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Shareholders' Equity (Tables) | Jun. 26, 2011
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Shareholders' Equity |
Shares Reserved for Future Issuance |
|  | Number of Shares |
For exercise of outstanding common stock options |  |  | 6,467 |
For vesting of outstanding stock units |  |  | 24 |
For future equity awards under 2004 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan |  |  | 5,830 |
For future issuance under the Non-Employee Director Stock Compensation and Deferral Program |  |  | 100 |
For future issuance to employees under the 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan |  |  | 496 |
Total common shares reserved |  |  | 12,917 |
Series A preferred stock reserved for exercise of rights issued under shareholders' rights plan |  |  | 100 |

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