STOCK REPURCHASES |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2022 | |
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract] | |
STOCK REPURCHASES |
On June 8, 2021, the Board of Directors authorized an extension and increase of the Company’s share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”) to repurchase up to $5,000,000 of common stock over the subsequent 24 month period. The common stock may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions in the Company’s discretion. The timing and amount of the shares repurchased is determined by management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors. The Share Repurchase Program may be increased, suspended or discontinued at any time. Since inception of the Share Repurchase Program through June 30, 2022, the Company has repurchased an aggregate of shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $17,473,100 (exclusive of commissions) or an average per share price of $ . During the three-month period ended June 30, 2022, the Company repurchased an aggregate of shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $247,824 (exclusive of commissions) or an average per share price of $ which includes the repurchase of shares of its common stock from a director, in a privately negotiated transaction, at a purchase price of $ per share or an aggregate consideration of $100,430. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Except for the Company’s repurchase of shares of its common stock from a director at a price of $ per share or an aggregate consideration of $130,800 in a privately negotiated transaction, the Company did not repurchase any additional shares of its common stock during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. At June 30, 2022, the dollar value of remaining shares that may be repurchased under the Share Repurchase Program was $ . On June 8, 2022, the Company entered into, a written trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Adopting a trading plan that satisfies the conditions of Rule 10b5-1 allows a company to repurchase its shares at times when it might otherwise be prevented from doing so due to self-imposed trading black-outs or pursuant to insider trading laws. Purchases under the Company’s 10b5-1 trading plan were permitted to commence on July 1, 2022 and the plan expires two trading days after the Company issues a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Under the 10b5-1 trading plan, the Company’s third party broker may purchase up to $500,000 of the Company’s common stock, subject to certain price, market, volume and timing constraints, in accordance with the terms of the plan and subject to Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act. |