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Dividends
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2022
Dividends  
Dividends

13. Dividends

In November 2022, we announced that we will begin declaring and paying dividends quarterly rather than annually as had been our practice. On December 14, 2022, we paid a dividend of $0.2875 per share, or an aggregate of $5.2 million to shareholders of record on November 16, 2022.

On October 29, 2021, we declared a cash dividend of $1.15 per share. On December 3, 2021, we paid the aggregate amount of $20.3 million to shareholders of record on November 12, 2021.