Common Shares, Treasury Shares, Reserves and Dividends (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

The share repurchase activity is outlined in the table below:



			Fiscal 2017					Fiscal 2016					Fiscal 2015
(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
2016 Program⁽¹⁾	$	1,375.0	10.0	$	864.4	$	86.40	n/a	n/a		n/a		n/a	n/a		n/a
2013 Program⁽²⁾	$	350.0	1.2	$	135.6	$	111.26	1.0	$	130.0	$	127.63	0.3	$	29.8	$	103.37
Total			11.2	$	1,000.0	$	89.10	1.0	$	130.0	$	127.63	0.3	$	29.8	$	103.37


⁽¹⁾	The 2016 Program had $510.6 million remaining as of January 28, 2017.


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


n/a	Not applicable.

Schedule of Dividends



	Fiscal 2017					Fiscal 2016					Fiscal 2015
(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	$	0.26	$	20.4		$	0.22	$	17.6		$	0.18	$	14.4
Second quarter	0.26		19.7			0.22		17.6			0.18		14.4
Third quarter	0.26		18.1			0.22		17.5			0.18		14.5
Fourth quarter	0.26		17.7		⁽¹⁾	0.22		17.5		⁽¹⁾	0.18		14.4
Total	$	1.04	$	75.9		$	0.88	$	70.2		$	0.72	$	57.7

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Signet’s dividend policy results in the dividend payment date being a quarter in arrears from the declaration date. As a result, as of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, $17.7 million and $17.5 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 2017 and Fiscal 2016, respectively.