Dividends (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

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Dividends

A quarterly cash dividend of $0.356 per share was paid on September 4, 2014 in the aggregate amount of $71.4 million.  Through the first six months of fiscal 2015, cash dividends of $0.7115 per share have been paid in the aggregate amount of $142.6 million. A quarterly cash dividend of $0.3565 per share was declared on October 30, 2014 and will be paid on December 5, 2014 to stockholders of record as of November 21, 2014. The Company expects the December 2014 payment of its quarterly cash dividend to be approximately $71.7 million.