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Shareholders' Equity of the Company | Shareholders’ Equity of the Company Dividend Declaration
In January 2020, the Company's Board of Directors declared a $0.355 cash dividend per common which was paid during the first quarter of 2020 to each shareholder of record on January 31, 2020, and the Trustees of Tanger GP Trust declared a $0.355 cash distribution per Operating Partnership unit to the Operating Partnership's unitholders.
Also in January 2020, the Company's Board of Directors declared a $0.3575 cash dividend per common share payable on May 15, 2020 to each shareholder of record on April 30, 2020, and the Trustees of Tanger GP Trust declared a $0.3575 cash distribution per Operating Partnership unit to the Operating Partnership's unitholders.
In January 2019, the Company's Board of Directors declared a $0.35 cash dividend per common which was paid during the first quarter of 2019, to each shareholder of record on January 31, 2019, and the Trustees of Tanger GP Trust declared a $0.35 cash distribution per Operating Partnership unit to the Operating Partnership's unitholders.
In February 2019, the Company's Board of Directors declared a $0.355 cash dividend per common share payable on May 15, 2019 to each shareholder of record on April 30, 2019, and the Trustees of Tanger GP Trust declared a $0.355 cash distribution per Operating Partnership unit to the Operating Partnership's unitholders. A liability in the amount of approximately $35.2 million was recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019.
Share Repurchase Program
In February 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $44.3 million of our outstanding common shares for an aggregate authorization of $169.3 million until May 2021. Repurchases may be made from time to time through open market, privately-negotiated, structured or derivative transactions (including accelerated share repurchase transactions), or other methods of acquiring shares. The Company intends to structure open market purchases to occur within pricing and volume requirements of Rule 10b-18. The Company may, from time to time, enter into Rule 10b5-1 plans to facilitate the repurchase of its shares under this authorization. The Company did not repurchase any shares for the periods ended September 30, 2020. The remaining amount authorized to be repurchased under the program as of September 30, 2020 was approximately $80.0 million. The Company has temporarily suspended share repurchases for at least the twelve months starting July 1, 2020 as the June 2020 amendments to our debt agreements for our lines of credit and bank term loan prohibit share repurchases during such time and in order to preserve our liquidity position.
Shares repurchased were follows:
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