Overview and Basis of Presentation | Note 1. Overview and Basis of Presentation Description of Business Zuora, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 2006 and began operations in 2007. Zuora’s fiscal year ends on January 31. Zuora is headquartered in Redwood City, California. Zuora provides a leading monetization suite for a modern business, built to help companies launch and scale new services and operate dynamic, customer-centric business models, including subscription and usage-based models. Our technology solutions enable companies across multiple industries and geographies to build, run, and grow a modern business, automating the quote-to-revenue process, including offers, billing, collections, and revenue recognition. With Zuora’s solutions, businesses can change and evolve how they go to market through a mix of monetization models, efficiently comply with revenue recognition standards, analyze customer data to optimize their offerings, and build recurring relationships with their customers. On September 2, 2022, Zuora acquired Zephr Inc Limited (Zephr), a leading subscription experience platform used by global digital publishing and media companies. Additional information regarding the Zephr acquisition is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2024 (Annual Report on Form 10-K). On May 9, 2024, Zuora acquired Togai Inc. and its subsidiary (Togai), a privately held metering and rating solution company. On August 16, 2024, Zuora acquired Zeddit Limited (Sub(x)), an AI solution for digital publishing and media companies. We have included the financial results of Togai and Sub(x) in our condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. Refer to Note 19. Acquisitions for further information. References to “Zuora”, “us”, “our”, or “we” in these notes refer to Zuora, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Proposed Merger On October 17, 2024, Zuora entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Zodiac Purchaser, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (Parent), and Zodiac Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), that, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, provides for the merger of Merger Sub with and into Zuora (the Proposed Merger), with Zuora continuing as the surviving corporation in the Proposed Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Parent and Merger Sub are indirectly controlled by private investment funds affiliated with Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. (Silver Lake Group). The transaction includes a significant minority investment from an affiliate of GIC Pte. Ltd. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Proposed Merger (the Effective Time), each issued and outstanding share of Class A common stock of Zuora, par value $0.0001 per share (the Class A Common Stock) and Class B common stock of Zuora, par value $0.0001 per share (the Class B Common Stock and together with the Class A Common Stock, the Common Stock), other than each share of Common Stock held in the treasury of Zuora, each Rollover Share (as defined below) and any shares of Common Stock owned by Parent or Merger Sub, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be canceled and extinguished and automatically be converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to $10.00 per share, without interest thereon and subject to any applicable withholding taxes (the Per Share Price). If the Proposed Merger is consummated, the Class A Common Stock will no longer be publicly traded and will be de-listed from the New York Stock Exchange and de-registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). The Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, and covenants. The completion of the Proposed Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary mutual closing conditions, including (a) the approval of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement by the affirmative vote of (i) the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares (A) of capital stock of Zuora entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class, and (B) of capital stock held by the unaffiliated Company stockholders entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class, and (ii) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock entitled to vote thereon, each voting separately as a class (collectively, the Company Stockholder Approval), (b) the absence of any order or other action that is in effect by a governmental authority having jurisdiction over any party to the Merger Agreement or in respect of the transactions contemplated thereby restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Proposed Merger or applicable law that is in effect that makes consummation of the Proposed Merger illegal or otherwise prohibited and (c) the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof) under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the receipt of consents required under certain antitrust or foreign investment laws or the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period thereunder. The obligation of each party to consummate the Proposed Merger is also conditioned on the other party’s representations and warranties being true and correct (subject to certain customary materiality exceptions) and the other party having performed in all material respects its obligations under the Merger Agreement, and the obligation of Parent to consummate the Proposed Merger is additionally conditioned on (x) no material adverse effect on Zuora having occurred since the execution of the Merger Agreement, (y) Zuora and its subsidiaries collectively having at least $400.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and (z) the rollover of the Rollover Shares having occurred in accordance with the Support and Rollover Agreement (as defined below). The consummation of the Proposed Merger is not subject to any financing condition. The Merger Agreement contains termination rights for each of Zuora and Parent, including, among others, (a) if the consummation of the Proposed Merger does not occur on or before July 17, 2025 (subject to an automatic extension until October 17, 2025 under specified circumstances), (b) if any order prohibiting the Proposed Merger has become final and non-appealable, (c) if the Company Stockholder Approval is not obtained following the meeting of Zuora’s stockholders for purposes of obtaining such Company Stockholder Approval, and (d) subject to certain conditions, (i) by Parent, if our Board of Directors, acting upon the recommendation of that certain special committee established by our Board of Directors on March 15, 2024 comprised solely of independent and disinterested members of our Board of Directors (the Special Committee), changes its recommendation in favor of the Proposed Merger or (ii) by Zuora, prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, if Zuora wishes to terminate the Merger Agreement to enter into a definitive agreement providing for a Superior Proposal (as defined by the Merger Agreement). Zuora and Parent may also terminate the Merger Agreement by mutual written consent. Zuora agreed to pay Parent a