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Cash Dividends | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Cash Dividends | 6.Cash Dividends The $0.6875 per share cash dividend declared September 2, 2015, was paid December 1, 2015. On December 1, 2015, a cash dividend of $0.6875 per share was declared for shareholders of record on February 15, 2016, payable March 1, 2016. The dividend payable is included in accounts payable in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet.

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