Capital Stock

12 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2012

Capital Stock [Abstract]

Capital Stock

Note 10.  Capital Stock

Stock Repurchase Plan:    In fiscal 2008, the Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan, for a period of up to twenty-four months. In fiscal 2009 the Company repurchased 258,000 shares under the 2008 program at an average price of $3.90 per share for a total price of $1.0 million. The Company did not repurchase any shares under the 2008 program in fiscal 2010 and the stock repurchase plan expired in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010. In addition, the Company repurchased 128,000, 296,000 and 267,000 shares of common stock from employees in fiscal 2012, fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010, respectively, to satisfy withholding-tax obligations arising from the vesting of restricted stock awards. See Note 9.

Preferred Stock:    The Company has authorized 5,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value preferred stock. This stock, if issued, will carry liquidation preferences and other rights, as determined by the Board of Directors. As of March 30, 2012, no preferred shares were outstanding.

Reserved Stock:    As of March 30, 2012, the Company had reserved shares of its common stock for the following purposes:

	Reserved Shares
Stock option plans:
Outstanding		5,576,625
Available for grant		1,071,974
7¼% Redeemable convertible subordinated debentures		752,508
3¾% Convertible senior notes		770,373