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Shareholders' Equity | 6 Months Ended
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Shareholders' Equity | 13. Shareholders’ Equity Common Shares Held in Treasury In March 2019, our shareholders approved the cancellation of 6 million shares purchased under our share repurchase program during the period beginning September 30, 2017 and ending September 28, 2018. The capital reduction by cancellation of these shares is subject to a notice period and filing with the commercial register in Switzerland and is not yet reflected on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Dividends We paid cash dividends to shareholders as follows:
|  | For the |  | For the |
|  | Quarters Ended |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | March 29, |  | March 30, |  | March 29, |  | March 30, |
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Dividends paid per common share |  | $ | 0.44 |  | $ | 0.40 |  | $ | 0.88 |  | $ | 0.80 |
In March 2019, our shareholders approved a dividend payment to shareholders of $1.84 per share, payable in four equal quarterly installments of $0.46 per share beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 and ending in the second quarter of fiscal 2020. Upon shareholders’ approval of a dividend payment, we record a liability with a corresponding charge to shareholders’ equity. At March 29, 2019 and September 28, 2018, the unpaid portion of the dividends recorded in accrued and other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets totaled $620 million and $303 million, respectively. Share Repurchase Program During the six months ended March 29, 2019, our board of directors authorized an increase of $1.5 billion in the share repurchase program. Common shares repurchased under the share repurchase program were as follows:
|  | For the |
|  | Six Months Ended |
|  | March 29, |  | March 30, |
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
|  | (in millions) |
Number of common shares repurchased |  |  | 9 |  |  | 4 |
Repurchase value |  | $ | 684 |  | $ | 383 |
At March 29, 2019, we had $1.8 billion of availability remaining under our share repurchase authorization.

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