Dividends	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Dividends
Dividends	12. Dividends During 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend and a variable cash dividend on its Class A Common Stock. These dividends totaling approximately $5.3 million were accrued or paid during the first quarter of 2024. During 2023, our Board of Directors declared four quarterly cash dividends and one special dividend totaling $3.00 per share on our Class A shares. These dividends totaling approximately $18.6 million were accrued or paid during 2023. The Company currently intends to declare regular quarterly cash dividends as well as variable dividends in accordance with the terms of its variable dividend policy. As previously reported, our Board adopted a variable dividend policy for the allocation of available cash aligned with the goals of maintaining a strong balance sheet, increasing cash returns to shareholders, and continuing to grow the Company through strategic acquisitions. The Company may also declare special dividends and implementation of stock buybacks in future periods. The declaration and payment of any future dividend, whether fixed, special, or based on the variable policy, or the implementation of any stock buyback program will remain at the full discretion of the Board and will depend on the Company’s financial results, cash requirements, future expectations, and other pertinent factors.

Dividends

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

12. Dividends

During 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend and a variable cash dividend on its Class A Common Stock. These dividends totaling approximately $5.3 million were accrued or paid during the first quarter of 2024.

During 2023, our Board of Directors declared four quarterly cash dividends and one special dividend totaling $3.00 per share on our Class A shares. These dividends totaling approximately $18.6 million were accrued or paid during 2023.

The Company currently intends to declare regular quarterly cash dividends as well as variable dividends in accordance with the terms of its variable dividend policy. As previously reported, our Board adopted a variable dividend policy for the allocation of available cash aligned with the goals of maintaining a strong balance sheet, increasing cash returns to shareholders, and continuing to grow the Company through strategic acquisitions. The Company may also declare special dividends and implementation of stock buybacks in future periods. The declaration and payment of any future dividend, whether fixed, special, or based on the variable policy, or the implementation of any stock buyback program will remain at the full discretion of the Board and will depend on the Company’s financial results, cash requirements, future expectations, and other pertinent factors.