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Dividends | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Dividends | Dividends On April 19, 2013, the Company paid its 121 st consecutive quarterly cash dividend on common stock. Dividends per share were $.09 and $.08 for the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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