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Stock Repurchase Program
6 Months Ended
Feb. 09, 2013
Stock Repurchase Program

Note I – Stock Repurchase Program

From January 1, 1998 to February 9, 2013, the Company has repurchased a total of 132.5 million shares at an aggregate cost of $12.0 billion, including 1,367,832 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $502.3 million during the twenty-four week period ended February 9, 2013. On September 28, 2012, the Board voted to increase the authorization by $750 million to raise the cumulative share repurchase authorization from $11.90 billion to $12.65 billion. Considering the cumulative repurchases as of February 9, 2013, the Company had $603.4 million remaining under the Board’s authorization to repurchase its common stock. The Company did not repurchase shares of its common stock subsequent to February 9, 2013.

During the twenty-four week period ended February 9, 2013, the Company retired 3.9 million shares of treasury stock which had previously been repurchased under the Company’s share repurchase program. The retirement increased Retained deficit by $1,362.2 million and decreased Additional paid-in capital by $75.7 million. During the comparable prior year period, the Company retired 4.9 million shares of treasury stock, which increased Retained deficit by $1,319.6 million and decreased Additional paid-in capital by $72.5 million.