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Equity
6 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2019
Equity [Abstract]  
Equity

Note 10—Equity

 

Sale of Class B Common Stock to Howard S. Jonas

 

On December 21, 2018, the Company sold 2,546,689 shares of its Class B common stock that were held in treasury to Howard S. Jonas, the Chairman of the Board of the Company, for aggregate consideration of $14.8 million. The price per share of $5.89 was equal to the closing price of the Company’s Class B common stock on April 16, 2018, the last closing price before approval of the sale by the Company’s Board of Directors and its Corporate Governance Committee. On May 31, 2018, Mr. Jonas paid $1.5 million of the purchase price, and he paid the balance of the purchase price on December 21, 2018 after approval of the sale by the Company’s stockholders at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. The purchase price was reduced by approximately $0.2 million, which was the amount of dividends paid on 2,546,689 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock whose record date was between April 16, 2018 and the issuance of the shares.

 

Stock Repurchases

 

The Company has an existing stock repurchase program authorized by its Board of Directors for the repurchase of up to an aggregate of 8.0 million shares of the Company’s Class B common stock. In the six months ended January 31, 2019, the Company repurchased 729,110 shares of Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $3.9 million. There were no repurchases under the program in the six months ended January 31, 2018. At January 31, 2019, 6.9 million shares remained available for repurchase under the stock repurchase program.

 

In the six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company paid $16,000 and $0.1 million, respectively, to repurchase 2,036 shares and 5,170 shares, respectively, 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 were repurchased by the Company based on their fair market value on the trading day immediately prior to the vesting date.

 

2015 Stock Option and Incentive Plan

 

On December 13, 2018, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2015 Stock Option and Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock available for the grant of awards thereunder by an additional 0.1 million shares.