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Table of Contents
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 2010 High Low
First Quarter $ 19.03 $ 16.45
Second Quarter 20.00 17.10
Third Quarter 21.83 17.87
Fourth Quarter 23.20 19.40
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
We had 11,857 holders of record of our common stock as of February 25, 2011.
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 2010
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, 2010 – October 31, 2010 179,551 $ 21.50 — 144,859,364
November 1, 2010 – November 30, 2010 1,993,821 21.00 1,787,604 143,071,760
December 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 7,128,134 22.91 7,089,386 135,982,374
Total 9,301,506(2) $ 22.47 8,876,990 135,982,374
(1) Except as noted in note (2), all shares were purchased in open-market transactions pursuant to our previously announced authorization by our Board of Directors in April 2008 to
repurchase 250.0 million shares of our common stock. This repurchase authorization does not have a fixed termination date.
(2) Includes an aggregate of 424,516 shares withheld from employees for the payment of taxes.
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