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14. Capital Program
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Capital Program  
14. Capital Program

In May 2016, the Company implemented a capital return program that included a stock repurchase program and a quarterly dividend.  Under the program, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to a stock repurchase plan in conformity with the provisions of Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Pursuant to the program, the Company’s Board of Directors approved three quarterly dividends of $0.09 per share of the Company’s common stock.  The dividends were paid on June 17, 2016, September 16, 2016 and January 13, 2017 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2016, September 1, 2016 and January 3, 2017, respectively. 

 

In June 2017, the Board of Directors approved the increase in the Company’s capital return program, authorizing the repurchase of 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in addition to the 500,000 shares originally authorized, for a total repurchase authorization of 1 million shares, pursuant to a stock repurchase plan in conformity with the provisions of Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The repurchase program has no termination date. Pursuant to the capital return program, during 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends on the Company’s common stock of $0.09 per share on March 17, and $0.02 per share on June 14, September 18 and December 6. The dividends were payable to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017, October 2, 2017 and January 2, 2018, respectively. These dividends were paid on April 17, 2017, July 17, 2017, October 16, 2017 and January 16, 2018.