Note 5: Treasury Stock

On October 21, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized $35,000,000 for the repurchase of the Company’s common stock. On October 19, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an additional $35,000,000 for the repurchase of the Company’s common stock.

The Company repurchased 139,182 shares of its common stock for $8,431,000 during the nine months ended September 29, 2017. The Company repurchased 491,312 shares of its common stock for $24,456,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. As of September 29, 2017 the Company had remaining authorization under its stock repurchase plans of $48,876,000 to repurchase shares of common stock.

Net losses related to the re-issuance of treasury stock to settle restricted stock unit and stock option awards of $5,667,000 and $5,791,000 were recorded as a reduction to retained earnings during the nine months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively. There were no net losses related to the re-issuance of treasury stock during the three months ended September 29, 2017 and September 30, 2016.