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Dividend Program	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2018
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Dividend Program	18. Dividend Program On February 28, 2018, we announced that our board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share, a 12.5% increase compared with $0.08 per share announced for the same period last year. This payment will be made on or about April 16, 2018, to shareholders of record as of April 2, 2018. During the nine months ended January 28, 2018, dividend payments totaled $5.7 million, of which $2.6 million represented a special cash dividend payment of $0.21 per share, and $3.1 million represented quarterly dividend payments ranging from $0.08 per share to $0.09 per share. 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 per share to $0.08 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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