Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

Equity

EQUITY

Authorized Shares

Pursuant to the Company’s Restated and Amended Certificate of Incorporation, the Company has the authority to issue 21,500,000 capital shares consisting of: (i) 20,000,000 shares of common stock having a par value of $0.001 per share and (ii) 1,500,000 shares of preferred stock having a par value $0.001 per share. As of December 31, 2021, there were approximately 11,594,000 and 0 shares of common stock and preferred stock issued, respectively.

Issuance of Additional Common Stock

On May 18, 2017, the stockholders of the Company approved the Medifast, Inc. Amended and Restated 2012 Share Incentive Plan (the “Amended and Restated 2012 Plan”) that increased the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be awarded under the Amended and Restated 2012 Plan by 600,000, to an aggregate of 1,600,000.

Stock Repurchase Plan

The Company implemented a stock repurchase plan on September 16, 2014 (the “Stock Repurchase Plan”). On September 12, 2019, the Company's Board of Directors authorized an additional 2,000,000 shares for repurchase under the Stock Repurchase Plan. The Company repurchased approximately 238,000 and 46,000 shares during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, there were approximately 2,084,000 shares of common stock remaining under the Company’s Stock Repurchase Plan. There is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares of the Company’s common stock, if any, that will be repurchased under the Stock Repurchase Plan.