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TableofContents
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF
EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information
OurClassAcommonstock,parvalue$0.01pershare,tradesontheNewYorkStockExchangeunderthesymbolVMW.
ThefollowingtablesetsforththerangeofhighandlowsalespricesofourClassAcommonstockontheNewYorkStockExchangeforthepasttwoyears
duringthefiscalperiodsshown.OurClassBcommonstockisnotpubliclytraded.
Market Prices
High
Low
YearendedDecember31,2015
FirstQuarter $ 86.91
$ 73.65
SecondQuarter 92.20
79.93
ThirdQuarter 93.43
76.04
FourthQuarter 82.35
52.72
YearendedDecember31,2014
FirstQuarter $ 111.45
$ 86.88
SecondQuarter 112.89
88.64
ThirdQuarter 103.86
92.25
FourthQuarter 95.00
75.85
Holders
Wehad41holdersofrecordofourClassAcommonstock,andoneholderofrecord,EMCCorporation(“EMC”),ofourClassBcommonstockasof
February19,2016.
Dividends
SubsequenttoourinitialpublicofferinginAugust2007,wehavenotdeclaredorpaidcashdividendsonourcommonstock.Wecurrentlydonotanticipate
declaringanycashdividendsintheforeseeablefuture.Anyfuturedeterminationtodeclarecashdividendswillbemadeatthediscretionofourboardofdirectors,
subjecttotheconsentoftheholdersofourClassBcommonstockpursuanttoourcertificateofincorporation.HoldersofourClassAcommonstockandourClass
Bcommonstockwillshareequallyonapersharebasisinanydividenddeclaredonourcommonstockbyourboardofdirectors.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
IssuerpurchasesofClassAcommonstockduringthequarterendedDecember31,2015:
Total Number of Shares
Purchased
Average Price Paid Per
Share (1)
Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or Programs
(1)
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares That May Yet
Be Purchased Under the
Publicly Announced Plans
or Programs
(1)
October1–October31,2015 971,316
$ 77.19
971,316
$ 835,427,344
November1–November30,2015 —
—
—
835,427,344
December1–December31,2015 —
—
—
835,427,344
971,316
$ 77.19
971,316
835,427,344
(1) Theaveragepricepaidpershareexcludescommissions.
InJanuary2015,VMware’sboardofdirectorsauthorizedtherepurchaseofuptoanadditionalonebilliondollarsofVMware’sClassAcommonstock
throughtheendof2017.VMware’sClassAcommonstockhasbeen,andmayinthefuturebe,purchasedpursuanttoourstockrepurchaseauthorizations,from
timetotime,intheopenmarketorthroughprivatetransactions,subjecttomarketconditions.Wearenotobligatedtopurchaseanysharesunderourstock
repurchaseprogram.
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