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COMMON STOCK
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2024
Equity [Abstract]  
COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK
Open Market Share Repurchases
The Company repurchased and retired shares in open market transactions in the following amounts for the fiscal periods indicated:
Fiscal year ended
December 28, 2024December 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Number of shares repurchased(1)
736,423 1,446,269 3,747,187 
Aggregate cost of shares repurchased (dollars in thousands)(2)
$50,526 $100,034 $299,667 
Average price per share(2)
$68.61 $69.17 $79.97 
(1)Share repurchases were made in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations and in accordance with the share repurchase authorizations.
(2)The aggregate cost of share repurchases and average price paid per share excludes excise tax on share repurchases imposed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
On February 24, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized share repurchases up to $1.00 billion, inclusive of $301.9 million remaining under previous authorizations. The total remaining capacity under outstanding repurchase authorizations as of December 28, 2024 was $599.0 million, based on settled repurchase transactions. The share repurchase authorizations have no expiration dates.
Future repurchases may occur from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. The timing and amount of any repurchases will be at the discretion of the Company subject to restrictions under the Company’s secured revolving credit facility, market conditions, stock price, other investment priorities, excise taxes, and other factors.
Dividends
On February 21, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.80 per common share, payable on March 28, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2025.
In each quarter of fiscal 2024, the Board of Directors declared, and the Company paid, a cash dividend per common share of $0.80 (for an aggregate cash dividend per common share of $3.20 for fiscal 2024). In fiscal 2023 the Board of Directors declared, and the Company paid, a cash dividend per common share of $0.75 (for an aggregate cash dividend per common share of $3.00 for fiscal 2023). Additionally, in each quarter of fiscal 2022, the Board of Directors declared and the Company paid, a cash dividend per common share of $0.75 (for an aggregate cash dividend per common share of $3.00 for fiscal 2022).
Our Board of Directors will evaluate future dividend declarations based on a number of factors, including restrictions under the Company’s revolving credit facility, business conditions, the Company’s financial performance, and other considerations.
Provisions in the Company’s secured revolving credit facility could have the effect of restricting the Company’s ability to pay cash dividends on, or make future repurchases of its common stock, as further described in Note 10, Long-Term Debt, to the consolidated financial statements.