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Item 1A. Risk Factors.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Reference is made to the information disclosed under Part I, Item 1A — "Risk Factors" in the Fiscal 2021 10-K, which contains a detailed discussion of certain risk factors that could materially adversely affect the Company's business, operating results, and/or financial condition. There are no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed, nor has the Company identified any previously undisclosed risks that could materially adversely affect the Company's business, operating results, and/or financial condition.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

**(a)**Sales of Unregistered Securities

Shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock may be converted immediately into Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis by the holder. There is no cash or other consideration paid by the holder converting the shares and, accordingly, there is no cash or other consideration received by the Company. The shares of Class A Common Stock issued by the Company in such conversions are exempt from registration pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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No shares of the Company's Class B common stock were converted into Class A common stock during the three months ended September 25, 2021.

(b) Not Applicable

**(c)**Stock Repurchases

The following table sets forth the repurchases of shares of the Company's Class A common stock during the three months ended September 25, 2021:

Total Number of Shares Purchased**(a)**Average Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsApproximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs**(b)**
(millions)
June 27, 2021 to July 24, 202110,922$121.96—$580
July 25, 2021 to August 21, 202177,455123.73—580
August 22, 2021 to September 25, 202120115.69—580
88,397—

**(a)**Represents shares surrendered to or withheld by the Company in satisfaction of withholding taxes in connection with the vesting of awards issued under its long-term stock incentive plans.

**(b)**Repurchases of shares of Class A common stock are subject to certain restrictions under the Company's Global Credit Facility and, more generally, overall business and market conditions. Accordingly, in response to business disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective beginning in the first quarter of Fiscal 2021, the Company temporarily suspended its common stock repurchase program as a preemptive action to preserve cash and strengthen its liquidity position. However, the Company anticipates resuming activities under its Class A common stock repurchase program during the second half of Fiscal 2022.

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