On the Surface

PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED
SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY
SECURITIES
Market Information. Our common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “STE.” The following table
presents, for the quarters indicated, the high and low sales prices for our common shares.
Quarters Ended March 31 December 31 September 30 June 30
Fiscal 2008
High $ 31.05 $ 30.28 $ 31.15 $ 31.71
Low 20.71 26.52 25.45 25.23
Fiscal 2007
High $ 27.29 $ 26.75 $ 25.10 $ 25.03
Low 24.25 23.56 21.83 21.28
Holders. As of May 14, 2008, there were approximately 1,346 holders of record of our common shares. However, we believe that we
have a significantly larger number of beneficial holders of common shares.
Dividend Policy. The Company’s Board of Directors decides the timing and amount of any dividends we may pay. During fiscal 2008, we
paid cash dividends totaling $0.23 per outstanding common share ($0.05 per outstanding common share to common shareholders of
record on May 16, 2007 and $0.06 per outstanding common share to common shareholders of record on each of the following record
dates: August 15, 2007, November 14, 2007 and February 12, 2008). During fiscal 2007, we paid cash dividends totaling $0.18 per
outstanding common share ($0.04 per outstanding common share to common shareholders of record on May 17, 2006 and August 16,
2006 and $0.05 per outstanding common share to common shareholders of record on November 15, 2006 and February 13, 2007).
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities. None.
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