 million remained available as of December 31, 2014. There is no expiration date for this program. During 2014, we repurchased 12.9 million shares under these 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, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 (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, 2014

200920102011201220132014
PULTEGROUP, INC.100.0075.2063.10181.60205.20218.50
S&P 500 Index - Total Return100.00115.06117.49136.30180.44205.14
Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Construction Index100.00111.0395.67194.40215.76202.92
  • Assumes $100 invested on December 31, 2009, and the reinvestment of dividends.

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