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Stock Repurchase Program | 6 Months Ended
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Feb. 15, 2020
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Stock Repurchase Program | Note H – Stock Repurchase Program From January 1, 1998 to February 15, 2020, the Company has repurchased a total of 147.5 million shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $22.188 billion, including 669,967 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $764.8 million during the twenty-four week period ended February 15, 2020. On October 7, 2019, the Board voted to increase the repurchase authorization by $1.25 billion. This raised the total value of shares authorized to be repurchased to $23.15 billion. Considering the cumulative repurchases as of February 15, 2020, the Company had $961.9 million remaining under the Board’s authorization to repurchase its common stock. During the twenty-four week period ended February 15, 2020, the Company retired 1.9 million shares of treasury stock which had previously been repurchased under the Company’s share repurchase program. The retirement increased Retained deficit by $1.879 billion and decreased Additional paid-in capital by $99.7 million. During the comparable prior year period, the Company retired 2.6 million shares of treasury stock, which increased Retained deficit by $1.707 billion and decreased Additional paid-in capital by $125.4 million. Subsequent to February 15, 2020, the Company has repurchased 156,035 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $166.1 million.

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