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Stock Repurchase Program | 12 Months Ended
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Stock Repurchase Program | Note K – Stock Repurchase Program During 1998, the Company announced a program permitting the Company to repurchase a portion of its outstanding shares not to exceed a dollar maximum established by the Company’s Board of Directors. On March 23, 2021, the Board voted to increase the repurchase authorizartion from $24.7 to $26.2 billion. The Board voted to increase the repurchase authorization by $1.5 billion on October 5, 2021, $1.5 billion on December 15, 2021 and $2.0 billion on March 22, 2022, bringing the total authorization to $31.2 billion. The Company has $1.1 billion remaining under the Board’s authorization to repurchase its common stock. The Company’s share repurchase activity consisted of the following:
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​ | ​ | Year Ended
​ |  | August 27, |  | August 28, |  | August 29,
(in thousands) | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021 | ​ | 2020
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Amount | ​ | $ | 4,359,991 | ​ | $ | 3,378,321 | ​ | $ | 930,903
Shares | ​ |  | 2,220 | ​ |  | 2,592 | ​ |  | 826
​ During fiscal year 2022, the Company retired 2.5 million shares of treasury stock which had previously been repurchased under the Company’s share repurchase program. The retirement increased Retained deficit by $3.3 billion and decreased Additional paid-in capital by $293.0 million. During the comparable prior year period, the Company retired 1.0 million shares of treasury stock, which increased Retained deficit by $1.1 billion and decreased Additional paid-in capital by $60.0 million. On October 4, 2022, the Board voted to authorize the repurchase of an additional $2.5 billion of the Company’s common stock in connection with the Company’s ongoing share repurchase program. Since the inception of the repurchase program in 1998, the Board has authorized $33.7 billion in share repurchases. Subsequent to August 27, 2022 and through October 17, 2022, the Company has repurchased 203,856 shares of common stock at an aggregate cost of $442.6 million. Considering the cumulative repurchases and the increase in authorization subsequent to August 27, 2022 and through October 17, 2022, the Company has $3.1 billion remaining under the Board’s authorization to repurchase its common stock.

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