Note 7 - Share Repurchase Program

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Treasury Stock [Text Block]

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. Share Repurchase Program

In December 2007, our Board of Directors approved and we announced a share repurchase program to repurchase up to one million shares of our common stock either through purchases on the open market or through private transactions and in accordance with Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act. On November 4, 2015, our Board of Directors approved and we announced an increase in the share repurchase program, providing for the repurchase of up to $40 million, or approximately 2 million shares, of our common stock. The timing and extent to which we repurchase shares depends on market conditions and other corporate considerations. The repurchase program does not have an expiration date.

In the fourth quarter of 2015 we repurchased and retired 941,024 shares of our common stock for $16.2 million.