Common Stock Dividends

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

Common Stock Dividends

Dividends Declared

On February 20, 2018, the Board of Directors approved the fiscal year ending January 31, 2019 ("fiscal 2019") annual dividend of $2.08 per share, an increase over the fiscal 2018 annual dividend of $2.04 per share. For fiscal 2019, the annual dividend will be paid in four quarterly installments of $0.52 per share, according to the following record and payable dates:



Record Date		Payable Date
March 9, 2018		April 2, 2018
May 11, 2018		June 4, 2018
August 10, 2018		September 4, 2018
December 7, 2018		January 2, 2019

The dividend installments payable on April 2, 2018 and June 4, 2018 were paid as scheduled.