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Dividend Program	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2017
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Dividend Program	18.  Dividend Program On November 30, 2017, we announced that our board of directors approved a 12.5% increase in our quarterly cash dividend from $0.08 per share to $0.09 per share. This payment will be made on January 16, 2018, to shareholders of record as of January 2, 2018. During the first half of fiscal 2018, dividend payments totaled $4.6 million, of which $2.6 million represented a special cash dividend payment of $0.21 per share, and $2.0 million represented quarterly dividend payments of $0.08 per share. During the first half of fiscal 2017, dividend payments totaled $4.3 million, of which $2.5 million represented a special cash dividend payment of $0.21 per share, and $1.8 million represented quarterly dividend payments of $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.

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