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Equity
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2017
Equity [Abstract]  
Equity

Note 18—Equity

 

Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock

 

The rights of holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical except for certain voting and conversion rights and restrictions on transferability. The holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock receive identical dividends per share when and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. In addition, the holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock have identical and equal priority rights per share in liquidation. The Class A common stock and Class B common stock do not have any other contractual participation rights. The holders of Class A common stock are entitled to three votes per share and the holders of Class B common stock are entitled to one-tenth of a vote per share. Each share of Class A common stock may be converted into one share of Class B common stock, at any time, at the option of the holder. Shares of Class A common stock are subject to certain limitations on transferability that do not apply to shares of Class B common stock.

 

Dividend Payments

In fiscal 2017, the Company paid aggregate cash dividends of $0.76 per share on its Class A common stock and Class B common stock, or $17.9 million in total. In fiscal 2016, the Company paid aggregate cash dividends of $0.75 per share on its Class A common stock and Class B common stock, or $17.4 million in total. In fiscal 2015, the Company paid aggregate cash dividends of $2.03 per share on its Class A common stock and Class B common stock, or $47.6 million in total. The aggregate cash dividends in fiscal 2015 included special dividends of $0.68 per share and $0.64 per share paid in November 2014 and January 2015, respectively.

 

In September 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.19 per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 to holders of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock. The dividend will be paid on or about October 20, 2017 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 16, 2017.

 

Sales of Shares of Class B Common Stock to Howard S. Jonas

On April 11, 2017, the Company sold 728,332 treasury shares of its Class B common stock to Howard S. Jonas for aggregate consideration of $10.0 million. The price per share of $13.73 was equal to the closing price of the Company’s Class B common stock on April 10, 2017.

 

On June 9, 2017, the Company sold 1.0 million shares of its Class B common stock to Howard S. Jonas for aggregate consideration of $14.9 million. The price per share of $14.93 was equal to the closing price of the Class B common stock on May 1, 2017, the day prior to the approval of the sale by the Company’s Board of Directors and Corporate Governance Committee.

 

Purchase of Shares of Class B Common Stock from Howard S. Jonas

On June 25, 2015, the Company purchased 404,967 shares of its Class B common stock from Howard S. Jonas. The purchase price was $18.52 per share, the share price at the close of business on June 23, 2015. The aggregate purchase price was $7.5 million.

 

Stock Repurchases

The Company has a stock repurchase program for the repurchase of up to an aggregate of 8.0 million shares of the Company’s Class B common stock. There were no repurchases under the program in fiscal 2017. In fiscal 2016, the Company repurchased 398,376 shares of Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $4.6 million. In fiscal 2015, the Company repurchased 29,675 shares of Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $0.4 million. At July 31, 2017, 8.0 million shares remained available for repurchase under the stock repurchase program.

 

In fiscal 2017, fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015, the Company paid $1.8 million, $0.1 million and $2.8 million, respectively, to repurchase shares of Class B common stock that were tendered by employees of the Company to satisfy the employees’ tax withholding obligations in connection with the lapsing of restrictions on awards of restricted stock. Such shares are repurchased by the Company based on their fair market value on the trading day immediately prior to the vesting date. In fiscal 2017, fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015, the Company repurchased 94,338; 11,250 and 152,856 shares of Class B common stock, respectively, from employees.

 

Equity Sale Prior to the Zedge Spin-Off

In connection with the Zedge Spin-Off, in May 2016, Zedge sold shares of its Class B common stock representing approximately 10.0% of its capital stock to certain of its equity holders, including the Company, for $3 million. The other purchasers paid $0.4 million of the total and the Company paid $2.6 million.