Common Stock and Dividends	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Common Stock and Dividends
Common Stock and Dividends	Note 9 — Common Stock and Dividends In connection with the Company’s participation in the Troubled Asset Relief Program Capital Purchase Program in 2008, the US Treasury received a warrant (“Warrant”) to purchase 1,326,238 shares of the Company’s common stock at $24.43 per share. The term of the Warrant is ten years and was immediately exercisable. The Warrant is included as a component of Tier 1 capital. On June 12, 2013, the U. S. Treasury sold the Warrant to a third party. On September 19, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to repurchase the Warrant from the third party at an aggregate purchase price of $29,005,000, which transaction was consummated in the third quarter of 2018. The repurchase of the outstanding Warrant eliminates any restrictions on certain shareholder distributions or payment of cash dividends in excess of $0.33 per semi-annual period that would have impacted the exercise price of the Warrant while it remained outstanding. On April 16 and October 16, 2018, and the Company paid cash dividends of $0.33 and $0.42 per share to record holders of the Company’s common stock on April 2 and October 9, 2018, respectively. On April 17 and October 16, 2017, the Company paid cash dividends of $0.33 per share to record holders of the Company’s common stock on April 13, and September 29, 2017, respectively. In April 2009, following receipt of the Treasury Department’s consent, the Board of Directors re‑established a formal stock repurchase program that authorized the repurchase of up to $40 million of common stock within the following 12 months. Annually since then, including on March 15, 2018, the Board of Directors extended the repurchase program and authorized the purchase of up to $40 million of common stock during each successive 12 month period commencing again on April 9, 2018. Shares of common stock may be purchased from time to time on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. Shares purchased in this program will be held in treasury for reissue for various corporate purposes, including employee compensation plans. During the first quarter of 2018, the Board of Directors adopted a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan, and intends to adopt additional Rule 10b5‑1 trading plans, that will allow the Company to purchase shares of its common stock during certain trading blackout periods when the Company ordinarily would not be in the market due to trading restrictions in its insider trading policy. During the term of a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan, purchases of common stock are automatic to the extent the conditions of the plan’s trading instructions are met. Shares purchased under the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan will be held in treasury for reissue for various corporate purposes, including employee stock compensation plans. As of November 5, 2018, a total of 9,246,956 shares had been repurchased under all programs at a cost of $271,347,000. The Company is not obligated to purchase shares under its stock repurchase program outside of its Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Note 9 — Common Stock and Dividends

In connection with the Company’s participation in the Troubled Asset Relief Program Capital Purchase Program in 2008, the US Treasury received a warrant (“Warrant”) to purchase 1,326,238 shares of the Company’s common stock at $24.43 per share. The term of the Warrant is ten years and was immediately exercisable. The Warrant is included as a component of Tier 1 capital. On June 12, 2013, the U. S. Treasury sold the Warrant to a third party. On September 19, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to repurchase the Warrant from the third party at an aggregate purchase price of $29,005,000, which transaction was consummated in the third quarter of 2018. The repurchase of the outstanding Warrant eliminates any restrictions on certain shareholder distributions or payment of cash dividends in excess of $0.33 per semi-annual period that would have impacted the exercise price of the Warrant while it remained outstanding.

On April 16 and October 16, 2018, and the Company paid cash dividends of $0.33 and $0.42 per share to record holders of the Company’s common stock on April 2 and October 9, 2018, respectively. On April 17 and October 16, 2017, the Company paid cash dividends of $0.33 per share to record holders of the Company’s common stock on April 13, and September 29, 2017, respectively.

In April 2009, following receipt of the Treasury Department’s consent, the Board of Directors re‑established a formal stock repurchase program that authorized the repurchase of up to $40 million of common stock within the following 12 months. Annually since then, including on March 15, 2018, the Board of Directors extended the repurchase program and authorized the purchase of up to $40 million of common stock during each successive 12 month period commencing again on April 9, 2018. Shares of common stock may be purchased from time to time on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. Shares purchased in this program will be held in treasury for reissue for various corporate purposes, including employee compensation plans. During the first quarter of 2018, the Board of Directors adopted a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan, and intends to adopt additional Rule 10b5‑1 trading plans, that will allow the Company to purchase shares of its common stock during certain trading blackout periods when the Company ordinarily would not be in the market due to trading restrictions in its insider trading policy. During the term of a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan, purchases of common stock are automatic to the extent the conditions of the plan’s trading instructions are met. Shares purchased under the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan will be held in treasury for reissue for various corporate purposes, including employee stock compensation plans. As of November 5, 2018, a total of 9,246,956 shares had been repurchased under all programs at a cost of $271,347,000. The Company is not obligated to purchase shares under its stock repurchase program outside of its Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.