Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Shareholders' Equity

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Shareholders' Equity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Equity [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity Shareholders' Equity
Authorized shares of common stock were $24.0 million ($1.00 par value) at December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Share Repurchase Program
On December 20, 2022, the Board of Directors re-authorized the Company's share repurchase program. The previous share repurchase program had a term of 24 months and was set to expire on February 17, 2023. The share repurchase program allows for repurchase of up to 790,383 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock and extends to February 17, 2025. The shares will be purchased from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market or privately negotiated transactions, depending on market conditions. Under the program, the purchases will be funded from available working capital, and the repurchased shares will be returned to the status of authorized, but unissued shares of common stock or held in treasury. There is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares that will be repurchased by the Company, and the Company may discontinue purchases at any time that management determines additional purchases are not warranted. As of December 31, 2022, the Company has 679,979 shares of its share repurchase authorization remaining.
Shares repurchased for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2022 2021
Number of shares repurchased 110,404  — 
Average price per share $ 12.16  $ — 
Total cost of shares repurchased $ 1,345,540  $ — 
Rights Offering
On November 16, 2021, the Company announced its Board of Directors had approved a Rights Offering to existing shareholders. Under the terms of the Rights Offering, the Company distributed non-transferable subscription rights to each holder of its common stock as of November 29, 2021 with each subscription right exercisable for 0.083768 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $12.75 per full common share. The Company completed its Rights Offering to the Company’s shareholders as of the close of business on December 16, 2021. The Rights Offering was fully subscribed for the maximum offering amount of 785,103 shares of the Company’s common stock resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $10.0 million. The proceeds of the Rights Offering was used for general corporate purposes, including in part, certain growth initiatives (including acquisitions) as well as repayment of the revolving credit facility.
Dividends
At the end of each fiscal year the Board reviews the financial performance and capital needed to support future growth to determine the amount of cash dividend, if any, which is appropriate. In 2022 and 2021, no dividends were declared or paid by the Company.