ZIFF DAVIS, INC. 10-Q

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds (a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities None. (b) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Effective February 15, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a program authorizing the repurchase of up to five million shares of our common stock through February 20, 2013 (the “2012 Program”) which was subsequently extended through February 20, 2021. -60- In July 2016, the Company acquired and subsequently retired 935,231 shares of J2 Global common stock in connection with the acquisitions of Integrated Global Concepts, Inc. As a result of the purchase of J2 Global common stock, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a reduction in the number of shares available for purchase under the 2012 Program by the same amount. In November 2018 and May 2019, the Company entered into Rule 10b5-1 trading plans with a broker to facilitate the repurchase program. 600,000 shares were repurchased under the share repurchase program in 2018 at an aggregate cost of $42.5 million and were subsequently retired in March 2019. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company repurchased 197,870 shares at an aggregate cost of $16.0 million which were subsequently retired in the same year. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company repurchased 1,140,819 shares under this program at an aggregate cost of $87.5 million, which were subsequently retired in the same year. As of December 31, 2020, all the available shares were repurchased under the 2012 Program at an aggregate cost of $204.6 million (including an immaterial amount of commission fees). On August 6, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a program authorizing the repurchase of up to 10 million shares of our common stock through August 6, 2025 (the “2020 Program”) in addition to the five million shares repurchased under the 2012 Program. During the three month period ended March 31, 2021, the Company repurchased no shares under this program. Cumulatively at March 31, 2021, 2,490,599 shares were repurchased at an aggregate cost of $177.8 million (including an immaterial amount of commission fees) under the 2020 Program, which were subsequently retired. See Note 13, “Stockholders’ Equity” of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The following table details the repurchases that were made under and outside the 2020 Program during the three months ended March 31, 2021: Period Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Program Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Program January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021 10,779 $ 97.69 — 7,509,401 February 1, 2021 - February 28, 2021 11,571 $ 108.89 — 7,509,401 March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021 85,937 $ 114.99 — 7,509,401 Total 108,287 — 7,509,401 (1) Includes shares surrendered to the Company to pay the exercise price and/or to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with employee stock options and/or the vesting of restricted stock issued to employees. -61- Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities None. Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures Not Applicable.