UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 23, 2017

 

 

VMWARE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33622   94-3292913

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

3401 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA   94304
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 427-5000

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 23, 2017, VMware, Inc. (“ VMware ”) entered into Purchase Commitment Supplement No. 2 (“ Supplement No.  2 ”) under the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of March 29, 2017 (the “ Agreement ”) with its controlling stockholder, Dell Technologies Inc. (“ Dell ”), and Dell’s wholly-owned subsidiary, EMC Equity Assets LLC (“ EMC ”), under which VMware has agreed to purchase an additional $300 million (the “ Purchase Amount ”) of VMware Class A Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) that are currently held by EMC.

Pursuant to Supplement No. 2:

 

  •   The purchase price per Share (the “ Purchase Price ”) will be fixed at a 3.5% discount to a volume-weighted average stock price of VMware’s Class A Common Stock (“VWAP”) based on trading on the New York Stock Exchange during a reference period, which VWAP will be no more than 25% higher or 25% lower than the closing price per share on September 11, 2017.

 

  •   At an initial closing expected to occur on September 14, 2017, which is subject to customary closing conditions, VMware will deliver the Purchase Amount to EMC in exchange for an initial delivery of Shares.

 

  •   A final closing, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to occur three business days following the end of the reference period.

 

  •   At the final closing, EMC will deliver to VMware a number of Shares necessary to true-up the total number of Shares being purchased (the “ True-Up Amount ”). The True-Up Amount will be $300 million divided by the Purchase Price minus the number of Shares delivered at the initial closing.

Supplement No. 2 and the terms of the transaction were approved by the Related Persons Transactions Committee of VMware’s Board of Directors. The $300 million Purchase Amount is being repurchased pursuant to VMware’s previously disclosed stock repurchase authorizations.

The foregoing descriptions of Supplement No. 2 and the Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of Supplement No. 2 and the Agreement, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by VMware with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2017, respectively, and each is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 24, 2017, VMware issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended August 4, 2017. The press release, which includes information regarding VMware’s use of non-GAAP financial measures, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “ Exchange Act ”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

  10.1 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2017, by and among Dell Technologies Inc., EMC Equity Assets LLC and VMware, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the VMware, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2017)

 

  99.1 Purchase Commitment Supplement No. 2, dated as of August 23, 2017, by and among Dell Technologies Inc., EMC Equity Assets LLC and VMware, Inc.

 

  99.2 Press release of VMware, Inc. dated August 24, 2017

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 24, 2017

 

  VMware, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Zane Rowe

  Zane Rowe
  Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

Exhibit 99.1

Annex I

Purchase Commitment Supplement No. 2

This Purchase Commitment Supplement No. 2 (this “ Supplement ”) is dated, executed and delivered as of August 23, 2017 pursuant to, and forms a part of, that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of March 29, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Agreement ”), by and among Dell Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Dell Technologies ”), EMC Equity Assets LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Dell Technologies (“ Seller ”), and VMware, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ VMware ” and, together with Dell Technologies and Seller, collectively, the “ Parties ,” and individually, each a “ Party ”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

Pursuant to and in accordance with Section 1.1(a) of the Agreement, the Parties hereby agree to a Purchase Commitment (“ Purchase Commitment No.  2 ”) subject to the following additional terms and conditions:

1.       Defined Terms . As used in the Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings with respect to Purchase Commitment No. 2:

(a)    “ Discount Factor ” means 96.5%.

(b)    “ Maximum Price ” means the amount obtained by multiplying (x) the Initial Closing Per Share Price by (y) 1.25.

(c)    “ Minimum Price ” means the amount obtained by multiplying (x) the Initial Closing Per Share Price by (y) 0.75.

(d)     “ Purchase Amount ” means Three Hundred Million Dollars ($300,000,000).

(e)    “ Purchase Date ” means September 11, 2017.

(f)    “ Reference Period Outside Start Date ” means September 29, 2017.

(g)    “ Reference Period Termination Date ” means the date ending on the 35th Trading Day after the Reference Period Start Date, provided that, if, as calculated at the end of the period that would constitute the Reference Period without regard to this proviso, the Purchase Price would be (x) greater than the Maximum Price, the Reference Period shall be deemed to have terminated on the last Trading Day that would result in the Purchase Price not exceeding the Maximum Price or (y) less than the Minimum Price, the Reference Period shall be deemed to have terminated on the last Trading Day that would result in the Purchase Price not being less than the Minimum Price.

2.       Purchases During Reference Period . Dell Technologies and Seller shall not, and shall cause their respective controlled Affiliates (which shall be deemed not to include, for purposes of this Section 2, VMware and VMware’s Subsidiaries) not to, acquire, offer to acquire

 

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or agree to acquire beneficial ownership of any VMW Class A Common Stock during the Reference Period by purchase, tender offer, exchange offer, agreement or business combination or any other manner.

The Purchase Commitment as contemplated herein shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement as supplemented by this Supplement. Except as supplemented by this Supplement, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date set forth above.

 

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC.

