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Dividends | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Dividends | Dividends On April 18, 2014, the Company paid its 125th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Dividends per share were $.10 and $.09 for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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