Common Shares

The following table sets forth common share information.



	October 31, 2017	April 30, 2017
Common shares authorized	300.0	300.0
Common shares outstanding	113.6	113.4
Treasury shares	32.9	33.1

Share repurchases during the first six months of 2018 consisted of shares repurchased from stock plan recipients in lieu of cash payments. We did not repurchase any common shares during the first six months of 2018 under a repurchase plan authorized by the Board of Directors (“Board”). At October 31, 2017, we had approximately 3.6 million common shares available for repurchase pursuant to the Board's authorizations.