UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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ýQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015.2016.
OR
¨oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number: 0-27544

OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)  
______________________
   
CANADA 98-0154400
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

275 Frank Tompa Drive, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 0A1
(Address of principal executive offices)
(519) 888-7111
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
______________________
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer  ý    Accelerated filer  ¨    Non-accelerated filer  ¨ (Do not check if smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý
At October 26, 2015,31, 2016, there were 121,351,776121,542,227 outstanding Common Shares of the registrant.



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OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 Page No
PARTPart I Financial Information: 
Item 1. Financial Statements 
Condensed Consolidated Balance SheetsSheet as of September 30, 20152016 (unaudited) and June 30, 2015
2016
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and 2014 (unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and 2014 (unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and 2014 (unaudited)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Operation
PARTPart II Other Information: 
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds6. Exhibits
Signatures


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OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data)
September 30, 2015 June 30, 2015
(unaudited)  September 30, 2016 June 30, 2016
ASSETS   (unaudited)  
Cash and cash equivalents$690,785
 $699,999
$834,944
 $1,283,757
Short-term investments18,022
 11,166
2,726
 11,839
Accounts receivable trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,437 as of September 30, 2015 and $5,987 as of June 30, 2015 (note 3)233,947
 284,131
Accounts receivable trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,270 as of September 30, 2016 and $6,740 as of June 30, 2016 (note 3)297,537
 285,904
Income taxes recoverable (note 14)20,000
 21,151
19,954
 31,752
Prepaid expenses and other current assets47,099
 53,191
70,643
 59,021
Deferred tax assets (note 14)31,250
 30,711
Total current assets1,041,103
 1,100,349
1,225,804
 1,672,273
Property and equipment (note 4)163,179
 160,419
181,728
 183,660
Goodwill (note 5)2,161,592
 2,161,592
2,595,614
 2,325,586
Acquired intangible assets (note 6)631,791
 679,479
831,197
 646,240
Deferred tax assets (note 14)150,861
 155,411
1,100,897
 241,161
Other assets (note 7)74,570
 85,576
65,533
 53,697
Deferred charges (note 8)33,501
 37,265
62,512
 22,776
Long-term income taxes recoverable (note 14)8,393
 8,404
9,025
 8,751
Total assets$4,264,990
 $4,388,495
$6,072,310
 $5,154,144
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY      
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 9)$189,329
 $241,370
$233,536
 $257,450
Current portion of long-term debt (note 10)8,000
 8,000
8,000
 8,000
Deferred revenues323,470
 358,066
389,890
 373,549
Income taxes payable (note 14)15,996
 17,001
39,203
 32,030
Deferred tax liabilities (note 14)71
 997
Total current liabilities536,866
 625,434
670,629
 671,029
Long-term liabilities:      
Accrued liabilities (note 9)29,579
 34,682
31,481
 29,848
Deferred credits (note 8)11,796
 12,943
7,589
 8,357
Pension liability (note 11)55,737
 56,737
63,691
 61,993
Long-term debt (note 10)1,578,000
 1,580,000
2,137,276
 2,137,987
Deferred revenues27,542
 28,223
46,247
 37,461
Long-term income taxes payable (note 14)151,306
 151,484
145,787
 149,041
Deferred tax liabilities (note 14)64,066
 69,185
90,381
 79,231
Total long-term liabilities1,918,026
 1,933,254
2,522,452
 2,503,918
Shareholders’ equity:      
Share capital (note 12)      
121,351,776 and 122,293,986 Common Shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and June 30, 2015, respectively; Authorized Common Shares: unlimited806,424
 808,010
121,492,067 and 121,404,677 Common Shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016 and June 30, 2016, respectively; Authorized Common Shares: unlimited822,135
 817,788
Additional paid-in capital132,733
 126,417
155,323
 147,280
Accumulated other comprehensive income51,884
 51,828
48,730
 46,310
Retained earnings838,494
 863,015
1,877,639
 992,546
Treasury stock, at cost (625,725 shares at September 30, 2015 and 625,725 at June 30, 2015, respectively)(19,986) (19,986)
Treasury stock, at cost (629,480 shares at September 30, 2016 and 633,647 at June 30, 2016, respectively)(25,166) (25,268)
Total OpenText shareholders' equity1,809,549
 1,829,284
2,878,661
 1,978,656
Non-controlling interests549
 523
568
 541
Total shareholders’ equity1,810,098
 1,829,807
2,879,229
 1,979,197
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$4,264,990
 $4,388,495
$6,072,310
 $5,154,144
Guarantees and contingencies (note 13)
Related party transactions (note 21)
Subsequent events (note 22)
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)

 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
 2015 2014 2016 2015
Revenues:        
License $51,331
 $58,195
 $60,656
 $51,331
Cloud services and subscriptions
147,790
 154,053

169,687
 147,790
Customer support 185,667
 183,906
 210,206
 185,667
Professional service and other 49,747
 57,633
 51,115
 49,747
Total revenues 434,535
 453,787
 491,664
 434,535
Cost of revenues:        
License 2,681
 2,997
 3,845
 2,681
Cloud services and subscriptions 58,916
 59,577
 70,292
 58,916
Customer support 20,508
 22,963
 25,738
 20,508
Professional service and other 38,064
 43,197
 41,343
 38,064
Amortization of acquired technology-based intangible assets (note 6) 19,883
 18,206
 23,135
 19,883
Total cost of revenues 140,052
 146,940
 164,353
 140,052
Gross profit 294,483
 306,847
 327,311
 294,483
Operating expenses:        
Research and development 46,440
 44,742
 58,572
 46,440
Sales and marketing 77,945
 81,041
 95,148
 77,945
General and administrative 35,569
 35,743
 38,197
 35,569
Depreciation 12,914
 12,242
 15,270
 12,914
Amortization of acquired customer-based intangible assets (note 6) 27,805
 25,884
 33,608
 27,805
Special charges (note 17) 17,337
 4,169
 12,454
 17,337
Total operating expenses 218,010
 203,821
 253,249
 218,010
Income from operations 76,473
 103,026
 74,062
 76,473
Other expense, net (4,913) (9,873)
Other income (expense), net 6,699
 (4,913)
Interest and other related expense, net (19,046) (11,099) (27,275) (19,046)
Income before income taxes 52,514
 82,054
 53,486
 52,514
Provision for income taxes (note 14) 11,202
 17,402
Provision for (recovery of) income taxes (note 14) (859,425) 11,202
Net income for the period $41,312
 $64,652
 $912,911
 $41,312
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests (26) (26)
Net (income) attributable to non-controlling interests (27) (26)
Net income attributable to OpenText $41,286
 $64,626
 $912,884
 $41,286
Earnings per share—basic attributable to OpenText (note 20) $0.34
 $0.53
 $7.52
 $0.34
Earnings per share—diluted attributable to OpenText (note 20) $0.34
 $0.53
 $7.46
 $0.34
Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding—basic 122,160
 121,918
 121,455
 122,160
Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding—diluted 122,640
 122,861
 122,371
 122,640
Dividends declared per Common Share $0.2000
 $0.1725
 $0.2300
 $0.2000
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
(unaudited)


  Three Months Ended September 30,
  2015 2014
Net income for the period $41,312
 $64,652
Other comprehensive income—net of tax:    
Net foreign currency translation adjustments 1,723
 3,105
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges:    
Unrealized loss (3,390) (2,900)
Loss reclassified into net income 512
 53
Actuarial gain (loss) relating to defined benefit pension plans:    
Actuarial gain (loss) 1,113
 (3,118)
Amortization of actuarial loss into net income 83
 121
Unrealized gain on short-term investments 15
 
Unrealized loss on marketable securities (Actuate) 
 (494)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net, for the period 56
 (3,233)
Total comprehensive income 41,368
 61,419
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests (26) (26)
Total comprehensive income attributable to OpenText $41,342
 $61,393
  Three Months Ended September 30,
  2016 2015
Net income for the period $912,911
 $41,312
Other comprehensive income—net of tax:    
Net foreign currency translation adjustments 1,219
 1,723
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges:    
Unrealized (loss) - net of tax expense (recovery) effect of ($128) and ($1,222), respectively (355) (3,390)
(Gain) loss reclassified into net income - net of tax (expense) recovery effect of ($5) and $184, respectively (17) 512
Actuarial gain (loss) relating to defined benefit pension plans:    
Actuarial gain - net of tax expense (recovery) effect of ($593) and $302, respectively 1,538
 1,113
Amortization of actuarial loss into net income - net of tax (expense) recovery effect of $62 and $32, respectively 147
 83
Unrealized net gain (loss) on short-term investments - net of tax effect of nil, respectively (112) 15
Total other comprehensive income, net, for the period 2,420
 56
Total comprehensive income 915,331
 41,368
Comprehensive (income) attributable to non-controlling interests (27) (26)
Total comprehensive income attributable to OpenText $915,304
 $41,342

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


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OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,
2015 20142016 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income for the period$41,312
 $64,652
$912,911
 $41,312
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets60,602
 56,332
72,013
 60,602
Share-based compensation expense6,533
 4,449
8,140
 6,533
Excess tax expense (benefits) on share-based compensation expense216
 (395)
Excess tax (benefits) expense on share-based compensation expense(5) 216
Pension expense1,167
 1,220
1,190
 1,167
Amortization of debt issuance costs1,156
 1,143
1,323
 1,156
Amortization of deferred charges and credits2,617
 2,631
2,146
 2,617
Deferred taxes(4,184) (1,545)(875,824) (4,184)
Share in net (income) loss of equity investees(5,529) 
Other non-cash charges1,033
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable52,106
 55,543
16,169
 52,106
Prepaid expenses and other current assets5,834
 (149)(1,189) 5,834
Income taxes3,797
 17,806
Income taxes and deferred charges and credits3,221
 3,797
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities(48,322) (34,139)(30,599) (48,322)
Deferred revenue(32,393) (26,755)(26,109) (32,393)
Other assets2,281
 (2,262)(5,440) 2,281
Net cash provided by operating activities92,722
 138,531
73,451
 92,722
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Additions of property and equipment(17,197) (30,235)(20,665) (17,197)
Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments2,255
 
9,212
 2,255
Purchase of HP Inc. CCM Business(312,198) 
Purchase of Recommind, Inc.(170,107) 
Purchase of HP Inc. CEM Business(7,289) 
Purchase of Actuate Corporation, net of cash acquired(7,701) 

 (7,701)
Purchase of Informative Graphics Corporation, net of cash acquired(88) 

 (88)
Purchase of ICCM Professional Services Limited, net of cash acquired(2,027) 

 (2,027)
Purchase consideration for prior period acquisitions
 (222)
Other investing activities(926) (7,374)(123) (926)
Net cash used in investing activities(25,684) (37,831)(501,170) (25,684)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Excess tax (expense) benefits on share-based compensation expense(216) 395
Excess tax benefits (expense) on share-based compensation expense5
 (216)
Proceeds from issuance of Common Shares5,252
 7,099
5,310
 5,252
Repayment of long-term debt and revolver(2,000) (2,000)
Debt issuance costs(1,330) 
Common Shares repurchased(50,026) 

 (50,026)
Repayment of long-term debt(2,000) (13,417)
Debt issuance costs
 (183)
Payments of dividends to shareholders(23,312) (21,045)(27,791) (23,312)
Net cash used in financing activities(70,302) (27,151)(25,806) (70,302)
Foreign exchange loss on cash held in foreign currencies(5,950) (8,953)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period(9,214) 64,596
Foreign exchange gain (loss) on cash held in foreign currencies4,712
 (5,950)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents during the period(448,813) (9,214)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period699,999
 427,890
1,283,757
 699,999
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period$690,785
 $492,486
$834,944
 $690,785
SupplementarySupplemental cash flow disclosures (note 19)
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 20152016
(Tabular amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Open Text Corporation and our subsidiaries, collectively referred to as "OpenText" or the "Company". We wholly own all of our subsidiaries with the exception of Open Text South Africa Proprietary Ltd. (OT South Africa), GXS, Inc. (GXS Korea) and EC1 Pte. Ltd. (GXS Singapore), which as of September 30, 2015,2016, were 90%, 85% and 81% owned, respectively, by OpenText. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q: (i) the term “Fiscal 2017” means our fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017; (ii) the term “Fiscal 2016” means our fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2015 and endingended June 30, 2016; (ii)(iii) the term “Fiscal 2015” means our fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2014 and endingended June 30, 2015; (iii)and (iv) the term “Fiscal 2014”"Fiscal 2014" means our fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2013 and endingended June 30, 2014; and (iv) the term “Fiscal 2013” means our fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013.2014.
These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are expressed in U.S. dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP). The information furnished reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented.presented and includes the financial results of Recommind, Inc. (Recommind), with effect from July 20, 2016, and certain customer communication management software and services assets and liabilities acquired from HP Inc. (CCM Business), with effect from July 31, 2016 (see note 18).
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These estimates, judgments and assumptions are evaluated on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable at that time, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from those estimates. In particular, significant estimates, judgments and assumptions include those related to: (i) revenue recognition, (ii) allowance for doubtful accounts, (iii) testing of goodwill for impairment, (iv) the valuation of acquired intangible assets, (v) the valuation of long-lived assets, (vi) the recognition of contingencies, (vii) restructuring accruals, (viii) acquisition accruals and pre-acquisition contingencies, (ix) asset retirement obligations, (x) the realization of investment tax credits, (xi)(x) the valuation of stock options granted and obligations related to share-based payments, including the valuation of our long-term incentive plan, (xii) the valuation of financial instruments, (xiii)(xi) the valuation of pension assets and obligations, and (xiv)(xii) accounting for income taxes.
Reclassifications
Certain prior period balances have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation including the reclassification related to a change in the method of allocating operating expenses within the Company. As a result of such reclassifications, the following expenses have been reclassified for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as follows:
  Three Months Ended September 30,
  2014
Reclassifications within cost of revenue  
Decrease to cost of revenue - Cloud services and subscriptions $(328)
Decrease to cost of revenue - Customer support (249)
Decrease to cost of revenue - Professional services and other (352)
Reclassifications within operating expenses  
Decrease to operating expense - General and administrative (13)
Increase to operating expense - Sales and marketing 942

Starting in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2015, we combined revenues from cloud services and revenues from subscriptions into one line item named "Cloud services and subscriptions" revenue. In addition, we reclassified certain license revenue, customer support revenue and professional services revenue to “Cloud services and subscriptions” revenue to better align the nature of revenues that are now depicted under  “Cloud services and subscriptions” revenue. As a result, revenue and cost of revenues previously reflected in "License", "Customer support" and "Professional services and other" were reclassified to

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“Cloud services and subscriptions”. These revenues and expenses have been reclassified in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 to conform with the current period presentation as follows:
  Three Months Ended September 30,
  2014
Reclassifications within revenue  
Decrease to License $(420)
Decrease to Professional services and other (3,627)
Increase to Cloud services and subscriptions 4,047
Reclassifications within cost of revenue  
Decrease to cost of revenue - License $(91)
Decrease to cost of revenue - Customer support (6)
Decrease to cost of revenue - Professional services and other (1,812)
Increase to cost of revenue - Cloud services and subscriptions 1,909
There was no change to income from operations, net income or net income per share in any of the periods presented as a result of these reclassifications.
NOTE 2—RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Business Combinations - Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period AdjustmentsStatement of Cash Flows
In September 2015, August 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting StandardsStandard Update (ASU) 2015-16 “SimplifyingNo. 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments" (ASU 2016-15). ASU 2016-15 clarifies how companies should present and classify certain cash receipts and cash payments in the Accountingstatement of cash flows. This standard is effective for Measurement-Period Adjustments”us during the first quarter of our fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of ASU 2016-15 on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Financial Instruments
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13 “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (ASU 2015-16)2016-13), which requires measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held. ASU 2016-13 is effective for us in our first quarter for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, with earlier adoption permitted beginning in the first quarter of our fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. We are currently evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of ASU 2016-13 on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01 “Financial Instruments - Overall (Topic 825): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (ASU 2016-01). This update amended Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 805 “Business Combinations” to simplify the presentation of adjustments identified during the measurement period of a business combination. ASU 2015-16 requires that the acquirer record,all equity investments be measured at fair value with changes in the reporting periodfair value recognized through net income (other than those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in which the adjustment amounts are determined, the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization or their income effects, if any, as a resultconsolidation of the changeinvestee). This update also requires an entity to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. An entity must present

separately on the face of thein other comprehensive income statement, or disclose in the notes, the portion of the amount recordedtotal change in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recordedthe fair value of a liability resulting from a change in previous reporting periods if the adjustmentinstrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the provisional amounts had been recognized as ofliability at fair value in accordance with the acquisition date. ASU 2015-16fair value option for financial instruments. Additionally, this update eliminates the requirement to retrospectively accountdisclose the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost for adjustments madeentities that are not public business entities and eliminates the requirement to provisional amounts recognized in a business combination.disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet for public entities. ASU 2015-162016-01 is effective for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2019. We are currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of ASU 2016-01 on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Share-based Compensation
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, "Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718)." This standard makes several modifications to Topic 718 related to the accounting for forfeitures, employer tax withholding on share-based compensation and the financial statement presentation of excess tax benefits or deficiencies. ASU 2016-09 also clarifies the statement of cash flows presentation for certain components of share-based awards. The standard is effective for us during the first quarter of our fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, with early adoption permitted. We are currently assessing how the adoption of this standard will impact our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-07, "Investments - Equity Method and Join Ventures (Topic 323): Simplifying the Transition to Equity Method of Accounting" (ASU 2016-07). The amendments in this update require that the equity method investor add the cost of acquiring any additional interest in an investee to the current basis of the investor's previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment becomes qualified for equity method accounting. Upon qualifying for equity method accounting, no retroactive adjustment of the investment is required. We adopted ASU 2016-07 in the first quarter of our Fiscal 2017. The adoption of ASU 2015-16 isdid not expected to have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. reported financial position or results of operations and cash flows.
Presentation of Debt Issuance CostsLeases
In April 2015,February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03 "Simplifying2016-02 “Leases (Topic 842)” (ASU 2016-02), which supersedes the Presentationguidance in former ASC Topic 840 “Leases”. The most significant change will result in the recognition of Debt Issuance Costs" (ASU 2015-03). This update amendedlease assets for the ASC Subtopic 835-30, "Interest - Imputationright to use the underlying asset and lease liabilities for the obligation to make lease payments by lessees, for those leases classified as operating leases under current guidance. The new guidance will also require significant additional disclosures about the amount, timing and uncertainty of Interest" to simplify the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring that debt issuance costscash flows related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidanceleases. This standard is effective for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this update. ASU 2015-03 is effectiveus for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2017,2020, with early adoption permitted. TheUpon adoption of ASU 2015-03 is not expected2016-02, entities are required to haverecognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a material impactmodified retrospective approach. We are currently evaluating the effect that the pending adoption of ASU 2016-02 will have on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.Balance Sheets. Although we have not completed our assessment, we do not expect the adoption to change the recognition, measurement or presentation of lease expenses within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows.
Revenue Recognition
InIn May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Topic 606”Customers (Topic 606)” (ASU 2014-09). This update supersedes and issued subsequent amendments to the initial guidance in August 2015, March 2016, April 2016 and May 2016 within ASU 2015-04, ASU 2016-08, ASU 2016-10 and ASU 2016-12, respectively. These updates supersede the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition" and nearly all other existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principal of ASU 2014-09 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 identifies five steps to be followed to achieve this core principal, which includesinclude (i) identifying contract(s) with customers, (ii) identifying performance obligations in the contract(s), (iii) determining the transaction price, (iv) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract(s) and (v) recognizing

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revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In August 2015, the FASB voted to defer the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for one year. The new guidance will now be effective for us in the first quarter of our fiscal year ending June 30, 2019. Early adoption, prior to the original effective date, is not permitted. When applying ASU 2014-09 we can either apply the amendments: (i) retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented with the option to elect certain practical expedients as defined within ASU 2014-09 or (ii) retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of initial application and providing certain additional disclosures as defined within ASU 2014-09. We are currently evaluating the impact ofeffect that the pending adoption of ASU 2014-09the above mentioned ASUs will have on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.Statements and related disclosures.

Although it is expected to have a significant impact on our revenue recognition policies and disclosures, we have not yet selected a transition method nor have we determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting.
There have been no other significant changes in our reported financial position or results of operations and cash flows as a result of our adoption of new accounting pronouncements or changes to our significant accounting policies that were disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.
NOTE 3—ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
Balance as of June 30, 20155,987
Balance as of June 30, 2016$6,740
Bad debt expense558
1,639
Write-off /adjustments(1,108)(1,109)
Balance as of September 30, 2015$5,437
Balance as of September 30, 2016$7,270
Included in accounts receivable are unbilled receivables in the amount of $23.1$36.9 million as of September 30, 20152016 (June 30, 2015—2016—$26.735.6 million).
NOTE 4—PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
As of September 30, 2015As of September 30, 2016
Cost 
Accumulated
Depreciation
 NetCost 
Accumulated
Depreciation
 Net
Furniture and fixtures$18,634
 $(11,721) $6,913
$20,820
 $(13,181) $7,639
Office equipment1,559
 (902) 657
1,094
 (532) 562
Computer hardware114,273
 (76,844) 37,429
136,713
 (90,850) 45,863
Computer software38,561
 (19,348) 19,213
53,571
 (27,407) 26,164
Capitalized software development costs42,747
 (9,346) 33,401
56,403
 (19,590) 36,813
Leasehold improvements56,659
 (31,062) 25,597
58,107
 (32,968) 25,139
Land and buildings47,510
 (7,541) 39,969
48,545
 (8,997) 39,548
Total$319,943
 $(156,764) $163,179
$375,253
 $(193,525) $181,728
 

As of June 30, 2015As of June 30, 2016
Cost 
Accumulated
Depreciation
 NetCost 
Accumulated
Depreciation
 Net
Furniture and fixtures$17,571
 $(11,334) $6,237
$20,462
 $(12,505) $7,957
Office equipment1,532
 (879) 653
823
 (226) 597
Computer hardware110,076
 (72,479) 37,597
134,688
 (89,351) 45,337
Computer software37,981
 (17,525) 20,456
51,991
 (25,134) 26,857
Capitalized software development costs38,576
 (7,353) 31,223
53,540
 (16,830) 36,710
Leasehold improvements53,391
 (29,458) 23,933
57,061
 (30,743) 26,318
Land and buildings47,525
 (7,205) 40,320
48,529
 (8,645) 39,884
Total$306,652
 $(146,233) $160,419
$367,094
 $(183,434) $183,660
NOTE 5—GOODWILL
Goodwill is recorded when the consideration paid for an acquisition of a business exceeds the fair value of identifiable net tangible and intangible assets. The following table summarizes the changes in goodwill since June 30, 2015:2016:
Balance as of June 30, 2015$2,161,592
Adjustments relating to prior acquisitions
Balance as of September 30, 2015$2,161,592
Balance as of June 30, 2016$2,325,586
Acquisition of Recommind, Inc. (note 18)93,424
Acquisition of CCM Business (note 18)176,877
Adjustment relating to acquisition of CEM Business (note 18)(273)
Balance as of September 30, 2016$2,595,614


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NOTE 6—ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS
 As of September 30, 2015
 Cost Accumulated Amortization Net
Technology Assets$385,363
 $(187,384) $197,979
Customer Assets699,325
 (265,513) 433,812
Total$1,084,688
 $(452,897) $631,791
      
 As of June 30, 2015
 Cost Accumulated Amortization Net
Technology Assets$428,724
 $(210,862) $217,862
Customer Assets716,525
 (254,908) 461,617
Total$1,145,249
 $(465,770) $679,479
The above balances as of September 30, 2015 have been adjusted to reflect the impact of intangible assets relating to acquisitions where the gross cost has become fully amortized during the three months ended September 30, 2015. The impact of this resulted in a reduction of $43.4 million related to Technology Assets and $17.2 million related to Customer Assets.
 As of September 30, 2016
 Cost Accumulated Amortization Net
Technology Assets$485,373
 $(178,983) $306,390
Customer Assets906,406
 (381,599) 524,807
Total$1,391,779
 $(560,582) $831,197
      
 As of June 30, 2016
 Cost Accumulated Amortization Net
Technology Assets$359,573
 $(155,848) $203,725
Customer Assets790,506
 (347,991) 442,515
Total$1,150,079
 $(503,839) $646,240
The weighted average amortization periods for acquired technology and customer intangible assets are approximately five years and sixseven years, respectively.
The following table shows the estimated future amortization expense for the fiscal years indicated below.indicated. This calculation assumes no future adjustments to acquired intangible assets:
Fiscal years ending
June 30,
Fiscal years ending
June 30,
2016 (nine months ended June 30)$133,765
2017164,266
2017 (nine months ended June 30)$172,041
2018151,573
218,992
2019124,404
191,593
202057,011
120,079
2021 and beyond772
202145,872
2022 and beyond82,620
Total$631,791
$831,197
 
NOTE 7—OTHER ASSETS
 As of September 30, 2015 As of June 30, 2015
Debt issuance costs$29,474
 $30,630
Deposits and restricted cash11,736
 12,137
Deferred implementation costs13,225
 13,736
Cost basis investments11,964
 11,386
Marketable securities
 9,108
Long-term prepaid expenses and other long-term assets8,171
 8,579
Total$74,570
 $85,576
Debt issuance costs relate primarily to costs incurred for the purpose of obtaining our credit facilities and Senior Notes (as defined in note 10 below), and are being amortized over the respective terms of the Term Loan B, the Revolver, and Senior Notes (see note 10).
 As of September 30, 2016 As of June 30, 2016
Deposits and restricted cash$13,075
 $10,715
Deferred implementation costs21,130
 18,116
Investments23,504
 18,062
Long-term prepaid expenses and other long-term assets7,824
 6,804
Total$65,533
 $53,697
Deposits and restricted cash relate to security deposits provided to landlords in accordance with facility lease agreements and cash restricted per the terms of certain contractual-based agreements.
Deferred implementation costs relate to deferred direct and relevant costs on implementation of long-term contracts, to the extent such costs can be recovered through guaranteed contract revenues.

