Please answer the given financial question based on the context.
Context: annual report on form 10-k 108 fifth third bancorp part ii item 5 . market for registrant 2019s common equity , related stockholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities the information required by this item is included in the corporate information found on the inside of the back cover and in the discussion of dividend limitations that the subsidiaries can pay to the bancorp discussed in note 26 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements . additionally , as of december 31 , 2008 , the bancorp had approximately 60025 shareholders of record . issuer purchases of equity securities period shares purchased average paid per shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs maximum shares that may be purchased under the plans or programs .
|period|sharespurchased ( a )|averagepricepaid pershare|sharespurchasedas part ofpubliclyannouncedplans orprograms|maximumshares thatmay bepurchasedunder theplans orprograms|
|october 2008|25394|$ -|-|19201518|
|november 2008|7526|-|-|19201518|
|december 2008|40|-|-|19201518|
|total|32960|$ -|-|19201518|
( a ) the bancorp repurchased 25394 , 7526 and 40 shares during october , november and december of 2008 in connection with various employee compensation plans of the bancorp . these purchases are not included against the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the board of directors authorization. .
Question: what was the average monthly shares repurchased in the 4th quarter 2008?


Answer: The answer is:10986.66667