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Market and Dividend Information The Companys Common Stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol ABFS. The following table sets forth the high and low recorded last sale prices of the Common Stock during the periods indicated as reported by Nasdaq and the cash dividends declared:
Cash
High Low Dividend
1994
First quarter $15.750 $12.625 $.01
Second quarter 13.375 10.125 .01
Third quarter 14.375 11.375 .01
Fourth quarter 14.125 10.250 .01
1993
First quarter $16.750 $12.125 $.01
Second quarter 13.000 8.375 .01
Third quarter 11.500 8.500 .01
Fourth quarter 15.625 11.125 .01
At February 27, 1995, there were 19,513,708 shares of the Companys stock outstanding which were held by 798 shareholders of record and through approximately 5,000 nominee or street name accounts with brokers. The declaration and payment of, and the timing, amount and form of future dividends on the Common Stock will be determined by the Companys results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, certain corporate law requirements and other factors deemed relevant by the board of directors. The Companys credit agreement limits the total amount of restricted payments that the Company may make, including dividends on its capital stock, to $10 million in any one calendar year. The annual dividend requirements on the Companys preferred stock issued February 3, 1993 (approximately $4.3 million) and dividends paid on the Common Stock at the quarterly rate of $.01 per share (approximately $0.8 million based on the current number of issued and outstanding shares) would aggregate dividends of approximately $5.1 million on an annual basis. |
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