Stockholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Our certificate of incorporation has authorized 300,000,000 shares of common stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock. No preferred stock was issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. We had 44,352,778 and 44,075,840 shares of common stock issued and 38,985,705 and 38,708,767 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Each share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote on matters to be voted on by the stockholders of Boise Cascade.

Dividends

On November 14, 2017, we announced that our board of directors approved a dividend policy to pay quarterly cash dividends to holders of our common stock. Our board of directors declared and paid the following dividends during each of the respective quarters for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017:



	Dividends Per Share		Amount Paid
2019			(in thousands)
First Quarter (a)	$	0.09	$	4,053
Second Quarter	0.09		3,509
Third Quarter	0.09		3,508
Fourth Quarter (b)	1.10		42,884
Total	$	1.37	$	53,954

2018
First Quarter (a)	$	0.07	$	2,758
Second Quarter	0.07		2,723
Third Quarter (b)	1.07		41,632
Fourth Quarter	0.09		3,502
Total	$	1.30	$	50,615

2017
First Quarter	$	—	$	—
Second Quarter	—		—
Third Quarter	—		—
Fourth Quarter	0.07		2,701
Total	$	0.07	$	2,701

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(a)	Includes payments of dividend equivalents on RSUs and PSUs which vested in first quarter of each year.


(b)	During each fourth quarter 2019 and third quarter 2018, our board of directors declared and paid a supplemental dividend of $1.00 per share of our common stock.

On February 10, 2020, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.10 per share of our common stock, payable on March 16, 2020, to stockholders of record on February 24, 2020. For a description of the restrictions in our asset-based credit facility, Term Loan, and the indenture governing our senior notes on our ability to pay dividends, see Note 10, Debt.

Stock Repurchase

On February 25, 2015, our board of directors authorized a two million share repurchase program (Program) pursuant to which we may, from time to time, purchase shares of our common stock through various means including, without limitation, open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions, or accelerated share repurchase transactions. We are not obligated to purchase any shares and there is no set date that the Program will expire. The board may increase or decrease the number of shares under the Program or terminate the Program in its discretion at any time. During 2019 and 2017, we did not purchase any shares under the Program. During 2018, we repurchased 200,000 shares under the program at a cost of $4.9 million, or an average of $24.65 per share. The shares were purchased with cash on hand and are recorded as "Treasury stock" on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 31, 2019, there were 496,989 shares of common stock that may yet be purchased under the Program.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:



	Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	Year Ended December 31
	2019			2018			2017
	(thousands)
Beginning Balance, net of taxes	$	(47,652	)	$	(76,702	)	$	(83,012	)
Net actuarial gain (loss), before taxes	(4,642		)	14,178			7,067
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, before taxes (a)	(175		)	1,497			1,686
Effect of settlements, before taxes (a)	1,342			23,255			—
Income taxes	879			(9,880		)	(2,443		)
Ending Balance, net of taxes	$	(50,248	)	$	(47,652	)	$	(76,702	)

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(a)

Represents amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss. These amounts are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. For additional information, see Note 12, Retirement and Benefit Plans.