Common Unit Repurchase and Retirement (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Equity [Abstract]

Company's Repurchase Activities

The following table shows repurchases under the Repurchase Plan:

(in thousands, except per unit amounts)
Period	Total Number of Units Purchased		Average Price Paid per Unit (a)		Total Number of Units Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Maximum Number of Units that May Yet Be Purchased
Fiscal year 2012 to 2021 total		21,979	$	8.60		17,504		2,848
First quarter fiscal year 2022 total		1,104	$	10.65		691		2,157	(b)
January 2022		264	$	10.59		264		1,893
February 2022		330	$	10.34		330		1,563
March 2022		398	$	10.58		398		1,165
Second quarter fiscal year 2022 total		992	$	10.50		992		1,165
April 2022		165	$	11.10		165		1,000	(c)

(a) Amount includes repurchase costs.

(b) On December 30, 2021, the Company purchased 0.4 million Common Units in a private transaction for aggregate consideration of approximately $4.4 million.  The approved purchase was made outside of the Company’s unit repurchase plan.

(c) Of the total available for repurchase, approximately 0.7 million units are available for repurchase in open market transactions and 0.3 million units are available for repurchase in privately-negotiated transactions, under the Repurchase Plan.