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
Market Information for Common Stock
Our Class A common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “WDAY”. Our Class B common stock is not listed or traded on any stock exchange.
Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business and do not expect to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. Any further determination to pay dividends on our capital stock will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on our financial condition, operating results, capital requirements, general business conditions, and other factors that our Board of Directors considers relevant.
Stockholders
As of February 23, 2023, there were 23 stockholders of record of our Class A common stock, including The Depository Trust Company, which holds shares of our common stock on behalf of an indeterminate number of beneficial owners, as well as 68 stockholders of record of our Class B common stock.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
See Part III, Item 12 “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters” for more information regarding securities authorized for issuance.
Stock Performance Graph
The following shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C, other than as provided by this Item 5, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or incorporated by reference into any of our other filings under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, except to the extent we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing.
This chart compares the cumulative total return on our common stock with that of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 1500 Application Software Index. The chart assumes $100 was invested at the close of market on January 31, 2018, in our Class A common stock, the S&P 500 Index, and the S&P 1500 Application Software Index, and assumes the reinvestment of any dividends. The stock price performance on the following graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.

| Company/Index | 1/31/2018 | 1/31/2019 | 1/31/2020 | 1/31/2021 | 1/31/2022 | 1/31/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Workday, Inc. | $ | 100.00 | $ | 151.41 | $ | 154.00 | $ | 189.78 | $ | 211.04 | $ | 151.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 500 Index | 100.00 | 97.68 | 118.84 | 139.32 | 171.75 | 157.60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 1500 Application Software Index | 100.00 | 120.67 | 161.22 | 212.71 | 235.90 | 191.10 |
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchases
The table below sets forth information regarding our purchases of our Class A common stock during the three months ended January 31, 2023 (in thousands, except per share data):
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) | Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022 | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022 | 181 | 165.72 | 181 | 470,001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1, 2023 - January 31, 2023 | 269 | 165.76 | 269 | 425,334 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 450 | 450 |
(1)In November 2022, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of our outstanding shares of Class A common stock. We may repurchase shares of Class A common stock from time to time through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions, or by other means, including through the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions. The timing and total amount of shares repurchased will depend upon business, economic, and market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, prevailing stock prices, and other considerations. The Share Repurchase Program has a term of 18 months, may be suspended or discontinued at any time, and does not obligate us to acquire any amount of Class A common stock. All repurchases disclosed in this table were made pursuant to the publicly announced Share Repurchase Program. For further information, see Note 14, Stockholders’ Equity of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this report.
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