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SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM  
SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

22 — SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

 

On February 13, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program for up to a total of $50,000 of the Company’s common stock.  Share repurchases were to be made from time to time for cash in open market transactions at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions.  The timing and amount of purchases under the program will be determined by management based upon market conditions and other factors.  Purchases may be made pursuant to a program adopted under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act.  The program does not require the Company to purchase any specific number or amount of shares and may be suspended or reinstated at any time in the Company’s discretion and without notice.  Repurchases will be subject to restrictions under the 2007 Credit Facility.  The 2007 Credit Facility was amended as of February 13, 2008 to permit the share repurchase program and provide that the dollar amount of shares repurchased is counted toward the maximum dollar amount of dividends that may be paid in any fiscal quarter.  Subsequently, on January 26, 2009, the Company entered into the 2009 Amendment which amended the 2007 Credit Facility to require the Company to suspend all share repurchases until the Company can represent that it is in a position to again satisfy the collateral maintenance covenant.  Refer to Note 9 — Long-Term Debt.

 

Since the inception of the share repurchase program through December 31, 2012, the Company repurchased and retired 278,300 shares of its common stock for $11,500.  No share repurchases were made during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.