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Equity | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2018
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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 2018, the Company paid aggregate cash dividends of $0.56 per share on its Class A common stock and Class B common stock, or $13.9 million in total. 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. 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. 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. In fiscal 2018, the Company repurchased 367,484 shares of Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $1.9 million. 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. At July 31, 2018, 7.6 million shares remained available for repurchase under the stock repurchase program. From August 1, 2018 through October 9, 2018, the Company repurchased 729,110 shares of Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $3.9 million. In fiscal 2018, fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2016, the Company paid $0.4 million, $1.8 million and $0.1 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 2018, fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2016, the Company repurchased 57,081, 94,338 and 11,250 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. Proposed Sale of Shares to Howard S. Jonas On April 16, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors and its Corporate Governance Committee approved an arrangement with Howard S. Jonas related to the purchase of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock by Mr. Jonas. Under the arrangement, Mr. Jonas has agreed to purchase 2,546,689 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock at a price per share of $5.89, which was the closing price for the Class B common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April 16, 2018 (the last closing price before approval of the arrangement) for an aggregate purchase price of $15 million. The arrangement is subject to approval of the stockholders of the Company, and no shares will be issued unless such approval is obtained. Mr. Jonas has agreed to vote in favor of the arrangement when it is submitted to the stockholders. The Company has agreed to present the matter to its stockholders at the next meeting of stockholders to be held. On May 31, 2018, Mr. Jonas paid $1.5 million of the purchase price, which is included in “Other current liabilities” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The remainder of the purchase price will be payable following approval of the stockholders of the Company, and the shares will be issued upon payment in full. The purchase price per share will be reduced by the amount of any dividends whose record date is between the date hereof and the issuance of the shares.

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