SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

3 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2013

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

In August 2013, our Board of Directors authorized a $200.0 million increase to our existing share repurchase program. We repurchased approximately 1.6 million shares of our common stock for $66.3 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2014. As of September 25, 2013, approximately $479.4 million was available under our share repurchase authorizations. Our stock repurchase plan has been and will be used to return capital to shareholders and to minimize the dilutive impact of stock options and other share-based awards. We evaluate potential share repurchases under our plan based on several factors, including our cash position, share price, operational liquidity, proceeds from divestitures, borrowing and planned investment and financing needs. Repurchased common stock is reflected as a reduction of shareholders’ equity.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2014, we granted approximately 175,000 stock options with a weighted average exercise price of $40.85 and a weighted average fair value of $15.65, and approximately 414,000 restricted share awards with a weighted average fair value of $39.12. Additionally, during the first quarter of fiscal 2014, approximately 219,000 stock options were exercised resulting in cash proceeds of $5.0 million. We received an excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation of $14.0 million during the first quarter primarily as a result of the normally scheduled distribution of restricted stock grants and performance shares.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2014, we paid dividends of $15.3 million to common stock shareholders, compared to $12.8 million in the prior year. Our Board of Directors approved a 20 percent increase in the quarterly dividend from $0.20 to $0.24 per share effective with the dividend declared in August 2013 of $16.0 million paid on September 26, 2013.