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NOTE 14 - SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Share Repurchase Program
In November 2018, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase outstanding common shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, up to a maximum of $200 million, excluding commissions and fees. In April 2019, we announced that our Board of Directors increased the common share repurchase authorization by an additional $100 million, excluding commissions and fees. During 2019, we repurchased 24.4 million common shares at a cost of $252.9 million in the aggregate, including commissions and fees. During 2018, we repurchased 5.4 million common shares at a cost of approximately $47.5 million in aggregate, including commissions and fees. The share repurchase program was active until December 31, 2019.
Dividends
The below table summarizes our recent dividend activity:
Common Share Public Offering
On February 9, 2017, we issuedÌý63.3 millionÌýcommon shares in an underwritten public offering at a public offering price of $10.75 per common share. We received net proceeds ofÌý$661.3 million. The net proceeds from the issuance of our common shares were used to redeem various tranches of our outstanding long-term debt. Refer to NOTE 6 - DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES for further information.
Preferred Stock
We have 3,000,000 Class A preferred shares authorized and 4,000,000 Class B preferred shares authorized; no preferred shares are issued or outstanding.
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- Definition The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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