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MarketableInvestments relate to certain non-marketable equity securities in which we are classified as availablea limited partner. Our interest, individually, in each of these investees range from 4% to below 20%. These investments are accounted for sale securities and are recordedusing the equity method. Our share of net income or losses based on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value with unrealized gains or losses reported as a separate component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. As of September 30, 2015, all of our marketable securitiesinterest in these investments are recorded as short-term investments.
Cost basisa component of other income (expense), net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, our share of income from these investments relate to investments for which the Company holds less than a 20% interest, is a limited partner and does not exert significant influence over operational or investment decisions.was $5.5 million (three months ended September 30, 2015—nil).
Long-term prepaid expenses and other long-term assets primarily relate to advance payments on long-term licenses that are being amortized over the applicable terms of the licenses.

NOTE 8—DEFERRED CHARGES AND CREDITS
Deferred charges and credits relate to cash taxes payable and the elimination of deferred tax balances relating to legal entity consolidations completed as part of internal reorganizations of our international subsidiaries. Deferred charges and credits are amortized to income tax expense over a period of 6 to 15 years.
NOTE 9—ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities are comprised of the following:
 
As of September 30, 2015 As of June 30, 2015As of September 30, 2016 As of June 30, 2016
Accounts payable—trade$11,639
 $15,558
$35,020
 $35,804
Accrued salaries and commissions53,991
 83,888
60,528
 77,813
Accrued liabilities93,575
 107,870
110,792
 113,272
Accrued interest on Senior Notes9,375
 20,625
21,125
 23,562
Amounts payable in respect of restructuring and other Special charges (note 17)18,351
 12,065
Amounts payable in respect of restructuring and other Special charges5,293
 5,109
Asset retirement obligations2,398
 1,364
778
 1,890
Total$189,329
 $241,370
$233,536
 $257,450
Long-term accrued liabilities 
As of September 30, 2015 As of June 30, 2015As of September 30, 2016 As of June 30, 2016
Amounts payable in respect of restructuring and other Special charges (note 17)$1,769
 $2,034
Amounts payable in respect of restructuring and other Special charges$3,752
 $3,986
Other accrued liabilities*20,881
 24,826
19,338
 19,138
Asset retirement obligations6,929
 7,822
8,391
 6,724
Total$29,579
 $34,682
$31,481
 $29,848
* Other accrued liabilities consist primarily of tenant allowances, deferred rent and lease fair value adjustments relating to certain facilities acquired through business acquisitions.
Asset retirement obligations
We are required to return certain of our leased facilities to their original state at the conclusion of our lease. We have accounted for such obligations in accordance with ASC Topic 410 “Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations” (Topic 410). As of September 30, 2015,2016, the present value of this obligation was $9.3$9.2 million (June 30, 2015—2016—$9.28.6 million), with an undiscounted value of $10.1$9.9 million (June 30, 2015—2016—$9.89.2 million).

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NOTE 10—LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt
Long-term debt is comprised of the following:
As of September 30, 2015 As of June 30, 2015As of September 30, 2016 As of June 30, 2016
Total debt      
Senior Notes$800,000
 $800,000
Senior Notes 2026$600,000
 $600,000
Senior Notes 2023800,000
 800,000
Term Loan B786,000
 788,000
778,000
 780,000
Total principal payments due2,178,000
 2,180,000
Less:   
Debt issuance costs(32,724) (34,013)
Total amount outstanding2,145,276
 2,145,987
1,586,000
 1,588,000
   
Less:      
Current portion of long-term debt      
Term Loan B8,000
 8,000
8,000
 8,000


 



 

Non-current portion of long-term debt$1,578,000
 $1,580,000
$2,137,276
 $2,137,987
Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes
Senior Notes 2026
On January 15, 2015,May 31, 2016, we issued $800$600 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.625%5.875% Senior Notes due 20232026 (Senior Notes)Notes 2026) in an unregistered offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and to certain persons in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. Senior Notes 2026 bear interest at a rate of 5.875% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1, commencing on December 1, 2016. Senior Notes 2026 will mature on June 1, 2026, unless earlier redeemed, in accordance with their terms, or repurchased.
For the three months ended September 30, 2016, we recorded interest expense of $8.8 million, relating to Senior Notes 2026.
Senior Notes 2023
On January 15, 2015, we issued $800 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.625% Senior Notes due 2023 (Senior Notes 2023) in an unregistered offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and to certain persons in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. Senior Notes 2023 bear interest at a rate of 5.625% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15, commencing on July 15, 2015. Senior Notes 2023 will mature on January 15, 2023, unless earlier redeemed, in accordance with their terms, or repurchased.
For the three months ended September 30, 20152016, we recorded interest expense of $11.3 million, relating to Senior Notes.Notes 2023 (three months ended September 30, 2015—$11.3 million).
Term Loan B
In connection with the acquisition of GXS Group, Inc. (GXS), on January 16, 2014, we entered into a credit facility, which provides for a $800 million term loan facility (Term Loan B).
Borrowings under Term Loan B are secured by a first charge over substantially all of our assets on a pari passu basis with the Revolver (defined below). We entered into Term Loan B and borrowed the full amount on January 16, 2014.
Term Loan B has a seven year term and repayments made under Term Loan B are equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount in equal quarterly installments for the life of Term Loan B, with the remainder due at maturity. Borrowings under Term Loan B currently bear a floating rate of interest at a rate per annum equal to 2.5% plus the higher of LIBOR or 0.75%.
For the three months ended September 30, 2015,2016, we recorded interest expense of $6.5 million, relating to Term Loan B (three months ended September 30, 2014—2015—$6.66.5 million).

Revolver
We currently have a $300 million committed revolving credit facility (the Revolver). Borrowings under the Revolver are secured by a first charge over substantially all of our assets, and on a pari passu basis with Term Loan B. The Revolver will mature on December 22, 2019 with no fixed repayment date prior to the end of the term. As of September 30, 2015,2016, we have not drawn any amounts on the Revolver.


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NOTE 11—PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS
The following table provides details of our defined benefit pension plans and long-term employee benefit obligations for Open Text Document Technologies GmbH (CDT), GXS GmbH (GXS GER) and GXS Philippines, Inc. (GXS PHP) as of September 30, 20152016 and June 30, 20152016:
As of September 30, 2015As of September 30, 2016
Total benefit
obligation
 
Current portion of
benefit obligation*
 
Non-current portion of
benefit obligation
Total benefit
obligation
 
Current portion of
benefit obligation*
 
Non-current portion of
benefit obligation
CDT defined benefit plan$25,916
 $575
 $25,341
$31,336
 $610
 $30,726
GXS Germany defined benefit plan21,732
 773
 20,959
26,453
 811
 25,642
GXS Philippines defined benefit plan6,828
 28
 6,800
4,169
 72
 4,097
Other plans2,814
 177
 2,637
3,387
 161
 3,226
Total$57,290
 $1,553
 $55,737
$65,345
 $1,654
 $63,691
 
As of June 30, 2015As of June 30, 2016
Total benefit
obligation
 
Current portion of
benefit obligation*
 
Non-current portion of
benefit obligation
Total benefit
obligation
 
Current portion of
benefit obligation*
 
Non-current portion of
benefit obligation
CDT defined benefit plan$26,091
 $575
 $25,516
$29,450
 $589
 $28,861
GXS Germany defined benefit plan22,420
 774
 21,646
24,729
 772
 23,957
GXS Philippines defined benefit plan7,025
 26
 6,999
7,341
 30
 7,311
Other plans2,751
 175
 2,576
3,330
 1,466
 1,864
Total$58,287
 $1,550
 $56,737
$64,850
 $2,857
 $61,993
*
The current portion of the benefit obligation has been included within "Accounts payable and accrued liabilities" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
*The current portion of the benefit obligation has been included within "Accrued salaries and commissions", all within "Accounts payable and accrued liabilities" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (see Note 9).
Defined Benefit Plans
CDT Plan
CDT sponsors an unfunded defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all CDT employees (CDT pension plan) which provides for old age, disability and survivors’ benefits. Benefits under the CDT pension plan are generally based on age at retirement, years of service and the employee’s annual earnings. The net periodic cost of this pension plan is determined using the projected unit credit method and several actuarial assumptions, the most significant of which are the discount rate and estimated service costs. No contributions have been made since the inception of the plan. Actuarial gains or losses in excess of 10% of the projected benefit obligation are being amortized and recognized as a component of net periodic benefit costs over the average remaining service period of the plan's active employees. As of September 30, 2015,2016, there is approximately $0.3$0.5 million in accumulated other comprehensive income related to the CDT pension plan that is expected to be recognized as a component of net periodic benefit costs over the next fiscal year.remainder of Fiscal 2017.
GXS Germany Plan
As part of our acquisition of GXS, we acquired an unfunded defined benefit pension plan covering certain German employees which provides for old age, disability and survivors' benefits. The GXS GER plan has been closed to new participants since 2006. Benefits under the GXS GER plan are generally based on a participant’s remuneration, date of hire, years of eligible service and age at retirement. The net periodic cost of this pension plan is determined using the projected unit credit method and several actuarial assumptions, the most significant of which are the discount rate and estimated service costs. No contributions have been made since the inception of the plan. If actuarialActuarial gains or losses are in excess of 10% of the projected benefit obligation such gains or losses will beare being amortized and recognized as a component of net periodic benefit costs over the average remaining service period of the plan’s active employees. As of September 30, 2016, there is approximately $129.2 thousand in

accumulated other comprehensive income related to the GXS GER plan that is expected to be recognized as a component of net periodic benefit costs over the remainder of Fiscal 2017.
GXS Philippines Plan
As part of our acquisition of GXS, we acquired a primarily unfunded defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all of the GXS Philippines employees which provides for retirement, disability and survivors' benefits. Benefits under the GXS PHP plan are generally based on a participant’s remuneration, years of eligible service and age at retirement. The net periodic cost of this pension plan is determined using the projected unit credit method and several actuarial assumptions, the most

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significant of which are the discount rate and estimated service costs. Aside from an initial contribution which hadhas a fair value of approximately $28.0$34.5 thousand as of September 30, 20152016, no additional contributions have been made since the inception of the plan. If actuarialActuarial gains or losses are in excess of 10% of the projected benefit obligation such gains or losses will beare being amortized and recognized as a component of net periodic benefit costs over the average remaining service period of the plan’s active employees. As of September 30, 2016, there is approximately $36.4 thousand in accumulated other comprehensive income related to the GXS PHP plan that is expected to be recognized as a component of net periodic benefit costs over the remainder of Fiscal 2017.
The following are the details of the change in the benefit obligation for each of the above mentioned pension plans for the periods indicated: 
As of September 30, 2015 As of June 30, 2015As of September 30, 2016 As of June 30, 2016
CDT GXS GER GXS PHP Total CDT GXS GER GXS PHP TotalCDT GXS GER GXS PHP Total CDT GXS GER GXS PHP Total
Benefit obligation—beginning of period$26,091
 $22,420
 $7,025
 $55,536
 $29,344
 $24,182
 $5,276
 $58,802
$29,450
 $24,729
 $7,341
 $61,520
 $26,091
 $22,420
 $7,025
 $55,536
Service cost107
 103
 427
 637
 452
 360
 1,518
 2,330
120
 101
 439
 660
 422
 359
 1,628
 2,409
Interest cost154
 128
 81
 363
 735
 625
 289
 1,649
117
 96
 76
 289
 610
 543
 314
 1,467
Benefits paid(118) (189) (46) (353) (495) (793) (78) (1,366)(118) (205) (10) (333) (534) (770) (190) (1,494)
Actuarial (gain) loss(298) (723) (394) (1,415) 1,676
 2,701
 201
 4,578
1,266
 1,294
 (3,505) (945) 3,299
 2,564
 (1,145) 4,718
Foreign exchange (gain) loss(20) (7) (265) (292) (5,621) (4,655) (181) (10,457)501
 438
 (172) 767
 (438) (387) (291) (1,116)
Benefit obligation—end of period25,916
 21,732
 6,828
 54,476
 26,091
 22,420
 7,025
 55,536
31,336
 26,453
 4,169
 61,958
 29,450
 24,729
 7,341
 61,520
Less: Current portion(575) (773) (28) (1,376) (575) (774) (26) (1,375)(610) (811) (72) (1,493) (589) (772) (30) (1,391)
Non-current portion of benefit obligation$25,341
 $20,959
 $6,800
 $53,100
 $25,516
 $21,646
 $6,999
 $54,161
$30,726
 $25,642
 $4,097
 $60,465
 $28,861
 $23,957
 $7,311
 $60,129

The following are details of net pension expense relating to the following pension plans:
 Three Months Ended September 30,
 2015 2014 Three Months Ended September 30,
 CDT GXS GER GXS PHP Total CDT GXS GER GXS PHP Total 2016 2015
Pension expense:Pension expense:               CDT GXS GER GXS PHP Total CDT GXS GER GXS PHP Total
Service cost $107
 $103
 $427
 $637
 $122
 $80
 $340
 $542
 $120
 $101
 $439
 $660
 $107
 $103
 $427
 $637
Interest cost 154
 128
 81
 363
 199
 190
 67
 456
 117
 96
 76
 289
 154
 128
 81
 363
Amortization of actuarial gains and losses 107
 
 
 107
 109
 
 
 109
Amortization of actuarial (gains) and losses 160
 43
 (12) 191
 107
 
 
 107
Net pension expense $368
 $231
 $508
 $1,107
 $430
 $270
 $407
 $1,107
 $397
 $240
 $503
 $1,140
 $368
 $231
 $508
 $1,107


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In determining the fair value of the pension plan benefit obligations as of September 30, 20152016 and June 30, 20152016, respectively, we used the following weighted-average key assumptions:
As of September 30, 2015 As of June 30, 2015As of September 30, 2016 As of June 30, 2016
CDT GXS GER GXS PHP CDT GXS GER GXS PHPCDT GXS GER GXS PHP CDT GXS GER GXS PHP
Assumptions:  
Salary increases2.00% 2.00% 7.00% 2.00% 2.00% 7.00%2.00% 2.00% 6.20% 2.00% 2.00% 6.20%
Pension increases1.75% 2.00% 4.00% 1.75% 2.00% 3.50%1.75% 2.00% 4.50% 1.75% 2.00% 4.75%
Discount rate2.42% 2.64% 4.75% 2.36% 2.54% 4.75%1.33% 1.33% 4.50% 1.56% 1.56% 4.25%
Normal retirement ageN/A 65-67 60 N/A 65-67 6065 65-67 60 65 65-67 60
Employee fluctuation rate:  
to age 20—% N/A 7.90% —% N/A 7.90%
to age 25—% N/A 5.70% —% N/A 5.70%
to age 301.00% N/A N/A 1.00% N/A N/A1.00% N/A 4.10% 1.00% N/A 4.10%
to age 350.50% N/A N/A 0.50% N/A N/A0.50% N/A 2.90% 0.50% N/A 2.90%
to age 40—% N/A N/A —% N/A N/A—% N/A 1.90% —% N/A 1.90%
to age 450.50% N/A N/A 0.50% N/A N/A0.50% N/A 1.40% 0.50% N/A 1.40%
to age 500.50% N/A N/A 0.50% N/A N/A0.50% N/A —% 0.50% N/A —%
from age 511.00% N/A N/A 1.00% N/A N/A1.00% N/A —% 1.00% N/A —%
Anticipated pension payments under the pension plans for the fiscal years indicated below are as follows:

Fiscal years ending June 30,Fiscal years ending June 30,

CDT
GXS GER
GXS PHPCDT
GXS GER
GXS PHP
2016 (nine months ended June 30)$431

$518

$21
2017615

703

32
2017 (nine months ended June 30)$450

$592

$54
2018661

783

43
641

878

88
2019733

836

88
717

937

138
2020803

882

76
784

989

128
2021 to 20255,240

4,795

1,182
2021868

1,004

159
2022 to 20265,127

5,550

1,701
Total$8,483

$8,517

$1,442
$8,587

$9,950

$2,268
Other Plans
Other plans include defined benefit pension plans that are offered by certain of our foreign subsidiaries. Many of these plans were assumed through our acquisitions or are required by local regulatory requirements. These other plans are primarily unfunded, with the aggregate projected benefit obligation included in our pension liability. The net periodic cost of these plans are determined using the projected unit credit method and several actuarial assumptions, the most significant of which are the discount rate and estimated service costs.
NOTE 12—SHARE CAPITAL, OPTION PLANS AND SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS
Cash Dividends
For the three months ended September 30, 20152016, pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy, we declared total non-cumulative dividends of $0.2000$0.23 per Common Share, in the aggregate amount of $23.3$27.8 million, which we paid during the same period.
For the three months ended September 30, 2014,2015, pursuant to the Company’s dividend policy, we paid total non-cumulative dividends of $0.1725$0.20 per Common Share, in the aggregate amount of $21.0$23.3 million.
Share Capital
Our authorized share capital includes an unlimited number of Common Shares and an unlimited number of Preference Shares. No Preference Shares have been issued.

Treasury Stock

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Repurchase
During the three months ended September 30, 20152016 and 2014,2015, we did not repurchase any of our Common Shares for potential reissuance under our Long Term Incentive Plans (LTIP) or other plans.
Reissuance
During the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014,2016, we did not reissue anyreissued 4,167 Common Shares from treasury stock.stock (three months ended September 30, 2015—nil), in connection with the settlement of our LTIP and other awards.
Share Repurchase Plan
On July 28, 2015,26, 2016, our Boardboard of Directorsdirectors (the Board) authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of Common Shares (Share Repurchase Plan)., pursuant to a normal course issuer bid. Shares may be repurchased from time to time in the open market, private purchases through forward, derivative, accelerated repurchase or automatic repurchase transactions or otherwise.
During the three months ended September 30, 2016, we did not repurchase any of our Common Shares under the Share Repurchase Plan.
During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we repurchased and cancelled approximately 1.1 million OpenText1,131,812 Common Shares for approximately $50.0 million under our Share Repurchase Plan (three months ended September 30, 2014—nil). Of the $50.0 million repurchased, $42.5 million was recorded to retained earnings to reflect the difference between the market price of Common Shares repurchased and its book value.
As of September 30, 2015, approximately $150.0 million remained available forprevious share repurchase under the Share Repurchase Plan.plan.
Share-Based Payments
Total share-based compensation expense for the periods indicated below is detailed as follows: 
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
 2015 2014 2016 2015
Stock options $3,664
 $2,569
 $3,888
 $3,664
Performance Share Units (issued under LTIP) 620
 591
 881
 620
Restricted Share Units (issued under LTIP) 1,234
 743
 1,602
 1,234
Restricted Share Units (other) 381
 75
 752
 381
Deferred Share Units (directors) 634
 471
 511
 634
Employee Share Purchase Plan 506
 
Total share-based compensation expense $6,533
 $4,449
 $8,140
 $6,533
Summary of Outstanding Stock Options
On September 23, 2016, at our annual general meeting, our shareholders approved the amendment and restatement of our 2004 stock option plan to reserve an additional 4,000,000 Common Shares for issuance under our 2004 Stock Option Plan. As of September 30, 2015,2016, an aggregate of 4,521,770 options to purchase an aggregate of 4,437,690 Common Shares were outstanding and 2,812,143an additional 6,356,843 options to purchase Common Shares were available for issuance under our stock option plans. Our stock options generally vest over four years and expire between seven and ten years from the date of the grant. Currently we also have options outstanding that vest over five years, as well as options outstanding that vest based on meeting certain market conditions. The exercise price of all our options is set at an amount that is not less than the closing price of our Common Shares on the NASDAQ on the trading day immediately preceding the applicable grant date.

