Item 1A. Risk Factors

We are subject to a number of risks that could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and future prospects, including those identified in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 28, 2023, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2023.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

(a)Includes 145,015 shares withheld by us from employees to satisfy employee tax obligations upon vesting of restricted stock units/awards granted to our employees under our equity compensation plans.

(b)The average price paid for shares in connection with vesting of restricted stock units/awards are averages of the closing stock price at the vesting date which is used to calculate the number of shares to be withheld.

(c)Shares repurchased pursuant to the stock repurchase program publicly announced on August 12, 2004 and updated thereafter. Under the repurchase program, we may repurchase outstanding shares of our common stock from time to time in the open market and through privately negotiated transactions in an aggregate amount of up to $16.7 billion. Unless terminated earlier by resolution of our Board of Directors, the repurchase program will expire when we have repurchased all shares authorized for repurchase under the repurchase program.