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Dividends

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Dividends

Dividends

Note 8 – Dividends

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, we paid regular quarterly cash dividends approximating $31,494,000 as follows:

		Three months ended
		March 31, 2011				June 30, 2011				September 30, 2011
Cash dividend per common share		$	.15625			$	.15750			$	.15880
Total cash dividends paid		$	10,402,000			$	10,500,000			$	10,592,000
Record date			February 11				April 22				July 29
Payment date			March 4				May 13				August 19

Additionally, on October 11, 2011, our Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend of $.16 per common share to be paid on November 18, 2011 to shareholders of record as of October 28, 2011.

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