Common Stock and Dividends	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Common Stock and Dividends
Common Stock and Dividends	Note 9 — Common Stock and Dividends We paid cash dividends of $0.50 and $0.55 per share on April 15 and October 15, 2019 to record holders of our common stock on April 1 and September 30, 2019, respectively. We paid cash dividends of $0.33 and $0.42 per share on April 16 and October 16, 2018 to record holders of our common stock on April 2 and October 9, 2018, respectively. In April 2009, the Board of Directors re-established a formal stock repurchase program that authorized the repurchase of up to $40 million of common stock within the following 12 months. Annually since then, including on March 11, 2019, the Board of Directors extended the repurchase program and this year authorized an increase to purchase up to $50 million of common stock during the 12 month period commencing again on April 9, 2019. Shares of common stock may be purchased from time to time on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. Shares purchased in this program will be held in treasury for reissue for various corporate purposes, including employee compensation plans. During the second quarter of 2019, the Board of Directors adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and intends to adopt additional Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, that will allow us to purchase shares of our common stock during certain trading blackout periods when we ordinarily would not be in the market due to trading restrictions in our insider trading policy. During the term of a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, purchases of common stock are automatic to the extent the conditions of the plan’s trading instructions are met. Shares purchased under the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan will be held in treasury for reissue for various corporate purposes, including employee stock compensation plans. As of November 1, 2019, a total of 10,320,487 shares had been repurchased under all programs at a cost of $329,122,000. We are not obligated to purchase shares under our stock repurchase program outside of its Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Common Stock and Dividends

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Note 9 — Common Stock and Dividends

We paid cash dividends of $0.50 and $0.55 per share on April 15 and October 15, 2019 to record holders of our common stock on April 1 and September 30, 2019, respectively. We paid cash dividends of $0.33 and $0.42 per share on April 16 and October 16, 2018 to record holders of our common stock on April 2 and October 9, 2018, respectively.

In April 2009, the Board of Directors re-established a formal stock repurchase program that authorized the repurchase of up to $40 million of common stock within the following 12 months. Annually since then, including on March 11, 2019, the Board of Directors extended the repurchase program and this year authorized an increase to purchase up to $50 million of common stock during the 12 month period commencing again on April 9, 2019. Shares of common stock may be purchased from time to time on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. Shares purchased in this program will be held in treasury for reissue for various corporate purposes, including employee compensation plans. During the second quarter of 2019, the Board of Directors adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and intends to adopt additional Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, that will allow us to purchase shares of our common stock during certain trading blackout periods when we ordinarily would not be in the market due to trading restrictions in our insider trading policy. During the term of a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, purchases of common stock are automatic to the extent the conditions of the plan’s trading instructions are met. Shares purchased under the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan will be held in treasury for reissue for various corporate purposes, including employee stock compensation plans. As of November 1,

2019, a total of 10,320,487 shares had been repurchased under all programs at a cost of $329,122,000. We are not obligated to purchase shares under our stock repurchase program outside of its Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.