Dividends. Cash dividends announced in the three months ended December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012 were $0.35 and $0.25 per share, respectively. During the three months ended December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, dividends charged to retained earnings were $599 million and $435 million, respectively. On January 22, 2014, the Company announced a cash dividend of $0.35 per share on the Company’s common stock, payable on March 26, 2014 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 5, 2014.
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