Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Subsequent Events

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Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events

14. Subsequent Events

On April 8, 2013, KPMG LLP, or KPMG, notified the Company that KPMG was resigning, effective immediately, as the Company’s independent accountant. KPMG stated it had concluded it was not independent because of alleged insider trading in the Company’s securities by one of KPMG’s former partners who, until April 5, 2013, was the KPMG engagement partner on the Company’s audit. KPMG advised the Company it resigned as the Company’s independent accountant solely due to the impairment of KPMG’s independence resulting from its now former partner’s alleged unlawful activities and not for any reason related to the Company’s financial statements, its accounting practices, the integrity of the Company’s management or for any other reason.

 

As a result of the alleged insider trading activity by its now former partner and KPMG’s resulting resignation on April 8, 2013, KPMG notified the Company its independence has been impaired and had no option but to withdraw its audit reports on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and that such reports should no longer be relied upon as a result of KPMG’s lack of independence created by the circumstances described above. See the Explanatory Note within this Amendment for additional information regarding these events as they pertain to the engagement of PwC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and PwC’s re-audit reports of the periods referenced above.

On April 29, 2013, the Company announced that its board of directors approved a cash dividend of $0.30 per common share, payable on May 28, 2013 to shareholders of record as of May 14, 2013.