pre_text: part ii item 5 . market for the registrant 2019s common equity , related stockholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities information on the market for our common stock , number of shareowners and dividends is located in note 15 within notes to consolidated financial statements . in december 2012 , our board of directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing us to repurchase shares of our common stock amounting to $ 300 million during 2013 . on april 26 , 2013 , the board of directors approved an authorization to repurchase up to $ 1 billion in shares through april 2014 . in february 2014 , the board of directors approved a new authorization to repurchase up to $ 1.5 billion in shares through december 2015 . this authorization supersedes the april 2013 authorization and is intended to allow us to repurchase shares for general corporate purposes and to offset issuances for employee benefit programs . during 2013 , the company repurchased approximately 9 million shares for a total of $ 544 million . the following table provides information with respect to purchases of common shares under programs authorized by our board of directors during the quarter ended december 28 , 2013 . ( millions , except per share data ) period number shares purchased average paid per number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs month #1 : 9/29/13-10/26/13 2014 2014 2014 $ 456 month #2 : 10/27/13-11/23/13 2014 2014 2014 $ 456 month #3 : 11/24/13-12/28/13 2014 2014 2014 $ 456 .
post_text: part ii item 5 . market for the registrant 2019s common equity , related stockholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities information on the market for our common stock , number of shareowners and dividends is located in note 15 within notes to consolidated financial statements . in december 2012 , our board of directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing us to repurchase shares of our common stock amounting to $ 300 million during 2013 . on april 26 , 2013 , the board of directors approved an authorization to repurchase up to $ 1 billion in shares through april 2014 . in february 2014 , the board of directors approved a new authorization to repurchase up to $ 1.5 billion in shares through december 2015 . this authorization supersedes the april 2013 authorization and is intended to allow us to repurchase shares for general corporate purposes and to offset issuances for employee benefit programs . during 2013 , the company repurchased approximately 9 million shares for a total of $ 544 million . the following table provides information with respect to purchases of common shares under programs authorized by our board of directors during the quarter ended december 28 , 2013 . ( millions , except per share data ) period number shares purchased average paid per number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs month #1 : 9/29/13-10/26/13 2014 2014 2014 $ 456 month #2 : 10/27/13-11/23/13 2014 2014 2014 $ 456 month #3 : 11/24/13-12/28/13 2014 2014 2014 $ 456 .
table: Period (a) Total Number of Shares Purchased (b) Average Price Paid Per Share (c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plansor Programs (d) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plansor Programs
table: Month #1: 9/29/13-10/26/13 — — — $456
table: Month #2: 10/27/13-11/23/13 — — — $456
table: Month #3: 11/24/13-12/28/13 — — — $456
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. what was the average share price in 2013? ( $ )