ITEM 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the SIX Swiss Exchange under the symbol “ZMH.” The high and low sales prices for our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange for the calendar quarters of fiscal years 2011 and 2010 are set forth as follows:

Quarterly High-low Share Prices	High		Low
Year Ended December 31, 2011:
First Quarter	$	65.22	$	52.15
Second Quarter	$	69.93	$	59.49
Third Quarter	$	66.03	$	49.92
Fourth Quarter	$	55.43	$	47.00

Year Ended December 31, 2010:
First Quarter	$	64.77	$	54.72
Second Quarter	$	62.50	$	52.26
Third Quarter	$	58.08	$	46.27
Fourth Quarter	$	54.99	$	47.09

In December 2011, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.18 per share to be paid in April 2012 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 30, 2012. Prior to this declaration, we had not paid dividends on our common stock since becoming a public company in 2001. We expect to continue paying cash dividends on a quarterly basis; however, future dividends are subject to approval of the Board of Directors and may be adjusted as business needs or market conditions change.

The number of holders of our common stock on February 10, 2012 was approximately 271,400. On February 10, 2012, the closing price of the common stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, was $60.84 per share.

The information required by this Item concerning equity compensation plans is incorporated by reference to Item 12 of this report.

The following table summarizes repurchases of common stock settled during the three months ended December 31, 2011:

	Total Number ofShares Purchased		Average PricePaid per Share		Total Number of SharesPurchased as Part ofPublicly AnnouncedPlans or Programs ⁽¹⁾		Approximate Dollar Value ofShares that May Yet BePurchased Under Plans orPrograms ⁽¹⁾
October 2011		1,274,600	$	55.53		76,483,850	$	228,665,592
November 2011		900,000		51.17		77,383,850		182,610,442
December 2011		553,000		47.90		77,936,850		1,500,000,000

Total		2,727,600	$	52.55		77,936,850	$	1,500,000,000

(1) In December 2011, we announced a new program authorizing purchases of up to $1.5 billion of shares through December 31, 2014 and announced that we were no longer authorized to repurchase shares under prior programs.

ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC. 2011 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT

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