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SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMS
9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2012
SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMS

(15) SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMS

In June 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $10.0 million of the Company’s common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions over an eighteen month period, (the “June 2010 Repurchase Program”). The timing and amount of any shares repurchased was to be determined by the Company’s management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors. Repurchases could also be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which permit shares to be repurchased when the Company might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider trading laws. The Company retired and returned repurchased shares to the Company’s authorized, but not issued or outstanding common stock. The June 2010 Repurchase Program was funded using the Company’s working capital. In total, the Company repurchased an aggregate of approximately 0.5 million shares at a cost of approximately $3.4 million under the June 2010 Repurchase Program. These share repurchases occurred primarily during the fourth quarter and first quarter of our 2010 and 2011 fiscal years, respectively. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, the Company declared and paid a special cash dividend of $40.0 million in the aggregate, which was funded with available cash on hand and included amounts remaining under the June 2010 Repurchase Program. Accordingly, no further repurchases were made under the June 2010 Repurchase Program.