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DIVIDEND PROGRAM
12 Months Ended
May. 03, 2015
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DIVIDEND PROGRAM

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DIVIDEND PROGRAM
 
Fiscal 2013
 
During fiscal 2013, dividend payments totaled $7.6 million, of which $6.1 million represented a special cash dividend payment of $0.50 per share, and $1.5 million represented our regular quarterly dividend payments of $0.03 per share.
 
Fiscal 2014
 
During fiscal 2014, we paid quarterly dividends totaling $2.2 million that ranged from $0.04 to $0.05 per share.
 
Fiscal 2015
 
During fiscal 2015, dividend payments totaled $7.6 million, of which $4.9 million represented a special cash dividend payment in the first quarter of $0.40 per share, and $2.7 million represented our regularly quarterly cash dividend payments ranging from $0.05 to $0.06 per share.
 
On June 18, 2015, we announced that our board of directors approved the payment of a special cash dividend of $0.40 per share and a regular cash dividend payment of $0.06 per share. These dividend payments are payable on July 15, 2015, to shareholders of record as of July 1, 2015.
 
Future dividend payments are subject to Board approval and may be adjusted at the Board’s discretion as business needs or market conditions change.