DIVIDENDS
On October 28, 2002, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved and instituted a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock. The Company has continued to pay quarterly dividends and has increased the amount of such dividends on a regular basis. Cash dividends paid per share were $1.406, $1.390 and $1.374 during the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Total dividend payments amounted to $273.8 million , $266.2 million and $256.8 million during the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
