pre_text: additionally , in october 2013 , our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $ 0.40 per share of class a common stock ( determined in the case of class b and c common stock , on an as-converted basis ) payable on december 3 , 2013 , to holders of record as of november 15 , 2013 of our class a , b and c common stock . subject to legally available funds , we expect to continue paying quarterly cash dividends on our outstanding class a , b and c common stock in the future . however , the declaration and payment of future dividends is at the sole discretion of our board of directors after taking into account various factors , including , but not limited to , our financial condition , settlement indemnifications , operating results , available cash and current and anticipated cash needs . issuer purchases of equity securities the table below sets forth the information with respect to purchases of the company 2019s common stock made by or on behalf of the company during the quarter ended september 30 , 2013 . period number of shares purchased ( 1 ) average price paid per share number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs ( 2 ) approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs ( 2 ) .
post_text: ( 1 ) includes 3022 shares of class a common stock withheld at an average price of $ 182.50 per share ( per the terms of grants under the visa 2007 equity incentive compensation plan ) to offset tax withholding obligations that occur upon vesting and release of restricted shares . ( 2 ) the figures in the table reflect transactions according to the trade dates . for purposes of our consolidated financial statements included in this form 10-k , the impact of these repurchases is recorded according to the settlement dates . in october 2013 , the company 2019s board of directors authorized an additional $ 5.0 billion share repurchase program. .
table: Period (a)TotalNumber ofSharesPurchased(1) (b)AveragePrice Paidper Share (c)TotalNumber ofSharesPurchasedas Part ofPubliclyAnnouncedPlans orPrograms(2) (d)ApproximateDollar Valueof Shares thatMay Yet BePurchasedUnder the Plans orPrograms(2)
table: July 1-31, 2013 745,148 $183.69 744,500 $1,424,252,596
table: August 1-31, 2013 6,640,563 $176.78 6,638,189 $250,658,812
table: September 1-30, 2013 — $— — $250,658,812
table: Total 7,385,711 $177.47 7,382,689
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. for the quarter ended september 30 , 2013 what was the total number of shares purchased in august