Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Equity

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Equity
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
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, 2023, the Company received a total of 33,772 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 524 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, 2023, the Company awarded a total of 80,113 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”).
Performance Stock Units
During the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued a total of 55,358 shares of Class A common stock in settlement of vested performance stock units ("PSUs") under the Equity Incentive Plan.
Additional information about these transactions is set forth in Note 13 - Share-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.
Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), net of tax, at December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, were as follows (in thousands):
AOCI December 31, 2023 (unaudited) September 30, 2023
Interest rate swap contract, net of blend and extend arrangement $ 16,114  $ 25,533 
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities (342) (847)
Less tax effect of other comprehensive income (loss) items (3,783) (5,992)
Total 11,989  18,694 

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

AOCI Interest Rate Hedge
Balance at September 30, 2023 $ 18,694 
Net OCI changes (6,705)
Balance at December 31, 2023 (unaudited) $ 11,989 

AOCI Interest Rate Hedge
Balance at September 30, 2022 $ 17,620 
Net OCI changes (1,256)
Balance at December 31, 2022 (unaudited) $ 16,364 
Amounts reclassified from AOCI to earnings are as follows (unaudited, in thousands):
For the Three Months Ended December 31,
2023 2022
Interest expense (benefit) $ (2,638) $ (1,335)
Benefit from income taxes 654  344 
Total reclassifications from AOCI to earnings $ (1,984) $ (991)