Our current policy on the payment of dividends to our shareholders.
Dividend History
| Year | Amount | Record date | Ex-date | Pay-date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.50 | — | May 30, 1997 | May 30, 1997 |
| 1997 | 0.55 | — | May 22, 1998 | May 22, 1998 |
| 1998 | 0.70 | — | April 26, 1999 | April 26, 1999 |
| 1999 | 0.84 | May 2, 2000 | May 2, 2000 | May 2, 2000 |
| 2000 | 1.00 | May 11, 2001 | May 14, 2001 | May 14, 2001 |
| 2001 | 1.00 | April 26, 2002 | April 29, 2002 | April 29, 2002 |
| 2002 | 0.60 | April 25, 2003 | April 28, 2003 | April 28, 2003 |
| 2003 | 0.70 | July 9, 2004 | July 12, 2004 | July 12, 2004 |
| 2004 | 1.00 | June 6, 2005 | June 8, 2005 | June 8, 2005 |
| 2005 | 1.00 | June 5, 2006 | June 6, 2006 | June 6, 2006 |
| 2006 | 1.20 | May 21, 2007 | May 22, 2007 | May 22, 2007 |
| 2007 | 1.50 | May 19, 2008 | May 20, 2008 | May 20, 2008 |
| 2008 | 1.50 | May 26, 2009 | May 27, 2009 | May 27, 2009 |
| 2009 | 0.75 | — | May 19, 2010 | May 25, 2010 |
| 2010 | 1.10 | May 2, 2011 | April 28, 2011 | May 3, 2011 |
| 2011 | 1.80 | May 7, 2012 | May 3, 2012 | May 8, 2012 |
| 2012 | 1.80 | April 30, 2013 | April 26, 2013 | May 2, 2013 |
| 2013 | 2.00 | April 28, 2014 | April 24, 2014 | April 29, 2014 |
| 2014 | 2.10 | April 30, 2015 | April 29, 2015 | May 5, 2015 |
| 2015 | 2.40 | May 2, 2016 | April 29, 2016 | May 3, 2016 |
| 2016 | 1.50 | May 2, 2017 | April 28, 2017 | May 3, 2017 |
| 2016 | 0.90 | July 21, 2017 | July 20, 2017 | July 24, 2017 |
| 2017 | 2.50 | April 26, 2018 | April 25, 2018 | April 27, 2018 |
| 2018 | 2.50 | April 24, 2019 | April 23, 2019 | April 25, 2019 |
| 2019 | 2.50 | April 23, 2020 | April 22, 2020 | April 24, 2020 |
