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TableofContents
Dividends
Ourabilitytopaydividendsinthefuturewillbesubjectto,amongotherthings,generalbusinessconditionswithinthediskdriveindustry,ourfinancial
results,theimpactofpayingdividendsonourcreditratingsandlegalandcontractualrestrictionsonthepaymentofdividendsbyoursubsidiariestousorbyusto
ourordinaryshareholders,includingrestrictionsimposedbycovenantsonourdebtinstruments.
Thefollowingweredividendspaidinthelasttwofiscalyears:
RecordDate PaidDate
Dividend
perShare
August7,2013 August21,2013  $ 0.38
November12,
2013 
November26,
2013  $ 0.43
February10,2014  February24,2014  $ 0.43
May14,2014  May28,2014  $ 0.43
November11,
2014 
November25,
2014  $ 0.54
February10,2015  February24,2015  $ 0.54
May1,2015 May15,2015  $ 0.54
August11,2015  August25,2015  $ 0.54
FromtheclosingofourinitialpublicofferinginDecember2002through2015,wehavepaiddividends,pursuanttoourdividendpolicythenineffect,totaling
approximately$3.1billionintheaggregate.
RepurchasesofOurEquitySecurities
OnJuly24,2013,theBoardofDirectorsauthorizedtheCompanytorepurchase$2.5billionofitsoutstandingordinaryshares.OnApril22,2015theBoardof
Directorsauthorizedthecompanytorepurchaseanadditional$2.5billionofitsoutstandingordinaryshares.AsofJuly3,2015,$2.9billionremainedavailablefor
repurchaseundertheexistingrepurchaseauthorizationlimits.AllrepurchasesareeffectedasredemptionsinaccordancewiththeCompany'sArticlesof
Association.Thereisnoexpirationdateontheseauthorizations.
ThefollowingtablesetsforthinformationwithrespecttoallrepurchasesofoursharesmadeduringthefiscalyearendedJuly3,2015:
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Period
Total
Numberof
Shares
Purchased
AveragePrice
Paidper
Share
TotalNumberof
Shares
Purchased
asPartof
Publicly
AnnouncedPlans
orPrograms
Approximate
DollarValueof
Shares
Purchased
Under
thePlansor
Programs
Approximate
DollarValueof
SharesthatMay
YetBe
PurchasedUnder
thePlansor
Programs
(Inmillions,exceptaveragepricepaidpershare)          
1stQuarterthrough3rdQuarterofFiscal
Year2015   15 $ 58.82  15 $ 907 $ 584
April4,2015throughMay1,2015   2  58.27  2  68  3,015
May2,2015throughMay29,2015   2  56.18  2  112  2,903
May30,2015throughJuly3,2015   —  —  —  —  2,903
Through4thQuarterofFiscalYear2015   19 $ 58.50  19 $ 1,087 $ 2,903