Note 10 - Shareholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Notes to Financial Statements

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10. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

There are 10,000,000 Class A Shares and 2,500,000 Class B Shares authorized, as well as 1,000,000 Serial Preferred Shares.

Unissued shares of Class A common stock (1,002,848 and 1,002,848 shares at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively) are reserved for the share-for-share conversion rights of the Class B common stock. The Class A shares have one vote per share and the Class B shares have three votes per share, except under certain circumstances such as voting on voluntary liquidation, sale of substantially all the assets, etc. Dividends up to $0.10 per year, noncumulative, must be paid on Class A shares before any dividends are paid on Class B shares.