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Equity
 12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]  
Equity

Note 16—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 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 included special dividends of $0.68 per share and $0.64 per share paid in November 2014 and January 2015, respectively. In fiscal 2014, the Company paid aggregate cash dividends of $0.59 per share on its Class A common stock and Class B common stock, or $13.6 million in total. In fiscal 2013, the Company paid aggregate cash dividends of $0.75 per share on its Class A common stock and Class B common stock, or $17.1 million in total.

 

On September 25, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.18 per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 to holders of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock. The dividend will be paid on or about October 15, 2015 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 7, 2015.

 

Purchase of Shares from Howard S. Jonas

On June 25, 2015, the Company purchased 404,967 shares of its Class B common stock from Mr. Howard S. Jonas, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and former Chief Executive Officer. 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 8.3 million shares of the Company’s Class B common stock. In fiscal 2015, the Company repurchased 29,675 shares of Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $0.4 million. There were no repurchases under the program in fiscal 2014. In fiscal 2013, the Company repurchased 77,843 shares of Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $0.8 million. At July 31, 2015, 5.0 million shares remained available for repurchase under the stock repurchase program.

 

In fiscal 2015, fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2013, the Company paid $2.8 million, $1.0 million and $0.3 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 2015, fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2013, the Company repurchased 152,856; 34,206 and 30,998 shares of Class B common stock, respectively, from employees.

 

Purchases of Stock of Subsidiary

In August 2013, Fabrix and another wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company purchased shares of Fabrix for aggregate cash of $1.1 million. The shares were purchased from holders of noncontrolling interests in Fabrix representing 2.8% of the equity in Fabrix, which increased the Company’s ownership in Fabrix to 88.4%.

 

In December 2012, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company purchased Fabrix shares for cash of $1.8 million. The shares were purchased from holders of noncontrolling interests in Fabrix representing 4.5% of the equity in Fabrix.

 

Sales of Stock of Subsidiaries

On November 21, 2012, the Company’s subsidiary, Zedge, sold shares to Shaman II, L.P. for cash of $0.1 million, which increased Shaman II, L.P.’s ownership in Zedge to 11.17% from 11.1%. One of the limited partners in Shaman II, L.P. is a former employee of the Company.

 

Adjustment to Liabilities in connection with the Straight Path Spin-Off

The Company’s Separation and Distribution Agreement with Straight Path includes, among other things, that the Company is obligated to reimburse Straight Path for the payment of any liabilities of Straight Path arising or related to the period prior to the Straight Path Spin-Off (see Note 20). In fiscal 2014, the Company increased its estimated liability for this obligation by $1.9 million, of which $1.6 million was recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital.