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Dividends
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2023
Dividends  
Dividends

13. Dividends

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In November 2022, we announced that we would begin declaring and paying dividends quarterly rather than annually which had been our prior practice.

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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 April 6, 2023, we paid a $0.10 per share dividend in the aggregate amount of $1.7 million to shareholders of record on March 24, 2023. On July 11, 2023, we paid a $0.10 per share dividend in the aggregate amount of $1.8 million to shareholders of record on June 27, 2023.

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On September 1, 2023, our board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share. This dividend was paid on October 11, 2023, to shareholders of record on September 27, 2023.

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