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Capital Stock and Changes in Capital Accounts
 6 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2024
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Capital Stock and Changes in Capital Accounts Capital Stock and Changes in Capital Accounts
Share Repurchases
The following table summarizes the share repurchases of Class A and Class B Common Stock (shares in thousands):
Three Months Ended
October 31, 		Six Months Ended
October 31,
2024202320242023
Shares repurchased - Class A261 367 556 668 
Shares repurchased - Class B1 1 1 1 
Average Price - Class A and Class B$47.76 $33.97 $44.89 $33.64 
The cost of shares repurchased may differ from the repurchases of treasury shares in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows due to excise taxes incurred on share repurchases.
Dividends
We declared and paid quarterly cash dividends on our Class A and Class B Common Stock for a total of $38.3 million and $38.7 million in the six months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Changes in Common Stock
The following is a summary of changes during the six months ended October 31, in shares of our common stock and common stock in treasury (shares in thousands):
Changes in Class A Common Stock:20242023
Number of shares, beginning of year70,25970,231
Common stock class conversions243
Number of shares issued, end of period70,28370,234
Changes in Class A Common Stock in treasury:
Number of shares held, beginning of year24,82823,983
Restricted shares issued under stock-based compensation plans(256)(384)
Impact of tax withholding on stock-based compensation and other96126
Purchases of treasury shares556668
Number of shares held, end of period25,22424,393
Number of Class A Common Stock outstanding, end of period45,05945,841
Changes in Class B Common Stock:20242023
Number of shares, beginning of year12,92312,951
Common stock class conversions(24)(3)
Number of shares issued, end of period12,89912,948
Changes in Class B Common Stock in treasury:
Number of shares held, beginning of year3,9283,925
Purchases of treasury shares11
Number of shares held, end of period3,9293,926
Number of Class B Common Stock outstanding, end of period8,9709,022