on february 17 , 2017 , the closing price of our common stock was $ 108.11 per share as reported on the nyse . as of february 17 , 2017 , we had 427195037 outstanding shares of common stock and 153 registered holders . dividends as a reit , we must annually distribute to our stockholders an amount equal to at least 90% ( 90 % ) of our reit taxable income ( determined before the deduction for distributed earnings and excluding any net capital gain ) . generally , we have distributed and expect to continue to distribute all or substantially all of our reit taxable income after taking into consideration our utilization of net operating losses ( 201cnols 201d ) . we have two series of preferred stock outstanding , 5.25% ( 5.25 % ) mandatory convertible preferred stock , series a ( the 201cseries a preferred stock 201d ) , issued in may 2014 , with a dividend rate of 5.25% ( 5.25 % ) , and the 5.50% ( 5.50 % ) mandatory convertible preferred stock , series b ( the 201cseries b preferred stock 201d ) , issued in march 2015 , with a dividend rate of 5.50% ( 5.50 % ) . dividends are payable quarterly in arrears , subject to declaration by our board of directors . the amount , timing and frequency of future distributions will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon various factors , a number of which may be beyond our control , including our financial condition and operating cash flows , the amount required to maintain our qualification for taxation as a reit and reduce any income and excise taxes that we otherwise would be required to pay , limitations on distributions in our existing and future debt and preferred equity instruments , our ability to utilize nols to offset our distribution requirements , limitations on our ability to fund distributions using cash generated through our trss and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant . we have distributed an aggregate of approximately $ 3.2 billion to our common stockholders , including the dividend paid in january 2017 , primarily subject to taxation as ordinary income. .
part ii item 5 . market for registrant 2019s common equity , related stockholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities the following table presents reported quarterly high and low per share sale prices of our common stock on the nyse for the years 2016 and 2015. .
on february 17 , 2017 , what was the company's market capitalization as reported on the nyse.\\n\\n
on february 17 , 2017 , the closing price of our common stock was $ 108.11 per share as reported on the nyse . as of february 17 , 2017 , we had 427195037 outstanding shares of common stock and 153 registered holders .
2016 high low
quarter ended march 31 $ 102.93 $ 83.07
quarter ended june 30 113.63 101.87
quarter ended september 30 118.26 107.57
quarter ended december 31 118.09 99.72
2015 high low
quarter ended march 31 $ 101.88 $ 93.21
quarter ended june 30 98.64 91.99
quarter ended september 30 101.54 86.83
quarter ended december 31 104.12 87.23