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Employee Stock Purchases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Employee Stock Purchases

17. Employee Stock Purchases

On November 10, 2020, the Company issued 150,000 shares of its restricted common stock to each of Anthony Palmeri and Gerard Losurdo, each an employee of MSCO, as part of their employment agreements. Mr. Palmeri and Mr. Losurdo each paid the Company approximately $400,000 for their common stock, which was equal to 70% of the closing price of the common stock as reported on Nasdaq on November 9, 2020. The common stock issued to Mr. Palmeri and Mr. Losurdo was subject to a three-year restriction on transfer commencing on the day of issuance.

The issuance of the common stock was each approved by unanimous written consent of the Company's board of directors. The shares were issued to Mr. Palmeri and Mr. Losurdo as part of their employment agreements in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The above transaction had no impact to the Company’s statements of income, but it is reflected in the Company’s statement of financial condition, statement of changes in stockholders’ equity, and statement of cash flows within cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020.