Dividends

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company paid regular quarterly cash dividends totaling approximately $27.4 million as follows:



	Quarter Ended
	March 31, 2017		June 30, 2017
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Cash dividends paid per common share	$	0.18625	$	0.18750
Total cash dividends paid	$	13,624	$	13,750
Record date	February 17, 2017		May 19, 2017
Payment date	March 24, 2017		June 23, 2017

Additionally, on July 11, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.18875 per common share, which will be paid on September 22, 2017, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 18, 2017.

Cash dividends declared on the outstanding weighted average number of basic common shares for the periods presented were as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.18875	$	0.18375	$	0.37625	$	0.36625