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Shareholders' Equity
12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity
Shareholders’ Equity
Share Repurchase Program
On December 9, 2011, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program totaling $20.0 million to acquire shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The repurchases are to be made at management’s discretion in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions in compliance with applicable securities laws and other legal requirements and are subject to market conditions, share price and other factors.
The following table provides information with respect to share repurchases by the Company during 2015 and 2014.
Fiscal Year
Total number of shares purchased
Average price paid per share
Total value of shares repurchased (in millions)
Maximum value of shares that may yet be purchased under the program (in millions)
2015
207,738
$7.01
$1.5
$18.3
2014
19,832
$9.65
$0.2
$19.8
In the first quarter of 2015 the Company repurchased 207,738 shares for $1.5 million in cash under this authorization at an average price of $7.01 per share, calculated inclusive of commissions and fees. The Company did not repurchase any shares during the subsequent quarters of 2015. In 2014 the Company repurchased 19,832 shares for $0.2 million at an average price of $9.65 per share.
The Company has repurchased a total of 227,570 shares to date under this authorization as a part of its publicly announced plan. Any cash used to settle repurchase transactions is reflected as a component of cash used in financing activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. There is no fixed completion date for the repurchase program.
Dividends
In February 2015, the Board of Directors suspended the quarterly dividend which was adopted by the Company in December 2011. The Company paid dividends in the first three quarters of 2015 under the 2011 dividend policy. The following table summarizes the quarterly dividends declared and paid by us in 2015 and 2014:
Date Declared
 
Record Date
 
Payable Date
 
Amount per Share
November 18, 2014
 
December 1, 2014
 
December 15, 2014
 
$0.08
August 21, 2014
 
September 2, 2014
 
September 12, 2014
 
$0.08
May 15, 2014
 
May 27, 2014
 
June 10, 2014
 
$0.08
February 13, 2014
 
February 27, 2014
 
March 13, 2014
 
$0.08
November 7, 2013
 
November 19, 2013
 
December 4, 2013
 
$0.08
August 8, 2013
 
August 19, 2013
 
September 3, 2013
 
$0.08
May 14, 2013
 
June 5, 2013
 
June 19, 2013
 
$0.08

The Company paid aggregate dividends of $7.3 million and $9.6 million in 2015 and 2014, respectively.