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Dividend Program
9 Months Ended
Jan. 29, 2017
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Dividend Program
18.  Dividend Program

On February 28, 2017, we announced that our board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share. This payment will be made on or about April 17, 2017, to shareholders of record as of April 3, 2017.

During the nine months ended January 29, 2017, dividend payments totaled $5.3 million, of which $2.6 million represented a special cash dividend payment of $0.21 per share, and $2.7 million represented quarterly dividend payments ranging from $0.07 to $0.08 per share.

During the nine months ended January 31, 2016, dividend payments totaled $7.3 million, of which $5.0 million represented a special cash dividend of $0.40 per share, and $2.3 million represented quarterly dividend payments ranging from $0.06 to $0.07 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.