UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 30, 2017

June 27, 2020
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: 001-12696


Plantronics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware77-0207692
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


345 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, California95060
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


(831) (831) 426-5858
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
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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. Yesx No o


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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x


As of January 26, 2018, 33,075,564July 23, 2020, 40,743,644 shares of the registrant's common stock were outstanding.


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Plantronics, Inc.
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATIONPage No.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 
  
  
  
  
  
  


Plantronics® and, Poly®, Simply Smarter Communications® , and the propeller design are trademarks or registered trademarks of Plantronics, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

DECT™ is a trademark of ETSI registered for the benefit of its members in France and other jurisdictions.

The Bluetooth name and the Bluetooth® trademarks are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and are used by Plantronics, Inc. under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Part I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


CERTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION:


This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, ("Securities Act"as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ("Exchange Act"as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  Forward-lookingThese statements may generally be identified by the use of such words as "expect," "anticipate," "believe," “could,” "expect,"estimate," "intend," “may,” "plan,"predict," "potential,"project," "shall,"or "will," “would,” or variations of such words and similar expressions or the negative of these terms.are based on current expectations and entail various risks and uncertainties.  Specific forward-looking statements and the associated risks and uncertainties contained within this Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to: (i) our beliefs with respect to statementsthe length and severity of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, and its impact across our businesses, our operations and global supply chain, including (a) our inability to source component parts from key suppliers in sufficient quantities necessary to meet the high demand for certain product lines, including our Enterprise Headsets, which negatively impacted our sales during the quarter; and continued uncertainty and potential impact on future quarters if these sourcing constraints continue and/or price volatility occurs, which could continue to negatively affect our profitability and/or market share, (b) our expectations that the virus has caused and will continue to cause, an increase in customer and partner demand, including increased demand in collaboration endpoints due to a global, work from home workforce, (c) expectations related to our voice product lines, as well as our services attachment rate for such products, which have been, and may continue to be, negatively impacted as companies have delayed returning their workforces to offices in many countries due to uncertainties related to the continued impact of COVID-19; (d) expectations related to our ability to fulfill the backlog generated by supply constraints during the quarter, to timely supply the number of products to fulfill current and future customer demand, including expectations that our manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico will continue production at the capacity necessary to meet such demand, (e) the impact of the virus on our distribution partners, resellers, end-user customers and our production facilities, including our ability to obtain alternative sources of supply if our production facility or other suppliers are impacted by future shut downs, (f) the impact if global or regional economic conditions deteriorate further, on our customers and/or partners, including increased demand for pricing accommodations, delayed payments, delayed deployment plans, insolvency or other issues which may increase credit losses, and (g) risks related to restrictions or delays in global return to worksites as a result of COVID-19, which continues to impact our employees worldwide and our customers, which has negatively impacted our voice product lines for the quarter, and restricted customer engagement; and (h) the complexity of the forecast analysis and the design and operation of internal controls; and (ii) our belief that we can manufacture or supply products in a timely manner to satisfy perishable demand; (iii) expectations related to our customers’ purchasing decisions and our ability to match product production to demand, particularly given long lead times and the difficulty of forecasting unit volumes and acquiring the component parts and materials to meet demand without having excess inventory or incurring cancellation charges; (iv) risks associated with significant and abrupt changes in product demand which increases the complexity of management’s evaluation of potential excess or obsolete inventory; (v) risks associated with the bankruptcy or financial weakness of distributors or key customers, or the bankruptcy of or reduction in capacity of our key suppliers; (vi) risks associated with the potential interruption in the supply of sole-sourced critical components, our ability to move to a dual-source model, and the continuity of component supply at costs consistent with our plans, which has negatively impacted in the quarter and may continue to impact our ability to timely supply product to meet our customer demand; (vii) expectations related to our services segment revenues, particularly as we introduce new generation, less complex, product solutions, or as companies shift from on premises to work from home options for their workforce, which may result in decreased demand for our professional, installation and/or managed service offerings; (viii) expectations that our current cash on hand, additional cash generated from operations, together with sources of cash through our credit facility, either alone or in combination with our election to suspend our dividend payments, will meet our liquidity needs during and following the unknown duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; (ix) expectations relating to our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to meet our debt covenants and timely repay all principal and interest amounts drawn under our credit facility as they become due; (x) risks associated with our channel partners’ sales reporting, product inventories and product sell through since we sell a significant amount of products to channel partners who maintain their own inventory of our products; (xi) our efforts to execute to drive sales and sustainable profitable revenue growth; (xii) our expectations for new products launches, the timing of their releases and their expected impact on future growth and on our existing products; (xiii) our belief that our new Partner Program will drive growth and profitability for both us and our partners through the sale of our product, services and solutions; (xiv) risks associated with forecasting sales and procurement demands, which are inherently difficult, particularly with continuing uncertainty in regional and global economic conditions; (xv) uncertainties attributable to currency fluctuations, including fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and/or new or greater tariffs on our products; (xvi) our expectations regarding (i)our ability to control costs, streamline operations and successfully implement our various cost-reduction activities and realize anticipated cost savings under such cost-reduction initiatives; (xvii) expectations relating to our quarterly and annual earnings guidance, particularly as economic uncertainty, including, without limitation, uncertainty related to the continued impact of COVID-19, the macro-economic and political climate and other external factors, puts further pressure on management judgments used to develop forward looking financial guidance and other prospective financial information; (xviii) expectations related to GAAP and non-GAAP financial results for the first

