Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
AND USE OF PROCEEDS
(a) None
(c) In August 2023, the Company’s
Board of Directors approved a share buyback program under which the Company can repurchase up to 20% of its common stock in open
market and privately negotiated purchases, in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act. The Company engaged and entered
into an agreement with Dominari Securities LLC (“Dominari”) on August 28, 2023, to effect the share buyback program. The
share buyback program commenced in September 2023. Dominari shall determine, in its sole discretion, the timing, amount, prices and
manner of purchase of securities during such period. The share buyback program does not obligate the Company to acquire any
particular amount of common stock, and the program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
In January 2024, the Board of Directors of the
Company authorized an increase of the share buyback program to $5,000,000.
Maximum
approximate
Total number of
dollar
shares
value of
purchased
shares that
as part of the
may yet be
Total number
Average
publicly
purchased
Period
of shares
price paid
announced
under the
(In millions, except share and per share data)
purchased
per share (2)
plan (1)
plan (1)
January 1 - 31, 2024
190,628
$ 2.9
-
$ 3,559,148
February 1 - 29, 2024
-
-
-
3,559,148
March 1 - 31, 2024
-
-
-
3,559,148
April 1 - 30, 2024
-
-
-
3,559,148
May 1 - 31, 2024
-
-
-
3,559,148
June 1 - 30, 2024
-
-
-
3,559,148
July 1 - 31, 2024
-
-
-
3,559,148
August 1 - 31, 2024
-
-
-
3,559,148
September 1 - 30, 2024
-
-
-
3,559,148
190,628
$ 2.9
-
3,559,148
(1)
On August 25, 2023, the
Company announced that the Board of Directors authorized an up to 20% share buyback program, which does not have an expiration date.
In January 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized an increase of the share buyback program to $5,000,000. From the
inception of the share buyback program on September 8, 2023, through December 19, 2023, the Company has purchased a total of 865,070
shares of the Company’s common stock at an average price of $1.7 per share for a total purchase price of $1,440,852. In
January 2024, the Company purchased a total of 190,628 shares of the Company’s common stock at an average price of $2.9 per
share.
(2)
Average price paid per share excludes costs associated with the repurchases.
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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Not Applicable.
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