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 and Class B common stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols "TAP.A" and "TAP," respectively. In addition, the Class A exchangeable shares and Class B exchangeable shares of our indirect subsidiary, Molson Coors Canada Inc., trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols "TPX.A" and "TPX.B," respectively. The Class A and B exchangeable shares are a means for shareholders to defer tax in Canada and have substantially the same economic and voting rights as the respective common shares. The exchangeable shares can be exchanged for our Class A or B common stock at any time and at the exchange ratios described in the Merger documents, and receive the same dividends. At the time of exchange, shareholders' taxes are due. The exchangeable shares have voting rights through special voting shares held by a trustee.
The approximate number of record security holders by class of stock at February 7, 2019, is as follows:
| Title of class | Number of record security holders | |
| Class A common stock, $0.01 par value | 23 | |
| Class B common stock, $0.01 par value | 2,624 | |
| Class A exchangeable shares, no par value | 218 | |
| Class B exchangeable shares, no par value | 2,338 |
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph compares our cumulative total stockholder return over the last five fiscal years with the S&P 500 and a customized peer index including MCBC, ABI, Carlsberg, Heineken and Asahi (the "Peer Group"). We have used a weighted-average based on market capitalization to determine the return for the Peer Group. The graph assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2013, in our Class B common stock, the S&P 500 and the Peer Group, and assumes reinvestment of all dividends. The below is provided for informational purposes and is not indicative of future performance.

| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Molson Coors | $ | 100.00 | $ | 135.70 | $ | 174.70 | $ | 184.06 | $ | 158.10 | $ | 110.85 | |||||||||||
| S&P 500 | $ | 100.00 | $ | 113.68 | $ | 115.24 | $ | 126.23 | $ | 153.78 | $ | 147.03 | |||||||||||
| Peer Group | $ | 100.00 | $ | 123.19 | $ | 155.28 | $ | 144.39 | $ | 152.76 | $ | 112.32 |
Dividends
We currently plan to maintain our current quarterly dividend of $0.41 per share until we achieve a leverage ratio of approximately 3.75x debt to EBITDA on a rating agency basis, which we expect to achieve around the middle of 2019. Upon achieving approximately 3.75x leverage, our board's intention is to reinstitute a dividend payout-ratio target in the range of 20-25% of annual trailing EBITDA for the second half of 2019 and ongoing thereafter.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
In February 2015, we announced that our board of directors approved and authorized a new program to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of our Class A and Class B common stock. As a result of the Acquisition, we suspended the share repurchase program and thus, there were no shares of Class A or Class B common stock repurchased since 2015. Under the program, shares may be repurchased in privately negotiated and/or open market transactions, including under plans complying with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. The number, price and timing of the repurchases will be at the Company’s sole discretion and will be evaluated depending on market conditions, liquidity needs or other factors. The Company’s board of directors may
suspend, modify or terminate the share repurchase program at any time without prior notice. We have suspended our share repurchase program as we continue to pay down debt.
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