By:  

/s/ Janet M. Bawcom

  Name:   Janet M. Bawcom
  Title:  

Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary

EMC EQUITY ASSETS LLC
By:  

/s/ Janet M. Bawcom

  Name:   Janet M. Bawcom
  Title:  

Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary

VMWARE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Zane Rowe

  Name:   Zane Rowe
  Title:  

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

LOGO

VMware Reports Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Results

Year-over-year revenue growth of over 12% to $1.90 billion

Strong results driven by broad-based performance across product portfolio and geographies

PALO ALTO, Calif., August  24, 2017 — VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, today announced financial results for fiscal 2018 second quarter:

 

  •   Revenue for the second quarter was $1.90 billion, an increase of 12.2% from the second quarter of 2016.

 

  •   License revenue for the second quarter was $732 million, an increase of 13.7% from the second quarter of 2016.

 

  •   GAAP net income for the second quarter was $334 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, up 30% per diluted share compared to $265 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $489 million, or $1.19 per diluted share, up 22% per diluted share compared to $414 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2016.

 

  •   GAAP operating income for the second quarter was $338 million, an increase of 5% from the second quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP operating income for the second quarter was $585 million, an increase of 15% from the second quarter of 2016.

 

  •   Operating cash flows for the second quarter were $620 million. Free cash flows for the quarter were $563 million.

 

  •   Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $8.9 billion, and unearned revenue was $5.5 billion as of August 4, 2017.

 

  •   Total revenue plus sequential change in total unearned revenue grew 18% year-over-year.

 

  •   License revenue plus sequential change in unearned license revenue grew 14% year-over-year.

 

  •   VMware’s debut debt offering of $4 billion in 3-, 5- and 10-year senior unsecured notes was completed on August 21, 2017.

 

  •   As previously announced, VMware’s Board of Directors authorized $1 billion for stock repurchases through August 31, 2018, in addition to the $900 million authorized amount remaining in the ongoing $1.2 billion stock repurchase program for fiscal 2018, originally announced in January 2017.

“We are very pleased with our Q2 results, which were driven by broad-based strength across the product portfolio in all three geographies,” said Pat Gelsinger, chief executive officer,

VMware. “As we continue our multi-year journey from a compute virtualization company to offer a broad portfolio of products driving efficiency and digital transformation, customers are increasingly turning to VMware to help them run, manage, secure and connect their applications across all clouds and all devices.”

“VMware had a strong quarter and is well positioned for the future,” said Zane Rowe, executive vice president and chief financial officer, VMware. “We increased our fiscal year guidance, completed our successful debut debt offering and received authorization for an additional $1.0 billion of stock repurchases.”

Recent Highlights & Strategic Announcements

 

  •   In June, VMware introduced major updates across its VMware™ vRealize™ Cloud Management Platform which enable customers to manage and provision at scale—including compute, network, storage, and application services across multi-cloud environments.

 

  •   Analyst firm IDC named VMware as the market share leader in both the worldwide cloud systems management and the datacenter automation software markets based on 2016 revenue. VMware topped both categories for the fourth year in a row. (1) (2)

 

  •   VMware was acknowledged as a visionary in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Center Networking. (3)

 

  •   VMware AirWatch ® was again named a leader in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) Suites and positioned highest in ability to execute and completeness of vision. (4)

 

  •   VMware AirWatch was named as a leader in the IDC EMM MarketScape. (5)

The company will host a conference call today at 2:00 p.m. PT/ 5:00 p.m. ET to review financial results and business outlook. A live web broadcast of the event will be available on the VMware investor relations website at http://ir.vmware.com . Slides will accompany the web broadcast. The replay of the webcast and slides will be available on the website for two months. In addition, six quarters of historical data for unearned revenue that include year-over-year comparisons will also be made available at http://ir.vmware.com in conjunction with the conference call.

# # #

 

(1)   “IDC Worldwide Cloud Systems Management Software Market Shares, 2016: Year of Monitoring and Analytics Growth”, by Mary Johnston Turner, July 2017. IDC #US41375617
(2)   “IDC Worldwide Datacenter Automation Software Market Shares, 2016: Year of Market Disruption”, by Mary Johnston Turner, June 2017. IDC #US41372217
(3)   Gartner, Inc., Magic Quadrant for Data Center Networking, Danilo Ciscato, et al, July 3, 2017
(4)   Gartner, Inc., Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Mobility Management Suites, Rob Smith, et al, June 6, 2017
(5)   “IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise Mobility Management Software 2017 Vendor Assessment”, by Phil Hochmuth, August 2017. IDC #US42890217

Revised Fiscal Calendar—Year-over-Year Comparisons of Quarterly Results and Sequential Change in Unearned Revenue Balances

VMware revised its fiscal calendar effective January 1, 2017. VMware’s first fiscal year under its revised fiscal calendar began on February 4, 2017 and will end February 2, 2018. The period from January 1, 2017 through February 3, 2017 was recorded as a transition period and was reported as a separate period in VMware’s Form 10-Q filing for the first quarter of fiscal 2018.

