Company: BHE
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-025644
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Company: BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1B
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 be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or block transactions, at the discretion of the Company’s management and as market conditions warrant. Purchases will be funded from available cash and may be commenced, suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice. Shares repurchased under the program are retired.

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During 2024, the Company repurchased 0.1 million shares for an aggregate of $5.1 million, at an average price of $40.27 per share. The Company did not repurchase shares in 2023. During 2022, the Company repurchased a total of 0.4 million common shares for an aggregate of $9.4 million at an average price of $24.96 per share. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $149.5 million remaining under share its repurchase authorization.Stock-Based CompensationUnder the 2019 Plan, the Company, upon approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, may grant stock options, restricted shares, restricted stock units (both time-based and performance-based) and certain other forms of equity awards, or any combination thereof, to any director, officer, employee or consultant (including any prospective director, officer, employee or consultant) of the Company. Stock options (which have not been awarded since 2015) are granted to employees with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, generally vest over a three-year or four-year period from the date of grant and typically have a term of 10 years. Time-based restricted stock units granted prior to 2024 to employees generally vest over a four-year period from the date of grant and are generally subject to continued employment with the Company. Beginning in 2024, time-based restricted stock units granted to employees generally vest over a three-year period from the date of grant and are generally subject to continued employment with the Company. Performance-based restricted stock units generally vest over a three-year performance cycle, which includes the year of the grant, and are based upon the Company’s achievement of specified performance metrics. Awards under the 2019 Plan to non-employee directors have historically been in the form of restricted stock units, which vest annually, starting on the grant date. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had 1.8 million common shares available for issuance under the 2019 Plan.The following table summarizes the activities related to the Company's stock options: 

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