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Share Capital
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Equity [Abstract]  
Share Capital

8. Share capital

The Company’s authorized share capital consists of (a) 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share; (b) 50,000,000 shares of Class A non-voting common stock, par value $0.001 per share; and (c) 99,680 shares of Class B voting common stock, par value $0.001 per share. No Preferred Stock has been issued. 99,680 shares of Class B Stock have been issued and are outstanding.

 

The Class A Stock and the Class B Stock are equal in all respects except that the Class A Stock is non-voting.

The following table reflects changes in the number of shares of Class A Stock outstanding for the periods indicated:

 

     Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Class A Stock outstanding, beginning of period

      13,496,783        13,489,162        13,508,318        13,572,265   

Issued pursuant to shared-based compensation plans

      65,227        40,850        65,227        57,647   

Repurchased and cancelled pursuant to the stock buy-back

      (119,251 )      (15,000 )      (130,786 )      (114,900 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Class A Stock outstanding, end of period

      13,442,759        13,515,012        13,442,759        13,515,012   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Stock buy-back

On October 7, 2011, the Company announced its intention to purchase up to 675,000 shares of its Class A Stock in compliance with the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange and the SEC and the terms of its senior secured debt. The 675,000 shares represented approximately 5% of its then 13,572,265 issued and outstanding shares of Class A Stock. Any such purchases will be made by the Company in the open market at the prevailing open market price using cash on hand. All shares purchased will be cancelled. The repurchase program is expected to continue indefinitely. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares of Class A Stock. Depending on market conditions and other factors, these repurchases may be commenced or suspended from time to time without prior notice.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company purchased and cancelled 130,786 shares of Class A Stock for total consideration of $2.3 million ($17.69 per share).