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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
Our common stock, par value $.01 per share, trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EMC.
The following table sets forth the range of high and low sales prices of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange for the past two years
during the fiscal periods shown.
Fiscal 2009 High Low
First Quarter $ 12.59 $ 9.61
Second Quarter 13.73 10.91
Third Quarter 17.48 12.31
Fourth Quarter 18.44 16.12
Fiscal 2008 High Low
First Quarter $ 18.60 $ 14.01
Second Quarter 18.50 14.05
Third Quarter 15.78 11.22
Fourth Quarter 12.25 8.25
We had 12,330 holders of record of our common stock as of February 25, 2010.
We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock. While subject to periodic review, the current policy of our Board of Directors is to retain
cash and investments primarily to provide funds for our future growth. Additionally, we use cash to repurchase our common stock.
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2009
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
Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar
Value) of Shares that
May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs
October 1, 2009 – October 31, 2009 99,493 $ 16.52 — 188,649,602
November 1, 2009 – November 30, 2009 213,134 16.83 — 188,649,602
December 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009 28,270 17.01 — 188,649,602
Total 340,897 $ 16.76 — 188,649,602
(1) Represents shares withheld from employees for the payment of taxes. No shares were purchased during the fourth quarter pursuant to the previously announced authorizations by
our Board of Directors in April 2006 and April 2008 to repurchase a combined 500.0 million shares of our common stock. Such repurchase authorizations do not have a fixed
termination date.
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