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Note 8 - Dividends
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
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8. Dividends

 

In 2010, we announced a regular cash dividend program to our stockholders, subject to approval each quarter. Quarterly cash dividends of $0.06 per share of common stock were paid in each quarter of 2023 which totaled $19.5 million. Quarterly cash dividends of $0.06 per share of common stock were paid in each quarter of 2022 which totaled $19.6 million. We paid cash dividends totaling $54.7 million in 2021 which consisted of a special dividend of $0.50 per share of common stock in October, along with quarterly cash dividends of $0.04 per share of common stock in March, June, October and December.