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Dividend Program	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2018
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Dividend Program	24. Dividend Program On November 29, 2018, we announced that our board of directors approved an increase in the quarterly cash dividend from $0.09 to $0.10 per share. This payment will be made on or about January 16, 2019, to shareholders of record as of January 2, 2019. During the six-months ended October 28, 2018, dividend payments totaled $2.3 million, which represented quarterly dividend payments of $0.09 per share. During the six-months ended October 29, 2017, 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. 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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