{"url_path":"/sec/ug/10-k/2026/item-5","section_key":"item-5","section_title":"Item 5 **","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-03-27","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101295/0001171843-26-001973-index.html","accession_number":"0001171843-26-001973","cik":"0000101295","ticker":"UG","issuer_name":"UNITED GUARDIAN INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101295/0001171843-26-001973-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000101295","primary_entity_name":"UNITED GUARDIAN INC"},"word_count":244,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 5.**\n\n**Market for Registrant**’**s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.**\n\n \n\n**Market Information**\n\n \n\nOur Common Stock is currently traded on the NASDAQ Global Market, under the symbol “UG”\n\n \n\n**Holders of Record**\n\n \n\nAs of March 2, 2026, there were 336 holders of record of Common Stock.\n\n \n\n**Dividend Policy**\n\n \n\nOur Board of Directors meet semi-annually in January and July of each year to discuss declaration of dividends.\n\n \n\nOn January 27, 2025 the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.35 per share, which was paid on February 18, 2025 to all holders of record as of February 10, 2025. On July 11, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.25 per share, which was paid on August 1, 2025, to all holders of record as of July 25, 2025.\n\n \n\nIn addition, for the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company made payments of $10,290 in dividends in arrears to shareholders who had either converted their Guardian Chemical shares to United-Guardian, Inc. shares or whose shares had been escheated.\n\n \n\n17\n\n \n\n \n\nOn January 30, 2024, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.25 per share, which was paid on February 20, 2024, to all holders of record as of February 12, 2024. On July 10, 2024, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.35 per share, which was paid on July 31, 2024, to all holders of record as of July 23, 2024."}