termination fee of $50.5 million in cash on termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances (the Zuora Termination Fee). If the Merger Agreement is terminated as a result of Company Stockholder Approval not being obtained at the stockholder meeting, Zuora would be required to reimburse Parent for certain fees and expenses, subject to a cap of $5.0 million. Parent agreed to pay Zuora a termination fee of $101.1 million in cash on termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances. If the Merger Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances, including in connection with a failure to obtain certain specified regulatory approvals, Parent would be required to pay Zuora a regulatory termination fee of $25.3 million. In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, on October 17, 2024, Tien Tzuo and certain of his affiliates (collectively, the CEO Rollover Stockholders) have entered into a voting, support and rollover agreement (the Support and Rollover Agreement) with Parent, Zuora and the other parties thereto. Under the Support and Rollover Agreement, the CEO Rollover Stockholders have agreed to vote all of their respective shares of Zuora Common Stock in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and certain other matters, subject to certain terms and conditions contained therein. In addition, under the Support and Rollover Agreement, immediately prior to the Effective Time, the CEO Rollover Stockholders will contribute to a direct or indirect parent company of Parent shares of Common Stock with an aggregate value (based on the Per Share Price) equal to $70.0 million in exchange for equity interests in such a direct or indirect parent company of Parent (such shares, the Rollover Shares). As a result of the Proposed Merger, the Rollover Shares contributed to such parent company of Parent by the CEO Rollover Stockholders will be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor. In connection with the Proposed Merger, Mr. Tzuo also entered into a term sheet with Parent pursuant to which, among other things, following completion of the Proposed Merger, Mr. Tzuo's existing offer letter and severance agreement will remain in effect on their current terms, provided that Mr. Tzuo's base salary and target bonus will each be increased to $750,000 and Mr. Tzuo's severance payments will be equal to two years' base salary. Following completion of the Proposed Merger, Mr. Tzuo will receive a grant of new appreciation-only equity awards in a parent entity of the surviving corporation. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, immediately prior to the closing of the Proposed Merger, we will purchase from Silver Lake (as defined below) a portion of our convertible senior unsecured notes due in 2029 (the 2029 Notes) in an amount to be specified by Parent, for cash at the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price (as such term is defined in the indenture governing the 2029 Notes (the Convertible Notes Indenture), and which is equal to the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be repurchased plus all remaining scheduled interest on such 2029 Notes (accruing at the 5.50% per annum paid-in-kind interest rate) through maturity as if such 2029 Notes remained outstanding through maturity for the purposes of this calculation); provided that the aggregate amount of cash to be paid by us to repurchase such portion of the 2029 Notes shall not exceed $130.0 million. All other outstanding 2029 Notes held by Silver Lake that are not so purchased shall be contributed directly or indirectly to Parent or another affiliate thereof and following such contribution, the holders of the 2029 Notes shall no longer be entitled or permitted to exercise the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right (as such term is defined in the Convertible Notes Indenture) under the Convertible Notes Indenture, nor to trigger or exercise the Conversion Obligation (as such term is defined in the Convertible Notes Indenture) under the Convertible Notes Indenture, in each case, in respect of the Convertible Notes so contributed. With respect to the Warrants (as defined below) that were issued in connection with the issuance of the 2029 Notes, because the Per Share Price is less than the exercise price of the Warrants, no payments will be made in respect of the Warrants to holders thereof in the Proposed Merger, and the Warrants will be canceled. The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement, the Support and Rollover Agreement, and Mr. Tzuo's offer letter and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete, and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Merger Agreement and the Support and Rollover Agreement, which are attached as Exhibit 2.1 and Exhibit 10.1, respectively, of Zuora’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 18, 2024 and incorporated by reference herein. Pursuant to the rules adopted by the SEC, Zuora prepared and filed with the SEC on November 25, 2024 a Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (the Proxy Statement), containing more information about the Merger Agreement and the Proposed Merger. Once Zuora's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A is filed with the SEC, Zuora will set the date for the special meeting of stockholders as well as the record date, stockholders will vote on, among other things, a proposal to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement. Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which include the accounts of Zuora and its wholly owned subsidiaries, have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) and applicable rules and regulations of the SEC regarding interim financial reporting. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2024 included herein was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all disclosures including certain notes required by GAAP on an annual reporting basis. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the balance sheets, statements of comprehensive loss, statements of cash flows and statements of stockholders' equity for the interim periods, but are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be anticipated for the full fiscal year ending January 31, 2025 or any future period. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations. Use of Estimates The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, as well as reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Our most significant estimates and assumptions are related to revenue recognition with respect to the determination of the standalone selling prices for our services; the expected period of benefit over which deferred commissions are amortized; valuation of certain stock-based awards, our convertible senior notes and warrants and short-term investments; estimates of allowance for credit losses; estimates of the fair value of goodwill and long-lived assets when evaluating for impairments and for assets acquired from acquisitions; useful lives of intangibles and other long-lived assets; and the valuation of deferred income tax assets and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. |