Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Stock Repurchase Plan
The Company has a stock repurchase program. The buy-back program is designed to increase shareholder value, enlarge the Company's holdings of its common stock, and add to earnings per share. Repurchased shares may be retained in treasury, utilized for acquisitions, or reissued to employees or other purchasers, subject to the restrictions set forth in the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation. Under the current authorization, 2,306,697 shares remain available for repurchase as of March 31, 2022.
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The following table shows the monthly fiscal 2022 stock repurchase activity:
Period Total number of shares purchased Weighted-average price paid per share Total number of shares purchased as part of a publicly announced plan Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the plan
October 2021
— $ — — 2,658,627
November 2021
— — — 2,658,627
December 2021
62,746 38.79 62,746 2,595,881
January 2022
— — — 2,595,881
February 2022
105,035 34.23 105,035 2,490,846
March 2022
184,149 33.17 184,149 2,306,697
Total 351,930 $ 34.49 351,930
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not Applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable.
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