Movements in the Company’s number of shares in issue for the six months ended June 29, 2024 and July 1, 2023, respectively, were as follows:


	Six months ended
(number of shares)	June 29, 2024	July 1, 2023
Balance as of the beginning of the period	264,259,788	282,578,917

Exercise of share options	635,615	2,104,358
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of withholding taxes	857,681	937,102
Shares repurchased and cancelled	(4,151,100)	(21,934,634)
Balance as of the end of the period	261,601,984	263,685,743