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 Class A common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "RL." The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices per share of our Class A common stock, as reported on the NYSE Composite Tape, and the cash dividends per common share declared for each quarterly period in our two most recent fiscal years:
| Market Price of Class A Common Stock | Dividends Declared per Common Share | |||||||||||
| High | Low | |||||||||||
| Fiscal 2015: | ||||||||||||
| First Quarter | $ | 164.75 | $ | 141.93 | $ | 0.45 | ||||||
| Second Quarter | 174.98 | 152.22 | 0.45 | |||||||||
| Third Quarter | 185.92 | 153.39 | 0.45 | |||||||||
| Fourth Quarter | 187.49 | 127.29 | 0.50 | |||||||||
| Fiscal 2014: | ||||||||||||
| First Quarter | $ | 192.03 | $ | 165.33 | $ | 0.40 | ||||||
| Second Quarter | 189.80 | 161.98 | 0.40 | |||||||||
| Third Quarter | 181.07 | 157.01 | 0.45 | |||||||||
| Fourth Quarter | 178.59 | 146.00 | 0.45 |
Since 2003, we have maintained a regular quarterly cash dividend program on our common stock. On November 5, 2013, our Board of Directors approved an increase to the quarterly cash dividend on our common stock from $0.40 per share to $0.45 per share. On February 3, 2015, our Board of Directors approved an additional increase to the quarterly cash dividend on our common stock from $0.45 per share to $0.50 per share. Approximately $161 million was recorded as a reduction to retained earnings during Fiscal 2015 in connection with dividends declared.
As of May 8, 2015, there were 772 holders of record of our Class A common stock and 6 holders of record of our Class B common stock. All of our outstanding shares of Class B common stock are owned by Mr. Ralph Lauren, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, and entities controlled by the Lauren family. Shares of our Class B common stock may be converted immediately into Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis by the holder. There is no cash or other consideration paid by the holder converting the shares and, accordingly, there is no cash or other consideration received by the Company. The shares of Class A common stock issued by the Company in such conversions are exempt from registration pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. No shares of our Class B common stock were converted into Class A common stock during the fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2015.
The following table sets forth repurchases of shares of our Class A common stock during the fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2015:
| Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(a) | |||||||||||
| (millions) | ||||||||||||||
| December 28, 2014 to January 24, 2015 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 230 | ||||||||
| January 25, 2015 to February 21, 2015 | 796,929 | 137.18 | 796,929 | 120 | ||||||||||
| February 22, 2015 to March 28, 2015 | 293,500 | 138.55 | 293,500 | 80 | ||||||||||
| 1,090,429 | 1,090,429 |
| (a) | As of March 28, 2015, the remaining availability under our Class A common stock repurchase program was approximately $80 million. On May 12, 2015, our Board of Directors approved an expansion of the program that allows us to repurchase up to an additional $500 million of Class A common stock. Repurchases of shares of Class A common stock are subject to overall business and market conditions. |
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The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return (stock price appreciation plus dividends) on our Class A common stock to the cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and a peer group index of companies that we believe are closest to ours (the "Peer Group") for the period from April 3, 2010, the last day of our 2010 fiscal year, through March 28, 2015, the last day of our 2015 fiscal year. Our Peer Group consists of Burberry Group PLC, Coach, Inc., Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., Hermes International, Kering, Luxottica Group, LVMH, PVH Corp., Tiffany & Co., Tod's S.p.A., and V.F. Corporation. All calculations for foreign companies in our Peer Group are performed using the local foreign issue of such companies. The returns are calculated by assuming an investment in the Class A common stock and each index of $100 on April 3, 2010, with all dividends reinvested.
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among Ralph Lauren Corporation, the S&P 500 Index, and a Peer Group

*$100 invested on April 3, 2010 in stock or March 31, 2010 in an index, including reinvestment of dividends. Index calculated on a month-end basis.
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