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COMMON STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
12 Months Ended
Apr. 28, 2013
COMMON STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
19.     COMMON STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
 
Fiscal 2012
 
On June 16, 2011, our board of directors authorized the expenditure of up to $5.0 million for the repurchase of shares of our common stock. On August 29, 2011, our board of directors authorized the expenditure of an additional $2.0 million for a total authorization of $7.0 million, for the repurchase of shares of our common stock.
 
During fiscal 2012, we purchased 624,127 shares of our common stock at a cost of $5.4 million.
 
Fiscal 2013
 
On June 13, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved a new authorization for us to acquire up to $5.0 million of our common stock. This action replaced prior authorizations to acquire up to $7.0 million of our common stock in fiscal 2012, of which $5.4 million had been used during fiscal 2012.
 
On August 29, 2012, we announced that our board of directors approved a new authorization for us to acquire up to $2.0 million of our common stock. Under the common stock repurchase program, shares may be purchased from time to time in open market transactions, block trades, through plans established under the Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1, or otherwise. The amount of shares purchased and the timing of such purchases will be based on working capital requirements, market and general business conditions, and other factors including alternative investment opportunities.
 
During fiscal 2013, we purchased 502,595 shares of common stock at a cost of $5.0 million, and as a result, we have reached the $5.0 million limit that was authorized on June 13, 2012. As of April 28, 2013, there have been no repurchases of common stock on the $2.0 million limit that was authorized on August 29, 2012.
 
Since the common stock repurchase program was implemented in fiscal 2012, we have repurchased 1.1 million shares of common stock at a cost of $10.4 million.