Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Apr. 28, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

10.	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We lease buildings, machinery and equipment under various non-cancelable operating lease agreements expiring at various dates through

2029.

Certain of these leases contain scheduled rent increases and/or renewal options. Contractual rent increases are taken into account when calculating the minimum lease payment and recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Rent expense under operating lease agreements totaled

$13.3

million for Fiscal

2018,

$12.0

million for Fiscal

2017

and

$9.2

million for Fiscal

2016.

Our minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of

April 28, 2018

were as follows:

	(In thousands)
Fiscal 2019	$	9,182
Fiscal 2020		7,615
Fiscal 2021		5,241
Fiscal 2022		3,223
Fiscal 2023		1,656
Thereafter		1,531
Total minimum lease payments	$	28,448

We enter into various agreements with suppliers for the purchase of raw materials, the terms of which

may

include variable or fixed pricing and minimum purchase quantities. As of

April 28, 2018,

we had purchase commitments for raw materials of

$11.2

million through

2022.

As of

April 28, 2018,

we had purchase commitments for plant and equipment of

$4.7

million for Fiscal

2019.

From time to time, we are a party to various litigation matters and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. We do

not

expect the ultimate disposition of such matters to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.