v3.26.1
Common Unit Repurchase and Retirement
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Equity [Abstract]  
Common Unit Repurchase and Retirement

4) Common Unit Repurchase and Retirement

In July 2012, the Board adopted a plan to repurchase certain of the Company’s Common Units (the “Repurchase Plan”). Through February 2026, the Company had repurchased approximately 22.6 million Common Units under the Repurchase Plan. In February 2026, the Board authorized an increase of the number of Common Units that remained available for the Company to repurchase from 0.5 million to a total of 2.1 million, of which, 2.0 million were available for repurchase in open market transactions and approximately 0.1 million were available for repurchase in privately negotiated transactions. There is no guarantee of the number of units that will be purchased under the Repurchase Plan and the Company may discontinue purchases at any time. The Repurchase Plan does not have a time limit. The Board may also approve additional purchases of units from time to time in private transactions. The Company’s repurchase activities take into account SEC safe harbor rules and guidance for issuer repurchases. All of the Common Units purchased under the Repurchase Plan will be retired.

Under the credit agreement dated September 27, 2024, in order to repurchase Common Units we must maintain Availability (as defined in the credit agreement) of not less than the greater of (i) 15% of the Line Cap (lesser of the aggregate revolving commitment and the borrowing base) which was $34.9 million as of June 30, 2026, and (ii) $40 million on a historical pro forma and forward-looking basis, and a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.15 measured as of the date of repurchase or distribution. (See Note 11—Long-Term Debt and Bank Facility Borrowings).

The following table shows repurchases under the Repurchase Plan:

(in thousands, except per unit amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Period

 

Total Number of
Units Purchased

 

 

Average Price
Paid per Unit (a)

 

 

Total Number of
Units Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs

 

 

Maximum Number
of Units that May
Yet Be Purchased

 

 

 Fiscal year 2012 to 2025 total

 

 

27,747

 

 

$

9.05

 

 

 

22,159

 

 

 

943

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 First quarter fiscal year 2026 total

 

 

378

 

 

$

11.87

 

 

 

378

 

 

 

565

 

(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Second quarter fiscal year 2026 total

 

 

61

 

 

$

12.29

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

2,096

 

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 2026

 

 

5

 

 

$

12.49

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

2,091

 

 

May 2026

 

 

5

 

 

 

12.47

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

2,086

 

 

June 2026

 

 

13

 

 

 

12.44

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

2,073

 

 

 Third quarter fiscal year 2026 total

 

 

23

 

 

$

12.46

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

2,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 2026

 

 

5

 

 

$

12.51

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

2,068

 

(d)

 

(a)
Amount includes repurchase costs.
(b)
In October 2025, the Company purchased 138,600 Common Units in a private transaction for aggregate consideration of approximately $1.6 million. The purchase was made within the Company’s unit repurchase plan.
(c)
In February 2026, the Board authorized an increase in the number of Common Units available for repurchase in open market transactions from 0.4 million to 2.0 million.
(d)
Of the total available for repurchase, approximately 2.0 million units are available for repurchase in open market transactions and approximately 0.1 million units are available for repurchase in privately-negotiated transactions, under the Repurchase Plan.