Freddie Mac 2015 Annual Report Download - page 203

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Freddie Mac 2015 Form 10-K 201
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON
EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF
EQUITY SECURITIES
MARKET INFORMATION
Our common stock, par value $0.00 per share, trades on the OTCQB Marketplace, operated by the OTC
Markets Group Inc., under the ticker symbol “FMCC.” As of February 4, 2016, there were
650,045,962 shares of our common stock outstanding.
The table below sets forth the high and low bid information for our common stock on the OTCQB
Marketplace for the indicated periods and reflects inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down,
or commission, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
High Low
2015 Quarter Ended
December 31 $ 2.67 $1.57
September 30 2.61 1.90
June 30 2.84 2.18
March 31 3.32 2.04
2014 Quarter Ended
December 31 $ 2.50 $1.44
September 30 4.58 2.56
June 30 4.78 3.63
March 31 6.00 2.63
HOLDERS
As of February 4, 2016, we had 1,803 common stockholders of record.
DIVIDENDS AND DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS
We did not pay any cash dividends on our common stock during 2015 or 2014. Our payment of dividends
is subject to the following restrictions:
• Restrictions Relating to the Conservatorship - The Conservator has prohibited us from paying any
dividends on our common stock or on any series of our preferred stock (other than the senior
preferred stock). FHFA has instructed our Board of Directors that it should consult with and obtain the
approval of FHFA before taking actions involving dividends. In addition, FHFA has adopted a
regulation prohibiting us from making capital distributions during conservatorship, except as
authorized by the Director of FHFA.
• Restrictions Under the Purchase Agreement - The Purchase Agreement prohibits us and any of
our subsidiaries from declaring or paying any dividends on Freddie Mac equity securities (other than