Year-over-year comparisons of quarterly financial results included in this press release and the attached financial tables compare results for VMware’s fiscal 2018 second quarter (May 6, 2017 through August 4, 2017) to VMware’s fiscal 2016 second quarter (April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016). Sequential changes in total unearned revenue and unearned license revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 compare VMware’s total unearned revenue and unearned license revenue balances as of May 5, 2017, the last day of the VMware’s fiscal 2018 first quarter, to the respective balances as of August 4, 2017, the last day of VMware’s fiscal 2018 second quarter.

About VMware

VMware, a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, helps customers accelerate their digital transformation. VMware enables enterprises to master a software-defined approach to business and IT with VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture™ and solutions for the data center, mobility, and security. With 2016 revenue of $7.09 billion, VMware is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA and has over 500,000 customers and 75,000 partners worldwide.

Gartner Disclosure

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Additional Information

VMware’s website is located at www.vmware.com, and its investor relations website is located at http://ir.vmware.com. VMware’s goal is to maintain the investor relations website as a portal through which investors can easily find or navigate to pertinent information about VMware, all of which is made available free of charge. The additional information includes materials that VMware files with the SEC; announcements of investor conferences and events at which its executives talk about its products, services and competitive strategies; webcasts of its quarterly earnings calls, investor conferences and events (archives of which are also available for a limited time); additional information on its financial metrics, including reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures; press releases on quarterly earnings, product and service announcements, legal developments and international news; corporate governance information; and other news, blogs and announcements that VMware may post from time to time that investors may find useful or interesting.

VMware, vRealize, vRealize Cloud Management Platform, AirWatch and Cross-Cloud Architecture are registered trademarks of VMware, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective organizations.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to VMware’s financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP are included at the end of this press release following the accompanying financial data. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, please see the section of the tables titled “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding customer adoption of VMware solutions, the expected benefits to customers of such solutions, VMware’s continuing strategic journey and positioning for the future, VMware’s increased guidance and potential stock repurchases. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in consumer, government and information technology spending; (iii) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors into the virtualization software and cloud, end user and mobile computing industries, and new product and marketing initiatives by VMware’s competitors; (iv) VMware’s customers’ ability to transition to new products and computing strategies such as cloud computing, desktop virtualization and the software defined data center; (v) VMware’s ability to enter into and maintain strategically effective partnerships and alliances; (vi) the uncertainty of customer acceptance of emerging technology; (vii) rapid technological changes in the virtualization software and cloud, end user and mobile computing industries; (viii) changes to product and service development timelines; (ix) VMware’s relationship with Dell Technologies and Dell’s ability to control matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of VMware’s board members and matters relating to Dell’s investment in VMware; (x) VMware’s ability to protect its proprietary technology; (xi) VMware’s ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xii) the ability to successfully integrate into VMware acquired companies and assets and smoothly transition services related to divested assets from VMware; (xiii) the ability of VMware to realize synergies from Dell; (xiv) disruptions resulting from key management changes; (xv) fluctuating currency exchange rates; (xvi) changes in VMware’s financial condition; (xvii) potential disruptions relating to the transition to Dell’s fiscal year and further business integrations with Dell; (xviii) changes in business opportunities and priorities that could cause VMware to consider alternative uses of cash; and (xix) fluctuations in the level of cash held in the United States that is available for stock repurchases. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, are based on current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect as well as other risks detailed in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including VMware’s most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K that we may file from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary from expectations. VMware assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

Contacts:

Paul Ziots

VMware Investor Relations

pziots@vmware.com

650-427-3267

Michael Thacker

VMware Global PR

mthacker@vmware.com

650-427-4454

VMware, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(amounts in millions, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
           August 4,      
2017 		          June 30,      
2016 		          August 4,      
2017 		          June 30,    
2016 		 

Revenue:

        

License

   $ 732     $ 644     $ 1,342     $ 1,216  

Services

     1,168       1,049       2,294       2,066  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     1,900       1,693       3,636       3,282  

Operating expenses (1) :

        

Cost of license revenue

     39       40       78       81  

Cost of services revenue

     231       221       481       432  

Research and development

     428       363       849       720  

Sales and marketing

     668       580       1,255       1,144  

General and administrative

     160       167       311       338  

Realignment and loss on disposition

     36       (1 )      86       52  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     338       323       576       515  

Investment income

     25       19       48       35  

Interest expense with Dell

     (7 )      (7 )      (13 )      (13 ) 

Other income (expense), net

     51       2       54       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income tax

     407       337       665       537  

Income tax provision

     73       72       99       111  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 334     $ 265     $ 566     $ 426  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per weighted-average share, basic for Class A and Class B

   $ 0.82     $ 0.62     $ 1.39     $ 1.00  

Net income per weighted-average share, diluted for Class A and Class B

   $ 0.81     $ 0.62     $ 1.37     $ 1.00  

Weighted-average shares, basic for Class A and Class B

     408,399       425,107       408,415       424,169  

Weighted-average shares, diluted for Class A and Class B

     412,768       427,102       413,920       425,729  

 

        

(1)        Includes stock-based compensation as follows:

        

Cost of license revenue

   $ —       $ —       $ 1     $ 1  

Cost of services revenue

     12       13       25       25  

Research and development

     89       74       170       144  

Sales and marketing

     48       47       98       95  

General and administrative

     20       18       37       36  

VMware, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(amounts in millions, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

