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Stockholders’ Equity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Shareholders’ Equity
Common Stock Repurchases
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, Kemper repurchased and retired approximately 590,000 shares of its common stock in open market transactions under its share repurchase authorization for an aggregate cost of $47.1 million and average cost per share of $79.36. Of the total shares repurchased, approximately 540,000 were repurchased under a trading plan that was executed by Kemper under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
During the three months ended March 31, 2020, Kemper repurchased and retired approximately 1,500,000 shares of its common stock in open market transactions under its share repurchase authorization for an aggregate cost of $101.2 million and an average cost per share of $67.98. Of the total shares repurchased, approximately 925,000 were repurchased under a trading plan that was executed by Kemper under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
On May 6, 2020, Kemper’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $200.0 million of Kemper’s common stock, in addition to $133.3 million remaining under the August 6, 2014 authorization, bringing the remaining share repurchase authorization to approximately $333.3 million as of December 31, 2020. As of March 31, 2021, the remaining share repurchase authorization was $286.2 million under the repurchase program.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
During the second quarter of 2019, Kemper’s stockholders approved the adoption of the Kemper Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) and the reservation of 1,300,000 shares of Kemper’s common stock for issuance under the ESPP.
Under the ESPP, the Company issued 14,878 shares on March 31, 2021 at a discounted price of $67.76 per share and 13,214 shares on March 31, 2020 at a discounted price of $63.21. Compensation costs charged against income were $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.