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Benefit plans and stock-based compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 26, 2016

Birks Stock Option Plan [Member]

Summary of Activity of Stock Option Plans and Arrangements

The following is a summary of the activity of Birks’ stock option plans and arrangements.

		Options				Weighted average exercise price
Outstanding March 30, 2013			624,618			$	1.18
Granted			165,000				1.16
Exercised			(74,813	)			1.00
Forfeited			(50,220	)			1.07
Outstanding March 29, 2014			664,585				1.21
Granted			50,000				1.94
Exercised			(111,372	)			1.04
Expired			(15,000	)			7.73
Forfeited			(147,051	)			1.10
Outstanding March 28, 2015			441,162				1.15
Granted			235,000				0.78
Forfeited			(10,000	)			1.10
Outstanding March 26, 2016			666,162			$	1.02

Summary of Status of Stock Options

A summary of the status of Birks’ stock options at March 26, 2016 is presented below:

				Options outstanding												Options exercisable
Exercise price				Number outstanding				Weighted average remaining life (years)				Weighted average exercise price				Number exercisable				Weighted average exercise price
$	0.78				235,000				9.5				0.78				—				—
$	0.84				100,000				7.1			$	0.84				66,666			$	0.84
$	0.89				55,000				6.6				0.89				55,000				0.89
$	1.04-1.05				156,162				5.7				1.04				156,162				1.04
$	1.25-1.66				70,000				6.2				1.48				56,666				1.44
$	1.94				50,000				8.8				1.94				16,666				1.94
					666,162				7.6			$	1.02				351,160			$	1.09

Mayors Stock Option Plan [Member]

Summary of Status of Stock Options

A summary of the status of the option plans at March 26, 2016 is presented below:

						Options outstanding and exercisable
Exercise price		Number outstanding				Weighted average remaining life (years)				Weighted average exercise price
$    1.05			627				4.1			$	1.05

Summary of Stock Option Activity

The following is a summary of the activity of Mayors stock option plans:

		Options				Weighted average exercise price
Outstanding March 30, 2013			9,081			$	7.18
Expired			(5,245	)			8.63
Outstanding March 29, 2014			3,836				5.19
Expired			(2,910	)			6.51
Outstanding March 28, 2015			926				1.05
Expired			(299	)			1.05
Outstanding March 26, 2016			627			$	1.05

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Tabular disclosure of share-based compensation plans that may be presented in a single table for outstanding, vested and expected to vest, and exercisable awards. The information that may be disclosed in this table may include, but is not limited to, number of shares, weighted average exercise price, weighted average remaining contractual life, and aggregate intrinsic value.

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