           August 4,      
2017 		     December 31,
2016 		 
ASSETS      

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 3,552      $ 2,790  

Short-term investments

     5,350        5,195  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2 and $2

     1,189        1,856  

Due from related parties, net

     207        132  

Other current assets

     173        362  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     10,471        10,335  

Property and equipment, net

     1,005        1,049  

Other assets

     262        248  

Deferred tax assets

     691        462  

Intangible assets, net

     476        517  

Goodwill

     4,270        4,032  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 17,175      $ 16,643  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY      

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable

   $ 116      $ 125  

Accrued expenses and other

     1,016        898  

Note payable to Dell

     680        —    

Unearned revenue

     3,464        3,531  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     5,276        4,554  

Notes payable to Dell

     820        1,500  

Unearned revenue

     2,040        2,093  

Other liabilities

     440        399  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     8,576        8,546  

Contingencies

     

Stockholders’ equity:

     

Class A common stock, par value $.01; authorized 2,500,000 shares; issued and outstanding 109,651 and 108,351 shares

     1        1  

Class B convertible common stock, par value $.01; authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 300,000 shares

     3        3  

Additional paid-in capital

     1,640        1,721  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     16        (9 ) 

Retained earnings

     6,939        6,381  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     8,599        8,097  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 17,175      $ 16,643  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

VMware, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
           August 4,      
2017 		          June 30,      
2016 		          August 4,      
2017 		          June 30,      
2016 		 

Operating activities:

        

Net income

   $ 334     $ 265     $ 566     $ 426  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization

     80       86       165       174  

Stock-based compensation

     169       152       331       301  

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     —         (1 )      —         (1 ) 

Deferred income taxes, net

     43       13       35       (5 ) 

Loss on disposition

     29       —         79       —    

Loss on Dell stock purchase

     —         —         2       —    

Impairment of strategic investments

     —         —         2       5  

Gain on disposition of strategic investments

     (38 )      (1 )      (38 )      (1 ) 

Other

     1       5       1       5  

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

        

Accounts receivable

     (322 )      (127 )      4       417  

Other assets

     (16 )      (20 )      (27 )      (23 ) 

Due to/from related parties, net

     (80 )      (81 )      (114 )      (18 ) 

Accounts payable

     1       18       60       (10 ) 

Accrued expenses

     157       136       122       18  

Income taxes payable

     (7 )      (13 )      8       (36 ) 

Unearned revenue

     269       145       199       45  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     620       577       1,395       1,297  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing activities:

        

Additions to property and equipment

     (57 )      (38 )      (105 )      (79 ) 

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

     (1,647 )      (1,087 )      (2,152 )      (2,211 ) 

Sales of available-for-sale securities

     706       558       1,253       979  

Maturities of available-for-sale securities

     353       332       770       619  

Proceeds from disposition of assets

     —         —         —         3  

Purchases of strategic investments

     (27 )      (24 )      (32 )      (27 ) 

Proceeds from sales of strategic investments

     6       1       6       1  

Business combinations, net of cash acquired

     (236 )      (59 )      (236 )      (59 ) 

Net cash paid on disposition of a business

     (41 )      —         (41 )      —    

Increase in restricted cash

     (2 )      (4 )      —         (2 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (945 )      (321 )      (537 )      (776 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities:

        

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     70       1       76       52  

Payment to acquire non-controlling interests

     —         (4 )      —         (4 ) 

Repurchase of common stock

     —         —         (425 )      —    

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     —         1       —         1  

Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock

     (57 )      (48 )      (177 )      (72 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     13       (50 )      (526 )      (23 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (312 )      206       332       498  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

     3,864       2,785       3,220       2,493  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

   $ 3,552     $ 2,991     $ 3,552     $ 2,991  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

        

Cash paid for interest

   $ 7     $ 7     $ 16     $ 14  

Cash paid for taxes, net

     36       72       63       135  

Non-cash items:

        

Changes in capital additions, accrued but not paid

   $ 1     $ (16 )    $ 6     $ (19 ) 

VMware, Inc.

GROWTH IN REVENUE PLUS SEQUENTIAL CHANGE IN UNEARNED REVENUE

(in millions)

(unaudited)

Growth in Total Revenue Plus Sequential Change in Unearned Revenue

 

     Three Months Ended  
           August 4,      
2017 		          June 30,      
2016 		 

Total revenue, as reported

   $ 1,900     $ 1,693  

Sequential change in unearned revenue (1)

     269       146  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue plus sequential change in unearned revenue

   $ 2,169     $ 1,839  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change (%) over prior year, as reported

     18 %   

Growth in License Revenue Plus Sequential Change in Unearned License Revenue

 

     Three Months Ended  
           August 4,      
2017 		          June 30,      
2016 		 

Total license revenue, as reported

   $ 732     $ 644  

Sequential change in unearned license revenue

     47       40  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total license revenue plus sequential change in unearned license revenue

   $ 779     $ 684  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change (%) over prior year, as reported

     14 %   

 

(1)   Sequential change in unearned revenue consists of the change in total unearned revenue from the preceding quarter. Total unearned revenue consists of current and non-current unearned revenue amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

VMware, Inc.

