Capital Stock

The Company has two classes of common stock outstanding: common and Class B. Each class receives equal dividends per share. Class B stock, which has 10 votes per share, is not transferable as Class B stock except to family members of the holder or certain other related entities. At any time, Class B stock is convertible, share for share, into common stock with one vote per share. Class B stock transferred to persons or entities not entitled to receive it as Class B stock will automatically be converted and issued as common stock to the transferee. The principal market for trading the Company's common stock is the New York Stock Exchange (trading symbol MDP). No separate public trading market exists for the Company's Class B stock.

From time to time, the Company's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of shares of the Company's common stock and Class B stock. In May 2014, the Board approved the repurchase of $100.0 million of shares. As of June 30, 2017, $68.0 million remained available under the current authorizations for future repurchases.

Repurchases of the Company's common and Class B stock are as follows:



Years ended June 30,	2017		2016		2015
(In thousands)
Number of shares	941		651		925
Cost at market value	$	53,399	$	31,080	$	46,764

Shares deemed to be delivered to the Company on tender of stock in payment for the exercise price of options do not reduce the repurchase authority granted by our Board. Shares tendered for the exercise price of stock options were 0.6 million shares at a cost of $37.5 million in fiscal 2017, 0.4 million shares at a cost of $18.0 million in fiscal 2016, and 0.7 million shares at a cost of $35.6 million in fiscal 2015.