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Dec. 31, 2016
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Cash Dividends | 6.Cash Dividends The $0.70 per share cash dividend declared September 8, 2016, was paid December 1, 2016. On December 6, 2016, a cash dividend of $0.70 per share was declared for shareholders of record on February 13, 2017, payable March 1, 2017. The dividend payable is included in accounts payable in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

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