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Note 13 - Equity
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
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Note 13Equity 

 

Dividend Payments

 

The following table summarizes the quarterly dividends declared and paid by the Company on its Class A and Class B common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2026 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

  

Dividend

  

Aggregate

    

Declaration Date

 

Per Share

  

Dividend Amount

 

Record Date

 

Payment Date

February 5, 2026

 $0.0750  $2,019 

February 18, 2026

 

February 26, 2026

May 12, 2026

 $0.0750  $1,960 

May 22, 2026

 

June 2, 2026

 

On August 3, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0750 per share on its Class A common stock and Class B common stock for the second quarter of 2026. The dividend will be paid on or about August 24, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 14, 2026.

 

Stock Repurchases and Redemption; Treasury Shares

 

On March 11, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a program for the repurchase of up to an aggregate of 7.0 million shares of the Company’s Class B common stock. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company acquired 47,672 Class B common stock under the stock purchase program for an aggregate amount of $0.7 million. In the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company acquired 158,874 Class B common stock under the stock purchase program for an aggregate amount of $2.7 million. In the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company acquired 286,137 Class B common stock under the stock purchase program for an aggregate amount of $4.6 million. At  June 30, 2026, 3.4 million shares of Class B common stock remained available for repurchase under the stock repurchase program.

 

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were 4.6 million outstanding shares of Class B common stock held in the Company's treasury, with a cost basis of $49.5 million and $48.3 million, respectively, at a weighted average cost per share of $10.80 and $10.75, respectively.

 

Purchase of Equity of Subsidiary

 

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company purchased from a certain investor an 8.4% equity interest in Roded for $0.3 million, increasing its interest in Roded to 71.0%.

 

Stock-Based Compensation 

 

As of June 30, 2026, there was $2.7 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation costs related to outstanding and unvested equity-based grants. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.2 years.