quarter and full Fiscal Year 2021, including net revenues, adjusted EBITDA, tax rates, intangibles amortization, diluted weighted average shares outstanding and diluted EPS; (xix) our expectations of the impact of the acquisition of Polycom as it relates to our strategic vision and additional market and strategic partnership opportunities for our combined hardware, software and services offerings; (xx) our beliefs regarding the EnterpriseUC&C market, market dynamics and opportunities, and customer and partner behavior as well as our position in the market, (ii)including risks associated with the potential failure of our beliefs regardingUC&C solutions to be adopted with the Consumer market, our new product introductionsbreadth and the expected effect of such introductions, (iii)speed we anticipate; (xxi) our belief that our "as-a-service" offerings will benefit our growth long-term but their contribution will not be material in the near term, (iv) our intention to provide customer data insight through software and service solutions, (v) the Unified Communications ("UC") market, includingincreased adoption of UC products,certain technologies and our position,open architecture approach has and timingwill continue to increase demand for our solutions; (xxii) expectations related to the micro and macro-economic conditions in our domestic and international markets and their impact on our future business; (xxiii) our forecast and estimates with respect to tax matters, including expectations with respect to utilizing our deferred tax assets; (xxiv) our expectations related to building strategic alliances and key partnerships with providers of collaboration tools and platforms to drive revenue growth and market share; and (xxv) our expectations regarding pending and potential future litigation, in addition to other matters discussed in this market, (vi) our plans regarding our "as a service" offerings including sales and marketing efforts, (vii) our intentions regarding investments in long-term growth opportunities and our core research and development efforts, in particular in the UC market, (viii) our intentions regarding the focus of our sales, marketing and customer services and support teamsQuarterly Report on UC, (ix) the future of UC technologies, including the transition of businesses to UC-supported systems and the effects on headset adoption and use, enterprisesForm 10-Q that adopt UC and our revenue opportunity and profit growth, (x) our expenses, including research, development and engineering expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses, (xi) fluctuations in our cash provided by operating activities as a result of various factors, including fluctuations in revenues and operating expenses, timing of product shipments, accounts receivable collections, inventory and supply chain management, and the timing and amount of taxes and other payments, (xii) our future tax rate and payments related to unrecognized tax benefits, (xiii) our anticipated range of capital expenditures for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2018 and the sufficiency of our cash, cash equivalents, and cash from operations to sustain future operations and discretionary cash requirements, (xiv) our ability to pay future stockholder dividends, (xv) our ability to draw funds on our credit facility as needed, (xvi) the sufficiency of our capital resources to fund operations, and other statements regarding our future operations, financial condition and prospects, and business strategies.are not purely historical data. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements are included, but not limited to, those discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q; in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017,28, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”("SEC") on May 10, 2017;June 8, 2020; and other documents we have filed with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.





OVERVIEW


We arePlantronics, Inc. (“Poly,” “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is a leading designer, manufacturer,global communications company that designs, manufactures, and marketermarkets integrated communications and collaboration solutions. Poly combines legendary audio expertise and powerful video and conferencing capabilities to overcome the distractions, complexity and distance that make communication in and out of lightweight communications headsets, telephone headset systems, other communication endpoints, and accessories for the worldwide business and consumer markets under the Plantronics brand.workplace challenging. Our major product categories are Enterprise,Headsets, which includes headsets optimized forwired and wireless communication headsets; Voice, Video, and Content Sharing Solutions, which includes open Session Initiation Protocol (“SIP”) and native ecosystem desktop phones, conference room phones, and video conferencing solutions and peripherals, including cameras, speakers, and microphones. All of our solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly with the platform and services of our customers choice in a wide range of Unified Communications (“UC”& Collaboration ("UC&C"), other cordedUnified Communication as a Service ("UCaaS"), and cordless communication headsets, audio processors,Video as a Service ("VaaS") environments. Our cloud management and telephone systems;analytics software enables IT administrators to configure and Consumer, which includes Bluetoothupdate firmware, monitor device usage, troubleshoot, and corded productsgain a deep understanding of user behavior. In addition, we have a broad portfolio of Services including video interoperability, support for mobile device applicationsour solutions and personal computer gaming headsets. Until July 1, 2017, we also offered specialty products marketed for hearing impaired individuals under our Clarity brand, which was includedhardware devices, as well as professional, hosted, and managed services that are grounded in our Consumerdeep expertise aimed at helping customers achieve their goals for collaboration.

COVID-19 Update

The novel strain of COVID-19 (“COVID-19”) has continued to spread globally, including within the United States, and has caused government authorities and businesses to implement numerous measures to try to contain the virus, such as quarantines, shelter in place orders, and shutdowns. The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to challenge the stability of global economic activity as well as the global supply chain and financial markets.

We experienced high demand for certain Enterprise Headsets and video cameras to support work from home mandates. In addition, as companies shifted from on premises to work from home options for their workforce, we saw a decline in demand for our Voice and platform and telepresence Video product category.lines. Also, as a result of COVID-19, we encountered disruptions in our supply chain, specifically sourcing components and raw materials to meet our high customer demand for specific Headsets.

Employee safety is a critical concern to the Company and measures taken to protect them in each of our locations globally include adherence to public safety and shelter in place directives, physical distancing protocols within offices and manufacturing facilities, routine sanitation of facilities, and health monitoring before entry into Company facilities. Even so, our operations were directly impacted by a shutdown of our Tijuana manufacturing facility for approximately two weeks. During that time, we worked with local health authorities’ recommendations to implement enhanced safety measures in that facility. The changes to our operations meet or exceed current regulations, however we continue to monitor employees’ safety and evolving requirements. Additional alterations may be required, adding complexity to predict with certainty the impact of the pandemic on our operations.

The full extent and duration of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business continues to be uncertain and difficult to predict and will depend on factors outside our control, including the extent and duration of the pandemic, the development and availability of effective treatments and vaccines, mandates of protective public safety measures, and the impact of the pandemic on the global economy, global supply chains, and demand for the our products. However, at the current time we believes that our existing balances of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, along with other liquidity sources will be sufficient to satisfy its working capital needs, capital asset purchases, debt repayments and other liquidity requirements associated with our existing operations.


We ship our products to approximately 80 countries through a network of distributors, retailers, resellers, wireless carriers, original equipment manufacturers, and telephony service providers.  We have well-developed distribution channels Quarterly Highlights

Total Net Revenues (in North America, Europe, and in some parts of the Asia Pacific region where use of our products is widespread.millions)                

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   Net Revenues (in millions)
  Operating Income (in millions)
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Compared to the thirdfirst quarter of Fiscal Year 2017,2020, total net revenues decreased 2.7%20.6% to $226.5 million. The$355.7 million; the decrease was primarily driven by a decline in Voice and Headset product revenues. Refer to further discussion on total net revenues was driven by lower revenues within our Consumer product category, which declined 22.1%, or $16.7 million, fromin the year ago period. OfResults of Operations below.

As a result of the declines in Consumer, approximately $8.0 millionpurchase accounting related to the divestiturePolycom Acquisition ("Acquisition"), a total of Clarity$5.1 million of deferred revenue that otherwise would have been recognized in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2018. These declines were partially offset by higher revenues within our Enterprise product category, which grew 6.5%, or $10.3 million2021 was excluded from first quarter revenue of $355.7 million; the amount of deferred revenue excluded from the year ago period.
Operating income for the thirdfirst quarter of Fiscal Year 20182020 was $36.8$12.2 million.



Operating Income (Loss) (in millions)
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We reported an operating loss of $57.2 million and 16.2% of net revenue, compared to $31.9 million and 13.7% of net revenue in the prior year period. The divestiture of Clarity had a negligible impact on operating income for the thirdfirst quarter of Fiscal Year 2018,2021 and we expect the impact to be negligible for the full Fiscal Year 2018.

