CASH PAID FOR COMMON STOCK PURCHASED AND RETIRED

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

CASH PAID FOR COMMON STOCK PURCHASED AND RETIRED

CASH PAID FOR COMMON STOCK PURCHASED AND RETIRED

18. CASH PAID FOR COMMON STOCK PURCHASED AND RETIRED

The Company has a stock buyback program to repurchase up to 49,578,125 shares in the open market, including an additional 8,000,000 shares authorized for repurchase by the Board of Directors in the second quarter of 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, there were 1,010,258 shares repurchased in the open market. As of March 31, 2024, there were 12,768,870 shares remaining available to be repurchased. The program does not have a preset expiration date. Repurchases of shares of the Company’s common stock may be made from time to time in the open market, by block purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or in such other manner as determined by the Company. The timing of the repurchases and the actual amount repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including the market price of the Company's shares, general market and economic conditions, and other factors. The stock repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and it may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

Shares purchased for withholding taxes represent taxes due upon vesting of time-lapse restricted shares granted to employees. Total share repurchases for 2024 and 2023 year to date are detailed below:

	Three months ended						Three months ended
	March 31, 2024						March 31, 2023
	No. of shares			Avg. price		Total cost	No. of shares			Avg. price	Total cost
Shares purchased for withholding taxes		323,012	$	7.26	$	2,346,420		256,003	$	9.24	$	2,364,914
Open market purchases		1,010,258		7.44		7,511,602		1,132,364		7.93		8,983,973
Total		1,333,270	$	7.39	$	9,858,022		1,388,367	$	8.17	$	11,348,887