Mezzanine Equity

9 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2024

Equity [Abstract]

Mezzanine Equity

13. Mezzanine Equity

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

On May 9, 2024, we fully redeemed our 240,000 shares of 6.0% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series A Preferred Stock") for $308.9 million. The payment was calculated as the face value of the Series A Preferred Stock of $240.0 million, multiplied by the Return Factor (as defined below) of 1.4, less dividends paid to date of $27.1 million. The redemption premium of $75.2 million, which was calculated as the difference between the redemption amount and the book value of $233.7 million, was recorded as a deemed dividend, and reduces net income available to common shareholders. The Series A Preferred Stock was redeemed using proceeds from the April 2024 Secondary Public Offering. See Note 14.

On August 5, 2022, we exchanged our $240.0 million 6.00% convertible subordinated notes which were due June 30, 2030, for 240,000 shares of 6.0% Series A Preferred Stock, following the receipt of shareholder approval for the issuance of Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock had a $1.00 par value per share, and ranked senior to the common stock of the Company, including with respect to both income and capital, but junior to our indebtedness. The Series A Preferred Stock is classified as "Mezzanine equity" in the consolidated balance sheets and, as noted above, was fully redeemed on May 9, 2024.

Liquidation Preference

If we undergo a change of control, bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or de-listing of AZZ’s common stock (a "Fundamental Change Event"), holders of Series A Preferred Stock may have elected to (i) receive the as-converted value of AZZ’s common stock at the then-current Conversion Price, (ii) require us to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock in cash for the Redemption Amount (as defined below) or (iii) retain their shares of Series A Preferred Stock if the Fundamental Change Event is a non-cash change of control.

The Series A Preferred Stock had a liquidation preference, as defined by U.S. GAAP, equal to the Redemption Amount. Under U.S. GAAP, the liquidation preference is defined as the amount that would be required to be paid to the shareholders upon liquidation or dissolution of the Company. As of February 29, 2024, the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled to a liquidation preference of approximately $312.5 million in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company as of such year end.

The Certificate of Designation for the Series A Preferred Stock defines "liquidation preference" as $1,000 per share plus any unpaid dividends, which we refer to herein as the "Series A Base Amount."

Dividends

The Series A Preferred Stock accumulated a 6.0% dividend per annum, or $15.00 per share per quarter. Dividends were payable in cash or in kind, by accreting and increasing the Series A Base Amount (“PIK Dividends”). Dividends were payable on the sum of (i) the aggregate liquidation preference amount of $240.0 million plus (ii) any PIK Dividends. Dividends were accrued daily and paid quarterly in arrears, on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. Following the calendar quarter ending June 30, 2027, we were not able to elect PIK Dividends and dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock were required to be paid in cash. All dividends were paid in cash through November 30, 2024. The dividend would have increased annually by one percentage point, beginning with the dividend payable for the calendar quarter ending

September 30, 2028. Dividends declared and paid for the nine months ended November 30, 2024 and November 30, 2023 were $3.6 million and $10.8 million, respectively.

Conversion Features

Subject to a minimum conversion threshold of 1,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock per conversion and customary anti-dilution and dividend adjustments, the Series A Preferred Stock was convertible by the holder at any time into shares of AZZ's common stock for $58.30 per common share (the “Conversion Price”). In addition, after May 13, 2024, we were entitled to provide holders of Series A Preferred Stock with notice of a mandatory conversion of a portion of the Series A Preferred Stock (which may not have exceeded 25% of the amount of Series A Preferred Stock issued in any single quarter) at the Conversion Price if the closing price of our common stock exceeded 185% of the Conversion Price for 20 consecutive trading days prior to the date of such notice and so long as the shelf registration statement filed November 4, 2022 to cover resales of the converted common stock remained effective and available for use.

Participation Rights

Holders of Series A Preferred Stock participated equally and ratably with the holders of AZZ's common stock in any dividends paid on AZZ’s common stock in excess of our current $0.17 quarterly dividend when, as and if declared by the Board as if such shares of Series A Preferred Stock had been converted to shares of common stock immediately prior to the record date for the payment of such dividend.

Redemption Features

AZZ had the right to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock at a price equal to the greater of (i) the Series A Base Amount plus accrued but unpaid dividends; (ii) the initial Series A Base Amount (excluding any prior PIK dividends) multiplied by the Return Factor less all dividends paid through the redemption date; or (iii) the amount the holder of such share of convertible preferred stock would have received had such holder, immediately prior to such redemption date, converted such shares of convertible preferred stock into common shares (such greater amount, the "Redemption Amount").

The redemption price under option (ii) contained a "Return Factor," which was equal to 1.4 until May 13, 2024 and, (a) in each of the three years thereafter, would have increased by 0.15, (b) would have increased by an additional 0.15 after May 13, 2024 (the second anniversary of the issuance date of the Series A Preferred Stock) if (i) our ratio of net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) (as defined in the 2022 Credit Agreement) on the second anniversary of the issuance date of the Series A Preferred Stock was greater than 3.5-to-1 and (ii) prior to May 13, 2024,we had not consummated dispositions of assets that, in the aggregate, resulted in proceeds in excess of $200.0 million and (c) would have increased by an additional 0.20 on May 13, 2028, (the sixth anniversary of the issuance date of the Series A Preferred Stock) and each anniversary thereafter.

The redemption price under option (iii) was subject to provisions of the Certificate of Designation that limited our right to redeem to the period following the two year anniversary of the initial issuance, limited the quarterly conversion to up to 25% of the number of shares of convertible preferred stock outstanding, and required our market price per share of common stock to exceed 185% of the conversion price.