We reported a netan operating loss of $49.5$28.8 million for the thirdfirst quarter of Fiscal Year 2018, representing a decrease of 322.8% from the same quarter last year and driven by the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("the Act") that was signed into law on December 22, 2017, which resulted in a $76.4 million discrete charge for the quarter. For additional details regarding the impacts of the Act, refer to the income tax discussion in Results of Operations and Note 13, Income Taxes, in the accompanying footnotes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. In the year ago period net income was $22.2 million and 9.5% of revenues.

Our primary focus, long-term growth opportunities, strategic initiatives, and majority of our revenue and profits are2020. The decline in our Enterprise business. Within the Enterprise product category, we anticipate the key driver of long-term revenue growthresults from operations primarily is due to lower gross margins due to lower production levels, restructuring and profit opportunity will continue to be UC audio solutions.  We believe enterprises are increasing adoption of UC systems to reduce costs, improve collaboration,other related charges, and migrate technology from obsolete legacy systems.  We expect growth of UC will increase overall headset adoption in enterprise environments, and we believe most of the growth in our Enterprise product category over the next three years will come from headsets designed for UC. As such, UC remains the central focus of our sales, marketing, and support functions, and we will continue investing in key strategic alliances and integrations with major UC vendors.

Our Enterprise revenues increased in the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2018 when compared to the same prior year period, resulting from continued growth in UC product sales, which grew at a rate above our long-term growth expectations,legal settlements partially offset by declineslower operating expenses. Refer to further discussion in salesthe Results of non-UC corded and cordless products.Operations below.
Revenues from our Consumer products are seasonal and typically strongest in our third fiscal quarter, which includes the majority of the holiday shopping season. Additionally, other factors directly impact our Consumer product category performance, such as product life-cycles (including the introduction and pace of adoption of new technology), the market acceptance of new product introductions, consumer preferences and the competitive retail environment, changes in consumer confidence and other macroeconomic factors, and fluctuations in foreign currency rates relative to the U.S. Dollar ("USD"). In addition, the timing or non-recurrence of retailer placements can cause volatility in quarter-to-quarter results.


When compared to the same prior year period, the decline in Consumer revenues in the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2018 was primarily attributable to a decline in sales of our stereo Bluetooth products where new product introductions have not yet fully integrated into the market to replace revenues from certain older stereo products. Consumer product refreshes and launches typically take multiple quarters to fully integrate into the market, and it is difficult to predict at what point, if ever, these products will materially contribute to results or replace the sales of preceding models. We are currently refreshing our Consumer portfolio, having recently launched the BackBeat 300 and 500, refreshed BackBeat FIT Training and Boost editions, and RIG 800 series. Additionally, the divestiture of our Clarity line of business negatively impacted our Consumer results when compared to the same prior year period.

We continue to invest in new ideas and technology to create additional growth opportunities, such as Plantronics Manager Pro, our software-as-a-service ("SaaS") data insights offering introduced in Fiscal Year 2017, and Habitat Soundscaping, our intelligent acoustic management solution launched in July 2017. While we anticipate these investments will benefit our growth in the long term, their contribution will not be material in the near term.

We remain cautious about the macroeconomic environment, based primarily on uncertainty around trade and fiscal policy in the U.S. and broader economic uncertainty in many parts of Europe and Asia Pacific. We will continue to monitor our expenditures and prioritize those that further our strategic long-term growth opportunities, such as innovative product development. UC and SaaS are the central focus of our sales force, marketing group, and other customer service and support teams as we continue investing in key strategic alliances and integrations with major UC vendors, and work to expand the market opportunity for our SaaS offering.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


We group our operations into two reportable segments: Products and Services. Our Products segment consists of Headsets, Voice, and Video product categories and our Services segment consists of support, professional, managed, and cloud services and solutions.

The following graphs display net revenues by product categorysegment for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016June 27, 2020 and 2017:June 29, 2019:


Net Revenues(in millions)                 
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Revenue by Product CategorySegment (percent)
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Net revenues decreased in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017June 27, 2020 compared to the prior year periodsperiod, primarily due primarily to the Voice and Headsets product category. Declines in Voice product revenues are a result of COVID-19 shift in demand toward "work from home" products. Declines in Headset product revenues were driven by our decision to eliminate lower revenues withinmargin consumer products from our Consumerportfolio, including the Fiscal Year 2020 sale of gaming headset assets, and focus on higher margin consumer products. In addition, we experienced a decline in our contact center headsets due to: (1) an overall decline in the global contact center market as product category,demand shifts more to UC&C products, (2) product transitions, and (3) sales integration and channel consolidation issues. These decreases were partially offset by increasesgrowth in our EnterpriseVideo product revenues driven by UC revenues.category as new products ramp.



Services

Net revenues decreased slightly in the three months ended June 27, 2020 in our Support Services category due to the Video product mix shift from legacy Platform and Telepresence to recently launched Studio products which are lower complexity products with optional service contracts. The decrease was mostly offset by the impact of the deferred revenue fair value adjustment resulting from the Polycom Acquisition.

Geographic Information (in millions)                Revenue by Region (percent)

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Compared to the same prior year periods,period, U.S. net revenues decreased infor the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017June 27, 2020 decreased primarily due primarily to supply shortages for UC&C Headsets and declines in our Voice and Consumer headset product revenues. Declines in Voice product revenues are a declineresult of COVID-19 shift in demand toward "work from home" products. Our Consumer Headset product sales volumes,revenues declined driven by a declineour decision to eliminate lower margin consumer products from our portfolio, including the Fiscal Year 2020 sale of gaming headset assets, and focus on higher margin consumer products.

Similarly, international net revenues for the three months ended June 27, 2020 decreased from the same prior year period primarily due to declines in sales of our stereo Bluetooth productsHeadset product revenues (both Enterprise and the divestiture of our Clarity business.Consumer Headsets), and Voice product revenues. These declines were partially offset by increases in Enterprise, resulting from continued growth in UC within both the Voyager and Blackwire product families.
International net revenues for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 increased from the same year ago periods due to growthan increase in our Enterprise category, driven primarily by UCVideo product sales. Changes in foreign exchange rates increased net revenues by $4.1 million, net of the effects of hedging, forrevenues.

During the three months ended December 31, 2017, compared to an immaterial impact in the prior year period. During the nine months ended December 31, 2017,June 27, 2020, changes in foreign exchange rates positivelyunfavorably impacted net revenues by $1.3$2.5 million, net of the effects of hedging, compared to an immaterial amounta $3.9 million unfavorable impact on revenue in the prior year period.



