Note 10 – Dividends



Beginning February 16, 2010, through May 7, 2014, the Company paid 18 quarterly cash dividends.  The first 9 were paid at a quarterly rate per share of $0.05 through February 9, 2012, 4 were paid at a quarterly rate per share of $0.06 from May 9, 2012 through February 6, 2013, and 5 were paid at a quarterly rate per share of $0.07 from May 8, 2013 through May 7, 2014.  Cumulative dividends paid totaled $29.4 million through September 30, 2014.  On July 14, 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has elected to suspend the payment of quarterly cash dividends in order to devote operating cash flows towards strategic growth initiatives.