Atlanticus Holdings Corp 10-Q

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS   ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES   The following table sets forth information with respect to our repurchases of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2023.       Total Number of Shares Purchased     Average Price Paid per Share     Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)     Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs (2)   January 1 - January 31     16,313     $ 30.65       16,313       4,389,352   February 1 - February 28     148     $ 33.89       —       4,390,553   March 1 - March 31     55,893     $ 25.80       45,168       4,345,385   Total     72,354     $ 26.72       61,481       4,345,385     (1) Because withholding tax-related stock repurchases are permitted outside the scope of our 5,000,000 share Board-authorized repurchase plan, these amounts exclude shares of stock returned to us by employees in satisfaction of withholding tax requirements on exercised stock options and vested stock grants. There were 10,873 such shares returned to us during the three months ended March 31, 2023. (2) Pursuant to a share repurchase plan authorized by our Board of Directors on March 15, 2022, we are authorized to repurchase 5,000,000 shares of our common stock through June 30, 2024.   The following table sets forth information with respect to our repurchases of Series B Preferred Stock during the three months ended March 31, 2023.           Total Number of Shares Purchased     Average Price Paid per Share     Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs     Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs (1)   January 1 - January 31     —     $ —       —       5,000,000   February 1 - February 28     —     $ —       —       5,000,000   March 1 - March 31     1,806     $ 16.27       1,806       4,998,194   Total     1,806     $ —       1,806       4,998,194   (1) On November 8, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to 500,000 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock through June 30, 2024.   We will continue to evaluate our common stock price and Series B Preferred Stock prices relative to other investment opportunities and, to the extent we believe that the repurchase of our common stock or Series B Preferred Stock represents an appropriate return of capital, we will repurchase shares of our common stock or Series B Preferred Stock.   Dividends   We have no current plans to pay dividends to holders of our common stock. As we continue to pursue our growth strategy, we will assess our cash flow, the long-term capital needs of our business and other uses of cash. Payment of any cash dividends in the future will depend upon, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements and contractual restrictions. Furthermore, dividends on our Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock are payable in preference to any common stock dividends. We pay cumulative cash dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock, when and as declared by our Board of Directors, in the amount of $1.90625 per share each year, which is equivalent to 7.625% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share. For additional information, see Part I, Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity, Funding and Capital Resources.”     ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES   None.   ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES   None.