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Stockholders' Equity
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity

NOTE 8 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Common Stock Dividend

 

On May 5, 2015, our Board of Directors declared a second quarter cash dividend of $0.11 per share, payable May 29, 2015, to stockholders of record May 22, 2015.    Previously, our Board of Directors declared a first quarter cash dividend of $0.11 per share on March 17, 2015, payable March 31, 2015, to stockholders of record March 24, 2015.

Any determination to declare a future quarterly dividend, as well as the amount of any cash dividend which may be declared, will be based on our financial position, earnings, financial covenants to which we are subject, earnings outlook and other relevant factors at that time.

 

Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions/Agreements with Stockholders

 

Our restated certificate of incorporation allows the board of directors to issue up to 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock and to determine the price, rights, preferences and privileges of those shares without any further vote or action by our stockholders. The rights of the holders of our common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future. Issuance of preferred stock, while providing desired flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority of our outstanding voting stock. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, no shares of preferred stock were outstanding.

 

In addition, we are subject to the anti-takeover provisions of Section 203 of Delaware General Corporation Law which prohibit us from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in the prescribed manner. The application of Section 203 may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in control of our management, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock by discouraging or preventing takeover attempts that might result in the payment of a premium price to our stockholders.