How many shares of Benihana common stock were outstanding as of December 31, 2023?

| | Dilutive effect of stock options, warrants and restricted share units | | 731,427 | | 1,471,282 | | Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | | 32,287,864 | | 33,871,797 | | | | | | | | Net income available to common stockholders per share | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.42 | | - Basic | | | | | | Net income available to common stockholders per share | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.40 | | - Diluted | | | | | | | | | | |

For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, stock options, warrants and restricted share units totaling 0.5 million and less than 0.1 million, respectively, were determined to be anti-dilutive and were therefore excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share.

Note 10 – Stockholders' Equity

Common Stock

The Company is authorized by its amended and restated certificate of incorporation to issue up to 75.0 million shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there are 31.3 million and 31.7 million shares of common stock outstanding, respectively.

Stock Purchase Program

In September 2022, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a repurchase program of up to $10.0 million of outstanding common stock. In May 2023, the Company's Board of Directors authorized an additional $5.0 million to this program. During the years ended December 31, 2023, and

Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 73–74)