Common Shares, Treasury Shares, Reserves and Dividends (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 03, 2018

The share repurchase activity is outlined in the table below:



			Fiscal 2018					Fiscal 2017					Fiscal 2016
(in millions, expect per share amounts)	Amount authorized		Shares repurchased	Amount repurchased		Average repurchase price per share		Shares repurchased	Amount repurchased		Average repurchase price per share		Shares repurchased	Amount repurchased		Average repurchase price per share
2016 Program⁽¹⁾	$	1,375.0	8.1	$	460.0	$	56.91	10.0	$	864.4	$	86.40	n/a	n/a		n/a
2013 Program⁽²⁾	$	350.0	n/a	n/a		n/a		1.2	$	135.6	$	111.26	1.0	$	130.0	$	127.63
Total			8.1	$	460.0	$	56.91	11.2	$	1,000.0	$	89.10	1.0	$	130.0	$	127.63


⁽¹⁾	The 2016 Program had $50.6 million remaining as of February 3, 2018.


⁽²⁾	The 2013 Program was completed in May 2016.


n/a	Not applicable.

Schedule of Dividends



	Fiscal 2018					Fiscal 2017					Fiscal 2016
(in millions, except per share amounts)	Cash dividend per share		Total dividends			Cash dividend per share		Total dividends			Cash dividend per share		Total dividends
First quarter	$	0.31	$	21.3		$	0.26	$	20.4		$	0.22	$	17.6
Second quarter	0.31		18.7			0.26		19.7			0.22		17.6
Third quarter	0.31		18.7			0.26		18.1			0.22		17.5
Fourth quarter	0.31		18.8		⁽¹⁾	0.26		17.7		⁽¹⁾	0.22		17.5
Total	$	1.24	$	77.5		$	1.04	$	75.9		$	0.88	$	70.2

⁽¹⁾

Signet’s dividend policy results in the dividend payment date being a quarter in arrears from the declaration date. As a result, as of February 3, 2018 and January 28, 2017, $18.8 million and $17.7 million, respectively, has been recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets reflecting the cash dividends declared for the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2018 and Fiscal 2017, respectively.

Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

Class of Stock [Line Items]

Schedule of Dividends



	Fiscal 2018		Fiscal 2017
(in millions)	Total cash dividends		Total cash dividends
First quarter	$	7.8	$	—
Second quarter	7.8		—
Third quarter	7.8		—
Fourth quarter⁽¹⁾	7.8		11.3
Total	$	31.2	$	11.3

⁽¹⁾

Signet’s preferred shares dividends results in the dividend payment date being a quarter in arrears from the declaration date. As a result, as of February 3, 2018 and January 28, 2017, $7.8 million and $11.3 million, respectively, has been recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets reflecting the cash dividends on preferred shares declared for the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2018 and Fiscal 2017, respectively.