
	Treasury Stock
(Amounts in Millions Except Treasury Stock Shares in Thousands)	Shares	Amount
Balance at December 31, 2017	437,318	$	31,554
Employee compensation and stock option plans	(22,082)	(3,060)
Repurchase of common stock	42,283	5,868
Balance at December 30, 2018	457,519	34,362
Employee compensation and stock option plans	(20,053)	(2,691)
Repurchase of common stock	49,870	6,746
Balance at December 29, 2019	487,336	38,417
Employee compensation and stock option plans	(21,765)	(3,148)
Repurchase of common stock	21,760	3,221
Balance at January 3, 2021	487,331	$	38,490

Aggregate shares of common stock issued were approximately 3,119,843,000 shares at the end of fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018.

Cash dividends paid were $3.98 per share in fiscal year 2020, compared with dividends of $3.75 per share in fiscal year 2019, and $3.54 per share in fiscal year 2018.

On January 4, 2021, the Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend of $1.01 per share, payable on March 9, 2021 to shareholders of record as of February 23, 2021.

On December 17, 2018, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, authorizing the Company to purchase up to $5.0 billion of the Company's shares of common stock. This share repurchase program was completed as of September 29, 2019.