NOTE K – 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 September 30, 2022, the Company has repurchased an aggregate of 9,162,427 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $17,647,631 (exclusive of commissions) or an average per share price of $1.93. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company repurchased an aggregate of 75,213 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $174,530 (exclusive of commissions) or an average per share price of $2.32. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company repurchased an aggregate of 178,293 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $422,388 (exclusive of commission) or an average per share price of $2.37. At September 30, 2022, the dollar value of remaining shares that may be repurchased under the Share Repurchase Program was $3,508,374.

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded U.S. domestic corporations and certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January 1, 2023. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of Treasury has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax.