The Company declared dividends of $10,383, $14,642, and $7,572 to shareholders in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

The Company declared the following regular quarterly dividends to shareholders of record on the last day of the respective quarter:

These dividends were paid on the 15^th day of each month following the date of declaration.

In addition to the regular quarterly dividends, the Company declared shared distribution cash dividends in 2011 and 2009, equal to $0.07 and $0.06, respectively. The 2011 dividend was paid on March 31, 2011 to shareholders of record as of March 15, 2011, and the 2009 dividend was paid on March 31, 2009, to shareholders of record as of March 15, 2009.

In 2010, the Company also declared a one-time special cash dividend of $0.33 per share, paid on November 30, 2010, to shareholders of record as of November 15, 2010.

The Board of Directors has declared a shared distribution cash dividend of $0.12 per share, payable on March 31, 2012, to shareholders of record as of March 22, 2012. The shared distribution was introduced in 2008 as a way to reward both shareholders and employees when the Company has a successful year. Additionally, the Company's board of directors declared a first quarter 2012 cash dividend of $0.09 per share payable on April 15, 2012, to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2012.