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Reclassification — On September 5, 2016, before the registration of the Class V Common Stock of Dell Technologies under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with the EMC merger transaction, holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Series A Common Stock, Series B Common Stock, and Series C Common Stock approved the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”). The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws became effective on September 7, 2016 before the closing of the EMC merger transaction. Upon the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the outstanding shares of the Company’s Series A Common Stock, Series B Common Stock, and Series C Common Stock were automatically reclassified on a one-for-one basis into newly authorized shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, and Class C Common Stock, respectively (the “Reclassification”). The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation also amended the Company’s prior certificate of incorporation to authorize the Class D Common Stock and the Class V Common Stock. The Reclassification did not affect the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. Share information in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements has been restated to reflect the Reclassification.

The following table summarizes the Company's common stock for the periods indicated:



	Authorized	Issued	Outstanding
	(in millions)
Common stock as of January 29, 2016
Series A	350	307	307
Series B	150	98	98
Series C	200	—	—
	700	405	405

Common stock as of October 28. 2016
Class A	600	409	409
Class B	200	137	137
Class C	900	22	22
Class D	100	—	—
Class V	343	223	219
	2,143	791	787

Preferred Stock — Dell Technologies is authorized to issue one million shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share. As of October 28, 2016, no shares of preferred stock were issued or outstanding.

Common Stock

DHI Group Common Stock — The Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock, the Class C Common Stock, and the Class D Common Stock are collectively referred to as the DHI Group Common Stock. The par value for all classes of DHI Group Common Stock is $.01 per share. The Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock, the Class C Common Stock, and the Class D Common Stock share equally in dividends declared or accumulated and have equal participation rights in undistributed earnings.

Class V Common Stock — In connection with the EMC merger transaction, Dell Technologies authorized the issuance of 343 million shares of Class V Common Stock. Dell Technologies issued 223 million shares of Class V Common Stock to EMC shareholders on September 7, 2016 in connection with the closing of the EMC merger transaction. These 223 million shares are intended to track the economic performance of approximately 65% of Dell Technologies' economic interest in the Class V Group as of the closing date of the EMC merger transaction, while the remaining 120 million authorized and unissued shares represent the DHI Group's retained interest in approximately 35% of Dell Technologies' economic interest in the Class V Group as of such date. As of the closing date of the EMC merger transaction, the assets of the Class V Group consisted solely of 343 million shares of VMware common stock held by the Company. Each share of Class V Common Stock is identical in all respects and has equal rights, powers, and privileges to each other share of Class V Common Stock.

Dell Technologies' board of directors may, with the approval of the independent capital stock committee of the board of directors, reallocate assets or liabilities between the Class V Group and the DHI Group, which could result in a change to the DHI Group's retained interest in the Class V Group. The relative economic interests of the two Groups, including the DHI Group's retained interest in the Class V Group, could also change further if the Company issues or repurchases additional shares of Class V Common Stock.

See Exhibit 99.1 for more information regarding Unaudited Attributed Financial Information for Class V Group.

The Company has the authority and discretion to declare and pay (or to refrain from declaring and paying) dividends on outstanding shares of DHI Group Common Stock and dividends on outstanding shares of Class V Common Stock, in equal or unequal amounts, or only on the DHI Common Stock or the Class V Common Stock. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets, or winding up of the Company, the holders of shares of DHI Common Stock and the holders of shares of Class V Common Stock will be entitled to receive their proportionate interests in the assets of the Company remaining for distribution to holders of stock in proportion to the respective number of liquidation units per share of DHI Common Stock and Class V Common Stock, respectively.

Repurchases of Common Stock

Class V Common Stock Repurchases and Treasury Stock — On September 7, 2016, the Company's board of directors approved a stock repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to use assets of the DHI Group to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of shares of the Class V Common Stock over a two-year period. During the three months ended October 28, 2016, the Company repurchased 4 million shares of Class V Common Stock for $165 million, leaving 219 million shares outstanding as of the end of the quarter. The 4 million shares of Class V Common Stock were repurchased using cash of the DHI Group and are being held as treasury stock at cost. As of October 28, 2016, as a result of these repurchases, the holders of the Class V Common Stock owned shares which in the aggregate track the economic performance of approximately 64% of Dell Technologies' economic interest in the Class V Group, and the remaining 36% economic interest in the Class V Group was retained by the DHI Group. At October 28, 2016, the Company's remaining authorized amount for share repurchases was $835 million.

DHI Group Common Stock Repurchases and Treasury Stock — During the nine months ended October 28, 2016, the Company repurchased an immaterial number of shares of DHI Group Common Stock for approximately $10 million.

VMware Class A Common Stock Repurchases — In April 2016, VMware's board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1.2 billion of VMware's Class A common stock through the end of 2016. All shares repurchased under VMware's stock repurchase programs are retired. During the period from September 7, 2016 through October 28, 2016, VMware repurchased $611 million of its Class A common stock. The authorized amount for repurchases of VMware common stock was entirely utilized as of October 28, 2016.