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DIVIDEND PROGRAM
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2017
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DIVIDEND PROGRAM
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DIVIDEND PROGRAM
 
On June 13, 2017, we announced that our board of directors approved the payment of a special cash dividend of $0.21 per share and a regular quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.08 per share. These dividend payments are payable on July 17, 2017, to shareholders of record as of July 3, 2017.
 
During fiscal 2017, dividend payments totaled $6.3 million, of which $2.6 million represented a special cash dividend payment in the first quarter of $0.21 per share, and $3.7 million represented our regular quarterly cash dividend payments ranging from $0.07 to $0.08 per share.

During fiscal 2016, dividend payments totaled $8.1 million, of which $5.0 million represented a special cash dividend payment in the first quarter of $0.40 per share, and $3.1 million represented our regular quarterly cash dividend payments ranging from $0.06 to $0.07 per share.

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 regular quarterly cash dividend payments ranging from $0.05 to $0.06 per share.

Future dividend payments are subject to board approval and may be adjusted at the board’s discretion as business needs or market conditions change.