A summary of activity under our stock option plans for the three months ended September 30, 20152016 is as follows:
Options 
Weighted-
Average Exercise
Price
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
(years)
 
Aggregate Intrinsic  Value
($’000s)
Options 
Weighted-
Average Exercise
Price
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
(years)
 
Aggregate Intrinsic  Value
($’000s)
Outstanding at June 30, 20154,375,365
 $42.26
  
Outstanding at June 30, 20164,177,408
 $43.87
    
Granted348,460
 45.73
  397,487
 59.49
  
Exercised(145,700) 29.27
  (48,625) 49.49
  
Forfeited or expired(140,435) 46.59
  (4,500) 52.98
  
Outstanding at September 30, 20154,437,690
 $42.82
 4.99 $27,343
Exercisable at September 30, 20151,308,414
 $33.81
 3.71 $16,793
Outstanding at September 30, 20164,521,770
 $45.18
 4.52 $89,006
Exercisable at September 30, 20161,777,620
 $36.90
 3.33 $49,706


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We estimate the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model or, where appropriate, the Monte Carlo Valuation Method, consistent with the provisions of ASC Topic 718, "Compensation—Stock Compensation" (Topic 718) and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107. The option-pricing models require input of subjective assumptions, including the estimated life of the option and the expected volatility of the underlying stock over the estimated life of the option. We use historical volatility as a basis for projecting the expected volatility of the underlying stock and estimate the expected life of our stock options based upon historical data.
We believe that the valuation techniques and the approach utilized to develop the underlying assumptions are appropriate in calculating the fair value of our stock option grants. Estimates of fair value are not intended, however, to predict actual future events or the value ultimately realized by employees who receive equity awards.
For the periods indicated, the weighted-average fair value of options and weighted-average assumptions were as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
 2015 2014 2016 2015
Weighted–average fair value of options granted $11.23
 $14.30
 $13.06
 $11.23
Weighted-average assumptions used:        
Expected volatility 33% 32% 29.42% 32.65%
Risk–free interest rate 1.48% 1.51% 1.03% 1.48%
Expected dividend yield 1.63% 1.15% 1.45% 1.63%
Expected life (in years) 4.33
 4.34
 4.33
 4.33
Forfeiture rate (based on historical rates) 5% 5% 5% 5%
Average exercise share price $45.73
 $56.33
 $59.49
 $45.73
As of September 30, 2015,2016, the total compensation cost related to the unvested stock option awards not yet recognized was approximately $33.2$25.0 million, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.52.4 years.
No cash was used by us to settle equity instruments granted under share-based compensation arrangements.
We have not capitalized any share-based compensation costs as part of the cost of an asset in any of the periods presented.
For the three months ended September 30, 2016, cash in the amount of $2.4 million was received as the result of the exercise of options granted under share-based payment arrangements. The tax benefit realized by us during the three months ended September 30, 2016 from the exercise of options eligible for a tax deduction was $0.1 million.
For the three months ended September 30, 2015,, cash in the amount of $4.3 million was received as the result of the exercise of options granted under share-based payment arrangements. The tax benefit realized by us during the three months ended September 30, 2015 from the exercise of options eligible for a tax deduction was $0.2 million.
For the three months ended September 30, 2014, cash in the amount of $6.3 million was received as the result of the exercise of options granted under share-based payment arrangements. The tax benefit realized by us during the three months ended September 30, 2014 from the exercise of options eligible for a tax deduction was $0.5 million.
Long-Term Incentive Plans
We incentivize our executive officers, in part, with long term compensation pursuant to our LTIP. The LTIP is a rolling three year program that grants eligible employees a certain number of target Performance Share Units (PSUs) and/or Restricted Share Units (RSUs). Target PSUs become vested upon the satisfactionachievement of certain financial and/or operational performance criteria (the Performance Conditions) that are determined at the time of the grant. Target RSUs become vested when an eligible employee remains employed throughout the vesting period. LTIP grants that have recently vested, or have yet to vest, are

described below. LTIP grants will be referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q based upon the year in which the grants are expected to vest.
Fiscal 2015 LTIP
Grants made in Fiscal 2013 under the LTIP (collectively referred to as Fiscal 2015 LTIP), took effect in Fiscal 2013 starting on November 2, 2012 for the RSUs and December 3, 2012 for the PSUs. Awards under the Fiscal 2015 LTIP will be issued in the second quarter of Fiscal 2016 in accordance with our insider trading policy, which states in part, that stock awards may not be issued while a "trading window" is closed. We expect to settle the Fiscal 2015 LTIP awards in stock.
Fiscal 2016 LTIP
Grants made in Fiscal 2014 under the LTIP (collectively referred to as Fiscal 2016 LTIP) consisting of PSUs and RSUs, took effect in Fiscal 2014 starting on November 1, 2013. The Performance Conditions for vesting of the PSUs are based solely

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upon market conditions. RSUs granted are employee service-based awards and vest over the life of the Fiscal 2016 LTIP. We expect to settle the Fiscal 2016 LTIP awards in stock.stock during the second quarter of Fiscal 2017.
Fiscal 2017 LTIP
Grants made in Fiscal 2015 under the LTIP (collectively referred to as Fiscal 2017 LTIP), consisting of PSUs and RSUs, took effect in Fiscal 2015 starting on September 4, 2014. The Performance Conditions for vesting of the PSUs are based solely upon market conditions. The RSUs are employee service-based awards and vest over the life of the Fiscal 2017 LTIP. We expect to settle the Fiscal 2017 LTIP awards in stock.
Fiscal 2018 LTIP
Grants made in Fiscal 2016 under the LTIP (collectively referred to as Fiscal 2018 LTIP), consisting of PSUs and RSUs, took effect in Fiscal 2016 starting on August 23, 2015. The Performance Conditions for vesting of the PSUs are based solely upon market conditions. The RSUs are employee service-based awards and vest over the life of the Fiscal 2018 LTIP. We expect to settle the Fiscal 2018 LTIP awards in stock.
Fiscal 2019 LTIP
Grants made in Fiscal 2017 under the LTIP (collectively referred to as Fiscal 2019 LTIP), consisting of PSUs and RSUs, took effect in Fiscal 2017 starting on August 14, 2016. The Performance Conditions for vesting of the PSUs are based solely upon market conditions. The RSUs are employee service-based awards and vest over the life of the Fiscal 2019 LTIP. We expect to settle the Fiscal 2019 LTIP awards in stock.

PSUs and RSUs granted under the LTIPs have been measured at fair value as of the effective date, consistent with Topic 718, and will be charged to share-based compensation expense over the remaining life of the plan. Stock options granted under the LTIPs have been measured using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, consistent with Topic 718. We estimate the fair value of PSUs using the Monte Carlo pricing model and RSUs have been valued based upon their grant date fair value.
As of September 30, 2015,2016, the total expected compensation cost related to the unvested LTIP awards not yet recognized was $20.6$21.6 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.3 years.
Restricted Share Units (RSUs)
During the three months ended September 30, 2015,2016, we did not grant anygranted 3,900 RSUs to employees in accordance with employment and other agreements (three months ended September 30, 2014—12,500)2015—nil). The RSUs will vest equally over a specified contract date, typically three years from the respective date of grants. We expect to settle the awards in stock.
During the three months ended September 30, 2016, we issued 4,167 Common Shares from our treasury stock, with a cost of $0.1 million, in connection with the settlement of vested RSUs (three months ended September 30, 2015—nil).
Deferred Stock Units (DSUs)
During the three months ended September 30, 2015,2016, we granted 5561,221 DSUs to certain non-employee directors (three months ended September 30, 2014—398)2015—556). The DSUs were issued under our Deferred Share Unit Plan. DSUs granted as compensation for directors fees vest immediately, whereas all other DSUs granted vest at our next annual general meeting following the granting of the DSUs. No DSUs are payable by us until the director ceases to be a member of the Board.
Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Beginning January 1, 2016, our ESPP offers employees a purchase price discount of 15%. Any Common Shares that were issued under the ESPP prior to January 1, 2016 were issued at a purchase price discount of 5%.
During the three months ended September 30, 2015,2016, 51,816 Common Shares were eligible for issuance to employees enrolled in the ESPP.

During the three months ended September 30, 2016, cash in the amount of approximately $1.0$2.9 million was received from employees that will be usedrelating to purchase Common Shares in future periodsthe ESPP (three months ended September 30, 2014—2015—$0.81.0 million).
We recently implemented a number of amendments to our ESPP, including increasing the purchase price discount from 5% to 15% and permitting Common Shares to be purchased on the open market by the trustee of a trust, or by an agent or broker designated by an administrator, and transferred to eligible employees under the ESPP, as an alternative to the issuance of Common Shares from treasury (the Amendments). The Amendments were subsequently approved by shareholders at the annual and special meeting held on October 2, 2015, and will apply to purchase periods commencing on or after January 1, 2016 unless otherwise determined by our Board of Directors or the compensation committee of the Board.


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NOTE 13—GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENCIES
We have entered into the following contractual obligations with minimum payments for the indicated fiscal periods as follows: 
Payments due betweenPayments due between
Total October 1, 2015—
June 30, 2016
 July 1, 2016—
June 30, 2018
 July 1, 2018—
June 30, 2020
 July 1, 2020
and beyond
Total October 1, 2016—
June 30, 2017
 July 1, 2017—
June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2019—
June 30, 2021
 July 1, 2021
and beyond
Long-term debt obligations$2,057,210
 $47,893
 $156,944
 $155,957
 $1,696,416
$2,930,839
 $82,876
 $226,916
 $954,797
 $1,666,250
Operating lease obligations*220,777
 35,822
 75,841
 53,108
 56,006
Operating lease obligations (1)
204,087
 37,963
 79,231
 48,066
 38,827
Purchase obligations(2)13,108
 6,952
 5,834
 322
 
15,784
 13,360
 2,170
 254
 
$2,291,095
 $90,667
 $238,619
 $209,387
 $1,752,422
$3,150,710
 $134,199
 $308,317
 $1,003,117
 $1,705,077
*(1)Net of $3.0$6.2 million of sublease income to be received from properties which we have subleased to third parties.
(2) On September 12, 2016, we entered into a commitment letter with Barclays Bank PLC in connection with the Dell-EMC Acquisition (as defined in note 18). On September 26, 2016, we amended and restated the commitment letter (as amended and restated, the Commitment Letter) to add Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Royal Bank of Canada as lenders (together with Barclays Bank PLC, the Lenders). Under the Commitment Letter, we obtained a financing commitment from the Lenders, severally and not jointly, to provide a first lien term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $1.0 billion to finance a portion of the purchase price for the Dell-EMC acquisition. Under the terms of the Commitment Letter, we are subject to fees of $5.0 million with a maximum fee payable up to $10.0 million. We have included our maximum fee exposure under “Purchase Obligations” in the table above, although the final fees that we pay could ultimately be less. The Commitment Letter terminates on March 14, 2017, subject to extension.
Guarantees and Indemnifications
We have entered into customer agreements which may include provisions to indemnify our customers against third party claims that our software products or services infringe certain third party intellectual property rights and for liabilities related to a breach of our confidentiality obligations. We have not made any material payments in relation to such indemnification provisions and have not accrued any liabilities related to these indemnification provisions in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Occasionally, we enter into financial guarantees with third parties in the ordinary course of our business, including, among others, guarantees relating to taxes and letters of credit on behalf of parties with whom we conduct business. Such agreements have not had a material effect on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
Litigation
We are currently involved in various claims and legal proceedings.
Quarterly, we review the status of each significant legal matter and evaluate such matters to determine how they should be treated for accounting and disclosure purposes in accordance with the requirements of ASC Topic 450-20 "Loss Contingencies" (Topic 450-20). Specifically, this evaluation process includes the centralized tracking and itemization of the status of all our disputes and litigation items, discussing the nature of any litigation and claim, including any dispute or claim that is reasonably likely to result in litigation, with relevant internal and external counsel, and assessing the progress of each matter in light of its merits and our experience with similar proceedings under similar circumstances.
If the potential loss from any claim or legal proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated, we accrue a liability for the estimated loss in accordance with Topic 450-20. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the aggregate of such aggregatedestimated losses werewas not material to our consolidated financial position or result of operations and we do not believe as of the date of this filing that it is reasonably possible that a loss exceeding the amounts already recognized will be incurred that would be material to our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Contingencies
As we have previously disclosed, the United States Internal Revenue ServicesService (IRS) is examining certain of our tax returns for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 (Fiscal 2010) through our fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 (Fiscal 2012), and in connection with those examinations is reviewing our internal reorganization in Fiscal 2010 to consolidate certain intellectual

property ownership in Luxembourg and Canada and our integration of certain acquisitions into the resulting structure. We also previously disclosed that the examinations may lead to proposed adjustments to our taxes that may be material, individually or in the aggregate, and that we have not recorded any material accruals for any such potential adjustments in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
As part of these examinations, (which are ongoing), on July 17, 2015 we received from the IRS a Notice of Proposed Adjustment (“NOPA”)(NOPA) in draft form proposing a one-time approximately $280 million increase to our U.S. federal taxes arising from the reorganization in Fiscal 2010 and proposing penalties equal to 20% of the additional taxes, plus interest at the applicable statutory rate (which will continue to accrue until the matter is resolved and may be substantial). A NOPA is an IRS position and does not impose an obligation to pay tax. The draft NOPA may be changed before the final NOPA is issued, including because the IRS reserved the right in the draft NOPA to increase the adjustment. Based on our discussions with the IRS, we expect we will receive an additional NOPA proposing an approximately $80 million increase to our U.S. federal taxes for Fiscal 2012 arising from the integration of Global 360 Holding Corp. into the structure that resulted from the reorganization, accompanied by proposed penalties and interest (although there can be no assurance that this will be the amount reflected in the NOPA when received)received, including because the IRS may assign a higher value to our intellectual property). Depending upon the outcome of these matters, additional state income taxes plus penalties and interest may be due. We currently estimate that, as of September 30, 2016, adjustments under the draft NOPA in its present form and the anticipated additional NOPA could result in an aggregate liability of approximately $550 million, inclusive of U.S. federal and state taxes, penalties and interest.
We strongly disagree with the IRS’ position and intend to vigorously contest the proposed adjustments to our taxable

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income. We are examining various alternatives available to taxpayers to contest the proposed adjustments. Any such alternatives could involve a lengthy process and result in the incurrence of significant expenses. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have not recorded any material accruals in respect of these examinations in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. An adverse outcome of these tax examinations could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations.
As part of our acquisition of GXS, we have inherited a tax dispute in Brazil between the Company’s subsidiary, GXS Tecnologia da Informação (Brasil) Ltda. (GXS Brazil), and the municipality of São Paulo, in connection with GXS Brazil’s judicial appeal of a tax claim in the amount of $1.9$2.7 million as of September 30, 2015.2016. We currently have in place a bank guarantee in the amount of $2.9$4.0 million in recognition of this dispute. However, we believe that the position of the São Paulo tax authorities is not consistent with the relevant facts and based on information available on the case and other similar matters provided by local counsel, we believe that we can defend our position and that no tax is owed. Although we believe that the facts support our position, the ultimate outcome of this matter could result in a loss of up to the claim amount discussed above, plus future interest or penalties that may accrue.
Historically, prior to our acquisition of GXS, GXS would charge certain costs to its subsidiaries, including GXS Brazil, primarily based on historical transfer pricing studies that were intended to reflect the costs incurred by subsidiaries in relation to services provided by the parent company to the subject subsidiary. GXS recorded taxes on amounts billed, that were considered to be due based on the intercompany charges. GXS subsequently re-evaluated its intercompany charges to GXS Brazil and related taxes and, upon taking into consideration the current environment and judicial proceedings in Brazil, concluded that it was probable that certain indirect taxes would be assessable and payable based upon the accrual of such intercompany charges and has approximately $4.6$5.3 million accrued for the probable amount of a settlement related to the indirect taxes, interest and penalties.
Our Indian subsidiary, GXS India Technology Centre Private Limited (GXS India), is subject to potential assessments by Indian tax authorities in the city of Bangalore. GXS India has received assessment orders from the Indian tax authorities alleging that the transfer price applied to intercompany transactions was not appropriate. Based on advice from our tax advisors, we believe that the facts that the Indian tax authorities are using to support their assessment are incorrect. We have filed appeals and anticipate an eventual settlement with the Indian tax authorities. We have accrued $1.5 million to cover our anticipated financial exposure in this matter.
Please also see "Risk Factors" included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2015.2016.
NOTE 14—INCOME TAXES
Our effective tax rate represents the net effect of the mix of income earned in various tax jurisdictions that are subject to a wide range of income tax rates.
We recognize interest expense and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

For the three months ended September 30, 2015,2016 and 2014,2015, we recognized the following amounts as income tax-related interest expense and penalties:
Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
 2015 2014 2016 2015
Interest expense $1,777
 $2,004
 $1,282
 $1,777
Penalties expense (recoveries) (130) 48
 (106) (130)
Total $1,647
 $2,052
 $1,176
 $1,647
As of September 30, 20152016 and June 30, 2015,2016, the following amounts have been accrued on account of income tax-related interest expense and penalties:
As of September 30, 2015 As of June 30, 2015As of September 30, 2016 As of June 30, 2016
Interest expense accrued *$29,959
 $28,827
$35,574
 $34,476
Penalties accrued *$4,618
 $5,040
$1,540
 $1,615
*
These balances have been included within "Long-term income taxes payable" within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
We believe that it is reasonably possible that the gross unrecognized tax benefits, as of September 30, 20152016, could decrease tax expense in the next 12 months by $15.6$3.1 million, relating primarily to the expiration of competent authority relief and tax years becoming statute barred for purposes of future tax examinations by local taxing jurisdictions.

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Our four most significant tax jurisdictions are Canada, the United States, Luxembourg and Germany. Our tax filings remain subject to audits by applicable tax authorities for a certain length of time following the tax year to which those filings relate. For Canada, the United States, Luxembourg and Germany, theThe earliest fiscal years open for examination are 2008 for Germany, 2010 for the United States, 2011 for Luxembourg, and 2008, respectively.2012 for Canada.
We are subject to tax audits in all major taxing jurisdictions in which we operate and currently have tax audits open in Canada, the United States, France, Spain, Germany, India, the Netherlands, Japan and the Netherlands.Malaysia. On a quarterly basis we assess the status of these examinations and the potential for adverse outcomes to determine the adequacy of the provision for income and other taxes. Statements regarding the United States audits are included in note 13.
The timing of the resolution of income tax audits is highly uncertain, and the amounts ultimately paid, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ from the amounts accrued. It is reasonably possible that within the next 12 months we will receive additional assessments by various tax authorities or possibly reach resolution of income tax audits in one or more jurisdictions. These assessments or settlements may or may not result in changes to our contingencies related to positions on tax filings. The actual amount of any change could vary significantly depending on the ultimate timing and nature of any settlements. We cannot currently provide an estimate of the range of possible outcomes. For more information relating to certain tax audits, please refer to note 13.
As at September 30, 20152016, we have provided $12.6$16.7 million (June 30, 2015—2016—$12.115.9 million) in respect of both additional foreign withholding taxes or deferred income tax liabilities for temporary differences related to the undistributed earnings of certain non-United States subsidiaries, and planned periodic repatriations from certain United States and LuxembourgGerman subsidiaries, that will be subject to withholding taxes upon distribution. We have not provided for additional foreign withholding taxes or deferred income tax liabilities related to undistributed earnings of all other non-Canadian subsidiaries, since such earnings are considered permanently invested in those subsidiaries, or are not subject to withholding taxes. It is not practicable to reasonably estimate the amount of additional deferred income tax liabilities or foreign withholding taxes that may be payable should these earnings be distributed in the future.
The effective GAAP tax rate (which isdecreased to a recovery of 1,606.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to a provision for taxes expressed as a percentage of net income before taxes) remained relatively stable at 21.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared2015. The decrease to 21.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Our tax expense however, decreased by $6.2of $870.6 million was primarily asdue to a significant tax benefit of $876.1 million resulting from an internal reorganization that is further described below. Additionally, we saw an increase of $10.9 million resulting from the result of (i) lower net income, having an impact of $5.4 million,foreign rates, and (ii) a decrease in the net expense ofchanges in unrecognized tax benefits with related interest and penalties in the amount of $2.2 million. These impacts were partially offset by an increase in valuation allowance in the amount of $1.3 million. The remainder of the differences arewere due to normal course movements and non-material items.
In July 2016, we implemented a reorganization of our subsidiaries worldwide with the view to continuing to enhance operational and administrative efficiencies through further consolidated ownership, management, and development of our intellectual property (IP) in Canada, continuing to reduce the number of entities in our group and working towards our objective of having a single operating legal entity in each jurisdiction. We believe our reorganization also reduces our exposure to global political and tax uncertainties, particularly in Europe. We believe that further consolidating our IP in Canada will continue to

ensure appropriate legal protections for our consolidated IP, simplify legal, accounting and tax compliance, and improve our global cash management. A significant tax benefit of $876.1 million, associated primarily with the recognition of a net deferred tax asset arising from the entry of the IP into Canada, was realized in the first quarter of Fiscal 2017. We believe it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be realized and therefore no valuation allowance is required. We continue to evaluate our taxable position quarterly and consider factors by taxing jurisdiction, including but not limited to factors such as estimated taxable income, any historical experience of losses for tax purposes and the future growth of OpenText.
NOTE 15—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurement” (Topic 820) defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and addresses disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Fair value is the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid upon transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability. The fair value, in this context, should be calculated based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, not on assumptions specific to the entity. In addition, the fair value of liabilities should include consideration of non-performance risk, including our own credit risk.
In addition to defining fair value and addressing disclosure requirements, Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. Each fair value measurement is reported in one of the three levels which are determined by the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. These levels are: 
Level 1—inputs are based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.
Level 2—inputs are based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3—inputs are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques that include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models, and similar techniques.

Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis:
Our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following types of instruments as of September 30, 20152016 and June 30, 2015:2016:

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September 30, 2015 June 30, 2015September 30, 2016 June 30, 2016
  Fair Market Measurements using:   Fair Market Measurements using:  Fair Market Measurements using:   Fair Market Measurements using:
September 30, 2015 
Quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets/
(liabilities)
 
Significant
other
observable
inputs
 
Significant
unobservable
inputs
 June 30, 2015 
Quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets/
(liabilities)
 
Significant
other
observable
inputs
 
Significant
unobservable
inputs
September 30, 2016 
Quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets/
(liabilities)
 
Significant
other
observable
inputs
 
Significant
unobservable
inputs
 June 30, 2016 
Quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets/
(liabilities)
 
Significant
other
observable
inputs
 
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)(Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)
Financial Assets:                
Corporate bonds*18,022
 n/a 18,022
 n/a 20,274
 n/a 20,274
 n/a
Short-term investments*$2,726
 n/a $2,726
 n/a $11,839
 n/a $11,839
 n/a
Derivative financial instrument asset (note 16)n/a
 n/a n/a
 n/a 273
 n/a 273
 n/a287
 n/a 287
 n/a 792
 n/a 792
 n/a
$18,022
 n/a $18,022
 n/a $20,547
 n/a $20,547
 n/a$3,013
 n/a $3,013
 n/a $12,631
 n/a $12,631
 n/a
        
Financial Liabilities:       
Derivative financial instrument liability (note 16)$(3,643) n/a $(3,643) n/a $
 n/a $
 n/a
$(3,643) n/a $(3,643) n/a $
 n/a $
 n/a
*These assets in the table above are classified as Level 2 as certain specific assets included within may not have quoted prices that are readily accessible in an active market or we may have relied on alternative pricing methods that do not rely exclusively on quoted prices to determine the fair value of the investments.
Our valuation techniques used to measure the fair values of the derivative instruments, the counterparty to which has high credit ratings, were derived from pricing models including discounted cash flow techniques, with all significant inputs derived

from or corroborated by observable market data, as no quoted market prices exist for these instruments. Our discounted cash flow techniques use observable market inputs, such as, where applicable, foreign currency spot and forward rates.
Our cash and cash equivalents, along with our accounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued liabilities balances, are measured and recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements at an amount that approximates their fair value (a Level 2 measurement) due to their short maturities.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
We measure certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These assets are recognized at fair value when they are deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired. During the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, no indications of impairment were identified and therefore no fair value measurements were required.
If applicable, we will recognize transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period in which the actual event or change in circumstance occurs. During the three months ended September 30, 20152016 and 2014,2015, we did not have any transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3.
Marketable SecuritiesAssets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
We measure certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These assets and liabilities are recognized at fair value when they are deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired. During the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, no indications of impairment were identified and therefore no fair value measurements were required.
Short-term Investments
Marketable SecuritiesShort-term investments are classified as available for sale securities and are recorded on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value with unrealized gains or losses reported as a separate component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.

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A summary of our marketable securitiesshort-term investments outstanding as of September 30, 20152016 and June 30, 20152016 is as follows:
 As of September 30, 2015 As of June 30, 2015
 Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized (Losses) Estimated Fair Value Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized (Losses) Estimated Fair Value
Corporate bonds$18,019
 $5
 $(2) $18,022
 $20,286
 $2
 $(14) $20,274
 As of September 30, 2016 As of June 30, 2016
 Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized (Losses) Estimated Fair Value Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized (Losses) Estimated Fair Value
Short-term investments$2,405
 $321
 $
 $2,726
 $11,406
 $436
 $(3) $11,839
NOTE 16—DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
We are engaged in hedging programs with relationship banks to limit the potential foreign exchange fluctuations incurred on future cash flows relating to a portion of our Canadian dollar payroll expenses. We operate internationally and are therefore exposed to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the normal course of our business, in particular to changes in the Canadian dollar on account of large costs that are incurred from our centralized Canadian operations, which are denominated in Canadian dollars. As part of our risk management strategy, we use foreign currency forward contracts to hedge portions of our payroll exposure with typical maturities of between one and twelve months. We do not use derivatives for speculative purposes.
We have designated these transactions as cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions under ASC Topic 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” (Topic 815). As the critical terms of the hedging instrument, and of the entire hedged forecasted transaction, are the same, in accordance with Topic 815 we have been able to conclude that changes in fair value or cash flows attributable to the risk being hedged are expected to completely offset at inception and on an ongoing basis. Accordingly, quarterly unrealized gains or losses on the effective portion of these forward contracts have been included within other comprehensive income. The fair value of the contracts, as of September 30, 20152016, is recorded within “Accounts payable"Prepaid expenses and accrued liabilities”other current assets”.
As of September 30, 20152016, the notional amount of forward contracts we held to sell U.S. dollars in exchange for Canadian dollars was $65.0$34.1 million (June 30, 20152016$76.433.2 million).
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments and Effect of Derivative Instruments on Financial Performance
The effect of these derivative instruments on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the periods indicated below were as follows (amounts presented do not include any income tax effects).

