Earnings Per Share and Dividends (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2021

Schedule of Dilutive Shares Outstanding Not Included in the Computation of EPS

Potential shares of common stock not included in the computation of earnings per share because their effect would have been antidilutive or because the performance criterion was not met were as follows (in thousands):


	Three months ended		Six months ended
	February 28, 2021	February 29, 2020	February 28, 2021	February 29, 2020
Restricted stock units	1,104	4,499	1,074	1,035
Employee stock purchase plan	—	164	2	—
Stock appreciation rights	—	28	—	—

Schedule of Cash Dividends Declared to Common Stockholders

The following table sets forth cash dividends declared by the Company to common stockholders during the six months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020 (in thousands, except for per share data):


	Dividend Declaration Date	Dividend per Share		Total of Cash Dividends Declared		Date of Record for Dividend Payment	Dividend Cash Payment Date
Fiscal Year 2021:	October 15, 2020	$	0.08	$	12,417	November 16, 2020	December 2, 2020
	January 21, 2021	$	0.08	$	12,371	February 15, 2021	March 2, 2021

Fiscal Year 2020:	October 17, 2019	$	0.08	$	12,647	November 15, 2019	December 2, 2019
	January 23, 2020	$	0.08	$	12,517	February 14, 2020	March 4, 2020