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
Our
common stock is traded on the NYSE American under the symbol "EP".
Stockholders
At
March 25, 2025, there were approximately 1,350 stockholders of record of our common stock.
Dividends
We
have never paid cash dividends on our common stock. We intend to retain future earnings for use in our business and, therefore, do not
anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Future payment of dividends will depend upon, but not
be limited to, our financial condition, funds available for operations, the amount of anticipated capital and other expenditures, future
business prospects and any restrictions imposed by present or future financing arrangements.
Issuer
Repurchase of Equity Securities
No
private or open market repurchases of common stock were made by us during the fourth quarter of 2024.
Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities
No
such sales that have not been previously reported on a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or a Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 6. RESERVED.
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