COST OF REVENUES AND GROSS PROFIT


Cost of revenues consists primarily of direct and contract manufacturing costs, warranty,amortization of acquired technology, freight, depreciation, duties,warranty, charges for excess and obsolete inventory, depreciation, duties, royalties, and overhead expenses. 
 Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended  
 December 31, Increase December 31, Increase Three Months Ended     
(in thousands, except percentages) 2016 2017 (Decrease) 2016 2017 (Decrease) June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019 Change 
Products:         
Net revenues $232,933
 $226,534
 $(6,399) (2.7)% $672,222
 $640,760
 $(31,462) (4.7)% $291,458
 $382,745
 $(91,287) (23.9)% 
Cost of revenues 122,753
 112,409
 (10,344) (8.4)% 338,523
 315,720
 (22,803) (6.7)% 176,615
 208,616
 (32,001) (15.3)% 
Gross profit $110,180
 $114,125
 $3,945
 3.6 % $333,699
 $325,040
 $(8,659) (2.6)% $114,843
 $174,129
 $(59,286) (34.0)% 
Gross profit % 47.3% 50.4% 

   49.6% 50.7%     39.4% 45.5% 
   
Services:         
Net revenues $64,262
 $65,022
 $(760) (1.2)% 
Cost of revenues 22,773
 26,505
 (3,732) (14.1)% 
Gross profit $41,489
 $38,517
 $2,972
 7.7 % 
Gross profit % 64.6% 59.2%     
Total:         
Net revenues $355,720
 $447,767
 $(92,047) (20.6)% 
Cost of revenues 199,388
 235,121
 (35,733) (15.2)% 
Gross profit $156,332
 $212,646
 $(56,314) (26.5)% 
Gross profit % 43.9% 47.5%     


Products

Compared to the same prior year periods,period, gross profit as a percentage of net revenues increaseddecreased in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017,June 27, 2020, primarily due primarily to productCOVID-19 related incremental manufacturing costs, fixed cost reductionsitems spread over lower net revenues, and inventory-related reserves taken during the current quarter. Partially offsetting these unfavorable items was a decrease in intangible asset amortization expense resulting from long-lived asset impairment of existing technology related to our Voice products in the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 and favorable product mix. Gross profit for

Given the nine months ended December 31, 2017 was also negatively impacted by the loss recorded on the sale of our Clarity division and the write-off of an indirect tax asset in our Brazilian entity, both of which are discussed in detail in Note 8, Restructuring and other related charges (credits), in the accompanying footnotes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

There are significant variances in gross profit percentages between our higher and lower margin products; therefore, smallproducts, gross profit percentages may be impacted by variations in product mix which can be difficultand other factors, including production levels, distribution channels, and return rates.

Services

Compared to predict, can have a significant impact onthe prior year period, the gross profit as a percentage of net revenues. Gross profit percentages may also vary based on distribution channel, return rates,revenues increased primarily due to the decrease in the Polycom acquisition-related deferred revenue fair value adjustment and other factors.a lower fixed cost base.




RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGINEERINGOPERATING EXPENSES


Operating expenses for the three months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019 were as follows:
  Three Months Ended   
(in thousands, except percentages) June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019 Change 
Research, development, and engineering $50,029
 $59,524
 $(9,495) (16.0)% 
Selling, general and administrative 116,644
 163,608
 (46,964) (28.7)% 
(Gain) loss, net from litigation settlements 17,561
 (1,162) 18,723
 1,611.3 % 
Restructuring and other related charges 29,330
 19,525
 9,805
 50.2 % 
Total Operating Expenses $213,564
 $241,495
 $(27,931) (11.6)% 
% of net revenues 60.0% 53.9% 
   

Research, development, and engineering costs are expensed as incurred and consist primarily of compensation costs, outside services, including legal fees associated with protecting our intellectual property, expensed materials, travel expenses depreciation, and overhead expenses.

  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended  
  December 31, Increase December 31, Increase
(in thousands, except percentages) 2016 2017 (Decrease) 2016 2017 (Decrease)
Research, development, and engineering $21,393
 $21,257
 $(136) (0.6)% $66,116
 $62,402
 $(3,714) (5.6)%
% of net revenues 9.2% 9.4% 
   9.8% 9.7%    

Duringdecreased during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017, research, development, and engineering expenses declinedJune 27, 2020 when compared to the prior year periodsperiod primarily due primarily to lower compensation expense driven by reduction in headcount, decreased expenses driven primarily by reduced funding of our variable compensation plansdue to COVID-19 restrictions, and cost reductions from our restructuring actions initiated in prior periods.control efforts.

SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE


Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation costs, marketing costs, travel expenses, litigation and professional service fees, and overhead expenses.
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended  
  December 31, Increase December 31, Increase
(in thousands, except percentages) 2016 2017 (Decrease) 2016 2017 (Decrease)
Selling, general, and administrative $56,919
 $56,196
 $(723) (1.3)% $169,581
 $170,125
 $544
 0.3%
% of net revenues 24.4%
24.8% 

   25.2%
26.6%    

Compared to the same year ago periods, selling, general, and administrative expenses were flat in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017, with increases in legal fees related to our litigation with GN Netcom being offset by lower compensation expenses, driven primarily by reduced funding of our variable compensation plans, lower executive transition costs, cost savings from cost control initiatives and prior period restructuring actions. The litigation with GN Netcom was resolved in October 2017 in favor of the Company on all counts, as discussed further in Note 6, Commitments and Contingencies, in the accompanying footnotes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. As such, we expect legal fees to decrease in future quarters given there are currently no material outstanding legal matters.

(GAIN) LOSS, NET FROM LITIGATION SETTLEMENTS
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended  
  December 31, Increase December 31, Increase
(in thousands, except percentages) 2016 2017 (Decrease) 2016 2017 (Decrease)
(Gain) loss, net from litigation settlements $(103) $(15) $88
 (85.4)% $4,287
 $(295) $(4,582) (106.9)%
% of net revenues % %     0.6% %    

We recognized immaterial gains from litigation indecreased during the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2017. In the nine months ended December 31, 2017, we recognized immaterial gainsJune 27, 2020 when compared to the prior year period when we recognized a $4.9 million chargeprimarily due to integration related to discovery sanctionsexpenses that did not occur in the GN Netcom litigation.current period, lower compensation expense, driven by reduced headcount and lower sales commissions, decreased expenses due to COVID-19 restrictions, and cost control efforts.



RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (CREDITS)
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended  
  December 31, Increase December 31, Increase
(in thousands, except percentages) 2016 2017 (Decrease) 2016 2017 (Decrease)
Restructuring and other related charges (credits) $113
 $(84) $(197) (174.3)% $(1,350) $2,438
 $3,788
 (280.6)%
% of net revenues % %     (0.2)% 0.4%    

InDuring the three months ended December 31, 2016June 27, 2020 we recorded litigation charges for settlements that occurred during the quarter. See Note 7, Commitments and 2017, we recognized immaterial adjustments resulting from changesContingencies, of the accompanying notes to the estimates related to restructuring actions recorded in prior periods.condensed consolidated financial statements for further information regarding on-going litigation.


Compared to the prior year period, restructuring and other related charges (credits) increased in the ninethree months ended December 31, 2017,June 27, 2020, primarily due to restructuring actions initiated during the first quarterperiod to reduce expenses and optimize our cost structure and align with projected revenue levels. These actions consisted of Fiscal Year 2018. In the prior year period we recorded a net reduction to expenses resulting from changes to the estimates related to our restructuring actions recorded in Fiscal Year 2016.

headcount reductions and office closures. For more information regarding restructuring activities, refer tosee Note 8, 9, Restructuring and other related charges (credits)Other Related Charges, of the accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


INTEREST EXPENSE


Interest expense for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016June 27, 2020 and 2017June 29, 2019 was $7.3 millionas follows:
  Three Months Ended   
(in thousands, except percentages) June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019 Change 
Interest expense $(21,184) $(23,932) $2,748
 11.5% 
% of net revenues (6.0)% (5.3)%     

Interest expense decreased for the three months ended June 27, 2020 primarily due to lower outstanding balance on the term loan facility and $21.9 million, respectively and relates primarilylower interest rates. See Note 8, Debt, of the accompanying notes to our 5.50% Senior Notes.condensed consolidated financial statements.


OTHER NON-OPERATING INCOME, AND (EXPENSE), NET
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended  
  December 31, Increase December 31, Increase
(in thousands, except percentages) 2016 2017 (Decrease) 2016 2017 (Decrease)
Other non-operating income and (expense), net

 $427
 $2,490
 $2,063
 483.1% $4,119
 $5,230
 $1,111
 27.0%
% of net revenues 0.2% 1.1%     0.6% 0.8%    


Other non-operating income, and (expense), net for the three months ended December 31, 2017 increased primarily due to favorable changes in the Mexican Peso exchange rateJune 27, 2020 and an increase in interest income from higher average yields on our investment portfolio.June 29, 2019 was as follows:

  Three Months Ended   
(in thousands, except percentages) June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019 Change 
Other non-operating income, net $224
 $333
 $(109) (32.7)% 
% of net revenues 0.1% 0.1%     

Other non-operating income, and (expense), net for the ninethree months ended December 31, 2017 increasedJune 27, 2020 decreased primarily due to increasesimmaterial net foreign currency losses partially offset by immaterial unrealized gains on the deferred compensation portfolio during the current period compared to immaterial net foreign currency gains in interest income from higher average yields on our investment portfolio.the prior period.



INCOME TAX EXPENSEBENEFIT
  Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended    
  December 31, Increase December 31, Increase
(in thousands except percentages) 2016
2017 (Decrease) 2016
2017 (Decrease)
Income before income taxes $24,963
 $31,920
 $6,957
 27.9 % $77,317
 $73,696
 $(3,621) (4.7)%
Income tax expense 2,742
 81,424
 78,682
 2,869.5 % 14,235
 84,419
 70,184
 493.0 %
Net income $22,221
 $(49,504) $(71,725) (322.8)% $63,082
 $(10,723) $(73,805) (117.0)%
Effective tax rate 11.0% 255.1% 

 
 18.4% 114.6%    
  Three Months Ended     
(in thousands except percentages) June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019 Change 
Loss before income taxes $(78,192) $(52,448) $(25,744) (49.1)% 
Income tax benefit (3,177) (7,577) 4,400
 58.1 % 
Net loss $(75,015) $(44,871) $(30,144) (67.2)% 
Effective tax rate 4.1% 14.4% 

 
 


On December 22, 2017, the Tax CutsThe Company and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the “Act”) was signed into lawits subsidiaries are subject to taxation in the United States.  The Act includes several changes to existing tax law, including, among other things, a permanent reductionU.S. and in the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%various foreign and the move from a worldwide to a territorial tax system.

The move to a territorial tax system was accompanied by federal taxation of a one-time deemed repatriation of accumulated unremitted earnings (hereafter, the "toll charge"), which we will elect to pay over an eight-year period as permitted under the Act.  We recorded a $69.3 million toll charge as part ofstate jurisdictions. Our income tax expense in the quarter ended December 31, 2017, representing a provisionalor benefit is determined using an estimate that will be finalized when we completeof our review of data spanning a 30-year period. The provisional toll charge increased ourannual effective tax rate by 217.2% and 94.1%adjusted for discrete items that are taken into account in the relevant period. The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017,June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019 were 4.1% and 14.4%, respectively.

As part of the Act, we also completed our remeasurement of deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2017 to the new future federal tax rate of 21.0%, thereby reducing our deferred tax assets by $2.1 million. The rate change resulted in an overall increase to our effective tax rate by 6.6% and 2.9% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017, respectively. In addition, prior to our third quarter of Fiscal Year 2018, we did not recognize a deferred tax liability related to unremitted foreign earnings because our plans did not require us to repatriate earnings from foreign operations to fund U.S. operations. We expect to fund payment of the toll charge by repatriating a portion of our foreign earnings and as such, have recorded a deferred tax liability of $5.0 million related to state income taxes and foreign withholding taxes that will become due as we repatriate our foreign earnings. This increased our effective tax rate by 15.6% and 6.8% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017, respectively. Finally, due to our fiscal year-end we are required to pro-rate the new and old tax rates during Fiscal Year 2018. The blended, annualized tax rate applied to Fiscal Year 2018 income is 31.56%.  This reduction in the federal tax rate reduced our global tax rate by 2.3% and 1.0% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017, respectively.


The provisional estimate for the toll charge will be finalized when we complete our substantive review of unremitted foreign earnings through examination of statutory filings and tax returns of our foreign subsidiaries and fiscal branches that span a 30-year period. We must also analyze the impact of foreign exchange rates and inflation on the historical information to support foreign tax credits available to offset the toll charge. In addition, our estimate of the toll charge obligation may change due to legislative technical corrections, the IRS' promulgation of regulations to interpret the Act, and changes in accounting standards for income taxes or related interpretations in response to the Act. This review and finalization of the toll charge provisional estimate will be completed within a twelve month measurement period from the date of enactment.

