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Stock Repurchase | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Shares Repurchased | Shares Repurchased On September 24, 2014, Alamo Group Inc. entered into a Share Repurchase Agreement with Capital Southwest Corporation and Capital Southwest Venture Corporation (“Capital Southwest”). Pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement, the Company repurchased 849,690 shares of the Company’s common stock owned by Capital Southwest at a purchase price of $40.255 per share . The closing price of the Company’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on September 24, 2014 was $41.50 per share. The Company financed the repurchase through borrowings under its revolving credit facility. The Company completed the closing on September 25, 2014 and subsequently retired all 849,690 shares. The following table reflects the changes in common stock issued and outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:
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Balance as of December 31, 2013 | 12,070,509 |
Exercise of stock options | 23,231 |
Retirement of shares | (849,690 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2014 | 11,244,050 |

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