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (see note 15)
 As of September 30, 2015 As of June 30, 2015 As of September 30, 2016 As of June 30, 2016
DerivativesBalance Sheet LocationFair Value
Asset (Liability)
 Fair Value
Asset (Liability)
Balance Sheet LocationFair Value
Asset (Liability)
 Fair Value
Asset (Liability)
Foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(Accounts payable and accrued liabilities)
$(3,643) $273
Prepaid expenses and other current assets$287
 $792

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 Effects of Derivative Instruments on Income and Other Comprehensive Income (OCI)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Derivatives in Cash Flow
Hedging Relationship
Amount of Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in OCI on
Derivatives 
(Effective
Portion)
 
Location of
Gain or (Loss)
Reclassified
from
Accumulated
OCI into
Income
(Effective
Portion)
 
Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into
Income (Effective
Portion)
 
Location of
Gain or (Loss)
Recognized
in Income on
Derivatives
(Ineffective
Portion and
Amount
Excluded from
Effectiveness
Testing)
 
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in
Income on Derivatives
(Ineffective Portion
and Amount Excluded
from Effectiveness
Testing)
Foreign currency forward contracts$(483) Operating
expenses
 $22
 N/A $
     
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Derivatives in Cash Flow
Hedging Relationship
 
Amount of Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in OCI on
Derivatives 
(Effective
Portion)
 
Location of
Gain or (Loss)
Reclassified
from
Accumulated
OCI into
Income
(Effective
Portion)
 
Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into
Income (Effective
Portion)
 
Location of
Gain or (Loss)
Recognized
in Income on
Derivatives
(Ineffective
Portion and
Amount
Excluded from
Effectiveness
Testing)
 
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in
Income on Derivatives
(Ineffective Portion
and Amount Excluded
from Effectiveness
Testing)
Amount of Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in OCI on
Derivatives 
(Effective
Portion)
 Location of
Gain or (Loss)
Reclassified
from
Accumulated
OCI into
Income
(Effective
Portion)
 Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into
Income (Effective
Portion)
 Location of
Gain or (Loss)
Recognized
in Income on
Derivatives
(Ineffective
Portion and
Amount
Excluded from
Effectiveness
Testing)
 Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in
Income on Derivatives
(Ineffective Portion
and Amount Excluded
from Effectiveness
Testing)
Foreign currency forward contracts $(4,612) Operating
expenses
 $(696) N/A $(4,612) Operating
expenses
 $(696) N/A $
     
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Derivatives in Cash Flow
Hedging Relationship
Amount of Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in OCI on
Derivatives 
(Effective
Portion)
Location of
Gain or (Loss)
Reclassified
from
Accumulated
OCI into
Income
(Effective
Portion)
Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into
Income (Effective
Portion)
Location of
Gain or (Loss)
Recognized
in Income on
Derivatives
(Ineffective
Portion and
Amount
Excluded from
Effectiveness
Testing)
 Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in
Income on Derivatives
(Ineffective Portion
and Amount Excluded
from Effectiveness
Testing)
Foreign currency forward contracts $(3,946) Operating
expenses
 $(72) N/A 

NOTE 17—SPECIAL CHARGES (RECOVERIES)
Special charges include costs that relate to certain restructuring initiatives that we have undertaken from time to time under our various restructuring plans, as well as acquisition-related costs and other similar charges. 
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
 2015 2014 2016 2015
Fiscal 2017 Restructuring Plan $1,095
 $
Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan $15,474
 $
 (15) 15,474
OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan (152) 2,806
 854
 (152)
Restructuring Plans prior to OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan 
 87
 (16) 
Acquisition-related costs 177
 436
 6,774
 177
Other charges (recoveries) 1,838
 840
Other charges 3,762
 1,838
Total $17,337
 $4,169
 $12,454
 $17,337
Fiscal 2017 Restructuring Plan
In the first quarter of Fiscal 2017 and in the context of the acquisition of Recommind, we began to implement restructuring activities to streamline our operations (Fiscal 2017 Restructuring Plan). The Fiscal 2017 Restructuring Plan charges relate to workforce reductions and facility consolidations. These charges require management to make certain judgments and estimates regarding the amount and timing of restructuring charges or recoveries. Our estimated liability could

change subsequent to its recognition, requiring adjustments to the expense and the liability recorded. On a quarterly basis, we conduct an evaluation of the related liabilities and expenses and revise our assumptions and estimates as appropriate.
As of September 30, 2016, we expect total costs to be incurred in conjunction with the Fiscal 2017 Restructuring Plan to be approximately $2.0 million, of which $1.1 million has already been recorded within "Special charges (recoveries)" to date.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for the three months ended September 30, 2016 is shown below.
Fiscal 2017 Restructuring Plan
Workforce
reduction
 Facility costs Total
Balance payable as at June 30, 2016$
 $
 $
Accruals and adjustments572
 523
 1,095
Cash payments(522) (25) (547)
Foreign exchange7
 2
 9
Balance payable as at September 30, 2016$57
 $500
 $557
Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan
In the third quarter of Fiscal 2015 and in the context of the acquisition of Actuate Corporation (Actuate), we began to implement restructuring activities to streamline our operations (OpenText/Actuate Restructuring Plan). We subsequently announced, on May 20, 2015 that we were initiating a restructuring program in conjunction with organizational changes to support our cloud strategy and drive further operational efficiencies. These charges are combined with the OpenText/Actuate Restructuring Plan (collectively referred to as the Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan) and are presented below. The Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan charges relate to workforce reductions and facility consolidations. These charges require management to make certain judgments and estimates regarding the amount and timing of restructuring charges or recoveries. Our estimated liability could change subsequent to its recognition, requiring adjustments to the expense and the liability recorded. On a quarterly basis, we conduct an evaluation of the related liabilities and expenses and revise our assumptions and estimates as appropriate.

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AsSince the inception of September 30, 2015, we expect total costs to be incurred in conjunction with the Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan to be approximately $32.0 to $35.0 million, of which $23.7plan, $30.4 million has already been recorded within Special"Special charges (recoveries)" to date. We do not expect the Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan to be substantially completed by the end of Fiscal 2016.incur any further significant charges related to this plan.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for the three months ended September 30, 20152016 is shown below. 
Fiscal 2015 Restructuring Plan
Workforce
reduction
 Facility costs Total
Workforce
reduction
 Facility costs Total
Balance as of June 30, 2015$3,842
 $2,126
 $5,968
Balance payable as at June 30, 2016$3,145
 $5,046
 $8,191
Accruals and adjustments15,084
 390
 15,474
10
 (25) (15)
Cash payments(7,657) (401) (8,058)(663) (283) (946)
Foreign exchange(470) 597
 127
(185) (33) (218)
Balance as of September 30, 2015$10,799
 $2,712
 $13,511
Balance payable as at September 30, 2016$2,307
 $4,705
 $7,012
OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan
In the third quarter of Fiscal 2014 and in the context of the acquisition of GXS, we began to implement restructuring activities to streamline our operations (OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan). These charges relate to workforce reductions, facility consolidations and other miscellaneous direct costs. These charges require management to make certain judgments and estimates regarding the amount and timing of restructuring charges or recoveries. Our estimated liability could change subsequent to its recognition, requiring adjustments to the expense and the liability recorded. On a quarterly basis, we conduct an evaluation of the related liabilities and expenses and revise our assumptions and estimates as appropriate.
Since the inception of the plan, $27.3$24.9 million has been recorded within Special charges."Special charges (recoveries)". We do not expect to incur any further significant charges related to this plan.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for the three months ended September 30, 2015 are2016 is shown below. 
OpenText/GXS Restructuring Plan
Workforce
reduction
 Facility costs Total
Workforce
reduction
 Facility costs Total
Balance as of June 30, 2015$2,846
 $4,436
 $7,282
Balance payable as at June 30, 2016$115
 $606
 $721
Accruals and adjustments(156) 1
 (155)169
 685
 854
Cash payments(328) (847) (1,175)
 (162) (162)
Foreign exchange128
 (23) 105
(133) 45
 (88)
Balance as of September 30, 2015$2,490
 $3,567
 $6,057
Balance payable as at September 30, 2016$151
 $1,174
 $1,325
Acquisition-related costs
Included within "Special charges"charges (recoveries)" for the three months ended September 30, 20152016 are costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions in the amount of $0.2$6.8 million (September 30, 2014—$0.2 million). We incurred no costs relating to financial advisory, legal, valuation and audit services and other miscellaneous costs necessary to integrate acquired companies into our organization during the three(three months ended September 30, 2015 (September 30, 2014—2015—$0.2 million).
Other charges (recoveries)
ERP Implementation Costs
We are currently involved in a one-time project to implement a broad enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
For the three months ended September 30, 2015,2016, we incurred costs of $2.4 million relating to the implementation of this project (three months ended September 30, 2015—$1.9 million).
Other charges
For the three months ended September 30, 2016, "Other charges" primarily include (i) $1.3 million relating to post-acquisition integration costs necessary to streamline an acquired company into our operations, (ii) $1.0 million relating to commitment fees, and (iii) $0.1 million relating to certain interest on pre-acquisition liabilities. These charges were offset by a recovery of $1.2 million relating to certain pre-acquisition sales and use tax liabilities being released upon becoming statute barred.
Included within "Other charges (recoveries)" primarily includesfor the three months ended September 30, 2015 is (i) a recovery of $0.2 million relating to certain pre-acquisition sales and use tax liabilities being released upon settlement or becoming statute barred and (ii) a recovery of $0.2 million relating to interest released on certain pre-acquisition liabilities. These recoveries were offset by charges of $1.9 million relating to a one-time, ERP implementation project in which the Company is currently involved. The remaining amounts relate to miscellaneous other charges.
Included within "Other charges (recoveries)" for the three months ended September 30, 2014 is a charge of $0.8 million relating to certain pre-acquisition tax liabilities, the associated interest accrual, and miscellaneous integration costs.

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NOTE 18—ACQUISITIONS
Fiscal 20152017 Acquisitions
Material Definitive Agreement
On September 12, 2016, we entered into a material definitive agreement with EMC Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation, and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as Dell-EMC) pursuant to which we have agreed to acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities of the enterprise content division of Dell-EMC (the Dell-EMC Acquisition). The purchase price for the Dell-EMC Acquisition is expected to be approximately $1.62 billion and is subject to certain customary closing conditions, including the expiration or termination of Actuate Corporationapplicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
Purchase of an Asset Group Constituting a Business - CCM Business
On January 16, 2015,July 31, 2016, we acquired Actuate Corporation (Actuate), basedcertain customer communications management software and services assets and liabilities from HP Inc. (CCM Business) for approximately $315.0 million, of which $2.8 million is currently held back and unpaid in San Francisco, California, United States. Actuate was a leader in personalized analytics and insights and we believeaccordance with the acquisition complements our OpenText EIM Suite.terms of the purchase agreement. In accordance with Topic 805 "Business Combinations" (Topic 805), this acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. We believe this acquisition will complement our current software portfolio, and allow us to better serve our customers by offering a wider set of CCM capabilities.
The results of operations of Actuate werethis acquisition have been consolidated with those of OpenText beginning January 16, 2015.July 31, 2016.

Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation 
The following tables summarize the preliminary consideration paid for Actuate and the amountrecognized amounts of theidentifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as the goodwill recordedbased upon their preliminary fair values as of July 31, 2016, are set forth below:
Current assets$262
Non-current deferred tax asset6,916
Non-current tangible assets2,348
Intangible customer assets64,000
Intangible technology assets101,000
Liabilities assumed(36,403)
Total identifiable net assets138,123
Goodwill176,877
Net assets acquired$315,000
The goodwill of $176.9 million is primarily attributable to the acquisition date:synergies expected to arise after the acquisition. Of this goodwill, approximately $147.4 million is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.
Cash consideration*$322,417
Fair value, at date of acquisition, on shares of Actuate already owned through open market purchases9,539
Preliminary purchase consideration$331,956
*InclusiveThe finalization of $0.5 million accruedthe purchase price allocation is pending the finalization of the valuation of fair value for but unpaid asassets acquired and liabilities assumed. We expect to finalize this determination on or before June 30, 2017.
Acquisition-related costs for CCM Business included in "Special charges (recoveries)" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended September 30, 2015.2016 were $0.7 million.
The acquisition had no significant impact on revenues and net earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2016, since the date of acquisition.
Pro forma results of operations for this acquisition have not been presented because they are not material to the consolidated results of operations.
Acquisition of Recommind, Inc.
On July 20, 2016, we acquired all of the equity interest in Recommind, a leading provider of eDiscovery and information analytics, for approximately $170.1 million. In accordance with Topic 805, this acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. We believe this acquisition will complement our EIM solutions, and through eDiscovery and analytics, will provide increased visibility into structured and unstructured data.
The results of operations of Recommind have been consolidated with those of OpenText beginning July 20, 2016.
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation 
The recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based upon their preliminary fair values as of January 16, 2015,July 20, 2016, are set forth below:
Current assets (inclusive of cash acquired of $22,463)$78,150
Current assets$30,034
Non-current tangible assets13,540
1,245
Intangible customer assets62,600
51,900
Intangible technology assets60,000
24,800
Liabilities assumed(79,686)
Deferred tax liabilities(4,049)
Other liabilities assumed(27,247)
Total identifiable net assets134,604
76,683
Goodwill197,352
93,424
Net assets acquired$331,956
$170,107
The finalizationgoodwill of $93.4 million is primarily attributable to the purchase price allocation is pendingsynergies expected to arise after the determination of the finalization of the fair value for taxation-related balances and for potential unrecorded liabilities. We expect to finalize this determination on or before December 31, 2015.
acquisition. No portion of thethis goodwill recorded upon the acquisition of Actuate is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.
The fair value of current assets acquired includes accounts receivable with a fair value of $23.4$28.7 million. The gross amount receivable was $23.6$29.6 million of which $0.2$0.9 million of this receivable was expected to be uncollectible.
We recognized a gainThe finalization of $3.1 million as a resultthe purchase price allocation is pending the finalization of remeasuring tothe valuation of fair value our investmentfor taxation-related balances and for potential adjustments to assets and liabilities. We expect to finalize this determination on or before June 30, 2017.

Acquisition-related costs for Recommind included in Actuate held before"Special charges (recoveries)" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended September 30, 2016 were $0.6 million.
The acquisition had no significant impact on revenues and net earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2016, since the date of acquisition. The gain was included in "Other income" in our Consolidated Financial Statements during
Pro forma results of operations for this acquisition have not been presented because they are not material to the year ended June 30, 2015.consolidated results of operations.
Informative GraphicsFiscal 2016 Acquisitions
Acquisition of ANXe Business Corporation
On January 2, 2015,On May 1, 2016, we acquired Informative Graphicsall of the equity interest in ANXe Business Corporation (IGC)(ANX), based in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. IGC was a leading developerprovider of viewing, annotation, redactioncloud-based information exchange services to the automotive and publishing commercial software. Total considerationhealthcare industries, for IGC was $40.0 million ($38.7 million - net of cash acquired), of which $36.5 million was paid in cash, and $3.5 million is currently held back and unpaid in accordance with the purchase agreement.approximately $104.6 million. In accordance with Topic 805, this acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. We believe this acquisition enableswill strengthen our industry presence and reach in the automotive and healthcare industries through strong customer relationships and targeted business partner collaboration solutions.
The results of operations of ANX have been consolidated with those of OpenText beginning May 1, 2016.
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation 
The recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based upon their preliminary fair values as of May 1, 2016, are set forth below:
Current assets$9,712
Non-current tangible assets511
Intangible customer assets49,700
Intangible technology assets5,600
Liabilities assumed(26,190)
Total identifiable net assets39,333
Goodwill65,237
Net assets acquired$104,570
The goodwill of $65.2 million is primarily attributable to engineer solutions that further increasethe synergies expected to arise after the acquisition. Of this goodwill, approximately $7.0 million is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.
The fair value of current assets acquired includes accounts receivable with a user's experience within our OpenText EIM Suite.fair value of $5.7 million. The gross amount receivable was $5.8 million of which $0.1 million of this receivable was expected to be uncollectible.
The finalization of the purchase price allocation is pending the determinationfinalization of the finalizationvaluation of the fair value for taxation-related balances and for potential unrecordedadjustments to assets and liabilities. We expect to finalize this determination on or before DecemberMarch 31, 2015.2017.
Purchase of an Asset Group Constituting a Business - CEM Business
On April 30, 2016, we acquired certain customer experience software and services assets and liabilities from HP Inc. (CEM Business) for approximately $160.0 million. Previously, $7.3 million was held back and unpaid in accordance with the terms of the purchase agreement. This amount has since been released and paid during the three months ended September 30, 2016. In accordance with Topic 805, this acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. We believe this acquisition will complement our current software portfolio, particularly our Customer Experience Management and Cloud offerings.
The results of operations of IGC werethis acquisition have been consolidated with those of OpenText beginning January 2, 2015.April 30, 2016.

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Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation 
The recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based upon their preliminary fair values as of April 30, 2016, are set forth below:
Current assets$3,078
Non-current tangible assets12,589
Intangible customer assets33,000
Intangible technology assets47,000
Liabilities assumed(26,106)
Total identifiable net assets69,561
Goodwill90,439
Net assets acquired$160,000
The goodwill of $90.4 million is primarily attributable to the synergies expected to arise after the acquisition. Of this goodwill, approximately $77.0 million is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.
The finalization of the purchase price allocation is pending the finalization of the valuation of fair value for assets acquired and liabilities assumed. We expect to finalize this determination on or before March 31, 2017.
Adjustments made to goodwill in the first quarter of Fiscal 2017 in the amount of $0.3 million primarily related to working capital adjustments.
NOTE 19—SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES
Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
 2015 2014 2016 2015
Cash paid during the period for interest $29,294
*$10,512
 $29,191
 $29,294
Cash received during the period for interest $283
 $649
 $770
 $283
Cash paid during the period for income taxes $7,405
 $(2,548)**$6,820
 $7,405
*We issued Senior Notes on January 16, 2015. Interest owing on Senior Notes is payable semi-annually, with the first payment of $22.5 million made on July 15, 2015 (see note 10).
**Income tax installments paid in prior periods were higher than the actual taxes eventually determined as being owed, resulting in a net refund during the period.
NOTE 20—EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income, attributable to OpenText, by the weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share are computed by dividing net income, attributable to OpenText, by the shares used in the calculation of basic earnings per share plus the dilutive effect of Common Share equivalents, such as stock options, using the treasury stock method. Common Share equivalents are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share if their effect is anti-dilutive. 
Three Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,
 2015 20142016 2015
Basic earnings per share       
Net income attributable to OpenText(1) $41,286
 $64,626
$912,884
 $41,286
Basic earnings per share attributable to OpenText $0.34
 $0.53
$7.52
 $0.34
Diluted earnings per share       
Net income attributable to OpenText(1) $41,286
 $64,626
$912,884
 $41,286
Diluted earnings per share attributable to OpenText $0.34
 $0.53
$7.46
 $0.34
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding       
Basic 122,160
 121,918
121,455
 122,160
Effect of dilutive securities 480
 943
916
 480
Diluted 122,640
 122,861
122,371
 122,640
Excluded as anti-dilutive* 2,547
 1,636
Excluded as anti-dilutive(2)
914
 2,547
*(1) Please also see Note 14 for details relating to a one-time tax benefit of $876.1 million recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2016 in connection with an internal reorganization of our subsidiaries.

(2) Represents options to purchase Common Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise price of the stock options was greater than or equal to the average price of the Common Shares during the period.
NOTE 21—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Our procedure regarding the approval of any related party transaction requires that the material facts of such transaction be reviewed by the independent members of our Boardthe Audit Committee and the transaction be approved by a majority of the independent members of the Board.Audit Committee. The BoardAudit Committee reviews all transactions in which we are, or will be, a participant and any related party has or will have a direct or indirect interest.interest in the transaction. In determining whether to approve a related party transaction, the BoardAudit Committee generally takes into account, among other facts it deems appropriate, whether the transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances; the extent and nature of the related person’s interest in the transaction; the benefits to the Company of the proposed transaction; if applicable, the effects on a director’s independence; and if applicable, the availability of other sources of comparable services or products.
During the three months ended September 30, 2015,2016, Mr. Stephen Sadler, a director, earned $6.0 thousand$0.7 million (three months ended September 30, 20142015—$4.06.0 thousand) in consulting fees from OpenText for assistance with acquisition-related business activities. Mr. Sadler abstained from voting on all transactions from which he would potentially derive consulting fees.

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NOTE 22—SUBSEQUENT EVENTSEVENT
Cash Dividends
As part of our quarterly, non-cumulative cash dividend program, we declared, on October 28, 2015,November 3, 2016, a dividend of $0.20$0.23 per Common Share. The record date for this dividend is November 27, 2015December 2, 2016 and the payment date is December 18, 2015.22, 2016. Future declarations of dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to the final determination and discretion of our Board of Directors.
Daegis Inc.
On October 8, 2015, the Company announced a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Daegis Inc. (Daegis), a global information governance, data migration solutions and development company, for $0.82 per share in cash, for a total value of approximately $13.5 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of Fiscal 2016.

