Shareholders' equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2016

Share repurchases



			13 weeks ended April 30, 2016					13 weeks ended May 2, 2015
	Amount authorized		Shares repurchased	Amount repurchased		Average repurchase price per share		Shares repurchased	Amount repurchased			Average repurchase price per share
(in millions, except per share amounts)
2013 Program⁽¹⁾	$	350.0	1.1	$	125.0	$	111.45	0.2	$	21.9	⁽²⁾	$	136.84


⁽¹⁾	On June 14, 2013, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $350 million of Signet’s common shares (the “2013 Program”). The 2013 Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time without notice. The 2013 Program had $10.6 million remaining as of April 30, 2016.


⁽²⁾	As of May 2, 2015, $2.8 million was recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheet reflecting shares repurchased but not yet settled and paid for by the end of the quarter.

Schedule of Dividends

Dividends



	Fiscal 2017				Fiscal 2016
(in millions, except per share amounts)	Cash dividend per share		Total dividends		Cash dividend per share		Total dividends
First quarter⁽¹⁾	$	0.26	$	20.4	$	0.22	$	17.6

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Signet’s dividend policy results in the dividend payment date being a quarter in arrears from the declaration date. As a result, as of April 30, 2016 and May 2, 2015, $20.4 million and $17.6 million, respectively, has been recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets reflecting the cash dividends declared for the first quarter of Fiscal 2017 and Fiscal 2016, respectively.