Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DVMT) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01Other Events.
Amendment of Class V Common Stock Repurchase Program
As previously reported by Dell Technologies Inc. (the “Company”), on December 13, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a stock repurchase program (the “Class V Group Repurchase Program”) under which the Company was authorized to use assets of the Company’s Class V Group to repurchase up to $500 million of shares of the Company’s Class V Common Stock, exclusive of any fees, commissions or other expenses related to such repurchases, from time to time over a period of six months. The Company repurchased 8.3 million shares of Class V Common Stock for $500 million between the date of such approval and February13, 2017.
On March 27, 2017, the Board of Directors approved an amendment of the Class V Group Repurchase Program extending the program to authorize the Company to use assets of the Company’s Class V Group to repurchase up to $300 million of shares of the Company’s Class V Common Stock, exclusive of any fees, commissions or other expenses related to such repurchases, from time to time over a period expiring on September27, 2017. The Company repurchased 4.6 million shares of Class V Common Stock for $300 million under the extended Class V Group Repurchase Program between the date of such approval and May 9, 2017.
On August 18, 2017, the Board of Directors approved a second amendment of the Class V Group Repurchase Program (as so amended, the “August 2017 Class V Group Repurchase Program”) further extending the program to authorize the Company to use assets of the Company’s Class V Group to repurchase up to an additional $300 million of shares of the Company’s Class V Common Stock, exclusive of any fees, commissions or other expenses related to such repurchases, from time to time over a period of an additional six months. Shares may be repurchased under the program through open market purchases, block trades, or accelerated or other structured share repurchase programs. To the extent not retired, shares repurchased under the program will be placed in the Company’s treasury.
The repurchase of shares to the August 2017 Class V Group Repurchase Program is expected to be funded from proceeds received by the Company from the sale by a subsidiary of the Company of shares of Class A common stock of VMware, Inc. (“VMware”) owned by such subsidiary, to the terms of the stock purchase agreement described below. The Board of Directors has determined that, under the Company’s tracking stock policy, any repurchases to the program in accordance with the expanded authorization will be attributable to the Class V Group and therefore will not result in an increase in the number of retained interest shares in the Class V Group attributable to the DHI Group.
The extent to which the Company repurchases shares of Class V Common Stock under the August 2017 Class V Group Repurchase Program, and the timing of such repurchases, will depend upon a variety of factors, including market conditions, regulatory requirements and other corporate considerations, as determined by the Company’s management. The August 2017 Class V Group Repurchase Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
Stock Purchase Agreement for Sale of VMware Class A Common Stock
On August 23, 2017, the Company entered into a purchase commitment supplement (“Supplement No. 2”) to the previously reported stock purchase agreement, dated as of March 29, 2017, by and among the Company, EMC Equity Assets LLC (“EMC Sub”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and VMware (as amended by Supplement No. 2, the “Stock Purchase Agreement”). to the Stock Purchase Agreement, VMware will purchase for cash $300 million of VMware Class A common stock (the “Class A Common Stock”) from EMC Sub. The Company will apply the proceeds from the sale to the repurchase of shares of its Class V Common Stock under the August 2017 Class V Group Repurchase Program described above, but may use such proceeds for other purposes at the discretion of the Capital Stock Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors and the Board of Directors.
Under the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, VMware will receive an initial share delivery of Class A Common Stock with a value of approximately $240 million on the sale date in exchange for $300 million in cash in an initial closing expected to occur on September 14, 2017, with the remainder of the Class A Common Stock to be delivered at a later date in a second closing expected to occur in the third quarter of the Company’s 2018 fiscal year. The total number of shares to be purchased by VMware under the Stock Purchase Agreement will be based on the volume-weighted average per share price of the Class A Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange during a specified reference period, less a discount of 3.5% from that volume-weighted average per share price, and subject to adjustment in certain circumstances.
Before the sale contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company beneficially owns 33,423,094 outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and all 300,000,000 outstanding shares of VMware’s Class B common stock.
The Stock Purchase Agreement was approved by the Capital Stock Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors and by the Board of Directors.
About Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DVMT)
Dell Technologies Inc., formerly Denali Holding Inc., is a provider of information technology solutions. The Company operates through two segments: Client Solutions and Enterprise Solutions Group (ESG). The Client Solutions segment includes sales to commercial and consumer customers of desktops, thin client products and notebooks, as well as services and third-party software and peripherals closely tied to the sale of Client Solutions hardware. Its offerings include hardware, such as desktop personal computers, notebooks and tablets, and peripherals, such as monitors, printers and projectors, as well as third-party software and peripherals. The ESG segment includes servers, networking and storage, as well as services and third-party software and peripherals that are closely tied to the sale of ESG hardware. It designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells and supports a range of products and services.
