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PART II
ITEM 5: MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
Price Range of Common Stock
eBay's common stock has been traded on The Nasdaq Stock MarketSM under the symbol ""EBAY''
since September 24, 1998. The following table sets forth the intra-day high and low per share bid prices of
eBay's common stock for the periods indicated, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock MarketSM.
High Low
Year Ended December 31, 2001
First QuarterÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $55.13 $28.44
Second Quarter ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 71.30 29.25
Third Quarter ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 70.20 40.48
Fourth Quarter ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 72.74 44.00
Year Ended December 31, 2002
First QuarterÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 69.50 48.85
Second Quarter ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 64.10 49.25
Third Quarter ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 62.47 51.05
Fourth Quarter ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 70.85 50.22
As of February 28, 2003, there were approximately 2,000 stockholders of record of eBay's common
stock, although eBay believes that there is a signiÑcantly larger number of beneÑcial owners of our
common stock.
Dividend Policy
We have never paid cash dividends on our stock, and currently anticipate that we will continue to
retain any future earnings to Ñnance the growth of our business.
Equity Compensation Plans
For information on securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans, refer to
""Equity Compensation Plan Information'' under Item 12, which is incorporated by reference herein.
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