Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information and Dividend Policy
The Company's common shares, no par value (the “Common Shares”), are currently traded on the NYSE American. At December 31, 2020, the Company had 5,791,000 issued and outstanding common shares, 417,000 common shares reserved for options, 13,000 unvested restricted stock units issued, and 210,000 vested restricted stock units.
The Company estimates that there were approximately 1,100 beneficial holders of its Common Shares at December 31, 2020.
There were no dividends declared or paid during 2020 and 2019.
Stock Repurchase Program
In 1999 and 2001, the Board of Directors approved resolutions authorizing the Company to repurchase up to a total of 1,000,000 shares of its common stock on the open market from time to time at prevailing prices, and in 2008 the Board of Directors reaffirmed these authorizations. In 2020 and 2019 there were no shares repurchased by the Company. A total of approximately 928,000 shares have been repurchased in the open market pursuant to these authorizations at a cost of approximately $1,957,000. As of December 31, 2020, there were approximately 72,000 shares remaining under the repurchase authorizations.
Equity Compensation Plans
During 2020, 3,000 restricted stock units, 31,000 restricted stock units for deferred compensation, 100,000 shares for executive compensation, and 10,000 options were granted. Additional information regarding our equity compensation plans is incorporated herein by reference from the 2021 Proxy Statement. Also, see Note 9 - “Shareholders’ Equity” to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
As a smaller reporting company, as defined in Rule 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company is not required to provide the information required by this item.
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