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

Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the SIX Swiss Exchange under the symbol “ZBH.” As of February 6, 2024, there were approximately 13,587 holders of record of our common stock. A substantially greater number of holders of our common stock are “street name” or beneficial holders, whose shares of record are held by banks, brokers and other financial institutions.

We expect to continue paying cash dividends on a quarterly basis; however, future dividends are subject to approval of the Board of Directors and may be adjusted as business needs or market conditions change.

The information required by this Item concerning equity compensation plans is incorporated herein by reference to Item 12 of this report.

The graph below shows the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock compared to the S&P 500 Stock Index and the S&P 500 Health Care Equipment Index. The chart assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2018 in Zimmer Biomet common stock and each index and that dividends were reinvested. Returns over the indicated period should not be considered indicative of future returns.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table summarizes repurchases of common stock settled during the three months ended December 31, 2023:

(1) In February 2016, our Board of Directors authorized a $1.0 billion share repurchase program effective March 1, 2016, with no expiration date.