Common shares, treasury shares, reserves and dividends (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2020

The share repurchase activity is outlined in the table below:



			Fiscal 2020					Fiscal 2019					Fiscal 2018
(in millions, expect per share amounts)	Amount authorized		Shares repurchased	Amount repurchased		Average repurchase price per share		Shares repurchased	Amount repurchased		Average repurchase price per share		Shares repurchased	Amount repurchased		Average repurchase price per share
2017 Program⁽¹⁾	$	600.0	—	$	—	$	—	7.5	$	434.4	$	57.64	n/a	n/a		n/a
2016 Program⁽²⁾	$	1,375.0	n/a	n/a		n/a		1.3	$	50.6	$	39.76	8.1	$	460.0	$	56.91
Total			—	$	—	$	—	8.8	$	485.0	$	55.06	8.1	$	460.0	$	56.91


⁽¹⁾	The 2017 Program had $165.6 million remaining as of February 1, 2020.


⁽²⁾	The 2016 Program was completed in March 2018.

n/a

Not applicable.

Schedule of Dividends



	Fiscal 2020				Fiscal 2019				Fiscal 2018
(in millions, except per share amounts)	Cash dividend per share		Total dividends		Cash dividend per share		Total dividends		Cash dividend per share		Total dividends
First quarter	$	0.37	$	19.3	$	0.37	$	21.8	$	0.31	$	21.3
Second quarter	0.37		19.3		0.37		19.2		0.31		18.7
Third quarter	0.37		19.4		0.37		19.2		0.31		18.7
Fourth quarter⁽¹⁾	0.37		19.4		0.37		19.2		0.31		18.8
Total	$	1.48	$	77.4	$	1.48	$	79.4	$	1.24	$	77.5

⁽¹⁾

Signet’s dividend policy results in the dividend payment date being a quarter in arrears from the declaration date. As a result, as of February 1, 2020 and February 2, 2019, $19.4 million and $19.2 million, respectively, has been recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets reflecting the cash dividends declared for the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2019, respectively.

Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

Class of Stock [Line Items]

Schedule of Dividends



	Fiscal 2020		Fiscal 2019		Fiscal 2018
(in millions)	Total cash dividends		Total cash dividends		Total cash dividends
First quarter	$	7.8	$	7.8	$	7.8
Second quarter	7.8		7.8		7.8
Third quarter	7.8		7.8		7.8
Fourth quarter⁽¹⁾	7.8		7.8		7.8
Total	$	31.2	$	31.2	$	31.2

⁽¹⁾

Signet’s preferred shares dividends results in the dividend payment date being a quarter in arrears from the declaration date. As a result, as of February 1, 2020 and February 2, 2019, $7.8 million has been recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets reflecting the cash dividends on preferred shares declared for the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2019.