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Cash Dividends
12 Months Ended
Feb. 02, 2013
Cash Dividends
NOTE 4. Cash Dividends
 
On November 14, 2012, we announced that our Board authorized a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share.  The $0.08 per share dividend was paid in December 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 14, 2012.  We released the funds used to pay for this regular quarterly cash dividend during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.  As of the end of fiscal 2012, total dividends paid in fiscal 2012 amounted to $13.4 million.  As of the end of fiscal 2011, total dividends paid in fiscal 2011 amounted to $12.2 million.  As of the end of fiscal 2010, total dividends paid in fiscal 2010 amounted to $57.0 million, including $44.5 million for the $1.00 per share special one-time cash dividend paid in the first quarter of fiscal 2010.  
 
On March 6, 2013,  we entered into an agreement and plan of merger with Sycamore, discussed in more detail in “NOTE 15 – Subsequent Events” contained in these consolidated financial statements and notes.  In connection with the transaction contemplated by the agreement, we have suspended the payment of our regular quarterly dividend.