shares of common stock . the dividend of $ 35 million was paid on february 15 , 2019 , to shareholders of record as of the close of business on february 1 , 2019 . share repurchases on july 20 , 2017 , the company announced that its board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $ 1 billion of shares of its common stock . during 2018 , the company completed this $ 1 billion share repurchase program with the repurchase of 11.0 million shares of common stock at an average price of $ 58