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Mar. 31, 2025
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Dividends on common stock: | 7. Dividends on common stock: On May 7, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the payment of a quarterly dividend of $1.01 per share of common stock. This estimated $48.2 million dividend payment is expected to be made on June 6, 2025. The payment of any future dividends and any other returns of capital, including stock buybacks will be at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and may be reduced, eliminated or increased and will be dependent upon the Company’s financial position, results of operations, available cash, cash flow, capital requirements, limitations under the Company’s debt indentures and other factors deemed relevant by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company is a Delaware corporation and under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, distributions may be restricted including a restriction that distributions, including stock purchases and dividends, do not result in an impairment of a corporation’s capital, as defined under Delaware law. The Indentures limit the Company’s ability to return cash to its stockholders.

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