Shareholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2015

Shareholders' equity

Shareholders' equity

9. Shareholders' equity

Share repurchase program

In November 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors amended the Company's existing share repurchase program to authorize the repurchase of up to $1.00 billion of common stock in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The timing and actual number of shares purchased will depend on a variety of factors such as share price, corporate and regulatory requirements, and prevailing market conditions. During the third quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company repurchased 0.9 million shares under this program at an average market price of $41.97 per share for a total cost of $38.8 million. Since the beginning of the repurchase program through the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company has repurchased 21.7 million shares at an aggregate cost of $681.7 million, and $318.3 million remained available for future repurchases under the share repurchase program.

Common stock dividend

In February 2015, the Company's Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.16 per common share and dividend payments of $21.7 million were made in March 2015. During the nine months ended March 28, 2015, the Company has paid dividends of $0.48 per common share and $65.6 million in total.