Legal Proceedings
Legal Proceedings
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The material set forth in the section titled "Legal Proceedings" in Note 16 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated herein by reference.ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURESNot applicable.36Table of ContentsPART IIITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES Market Information for Common StockOur common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "ADBE." StockholdersAccording to the records of our transfer agent, there were 856 holders of record of our common stock on January 3, 2025. Because many of such shares are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of stockholders, we are unable to estimate the total number of stockholders represented by these record holders.DividendsWe do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.Issuer Purchases of Equity SecuritiesBelow is a summary of stock repurchases for the three months ended November 29, 2024. See Note 14 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding our stock repurchase programs. PeriodTotal Number of Shares RepurchasedAverage Price Paid Per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced PlansApproximate Dollar Value that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans (1) (in millions, except average price per share) Beginning repurchase authority$20,150 August 31-September 27, 2024Accelerated share repurchases (2),(3)4.6 $- 4.6 $(2,500)(3)September 28-October 25, 2024 Shares repurchased- $- - $- October 26-November 29, 2024 Shares repurchased- $- - $- Total4.6 4.6 $17,650 _________________________________________(1)In March 2024, our Board of Directors granted authority to repurchase up to $25 billion in our common stock through March 14, 2028.(2)In June 2024, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement ("ASR") with a large financial institution whereupon we provided them with a prepayment of $2.5 billion and received an initial delivery of shares at contract inception representing a portion of the prepayment. Upon final settlement of this ASR in September 2024, we received an incremental delivery of 1.0 million shares of our common stock. Under this ASR, we repurchased a total of 4.6 million shares at an average price of $546.30. (3)In September 2024, we entered into an ASR with a large financial institution whereupon we provided them with a prepayment of $2.5 billion and received an initial delivery of 3.6 million shares of our common stock at contract inception, representing a portion of the prepayment. Subsequent to November 29, 2024, this ASR was settled which resulted in total repurchases of 5.0 million shares at an average price of $501.37.ITEM 6. [RESERVED] 37Table of ContentsITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto. Discussion regarding our financial condition and results of operations for fiscal 2023 as compared to fiscal 2022 is included in