Movements in the Company’s number of shares in issue for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively, were as follows:


	Nine months ended
(number of shares)	September 28, 2024	September 30, 2023
Balance as of the beginning of the period	264,259,788	282,578,917

Exercise of share options	915,120	2,120,169
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of withholding taxes	1,215,382	1,329,609
Shares repurchased and cancelled	(11,690,303)	(21,934,634)
Balance as of the end of the period	254,699,987	264,094,061