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Share Repurchase Plan

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Share Repurchase Plan
3 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2022
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Share Repurchase Plan

Note 10 – 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 nine 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 February 28, 2022, the Company had repurchased an aggregate of 6,190,384 shares of the Company’s common stock at an average price of $3.50 per share through open market and privately negotiated transactions under the Company’s share repurchase plan. The Company purchased 76,428 (at an average price of $10.85 per share) and no shares of the Company’s common stock during the three months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The repurchased shares will be held as treasury stock at cost and have been removed from common shares outstanding as of February 28, 2022 and November 30, 2021. As of February 28, 2022 and November 30, 2021, 6,190,384 and 6,113,956 shares, respectively, were held as treasury stock.

Subsequent to the balance sheet date, February 28, 2022, the Company repurchased 33,518 of additional shares of the Company’s common stock, at an average price of $7.71 per share.