Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity and Securities and Use of Proceeds.
The Company may repurchase AAON, Inc. stock on the open market from time to time. From inception through September 30, 2022, we have repurchased a total of approximately 4.2 million shares (at current market prices) under the various open market stock buyback programs for an aggregate price of $76.8 million, or an average price of $18.12 per share. The Board must authorize the timing and amount of these purchases and all repurchases are in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC allowing the Company to repurchase shares from the open market. On November 3, 2022, the Board of Directors approved an updated stock repurchase plan with repurchases under the plan not to exceed $50 million. The current repurchase plan will expire at the Board of Directors discretion.
On July 1, 2005, we entered into a stock repurchase arrangement by which employee-participants in our 401(k) savings and investment plan are entitled to have shares of AAON, Inc. stock in their accounts sold to the Company. The maximum number of shares to be repurchased is contingent upon the number of shares sold by employees. From inception through September 30, 2022, we repurchased approximately 8.3 million shares (at current market prices) for an aggregate price of $171.8 million, or an average price of $20.68 per share. The 401(k) stock repurchase arrangement was discontinued in June 2022.
Lastly, the Company repurchases shares of AAON, Inc. stock from certain of its directors and employees for payment of statutory tax withholdings on stock transactions. All other repurchases from directors or employees are contingent upon Board approval. All repurchases are done at current market prices. From inception through September 30, 2022, we repurchased approximately 2.0 million shares (at current market prices) for an aggregate price of $23.3 million, or an average price of $11.41 per share.
Repurchases during the third quarter of 2022 were as follows:
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period (a)
Total
Number
of Shares
(or Units)
Purchased (b)
Average
Price
Paid
Per Share
(or Unit) (c)
Total Number
of Shares (or
Units) Purchased
as part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs (d)
Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar
Value) of Shares (or
Units) that may yet be
Purchased under the
Plans or Programs
July 2022 154 $ 58.58 154 —
August 2022 213 61.42 213 —
September 2022 35,479 57.22 35,479 —
Total 35,846 $ 57.25 35,846 —
Under the membership interest purchase agreement ("MIPA Agreement") entered into for the acquisition of BasX, LLC ("BasX," Note 3), we committed to $78.0 million in the aggregate of contingent consideration to the former owners of BasX, which is payable in approximately 1,037,000 shares of the Company's stock, par value $0.004 per share. Under the MIPA Agreement, the potential future issuance of the shares is contingent upon BasX meeting certain post-closing earn-out milestones during each of the years ended 2021, 2022, and 2023. As of September 30, 2022, 486,268 shares related to the year ended 2021 earn-out milestone had been issued to the former owners of BasX as part of a private placement exempt from registration with the SEC under Rule 506(b). No additional shares have been issued as of November 3, 2022.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 4A. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None.
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