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PART II
ITEM 5: MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
Price Range of Common Stock
Our 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
our common stock (after giving retroactive eÅect to the two-for-one stock split eÅective August 28, 2003)
for the periods indicated, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market.
High Low
Year Ended December 31, 2002
First QuarterÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $34.75 $24.42
Second Quarter ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 32.05 24.62
Third Quarter ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 31.24 25.52
Fourth Quarter ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 35.43 25.11
Year Ended December 31, 2003
First QuarterÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 45.22 33.75
Second Quarter ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 52.89 42.75
Third Quarter ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 58.93 49.87
Fourth Quarter ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 64.80 50.63
As of March 1, 2004, there were approximately 2,400 holders of record of our common stock,
although we believe 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 we incorporate by reference herein.
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