Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Equity

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Equity
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Equity [Abstract]  
Equity Equity
Shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical, except with respect to voting rights, conversion rights and transfer restrictions applicable to shares of Class B common stock. The holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share, and the holders of Class B common stock are entitled to ten votes per share. The holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors, unless otherwise required by applicable law or the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws. Shares of Class B common stock are convertible into shares of Class A common stock at any time at the option of the holder or upon any transfer, subject to certain limited exceptions. In addition, upon the election of the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Class B common stock, all outstanding shares of Class B common stock will be converted into shares of Class A common stock. Once converted into shares of Class A common stock, shares of Class B common stock will not be reissued. Class A common stock is not convertible into any other class of the Company’s capital stock.
Treasury Stock
During the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company received a total of 5,267 shares of Class A common stock from employees for reimbursement of income taxes paid by the Company on behalf of these employees related to the vesting of restricted stock awards and 461 shares of Class A common stock through forfeitures of restricted stock awards by terminated employees.
Restricted Stock Awards
During the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company awarded a total of 180,798 restricted shares of Class A common stock to certain directors, officers and employees of the Company under the Construction Partners, Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”).
Additional information about these transactions is set forth in Note 13 - Equity-Based Compensation.
Other Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income comprises two subsets: net income and OCI. The components of OCI are presented in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, net of applicable taxes. The Company’s interest rate swap contract hedge included in other comprehensive income was entered into on July 1, 2022 with an original notional value of $300.0 million. The maturity date of this swap is June 30, 2027. The Company received a credit of $12.6 million under the “blend and extend” arrangement utilizing the fair values of the existing interest rate swap agreements at June 30, 2022.

Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), net of tax, at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, were as follows (in thousands):

AOCI December 31, 2022 (unaudited) September 30, 2022
Interest rate swap contract, net of blend and extend arrangement $ 22,319  $ 23,761 
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities (520) (566)
Less tax effect of other comprehensive income (loss) items (5,435) (5,575)
Total 16,364  17,620 

Changes in AOCI, net of tax, are as follows (in thousands):

AOCI Interest Rate Hedge
Balance at September 30, 2022 $ 17,620 
Net OCI changes (1,256)
Balance at December 31, 2022 (unaudited) $ 16,364 
AOCI Interest Rate Hedge
Balance at September 30, 2021 $ (23)
Net OCI changes 1,445 
Balance at December 31, 2021 (unaudited) $ 1,422 
Amounts reclassified from AOCI to earnings are as follows (unaudited, in thousands):
For the Three Months Ended December 31,
2022 2021
Interest expense (benefit) $ (1,335) $ 332 
Benefit from income taxes 344  (86)
Total reclassifications from AOCI to earnings $ (991) $ 246