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Share Repurchase Programs

The Company's Board of Directors has authorized the following share repurchase programs which were active during the First Quarter 2019 and First Quarter 2018: (1) $250 million in March 2017 (the "2017 Share Repurchase Program") and (2) $250 million in March 2018 (the "2018 Share Repurchase Program"). The 2017 Share Repurchase Programs has been completed. At May 4, 2019, there was approximately $206 million remaining on the 2018 Share Repurchase Program. Under these programs, the Company may repurchase shares in the open market at current market prices at the time of purchase or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased under a program will depend on a variety of factors including price, corporate and regulatory requirements, and other market and business conditions. The Company may suspend or discontinue a program at any time, and may thereafter reinstitute purchases, all without prior announcement.

Pursuant to the Company's practice, including due to restrictions imposed by the Company's insider trading policy during black-out periods, the Company withholds and surrenders shares of vesting stock awards and makes payments to taxing authorities as required by law to satisfy the withholding tax requirements of all equity award recipients. The Company's payment of the withholding taxes in exchange for the surrendered shares constitutes a purchase of its common stock. The Company also acquires shares of its common stock in conjunction with liabilities owed under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan, which are held in treasury.

The following table summarizes the Company's share repurchases:



	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	May 4, 2019			May 5, 2018
	Shares	Value		Shares	Value
	(In thousands)
Shares repurchases related to:
2017 Share Repurchase Program ⁽¹⁾	—	$	—	1,034	$	137,248
2018 Share Repurchase Program⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	344.3	$	33,319	—	$	—
Shares acquired and held in treasury under Deferred Compensation Plan	0.7	$	62	0.4	$	62


⁽¹⁾	Inclusive of 0.3 million shares and $37.2 million in the First Quarter 2018 withheld to cover taxes in conjunction with the vesting of stock awards.


⁽²⁾	Inclusive of 0.2 million shares for approximately $15.3 million in the First Quarter 2019 withheld to cover taxes in conjunction with the vesting of stock awards.


⁽³⁾	Subsequent to May 4, 2019 and through May 27, 2019, the Company repurchased approximately 0.1 million shares for approximately $10.4 million, inclusive of 40 thousand shares for approximately $4.5 million withheld to cover taxes in conjunction with the vesting of stock awards.

In accordance with the FASB ASC 505--Equity, the par value of the shares retired is charged against common stock and the remaining purchase price is allocated between additional paid-in capital and retained earnings. The portion charged against additional paid-in capital is done using a pro-rata allocation based on total shares outstanding. Related to all shares retired during the First Quarter 2019 and the First Quarter 2018, approximately $29.6 million and $37.2 million, respectively, were charged to retained earnings.

Dividends

The First Quarter 2019 dividend of $0.56 per share was paid on April 26, 2019 to shareholders of record on the close of business on April 15, 2019. During the First Quarter 2019, $9.1 million was charged to retained earnings, of which $8.9 million related to cash dividends paid and $0.2 million related to dividend share equivalents on unvested Deferred Awards and Performance Awards. During the First Quarter 2018, $8.8 million was charged to retained earnings, of which $8.4 million related to cash dividends paid and $0.4 million related to dividend share equivalents on unvested Deferred Awards and Performance Awards.

The Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.56 per share to be paid June 28, 2019 to shareholders of record on the close of business on June 18, 2019. Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors based on a number of factors, including business and market conditions, the Company’s future financial performance, and other investment priorities.