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DIVIDEND PROGRAM
12 Months Ended
Apr. 28, 2013
DIVIDEND PROGRAM
20.     DIVIDEND PROGRAM
 
On June 13, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved the payment of a cash dividend of $0.03 per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. These dividend payments of $0.03 per share continued each quarter for the remainder of fiscal 2013. On November 27, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved the payment of a special cash dividend of $0.50 per share, which was paid on December 28, 2012.
 
During fiscal 2013, dividend payments totaled $7.6 million, of which $6.1 million represented the special cash dividend payment of $0.50 per share, and $1.5 million represented the quarterly dividend payments of $0.03 per share, respectively.
 
One June 12, 2013, we announced that our board of directors approved a 33% increase in payment of a quarterly cash dividend from $0.03 to $0.04 per share, commencing the first quarter of fiscal 2014. The dividend will be paid on July 15, 2013, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 1, 2013. 
 
Future dividend payments are subject to Board approval and may be adjusted at the Board’s discretion as business needs or market conditions change.