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Dividend Program
3 Months Ended
Aug. 02, 2015
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Dividend Program
17.  Dividend Program

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 dividends were paid on July 15, 2015, to shareholders of record as of July 1, 2015. During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, dividend payments totaled $5.7 million, of which $5.0 million represented the special cash dividend of $0.40 per share, and $740,000 represented the quarterly dividend payment of $0.06 per share.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2015, dividend payments totaled $5.5 million, of which $4.9 million represented a special cash dividend payment of $0.40 per share, and $611,000 represented a quarterly dividend payment of $0.05 per share.

On September 2, 2015, we announced that our board of directors approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share. The payment will be made on October 15, 2015 to shareholders of record as of October 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.