SUPPLEMENTAL UNEARNED REVENUE SCHEDULE

(in millions)

(unaudited)

 

        August 4,   
2017 		          May 5,      
2017 		    December 31,
2016 		    September 30,
2016 		        June 30,    
2016 		        March 31,    
2016 		 

Unearned revenue as reported:

            

License

   $ 519     $ 472     $ 503     $ 425     $ 455     $ 415  

Software maintenance

     4,522       4,323       4,628       4,201       4,189       4,105  

Professional services

     463       440       493       468       478       456  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unearned revenue

   $ 5,504     $ 5,235     $ 5,624     $ 5,094     $ 5,122     $ 4,976  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change (%) over prior year:

            

License

     14.2 %      13.8 %      17.4 %      5.1 %      (5.5 )%      (11.0 )% 

Software maintenance

     8.0 %      5.3 %      10.9 %      9.1 %      7.6 %      6.7 % 

Professional services

     (3.1 )%      (3.7 )%      3.9 %      8.6 %      9.2 %      6.0 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unearned revenue

     7.5 %      5.2 %      10.8 %      8.7 %      6.4 %      4.9 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VMware, Inc.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP DATA

For the Three Months Ended August 4, 2017

(amounts in millions, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

       GAAP       Stock-Based
Compensation 		    Employer
Payroll Taxes
on Employee
Stock
Transactions 		    Intangible
Amortization 		    Acquisition,
Disposition
and Other
Related
Items 		    Tax
Adjustment  (1) 		    Non-GAAP,
as adjusted  (2) 		 

Operating expenses:

              

Cost of license revenue

   $ 39       —         —         (26 )      —         —       $ 12  

Cost of services revenue

   $ 231       (12 )      1       (1 )      1       —       $ 221  

Research and development

   $ 428       (89 )      (1 )      —         (1 )      —       $ 338  

Sales and marketing

   $ 668       (48 )      (1 )      (6 )      (1 )      —       $ 612  

General and administrative

   $ 160       (20 )      —         —         (8 )      —       $ 132  

Realignment and loss on disposition

   $ 36       —         —         —         (36 )      —       $ —    

Operating income

   $ 338       169       1       33       45       —       $ 585  

Operating margin (2)

     17.8 %      8.9 %      0.1 %      1.7 %      2.4 %      —         30.8 % 

Other income (expense), net

   $ 51       —         —         —         (38 )      —       $ 13  

Income before income tax

   $ 407       169       1       33       7       —       $ 616  

Income tax provision

   $ 73               53     $ 127  

Tax rate (2)

     17.9 %                20.5 % 

Net income

   $ 334       169       1       33       7       (53 )    $ 489  

Net income per weighted-average share,  diluted
for Class A and Class B (2) (3)

   $ 0.81     $ 0.41     $ —       $ 0.08     $ 0.02     $ (0.13 )    $ 1.19  

 

(1)   Non-GAAP financial information for the quarter is adjusted for a tax rate equal to our annual estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income. This rate is based on our estimated annual GAAP income tax rate forecast, adjusted to account for items excluded from GAAP income in calculating the non-GAAP financial measures presented above as well as significant tax adjustments. Our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income is determined annually and may be adjusted during the year to take into account events or trends that we believe materially impact the estimated annual rate including, but not limited to, significant changes resulting from tax legislation, material changes in the geographic mix of revenue and expenses and other significant events. Due to the differences in the tax treatment of items excluded from non-GAAP earnings, as well as the methodology applied to our estimated annual tax rates as described above, our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income may differ from our GAAP tax rate and from our actual tax liabilities.
(2)   Totals may not sum, due to rounding. Operating margin, tax rate and net income per weighted average share information are calculated based upon the respective underlying, non-rounded data.
(3)   Calculated based upon 412,768 diluted weighted-average shares for Class A and Class B.

VMware, Inc.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP DATA

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016

(amounts in millions, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

       GAAP       Stock-Based
Compensation 		    Employer
Payroll Taxes
on Employee
Stock
Transactions 		    Intangible
Amortization 		    Realignment
Charges 		    Acquisition,
Disposition
and Other
Related
Items 		    Tax
Adjustment  (1) 		    Non-GAAP,
as adjusted  (2) 		 

Operating expenses:

                

Cost of license revenue

   $ 40       —         —         (25 )      —         —         —       $ 15  

Cost of services revenue

   $ 221       (13 )      —         (1 )      —         —         —       $ 207  

Research and development

   $ 363       (74 )      —         —         —         —         —       $ 289  

Sales and marketing

   $ 580       (47 )      (1 )      (5 )      —         —         —       $ 527  

General and administrative

   $ 167       (18 )      —         —         —         (3 )      —       $ 146  

Realignment

   $ (1 )      —         —         —         1       —         —       $ —    

Operating income

   $ 323       152       1       31       (1 )      3       —       $ 509  

Operating margin  (2)

     19.1 %      9.0 %      0.1 %      1.8 %      — %      0.2 %      —         30.0 % 

