SHARE REPURCHASES

6 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2014

SHARE REPURCHASES

SHARE REPURCHASES

14.  SHARE REPURCHASES

During the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 the Company repurchased 9.3 million shares at an aggregate purchase price of $101.3 million and 19.8 million shares at an aggregate purchase price of $203.4 million, respectively, and retired all of these shares.

Under the Company’s current share repurchase program, the Board of Directors authorized repurchases of its outstanding ordinary shares for up to $500 million in accordance with the share repurchase mandate approved by the Company’s shareholders at the date of the most recent Extraordinary General Meeting held on August 28, 2014. As of September 26, 2014, shares in the aggregate amount of $456.7 million were available to be repurchased under the current plan.