Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Treasury Stock

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Treasury Stock
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract]  
Treasury Stock

Note 10. Treasury Stock

In March 2017, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $5,000,000 of the Company’s common stock beginning March 9, 2017 and continuing through March 9, 2019. In May 2017, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $2,000,000 of the Company’s common stock beginning May 24, 2017 and continuing through May 24, 2019. The stock repurchases made under this repurchase were made through open market transactions at times and in such amounts as the Company’s broker determined subject to the provisions of SEC Rule 10b-18.

On October 3, 2018, the Company completed a tender offer of 752,234 shares at a price of $34.00 per share aggregating $25,575,956. 734 Investors, Alico's largest stockholder from 2013 until November 12, 2019, participated in the tender offer by selling a small percentage of its holdings.

On October 10, 2019, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 7,000 shares of the Company’s common stock from 734 Investors in a privately negotiated repurchase of shares. On October 15, 2019, the Company entered into a repurchase agreement to repurchase a total of 7,000 shares of the Company’s common stock from 734 Investors, effective October 15, 2019.

The following table illustrates the Company’s treasury stock purchases for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019:

 

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

Total

Number of

Shares

Purchased

 

 

Average

Price

Paid

Per Share

 

 

Total Shares

Purchased

as Part of

Publicly

Announced

Plan or

Program

 

 

Total Dollar

Value of

Shares

Purchased

 

Fiscal Year Ended September 30,:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

2020

 

 

7,000

 

 

$

33.95

 

 

 

1,481,640

 

 

$

238

 

2019

 

 

752,234

 

 

$

34.00

 

 

 

1,474,640

 

 

$

25,576

 

 

The following table outlines the Company’s treasury stock transactions during the past three fiscal years:

 

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

Shares

 

 

Cost

 

Balance at September 30, 2018

 

 

216,188

 

 

$

7,536

 

Purchased

 

 

752,234

 

 

 

25,576

 

Issued to Employees and Directors

 

 

(28,790

)

 

 

(1,169

)

Balance at September 30, 2019

 

 

939,632

 

 

 

31,943

 

Purchased

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

238

 

Issued to Employees and Directors

 

 

(23,011

)

 

 

(1,402

)

Balance at September 30, 2020

 

 

923,621

 

 

 

30,779

 

Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued to Employees and Directors

 

 

(33,480

)

 

 

(926

)

Balance at September 30, 2021

 

 

890,141

 

 

$

29,853