Common Stock Dividends

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Note 13. Common Stock Dividends

On March 3, 2011, the Company's Board of Directors declared an annual dividend for fiscal 2012 of $1.46 per share, an increase of 21% over the per share dividends paid in fiscal 2011. For the fiscal year ending January 31, 2012, the annual dividend will be paid in four quarterly installments according to the following record and payable dates:


		Record Date				Payable Date
		March 11, 2011				April 4, 2011
		May 13, 2011				June 6, 2011
		August 12, 2011				September 6, 2011
		December 9, 2011				January 3, 2012

The dividend installments payable on April 4, 2011 and June 6, 2011 were paid as scheduled.