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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A), contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and is subject to the safe harbours created by those sections. All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements.
When used in this report, the words “anticipates”, “expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “seeks”, “estimates”, “may”, “could”, “would”, "might", "will" and other similar language, as they relate to Open Text Corporation (“OpenText” or the “Company”), are intended to identify forward-looking statements under applicable securities laws. Specific forward-looking statements in this report include, but are not limited to: (i) statements about our focus in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 20152016 and ending June 30, 20162017 (Fiscal 2016)2017) on growth in earnings and cash flows; (ii) creating value through investments in broader Enterprise Information Management (EIM) capabilities; (iii) our future business plans and business planning process; (iv) statements relating to business trends; (v) statements relating to distribution; (vi) the Company’s presence in the cloud and in growth markets; (vii) product and solution developments, enhancements and releases and the timing thereof; (viii) the Company’s financial conditions, results of operations and earnings; (ix) the basis for any future growth and for our financial performance; (x) declaration of quarterly dividends; (xi) future tax rates; (xii) the changing regulatory environment and its impact on our business; (xii)(xiii) recurring revenues; (xiii)(xiv) research and development and related expenditures; (xiv)(xv) our building, development and consolidation of our network infrastructure; (xv)(xvi) competition and changes in the competitive landscape; (xvi)(xvii) our management and protection of intellectual property and other proprietary rights; (xvii)(xviii) foreign sales and exchange rate fluctuations; (xviii)(xix) cyclical or seasonal aspects of our business; (xix)(xx) capital expenditures; (xx)(xxi) potential legal and/or regulatory proceedings; and (xxi)(xxii) other matters.
In addition, any statements or information that refer to expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, performance or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking, and based on our current expectations, forecasts and projections about the operating environment, economies and markets in which we operate. Forward-looking statements reflect our current estimates, beliefs and assumptions, which are based on management’s perception of historic trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. The forward-looking statements contained in this report are based on certain assumptions including the following: (i) countries continuing to implement and enforce existing and additional customs and security regulations relating to the provision of electronic information for imports and exports; (ii) our continued operation of a secure and reliable business network; (iii) the stability of general economic and market conditions, currency exchange rates, and interest rates; (iv) equity and debt markets continuing to provide us with access to capital; (v) our continued ability to identify and source attractive and executable business combination opportunities; and (vi) our continued compliance with third party intellectual property rights. Management’s estimates, beliefs and assumptions are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive and other uncertainties and contingencies regarding future events and, as such, are subject to change. We can give no assurance that such estimates, beliefs and assumptions will prove to be correct.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) integration of acquisitions and related restructuring efforts, including the quantum of restructuring charges and the timing thereof; (ii) the potential for the incurrence of or assumption of debt in connection with acquisitions and the impact on the ratings or outlooks of rating agencies on our outstanding debt securities; (iii) the possibility that the Company may be unable to meet its future reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder; (iii)(iv) the risks associated with bringing new products and services to market; (iv)(v) fluctuations in currency exchange rates; (v)rates (including as a result of the impact of Brexit); (vi) delays in the purchasing decisions of the Company’s customers; (vi)(vii) the competition the Company faces in its industry and/or marketplace; (vii)(viii) the final determination of litigation, tax audits (including tax examinations in the United States or elsewhere) and other legal proceedings; (viii)(ix) potential exposure to greater than anticipated tax liabilities or expenses, including with respect to changes in Canadian, U.S. or international tax regimes; (ix)(x) the possibility of technical, logistical or planning issues in connection with the deployment of the Company’s products or services; (x)(xi) the continuous commitment of the Company’s customers; (xi)(xii) demand for the Company’s products and services; (xii)(xiii) increase in exposure to international business risks (including as a result of the impact of Brexit) as we continue to increase our international operations; (xiii)(xiv) inability to raise capital at all or on not unfavorable terms in the future; and (xiv)(xv) downward pressure on our share price and dilutive effect of future sales or issuances of equity securities (including in connection with the Dell-EMC Acquisition and other future acquisitions); and (xvi) potential changes in ratings or outlooks of rating agencies on our outstanding debt securities. Other factors that may affect forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) the future performance, financial and otherwise, of the Company; (ii) the ability of the Company to bring new products and services to market and to increase sales; (iii) the strength of the Company’s product development pipeline; (iv) failure to secure and protect patents, trademarks and other proprietary rights; (v) infringement of third-party proprietary rights triggering indemnification obligations and resulting in

significant expenses or restrictions on our ability to provide our products or services; (vi) failure to comply with privacy laws and regulations that are extensive, open to various interpretations and complex to implement; (vii) the Company’s growth and profitability prospects; (viii) the estimated size and growth prospects of the EIM market; (ix) the Company’s competitive position in the EIM market and its ability to take advantage of future opportunities in this market; (x) the benefits of the Company’s products and services to be realized by customers; (xi) the demand for the Company’s products and services and

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the extent of deployment of the Company’s products and services in the EIM marketplace; (xii) the Company’s financial condition and capital requirements; (xiii) system or network failures or information security breaches in connection with our services and products;the Company's offerings; and (xiv) failure to attract and retain key personnel to develop and effectively manage ourthe Company's business.
For additional information with respect to risks and other factors which could occur, see Part II, Item 1A "Risk Factors" herein and the Company’sCompany's Annual Report on Form 10-K, including Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" therein; Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q including Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” therein and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other securities filingsdocuments we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other securities regulators. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
The following MD&A is intended to help readers understand our results of operations and financial condition, and is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
All dollar and percentage comparisons made herein generally refer to the three months ended September 30, 20152016 compared with the three months ended September 30, 2014,2015, unless otherwise noted.
Where we say “we”, “us”, “our”, “OpenText” or “the Company”, we mean Open Text Corporation or Open Text Corporation and its subsidiaries, as applicable.
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
We operate in the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) market. We are an independent company providing a comprehensive platform and suite of software products and services that assist organizations in finding, utilizing, and sharing business information from any device in ways which are intuitive, efficient and productive. Our technologies and business solutions address one of the biggest problems encountered by enterprises today: the explosive growth of information volume and formats. Our software and services allow organizations to manage the information that flows into, out of, and throughout the enterprise as part of daily operations. Our solutions help to increaseimprove customer satisfaction and digital experience, gain analytical insight, improve collaboration with business partners, address the legal and business requirements associated with information governance, and aimhelp to ensure that information remains secure and private, as demanded in today's highly regulated climate.
Our products and services are designed to provide the benefits of maximizing the value of enterprise information while largely minimizing its risks. Our solutions incorporate socialcollaborative and mobile technologies and are delivered for on-premises deployment as well as through cloud, hybrid and managed hosted services models to provide the flexibility and cost efficiencies demanded by the market. In addition, we provide solutions that facilitate the exchange of information and transactions that occur between supply chain participants, such as manufacturers, retailers, distributors and financial institutions, and are central to a company’s ability to effectively collaborate with its partners.
Our initial public offering was on the NASDAQ in 1996 and we were subsequently listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1998. We are a multinational company and as of September 30, 2015,2016, employed approximately 8,1009,700 people worldwide.
In July 2016, we implemented a reorganization of our subsidiaries worldwide with the view to continuing to enhance operational and administrative efficiencies through further consolidated ownership, management, and development of our intellectual property (IP) in Canada, continuing to reduce the number of entities in our group and working towards our objective of having a single operating legal entity in each jurisdiction. We believe our reorganization also reduces our exposure to global political and tax uncertainties, particularly in Europe. We believe that further consolidating our IP in Canada will continue to ensure appropriate legal protections for our consolidated IP, simplify legal, accounting and tax compliance, and improve our global cash management. A significant tax benefit of $876.1 million associated with the recognition of a net deferred tax asset ensuing from the reorganization was realized in the first quarter of Fiscal 2017. This had a significant impact on our GAAP-based net income and earnings per share, as illustrated in our results presented below.

Quarterly Summary:
During the quarter we saw the following activity:
Total revenue was $434.5$491.7 million, down 4.2% overup 13.1% compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.year; up 14.3% after factoring the impact of $4.9 million of foreign exchange rate changes.
Total recurring revenue was $383.2$431.0 million, down 3.1% overup 12.5% compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.year; up 13.6% after factoring the impact of $4.4 million of foreign exchange rate changes.
Cloud services and subscriptionsubscriptions revenue was $147.8$169.7 million, down 4.1% overup 14.8% compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.year; up 15.5% after factoring the impact of $1.0 million of foreign exchange rate changes.
License revenue was $51.3$60.7 million, down 11.8% overup 18.2% compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.year; up 19.2% after factoring the impact of $0.5 million of foreign exchange rate changes.
GAAP-based EPS, diluted, was $0.34$7.46 compared to $0.53$0.34 in the same period in the prior fiscal year.year, affected in part by a significant tax benefit of $876.1 million.
Non-GAAP-based EPS, diluted, was $0.84$0.86 compared to 0.97$0.84 in the same period in the prior fiscal year.
GAAP-based gross margin was 67.8%66.6% compared to 67.6%67.8% in the same period in the prior fiscal year.
GAAP-based operating margin was 17.6%15.1% compared to 22.7%17.6% in the same period in the prior fiscal year.
Non-GAAP-based operating margin was 34.1%,30.8% compared to 34.3%34.1% in the same period in the prior fiscal year.
Operating cash flow was $92.7$73.5 million, down 33.1%20.8% from the same period in the prior fiscal year.
Cash and cash equivalents was $690.8$834.9 million as of September 30, 2015,2016, compared to 700.0$1,283.8 million as of June 30, 2015.2016.


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See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for a reconciliation of non-GAAP-basedGAAP-based measures to GAAP-basedNon-GAAP-based measures.
See "Acquisitions" below for the impact of acquisitions on the period-to-period comparability of results.
Acquisitions
Our competitive position in the marketplace requires us to maintain a complex and evolving array of technologies, products, services and capabilities. In light of the continually evolving marketplace in which we operate, on an ongoing basis we regularly evaluate various acquisition opportunities within the EIM market.market and at any time may be in various stages of discussions with respect to such opportunities.
Acquisition of Recommind, Inc.
On July 20, 2016, we acquired Recommind, Inc. (Recommind), a leading provider of eDiscovery and information analytics, for approximately $170.1 million. We believe this acquisition will complement our EIM solutions, and through eDiscovery and analytics, will provide increased visibility into structured and unstructured data. The results of operations of Recommind have been consolidated with those of OpenText beginning July 20, 2016.
Acquisition of Certain Customer Communication Management Software Assets from HP Inc.
On July 31, 2016, we acquired certain customer communication management software and services assets and liabilities from HP Inc. (CCM Business) for approximately $315.0 million, of which $2.8 million is currently held back and unpaid in accordance with the terms of the purchase agreement. We believe this acquisition will complement our current software portfolio, and allow us to better serve our customers by offering a wider set of CCM capabilities. The results of operations of this acquisition have been consolidated with those of OpenText beginning July 31, 2016.
Material Definitive Agreement
On September 12, 2016, we entered into a material definitive agreement (the Master Acquisition Agreement) with EMC Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation, and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as Dell-EMC), pursuant to which we have agreed to acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities of the enterprise content division of Dell-EMC (the Dell-EMC Acquisition). The purchase price for the Dell-EMC Acquisition is expected to be approximately $1.62 billion and is subject to certain customary closing and regulatory conditions, including the expiration or termination of applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the HSR Act).

We believe our acquisitions support our long-term strategic direction, strengthen our competitive position, expand our customer base, provide greater scale to accelerate innovation, grow our earnings and increaseprovide superior shareholder value. We

expect to continue to strategically acquire companies, products, services and technologies to augment our existing business. Our acquisitions, particularly significant ones, can affect the period-to-period comparability of our results. See note 18 "Acquisitions" to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more details.
Outlook for remainder of Fiscal 20162017
We believe we have a strong position in the EIM market. We look to grow our Cloud-based EIM strategy through acquisitions, innovation and with new ways to purchase our solutions, such as our subscription pricing and managed service offerings. While we continue to offer on-premises solutions, we realize that the EIM market is broad and we are agnostic to whether a customer prefers an on-premises solution, cloud solution, or combination of both (hybrid). We believe giving the customer choice and flexibility with their payment option will help us to strive to obtain long-term customer value. In addition to reviewing our earnings and cash flows, weWe measure long-term value by looking at our "recurring revenue", which werecurring revenue, earnings and operating cash flow. We define recurring revenue as revenue from Cloudthe sum of our “Cloud services and subscriptions Customerrevenue”, “Customer support revenue” and Professional service and other.“Professional services revenue”. In the first quarter of Fiscal 2016,2017 recurring revenue was $383.2$431.0 million, down 3.1%which represented 87.7% of our total revenues and increased 12.5% compared to the same period in Fiscal 2016. Our Cloud services and subscriptions revenues was also up 14.8% in the first quarter of Fiscal 2015,2017 compared to the same period in Fiscal 2016. Our net income for the first quarter of Fiscal 2017 was up significantly compared to the same period in Fiscal 2016 as a result of a one-time tax benefit that was recognized. Our operating cash flow was down 20.8% over the same period in the last fiscal year, primarily as a result of the onboarding of receivables from recent acquisitions. In certain cases such receivables, and represented 88.2%Recommind is an example, have a long collection cycle, and we believe there is an opportunity to improve the historical days sales outstanding (DSO) of these acquired companies as we onboard them to our total revenues.
We believe customers are looking for more choice and flexibility on how they consume technology. We are committed to delivering our products and services to customers via multiple delivery models, including a hybrid deliveryoperating model.
Additionally, Customer support revenues, which are a recurring source of income for us, make up a significant portion of our revenue mix. Our management reviews our Customer support renewal rates on a quarterly basis and we use these rates as a method of monitoring our customer service performance. For the three months ended September 30, 2015,2016, our Customer support renewal rate was approximately 90%, consistent with the customerCustomer support renewal rate during the three months ended September 30, 2014.2015.
We expect to continue to pursue strategic acquisitions in the future to strengthen our service offerings in the EIM market, and at any time may be in various stages of discussions with respect to such opportunities. We believe we are a value oriented and disciplined acquirer, having efficiently deployed $4.2 billion on acquisitions over the last 10 years, not including the potential acquisition of the enterprise content division of Dell-EMC. We see our ability to successfully integrate acquired companies and assets into our business as a strength and pursuing strategic acquisitions is an important aspect to our growth strategy. As discussed above, we have entered into a material definitive agreement with Dell-EMC which, if completed, is expected to broaden our EIM offerings. Additionally, in the first quarter of Fiscal 2017, we further demonstrated the implementation of this strategy by acquiring Recommind and CCM Business. For additional details, please refer to note 18 "Acquisitions" to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
While continuing to acquire companies is our leading growth driver, our growth strategy also includes organic growth through internal innovation. This quarter we invested approximately $59 million in research and development (R&D) and we typically target to spend approximately 10% to 12% of revenues for R&D each fiscal year. We believe our ability to leverage our global presence is helpful to our organic growth initiatives.
We see an opportunity to help our customers become “digital businesses” and with our recent acquisition of Actuate Corporation (Actuate) in Fiscal 2015, we believe we have acquired a strong platform to integrate personalized analytics and insights onto our OpenText EIM suites of products, which we believe will further our vision to enable a “digital first“the digital world” and strengthen our position among leaders in EIM.
We also believe our diversified geographic profile helps strengthen our position and helps to reduce the impact of a downturn in the economy that may occur in any one specific region.


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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These estimates, judgments and assumptions are evaluated on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable at that time, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates. The accounting policies that reflect our more significant estimates, judgments and assumptions and which we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results include the following:
(i)Revenue recognition,
(ii)Capitalized software,
(iii)Goodwill,Business combinations,
(iv)Acquired intangibles,Goodwill,
(v)Restructuring charges,Acquired intangibles,

(vi)Business combinations,Restructuring charges,
(vii)Foreign currency, and
(viii)Income taxes.     

During the first quarter of Fiscal 2016,2017, there were no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates. For a detailed discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates, please refer to Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2015.2016.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following tables provide a detailed analysis of our results of operations and financial condition. For each of the periods indicated below, we present our revenues by product, revenues by major geography, cost of revenues by product, total gross margin, total operating margin, gross margin by product, and their corresponding percentage of total revenue. In addition, we provide Non-GAAP measures for the periods discussed in order to provide additional information to investors that we believe will be useful as this presentation is in line with how our management assesses our Company's performance. See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for a reconciliation of Non-GAAP-basedGAAP-based measures to GAAP-basedNon-GAAP-based measures.

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Summary of Results of Operations
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) 2015 Change increase (decrease) 2014 2016 Change increase (decrease) 2015
Total Revenues by Product Type:            
License $51,331
 $(6,864) $58,195
 $60,656
 $9,325
 $51,331
Cloud services 147,790
 (6,263) 154,053
Cloud services and subscriptions 169,687
 21,897
 147,790
Customer support 185,667
 1,761
 183,906
 210,206
 24,539
 185,667
Professional service and other 49,747
 (7,886) 57,633
 51,115
 1,368
 49,747
Total revenues 434,535
 (19,252) 453,787
 491,664
 57,129
 434,535
Total Cost of Revenues 140,052
 (6,888) 146,940
 164,353
 24,301
 140,052
Total GAAP-based Gross Profit 294,483
 (12,364) 306,847
 327,311
 32,828
 294,483
Total GAAP-based Gross Margin % 67.8%   67.6% 66.6%   67.8%
Total GAAP-based Operating Expenses 218,010
 14,189
 203,821
 253,249
 35,239
 218,010
Total GAAP-based Income from Operations $76,473
 $(26,553) $103,026
 $74,062
 $(2,411) $76,473
            
% Revenues by Product Type:            
License 11.8%   12.8% 12.3%   11.8%
Cloud services 34.0%   34.0%
Cloud services and subscriptions 34.5%   34.0%
Customer support 42.7%   40.5% 42.8%   42.7%
Professional service and other 11.5%   12.7% 10.4%   11.5%
            
Total Cost of Revenues by Product Type:            
License $2,681
 $(316) $2,997
 $3,845
 $1,164
 $2,681
Cloud services 58,916
 (661) 59,577
Cloud services and subscriptions 70,292
 11,376
 58,916
Customer support 20,508
 (2,455) 22,963
 25,738
 5,230
 20,508
Professional service and other 38,064
 (5,133) 43,197
 41,343
 3,279
 38,064
Amortization of acquired technology-based intangible assets 19,883
 1,677
 18,206
 23,135
 3,252
 19,883
Total cost of revenues $140,052
 $(6,888) $146,940
 $164,353
 $24,301
 $140,052
            
% GAAP-based Gross Margin by Product Type:            
License 94.8%   94.9% 93.7%   94.8%
Cloud services 60.1%   61.3%
Cloud services and subscriptions 58.6%   60.1%
Customer support 89.0%   87.5% 87.8%   89.0%
Professional service and other 23.5%   25.0% 19.1%   23.5%
            
Total Revenues by Geography:            
Americas (1) $251,426
 $5,172
 $246,254
 $296,136
 $44,710
 $251,426
EMEA (2) 145,789
 (16,384) 162,173
 147,631
 1,842
 145,789
Asia Pacific (3) 37,320
 (8,040) 45,360
 47,897
 10,577
 37,320
Total revenues $434,535
 $(19,252) $453,787
 $491,664
 $57,129
 $434,535
            
% Revenues by Geography:            
Americas (1) 57.9%   54.3% 60.2%   57.9%
EMEA (2) 33.6%   35.7% 30.0%   33.6%
Asia Pacific (3) 8.5%   10.0% 9.8%   8.5%

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 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) 2015   2014 2016   2015
GAAP-based gross margin 67.8%   67.6% 66.6%   67.8%
GAAP-based operating margin 17.6% 22.7% 15.1% 17.6%
GAAP-based EPS, diluted $0.34
 $0.53
 $7.46
 $0.34
Non-GAAP-based gross margin (4) 72.6% 71.8% 71.5% 72.6%
Non-GAAP-based operating margin (4) 34.1% 34.3% 30.8% 34.1%
Non-GAAP-based EPS, diluted (4) $0.84
 $0.97
 $0.86
 $0.84
(1)Americas consists of countries in North, Central and South America.
(2)EMEA primarily consists of countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
(3)Asia Pacific primarily consists of the countries Japan, Australia, China, Korea, Philippines, Singapore and New Zealand.
(4)See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" (discussed later in the MD&A) for a reconciliation of Non-GAAP-basedGAAP-based measures to GAAP-basedNon-GAAP-based measures.
Revenues, Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin by Product Type
1)    License Revenues:License:
License revenues consist of fees earned from the licensing of software products to customers. Our license revenues are impacted by the strength of general economic and industry conditions, the competitive strength of our software products, and our acquisitions. Cost of license revenues consists primarily of royalties payable to third parties.
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) 2015 Change increase (decrease) 2014 2016 Change increase (decrease) 2015
License Revenues:            
Americas $25,255
 $2,565
 $22,690
 $30,989
 $5,734
 $25,255
EMEA 22,678
 (5,858) 28,536
 21,202
 (1,476) 22,678
Asia Pacific 3,398
 (3,571) 6,969
 8,465
 5,067
 3,398
Total License Revenues 51,331
 (6,864) 58,195
 60,656
 9,325
 51,331
Cost of License Revenues 2,681
 (316) 2,997
 3,845
 1,164
 2,681
GAAP-based License Gross Profit $48,650
 $(6,548) $55,198
 $56,811
 $8,161
 $48,650
GAAP-based License Gross Margin % 94.8%   94.9% 93.7%   94.8%
            
% License Revenues by Geography:
            
Americas 49.2%   39.0% 51.1%   49.2%
EMEA 44.2%   49.0% 35.0%   44.2%
Asia Pacific 6.6%   12.0% 13.9%   6.6%
License revenues decreasedincreased by $6.9$9.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 20152016 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, inclusive of which approximately $4.6 million was due to the negative impact of foreign exchange.exchange of approximately $0.5 million. Geographically, the overall decreaseincrease was attributable to an increase in Americas of $5.7 million and an increase in Asia Pacific of $5.1 million, partially offset by a decrease in EMEA of $5.9 million, and a decrease in Asia Pacific of $3.6 million, offset by an increase in Americas of $2.6$1.5 million. The number of license deals greater than $1.0$0.5 million that closed during the first quarter of Fiscal 20162017 was 523 deals, of which 7 deals were greater than $1.0 million, compared to 314 deals in the same period infirst quarter of Fiscal 2015. However, the overall number2016, of which 5 deals that closed during the current quarter was lower, contributing to lower license revenue.were greater than $1.0 million. License revenue, as a proportion of our total revenues, remained stable at approximately 12%.
Cost of license revenues were relatively stableincreased by $1.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015, with2016 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, primarily as a result of an increase in third party technology costs of $1.2 million. Approximately $0.6 million of this increase is a result of a broad range of products that we have inherited from our recent acquisitions. Overall, the gross margin percentage remaining aton license revenues decreased slightly to approximately 94% from approximately 95%.

2)    Cloud Services:Services and Subscriptions:
Cloud services and subscription revenues consist of (i) software as a service offerings (ii) managed service arrangements and  (iii) subscription revenues relating to on premise offerings. These offerings allow our customers to make use of OpenText software, services and content over Internet enabled networks supported by OpenText data centers. These web applications

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allow customers to transmit a variety of content between various mediums and to securely manage enterprise information without the commitment of investing in related hardware infrastructure. Revenues are generated on several transactional usage-based models, are typically billed monthly in arrears, and can therefore fluctuate from period to period. Certain service fees are occasionally charged to customize hosted software for some customers and are either amortized over the estimated customer life, in the case of setup fees, or recognized in the period they are provided.
In addition, we offer business-to-business (B2B) integration solutions, such as messaging services, and managed services. Messaging services allow for the automated and reliable exchange of electronic transaction information, such as purchase orders, invoices, shipment notices and other business documents, among businesses worldwide. Managed services provide an end-to-end fully outsourced B2B integration solution to our customers, including program implementation, operational management, and customer support. These services enable customers to effectively manage the flow of electronic transaction information with their trading partners and reduce the complexity of disparate standards and communication protocols. Revenues are primarily generated through transaction processing. Transaction processing fees are recurring in nature and are recognized on a per transaction basis in the period in which the related transactions are processed. Revenues from contracts with monthly, quarterly or annual minimum transaction levels are recognized based on the greater of the actual transactions or the specified contract minimum amounts during the relevant period. Customers who are not committed to multi-year contracts generally are under contracts for transaction processing solutions that automatically renew every month or year, depending on the terms of the specific contracts.
Cost of cloudCloud services and subscriptions revenues is comprised primarily of third party network usage fees, maintenance of in-house data hardware centers, technical support personnel-related costs, amortization of customer set up and implementation costs, and some third party royalty costs.
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) 2015 Change increase (decrease) 2014 2016 Change increase (decrease) 2015
Cloud Services:      
Cloud Services and Subscriptions:      
Americas $97,652
 $(934) $98,586
 $116,114
 $18,462
 $97,652
EMEA 34,459
 (2,502) 36,961
 36,836
 2,377
 34,459
Asia Pacific 15,679
 (2,827) 18,506
 16,737
 1,058
 15,679
Total Cloud Services Revenues 147,790
 (6,263) 154,053
Cost of Cloud Services Revenues 58,916
 (661) 59,577
GAAP-based Cloud Services Gross Profit $88,874
 $(5,602) $94,476
GAAP-based Cloud Services Gross Margin % 60.1%   61.3%
Total Cloud Services and Subscriptions Revenues 169,687
 21,897
 147,790
Cost of Cloud Services and Subscriptions Revenues 70,292
 11,376
 58,916
GAAP-based Cloud Services and Subscriptions Gross Profit $99,395
 $10,521
 $88,874
GAAP-based Cloud Services and Subscriptions Gross Margin % 58.6%   60.1%
            
% Cloud Services Revenues by Geography:      
% Cloud Services and Subscriptions Revenues by Geography:      
Americas 66.1%   64.0% 68.4%   66.1%
EMEA 23.3%   24.0% 21.7%   23.3%
Asia Pacific 10.6%   12.0% 9.9%   10.6%
Cloud services and subscriptions revenues decreasedincreased by $6.3$21.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 20152016 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, which is inclusive of approximately $8.5 million due to the negative impact of foreign exchange.exchange of approximately $1.0 million. Geographically, the overall decreasechange was attributable to a decreasean increase in Americas of $18.5 million, an increase in EMEA of $2.4 million, and an increase in Asia Pacific of $2.8 million, a decrease in EMEA of $2.5 million, and a decrease in Americas of $0.9$1.1 million. The number of Cloud services deals greater than $1.0 million that closed during the first quarter of Fiscal 20162017 was 613 deals, compared to 76 deals in the first quarter of Fiscal 2015.2016.
Cost of cloudCloud services and subscriptions revenues decreasedincreased by $0.7$11.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 20152016 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, primarily due to lower revenue attainmentan increase in labour-related costs of approximately $6.9 million resulting from increased headcount and a reductionan increase in third party network usage fees of approximately $2.5$3.9 million partially offset byrelated to an increase in labour-related costsexpanded portfolio of approximately $2.4 million.cloud-based offerings. Overall, the gross margin percentage on cloudCloud services revenue remained relatively stable.and subscriptions revenues decreased slightly to approximately 59% from approximately 60%.

