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Shareholders' Equity of the Company

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Shareholders' Equity of the Company
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Schedule of Shareholders' Equity of the Company [Line Items]  
Share Repurchase Program Shareholders’ Equity of the Company

Share Repurchase Program

In February 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $44.3 million of our outstanding common shares for an aggregate authorization of $169.3 million until May 2021. Repurchases may be made from time to time through open market, privately-negotiated, structured or derivative transactions (including accelerated share repurchase transactions), or other methods of acquiring shares. The Company intends to structure open market purchases to occur within pricing and volume requirements of Rule 10b-18.  The Company may, from time to time, enter into Rule 10b5-1 plans to facilitate the repurchase of its shares under this authorization.

Shares repurchased are as follows:
 
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Total number of shares purchased
 
650,929

 
—

 
1,209,328

 
919,249

Average price paid per share
 
$
15.34

 
$
—

 
$
16.52

 
$
21.74

Total price paid exclusive of commissions and related fees (in thousands)
 
$
9,987

 
$
—

 
$
19,976

 
$
19,980



The remaining amount authorized to be repurchased under the program as of September 30, 2019 was approximately $80.0 million.