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Note O — Subsequent Events On April 24, 2012, VF's Board of Directors (i) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.72 per share, payable on June 18, 2012 to shareholders of record on June 8, 2012 and (ii) approved the retirement of 19 million shares of treasury stock. As noted in Note B, VF sold John Varvatos Enterprises, Inc. on April 30, 2012. |
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Tabular disclosure of significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, losses resulting from fire or flood, losses on receivables, significant realized and unrealized gains and losses that result from changes in quoted market prices of securities, declines in market prices of inventory, changes in authorized or issued debt (SEC), significant foreign exchange rate changes, substantial loans to insiders or affiliates, significant long-term investments, and substantial dividends not in the ordinary course of business. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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