Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Dividend Program
On May 7, 2024, the Board approved a second-quarter dividend of $0.045 per share, payable on July 5, 2024, to shareholders of record as of June 14, 2024. The dividends are accounted for as a decrease to Stockholders’ Equity. All future dividends will be subject to the Board’s approval.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
On August 5, 2021, the Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan authorizing the Company to repurchase an aggregate of $25 million in shares of the Company’s common stock (the “2021 Repurchase Program”). On August 1, 2023, the Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase plan authorizing the Company to repurchase an aggregate of an additional $25 million in shares of the Company’s common stock. The new share repurchase program took effect upon the completion of the 2021 Repurchase Program, which was exhausted in the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
The Company had approximately $23.4 million in the aggregate available under its current share repurchase program as of March 31, 2024. The shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 repurchase plan or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws. The timing, the amount and the method of any repurchases will be determined by the Company’s management based on its evaluation of market conditions, capital allocation alternatives and other factors. There is no guarantee as to the number of shares that will be repurchased, and the repurchase program may be extended, suspended or discontinued at any time without notice at the Company’s discretion.
The following table details the repurchases that were made during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Total Number of
Approximate Dollar
Shares
Value of Shares
Total Number of
Purchased
That May Yet Be
Shares
Average
as Part of Publicly
Purchased Under
Purchased
Price Paid per
Announced Plans or Programs
the Plans or Programs
Period
(In thousands)
Share
(In thousands)
(In thousands) (1)
January 1 - January 31
196
$
4.58
196
$
25,031
February 1 - February 29
243
$
4.37
243
$
23,968
March 1 - March 31
140
$
4.08
140
$
23,397
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