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STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  
STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN

23.  STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN

The Company entered into a repurchase plan (the “Plan”) dated June 4, 2021 with an independent broker for the purchase of up to $10 million of the Company’s Common Stock.  Under the Plan, open market purchases of the Company’s Common Stock commenced June 18, 2021 and 528,169 shares were purchased in the year ended December 31, 2021 for an aggregate purchase price of $5.3 million.  These treasury share purchases are accounted for under the cost method and are included as a component of treasury stock in the Company’s balance sheets.  The Plan terminates on the earliest of: June 18, 2022, the completion of all purchases contemplated by the Plan, termination by either party, the existence of a legal or regulatory restriction, certain fundamental business transactions, liquidation or reorganization, or failure of the Company to adhere to the representations and warranties in the Plan.  The Plan is structured to comply with Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The purchases under the Plan are subject to Rule 10b-18 limitations as well as certain price and market volume constraints specified in the Plan.  As of March 11, 2022, 371,730 shares had been purchased since January 1, 2022 for an aggregate purchase price of $2.0 million.