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Dividends | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
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Dividends | Dividends On July 19, 2012, the Company paid its 118 th consecutive quarterly cash dividend on common stock. Dividends per share were $.08 and $.06 for the quarters ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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