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Stockholders' Equity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity

15. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorize both common and preferred stock.

Common Stock

The Company’s common stock has three classes, identified as Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class U common stock. The Class A common stock and Class B common stock have similar rights and privileges, except that the Class B common stock is entitled to ten votes per share as compared to one vote per share for the Class A common stock. Each share of Class B common stock is convertible at the holder’s option into one fully paid and non-assessable share of Class A common stock and is required to be converted into one share of Class A common stock upon the occurrence of certain events as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

The Class U common stock, which is held by Univision, has limited voting rights and does not include the right to elect directors. Each share of Class U common stock is automatically convertible into one share of the Company’s Class A common stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits, dividends or combinations) in connection with any transfer to a third party that is not an affiliate of Univision. In addition, as the holder of all of the Company’s issued and outstanding Class U common stock, so long as Univision holds a certain number of shares of Class U common stock, the Company may not, without the consent of Univision, merge, consolidate or enter into a business combination, dissolve or liquidate the Company or dispose of any interest in any Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, license with respect to television stations which are affiliates of Univision, among other things. Class U Common stock is entitled to dividends as and when declared on common stock.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company paid cash dividends totaling $0.20 per share, or $17.8 million in the aggregate, on all shares of Class A, Class B, and Class U common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company paid cash dividends totaling $0.16 per share, or $14.7 million in the aggregate, on all shares of Class A, Class B, and Class U common stock.

Preferred Stock

As of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were no shares of any series of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

Treasury Stock

On July 13, 2017, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase of up to $15 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock. On April 11, 2018, the Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to an additional $15.0 million of the Company’s Class A common stock, for a total repurchase authorization of up to $30.0 million. Under the share repurchase program, the Company is authorized to purchase shares from time to time through open market purchases or negotiated purchases, subject to market conditions and other factors. The share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice.

Treasury stock is included as a deduction from equity in the Stockholders’ Equity section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Shares repurchased pursuant to the Company’s share repurchase program are retired during the same calendar year.  

The Company repurchased 3.5 million shares of Class A common stock at an average price of $3.88, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $13.7 million, during the year ended December 31, 2018. As of December 31, 2018, the Company repurchased a total of approximately 4.5 million shares of Class A common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $19.1 million, or an average price per share of $4.23, since the beginning of the share repurchase program. All such repurchased shares were retired as of December 31, 2018.