Table of Contents CITIZENS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES PART II Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans 27 We have never paid cash dividends on our Class A or B common stock and do not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future, as it is our policy to retain earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business. We did not purchase any of our equity securities during 2016, 2017 or 2018. The following table sets forth information regarding securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plan, the Citizens Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan as of December 31, 2018. See Note 11 - "Stock Compensation" in the notes to our consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding our Omnibus Incentive Plan. Our Class A common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol CIA. All of our Class B common stock is owned by the Trust; therefore, there is no public trading market for our Class B common stock. The number of stockholders on record on March 4, 2019 was as follows: • Class A Common Stock - 94,048 • Class B Common Stock - 1 Plan Category Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights Number of securities remaining for future issuance under equity compensation plans Equity compensation plans approved by security holders 118,772 $ 7.19 3,000,000 Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders — — — Total 118,772 $ 7.19 3,000,000