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Stockholders' Equity
 6 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Stockholders’ Equity
Sale of Common Stock
On March 3, 2021, in connection with our acquisition of UHP, we filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC for the sale by the selling stockholder of UHP of up to 1,381,567 shares of our common stock. See Note (2) - "Acquisitions - UHP Networks Inc." for further information.

Common Stock Repurchase Program
On September 29, 2020, our Board of Directors authorized a new $100,000,000 stock repurchase program, which replaced our prior program. The new $100,000,000 stock repurchase program has no time restrictions and repurchases may be made from time to time in open-market or privately negotiated transactions, or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws. There were no repurchases of our common stock during the six months ended January 31, 2022 or 2021.

Common Stock Dividends
Since September 2010, we have paid quarterly dividends pursuant to an annual targeted dividend amount that was established by our Board of Directors. On October 4, 2021 and December 9, 2021, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.10 per common share, which were paid on November 12, 2021 and February 18, 2022, respectively. On March 10, 2022, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.10 per common share, payable on May 20, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 20, 2022. Future dividends remain subject to compliance with financial covenants under our Credit Facility, as well as Board approval and certain voting rights of holders of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.