3)    Customer Support Revenues:Support:
Customer support revenues consist of revenues from our customer support and maintenance agreements. These agreements allow our customers to receive technical support, enhancements and upgrades to new versions of our software products when and if available. Customer support revenues are generated from support and maintenance relating to current year sales of software products and from the renewal of existing maintenance agreements for software licenses sold in prior periods. Therefore, changes in customerCustomer support revenues do not always correlate directly to the changes in license revenues from

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period to period. The terms of support and maintenance agreements are typically twelve months, with customer renewal options. Cost of customerCustomer support revenues is comprised primarily of technical support personnel and related costs, as well as third party royalty costs.
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) 2015 Change increase (decrease) 2014 2016 Change increase (decrease) 2015
Customer Support Revenues:            
Americas $105,594
 $8,238
 $97,356
 $124,191
 $18,597
 $105,594
EMEA 66,208
 (5,309) 71,517
 68,902
 2,694
 66,208
Asia Pacific 13,865
 (1,168) 15,033
 17,113
 3,248
 13,865
Total Customer Support Revenues 185,667
 1,761
 183,906
 210,206
 24,539
 185,667
Cost of Customer Support Revenues 20,508
 (2,455) 22,963
 25,738
 5,230
 20,508
GAAP-based Customer Support Gross Profit $165,159
 $4,216
 $160,943
 $184,468
 $19,309
 $165,159
GAAP-based Customer Support Gross Margin % 89.0%   87.5% 87.8%   89.0%
            
% Customer Support Revenues by Geography:            
Americas 56.9%   52.9% 59.1%   56.9%
EMEA 35.7%   38.9% 32.8%   35.7%
Asia Pacific 7.4%   8.2% 8.1%   7.4%
Customer support revenues increased by $1.8$24.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015,2016 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, which is inclusive of approximately $15.1 million due to the negative impact of foreign exchange.exchange of approximately $2.6 million. Geographically, the overall increase was attributable to an increase in Americas of $8.2$18.6 million, offset by a decrease in EMEA of $5.3 million, and a decreasean increase in Asia Pacific of $1.2$3.2 million, and an increase in EMEA of $2.7 million.
Cost of customerCustomer support revenues decreasedincreased by $2.5$5.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015,2016 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, primarily due to loweran increase in labour-related costs. As acosts of approximately $4.0 million and an increase in the installed base of third party products of approximately $1.2 million. The increase in the installed base of third party products was primarily the result of products we have inherited from our recent acquisitions. Overall, the gross margin percentage on customerCustomer support revenues increaseddecreased slightly to approximately 89%88% from approximately 88%89%.
4)    Professional Service and Other Revenues:Other:
Professional service and other revenues consist of revenues from consulting contracts and contracts to provide implementation, training and integration services (professional services). “Other”Other revenues consist of hardware revenues. These revenues are grouped within the “Professional service and other” category because they are relatively immaterial to our service revenues. Professional services are typically performed after the purchase of new software licenses. Cost of professional service and other revenues consists primarily of the costs of providing integration, configuration and training with respect to our various software products. The most significant components of these costs are personnel-related expenses, travel costs and third party subcontracting.

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 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) 2015 Change increase (decrease) 2014 2016 Change increase (decrease) 2015
Professional Service and Other Revenues:            
Americas $22,925
 $(4,697) $27,622
 $24,842
 $1,917
 $22,925
EMEA 22,444
 (2,715) 25,159
 20,691
 (1,753) 22,444
Asia Pacific 4,378
 (474) 4,852
 5,582
 1,204
 4,378
Total Professional Service and Other Revenues 49,747
 (7,886) 57,633
 51,115
 1,368
 49,747
Cost of Professional Service and Other Revenues 38,064
 (5,133) 43,197
 41,343
 3,279
 38,064
GAAP-based Professional Service and Other Gross Profit $11,683
 $(2,753) $14,436
 $9,772
 $(1,911) $11,683
GAAP-based Professional Service and Other Gross Margin % 23.5%   25.0% 19.1%   23.5%
            
% Professional Service and Other Revenues by Geography:            
Americas 46.1%   47.9% 48.6%   46.1%
EMEA 45.1%   43.7% 40.5%   45.1%
Asia Pacific 8.8%   8.4% 10.9%   8.8%
Professional service and other revenues decreasedincreased by $7.9$1.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015,2016 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, of which approximately $5.3$0.9 million was due to the negative impact of foreign exchange. Geographically, the overall decreaseincrease was attributable to a decreasean increase in Americas of $4.7$1.9 million and an increase in Asia Pacific of $1.2 million, partially offset by a decrease in EMEA of $2.7 million, and a decrease in Asia Pacific of $0.5$1.8 million.
Cost of professionalProfessional service and other revenues decreasedincreased by $5.1$3.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015. Additionally,2016 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, primarily as a result of an increase in labour-related costs of approximately $2.6 million of which approximately $0.4 million is the result of increased headcount and approximately $1.1 million is associated with one-time charges incurred as we continue to reorganize and improve efficiencies in our professional services organization . Overall, the gross margin percentage on professionalProfessional service and other revenues decreased to approximately 23%19% from approximately 25% on account of a higher proportion of labour-related expenses compared to revenue attained.23%.
Amortization of Acquired Technology-based Intangible Assets
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) 2015 Change increase (decrease) 2014 2016 Change increase (decrease) 2015
Amortization of acquired technology-based intangible assets $19,883
 $1,677
 $18,206
 $23,135
 $3,252
 $19,883
During the three months ended September 30, 2015, amortizationAmortization of acquired technology-based intangible assets increased by $1.7$3.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. This iswas due to additions of new acquired technology-based intangible assets from our acquisitions of ActuateCCM Business, Recommind, CEM Business, ANX, and Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC),Daegis. This was partially offset by the intangible assets pertaining to our previous acquisitions of Global 360 Holding Corp. (Global 360), weComm Limited (weComm), Spicer Corporation, and eMotion LLC becoming fully amortized.



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Operating Expenses
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) 2015 Change increase (decrease) 2014 2016 Change increase (decrease) 2015
Research and development $46,440
 $1,698
 $44,742
 $58,572
 $12,132
 $46,440
Sales and marketing 77,945
 (3,096) 81,041
 95,148
 17,203
 77,945
General and administrative 35,569
 (174) 35,743
 38,197
 2,628
 35,569
Depreciation 12,914
 672
 12,242
 15,270
 2,356
 12,914
Amortization of acquired customer-based intangible assets 27,805
 1,921
 25,884
 33,608
 5,803
 27,805
Special charges 17,337
 13,168
 4,169
 12,454
 (4,883) 17,337
Total operating expenses $218,010
 $14,189
 $203,821
 $253,249
 $35,239
 $218,010
            
% of Total Revenues:            
Research and development 10.7%   9.9% 11.9%   10.7%
Sales and marketing 17.9%   17.9% 19.4%   17.9%
General and administrative 8.2%   7.9% 7.8%   8.2%
Depreciation 3.0%   2.7% 3.1%   3.0%
Amortization of acquired customer-based intangible assets 6.4%   5.7% 6.8%   6.4%
Special charges 4.0%   0.9% 2.5%   4.0%
Research and development expenses consist primarily of payroll and payroll-related benefits expenses, contracted research and development expenses, and facility costs. Research and development assists with organic growth and improves product stability and functionality, and as suchaccordingly, we dedicate extensive efforts to update and upgrade our product offerings. The primary driver is typically budgeted software upgrades and software development.
 Quarter-over-Quarter Change between Fiscal Quarter-over-Quarter
Change between Fiscal
(In thousands)
 2015 and 2014 2017 and 2016
Payroll and payroll-related benefits $2,193
 $8,599
Contract labour and consulting (649) 1,302
Share based compensation 188
Share-based compensation 992
Travel and communication (149) 87
Facilities 194
 629
Other miscellaneous (79) 523
Total year-over-year change in research and development expenses $1,698
 $12,132
Research and development expenses increased by $1.7$12.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 20152016 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. Payrollyear, primarily due to an increase in payroll and payroll-related benefits increased by $2.2of $8.6 million, an increase in contract labour and consulting of $1.3 million, an increase in share-based compensation of $1.0 million, and an increase in the use of facility and related resources increased by $0.2 million, primarily attributed to our acquisition of Actuate. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in contract labour and consulting expenses of $0.6 million, resulting from continued efforts to reduce the usage of external services and replace them with internal resources.million. Overall, our research and development expenses, as a percentage of total revenues, have increased slightly from approximately 11% to approximately 11% from approximately 10% during the same period in the prior fiscal year.12%.
Our research and development labour resources increased by 77400 employees, from 1,907 employees at September 30, 2014 to 1,984 employees at September 30, 2015.2015 to 2,384 employees at September 30, 2016. Our recent acquisitions added 224 employees to our research and development labour resources.

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Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses and costs associated with advertising, marketing and trade shows.
 Quarter-over-Quarter Change between Fiscal Quarter-over-Quarter
Change between Fiscal
(In thousands) 2015 and 2014 2017 and 2016
Payroll and payroll-related benefits $(2,336) $8,875
Commissions 2,302
 424
Contract labour and consulting (265) 482
Share based compensation 1,022
Share-based compensation (272)
Travel and communication (1,324) 203
Marketing expenses (720) 6,035
Facilities (211) 492
Other miscellaneous (1,564) 964
Total year-over-year change in sales and marketing expenses $(3,096) $17,203
Sales and marketing expenses decreasedincreased by $3.1$17.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015,2016 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. This was primarily due to a $2.3 million decreasean increase in payroll and payroll-related benefits of $8.9 million and a $1.3 million decrease in travel and communication expenses. These decreases were partially offset by a $2.3 millionan increase in commission expense andmarketing expenses of $6.0 million, which is primarily a $1.0 million increaseresult of our annual user conference taking place in share-based compensation expense.July 2016 as compared to November 2015. Overall, our sales and marketing expenses, as a percentage of total revenues, have remained stable atincreased slightly to approximately 19% from approximately 18%.
Our sales and marketing labour resources decreasedincreased by 90306 employees, from 1,386 employees at September 30, 2014 to 1,296 employees at September 30, 2015.2015 to 1,602 employees at September 30, 2016. Our recent acquisitions added 138 employees to our sales and marketing labour resources.
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of payroll and payroll related benefits expenses, related overhead, audit fees, other professional fees, consulting expenses and public company costs.
 Quarter-over-Quarter Change between Fiscal Quarter-over-Quarter
Change between Fiscal
(In thousands) 2015 and 2014 2017 and 2016
Payroll and payroll-related benefits $929
 $850
Contract labour and consulting 158
 1,060
Share based compensation 631
Share-based compensation 739
Travel and communication 1,101
 (443)
Facilities (47) 602
Other miscellaneous (2,946) (180)
Total year-over-year change in general and administrative expenses $(174) $2,628
General and administrative expenses decreasedincreased by $0.2$2.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015,2016 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. OtherContract labour and consulting increased by $1.1 million, which was primarily required on account of consulting fees related to our recent acquisitions. Similarly, payroll and payroll-related benefits increased by $0.9 million, and facility and related resources increased by $0.6 million. These increases were partially offset by a reduction in travel and communication expenses of $0.4 million and a reduction in other miscellaneous expenses of $0.2 million, which includesinclude professional fees such as legal, audit and tax related expenses, decreased by $2.9 million primarily on account of lower litigation expenses. This was partially offset by a $0.9 million increase in payroll and payroll-related benefits and a $1.1 million increase in travel and communications. Overall, general and administrative expenses, as a percentage of total revenue remained stable at approximately 8%.
Our general and administrative labour resources increased by 58186 employees, from 962 employees at September 30, 2014 to 1,020 employees at September 30, 2015.2015 to 1,206 employees at September 30, 2016. Our recent acquisitions added 48 employees to our general and administrative labour resources.

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Depreciation expenses:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) 2015 Change increase (decrease) 2014 2016 Change increase (decrease) 2015
Depreciation $12,914
 $672
 $12,242
 $15,270
 $2,356
 $12,914
Depreciation expenses increased by $2.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, but remained relatively stable.stable as a percentage of total revenue, at approximately 3%.
Amortization of acquired customer-based intangible assets:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) 2015 Change increase (decrease) 2014 2016 Change increase (decrease) 2015
Amortization of acquired customer-based intangible assets $27,805
 $1,921
 $25,884
 $33,608
 $5,803
 $27,805
Acquired customer-based intangible assets amortization expense increased by $5.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 by $1.9 million.2016 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. This iswas primarily due to additionsthe impact of new acquired customer-based intangible assets from our acquisitions of ActuateCCM Business, Recommind, CEM Business, ANX, and IGC,Daegis. This was partially offset by the customer-based intangible customer-based assets pertaining to ourprevious acquisitions of Global 360, Captaris Inc., and Vignette Corporation becoming fully amortized.
Special charges (recoveries):
Special charges typically relate to amounts that we expect to pay in connection with restructuring plans relating to employee workforce reduction and abandonment of excess facilities, acquisition-related costs and other similar one-time charges. Generally, we implement such plans in the context of integrating existing OpenText operations with that of acquired entities. Actions related to such restructuring plans are typically completed within a period of one year. In certain limited situations, if the planned activity does not need to be implemented, or an expense lower than anticipated is paid out, we record a recovery of the originally recorded expense to Special charges.
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) 2015 Change increase (decrease) 2014 2016 Change increase (decrease) 2015
Special charges (recoveries) $17,337
 $13,168
 $4,169
 $12,454
 $(4,883) $17,337
Special charges increaseddecreased by $4.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 by $13.2 million,2016 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. This was primarily due to (i) a $12.4 million increasenet decrease in restructuring activities,charges of $13.4 million and (ii) a $1.0decrease of $0.5 million increase in other miscellaneous charges, which relates primarilyrelating to a one-time ERP implementation projecthigher net impact of reversals from certain pre-acquisition sales and use tax liabilities and interest being settled, or in whichcertain instances, becoming statute barred in the Company is currently involved.current period compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. These increasesdecreases were partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease(i) an increase in acquisition related costs.costs of $6.6 million, and (ii) an increase of $1.2 million relating to post-acquisition integration costs necessary to streamline an acquired company into our operations and costs incurred to reorganize certain legal entities including consolidation of intellectual property. The remainder of the change is due to miscellaneous items.
For more details on Special charges (recoveries), see note 17 "Special Charges (Recoveries)" to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Net Other Income (Expense), Net
Net otherOther income (expense), net relates to certain non-operational charges consisting primarily of transactional foreign exchange gains (losses). This income (expense) is dependent upon the change in foreign currency exchange rates vis-à-vis the functional currency of the legal entity. Other income (expense) also includes our share of income or losses in non-marketable equity securities accounted for under the equity method.

 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) 2015 Change increase (decrease) 2014 2016 Change increase (decrease) 2015
Other income (expense), net $(4,913) $4,960
 $(9,873) $6,699
 $11,612
 $(4,913)

Other income included foreign exchange gains of $1.2 million on our inter-company transactions during the first quarter of Fiscal 2017 compared to $5.4 million in foreign exchange losses during the same period last year. Also during the current quarter we recognized income of approximately $5.5 million relating to our share of income in non-marketable equity investments.
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Net Interest and Other Related Expense, Net
Net interestInterest and other related expense, net is primarily comprised of cash interest paid and accrued on our debt facilities, offset by interest income earned on our cash and cash equivalents.
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) 2015 Change increase (decrease) 2014 2016 Change (increase) decrease 2015
Interest and other related expense, net $(19,046) $(7,947) $(11,099) $27,275
 $8,229
 $19,046
Net interestInterest and other related expense, net increased during the three months ended September 30, 2015 by $7.9$8.2 million as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. This was primarily the result ofdue to additional interest expense incurred relating to the Senior Notes offset by a reduction in interest expense resulting from the repayment of our Term Loan A (each as defined2026 (defined below)., which were issued on May 31, 2016.
For more details see note 10 "Long-Term Debt" to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Provision for Income Taxes
We initiated an internal reorganization of our international subsidiaries in our fiscal year which began on July 1, 2009 and ended June 30, 2010 and we integrated certain acquisitions into this new organizational structure, for the following reasons: 1) to consolidate our intellectual property within certain jurisdictions, 2) to effect an operational reduction of our global subsidiaries with a view to, eventually, having a single operating legal entity in each jurisdiction, 3) to better safeguard our intellectual property in jurisdictions with well established legal regimes and protections and 4) to simplify the management of our intellectual property ownership.
We operate in several tax jurisdictions and are exposed to various foreign tax rates. We also note that we are subject to tax rate discrepancies between our domestic tax rate and foreign tax rates that are significant and these discrepancies are primarily related to earnings in Luxembourg.the United States.
Please also see "Risk Factors" included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2016.
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) 2015 Change increase (decrease) 2014 2016 Change increase (decrease) 2015
Provision for income taxes $11,202
 $(6,200) $17,402
Provision for (Recovery of) income taxes $(859,425) $(870,627) $11,202
The effective GAAP tax rate (which is the provision for taxes expressed as a percentage of net income before taxes) remained relatively stable atdecreased to a recovery of 1,606.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to a provision of 21.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared2015. The decrease to 21.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Our tax expense however, decreased by $6.2of $870.6 million was primarily asdue to a significant tax benefit of $876.1 million resulting from an internal reorganization that is further described below. Additionally, we saw an increase of $10.9 million resulting from the result of (i) lower net income, having an impact of $5.4 million,foreign rates, and (ii) a decrease in the net expense ofchanges in unrecognized tax benefits with related interest and penalties in the amount of $2.2 million. These impacts were partially offset by an increase in valuation allowance in the amount of $1.3 million. The remainder of the differences arewere due to normal course movements and non-material items.
In July 2016, we implemented a reorganization of our subsidiaries worldwide with the view to continuing to enhance operational and administrative efficiencies through further consolidated ownership, management, and development of our IP in Canada, continuing to reduce the number of entities in our group and working towards our objective of having a single operating legal entity in each jurisdiction. We believe our reorganization also reduces our exposure to global political and tax uncertainties, particularly in Europe. We believe that further consolidating our IP in Canada will continue to ensure appropriate legal protections for our consolidated IP, simplify legal, accounting and tax compliance, and improve our global cash management. A significant tax benefit of $876.1 million, associated primarily with the recognition of a net deferred tax asset arising from the entry of the IP into Canada, was realized in the first quarter of Fiscal 2017. We believe it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be realized and therefore no valuation allowance is required. We continue to evaluate our taxable position quarterly and consider factors by taxing jurisdiction, including but not limited to factors such as estimated taxable income, any historical experience of losses for tax purposes and the future growth of OpenText. This significant tax

benefit is specifically tied to the reorganization and applied to this quarter only and as a result, will not continue in future periods.
For information with regards to certain potential tax contingencies, see note 13 "Guarantees and Contingencies" to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company provides certain financial measures that are not in accordance with U.S. GAAP (Non-GAAP).These. These Non-GAAP financial measures have certain limitations in that they do not have a standardized meaning and thus the Company's definition may be different from similar Non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies and/or analysts and may differ from period to period. Thus it may be more difficult to compare the Company's financial performance to that of other companies. However, the Company's management compensates for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of the items excluded in the calculation of these Non-GAAP financial measures both in its reconciliation to the U.S. GAAP financial measures and its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, all of which should be considered when evaluating the Company's results.
The Company uses these Non-GAAP financial measures to supplement the information provided in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which are presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The presentation of Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be a substitute for financial measures presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, but rather should be evaluated in conjunction with and as a supplement to such U.S. GAAP measures. OpenText strongly encourages

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investors to review its financial information in its entirety and not to rely on a single financial measure. The Company therefore believes that despite these limitations, it is appropriate to supplement the disclosure of the U.S. GAAP measures with certain Non-GAAP measures defined below.
Non-GAAP-based net income and Non-GAAP-based EPS are calculated as net income or earnings per share on a diluted basis, excludingafter giving effect to the amortization of acquired intangible assets, other income (expense), share-based compensation, and specialSpecial charges (recoveries), all net of tax.tax and any tax benefits/expense items unrelated to current period income, as further described in the tables below. Non-GAAP-based gross profit is the arithmetical sum of GAAP-based gross profit and the amortization of acquired technology-based intangible assets.assets and share-based compensation within cost of sales. Non-GAAP-based gross margin is calculated as Non-GAAP-based gross profit expressed as a percentage of total revenue. Non-GAAP-based income from operations is calculated as income from operations, excluding the amortization of acquired intangible assets, specialSpecial charges (recoveries), and share-based compensation expense. Non-GAAP-based operating margin is calculated as Non-GAAP-based income from operations expressed as a percentage of total revenue.
The Company's management believes that the presentation of the above defined Non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors because they portray the financial results of the Company before the impact of certain non-operational charges. The use of the term “non-operational charge” is defined for this purpose as an expense that does not impact the ongoing operating decisions taken by the Company's management and is based upon the way the Company's management evaluates the performance of the Company's business for use in the Company's internal reports. In the course of such evaluation and for the purpose of making operating decisions, the Company's management excludes certain items from its analysis, including amortization of acquired intangible assets, specialSpecial charges (recoveries), share-based compensation, other income (expense), and the taxation impact of these items. These items are excluded based upon the manner in which management evaluates the business of the Company and are not excluded in the sense that they may be used under U.S. GAAP.
The Company believes the provision of supplemental Non-GAAP measures allow investors to evaluate the operational and financial performance of the Company's core business using the same evaluation measures that management uses, and is therefore a useful indication of OpenText's performance or expected performance of future operations and facilitates period-to-period comparison of operating performance (although prior performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance). As a result, the Company considers it appropriate and reasonable to provide, in addition to U.S. GAAP measures, supplementary Non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain items from the presentation of its financial results.
The following charts provide unaudited reconciliations of U.S. GAAP-based financial measures to Non-GAAP-based financial measures for the following periods presented:


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Reconciliation of selected GAAP-based measures to Non-GAAP-based measures for the three months ended September 30, 20152016
(in thousands except for per share data)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
GAAP-based MeasuresGAAP-based Measures % of RevenueAdjustmentsNoteNon-GAAP-based MeasuresNon-GAAP-based Measures % of RevenueGAAP-based Measures
GAAP-based Measures
% of Total Revenue
AdjustmentsNoteNon-GAAP-based MeasuresNon-GAAP-based Measures % of Total Revenue
Cost of revenues            
Cloud services and subscriptions$58,916
 $(281)(1)$58,635
 $70,292
 $(360)(1)$69,932
 
Customer support20,508
 (158)(1)20,350
 25,738
 (235)(1)25,503
 
Professional service and other38,064
 (453)(1)37,611
 41,343
 (445)(1)40,898
 
Amortization of acquired technology-based intangible assets19,883
 (19,883)(2)
 23,135
 (23,135)(2)
 
GAAP-based gross profit and gross margin (%) /
Non-GAAP-based gross profit and gross margin (%)
294,483
67.8%20,775
(3)315,258
72.6%327,311
66.6%24,175
(3)351,486
71.5%
Operating expenses            
Research and development46,440
 (752)(1)45,688
 58,572
 (1,743)(1)56,829
 
Sales and marketing77,945
 (3,115)(1)74,830
 95,148
 (2,820)(1)92,328
 
General and administrative35,569
 (1,774)(1)33,795
 38,197
 (2,537)(1)35,660
 
Amortization of acquired customer-based intangible assets27,805
 (27,805)(2)
 33,608
 (33,608)(2)
 
Special charges (recoveries)17,337
 (17,337)(4)
 12,454
 (12,454)(4)
 
GAAP-based income from operations and operating margin (%) / Non-GAAP-based income from operations and operating margin (%)76,473
17.6%71,558
(5)148,031
34.1%74,062
15.1%77,337
(5)151,399
30.8%
Other income (expense), net(4,913) 4,913
(6)
 6,699
 (6,699)(6)
 
Provision for (recovery of) income taxes11,202
 14,569
(7)25,771
 (859,425) 878,017
(7)18,592
 
GAAP-based net income / Non-GAAP-based net income, attributable to OpenText41,286
 61,902
(8)103,188
 912,884
 (807,379)(8)105,505
 
GAAP-based earnings per share / Non GAAP-based earnings per share-diluted, attributable to OpenText$0.34
 $0.50
(8)$0.84
 
GAAP-based earnings per share / Non-GAAP-based earnings per share-diluted, attributable to OpenText$7.46
 $(6.60)(8)$0.86
 
(1)Adjustment relates to the exclusion of share basedshare-based compensation expense from our Non-GAAP-based operating expenses as this expense is excluded from our internal analysis of operating results.
(2)Adjustment relates to the exclusion of amortization expense from our Non-GAAP-based operating expenses as the timing and frequency of amortization expense is dependent on our acquisitions and is hence excluded from our internal analysis of operating results.
(3)GAAP-based and Non-GAAP-based gross profit stated in dollars and gross margin stated as a percentage of total revenue.
(4)Adjustment relates to the exclusion of Special charges (recoveries) from our Non-GAAP-based operating expenses as Special charges (recoveries) are generally incurred in the periods following the relevant acquisitions and include one-time, non-recurring charges or recoveries that are not indicative or related to continuing operations, and are therefore excluded from our internal analysis of operating results. See note 17 "Special Charges (Recoveries)" to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more details.
(5)GAAP-based and Non-GAAP-based income from operations stated in dollars and operating margin stated as a percentage of total revenue.
(6)Adjustment relates to the exclusion of Other income (expense) from our Non-GAAP-based operating expenses as Other income (expense) relates primarily to the transactional impact of foreign exchange and is generally not indicative or related to continuing operations and is therefore excluded from our internal analysis of operating results. Other income (expense) also includes our share of income (losses) from our holdings in non-marketable securities investments as a limited partner. We do not actively trade equity securities in these privately held companies nor do we plan our ongoing operations based around any anticipated fundings or distributions from these investments. We exclude gains and losses on these investments as we do not believe they are reflective of our ongoing business and operating results.
(7)Adjustment relates to differences between the GAAP-based tax provisionrecovery rate of approximately 21%1,607% and a non-GAAP-basedNon-GAAP-based tax rate of 20%approximately 15%; these rate differences are due to the income tax effects of expenses that are excluded for the purpose of calculating non-GAAP-basedNon-GAAP-based adjusted net income. Such excluded expenses include amortization, share-based compensation, specialSpecial charges (recoveries) and other income (expense), net. Also excluded are tax benefits/expense items unrelated to current period income such as changes in reserves for tax uncertainties and valuation allowance reserves, tax arising on internal reorganizations, and “book to return” adjustments for tax return filings and tax assessments (in total “adjusted expenses”).assessments. Included is the amount of net tax benefits arising from the internal reorganization (see note 14) assumed to be allocable to the current period based on the forecasted utilization period. In arriving at our non-GAAP-basedNon-GAAP-based tax rate of 20%approximately 15%, we analyzed the individual adjusted expenses and took into consideration the impact of statutory tax rates from local jurisdictions incurring the expense.

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(8)Reconciliation of Non-GAAP-based adjustedGAAP-based net income to GAAP-basedNon-GAAP-based net income:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 Per share diluted
 Per share diluted
Non-GAAP-based net income, attributable to OpenText$103,188
$0.84
Less: 
GAAP-based net income, attributable to OpenText$912,884
$7.46
Add: 
Amortization47,688
0.39
56,743
0.46
Share-based compensation6,533
0.05
8,140
0.07
Special charges (recoveries)17,337
0.14
12,454
0.10
Other (income) expense, net4,913
0.04
(6,699)(0.05)
GAAP-based provision for (recovery of) income taxes11,202
0.09
Non-GAAP based provision for income taxes(25,771)(0.21)
GAAP-based net income, attributable to OpenText$41,286
$0.34
GAAP-based provision for (recovery of ) income taxes(859,425)(7.02)
Non-GAAP-based provision for income taxes(18,592)(0.16)
Non-GAAP-based net income, attributable to OpenText$105,505
$0.86


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Reconciliation of selected GAAP-based measures to Non-GAAP-based measures for the three months ended September 30, 20142015
(in thousands except for per share data)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
GAAP-based MeasuresGAAP-based Measures % of RevenueAdjustmentsNoteNon-GAAP-based MeasuresNon-GAAP-based Measures % of RevenueGAAP-based MeasuresGAAP-based Measures
% of Total Revenue
AdjustmentsNoteNon-GAAP-based MeasuresNon-GAAP-based Measures % of Total Revenue
Cost of revenues            
Cloud services$59,577
 $(213)(1)$59,364
 
Cloud services and subscriptions$58,916
 $(281)(1)$58,635
 
Customer support22,963
 (174)(1)22,789
 20,508
 (158)(1)20,350
 
Professional service and other43,197
 (263)(1)42,934
 38,064
 (453)(1)37,611
 
Amortization of acquired technology-based intangible assets18,206
 (18,206)(2)
 19,883
 (19,883)(2)
 
GAAP-based gross profit and gross margin (%) /
Non-GAAP-based gross profit and gross margin (%)
306,847
67.6%18,856
(3)325,703
71.8%294,483
67.8%20,775
(3)315,258
72.6%
Operating expenses            
Research and development44,742
 (563)(1)44,179
 46,440
 (752)(1)45,688
 
Sales and marketing81,041
 (2,074)(1)78,967
 77,945
 (3,115)(1)74,830
 
General and administrative35,743
 (1,162)(1)34,581
 35,569
 (1,774)(1)33,795
 
Amortization of acquired customer-based intangible assets25,884
 (25,884)(2)
 27,805
 (27,805)(2)
 
Special charges (recoveries)4,169
 (4,169)(4)
 17,337
 (17,337)(4)
 
GAAP-based income from operations and operating margin (%) / Non-GAAP-based income from operations and operating margin (%)103,026
22.7%52,708
(5)155,734
34.3%76,473
17.6%71,558
(5)148,031
34.1%
Other income (expense), net(9,873) 9,873
(6)
 (4,913) 4,913
(6)
 
Provision for (recovery of) income taxes17,402
 8,606
(7)26,008
 11,202
 14,569
(7)25,771
 
GAAP-based net income / Non-GAAP-based net income, attributable to OpenText64,626
 53,975
(8)118,601
 41,286
 61,902
(8)103,188
 
GAAP-based earnings per share / Non GAAP-based earnings per share-diluted, attributable to OpenText$0.53
 $0.44
(8)$0.97
 
GAAP-based earnings per share / Non-GAAP-based earnings per share-diluted, attributable to OpenText$0.34
 $0.50
(8)$0.84
 
(1)Adjustment relates to the exclusion of share basedshare-based compensation expense from our Non-GAAP-based operating expenses as this expense is excluded from our internal analysis of operating results.
(2)Adjustment relates to the exclusion of amortization expense from our Non-GAAP-based operating expenses as the timing and frequency of amortization expense is dependent on our acquisitions and is hence excluded from our internal analysis of operating results.
(3)GAAP-based and Non-GAAP-based gross profit stated in dollars and gross margin stated as a percentage of total revenue.
(4)Adjustment relates to the exclusion of Special charges (recoveries) from our Non-GAAP-based operating expenses as Special charges (recoveries) are generally incurred in the periods following the relevant acquisitions and include one-time, non-recurring charges or recoveries that are not indicative or related to continuing operations, and are therefore excluded from our internal analysis of operating results. See note 17 "Special Charges (Recoveries)" to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more details.
(5)GAAP-based and Non-GAAP-based income from operations stated in dollars and operating margin stated as a percentage of total revenue.
(6)Adjustment relates to the exclusion of Other income (expense) from our Non-GAAP-based operating expenses as Other income (expense) relates primarily to the transactional impact of foreign exchange and is generally not indicative or related to continuing operations and is therefore excluded from our internal analysis of operating results.
(7)Adjustment relates to differences between the GAAP-based tax provision rate of approximately 21% and a non-GAAP-basedNon-GAAP-based tax rate of 18%approximately 20%; these rate differences are due to the income tax effects of expenses that are excluded for the purpose of calculating non-GAAP-basedNon-GAAP-based adjusted net income. Such excluded expenses include amortization, share-based compensation, specialSpecial charges (recoveries) and other income (expense), net. Also excluded are tax expense items unrelated to current period income such as changes in reserves for tax uncertainties and valuation allowance reserves, tax arising on internal reorganizations, and “book to return” adjustments for tax return filings and tax assessments (in total “adjusted expenses”).assessments. In arriving at our non-GAAP-basedNon-GAAP-based tax rate of 18%approximately 20%, we analyzed the individual adjusted expenses and took into consideration the impact of statutory tax rates from local jurisdictions incurring the expense.

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(8)Reconciliation of Non-GAAP-based adjustedGAAP-based net income to GAAP-basedNon-GAAP-based net income:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 Per share diluted
 Per share diluted
Non-GAAP-based net income, attributable to OpenText$118,601
$0.97
Less: 
GAAP-based net income, attributable to OpenText$41,286
$0.34
Add: 
Amortization44,090
0.36
47,688
0.39
Share-based compensation4,449
0.04
6,533
0.05
Special charges (recoveries)4,169
0.03
17,337
0.14
Other (income) expense, net9,873
0.08
4,913
0.04
GAAP-based provision for (recovery of) income taxes17,402
0.14
Non-GAAP based provision for income taxes(26,008)(0.21)
GAAP-based net income, attributable to OpenText$64,626
$0.53
GAAP-based provision for (recovery of ) income taxes11,202
0.09
Non-GAAP-based provision for income taxes(25,771)(0.21)
Non-GAAP-based net income, attributable to OpenText$103,188
$0.84


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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The following tables set forth changes in cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the periods indicated:
(In thousands)
 As of September 30, 2015 Change increase (decrease) As of June 30, 2015 As of September 30, 2016 
Change
increase (decrease)
 As of June 30, 2016
Cash and cash equivalents $690,785
 $(9,214) $699,999
 $834,944
 $(448,813) $1,283,757
Marketable Securities $18,022
 $(2,252) $20,274
Short-term investments $2,726
 $(9,113) $11,839
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
 2015 Change 2014 2016 Change 2015
Cash provided by operating activities $92,722
 $(45,809) $138,531
 $73,451
 $(19,271) $92,722
Cash used in investing activities $(25,684) $12,147
 $(37,831) $(501,170) $(475,486) $(25,684)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities $(70,302) $(43,151) $(27,151)
Cash used in financing activities $(25,806) $44,496
 $(70,302)
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents primarily consist of balances with banks as well as deposits held at major banks with original maturities of 90 days or less.
We anticipate that our cash and cash equivalents, as well as available credit facilities, will be sufficient to fund our anticipated cash requirements for working capital, contractual commitments, capital expenditures, dividends, potential acquisitions under our normal course issuer bid, and operating needs for the next 12 months. However, anymonths, except as noted below with respect to the Dell-EMC Acquisition. On September 12, 2016, we entered into a material definitive agreement, pursuant to which we have agreed to acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities of the enterprise content division of Dell-EMC for approximately $1.62 billion. The closing of this acquisition is subject to certain customary closing conditions, including the expiration or termination of applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act. The Dell-EMC Acquisition is expected to close within 90 to 120 days from when we entered into the agreement. In connection with the Dell-EMC Acquisition, we have obtained a financing commitment from Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Royal Bank of Canada. Please see below for more details related to the Commitment Letter. Although the exact components of the permanent financing for the Dell-EMC Acquisition are yet to be determined, our objective is to maintain a conservative capital structure, including preserving our current credit ratings. As such, the permanent financing may include elements of cash on hand, borrowings under existing or new credit facilities, and a new equity offering. Any further material or acquisition-related activities may require additional sources of financing (beyond that contemplated for the Dell-EMC Acquisition) and would be subject to the financial covenants established under our credit facilities. For more details, see "Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities" below.
As at September 30, 2015,2016, we have provided $12.6$16.7 million (June 30, 2015—2016—$12.115.9 million) in respect of both additional foreign withholding taxes or deferred income tax liabilities for temporary differences related to the undistributed earnings of certain non-United States subsidiaries, and planned periodic repatriations from certain United States and LuxembourgGerman subsidiaries, that will be subject to withholding taxes upon distribution.
Cash flows provided by operating activities
Cash flows from operating activities decreased by $45.8$19.3 million due to a decrease in changes from working capital of $27.3 million, partially offset by an increase in net income before the impact of non-cash items of $19.1 million and a decrease in changes from working capital of $26.7$8.0 million. The decrease in operating cash flow from changes in working capital of $26.7$27.3 million iswas primarily due to the net impact of the following changes:decreases: (i) $14.0$35.9 million relating to the net impact of changes inaccounts receivable, (ii) $7.7 million relating to other assets, (iii) $7.1 million relating to prepaid and other current assets, and (iv) $0.6 million relating to income taxes payable and deferred charges and credits, (ii) $14.2credits. These decreases were partially offset by increases of: (i) $17.7 million relating to a lower accounts payable and accrued liabilities, balance, (iii) $5.6as a result of an active working capital management program, and (ii) $6.3 million relating to a lower deferred revenue balance and (iv) $3.4 million relating to a lower accounts receivable balance. These decreases were offset by the net impact of the following changes: (i) $6.0 million due to a lower prepaid and other current assets balance and (ii) $4.5 million relating to a lower other assets balance.revenues.
During the first quarter of Fiscal 20162017 our Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)DSO was 4852 days compared to a DSO of 48 days during the first quarter of Fiscal 2015 and the2016. The per day impact of our DSO in the first quarters of Fiscal 20162017 and Fiscal 20152016 on our cash flows was $2.6$5.7 million and $2.7$4.9 million, respectively. The increase in DSO this quarter, as compared to the same period last fiscal year, was partially the result of the impact of our recent acquisition of Recommind, which negatively impacted our DSO as Recommind historically offered longer payment terms than Open Text. We expect to see improvements to our overall global DSO, as we continue to onboard and bring their payment terms in line with OpenText policies and procedures.

Cash flows used in investing activities
Our cash flows used in investing activities is primarily on account of acquisitions and additions of property and equipment.
Cash flows used in investing activities decreasedincreased by $12.1$475.5 million. This was primarily due to a decrease$479.8 million increase in additions to property and equipment of $13.0 million, a decrease in other investing activities of $6.5 million, primarily due the purchase of shares of Actuate in the open market prior to the date of acquisitionconsideration paid for acquisitions in the first quarter of Fiscal 2015,2017 as compared to the same period in Fiscal 2016, and proceedsan increase in additions of $2.3property and equipment of $3.5 million. These increases were offset by a decrease in other investing activity of $0.8 million receivedand in an inflow of investing cash from the maturity of short-term investments. These decreases were partially offset by a paymentcertain short term investments of $7.7 million relating to Actuate equity-based liabilities that were accrued for but unpaid at the time of acquisition, and a payment of $2.0 million relating to an amount previously held back on a prior period acquisition in accordance with the terms of the agreement.$7.0 million.

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Cash flows fromused in financing activities
Our cash flows from financing activities generally consist of long-term debt financing and amounts received from stock options exercised by our employees. These inflows are typically offset by scheduled and non-scheduled repayments of our long-term debt financing and, when applicable, the payment of dividends and/or the repurchases of our Common Shares.
Cash flows used in financing activities increaseddecreased by $43.2$44.5 million. This iswas primarily due to theour repurchase of approximately 1.1 million OpenText Common Shares in the first quarter of Fiscal 2016 for approximately $50.0 million under our previous share repurchase plan. We have not yet repurchased any Common Shares under our Share Repurchase Plan (as defined below) this fiscal year. This decrease in cash flows used in financing activities was partially offset by a $1.3 million increase in debt issuance costs relating to our Senior Notes 2026 and a $2.3$4.5 million increase in dividend payments made to our shareholders. ThisThe remainder of the change was partially offset by a reduction in principal payments on our credit facilities of $11.4 million.due to miscellaneous items.
Cash Dividends
During the three months ended September 30, 2015,2016, we declared and paid cash dividends of $0.2000$0.23 per Common Share that totaled $23.3$27.8 million. Future declarations of dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to the final determination and discretion of the Board.

Commitment Letter
On September 12, 2016, we entered into the commitment letter with Barclays Bank PLC in connection with the Dell-EMC Acquisition. On September 26, 2016, we amended and restated the commitment letter (as amended and restated, the Commitment Letter) to add Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Royal Bank of Canada as lenders (together with Barclays Bank PLC, the Lenders). Under the Commitment Letter, we obtained a financing commitment from the Lenders, severally and not jointly, to provide a first lien term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $1.0 billion (the Facility) to finance a portion of the purchase price for the Dell-EMC Acquisition. The obligations of the Lenders to provide the Facility under the Commitment Letter are subject to a number of customary conditions, including, without limitation, execution and delivery of definitive documentation consistent with the Commitment Letter and the documentation standard specified therein. The Commitment Letter terminates on March 14, 2017 (which termination date may be extended under the terms of the Commitment Letter in a manner consistent with extensions under the Master Acquisition Agreement, in each case to a date that is two business days after the relevant termination date under the Master Acquisition Agreement). For further details, please refer to the Master Acquisition Agreement and the Commitment Letter which were filed as exhibit 2.1 in our BoardCurrent Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 13, 2016, and as exhibit 10.2 hereto, respectively. Although the exact components of Directors.the permanent financing for the Dell-EMC Acquisition are yet to be determined, our objective is to maintain a conservative capital structure, including preserving our current credit ratings. As such, the permanent financing may include elements of cash on hand, borrowings under existing or new credit facilities, and newly issued equity.
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes
Senior Notes 2026
On January 15, 2015,May 31, 2016 we issued $800$600 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.625%5.875% Senior Notes due 20232026 (Senior Notes)Notes 2026) in an unregistered offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and to certain persons in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. Senior Notes 2026 bear interest at a rate of 5.625%5.875% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on January 15June 1 and July 15,December 1, commencing on July 15, 2015.December 1, 2016. Senior Notes 2026 will mature on January 15, 2023,June 1, 2026, unless earlier redeemed, in accordance with their terms, or repurchased.
We may redeem all or a portion of the Senior Notes 2026 at any time prior to January 15, 2018June 1, 2021 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Senior Notes 2026 plus an applicable premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. In addition, we may also redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes 2026, on one or

more occasions, prior to June 1, 2019, using the net proceeds from certain qualified equity offerings at a redemption price of 105.875% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, subject to compliance with certain conditions. We may, on one or more occasions, redeem Senior Notes 2026, in whole or in part, at any time on and after June 1, 2021 at the applicable redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the Senior Notes 2026, dated as of May 31, 2016 among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, The Bank of New York Mellon, as U.S. trustee, and BNY Trust Company of Canada, as Canadian trustee (the 2026 Indenture), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.
If we experience one of the kinds of changes of control triggering events specified in the Indenture, we will be required to make an offer to repurchase Senior Notes 2026 at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of Senior Notes 2026, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase.
The 2026 Indenture contains covenants that limit our and certain of our subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things: (i) create certain liens and enter into sale and lease-back transactions; (ii) create, assume, incur or guarantee additional indebtedness of the Company or the guarantors without such subsidiary becoming a subsidiary guarantor of the notes; and (iii) consolidate, amalgamate or merge with, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its property and assets substantially as an entirety to, another person. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions as set forth in the 2026 Indenture. The 2026 Indenture also provides for events of default, which, if any of them occurs, may permit or, in certain circumstances, require the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then-outstanding notes to be due and payable immediately.
Senior Notes 2026 are initially guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by our existing and future wholly-owned subsidiaries that borrow or guarantee the obligations under our existing senior credit facilities. Senior Notes 2026 and the guarantees rank equally in right of payment with all of our and our guarantors’ existing and future senior unsubordinated debt and will rank senior in right of payment to all of the our and our guarantors’ future subordinated debt. Senior Notes 2026 and the guarantees will be effectively subordinated to all of our and our guarantors’ existing and future secured debt, including the obligations under the senior credit facilities, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such secured debt.
The foregoing description of the 2026 Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2026 Indenture, which is filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 31, 2016.
Senior Notes 2023
On January 15, 2015, we issued $800 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.625% Senior Notes due 2023 (Senior Notes 2023) in an unregistered offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to certain persons in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. Senior Notes 2023 bear interest at a rate of 5.625% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15, commencing on July 15, 2015. Senior Notes 2023 will mature on January 15, 2023, unless earlier redeemed in accordance with their terms, or repurchased.
We may redeem all or a portion of the Senior Notes 2023 at any time prior to January 15, 2018 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Senior Notes 2023 plus an applicable premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. In addition, we may also redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes 2023, on one or more occasions, prior to January 15, 2018, using the net proceeds from certain qualified equity offerings at a redemption price of 105.625% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, subject to compliance with certain conditions. We may, on one or more occasion, redeem Senior Notes 2023, in whole or in part, at any time on and after January 15, 2018 at the applicable redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the Senior Notes 2023, dated as of January 15, 2015, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, The Bank of New York Mellon (as successor to Citibank N.A.), as U.S. trustee, and BNY Trust Company of Canada (as successor to Citi Trust Company Canada,Canada), as Canadian Trusteetrustee (the 2023 Indenture), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.
If we experience one of the kinds of changes of control triggering events specified in the 2023 Indenture, we will be required to make an offer to repurchase Senior Notes 2023 at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of Senior Notes 2023, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase.
The 2023 Indenture contains covenants that limit our and certain of our subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things: (i) create certain liens and enter into sale and lease-back transactions; (ii) create, assume, incur or guarantee additional indebtedness of the Company or the subsidiary guarantors without such subsidiary becoming a subsidiary guarantor of Senior Notes;Notes 2023; and (iii) consolidate, amalgamate or merge with, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its property and assets substantially as an entirety to, another person. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions as set forth in the 2023 Indenture. The 2023 Indenture also provides for events of default, which, if any of them occurs, may permit or, in certain circumstances, require the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then-outstanding notes to be due and payable immediately.

Senior Notes 2023 are initially guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by our existing and future wholly-owned subsidiaries that borrow or guarantee the obligations under the Revolver and Term Loan B (each defined below).our existing senior credit facilities. Senior Notes 2023 and the guarantees rank equally in right of payment with all of our and our subsidiary guarantors’ existing and future senior unsubordinated debt and will rank senior in right of payment to all of our and our subsidiary guarantors’ future subordinated debt. Senior Notes 2023 and the guarantees will be effectively subordinated to all of ours and our guarantors’ existing and future secured debt, including the obligations under the Revolver and Term Loan B, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such secured debt.
The foregoing description of the 2023 Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2023 Indenture, which is filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 15, 2015.

