Shareholders' equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2016

Common shares repurchased during the 39 weeks ended October 29, 2016 and October 31, 2015 were as follows:



			39 weeks ended October 29, 2016					39 weeks ended October 31, 2015
(in millions, except per share amounts)	Amount authorized		Shares repurchased	Amount repurchased		Average repurchase price per share		Shares repurchased	Amount repurchased		Average repurchase price per share
2016 Program⁽¹⁾	$	1,375.0	8.7	$	706.9	$	81.32	n/a	n/a		n/a
2013 Program⁽²⁾	$	350.0	1.2	135.6		$	111.26	0.9	$	111.9	$	128.91
Total			9.9	$	842.5	$	85.00	0.9	$	111.9	$	128.91


⁽¹⁾	The 2016 Program had $510.6 million remaining as of October 29, 2016.


⁽²⁾	The 2013 Program was completed in May 2016.


n/a	Not applicable.

Schedule of Dividends



	Fiscal 2017				Fiscal 2016
(in millions, except per share amounts)	Cash dividend per share		Total dividends		Cash dividend per share		Total dividends
First quarter	$	0.26	$	20.4	$	0.22	$	17.6
Second quarter	0.26		19.7		0.22		17.6
Third quarter⁽¹⁾	0.26		18.1		0.22		17.5
Total	$	0.78	$	58.2	$	0.66	$	52.7

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Signet’s dividend policy for common shares results in the dividend payment date being a quarter in arrears from the declaration date. As a result, as of October 29, 2016 and October 31, 2015, $18.1 million and $17.5 million, respectively, has been recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets reflecting the cash dividends on common shares declared for the third quarter of Fiscal 2017 and Fiscal 2016, respectively.