Equity

6 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2020

Equity

Equity

15. Equity

Common Shares

In March 2020, our shareholders reapproved and extended through March 11, 2022, our board of directors’ authorization to issue additional new shares, subject to certain conditions specified in our articles of association, in aggregate not exceeding 50% of the amount of our authorized shares.

Common Shares Held in Treasury

In March 2020, our shareholders approved the cancellation of approximately 12 million shares purchased under our share repurchase program during the period beginning September 29, 2018 and ending September 27, 2019. The capital reduction by cancellation of these shares is subject to a notice period and filing with the commercial register in Switzerland and is not yet reflected on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Dividends

We paid cash dividends to shareholders as follows:

	For the				For the
	Quarters Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 27,		March 29,		March 27,		March 29,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Dividends paid per common share	$	0.46	$	0.44	$	0.92	$	0.88

In March 2020, our shareholders approved a dividend payment to shareholders of $1.92 per share, payable in four equal quarterly installments of $0.48 per share beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 and ending in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

Upon shareholders’ approval of a dividend payment, we record a liability with a corresponding charge to shareholders’ equity. At March 27, 2020 and September 27, 2019, the unpaid portion of the dividends recorded in accrued and other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets totaled $636 million and $308 million, respectively.

Share Repurchase Program

Common shares repurchased under the share repurchase program were as follows:

	For the
	Six Months Ended
	March 27,		March 29,
	2020		2019
	(in millions)
Number of common shares repurchased		5		9
Repurchase value	$	423	$	684

At March 27, 2020, we had $1.1 billion of availability remaining under our share repurchase authorization.