Common Shares

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Common Shares.

Common Shares

Note 6 Common Shares

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, we repurchased 0.3 million of our common shares in the open market for  $1.7 million, all of which are held in treasury.

On April 21, 2017, a cash dividend of $0.06 per share was declared for shareholders of record on June 14, 2017. The dividend was paid on July 5, 2017 in the amount of $17.1 million and was charged to retained earnings in our condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity for the six months ended June 30, 2017.