Redeemable Convertible Preferred stock and Stockholders' Deficit

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2022

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Redeemable Convertible Preferred stock and Stockholders' Deficit

Note 11. Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit

Common Stock

The holder of each share of Class A common stock is entitled to 1 vote per share. As of January 31, 2022 and 2021, we had authorized 1,000,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share. 145,080,983 and 159,850,663 shares of Class A common stock were issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Preferred Stock

As of January 31, 2022 and 2021, we had authorized 100,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, par value of $0.0001 per share. 500,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2022. No shares of preferred stock were issued or outstanding as of January 31, 2021.

Treasury Stock

As of January 31, 2022 and 2021, we held an aggregate of 3,052,953 shares of common stock as treasury stock.

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

On April 7, 2021, we entered into an investment agreement with KKR relating to the issuance and sale of 500,000 shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $500 million, or $1,000 per share.

Prior to the consummation of the Issuance and as expressly contemplated by the Investment Agreement, KKR elected to syndicate a portion of the investment to certain investment partners. Each of the KKR-led group agreed to become a “party”, “Permitted Investor Transferee”, and “Investor Party” under the Investment Agreement.

The closing of the Issuance occurred on May 12, 2021 (the "Closing Date").

The Series A Preferred Stock rank senior to our Class A common stock with respect to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of Box. The Series A Preferred Stock initially have a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to a cumulative dividend (the “Dividend”) at the rate of 3.0% per annum, compounding quarterly, paid-in-kind or paid in cash, at our election. For any quarter in which we elect not to pay the Dividend in cash with respect to a share of Series A Preferred Stock, such Dividend will become part of the liquidation preference of such share, as set forth in the Certificate of Designations designating the Series A Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”).

The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holders thereof at any time into shares of Class A common stock at an initial conversion price of $27.00 per share. At any time after the third anniversary of the Closing Date, if the volume weighted average price of our Class A common stock exceeds 200% of the conversion price set forth in the Certificate of Designations, for at least 20 trading days in any period of 30 consecutive trading days, including the last day of such trading period, at our election, all of the Series A Preferred Stock will be convertible into the applicable number of shares of Class A common stock.

Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote with the holders of our Class A common stock on an as-converted basis. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to a separate class vote with respect to, among other things, amendments to our organizational documents that have an adverse effect on the Series A Preferred Stock, authorizations or issuances by us of securities that are senior to, or equal in priority with, the Series A Preferred Stock, increases or decreases in the number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and payments of special dividends in excess of an agreed upon amount.

At any time following the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, we may redeem some or all of the Series A Preferred Stock for a per share amount in cash equal to: (i) the sum of (x) 100% of the then-current liquidation preference thereof, plus (y) all accrued and unpaid dividends, multiplied by (ii) (A) 105% if the redemption occurs at any time on or after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and prior to the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date, (B) 102% if the redemption occurs at any time on or after the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date and prior to the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date, and (C) 100% if the redemption occurs at any time on or after the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date.

At any time following the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date, each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock will have the right to cause us to redeem, ratably, in whole or, from time to time, in part, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder for a per share amount in cash equal to the sum of (x) 100% of the then-current liquidation preference thereof, plus (y) all accrued and unpaid dividends.

Upon prior written notice of certain change of control events involving Box, the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall automatically be redeemed by us for a repurchase price equal to the greater of (i) the value of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock as converted into Class A common stock at the then-current conversion price and (ii) an amount in cash equal to 100% of the then-current liquidation preference thereof plus all accrued but unpaid dividends. In the case of clause (ii) above, we will also be required to pay the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock a “make-whole” premium consisting of dividends that would have otherwise accrued from the effective date of such change of control through the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.

Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, we agreed to increase the size of our board of directors in order to appoint, as of the Closing Date, one individual designated by KKR to our board of directors for a term expiring at the 2023 annual meeting of our stockholders. So long as KKR beneficially owns at least 50% of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased by KKR at the closing of the Issuance on an as-converted basis, KKR will have the right to designate a director nominee for election to our board of directors.

We have applied the guidance in ASC 480‑10‑S99‑3A, SEC Staff Announcement: Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities and have therefore classified the Series A Preferred Stock as mezzanine equity. The Series A Preferred Stock was recorded outside of stockholders’ deficit because the shares may be redeemed at the option of the holders and that redemption option is not solely within our control. Upon issuance, we recorded the Series A Preferred Stock, net of issuance costs. We have elected to accrete the issuance costs through the date the shares can first be redeemed at the option of the holders, which is the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date using the effective interest rate method. As of January 31, 2022, we recognized $1.5 million of accretion.

As of January 31, 2022, we had paid cash dividends to our Series A Preferred Stockholders in the amount of $9.6 million. As of January 31, 2022, we had accrued dividends of $1.3 million on the Series A Preferred Stock. Accrued dividends are recorded against additional paid-in capital due to Box being in an accumulated deficit position.

Tender Offer

On June 2, 2021, we announced the commencement of a tender offer to purchase up to $500 million in value of shares of our Class A common stock, or such lesser number of shares of our Class A common stock as are properly tendered and not properly withdrawn, at a price not less than $22.75 nor greater than $25.75 per share, to the seller in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest. On June 30, 2021, we announced the results of the tender offer. We repurchased 9.2 million shares at a price of $25.75 for a total amount of $238.2 million.

Share Repurchase Plan

On July 9, 2021, our board of directors authorized a $260 million Share Repurchase Plan, utilizing substantially all of the unused portion of the $500 million intended for the tender offer to opportunistically repurchase additional shares of our Class A common stock. On November 27, 2021, our board of directors authorized a $200 million expansion of the Share Repurchase Plan. As of January 31, 2022, we had repurchased 13.3 million shares under this plan at a weighted average price of $24.61 for a total amount of $328.5 million. Refer to Note 17 for information regarding a subsequent expansion of the Share Repurchase Plan, which occurred after January 31, 2022 and authorized up to an additional $150 million for repurchase.