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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 has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “V” since March 19, 2008. At November 8, 2019, we had 348 stockholders of record of our class A common stock. The number of beneficial owners is substantially greater than the number of record holders, because a large portion of our class A common stock is held in “street name” by banks and brokers. There is currently no established public trading market for our class B or C common stock. There were 1,397 and 509 holders of record of our class B and C common stock, respectively, as of November 8, 2019.

On October 22, 2019, our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share of class A common stock (determined in the case of class B and C common stock and series B and C preferred stock on an as-converted basis) payable on December 3, 2019, to holders of record as of November 15, 2019 of our common and preferred stock.

Subject to legally available funds, we expect to continue paying quarterly cash dividends on our outstanding common and preferred stock in the future. However, the declaration and payment of future dividends is at the sole discretion of our board of directors after taking into account various factors, including our financial condition, settlement indemnifications, operating results, available cash and current and anticipated cash needs.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The table below sets forth our purchases of common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

PeriodTotal Number Of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid Per ShareTotal Number Of Shares Purchased As Part Of Publicly Announced Plans Or Programs**(1),****(2)**Approximate Dollar Value Of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under The Plans Or Programs**(1),(2)**
July 1-31, 20193,680,103$179.323,680,103$5,502,430,029
August 1-31, 20194,064,795$176.174,064,795$4,786,268,909
September 1-30, 20194,479,497$176.614,479,497$3,995,051,745
Total12,224,395$177.2812,224,395
(1)The figures in the table reflect transactions according to the trade dates. For purposes of our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K, the impact of these repurchases is recorded according to the settlement dates.
(2)Our board of directors from time to time authorizes the repurchase of shares of our common stock up to a certain monetary limit. In January 2019, our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program for $8.5 billion. This authorization has no expiration date. All share repurchase programs authorized prior to January 2019 have been completed.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

The table below presents information as of September 30, 2019, for the Visa 2007 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (the “EIP”) and the Visa Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which were approved by our stockholders. We do not have any equity compensation plans that have not been approved by our stockholders. For a description of the awards issued under the EIP and the ESPP, see Note 16—Share-based Compensation to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8—Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this report.

Plan Category(a) Number Of Shares Of Class A Common Stock Issuable Upon Exercise Of Outstanding Options And RightsWeighted-Average Exercise Price Of Outstanding OptionsNumber Of Shares Of Class A Common Stock Remaining Available For Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Shares Reflected In Column (a))
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders12,330,718(1)$90.18(2)158,435,270(3)
(1)The maximum number of shares issuable as of September 30, 2019 consisted of 5,714,658 outstanding options, 5,166,759 outstanding restricted stock units and 1,070,690 outstanding performance shares under the EIP and 378,611 purchase rights outstanding under the ESPP.
(2)The weighted-average exercise price is calculated based solely on the exercise prices of the outstanding stock options and does not reflect the shares that will be issued upon the vesting of outstanding restricted stock units and performance shares, which have no exercise price. Additionally, it excludes the weighted-average exercise price of the outstanding purchase rights under the ESPP, as the exercise price is based on the future stock price, net of discount, at the end of each monthly purchase over the offering period.
(3)As of September 30, 2019, 142 million shares and 16 million shares remain available for issuance under the EIP and the ESPP, respectively.

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