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Dividend Program | 3 Months Ended
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Jul. 30, 2017
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Dividend Program | 18. 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 dividends were paid on July 17, 2017, to shareholders of record as of July 3, 2017. During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, dividend payments totaled $3.6 million, of which $2.6 million represented a special cash dividend payment of $0.21 per share, and $1.0 million represented a quarterly dividend payment of $0.08 per share. During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, dividend payments totaled $3.4 million, of which $2.5 million represented a special cash dividend payment of $0.21 per share, and $861,000 represented a quarterly dividend payment of $0.07 per share. On August 30, 2017, we announced that our board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share. This payment will be made on October 16, 2017, to shareholders of record as of October 2, 2017. Future dividend payments are subject to board approval and may be adjusted at the board’s discretion as business needs or market conditions change.

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