We adopted the new stock-based compensation accounting guidance effective the beginning of Fiscal Year 2018. Excess tax benefits associated with employee equity plans were previously recorded in additional paid-in capital and the adoption of this guidance had an immaterial impact on our effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2017, but resultedJune 27, 2020 relative to prior year primarily is due to increase in pre-tax losses and benefit from internal intangible property restructuring between our wholly-owned subsidiaries to align the IP structure to our evolving operations resulting in a reduction to our effectivedeferred tax rate by 2.6 percentage points for the nine months ended December 31, 2017. The amount of excess tax benefits or deficiencies will fluctuate from period-to-period based on the price of our stock, the volume of share-based instruments settled or vested, and the value assigned to employee equity awards under U.S. GAAP.

We recorded a correctionbenefit due to the geographic mixdifference in book and tax basis.
Management assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of income during the nine monthsexisting deferred tax assets. A significant piece of objective negative evidence evaluated was the cumulative loss incurred over the two-year period ended December 31, 2017 related toMarch 28, 2020 and Fiscal Year 2017, which reduced income2021 forecasted results in the U.S. Such objective evidence limits the ability to consider other subjective evidence, such as our projections for future growth. On the basis of this evaluation, as of June 27, 2020, a highvaluation allowance against U.S. federal and state deferred tax jurisdiction and increased income in a low tax jurisdiction. This correcting adjustment had no impact onassets continues to be maintained for the three months ended December 31, 2017, but resultedJune 27, 2020.

As of June 27, 2020, we had approximately $89.5 million in a reductionnon-US net deferred tax assets ("DTAs") after valuation allowance. A significant portion of our DTAs relate to our effective tax rate by 3.5 percentage points for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 as compared to the prior year period. For additional details regardinginternal intangible property restructuring between wholly-owned subsidiaries. At this correction refer to Note 1, Basis of Presentation,time, based on evidence currently available, we consider it more likely than not that we will have sufficient taxable income in the accompanying footnotesfuture that will allow us to realize our DTAs; however, failure to generate sufficient future taxable income could result in some or all DTAs not being utilized in the condensed consolidated financial statements.future. If we are unable to generate sufficient future taxable income, a substantial valuation allowance to reduce our DTAs may be required.


We are subject to taxation in various foreign and state jurisdictions, including the U.S. Our Fiscal Year 2016 federal income tax return is currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Foreign income tax matters for material tax jurisdictions have been concluded for tax years prior to Fiscal Year 2012.


FINANCIAL CONDITION
Operating Cash Flow (in millions)
Investing Cash Flow(in millions)
Financing Cash Flow (in millions)
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Our primary source of liquidity is cash provided by operating activities and, on occasion, financing obtained from capital markets and other financing sources, such as our revolving credit line. We believe that internally generated cash flows are generally sufficient to support our business operations, capital expenditures, restructuring activities, principal and interest payment of debt, income tax payments and the payment of stockholder dividends, in addition to investments and share repurchases. We expect that cash provided by operating activities will fluctuate in future periods as a result of a number of factors, including fluctuations in our revenues and operating income, the timing of product shipments during the quarter, accounts receivable collections, inventory and supply chain management, and the timing and amount of tax, interest, annual bonus, and other payments. 

Operating Activities

Compared to the same year ago period, net cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended December 31, 2017 decreased primarily as a result of higher payouts in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2018 related to Fiscal Year 2017 variable compensation than payouts during the prior year period for Fiscal Year 2016 variable compensation, due to better achievements against Corporate targets in Fiscal Year 2017.

Investing Activities

Compared to the same year ago period, we used more cash for investing activities during the nine months ended December 31, 2017 for increased investment purchases, net of proceeds received from the sale and maturity of securities in our portfolio. This increase was partially offset by lower capital expenditures.

We estimate total capital expenditures for Fiscal Year 2018 will be approximately $14.0 million to $17.0 million. We expect capital expenditures for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2018  to consist primarily of IT investments, capital investment in our manufacturing capabilities, including tooling for new products, and facilities upgrades.

Financing Activities

Net cash used for financing activities during the nine months ended December 31, 2017 increased from the prior year period resulting primarily from an increase in cash used for common stock repurchases due to a lower average stock price, partially offset by higher net proceeds from stock-based compensation plans.

On January 30, 2018, we announced that the Audit Committee of our Board ("the Audit Committee") had declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per share, payable on March 9, 2018 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 20, 2018.  We expect to continue paying a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share; however, the actual declaration of dividends and the establishment of record and payment dates are subject to final determination by the Audit Committee each quarter after its review of our financial performance and financial position.


Liquidity and Capital Resources


At December 31, 2017, we had working capitalThe following tables present selected financial information and statistics as of $619.4 million, including $499.1 millionJune 27, 2020 and March 28, 2020 and for the first three months of cash, cash equivalents,Fiscal Years 2021 and short-term investments, compared with working capital of $581.8 million, including $480.1 million of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments at March 31, 2017. 2020 (in thousands):


  June 27, 2020 March 28, 2020
Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments $262,932
 $225,720
Property, plant and equipment, net $159,539
 $165,858
Long-term debt, net of issuance costs $1,623,034
 $1,621,694
Working capital $183,487
 $209,203

  Three months ended
  June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019
Cash provided by operating activities $41,722
 $8,349
Cash used for investing activities $(3,645) $(4,988)
Cash used for financing activities $(2,734) $(13,972)

Our cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2017June 27, 2020 consisted of bank deposits with third party financial institutions, US Treasury Bills, and Commercial Paper.institutions. We monitor bank balances in our operating accounts and adjust the balances as appropriate. Cash balances are held throughout the world, including substantial amounts held outside of the U.S. As of December 31, 2017,June 27, 2020, of our $499.1$262.9 million of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments, $17.8$141.8 million was held domestically while $481.2$121.1 million was held by foreign subsidiaries, and approximately 90% of which80% was based in USD-denominated investments.


