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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 common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "ELNK." The following table sets forth the high and low sale
prices for our common stock for the periods indicated, as reported by the Nasdaq Global Market.
The last reported sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on January 29, 2010 was $8.11 per share.
Holders
There were approximately 1,784 holders of record of our common stock on January 29, 2010.
Dividends
During 2009, we began paying quarterly cash dividends. In July 2009, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on our
common stock of $0.14 per share to stockholders of record on September 14, 2009, which was paid in September 2009 and totaled $15.0 million.
In October 2009, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on our common stock of $0.14 per share to stockholders of record on
December 9, 2009, which was paid in December 2009 and totaled $15.0
million. In January 2010, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly
cash dividend on our common stock of $0.14 per share to stockholders of record on March 12, 2010 to be paid in March 2010. We currently
intend to continue to pay regular quarterly dividends on our common stock. Any decision to declare future dividends will be made at the
discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements,
investment opportunities and other factors the Board of Directors may deem relevant. Prior to 2009, we had never declared or paid cash
dividends on our common stock.
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EarthLink, Inc.
High
Low
Year Ended December 31, 2008
First Quarter
$
7.94
$
6.23
Second Quarter
10.16
7.51
Third Quarter
9.78
7.25
Fourth Quarter
8.41
5.52
Year Ended December 31, 2009
First Quarter
$
7.83
$
6.02
Second Quarter
8.17
6.43
Third Quarter
8.75
7.30
Fourth Quarter
8.93
7.92
Year Ending December 31, 2010
First Quarter (through January 29, 2010)
$
8.60
$
8.09