CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Changes in the number of shares of common stock outstanding were as follows (shares in thousands):



Balance, December 31, 2017	166,858
Stock options exercised	123	(a)
Restricted and performance stock vested	373	(b)
Balance, March 31, 2018	167,354

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(a)	Such amount was reduced by 69 thousand shares which were tendered to the Company for the payment of the exercise price and required federal and state tax withholdings.


(b)	Such amount was reduced by 200 thousand shares which were tendered to the Company for the payment of required federal and state tax withholdings owed on the vesting of restricted and performance stock.

In the first three months of 2018, dividends declared on common stock totaled $15.3 million ($0.09 per common share).