Prior to our third quarter of Fiscal Year 2018, we did not recognize a deferred tax liability related to unremitted foreign earnings because our plans did not require us to repatriate earnings from foreign operations to fund our U.S. operations. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the "Act") was signed into law in the U.S. on December 22, 2017, which, among other things, introduced the move from a worldwide to a territorial tax system and imposed a one-time tax on a deemed repatriation of accumulated foreign earnings (hereafter, the "toll charge"). We recorded a $69.3 million toll charge as part of income tax expense in the quarter ended December 31, 2017, representing a provisional estimate of our obligation and which we will pay over an eight-year period as permitted under the Act. We expect to fund payment of the toll charge by repatriating a portion of our foreign earnings and as such, we recorded a deferred tax liability of $5 million related to state income taxes and foreign withholding taxes that will become due as we repatriate foreign earnings. For additional details, refer to Note 13, Income Taxes, in the accompanying footnotes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

instruments. Our primary discretionary cash requirements have historically been for repurchases of our common stock and to fund stockholder dividends.  As a result of the issuance of the 5.50% Senior Notes in May 2015, we are required to make interest payments of approximately $13.8 million each November and May through the life of the notes. Both the interest payments on the 5.50% Senior Notes and the payments for the toll charge described above will decrease our liquidity. We generate sufficient operating cash flow and have access to external funding under our revolving credit facility to provide for these payments. For additional details, refer to Note 7, Debt, and Note 13, Income Taxes, in the accompanying footnotes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Our short and long-term investments are intended to establish a high-quality portfolio that preserves principal and meets liquidity needs. As of December 31, 2017, ourremaining investments were composed of Mutual Funds, US Treasury Notes, Government Agency Securities, Commercial Paper, Corporate Bonds,Funds.

During the three months ended June 27, 2020, cash generated by operating activities of $41.7 million was a result of $75.0 million of net loss, non-cash adjustments to net loss of $67.4 million and Certificatesan increase in the net change in operating assets and liabilities of Deposits ("CDs").$49.3 million. Cash used in investing activities of $3.7 million during the three months ended June 27, 2020 consisted primarily of cash used to acquire property, plant and equipment of $5.4 million partially offset by proceeds from the sale of assets held for sale of $1.9 million. Cash used in financing activities of $2.7 million during the three months ended June 27, 2020 consisted primarily of taxes paid on behalf of employees related to net share settlements of vested employee equity awards.


From timeDuring the three months ended June 29, 2019, cash generated by operating activities of $8.3 million was a result of $44.9 million of net loss, non-cash adjustments to time, dependingnet loss of $49.2 million and an increase in the net change in operating assets and liabilities of $4.1 million. Cash used in investing activities of $5.0 million during the three months ended June 29, 2019 consisted primarily of cash used to acquire property, plant and equipment of $4.5 million. Cash used in financing activities of $14.0 million during the three months ended June 29, 2019 consisted primarily of taxes paid on market conditions, our Board has authorized plans under which we may repurchase sharesbehalf of employees related to net share settlements of vested employee equity awards and payment of the quarterly dividend on our common stock in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, we repurchased 1,138,903 shares of our common stock in the open market as part of these publicly announced repurchase programs. The total cost of these repurchases was $52.9 million, with an average price of $46.46 per share. In addition, we withheld 210,416 shares with a total value of $11.2 million in satisfaction of employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock granted under our stock plans.stock.


As of December 31, 2017, there remained 730,932 shares authorized for repurchase under the stock repurchase program approved by the Board on July 27, 2017. For more information regarding our stock repurchase programs, refer to Note 10, Common Stock Repurchases, in the accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.Debt


In May 2011,July 2018, in connection with the Acquisition, we entered into a credit agreementCredit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, ("as administrative agent, and the Bank"), which was most recently amended in April 2017 (as amended,lenders party thereto and borrowed the "Credit Agreement"). Thefull amount available under the term loan facility of $1.245 billion, net of approximately $30 million of discounts and issuance costs. As of June 27, 2020, we had $1.127 billion of the term loan outstanding.

On February 20, 2020, the Company entered into an Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement provides for a $100.0 million unsecured(the “Amendment”) in order to relax certain financial covenants on the revolving credit facility. Revolving loansline of credit. The financial covenants under the Credit Agreement will bear interest, at our election, at (i)are for the Bank’s announced prime rate less 1.20% per annum or (ii) a daily one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.40% per annum. Principal, together with all accruedbenefit of the revolving credit lenders only and unpaid interest,do not apply to any other debt of the Company. As of June 27, 2020, the Company has five outstanding letters of credit on the revolving loans is duecredit facility for a total of $1.0 million and payable on May 9, 2020. We are also obligated to pay a commitment fee of 0.37% per annum on the average daily unused amount ofhad $99 million available under the revolving line of credit, which fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears. We may prepay the loans and terminate the commitments under the Credit Agreement at any time, without premium or penalty, subject to the reimbursement of certain costs. During the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2018 we borrowed and repaid $8 million from our line of credit and as of December 31, 2017, we had no outstanding borrowings. The line of credit requires us to comply with the following two financial covenant ratios, in each case at each fiscal quarter end and determined on a rolling four-quarter basis:

maximum ratio of funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") of 3.25:1 (previously 3:1); and
minimum EBITDA coverage ratio, which is calculated as interest payments divided by EBITDA.

In addition, we and our subsidiaries are required to maintain unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities plus availability under the Credit Agreement at the end of each fiscal quarter of at least $300.0 million. The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default that include, among other things, payment defaults, covenant defaults, cross-defaults with certain other indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency defaults, and judgment defaults. The occurrence of an event of default could result in the acceleration of the obligations under the Credit Agreement.credit. As of December 31, 2017, we wereJune 27, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all ratiosthe financial covenants.


On July 30, 2018, we entered into a 4-year amortizing interest rate swap agreement with Bank of America, NA. The swap has an initial notional amount of $831 million and covenants.matures on July 31, 2022. During the three months ended June 27, 2020, the Company reclassified into interest expense $3.7 million and had a $19.1 million unrealized loss on its interest rate swap derivative designated as a cash flow hedge.


During Fiscal Year 2016, we obtained $488.4 million in aggregate principal amount,from debt financing, net of issuance costs, from the issuance of our 5.50% Senior Notes.costs. The Notes maturedebt matures on May 31, 2023 and bearbears interest at aan annual rate of 5.50% per annum, payable semi-annually. As of June 27, 2020, we had $495.8 million of debt outstanding.


We may at any time and from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for equity or debt, in open-market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases or exchanges, if any, will be upon such terms and at such prices as we may determine, and will depend on May 15prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and November 15. A portion other factors.

Further information regarding the Company’s debt issuances and related hedging activity can be found in Note 8, Debt and Note 13, Derivatives, of the proceeds was usedaccompanying notes to repay all then-outstanding amounts undercondensed consolidated financial statements.

Capital Return Program

On November 28, 2018, the Board approved a 1 million share repurchase program expanding our revolving linecapacity to repurchase shares to approximately 1.7 million shares. During the first quarter of credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank and the remaining proceeds were used primarily for share repurchases.

