Stock Information
The following information includes historical data pertaining to stock splits and dividends.
Stock Splits:
October 2, 1995 Three-for-one (3 X 1) stock split
May 24, 1996 Two-for-one (2 X 1) stock split
February 21, 1997 Two-for-one (2 X 1) stock split
February 20, 1998 Two-for-one (2 X 1) stock split
July 10, 2002 Three-for-two (3 X2) stock split
November 28, 2003 Three-for-two (3 X2) stock split
December 31, 2004 Three-for-two (3 X2) stock split
Dividends
Stock Dividend Data:
June 30, 1986 Ten percent (10%) stock dividend
February 21, 1997 Fifteen percent (15%) stock dividend
November 28, 2003 Two percent (2%) stock dividend
December 30, 2004 Two percent (2%) stock dividend
Cash Dividend Data
$0.019 per share for 1996 (126.70% increase)
$0.026 per share for 1997 (21.80% increase)
$0.033 per share for 1998 (33.33% increase)
$0.046 per share for 1999 (33.33% increase)
$0.052 per share for 2000 (25.00% increase)
$0.072 per share for 2001 (25.00% increase)
$0.092 per share for 2002 (31.13% increase)
$0.111 per share for 2003 (22.73% increase)
$0.144 per share for 2004 (26.31% increase)
$0.190 per share for 2005 (32.14% increase)
$0.190 per share for 2006 and 2007
$0.05 per share for 2008
On February 17, 2009, the Company announced that the Company’s Board of Directors voted to suspend regular monthly dividends on the Company’s common stock and all outstanding series of its preferred stock, effective with the payment to be made on March 16, 2009 and applicable to stockholders of record as of February 27, 2009.
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BuyDIRECT sm
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PO Box 11258
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PO Box 11002
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