for the fourth quarter ended december 31 , 2015 what was the percent of the total number of shares purchased in november
five-year performance comparison 2013 the following graph provides an indicator of cumulative total shareholder returns for the corporation as compared to the peer group index ( described above ) , the dj trans , and the s&p 500 . the graph assumes that $ 100 was invested in the common stock of union pacific corporation and each index on december 31 , 2010 and that all dividends were reinvested . the information below is historical in nature and is not necessarily indicative of future performance . purchases of equity securities 2013 during 2015 , we repurchased 36921641 shares of our common stock at an average price of $ 99.16 . the following table presents common stock repurchases during each month for the fourth quarter of 2015 : period total number of shares purchased [a] average price paid per share total number of shares purchased as part of a publicly announced plan or program [b] maximum number of shares remaining under the plan or program [b] .

| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased [a] | Average Price Paid Per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of a Publicly AnnouncedPlan or Program [b] | Maximum Number of Shares Remaining Under the Plan or Program [b] |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Oct. 1 through Oct. 31 | 3,247,731 | $92.98 | 3,221,153 | 56,078,192 |
| Nov. 1 through Nov. 30 | 2,325,865 | 86.61 | 2,322,992 | 53,755,200 |
| Dec. 1 through Dec. 31 | 1,105,389 | 77.63 | 1,102,754 | 52,652,446 |
| Total | 6,678,985 | $88.22 | 6,646,899 | N/A |

[a] total number of shares purchased during the quarter includes approximately 32086 shares delivered or attested to upc by employees to pay stock option exercise prices , satisfy excess tax withholding obligations for stock option exercises or vesting of retention units , and pay withholding obligations for vesting of retention shares . [b] effective january 1 , 2014 , our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to 120 million shares of our common stock by december 31 , 2017 . these repurchases may be made on the open market or through other transactions . our management has sole discretion with respect to determining the timing and amount of these transactions. .

shares_repurchased = 2325865
shares_total = 6678985
percent_november = shares_repurchased / shares_total
answer = percent_november * 100