NOTE 12.        SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 23, 2018, the Company announced today that the Board of Directors has approved a three-for-two stock split of the Company’s common shares.

The split will be affected by issuing one additional share of common stock for every two shares of common stock held. The additional shares will be distributed on December 10, 2018, to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 9, 2018. Fractional share amounts resulting from the split will be paid to shareholders in cash. Dividends will be paid on pre-split shares.

In addition, the Company declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.14 per share plus a special year-end dividend of $0.14 per share both payable December 10, 2018 to stockholders of record at the close of business November 9, 2018.