Shareholders’ Equity

Stock Repurchase Programs

On February 16, 2016, the Board of Directors authorized a one-year stock repurchase program, under which the Company was authorized to repurchase up to $15,000,000 of its outstanding common stock (the “2016 Stock Repurchase Program”). The 2016 Stock Repurchase Program ended on February 15, 2017.

On August 16, 2017, the Board of Directors authorized a new one-year stock repurchase program, under which the Company may repurchase up to $5,000,000 of its outstanding common stock (the “2017 Stock Repurchase Program”). On August 6, 2018, the Board of Directors authorized an extension of this stock repurchase program through August 15, 2019.

Under the 2017 Stock Repurchase Program, the Company is authorized to repurchase shares in open-market purchases in accordance with all applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The extent to which the Company repurchases its shares, and the timing of such repurchases, is dependent upon a variety of factors, including market conditions, regulatory requirements and other corporate considerations, as determined by the Company’s management. The repurchase program may be extended, suspended or discontinued at any time. The Company expects to finance the program from its existing cash resources. All repurchased shares are held in treasury.

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock repurchase activities:



Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Amount		Total Number of Treasury Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan	Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan
Privately Negotiated Transactions:
January 12, 2016 - Abengoa repurchased and retired shares	2,136,752	$	1.35	$	2,884,615	—	N/A
January 11, 2017 - Pinnacle Family Office Investments L.P. repurchased shares	2,363,590	1.54		3,639,929		2,363,590	N/A
							$	15,000,000
2016 Stock Repurchase Program ⁽¹⁾:
January through February 2017	7,863,980	1.58		12,448,283		7,863,980	$	2,551,717

2017 Stock Repurchase Program:							$	5,000,000
September through December 2017	381,607	1.41		537,661		381,607	$	4,462,339
January through August 2018	1,644,325	1.40		2,304,042		1,644,325	$	2,158,297
Total open market and privately negotiated purchases	14,390,254	$	1.52	$	21,814,530	12,253,502

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Notes:

(1) The 2016 Stock Repurchase Program ended on February 15, 2017.

Treasury Stock

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were 12,253,502 shares of common stock held in treasury, at a cost of approximately $18.9 million, representing the purchase price on the date the shares were surrendered to the Company.