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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
 

 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
November 9, 2006
 

 
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
         
Delaware
 
No. 0-33347
 
91-1957010
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
     
Dwight D. Eisenhower Building, 110 S. Ferrall Street, Spokane, WA
 
99202
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(509) 534-6200
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 

 
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
 
 
On November 9, 2006, Ambassadors Group, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its board of directors increased its quarterly dividend to $0.115 per share from $0.085 per share, an increase of 35%. The new dividend will be paid on December 8, 2006, to all common stockholders of record as of November 24, 2006. The Company’s board of directors continually reviews the Company’s dividend policy to ensure compliance with capital requirements, regulatory limitations, the Company’s financial position and other conditions which may affect the Company’s desire or ability to pay dividends in the future.

On November 9, 2006, the Company also announced that its Board of Directors authorized an $11.0 million increase in the funds which the Company may spend under the Company’s stock purchase plan from $14.0 million to $25.0 million.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(c) Exhibits
 
Exhibit 99.1:    Press Release, dated November 9, 2006.






SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
         
 
 
AMBASSADORS GROUP, INC.
     
Date: November 9, 2006
 
By:
 
/s/ Chadwick J. Byrd
 
 
 
 
Chadwick J. Byrd
Chief Financial Officer
 






EXHIBIT INDEX
 
   
Exhibit Number

  
 
Description

99.1
  
Press Release, dated November 9, 2006.