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Share Repurchase Plan
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2013
Share Repurchase Program
11. Share Repurchase Plan
 
The Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program on February 12, 2010, authorizing the Company to purchase up to $300,000 of its common shares as market and business conditions warrant on the open market or in negotiated transactions in compliance with the SEC’s Rule 10b-18. The share repurchase authorization expired on December 29, 2012. Under the plan, the Company had repurchased 7,366,646 shares using cash of $223,149 in fiscal 2010.
 
In addition, 522,856 shares repurchased for $16,701 prior to the Company’s redomestication to Switzerland on June 27, 2010, but for which transactions settled after that date, were treated as retired when such shares were still in treasury. These shares were reflected as additional treasury shares during the 13-weeks ended March 26, 2011 with a corresponding increase to retained earnings.
 
On February 15, 2013, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Company to purchase up to $300,000 of its common shares.  A Rule 10b5-1 plan was adopted and allows the repurchase of its shares at times when it otherwise might be prevented from doing so under insider trading laws or because of self-imposed trading blackout periods.  The share repurchase authorization expires on December 31, 2014.  As of December 28, 2013, the Company had repurchased 1,376,500 shares using cash of $58,422.  There remains approximately $241,578 available for repurchase under this authorization.