Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Equity

Equity

Movements in the Company’s number of shares in issue for the three months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019, respectively, were as follows:

	Three months ended
(number of shares)	March 28, 2020	March 30, 2019
Balance as of the beginning of the period	290,157,299	289,847,574
Exercise of share options	318,607	190,034
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of withholding taxes	190,632	5,812
Balance as of the end of the period	290,666,538	290,043,420

The Company has one class of authorized and issued shares, with a par value of $0.01, and each share has equal voting rights.