Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Dividends to Shareholders

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Dividends to Shareholders
12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2018
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Dividends to Shareholders

11.  DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The Company declared dividends of $11,444, $10,273, and $10,757 to shareholders in 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively.

The Company declared the following regular quarterly dividends to shareholders during 2018, 2017 and 2016. The dividends were primarily declared to shareholders of record on the 5th day following the respective quarter end and paid on the 20th day of each month following the date of declaration. 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

2016

 

First quarter

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

0.09

 

Second quarter

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

0.09

 

Third quarter

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

0.09

 

Fourth quarter

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

0.09

 

 

In addition to the regular quarterly dividends, the Company declared special cash dividends in 2017 and 2016 equal to $0.02 and $0.04, respectively.  The 2017 dividend was paid on March 31, 2017, to shareholders of record on March 15, 2017, and the 2016 dividend was paid on March 31, 2016, to shareholders of record on March 15, 2016.