Dividends

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we paid regular quarterly cash dividends of approximately $39,849,000 as follows:



	Quarter Ended
	March 31, 2016		June 30, 2016		September 30, 2016
Cash dividend per common share	$	0.18125	$	0.18250	$	0.18375
Total cash dividends paid	$	13,158,000	$	13,293,000	$	13,398,000
Record date	February 19, 2016		May 20, 2016		August 19, 2016
Payment date	March 25, 2016		June 24, 2016		September 23, 2016

Additionally, on October 11, 2016, our Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.1850 per common share, which will be paid on December 23, 2016, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 18, 2016.

Cash dividends declared on our outstanding weighted average number of basic common shares for the periods presented were approximately as follows:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Cash dividends per common share	$	0.19	$	0.18	$	0.55	$	0.53