abiomed , inc .
and subsidiaries notes to consolidated financial statements 2014 ( continued ) note 14 .
income taxes ( continued ) on april 1 , 2007 , the company adopted financial interpretation fin no .
48 , accounting for uncertainty in income taxes 2014an interpretation of fasb statement no .
109 ( 201cfin no .
48 201d ) , which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise 2019s financial statements in accordance with fasb statement no .
109 , accounting for income taxes .
fin no .
48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for recording in the financial statements uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return .
fin no .
48 also provides guidance on derecognition , classification , interest and penalties , accounting in interim periods , disclosure , and transition and defines the criteria that must be met for the benefits of a tax position to be recognized .
as a result of its adoption of fin no .
48 , the company recorded the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle of $ 0.3 million as a decrease to opening retained earnings and an increase to other long-term liabilities as of april 1 , 2007 .
this adjustment related to state nexus for failure to file tax returns in various states for the years ended march 31 , 2003 , 2004 , and 2005 .
the company initiated a voluntary disclosure plan , which it completed in fiscal year 2009 .
the company elected to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense in its consolidated statements of operations .
as of march 31 , 2009 , the company had remitted all outstanding amounts owed to each of the states in connection with the outstanding taxes owed at march 31 , 2008 .
as such , the company had no fin no .
48 liability at march 31 , 2009 .
on a quarterly basis , the company accrues for the effects of uncertain tax positions and the related potential penalties and interest .
it is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized tax benefit with respect to certain of the unrecognized tax positions will increase or decrease during the next 12 months ; however , it is not expected that the change will have a significant effect on the company 2019s results of operations or financial position .
a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits , excluding accrued interest recorded at march 31 , 2009 ( in thousands ) is as follows: .

Balance at March 31, 2008
$168
Reductions for tax positions for closing of the applicable statute of limitations
(168)
Balance at March 31, 2009
$—

the company and its subsidiaries are subject to u.s .
federal income tax , as well as income tax of multiple state and foreign jurisdictions .
the company has accumulated significant losses since its inception in 1981 .
all tax years remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions , including the federal government and the commonwealth of massachusetts .
however , since the company has net operating loss and tax credit carry forwards which may be utilized in future years to offset taxable income , those years may also be subject to review by relevant taxing authorities if the carry forwards are utilized .
note 15 .
commitments and contingencies the company 2019s acquisition of impella provided that abiomed was required to make contingent payments to impella 2019s former shareholders as follows : 2022 upon fda approval of the impella 2.5 device , a payment of $ 5583333 2022 upon fda approval of the impella 5.0 device , a payment of $ 5583333 , and 2022 upon the sale of 1000 units of impella 2019s products worldwide , a payment of $ 5583334 .
the two milestones related to sales and fda approval of the impella 2.5 device were achieved and paid prior to march 31 , 2009 .
in april 2009 , the company received fda 510 ( k ) clearance of its impella 5.0 product , triggering an obligation to pay the milestone related to the impella 5.0 device .
in may 2009 , the company paid $ 1.8 million of this final milestone in cash and elected to pay the remaining amount through the issuance of approximately 664612 shares of common stock. .

Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. what was the average payment per year for the state tax settlement , in millions?
Choices:
0
186
56.0
171
3.5
Correct choice index: 2