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 2017: | ||||||||||||
| First Quarter | $ | 98.50 | $ | 83.66 | $ | 0.50 | ||||||
| Second Quarter | 109.85 | 87.26 | 0.50 | |||||||||
| Third Quarter | 114.00 | 89.24 | 0.50 | |||||||||
| Fourth Quarter | 93.05 | 75.62 | 0.50 | |||||||||
| Fiscal 2016: | ||||||||||||
| First Quarter | $ | 141.08 | $ | 127.77 | $ | 0.50 | ||||||
| Second Quarter | 135.67 | 104.34 | 0.50 | |||||||||
| Third Quarter | 137.38 | 103.29 | 0.50 | |||||||||
| Fourth Quarter | 115.85 | 82.15 | 0.50 |
Since 2003, we have maintained, and intend to continue to maintain, a regular quarterly cash dividend program on our common stock. However, any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our results of operations, cash requirements, financial condition, and other factors that the Board of Directors may deem relevant.
As of May 12, 2017, there were 715 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, Executive Chairman and Chief Creative 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 April 1, 2017.
The following table sets forth repurchases of shares of our Class A common stock during the fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2017:
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| January 1, 2017 to January 28, 2017 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 200 | ||||||||
| January 29, 2017 to February 25, 2017 | — | — | — | 200 | ||||||||||
| February 26, 2017 to April 1, 2017 | 1,255,098 | (b) | 79.81 | 1,253,031 | 100 | |||||||||
| 1,255,098 | 1,253,031 |
| (a) | As of April 1, 2017, the remaining availability under our Class A common stock repurchase program was approximately $100 million, reflecting the May 11, 2016 approval by our Board of Directors to expand the program by up to an additional $200 million of Class A common stock repurchases. Repurchases of shares of Class A common stock are subject to overall business and market conditions. |
| (b) | Includes 2,067 shares surrendered or withheld in satisfaction of withholding taxes in connection with the vesting of awards issued under our long-term stock incentive plans. |
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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 March 31, 2012, the last day of our 2012 fiscal year, through April 1, 2017, the last day of our 2017 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 March 31, 2012, 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 March 31, 2012 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends. Index calculated on a month-end basis.
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