Equity

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2023

EQUITY:

Equity

Note 20—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.

IDT CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Stock Repurchases

The Company has an existing stock repurchase program authorized by its Board of Directors for the repurchase of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock. The Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 8.0 million shares in the aggregate. In fiscal 2023, the Company repurchased 511,546 shares of Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $13.1 million. In fiscal 2022, the Company repurchased 554,744 shares of Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $13.4 million. In fiscal 2021, the Company repurchased 463,792 shares of Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $2.8 million. At July 31, 2023, 4.7 million shares remained available for repurchase under the stock repurchase program.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2024 through October 11, 2023, the Company repurchased 124,530 shares of Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $2.8 million.

In fiscal 2023, fiscal 2022, and fiscal 2021, the Company paid $0.8 million, $9.0 million, and $1.3 million, respectively, to repurchase 28,227; 200,438; and 109,381, respectively, of the Company’s Class B common stock that were tendered by employees of the Company to satisfy the employees’ tax withholding obligations in connection with shares issued for bonus payments, the vesting of deferred stock units (“DSUs”), and lapsing of restrictions on restricted stock. Such shares were repurchased by the Company based on their fair market value as of the close of business on the trading day immediately prior to the vesting date.

Stock Issued to Certain Executive Officers for Bonus Payments

In fiscal 2023, certain executive officers of the Company received performance bonuses for fiscal 2022 of an aggregate of $1.2 million, of which one-half was paid in cash and one-half was paid in shares of the Company’s Class B common stock. The Company issued 24,543 shares of its Class B common stock with an issue date value of $0.6 million for the bonus payments.