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Term Loan B
In connection with the acquisition of GXS, on January 16, 2014, we entered into a second credit facility, which provides for a $800 million term loan facility with certain lenders named therein, Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays), as sole administrative agent and collateral agent, and with Barclays and RBC Capital Markets as lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (Term Loan B). Repayments made under Term Loan B are equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount in equal quarterly installments for the life of Term Loan B, with the remainder due at maturity.
Borrowings under Term Loan B are secured by a first charge over substantially all of our assets on a pari passu basis with the Revolver. We entered into Term Loan B and borrowed the full amount of $800 million on January 16, 2014. Term Loan B has a seven year term.
Borrowings under Term Loan B bear interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable margin plus, at the borrower’s option, either (1) the eurodollar rate for the interest period relevant to such borrowing or (2) an ABR rate determined by reference to the greatest of (i) the prime rate of Barclays, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% per annum and (iii) the one month eurodollar rate plus 1.00% per annum. The applicable margin for borrowings under Term Loan B will be 2.5% with respect to LIBOR borrowings and 1.5% with respect to ABR rate borrowings.
Currently we have chosen for our borrowings under Term Loan B to bear a floating rate of interest at a rate per annum equal to 2.5% plus the higher of LIBOR or 0.75%. As of September 30, 2015,2016, the interest rate was 3.25%.
Term Loan B has incremental facility capacity of (i) $250 million plus (ii) additional amounts, subject to meeting a “consolidated senior secured net leverage” ratio not exceeding 2.75:1.00, in each case subject to certain conditions. Consolidated senior secured net leverage ratio is defined for this purpose as the proportion of our total debt reduced by unrestricted cash, including guarantees and letters of credit, that is secured by our or any of our subsidiaries’ assets, over our trailing twelve months net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, restructuring, share-based compensation and other miscellaneous charges.
Under Term Loan B, we must maintain a “consolidated net leverage” ratio of no more than 4:1 at the end of each financial quarter. Consolidated net leverage ratio is defined for this purpose as the proportion of our total debt reduced by unrestricted cash, including guarantees and letters of credit, over our trailing twelve months net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, restructuring, share-based compensation and other miscellaneous charges. As of September 30, 2015,2016, our consolidated net leverage ratio was 1.5:1.8:1.
For further details relating to our Term Loan B, please see note 10 "Long-Term Debt" to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Revolver
We currently have a $300 million committed revolving credit facility (the Revolver). Borrowings under the Revolver are secured by a first charge over substantially all of our assets, and on a pari passu basis with Term Loan B. The Revolver will mature on December 22, 2019 with no fixed repayment date prior to the end of the term.term and has financial covenants consistent with Term Loan B. As of September 30, 2015,2016, we have not drawn any amounts on the Revolver.
Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)
In order to encourage further participation by eligible employees in the ESPP, we implemented a number of amendments to our ESPP, including increasing the purchase price discount from 5% to 15% and permitting Common Shares to be purchased on the open market by the trustee of a trust, or by an agent or broker designated by an administrator, and transferred to eligible employees under the ESPP, as an alternative to the issuance of Common Shares from treasury (the Amendments). The Amendments were subsequently approved by shareholders at the annual and special meeting held on October 2, 2015, and will apply to purchase periods commencing on or after January 1, 2016 unless otherwise determined by our Board of Directors or the compensation committee of the Board.
Share Repurchase Plan
On July 28, 2015,26, 2016, our Boardboard of Directorsdirectors (the Board) authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of Common Shares (Share Repurchase Plan)., pursuant to a normal course issuer bid. Shares may be repurchased from time to time in the open market, private purchases through forward, derivative, accelerated repurchase or automatic repurchase transactions or otherwise. The timing of any repurchase will depend on market conditions, our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and other factors.

During the three months ended September 30, 2016, we did not repurchase any of our Common Shares under the Share Repurchase Plan.
During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we repurchased and cancelled approximately 1.1 million OpenText1,131,812 Common Shares for approximately $50.0 million under our Share Repurchase Plan (three months ended September 30, 2014—nil). Of the $50.0 million repurchased, $42.5 million was recorded to retained earnings to reflect the difference between the market price of Common Shares repurchased and its book value.

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As of September 30, 2015, approximately $150.0 million remained available forprevious share repurchase under the Share Repurchase Plan.plan.
Shelf Registration Statement
In response to the demand and piggyback registration requests we received pursuant to the registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the acquisition of GXS, we filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the Shelf Registration Statement) with the SEC, which became effective automatically. On May 10, 2016, we filed a post-effective Amendment No. 1 to the shelf registration statement to make the base prospectus included therein consistent with the updated Canadian base shelf short-form prospectus (as amended, the Shelf Registration Statement). The Shelf Registration Statement allows for primary and secondary offerings from time to time of equity, debt and other securities, including Common Shares, Preference Shares, debt securities, depositary shares, warrants, purchase contracts, units and subscription receipts. A base shelf short-form prospectus qualifying the distribution of such securities washas also been filed with certain Canadian securities regulators. The type of securities and the specific terms thereof will be determined at the time of any offering and will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement to be filed separately with the SEC and such Canadian securities regulators.
Pensions
As of September 30, 2015,2016, our total unfunded pension plan obligations were $57.3$65.3 million, of which $1.6$1.7 million is payable within the next 12 months. We expect to be able to make the long-term and short-term payments related to these obligations in the normal course of operations.
Our anticipated payments under our most significant plans for the fiscal years indicated below are as follows:
Fiscal years ending June 30,Fiscal years ending June 30,
CDT GXS GER GXS PHPCDT GXS GER GXS PHP
2016 (nine months ended June 30)$431
 $518
 $21
2017615
 703
 32
2017 (nine months ended June 30)$450
 $592
 $54
2018661
 783
 43
641
 878
 88
2019733
 836
 88
717
 937
 138
2020803
 882
 76
784
 989
 128
2021 to 20255,240
 4,795
 1,182
2021868
 1,004
 159
2022 to 20265,127
 5,550
 1,701
Total$8,483
 $8,517
 $1,442
$8,587
 $9,950
 $2,268
For a detailed discussion on all pensions, see note 11 "Pension Plans and Other Post Retirement Benefits" to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Commitments and Contractual Obligations
As of September 30, 2015,2016, we have entered into the following contractual obligations with minimum payments for the indicated fiscal periods as follows:
Payments due betweenPayments due between
Total October 1, 2015—
June 30, 2016
 July 1, 2016—
June 30, 2018
 July 1, 2018—
June 30, 2020
 July 1, 2020
and beyond
Total October 1, 2016—
June 30, 2017
 July 1, 2017—
June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2019—
June 30, 2021
 July 1, 2021
and beyond
Long-term debt obligations$2,057,210
 $47,893
 $156,944
 $155,957
 $1,696,416
$2,930,839
 $82,876
 $226,916
 $954,797
 $1,666,250
Operating lease obligations*220,777
 35,822
 75,841
 53,108
 56,006
Operating lease obligations (1)
204,087
 37,963
 79,231
 48,066
 38,827
Purchase obligations(2)13,108
 6,952
 5,834
 322
 
15,784
 13,360
 2,170
 254
 
$2,291,095
 $90,667
 $238,619
 $209,387
 $1,752,422
$3,150,710
 $134,199
 $308,317
 $1,003,117
 $1,705,077
*(1)Net of $3.0$6.2 million of sublease income to be received from properties which we have subleased to third parties.
(2) On September 12, 2016, we entered into a commitment letter with Barclays Bank PLC in connection with the Dell-EMC Acquisition (as defined in note 18). On September 26, 2016, we amended and restated the commitment letter (as amended and restated, the Commitment Letter) to add Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Royal Bank of Canada as lenders (together with Barclays Bank PLC, the Lenders). Under the Commitment Letter, we obtained a financing commitment from the Lenders, severally and not jointly, to provide a first lien term loan facility in an aggregate principal

amount of up to $1.0 billion to finance a portion of the purchase price for the Dell-EMC acquisition. Under the terms of the Commitment Letter, we are subject to fees of $5.0 million with a maximum fee payable up to $10.0 million. We have included our maximum fee exposure under “Purchase Obligations” in the table above, although the final fees that we pay could ultimately be less. The Commitment Letter terminates on March 14, 2017, subject to extension.

The long-term debt obligations are comprised of interest and principal payments on Senior Notes and credit facilities. See note 10 "Long-Term Debt" to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Guarantees and Indemnifications
We have entered into customer agreements which may include provisions to indemnify our customers against third party claims that our software products or services infringe certain third party intellectual property rights and for liabilities related to a breach of our confidentiality obligations. We have not made any material payments in relation to such indemnification provisions and have not accrued any liabilities related to these indemnification provisions in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

    50Occasionally, we enter into financial guarantees with third parties in the ordinary course of our business, including, among others, guarantees relating to taxes and letters of credit on behalf of parties with whom we conduct business. Such agreements have not had a material effect on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.


Litigation
We are currently involved in various claims and legal proceedings.
Quarterly, we review the status of each significant legal matter and evaluate such matters to determine how they should be treated for accounting and disclosure purposes in accordance with the requirements of ASC Topic 450-20 "Loss Contingencies" (Topic 450-20). Specifically, this evaluation process includes the centralized tracking and itemization of the status of all our disputes and litigation items, discussing the nature of any litigation and claim, including any dispute or claim that is reasonably likely to result in litigation, with relevant internal and external counsel, and assessing the progress of each matter in light of its merits and our experience with similar proceedings under similar circumstances.
If the potential loss from any claim or legal proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated, we accrue a liability for the estimated loss in accordance with Topic 450-20. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the aggregate of such aggregatedestimated losses were not material to our consolidated financial position or resultresults of operations and we do not believe as of the date of this filing that it is reasonably possible that a loss exceeding the amounts already recognized will be incurred that would be material to our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Contingencies
As we have previously disclosed, the United States Internal Revenue ServicesService (IRS) is examining certain of our tax returns for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 (Fiscal 2010) through our fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 (Fiscal 2012), and in connection with those examinations is reviewing our internal reorganization in Fiscal 2010 to consolidate certain intellectual property ownership in Luxembourg and Canada and our integration of certain acquisitions into the resulting structure. We also previously disclosed that the examinations may lead to proposed adjustments to our taxes that may be material, individually or in the aggregate, and that we have not recorded any material accruals for any such potential adjustments in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
As part of these examinations, (which are ongoing), on July 17, 2015 we received from the IRS a Notice of Proposed Adjustment (“NOPA”) in draft form proposing a one-time approximately $280 million increase to our U.S. federal taxes arising from the reorganization in Fiscal 2010 and proposing penalties equal to 20% of the additional taxes, plus interest at the applicable statutory rate (which will continue to accrue until the matter is resolved and may be substantial). A NOPA is an IRS position and does not impose an obligation to pay tax. The draft NOPA may be changed before the final NOPA is issued, including because the IRS reserved the right in the draft NOPA to increase the adjustment. Based on our discussions with the IRS, we expect we will receive an additional NOPA proposing an approximately $80 million increase to our U.S. federal taxes for Fiscal 2012 arising from the integration of Global 360 Holding Corp. into the structure that resulted from the reorganization, accompanied by proposed penalties and interest (although there can be no assurance that this will be the amount reflected in the NOPA when received)received, including because the IRS may assign a higher value to our intellectual property). Depending upon the outcome of these matters, additional state income taxes plus penalties and interest may be due. We currently estimate that, as of September 30, 2016, adjustments under the draft NOPA in its present form and the anticipated additional NOPA could result in an aggregate liability of approximately $550 million, inclusive of U.S. federal and state taxes, penalties and interest.
We strongly disagree with the IRS’ position and intend to vigorously contest the proposed adjustments to our taxable

income. We are examining various alternatives available to taxpayers to contest the proposed adjustments. Any such alternatives could involve a lengthy process and result in the incurrence of significant expenses. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have not recorded any material accruals in respect of these examinations in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. An adverse outcome of these tax examinations could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations.
As part of our acquisition of GXS, we have inherited a tax dispute in Brazil between the Company’s subsidiary, GXS Tecnologia da Informação (Brasil) Ltda. (GXS Brazil), and the municipality of São Paulo, in connection with GXS Brazil’s judicial appeal of a tax claim in the amount of $1.9$2.7 million as of September 30, 2015.2016. We currently have in place a bank guarantee in the amount of $2.9$4.0 million in recognition of this dispute. However, we believe that the position of the São Paulo tax authorities is not consistent with the relevant facts and based on information available on the case and other similar matters provided by local counsel, we believe that we can defend our position and that no tax is owed. Although we believe that the facts support our position, the ultimate outcome of this matter could result in a loss of up to the claim amount discussed above, plus future interest or penalties that may accrue.
Historically, prior to our acquisition of GXS, GXS would charge certain costs to its subsidiaries, including GXS Brazil, primarily based on historical transfer pricing studies that were intended to reflect the costs incurred by subsidiaries in relation to services provided by the parent company to the subject subsidiary. GXS recorded taxes on amounts billed, that were considered to be due based on the intercompany charges. GXS subsequently re-evaluated its intercompany charges to GXS Brazil and related taxes and, upon taking into consideration the current environment and judicial proceedings in Brazil, concluded that it was probable that certain indirect taxes would be assessable and payable based upon the accrual of such intercompany charges and has approximately $4.6$5.3 million accrued for the probable amount of a settlement related to the indirect taxes, interest and penalties.

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Our Indian subsidiary, GXS India Technology Centre Private Limited (GXS India), is subject to potential assessments by Indian tax authorities in the city of Bangalore. GXS India has received assessment orders from the Indian tax authorities alleging that the transfer price applied to intercompany transactions was not appropriate. Based on advice from our tax advisors, we believe that the facts that the Indian tax authorities are using to support their assessment are incorrect. We have filed appeals and anticipate an eventual settlement with the Indian tax authorities. We have accrued $1.5 million to cover our anticipated financial exposure in this matter.
Please also see "Risk Factors" included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2015.2016.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not enter into off-balance sheet financing as a matter of practice, except for guarantees relating to taxes and letters of credit on behalf of parties with whom we conduct business, and the use of operating leases for office space, computer equipment, and vehicles. None of the operating leases described in the previous sentence has, and we currently do not believe that they potentially may have, a material effect on our financial condition, revenues, expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, neither the lease liability nor the underlying asset is carried on the balance sheet, as the terms of the leases do not meet the criteria for capitalization.


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Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are primarily exposed to market risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates on our term loans and foreign currency exchange rates.
Interest rate risk
Our exposure to interest rate fluctuations relate primarily to our Term Loan B.
As of September 30, 2015,2016, we had an outstanding balance of $786.0$778.0 million on Term Loan B. Term Loan B bears a floating interest rate of 2.5% plus the higher of LIBOR or 0.75%. As of September 30, 2015,2016, an adverse change of one percent on the interest rate would have the effect of increasing our annual interest payment on Term Loan B by approximately $7.9$7.8 million, assuming that the loan balance as of September 30, 20152016 is outstanding for the entire period.
At June 30, 2015,2016, an adverse change of one percent would have had the effect of increasing our annual interest payments on Term Loan B by approximately $7.9$7.8 million, assuming that the loan balance was outstanding for the entire period.
Depending on the permanent financing for the Dell-EMC Acquisition, we may be subject to additional interest rate risk.
Foreign currency risk
Foreign currency transaction risk
We transact business in various foreign currencies. Our foreign currency exposures typically arise from intercompany fees, intercompany loans and other intercompany transactions that are expected to be cash settled in the near term. We expect that we will continue to realize gains or losses with respect to our foreign currency exposures. Our ultimate realized gain or loss with respect to foreign currency exposures will generally depend on the size and type of cross-currency transactions that we enter into, the currency exchange rates associated with these exposures and changes in those rates. Additionally, we have hedged certain of our Canadian dollar foreign currency exposures relating to our payroll expenses in Canada.
Based on the foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding as at September 30, 2015,2016, a one cent change in the Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate would have caused a change of approximately $0.7$0.3 million in the mark to market on our existing foreign exchange forward contracts.
At June 30, 2015,2016, a one cent change in the Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate would have caused a change of approximately $0.8$0.3 million in the mark to market on our existing foreign exchange forward contracts.
Foreign currency translation risk
Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. Fluctuations in foreign currencies impact the amount of total assets and liabilities that we report for our foreign subsidiaries upon the translation of these amounts into U.S. dollars. In particular, the amount of cash and cash equivalents that we report in U.S. dollars for a significant portion of the cash held by these subsidiaries is subject to translation variance caused by changes in foreign currency exchange rates as of the end of each respective reporting period (the offset to which is recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets).
The following table shows our cash and cash equivalents denominated in certain major foreign currencies as of September 30, 20152016 (equivalent in U.S. dollar):
(In thousands) U.S. Dollar
Equivalent at
September 30, 2015
 U.S. Dollar
Equivalent at
June 30, 2015
 U.S. Dollar
Equivalent at September 30, 2016
 U.S. Dollar
Equivalent at
June 30, 2016
Euro $147,816
 $125,411
 $174,199
 $182,524
British Pound 37,383
 28,634
 35,719
 29,572
Canadian Dollar 15,390
 21,358
 27,651
 22,103
Swiss Franc 17,639
 12,364
 24,901
 30,298
Other foreign currencies 62,828
 55,996
 80,738
 72,107
Total cash and cash equivalents denominated in foreign currencies 281,056
 243,763
 343,208
 336,604
U.S. dollar 409,729
 456,236
 491,736
 947,153
Total cash and cash equivalents $690,785
 $699,999
 $834,944
 $1,283,757
If overall foreign currency exchange rates in comparison to the U.S. dollar uniformly weakened by 10%, the amount of

cash and cash equivalents we would report in equivalent U.S. dollars would decrease by approximately $28.1$34.3 million (June 30, 2015—2016—$24.433.7 million).

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Item 4.    Controls and Procedures
(A) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of September 30, 2015,2016, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act were recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file under the Exchange Act (according to Rule 13(a)-15(e)) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(B) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
Based on the evaluation completed by our management, in which our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer participated, our management has concluded that there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 20152016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



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PART II - Other Information

Item 1A. Risk Factors
You should carefully considerThe following risk factors update, and are in addition to, the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors”"Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2015.2016, and should be read in conjunction therewith. These are not the only risks and uncertainties facing us. Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also impair our operating results, financial condition and liquidity. Our business is also subject to general risks and uncertainties that affect many other companies.

There can be no assurance that we will successfully complete the Dell-EMC Acquisition on the terms or timetable currently proposed or at all.
Item 2. Unregistered SalesThe Master Acquisition Agreement contains a number of Equity Securitiescustomary conditions that must be fulfilled to complete the Dell-EMC Acquisition, including the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act. The Master Acquisition Agreement also contains certain customary rights of either party, as applicable, to terminate the agreement prior to the initial closing. In addition, if the Master Acquisition Agreement is terminated in specified circumstances, certain termination fees become payable. There can be no assurance that the conditions to closing will be satisfied or waived or that other events will not intervene to delay or prevent the completion of the Dell-EMC Acquisition.
Further, our ability to complete the Dell-EMC Acquisition is dependent upon our ability to secure the financing sources to pay the purchase price. Although the exact components of the permanent financing for the Dell-EMC Acquisition are yet to be determined, our objective is to maintain a conservative capital structure, including preserving our current credit ratings. As such, the permanent financing may include elements of cash on hand, borrowings under existing or new credit facilities, and Use of Proceeds
PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Period (a) Total
Number of
Shares
(or Units)
Purchased 
 (b)
Average
Price Paid
per Share
(or Unit) 
 (c) Total
Number of Shares
(or Units) Purchased
as Part of
Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs 
 (d) Maximum
Number of Shares
(or Units) that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs 
07/01/15 to 07/31/15 
 $
 
 
08/01/15 to 08/31/15 
 $
 
 
09/01/15 to 09/30/15*1,131,812
 $44.20
 1,131.812
 4,985,070
Total 1,131,812
 $44.20
 1,131,812
 4,985,070

* On July 28, 2015, our board of directors authorizednewly issued equity. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in raising sufficient funds to finance the repurchasepurchase price for the Dell-EMC Acquisition. We entered into the Commitment Letter, pursuant to which the Lenders, severally and not jointly, have committed to provide the Facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to an aggregate$1.0 billion subject to a number of $200.0 millioncustomary conditions. We cannot assure you that we will be able to satisfy the conditions set forth in the Commitment Letter. The closing of the Dell-EMC Acquisition is not contingent on our ability to obtain sufficient financing under the Commitment Letter or otherwise.
We have incurred, and will continue to incur, significant transaction costs in connection with the Dell-EMC Acquisition and a delay in closing, or a failure to complete, the Dell-EMC Acquisition could have a negative impact on our business and on the trading price of our Common Shares. Under
We may fail to realize all of the normal course issuer bid (NCIB), upanticipated benefits of the Dell-EMC Acquisition or those benefits may take longer to 5%realize than expected. We may also encounter significant difficulties in integrating the enterprise content division of Dell-EMC we acquire.
Our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the Dell-EMC Acquisition will depend, to a large extent, on our ability to integrate the enterprise content division of Dell-EMC we acquire, which is a complex, costly and time-consuming process. The nature of a carve-out acquisition makes it inherently more difficult to assume operations upon closing and to integrate activities. As a result, we will be required to devote significant management attention and resources to integrate the business practices and operations of OpenText and the enterprise content division of Dell-EMC we acquire. The integration process may disrupt our business and, if implemented ineffectively, would restrict the realization of the full expected benefits. The failure to meet the challenges involved in the integration process and to realize the anticipated benefits of the Dell-EMC Acquisition could cause an interruption of, or a loss of momentum in, our operations and could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, the integration of the enterprise content division of Dell-EMC may result in material unanticipated problems, expenses, liabilities, competitive responses, loss of customers and other business relationships, and diversion of management’s attention. Additional integration challenges include:
difficulties in achieving anticipated cost savings, synergies, business opportunities and growth prospects from the acquisition;
difficulties in the integration of operations and systems;
conforming standards, controls, procedures and accounting and other policies, business cultures and compensation structures;
difficulties in the assimilation of employees; and
coordinating a geographically dispersed organization.

Many of these factors will be outside of our 122,337,654control and any one of them could result in increased costs, decreases in the amount of expected revenues and diversion of management’s time and energy, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, even if the enterprise content division of Dell-EMC is integrated successfully, the full benefits of the Dell-EMC Acquisition may not be realized, including the synergies, cost savings or sales or growth opportunities that are expected. These benefits may not be achieved within the anticipated time frame, or at all. Further, additional unanticipated costs may be incurred in the integration process. All of these factors could cause dilution to our earnings per share, decrease or delay the expected accretive effect of the Dell-EMC Acquisition and negatively impact the price of our Common Shares outstandingShares.
Our effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was positively impacted by a non-recurring income tax benefit.
Our effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was a recovery of 1,606.8%, compared to a provision of 21.3% for the same period in the prior year. The decrease in tax rate was primarily due to a significant tax benefit of $876.1 million associated with the recognition of a net deferred tax asset resulting from the implementation of a reorganization of our subsidiaries worldwide, as of July 27, 2015, or 6,116,882 Common Shares, are permitteddiscussed in note 14 “Income Taxes” to be purchased commencing on August 6, 2015 until August 5, 2016.our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. This tax benefit is specifically tied to the reorganization and applied to this quarter only, and as a result, will not continue in the future periods.

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Item 6.    Exhibits and Financial Statements Schedules

The following documents are filed as a part of this report:
Exhibit
Number
  Description of Exhibit
2.1Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 12, 2016, by and among Open Text Corporation, EMC Corporation, EMC International Company, and EMC (Benelux) B.V. (1)
4.1 Amended and Restated EmployeeShareholder Rights Plan Agreement between open Text Corporation and Computershare Investor Services, Inc. dated September 23, 2016. (2)
10.1Commitment Letter, dated as of September 12, 2016, by and between Barclays Bank PLC and Open Text Corporation. (1)
10.2Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated as of September 26, 2016, by and among Open Text Corporation and Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Royal Bank of Canada.
10.3Open Text Corporation 2004 Stock PurchaseOption Plan, (1)as amended and restated on September 23, 2016. (3)
31.1  Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2  Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1  Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2  Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS  XBRL instance document.
101.SCH  XBRL taxonomy extension schema.
101.CAL  XBRL taxonomy extension calculation linkbase.
101.DEF  XBRL taxonomy extension definition linkbase.
101.LAB  XBRL taxonomy extension label linkbase.
101.PRE  XBRL taxonomy extension presentation.

(1) Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's Currentcurrent Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on October 2, 2015September 13, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.
(2) Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on September 23, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.
(3) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, as filed with the SEC on November 3, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.


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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
Date: October 28, 2015November 3, 2016
By:/s/ MARK J. BARRENECHEA        
 
Mark J. Barrenechea
PresidentChief Executive Officer and Chief ExecutiveTechnology Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 /s/ JOHN M. DOOLITTLE
 
John M. Doolittle
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial OfficerOfficer)
/s/ ADITYA MAHESHWARI
Aditya Maheshwari
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)


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