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Dividends | 12 Months Ended
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DIVIDENDS | 4. DIVIDENDS In August 2007, the Company initiated a quarterly dividend policy, which was amended in November 2010. Below is a summary of dividends declared for the fiscal periods indicated.
Date Declared |  |  | Date of Record |  |  | Date Paid |  |  | Amount per Common Share (2) |  |  | Total Dividends (1) |
| 02/13/09 |  |  |  | 03/05/09 |  |  |  | 03/20/09 |  |  | $ | 0.18 |  |  | $ | 19,619 |
| 05/13/09 |  |  |  | 06/02/09 |  |  |  | 06/18/09 |  |  | $ | 0.18 |  |  |  | 19,734 |
| 07/29/09 |  |  |  | 08/17/09 |  |  |  | 09/01/09 |  |  | $ | 0.18 |  |  |  | 19,739 |
| 11/04/09 |  |  |  | 11/25/09 |  |  |  | 12/10/09 |  |  | $ | 0.18 |  |  |  | 19,752 |
| Total — Year ended December 31, 2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 78,844 |
| 02/25/10 |  |  |  | 03/05/10 |  |  |  | 03/19/10 |  |  | $ | 0.18 |  |  | $ | 20,104 |
| 05/13/10 |  |  |  | 06/04/10 |  |  |  | 06/18/10 |  |  | $ | 0.18 |  |  |  | 20,313 |
| 07/29/10 |  |  |  | 08/17/10 |  |  |  | 09/01/10 |  |  | $ | 0.18 |  |  |  | 20,519 |
| 11/02/10 |  |  |  | 11/22/10 |  |  |  | 12/07/10 |  |  | $ | 0.21 |  |  |  | 24,201 |
| Total — Year ended December 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 85,137 |
| 02/24/11 |  |  |  | 03/04/11 |  |  |  | 03/16/11 |  |  | $ | 0.21 |  |  | $ | 24,056 |
| 05/12/11 |  |  |  | 06/06/11 |  |  |  | 06/17/11 |  |  | $ | 0.21 |  |  |  | 24,152 |
| 08/03/11 |  |  |  | 08/17/11 |  |  |  | 09/01/11 |  |  | $ | 0.21 |  |  |  | 24,157 |
| 11/03/11 |  |  |  | 11/18/11 |  |  |  | 12/07/11 |  |  | $ | 0.21 |  |  |  | 24,157 |
| Total — Year ended December 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 96,522 |
(1) | Of the dividends recorded during 2009, 2010 and 2011, $201, $635 and $684, respectively, were related to outstanding restricted stock units and will not be paid until such units vest. See Notes 19 and 20.
(2) | Beginning with the dividend declared on November 2, 2010, the Company’s board of directors raised the quarterly dividend to $0.21 per common share.

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