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Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares Outstanding and Share Repurchases (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares Outstanding and Share Repurchases [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Shares used in Computation of Earnings Per Share

A reconciliation of the shares used in the computation of earnings per share follows:

	Three Months Ended January 31,						Nine Months Ended January 31,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Weighted average shares outstanding		57,200			57,170			57,383			57,123
Less: Unvested restricted shares		(42)			(135)			(53)			(144)
Shares used for basic earnings per share		57,158			57,035			57,330			56,979
Dilutive effect of stock options and other stock awards		468			836			552			757
Shares used for diluted earnings per share		57,626			57,871			57,882			57,736

Summary of Cash Dividends Paid

The following table summarizes the cash dividends paid during the nine months ended January 31, 2019:

Date of Declaration by Board of Directors	Quarterly Cash Dividend	Total Dividend	Class of Common Stock	Dividend Paid Date	Shareholders of Record as of Date
June 21, 2018	$0.33 per common share	$19.0 million	Class A and Class B	July 18, 2018	July 3, 2018
September 26, 2018	$0.33 per common share	$18.9 million	Class A and Class B	October 24, 2018	October 9, 2018
December 19, 2018	$0.33 per common share	$18.9 million	Class A and Class B	January 16, 2019	January 2, 2019

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Tabular disclosure of all or some of the information related to dividends declared, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date.

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Tabular disclosure of the weighted average number of shares used in calculating basic net earnings per share (or unit) and diluted earnings per share (or unit).

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