EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP Stock Compensation Disclosure
14. STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN
In April 2008, the Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to an additional 1,000,000 shares of our common stock under the plan initiated in 1998 (“amended 2008 plan”). On February 4, 2019, the Board of Directors replaced the amended 2008 plan with a new plan which authorized us to repurchase up to 800,000 shares of outstanding common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, and to utilize any derivative or similar instrument to effect share repurchase transactions (including without limitation, accelerated share repurchase contracts, equity forward transactions, equity swap transactions, floor transactions or other similar transactions or any combination of the foregoing transactions). This plan has no expiration date.
During fiscal year 2025, the Company purchased 400 shares of treasury stock under the amended 2008 plan. During fiscal year 2026, the Company purchased 87,837 shares of treasury stock for an average purchase price of $1.57 per share, totaling $137,900. The maximum number of shares that may be repurchased in the future is 288,156 as of February 28, 2026.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | May 19, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2025 | May 19, 2025 | |
| 2024 | May 21, 2024 | |
| 2023 | May 17, 2023 | |
| 2022 | May 5, 2022 | |
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Stock-based compensation disclosures detail the equity awards granted to employees and executives — including stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs), and performance shares — along with the valuation methods and assumptions used to expense them. This section reveals the true cost of talent retention and the alignment between management incentives and shareholder interests.
Key signals: total unrecognized compensation expense and its expected recognition period signal future earnings headwinds from already-granted awards. For stock options, examine Black-Scholes assumptions — expected volatility, risk-free rate, and expected term — as understating any of these reduces reported compensation expense. Compare stock compensation expense as a percentage of revenue against peers to assess dilution cost. Watch vesting schedules for acceleration clauses tied to change-of-control events. Performance-based awards with undemanding targets may indicate weak governance. Add back stock compensation to operating cash flow to calculate a more conservative free cash flow figure.