Other income (expense), net

   $ 2       —         —         —         —         (2 )      —       $ —    

Income before income tax

   $ 337       152       1       31       (1 )      1       —       $ 521  

Income tax provision

   $ 72                 35     $ 107  

Tax rate  (2)

     21.4 %                  20.5 % 

Net income

   $ 265       152       1       31       (1 )      1       (35 )    $ 414  

Net income per weighted-average share,  diluted
for Class A and Class B  (2) (3)

   $ 0.62     $ 0.35     $ —       $ 0.07     $ —       $ —       $ (0.08 )    $ 0.97  

 

(1)   Non-GAAP financial information for the quarter is adjusted for a tax rate equal to our annual estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income. This rate is based on our estimated annual GAAP income tax rate forecast, adjusted to account for items excluded from GAAP income in calculating the non-GAAP financial measures presented above as well as significant tax adjustments. Our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income is determined annually and may be adjusted during the year to take into account events or trends that we believe materially impact the estimated annual rate including, but not limited to, significant changes resulting from tax legislation, material changes in the geographic mix of revenue and expenses and other significant events. Due to the differences in the tax treatment of items excluded from non-GAAP earnings, as well as the methodology applied to our estimated annual tax rates as described above, our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income may differ from our GAAP tax rate and from our actual tax liabilities.
(2)   Totals may not sum, due to rounding. Operating margin, tax rate and net income per weighted average share information are calculated based upon the respective underlying, non-rounded data.
(3)   Calculated based upon 427,102 diluted weighted-average shares for Class A and Class B.

VMware, Inc.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP DATA

For the Six Months Ended August 4, 2017

(amounts in millions, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

       GAAP       Stock-Based
Compensation 		    Employer
Payroll Taxes
on Employee
Stock
Transactions 		    Intangible
Amortization 		    Acquisition,
Disposition
and Other
Related
Items 		    Loss on
Share
Repurchase 		     Tax
Adjustment  (1) 		    Non-GAAP,
as adjusted  (2) 		 

Operating expenses:

                 

Cost of license revenue

   $ 78       (1 )      —         (52 )      —         —          —       $ 25  

Cost of services revenue

   $ 481       (25 )      (1 )      (1 )      —         —          —       $ 454  

Research and development

   $ 849       (170 )      (1 )      —         (3 )      —          —       $ 675  

Sales and marketing

   $ 1,255       (98 )      (2 )      (11 )      (2 )      —          —       $ 1,142  

General and administrative

   $ 311       (37 )      —         —         (13 )      —          —       $ 260  

Realignment and loss on disposition

   $ 86       —         —         —         (86 )      —          —       $ —    

Operating income

   $ 576       331       4       64       104       —          —       $ 1,080  

Operating margin  (2)

     15.8 %      9.1 %      0.1 %      1.8 %      2.9 %      —          —         29.7 % 

Other income (expense), net

   $ 54       —         —         —         (37 )      2        —       $ 19  

Income before income tax

   $ 665       331       4       64       67       2        —       $ 1,134  

Income tax provision

   $ 99                  134     $ 233  

Tax rate  (2)

     14.9 %                   20.5 % 

Net income

   $ 566       331       4       64       67       2        (134 )    $ 901  

Net income per weighted-average share,  diluted
for Class A and Class B  (2) (3)

   $ 1.37     $ 0.80     $ 0.01     $ 0.15     $ 0.16       —        $ (0.32 )    $ 2.18  

 

(1)   Non-GAAP financial information for the quarter is adjusted for a tax rate equal to our annual estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income. This rate is based on our estimated annual GAAP income tax rate forecast, adjusted to account for items excluded from GAAP income in calculating the non-GAAP financial measures presented above as well as significant tax adjustments. Our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income is determined annually and may be adjusted during the year to take into account events or trends that we believe materially impact the estimated annual rate including, but not limited to, significant changes resulting from tax legislation, material changes in the geographic mix of revenue and expenses and other significant events. Due to the differences in the tax treatment of items excluded from non-GAAP earnings, as well as the methodology applied to our estimated annual tax rates as described above, our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income may differ from our GAAP tax rate and from our actual tax liabilities.
(2)   Totals may not sum, due to rounding. Operating margin, tax rate and net income per weighted average share information are calculated based upon the respective underlying, non-rounded data.
(3)   Calculated based upon 413,920 diluted weighted-average shares for Class A and Class B.

VMware, Inc.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP DATA

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016

(amounts in millions, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

       GAAP       Stock-Based
Compensation 		    Employer
Payroll Taxes
on Employee
Stock
Transactions 		    Intangible
Amortization 		    Realignment
Charges 		    Acquisition,
Disposition
and Other
Related
Items 		    Tax
Adjustment  (1) 		    Non-GAAP,
as adjusted  (2) 		 

Operating expenses:

                

Cost of license revenue

   $ 81       (1 )      —         (50 )      —         —         —       $ 30  

Cost of services revenue

   $ 432       (25 )      —         (1 )      —         —         —       $ 405  

Research and development

   $ 720       (144 )      (1 )      —         —         —         —       $ 575  

Sales and marketing

   $ 1,144       (95 )      (2 )      (11 )      —         —         —       $ 1,034  

