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Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares Outstanding and Share Repurchases | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2018
Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares Outstanding and Share Repurchases [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares Outstanding and Share Repurchases | Note 6 — Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares Outstanding and Share Repurchases A reconciliation of the shares used in the computation of earnings per share follows:
| Three Months Ended October 31, |  | Six Months Ended October 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Weighted average shares outstanding |  | 57,426 |  |  | 57,013 |  |  | 57,451 |  |  | 57,100
Less: Unvested restricted shares |  | (47) |  |  | (138) |  |  | (59) |  |  | (152)
Shares used for basic earnings per share |  | 57,379 |  |  | 56,875 |  |  | 57,392 |  |  | 56,948
Dilutive effect of stock options and other stock awards |  | 491 |  |  | 679 |  |  | 563 |  |  | 685
Shares used for diluted earnings per share |  | 57,870 |  |  | 57,554 |  |  | 57,955 |  |  | 57,633
Since their inclusion in the calculation of diluted earnings per share would have been anti-dilutive, options to purchase 157,167 shares of Class A Common Stock have been excluded for the three and six months ended October 31, 2018, respectively and 284,787 shares of Class A Common Stock have been excluded for the three and six months ended October 31, 2017, respectively. There were no restricted shares excluded for the three and six months ended October 31, 2018. There were 26,740 restricted shares excluded for the three and six months ended October 31, 2017, respectively. Share Repurchases and Dividends During the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017, we repurchased 299,188 and 285,599 shares of Class A common stock at an average price of $56.82 and $53.37, respectively. During the six months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company repurchased 425,120 and 550,757 shares of common stock at an average price of $58.79 and $53.12, respectively. On June 21, 2018, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per common share, or $19.0 million, on our Class A and Class B common stock. The dividend was paid on July 18, 2018 to shareholders of record on July 3, 2018. On September 26, 2018, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per common share, or $18.9 million, on our Class A and Class B common stock. The dividend was paid on October 24, 2018 to shareholders of record on October 9, 2018.

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