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Common Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
9 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2020
Common Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  
Common Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

6. Common Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

Shares Authorized and Outstanding

The Company has authorized 5.0 million shares of preferred stock, 100.0 million shares of common stock, and 260,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”). The Company’s outstanding shares of common stock were 32.5 million shares at September 27, 2020 and 31.9 million shares at December 29, 2019.  

There were 252,530 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding at both September 27, 2020 and December 29, 2019. The Series B Preferred Stock is classified as temporary equity on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 27, 2020 and December 29, 2019.

Dividends

The Company recorded dividends of approximately $32.1 million in the nine months ended September 27, 2020 consisting of the following:

$21.9 million paid to common stockholders ($0.675 per share);
$3.4 million in common stock “pass-through” dividends paid to Series B Preferred Stockholders on an as-converted basis ($0.675 per share); and
$6.8 million in preferred dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock (3.6% of the investment per annum).

On October 30, 2020, our Board of Directors declared a fourth quarter dividend of $0.225 per common share (of which approximately $7.4 million will be paid to common stockholders and $1.1 million will be paid as “pass through” dividends to holders of Series B Preferred Stock on an “as converted basis”).  The fourth quarter preferred dividend was also declared on October 30, 2020.  The common share dividend will be paid on November 20, 2020 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 10, 2020.  The fourth quarter preferred dividend of $2.3 million will be paid to holders of Series B Preferred Stock on January 4, 2021.  

Share Repurchases

Subsequent to the third quarter on November 4, 2020, our Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program for up to $75 million of the Company’s common stock, effective through December 31, 2021. This represents approximately 3.0% of the Company’s currently outstanding common stock based on the closing price of the stock as of November 4, 2020. The timing and volume of share repurchases may be executed at the discretion of management on an opportunistic basis, subject to market and business conditions, regulatory requirements and other factors, or pursuant to trading plans or other arrangements. Repurchases under the new program may be made through open market, block, and privately negotiated transactions, including Rule 10b5-1 plans, at times and in such amounts as management deems appropriate. Repurchases under the Company’s share repurchase program may be commenced or suspended from time to time at the Company’s discretion without prior notice.