Dividend Record and Payment Dates

Fiscal 2012

Record Date
Payment Date
Non-Voting Class A Shares
July 15, 2011
July 29, 2011
$0.225
October 14, 2011
October 31, 2011
$0.225
January 13, 2012
January 31, 2012
$0.225
April 13, 2012
April 30, 2012
$0.225

Fiscal 2012

Record Date
Payment Date
Series 2 Preferred Shares(1)
July 15, 2011
July 31, 2011
$0.14
October 15, 2011
October 31, 2011
$0.14
January 13, 2012
January 31, 2012
$0.14

(1) During the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company redeemed all of its 164,900 Series 2 Preferred Shares outstanding, in accordance with their terms.  The Series 2 Preferred Shares were redeemed at a price of $25 per share plus an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid to January 31, 2012.

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