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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Equity [Abstract]  
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Stockholders' Equity
There are two classes of authorized HL, Inc. common stock: Class A common stock and Class B common stock. The rights of the holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical, except with respect to voting and conversion rights. Each share of Class A common stock is entitled to one vote per share, and each share of Class B common stock is entitled to ten votes per share. Each share of Class B common stock may be converted into one share of Class A common stock at the option of its holder and will be automatically converted into one share of Class A common stock upon transfer thereof, subject to certain exceptions.
Class A Common Stock

During the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, no shares were issued to non-employee directors and 670,268 and 642,693 shares were converted from Class B to Class A, respectively. During the nine months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, 6,739 and 6,512 shares were issued to non-employee directors, respectively, and 1,168,127 and 1,745,778 shares were converted from Class B to Class A, respectively.

As of December 31, 2022, there were 50,292,817 Class A shares held by the public and 58,326 Class A shares held by non-employee directors. As of December 31, 2021, there were 50,870,525 Class A shares held by the public and 54,273 Class A shares held by non-employee directors.

Class B Common Stock

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were 18,271,833 and 16,727,176 of Class B shares held by the HL Voting Trust, respectively.

Dividends

Previously declared dividends related to unvested shares of $15,322 and $7,894 were unpaid as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Stock Subscriptions Receivable

Employees of the Company periodically issued notes receivable to the Company documenting loans made by the Company to such employees for the purchase of restricted shares of the Company.
Share Repurchases

In April 2022, the board of directors authorized an increase to the existing July 2021 share repurchase program, which provides for share repurchases of a new aggregate amount of up to $500.0 million of the Company's Class A common stock and Class B common stock. As of December 31, 2022, shares with a value of $482.7 million remained available for purchase under the program.

During the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 1,159 shares of Class B common stock, to satisfy $92 of required withholding taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted awards. No such repurchases were made during the three months ended December 31, 2021. During the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 100,000 shares of its outstanding Class A common stock at a weighted average price of $91.68 per share, excluding commissions, for an aggregate purchase price of $9,168. During the three months ended December 31, 2021, the Company repurchased 644,900 shares of its outstanding Class A common stock at a weighted average price of $108.90 per share, excluding commissions, for an aggregate purchase price of $70,232.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company repurchased 507,621 and 455,402 shares, respectively, of Class B common stock, to satisfy $42,283 and $33,700 of required withholding taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted awards, respectively. During the nine months ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 677,287 shares of its outstanding Class A common stock at a weighted average price of $85.74 per share, excluding commissions, for an aggregate purchase price of $58,073. During the nine months ended December 31, 2021, the Company repurchased 2,072,934 shares of its outstanding Class A common stock at a weighted average price of $88.35 per share, excluding commissions, for an aggregate purchase price of $183,136.