Shareholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

Preferred Stock

We have authorized the issuance of 10 million shares of preferred stock with no par value. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the affairs of the corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of any outstanding preferred stock would be entitled to be paid a preferential amount per share to be determined by the Board of Directors prior to any payment to holders of common stock. There was no preferred stock issued or outstanding at June 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021.

Stock Repurchase Authorization

Effective November 1, 2021, Itron's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase up to $100 million of our common stock over an 18-month period (the 2021 Stock Repurchase Program). Repurchases are made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, and in accordance with applicable securities laws. During the first quarter of 2022, we repurchased 279,968 shares of our common stock under the 2021 Stock Repurchase Program. The average price paid per share was $60.60 (excluding commissions) for total of $17.0 million. No shares were repurchased during the second quarter of 2022. Following the announcement of the program and through June 30, 2022, we repurchased 405,282 shares at an average share price of $61.67 (excluding commissions) for a total of $25.0 million.

Convertible Note Hedge Transactions

We paid an aggregate amount of $84.1 million for the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions. The Convertible Note Hedge Transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those in the Convertible Notes, approximately 3.7 million shares of our common stock, the same number of shares initially underlying the Convertible Notes, at a strike price of approximately $126.00, subject to customary adjustments. The Convertible Note Hedge Transactions will expire upon the maturity of the Convertible Notes, subject to earlier exercise or termination. The Convertible Note Hedge Transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilutive effect of the conversion of our Convertible Notes and/or offset any cash payments we are required to make in excess of the principal amount of the converted notes, as the case may be, in the event the price per share of our common stock, as measured under the terms of the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions, is greater than the strike price of the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions. The Convertible Note Hedge Transactions meet the criteria in ASC 815-40 to be classified within Stockholders' Equity, therefore the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions are not revalued after their issuance.

We made a tax election to integrate the Convertible Notes and the call options. We are retaining the identification statements in our books and records, together with a schedule providing the accruals on the synthetic debt instruments. The accounting impact of this tax election makes the call options deductible as original issue discount for tax purposes over the term of the Convertible Note, and results in a $20.6 million deferred tax asset recognized through equity.

Warrant Transactions

In addition, concurrently with entering into the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions, we separately entered into privately-negotiated Warrant Transactions, whereby we sold to the Counterparties warrants to acquire, collectively, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, 3.7 million shares of our common stock at an initial strike price of $180.00 per share, which represents a premium of 100% over the public offering price in the common stock issuance. We received aggregate proceeds of $45.3 million from the Warrant Transactions with the Counterparties, with such proceeds partially offsetting the costs of entering into the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions. The warrants expire in June 2026. If the market value per share of our common stock, as measured under the Warrant Transactions, exceeds the strike price of the warrants, the warrants will have a dilutive effect on our earnings per share, unless we elect, subject to certain conditions, to settle the warrants in cash. The warrants meet the criteria in ASC 815-40 to be classified within Stockholders' Equity, and therefore the warrants are not revalued after issuance.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The changes in the components of AOCI, net of tax, were as follows:

In thousands	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Nonderivative Instruments		Pension Benefit Obligation Adjustments		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balances at January 1, 2021	$	(84,843)	$	(1,621)	$	(14,380)	$	(37,682)	$	(138,526)
OCI before reclassifications	(9,354)		607		—		—		(8,747)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	—		701		—		1,400		2,101
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	(9,354)		1,308		—		1,400		(6,646)
Balances at June 30, 2021	$	(94,197)	$	(313)	$	(14,380)	$	(36,282)	$	(145,172)
Balances at January 1, 2022	$	(111,766)	$	(210)	$	(14,380)	$	(21,742)	$	(148,098)
OCI before reclassifications	(27,519)		—		—		4,189		(23,330)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	55,436		—		—		287		55,723
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	27,917		—		—		4,476		32,393
Balances at June 30, 2022	$	(83,849)	$	(210)	$	(14,380)	$	(17,266)	$	(115,705)

The before-tax, income tax (provision) benefit, and net-of-tax amounts related to each component of OCI were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
In thousands	2022		2021		2022		2021
Before-tax amount
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(20,687)	$	5,811	$	(27,537)	$	(9,114)
Foreign currency translation adjustment reclassified to net income for sale of business	—		—		55,436		—
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, designated as cash flow hedges	—		(2,802)		—		625
Net hedging (gain) loss reclassified to net income	—		1,582		—		1,168
Net unrealized gain (loss) on defined benefit plans	—		—		4,205		—
Net defined benefit plan (gain) loss reclassified to net income	214		711		288		1,423
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	$	(20,473)	$	5,302	$	32,392	$	(5,898)
Tax (provision) benefit
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	59	$	(153)	$	18	$	(240)
Foreign currency translation adjustment reclassified to net income for sale of business	—		—		—		—
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, designated as cash flow hedges	—		—		—		(18)
Net hedging (gain) loss reclassified to net income	—		—		—		(467)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on defined benefit plans	(7)		—		(16)		—
Net defined benefit plan (gain) loss reclassified to net income	(1)		(12)		(1)		(23)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) tax (provision) benefit	$	51	$	(165)	$	1	$	(748)
Net-of-tax amount
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(20,628)	$	5,658	$	(27,519)	$	(9,354)
Foreign currency translation adjustment reclassified to net income for sale of business	—		—		55,436		—
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, designated as cash flow hedges	—		(2,802)		—		607
Net hedging (gain) loss reclassified to net income	—		1,582		—		701
Net unrealized gain (loss) on defined benefit plans	(7)		—		4,189		—
Net defined benefit plan (gain) loss reclassified to net income	213		699		287		1,400
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$	(20,422)	$	5,137	$	32,393	$	(6,646)