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Note 8 - Shareholders' Equity
9 Months Ended
Nov. 26, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
8
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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
During the
39
weeks ended
November 26, 2017,
the Company sold
2,775
shares of the Company’s treasury stock pursuant to the exercises of employee stock options and received proceeds of
$39
from such exercises. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense, net of tax benefits, of
$693.
 
On
January 8, 2015,
the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the Company
’s purchase, on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions, of up to
1,250,000
shares of its common stock, representing approximately
6%
of the Company’s
20,945,634
total outstanding shares as of the close of business on
January 7, 2015.
This authorization superseded all prior Board of Directors’ authorizations to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.
 
On
March 10, 2016,
the Company ann
ounced that its Board of Directors authorized the Company’s purchase, on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions, of up to
1,000,000
additional shares of its common stock, in addition to the unused prior authorization to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock announced on
January 8, 2015.
As a result, the Company is authorized to purchase up to a total of
1,531,412
shares of its common stock, representing approximately
7.6%
of the Company’s
20,237,446
total outstanding shares as of the close of business on
January 4, 2018.
 
The Company did
not
purchase any shares
of its common stock during the
39
weeks ended
November 26, 2017
or during the
39
weeks ended
November 27, 2016.