General and administrative

   $ 338       (36 )      (1 )      (1 )      —         (19 )      —       $ 283  

Realignment

   $ 52       —         —         —         (52 )      —         —       $ —    

Operating income

   $ 515       301       4       63       52       19       —       $ 955  

Operating margin (2)

     15.7 %      9.2 %      0.1 %      1.9 %      1.6 %      0.6 %      —         29.1 % 

Other income (expense), net

   $ —         —         —         —         —         1       —       $ 1  

Income before income tax

   $ 537       301       4       63       52       20       —       $ 978  

Income tax provision

   $ 111                 87     $ 198  

Tax rate (2)

     20.7 %                  20.3 % 

Net income

   $ 426       301       4       63       52       20       (87 )    $ 780  

Net income per weighted-average share,  diluted
for Class A and Class B (2) (3)

   $ 1.00     $ 0.71     $ 0.01     $ 0.15     $ 0.12     $ 0.05     $ (0.21 )    $ 1.83  

 

(1)   Non-GAAP financial information for the quarter is adjusted for a tax rate equal to our annual estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income. This rate is based on our estimated annual GAAP income tax rate forecast, adjusted to account for items excluded from GAAP income in calculating the non-GAAP financial measures presented above as well as significant tax adjustments. Our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income is determined annually and may be adjusted during the year to take into account events or trends that we believe materially impact the estimated annual rate including, but not limited to, significant changes resulting from tax legislation, material changes in the geographic mix of revenue and expenses and other significant events. Due to the differences in the tax treatment of items excluded from non-GAAP earnings, as well as the methodology applied to our estimated annual tax rates as described above, our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income may differ from our GAAP tax rate and from our actual tax liabilities.
(2)   Totals may not sum, due to rounding. Operating margin, tax rate and net income per weighted average share information are calculated based upon the respective underlying, non-rounded data.
(3)   Calculated based upon 425,729 diluted weighted-average shares for Class A and Class B.

VMware, Inc.

REVENUE BY TYPE

(in millions)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
           August 4,      
2017 		          June 30,      
2016 		       August 4,   
2017 		       June 30,   
2016 		 

Revenue:

        

License

   $ 732     $ 644     $ 1,342     $ 1,216  

Services:

        

Software maintenance

     1,015       915       1,988       1,806  

Professional services

     153       134       306       260  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total services

     1,168       1,049       2,294       2,066  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

   $ 1,900     $ 1,693     $ 3,636     $ 3,282  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Percentage of revenue:

        

License

     38.5 %      38.0 %      36.9 %      37.1 % 

Services:

        

Software maintenance

     53.4 %      54.1 %      54.7 %      55.0 % 

Professional services

     8.1 %      7.9 %      8.4 %      7.9 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total services

     61.5 %      62.0 %      63.1 %      62.9 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     100.0 %      100.0 %      100.0 %      100.0 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VMware, Inc.

REVENUE BY GEOGRAPHY

(in millions)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
           August 4,      
2017 		       June 30,   
2016 		          August 4,      
2017 		       June 30,   
2016 		 

Revenue:

        

United States

   $ 963     $ 870     $ 1,823     $ 1,671  

International

     937       823       1,813       1,611  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

   $ 1,900     $ 1,693     $ 3,636     $ 3,282  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Percentage of revenue:

        

United States

     50.7 %      51.4 %      50.1 %      50.9 % 

International

     49.3 %      48.6 %      49.9 %      49.1 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     100.0 %      100.0 %      100.0 %      100.0 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VMware, Inc.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

TO FREE CASH FLOWS

(A NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE)

(in millions)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
           August 4,      
2017 		       June 30,   
2016 		          August 4,      
2017 		       June 30,   
2016 		 

GAAP cash flows from operating activities

   $ 620     $ 577     $ 1,395     $ 1,297  

Capital expenditures

     (57 )      (38 )      (105 )      (79 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flows

   $ 563     $ 539     $ 1,290     $ 1,218  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To provide investors and others with additional information regarding VMware’s results, VMware has disclosed in this earnings release the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP income per diluted share, and free cash flows. VMware has provided a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure used in this earnings release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. These non-GAAP financial measures, other than free cash flows, differ from GAAP in that they exclude stock-based compensation, employer payroll tax on employee stock transactions, amortization of acquired intangible assets, realignment charges, acquisition, disposition and other-related items, gain or loss on share repurchase, and certain litigation and other contingencies, each as discussed below. Free cash flows differ from GAAP cash flows from operating activities with respect to the treatment of capital expenditures.

VMware’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, for short- and long-term operating plans, to calculate bonus payments and to evaluate VMware’s financial performance, the performance of its individual functional groups and the ability of operations to generate cash. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures reflect VMware’s ongoing business in a manner that allows for meaningful period-to-period comparisons and analysis of trends in VMware’s business, as they exclude charges and gains that are not reflective of ongoing operating results. Management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating VMware’s operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management and in comparing financial results across accounting periods and to those of peer companies. Additionally, management believes information regarding free cash flows provides investors and others with an important perspective on the cash available to make strategic acquisitions and investments, to repurchase shares, to fund ongoing operations and to fund other capital expenditures.

Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors and others in assessing VMware’s operating performance due to the following factors:

 

  •   Stock-based compensation . Stock-based compensation is generally fixed at the time the stock-based instrument is granted and amortized over a period of several years. Although stock-based compensation is an important aspect of the compensation of VMware’s employees and executives, the expense for the fair value of the stock-based instruments VMware utilizes may bear little resemblance to the actual value realized upon the vesting or future exercise of the related stock-based awards. Management believes it is useful to exclude stock-based compensation in order to better understand the long-term performance of VMware’s core business and to facilitate comparison of its results to those of peer companies.

 

  •   Employer payroll tax on employee stock transactions. The amount of employer payroll taxes on stock-based compensation is dependent on VMware’s stock price and other factors that are beyond VMware’s control and do not correlate to the operation of the business.

 

  •   Amortization of acquired intangible assets . A portion of the purchase price of VMware’s acquisitions is generally allocated to intangible assets, such as intellectual property, and is subject to amortization. However, VMware does not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle. Additionally, the amount of an acquisition’s purchase price allocated to intangible assets and the term of its related amortization can vary significantly and are unique to each acquisition. Therefore, VMware believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures that adjust for the amortization of intangible assets provides investors and others with a consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods.

  •   Realignment charges. Realignment charges include workforce reductions, asset impairments, losses on asset disposals and costs to exit facilities. VMware’s management believes it is useful to exclude these items, when significant, as they are not reflective of VMware’s ongoing business and operating results.

 

  •   Acquisition, disposition and other-related items. As VMware does not acquire or dispose of businesses on a predictable cycle and the terms of each transaction can vary significantly and are unique to each transaction, VMware believes it is useful to exclude acquisition, disposition and other-related items when looking for a consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods. These items include:

 

  •   Direct costs of acquisitions and dispositions, such as transaction and advisory fees.

 

  •   Accruals for the portion of merger consideration payable in installments that may be paid in cash or VMware stock, at the option of VMware.

 

  •   Charges recognized for non-recoverable strategic investments or gains recognized on the disposition of strategic investments are included as other-related items.

 

  •   Gains or losses on sale or disposal of distinct lines of business or product offerings, or transactions with features similar to discontinued operations, including recoveries or charges recognized to adjust the fair value of assets that qualify as “held for sale.”

 

  •   Certain costs incurred related to Dell’s acquisition of VMware’s parent company, EMC Corporation.

 

  •   Gain on share repurchase. In December 2016, VMware entered into a stock purchase agreement with Dell and Dell’s wholly-owned subsidiary, EMC Equity Assets LLC, pursuant to which VMware agreed to purchase $500 million of VMware Class A common stock. Through December 31, 2016, VMware had purchased 4.8 million shares for $375 million, as well as recognized a derivative asset related to its obligation to repurchase $125 million of additional shares. The derivative asset was measured at fair value on a recurring basis and resulted in the recognition of gains and losses, which were recorded to other income (expense), net on the condensed consolidated statements of income. On February 15, 2017, the stock purchase agreement with Dell was completed. VMware’s management believes it is useful to exclude the mark-to-market adjustment on the derivative asset, as it is not reflective of VMware’s ongoing business and operating results.

 

  •   Certain litigation and other contingencies. VMware, from time to time, may incur charges or benefits that are outside of the ordinary course of VMware’s business related to litigation and other contingencies. VMware believes it is useful to exclude such charges or benefits because it does not consider such amounts to be part of the ongoing operation of VMware’s business and because of the singular nature of the claims underlying such matters.

 

  •   Tax adjustment . Non-GAAP financial information for the quarter is adjusted for a tax rate equal to VMware’s annual estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income. This rate is based on VMware’s estimated annual GAAP income tax rate forecast, adjusted to account for items excluded from GAAP income in calculating VMware’s non-GAAP income as well as significant tax adjustments. VMware’s estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income is determined annually and may be adjusted during the year to take into account events or trends that VMware management believes materially impact the estimated annual rate including, but not limited to, significant changes resulting from tax legislation, material changes in the geographic mix of revenue and expenses and other significant events. Due to the differences in the tax treatment of items excluded from non-GAAP earnings, as well as the methodology applied to VMware’s estimated annual tax rates as described above, the estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income may differ from the GAAP tax rate and from VMware’s actual tax liabilities.

Additionally, VMware’s management believes that the non-GAAP financial measure of free cash flows is meaningful to investors because management reviews cash flows generated from operations after taking into consideration capital expenditures due to the fact that these expenditures are considered to be a necessary component of ongoing operations.

The use of non-GAAP financial measures has certain limitations because they do not reflect all items of income and expense that affect VMware’s operations. Specifically, in the case of stock-based compensation, if VMware did not

pay out a portion of its compensation in the form of stock-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes, the cash salary expense included in operating expenses would be higher, which would affect VMware’s cash position. VMware compensates for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered measures of VMware’s liquidity. Further, these non-GAAP measures may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore comparability may be limited.

Management encourages investors and others to review VMware’s financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.