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Repurchase of Helen of Troy Common Stock (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2015
Repurchase of Helen of Troy Common Stock |
Summary of share repurchase activity |
|  | Three Months Ended August 31, |  | Six Months Ended August 31, |
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Common stock repurchased on the open market or through tender offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares |  |  | 556,591 |  |  | - |  |  | 556,591 |  |  | 4,102,143 | (1)
Aggregate market value of shares (in thousands) |  | $ | 50,000 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 50,000 |  | $ | 273,599 |
Average price per share |  | $ | 89.83 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 89.83 |  | $ | 66.70 |
Common stock received in connection with share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares |  |  | 1,282 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,282 |  |  | 70,079 | (2)
Aggregate market value of shares (in thousands) |  | $ | 119 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 119 |  | $ | 4,686 |
Average price per share |  | $ | 92.49 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 92.49 |  | $ | 66.87 |
| (1) |  | Includes a modified “Dutch auction” tender offer completed on March 14, 2014, resulting in the repurchase of 3,693,816 shares of our outstanding common stock at a total cost of $247.83 million, including tender offer transaction-related costs.
| (2) |  | Includes 68,086 shares of common stock having a market value of $67.10 per share, or $4.57 million in the aggregate, which were tendered by our former CEO as payment for related federal tax obligations arising from the vesting and settlement of performance-based restricted stock units and restricted stock awards.

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