text: During 2013 Killam paid a dividend of $0.04833 per share per month ($0.58 per share annualized). the dividend was increased to $0.05 per 
  share per month ($0.60 per share annualized) effective for the January 2014 dividend payment in February 2014. The Company’s Dividend 
  Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”) allows shareholders to elect to have all cash dividends from the Company reinvested in additional common 
  shares. Shareholders who participate in the DRIP receive an additional dividend of common shares equal to 3% of each cash dividend that was 
  reinvested. The price per share is calculated by reference to the ten‑day volume weighted average price of the Company’s common shares 
  on the Toronto Stock Exchange preceding the relevant dividend date, which typically is on or about the 15th day of the month following the 
  dividend declaration. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company issued 296,004 common shares under the DRIP with a value of $3.3 
  million (December 31, 2012 – 347,473 common shares with a value of $4.4 million). For the year ended December 31, 2013, the average DriP 
  participation rate was 10% (2012 ‑ 15%). 