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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

Refer to Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2024 for a description of certain significant risks and uncertainties to which our business, financial condition and results of operations are subject.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES, USE OF PROCEEDS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The following table provides information regarding the Company's purchases of shares of common stock during the second quarter of fiscal 2025 related to the Company's share repurchase programs:

Fiscal PeriodTotal Number of Shares RepurchasedAverage Price per Share**(1)**Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs**(2)(3)**Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs**(2)(3)**
(millions, except share data and per share data)
September 29, 2024 - November 2, 2024—$——$800.0
November 3, 2024 - November 30, 202428,363,76656.4128,363,766800.0
December 1, 2024 - December 28, 2024———800.0
Total28,363,76628,363,766

(1) In accordance with applicable disclosure requirements, the “Average Price per Share” figures presented above are calculated on an execution date (trade date) basis and exclude commissions and other expenses, such as excise taxes.

(2) On May 12, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") authorized a common stock repurchase program to repurchase up to $1.50 billion of its outstanding common stock (the "2022 Share Repurchase Program"). Purchases of the Company's common stock under this program were executed through open market purchases, including through purchase agreements under Rule 10b5-1. As of December 28, 2024 the Company had $800.0 million of additional shares available to be repurchased as authorized under the 2022 Share Repurchase Program.

(3) On November 13, 2024, the Board authorized the Company to repurchase up to $2.00 billion of outstanding shares of its common stock (the "2025 Share Repurchase Program"). Under the 2025 Share Repurchase Program, the Company may repurchase shares on the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or in other transactions, including accelerated share repurchase programs. On November 21, 2024, the Company entered into accelerated share repurchase agreements (the “ASR Agreements”) with Bank of America, N.A. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (the “Dealers”) to repurchase an aggregate of up to $2.00 billion of the Company’s shares of common stock. Under the ASR Agreements, the Company paid $2.00 billion to the Dealers and received an initial delivery of 28,363,766 shares of the Company's common stock on November 26, 2024 at an initial price of $56.41 per share, representing approximately 80 percent of the aggregate purchase price. The total number of shares purchased by the Company pursuant to the ASR Agreements will be based on the volume-weighted average price of the Company's common stock on specified dates during the term of each of the ASR Agreements, less a discount, and subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the ASR Agreements. The final settlement of the transactions under the ASR Agreements is expected to occur no later than the first quarter of fiscal 2026. As of December 28, 2024, the Company had no remaining availability to repurchase shares under the 2025 Share Repurchase Program.

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