( b ) holders . as of march 2 , 2002 , there were 9967 record holders of the company 2019s common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share . ( c ) dividends . under the terms of the company 2019s corporate revolving loan and letters of credit facility of $ 850 million entered into with a commercial bank syndicate and other bank agreements , the company is currently limited in the amount of cash dividends it is allowed to pay . in addition , the company is precluded from paying cash dividends on its common stock under the terms of a guaranty to the utility customer in connection with the aes thames project in the event certain net worth and liquidity tests of the company are not met . the company has met these tests at all times since making the guaranty . the ability of the company 2019s project subsidiaries to declare and pay cash dividends to the company is subject to certain limitations in the project loans , governmental provisions and other agreements entered into by such project subsidiaries . such limitations permit the payment of cash dividends out of current cash flow for quarterly , semiannual or annual periods only at the end of such periods and only after payment of principal and interest on project loans due at the end of such periods , and in certain cases after providing for debt service reserves. .
part ii item 5 2014market for registrant 2019s common equity and related stockholder matters ( a ) market information . the common stock of the company is currently traded on the new york stock exchange ( nyse ) under the symbol 2018 2018aes 2019 2019 . the following tables set forth the high and low sale prices for the common stock as reported by the nyse for the periods indicated . price range of common stock .
what was average of high and low stock prices for the first quarter of 2000?
2001 first quarter the 2001 first quarter of high $ 60.15 is high $ 60.15 ; the 2001 first quarter of low $ 41.30 is low $ 41.30 ; the 2001 first quarter of 2000 first quarter is 2000 first quarter ; the 2001 first quarter of high $ 44.72 is high $ 44.72 ; the 2001 first quarter of low $ 34.25 is low $ 34.25 ;
2001 first quarter high $ 60.15 low $ 41.30 2000 first quarter high $ 44.72 low $ 34.25
second quarter 52.25 39.95 second quarter 49.63 35.56
third quarter 44.50 12.00 third quarter 70.25 45.13
fourth quarter 17.80 11.60 fourth quarter 72.81 45.00