Capital and Treasury Stock

Changes in treasury stock were:



	Treasury Stock
(Amounts in Millions Except Treasury Stock Shares in Thousands)	Shares		Amount
Balance at December 30, 2012	341,354		$	18,476
Employee compensation and stock option plans	(48,555	)	(3,367		)
Repurchase of common stock	6,416		591
Balance at December 29, 2013	299,215		15,700
Employee compensation and stock option plans	(32,302	)	(2,933		)
Repurchase of common stock	69,707		7,124
Balance at December 28, 2014	336,620		19,891
Employee compensation and stock option plans	(24,413	)	(2,497		)
Repurchase of common stock	52,474		5,290
Balance at January 3, 2016	364,681		$	22,684

Aggregate shares of common stock issued were approximately 3,119,843,000 shares at the end of 2015, 2014 and 2013.

Cash dividends paid were $2.95 per share in 2015, compared with dividends of $2.76 per share in 2014, and $2.59 per share in 2013.

On October 13, 2015, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, authorizing the Company to purchase up to $10.0 billion of the Company's shares of common stock. The repurchase program has no time limit and may be suspended for periods or discontinued at any time. Any shares acquired will be available for general corporate purposes. The Company intends to finance the share repurchase program through available cash and access to the capital markets. As of January 3, 2016, $1.0 billion has been repurchased under the program.

On July 21, 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, authorizing the Company to purchase up to $5.0 billion of the Company's shares of common stock. This share repurchase program was completed on April 28, 2015.