NOTE 15 – SHARE REPURCHASE PLAN

In December 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized management at its discretion to repurchase up to one million (1,000,000) shares of the Company's outstanding common stock. On June 6, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company increased the number of shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock that management is authorized to repurchase to up to three million (3,000,000). On April 8, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company increased the number of shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock that management is authorized to repurchase to up to six million (6,000,000) shares. On October 6, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company increased the number of shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock that management is authorized to repurchase to up to eight million (8,000,000) shares. The repurchases must be effectuated through open market purchases, privately negotiated block trades, unsolicited negotiated transactions, and/or pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission or in such other manner as will comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

As of November 30, 2023, the Company had repurchased an aggregate of 6,562,461 shares of the Company’s common stock at an average price of $3.57 per share through open market and privately negotiated transactions. The Company purchased 214,971 and 233,534 shares of the Company’s common stock during the twelve months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, at an average price of $3.72 per share and $7.79 per share, respectively.

The repurchased shares are held as treasury stock at cost and have been removed from common shares outstanding as of November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2022. As of November 30, 2023, and November 30, 2022, 6,562,461 and 6,347,490 shares, respectively, were held as treasury stock.

Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the Company repurchased 28,077 of additional shares of the Company’s common stock, at an average price of $5.35 per share.