As of February 29, 2024, the Redemption Amount for the Series A Preferred stock was $312.5 million.

Voting Rights

Holders of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled to a number of votes on all matters presented to holders of voting capital stock of AZZ equal to the number of shares of the AZZ’s common stock then issuable upon conversion of such holders’ Series A Preferred Stock. The vote or consent of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock would have been required for certain actions, including:

a.issuances by AZZ of equity securities that are senior to, or equal in priority with, the Series A Preferred Stock, including any additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock;

b.incurrence of any additional indebtedness (including refinancings of existing indebtedness) by the Company unless our ratio of net debt to EBITDA (as defined in the 2022 Credit Agreement) does not exceed 5.5x;

c.refinancings of the 2022 Credit Agreement, subject to certain exceptions;

d.dividends or distributions upon, or redemptions of, shares of AZZ’s common stock unless our ratio of net debt to EBITDA (as defined in the 2022 Credit Agreement) does not exceed 5.5x;

e.any acquisition, investment, sale, disposition or similar transaction (whether of an entity, business, equity interests or assets) that has total consideration (including assumption of liabilities) of at least $250.0 million (or, when our market capitalization is $2.0 billion or greater, has total consideration (including assumption of liabilities) of at least $500.0 million);

f.amendments to our organizational documents that would have an adverse effect on the holders of Series A Preferred Stock;

g.any affiliate transaction except those on arms’-length terms; and

h.any voluntary dissolution, liquidation, bankruptcy, winding up or deregistration or delisting of AZZ’s common stock.

The holders of Series A Preferred Stock also had customary information and preemptive rights, and the Series A Preferred Stock was subject to customary anti-dilution provisions. The Series A Preferred Stock, and all shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, had customary demand and piggyback registration rights pursuant to the registration rights agreement, which was entered into on May 13, 2022 with BTO Pegasus Holdings DE L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (together with its assignees, "Blackstone"). Holders of Series A Preferred Stock were prohibited from transferring shares of Series A Preferred Stock to any competitor of AZZ or activist investors, subject to certain exceptions.

14. Equity

April 2024 Secondary Public Offering

On April 30, 2024, we completed a secondary public offering in which we sold 4.6 million shares of our common stock at $70.00 per share (the "April 2024 Secondary Public Offering"). We received gross proceeds of $322.0 million, and paid offering expenses of $13.3 million, for net proceeds of $308.7 million. The proceeds from the April 2024 Offering were used to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock. See Note 13.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI"), after tax, for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2024 and 2023 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30, 2024
	Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)		Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss) for Unconsolidated Subsidiary, Net of Tax		Net Actuarial Gain (Loss), Net of Tax		Interest Rate Swap, Net of Tax		Interest Rate Swap, Net of Tax for Unconsolidated Subsidiary		Total
Balance as of beginning of period	$	(7,189)	$	887	$	(184)	$	(523)	$	114	$	(6,895)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	(1,943)		(730)		—		1,037		(188)		(1,824)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	—		—		—		(663)		—		(663)
Net change in AOCI	(1,943)		(730)		—		374		(188)		(2,487)
Balance as of end of period	$	(9,132)	$	157	$	(184)	$	(149)	$	(74)	$	(9,382)

	Nine Months Ended November 30, 2024
	Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)		Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss) for Unconsolidated Subsidiary, Net of Tax		Net Actuarial Gain (Loss), Net of Tax		Interest Rate Swap, Net of Tax		Interest Rate Swap, Net of Tax for Unconsolidated Subsidiary		Total
Balance as of beginning of period	$	(7,628)	$	1,418	$	(184)	$	2,533	$	(33)	$	(3,894)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	(1,504)		(1,261)		—		194		(41)		(2,612)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	—		—		—		(2,876)		—		(2,876)
Net change in AOCI	(1,504)		(1,261)		—		(2,682)		(41)		(5,488)
Balance as of end of period	$	(9,132)	$	157	$	(184)	$	(149)	$	(74)	$	(9,382)

	Three Months Ended November 30, 2023
	Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)		Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss) for Unconsolidated Subsidiary, Net of Tax		Net Actuarial Gain (Loss), Net of Tax		Interest Rate Swap, Net of Tax		Interest Rate Swap, Net of Tax for Unconsolidated Subsidiary		Total
Balance as of beginning of period	$	(7,534)	$	(1,773)	$	119	$	3,261	$	113	$	(5,814)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	(59)		3,088		—		(22)		(93)		2,914
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	—		—		—		(1,057)		—		(1,057)
Net change in AOCI	(59)		3,088		—		(1,079)		(93)		1,857
Balance as of end of period	$	(7,593)	$	1,315	$	119	$	2,182	$	20	$	(3,957)

	Nine Months Ended November 30, 2023
	Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)		Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss) for Unconsolidated Subsidiary, Net of Tax		Net Actuarial Gain (Loss), Net of Tax		Interest Rate Swap, Net of Tax		Interest Rate Swap, Net of Tax for Unconsolidated Subsidiary		Total
Balance as of beginning of period	$	(7,571)	$	—	$	119	$	2,879	$	—	$	(4,573)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	(22)		1,315		—		1,847		20		3,160
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	—		—		—		(2,544)		—		(2,544)
Net change in AOCI	(22)		1,315		—		(697)		20		616
Balance as of end of period	$	(7,593)	$	1,315	$	119	$	2,182	$	20	$	(3,957)