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.

As of May 19, 2023, there were 622 holders of record of our Class A common stock and 7 holders of record of our Class B common stock. Our Class A common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "RL." 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, 2023.

The following table sets forth repurchases of shares of our Class A common stock during the fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2023:

Total Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsApproximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs**(a)**
(millions)
January 1, 2023 to January 28, 2023—$——$1,217
January 29, 2023 to February 25, 2023———1,217
February 26, 2023 to April 1, 2023379,328(b)112.75376,4741,175
379,328376,474

(a) As of April 1, 2023, the remaining availability under our Class A common stock repurchase program was approximately $1.175 billion, reflecting the February 2, 2022 approval by our Board of Directors to expand the program by up to an additional $1.500 billion of Class A common stock repurchases. Repurchases of shares of Class A common stock are subject to overall business and market conditions.

(b) Includes 2,854 shares surrendered to or withheld by the Company in satisfaction of withholding taxes in connection with the vesting of awards issued under its 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 ("S&P") 500 Index, the S&P 1500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index, and a prior peer group index (the "Prior Peer Group") for the period from March 31, 2018, the last day of our 2018 fiscal year, through April 1, 2023, the last day of our 2023 fiscal year. During Fiscal 2023, the Company determined that the S&P Composite 1500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index is a more appropriate comparison due to the composition of the included companies given their size, comparable products, and lines of business. Our Prior Peer Group consisted of Burberry Group PLC, Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, EssilorLuxottica SA, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., Hermes International, Kering, LVMH, PVH Corp., Tapestry, Inc., Tod's S.p.A., and V.F. Corporation. All calculations for foreign companies in our Prior Peer Group are performed using the local foreign issue of such companies. The returns are calculated by assuming a $100 investment made on March 31, 2018 in the Class A common stock and each index, with all dividends reinvested.

COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN

Among Ralph Lauren Corporation, the S&P 500 Index,

S&P 1500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index, and the Prior Peer Group

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