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

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY

Our common stock has been listed on The NASDAQ Global Market under the trading symbol “PODD” since our initial public offering on May 15, 2007. The following table sets forth the high and low closing sales prices of our common stock, as reported by The NASDAQ Global Market, for each of the periods listed.

As of February 16, 2018, there were approximately 11 registered holders of record of our common stock. The number of beneficial stockholders of our shares is greater than the number of stockholders of record.

Performance Graph

The chart set forth below shows the value of an investment of $100 on December 31, 2012 in each of Insulet Corporation common stock, the NASDAQ Composite Index, and the NASDAQ Health Care Index. All values assume reinvestment of the pre-tax value of dividends paid by companies included in these indices and are calculated as of December 31, 2017. The historical stock price performance of our common stock shown in the performance graph below is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.

The material in this performance graph is not soliciting material, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and is not incorporated by reference in any filing of Insulet Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made on, before or after the date of this filing and irrespective of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Dividend Policy

We currently intend to retain future earnings for the development, operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

Securities Authorized For Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table sets forth information regarding securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2017.

(1) Includes our Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. Outstanding restricted stock units convert to common stock without the payment of consideration. As of December 31, 2017, 860,123 restricted stock units were outstanding. The weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options as of such date issued under these Plans (excluding restricted stock units) was $32.76.

(2) Consists of the following inducement grants made to certain executive officers upon their initial hire by us:

These non-qualified stock option awards and restricted stock units were granted outside of our Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Option and Incentive Plan in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635.

(3) The maximum number of shares of our common stock that remain available for future issuance under our 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan as of December 31, 2017 is 5,058,556 shares.

(4) As of December 31, 2017, 994,364 restricted stock units were outstanding. The weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options as of such date issued as inducement grants was $35.08.

For more information relating to our equity compensation plans, see footnote 13 to our consolidated financial statements.

Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities

We did not repurchase any of our equity securities during the quarter ended December 31, 2017, nor issue any securities that were not registered under Securities Act.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

None.