Dividends

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we paid regular quarterly cash dividends totaling approximately $13.6 million as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Cash dividends paid per common share	$	0.18625
Total cash dividends paid	$	13,624
Record date	February 17, 2017
Payment date	March 24, 2017

Additionally, on April 11, 2017, our Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.1875 per common share, which will be paid on June 23, 2017, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 19, 2017.

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



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.18750	$	0.18250