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

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

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The following table shows the market range for our common stock based on reported sales price on the New York Stock Exchange and the dividends declared per share during such periods:

PeriodHighLowDividends
2013
First Quarter$17.66$15.44N/A
Second Quarter18.5714.05N/A
Third Quarter18.7315.22N/A
Fourth Quarter17.9015.75N/A
2014
First Quarter$20.54$17.36N/A
Second Quarter20.7216.95$0.06(1)
Third Quarter20.8817.740.06
Fourth Quarter20.4916.020.06
(1)Dividend declared January 22, 2014 with a record date of May 9, 2014 and a payment date of June 2, 2014.

The number of record holders of our common stock at February 20, 2015 was 2,108.

In January 2014, our Board of Directors initiated a quarterly dividend program. Our Board of Directors declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.06 per share of common stock payable in each of the second, third and fourth quarters of 2014.

In November 2010, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program for up to $200 million. The cumulative repurchases as of December 31, 2014 totaled 2.6 million shares of common stock for $31.2 million at an average price of $11.84 per share.

In January 2015, our Board of Directors cancelled the November 2010 stock repurchase program and authorized a new stock repurchase program for up to $500 million, $300 million of which we intend to repurchase in 2015.

See “Item 7: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” for information on our equity compensation plans and our performance graph.

The following table includes information with respect to repurchases we made of our common stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2014 (in thousands except per share price):

Period(a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased(b) Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)(c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
September 29, 2014 – October 26, 2014—$——$168,825
October 27, 2014 – November 23, 2014—$——$168,825
November 24, 2014 – December 31, 2014—$——$168,825

We satisfy U.S. federal and state minimum withholding tax obligations due upon the vesting and the conversion of restricted stock units into shares of our common stock, by automatically withholding from the shares being issued, a number of shares with an aggregate fair market value on the date of such vesting and conversion that would satisfy the minimum withholding amount due.

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