Our liquidity, capital resources, and results of operations inFiscal Year 2021, we did not repurchase any period could be affected by repurchasesshares of our common stock. As of June 27, 2020, there remained 1,369,014 shares authorized for repurchase under the existing stock repurchase program. See Note 11, Common Stock Repurchases, of the payment of cash dividends, the exercise of outstanding stock options, restricted stock grants under stock plans, and the issuance of common stock under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP").  We receive cash from the exercise of outstanding stock options under our stock plan and the issuance of shares under our ESPP. However, the resulting increase in the number of outstanding shares from these equity grants and issuances could affect our earnings per share. We cannot predict the timing or amount of proceeds from the sale or exercise of these securities or whether they will be exercised, forfeited, canceled, or will expire.accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


We believe that our current cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, cash provided by operations, and the availability of additional funds under the Credit Agreement, as amended from time to time, will be sufficient to fund operations for at least the next 12 months; however,our operations. However, any projections of future financial needs and sources of working capital are subject to uncertainty.uncertainty on our financial results. Readers are cautioned to review the risks, uncertainties, and assumptions set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the section entitled "Certain"Certain Forward-Looking Information"Information" and the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017,28, 2020, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2017,June 8, 2020, and other periodic filings with the SEC, any of which could affect our estimates for future financial needs and sources of working capital.



OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS


We have not entered into any transactions with unconsolidated entities giving rise towhereby we have financial guarantees, subordinated retained interests, derivative instruments, or other contingent arrangements that expose us to material continuing risks, contingent liabilities, or any other obligation under a variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides us with financing and liquidity support, market risk, or credit risk support.


Consigned Inventory

A substantial portion of the raw materials, components, and subassemblies used in our products are provided by our suppliers on a consignment basis. These consigned inventories are not recorded on our consolidated balance sheet until we take title to the raw materials, components, and subassemblies, which occurs when they are consumed in the production process. Prior to consumption in the production process, our suppliers bear the risk of loss and retain title to the consigned inventory. The terms of the agreements allow us to return parts in excess of maximum order quantities to the suppliers at the supplier’s expense. Returns for other reasons are negotiated with the suppliers on a case-by-case basis and to date have been immaterial. If our suppliers were to discontinue financing consigned inventory, it would require us to make cash outlays and we could incur expenses which, if material, could negatively affect our business and financial results. As of June 27, 2020, and March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2017,28, 2020, we had off-balance sheet consigned inventories of $52.3$34.1 million and $56.1$21.7 million, respectively.


Unconditional Purchase Obligations


We utilizeuse several contract manufacturers to procuremanufacture raw materials, components, and subassemblies for our products. We provide these contract manufacturers withproducts through our supply of demand information that typically covers periods up to 13 weeks, and theyweeks. The contract manufacturers use this information to acquire components and build products. We also obtain individual components for our products from a wide variety of individual suppliers. Consistent with industry practice, we acquire components throughsuppliers using a combination of purchase orders, supplier contracts, and open orders based on projected demand information. As of December 31, 2017,June 27, 2020, we had outstanding off-balance sheet third-party manufacturing, component purchase, and other general and administrative commitments of $192.3$390.4 million, including the off-balance sheet consigned inventories of $56.1 million as discussed above.$34.1 million.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2017, our short and long-term tax obligations increased due to introduction of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the “Act”), signed into law on December 22, 2017 and requiring the payment of a one-time deemed repatriation of accumulated unremitted earnings (the "toll charge"). As permitted under the Act, we have elected to pay the toll charge obligation over an 8-year period, as follows:

(in millions)TotalLess than 1 year1 - 3 years3 - 5 yearsMore than 5 years
Toll charge$69.3
$5.5
$11.0
$11.2
$41.6


For additional details regarding the Act and the toll charge, refer to Note 13, Income Taxes, in the accompanying footnotes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Except as described above, there have been no material changes in our contractual obligations as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.28, 2020.


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES


For a complete description of what we believe to be the critical accounting estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017,28, 2020, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2017

During the quarter ended December 31, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the “Act”) was signed into law in the United States. The Act includes several changes to existing tax law, including, among other things, a permanent reduction in the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% and the move from a worldwide to a territorial tax system. The move to a territorial tax system was accompanied by federal taxation of a one-time deemed repatriation of accumulated unremitted earnings (hereafter, the "toll charge"). The toll charge is a provisional estimate and is based on the application of certain tax rates to foreign unremitted cash and cash equivalents and permanently reinvested foreign assets. Our estimate of the toll charge obligation may change due to changes in interpretations of the Act, legislative action to address questions that arise because of the Tax Act, any changes in accounting standards for income taxes or related interpretations in response to the Tax Act, or any updates or changes to estimates we have utilized to calculate the transition impacts, including impacts from foreign exchange rates of foreign subsidiaries and the effects of inflation. We will finalize the estimate within a twelve-month period from the date of enactment of December 22, 2017.

In addition, prior to our third quarter of Fiscal Year 2018, we did not recognize a deferred tax liability related to unremitted foreign earnings because our plans did not require the Company to repatriate earnings from foreign operations to fund U.S. operations.  We expect to fund payment of the toll charge by repatriating a portion of our foreign earnings and as such, have recorded a deferred tax liability related to state income taxes and foreign withholding taxes that will become due as the Company repatriates foreign earnings.

Refer to additional details surrounding impacts of the Act at Note 13, Income Taxes, in the accompanying footnotes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Other than the above item, thereJune 8, 2020. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates during the ninethree months ended December 31, 2017.June 27, 2020.


Recent Accounting Pronouncements


For more information regarding the Recent Accounting Pronouncements that may impact us, refer tosee Note 2, Recent Accounting Pronouncements, of the accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.


Financial Statements (Unaudited)

PLANTRONICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
March 31,
2017
 December 31,
2017
June 27,
2020
 March 28,
2020
ASSETS      
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents$301,970
 $280,293
$249,766
 $213,879
Short-term investments178,179
 218,773
13,166
 11,841
Accounts receivable, net141,177
 143,919
208,688
 246,835
Inventory, net55,456
 64,574
177,633
 164,527
Other current assets22,195
 19,460
46,145
 47,946
Total current assets698,977
 727,019
695,398
 685,028
Long-term investments127,176
 118,870
Property, plant, and equipment, net150,307
 144,802
159,539
 165,858
Goodwill and purchased intangibles, net15,577
 15,498
Goodwill796,216
 796,216
Purchased intangibles, net434,481
 466,915
Deferred tax assets23,242
 14,783
89,804
 82,496
Other assets1,880
 1,681
53,444
 60,661
Total assets$1,017,159
 $1,022,653
$2,228,882
 $2,257,174
      
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 
  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT 
  
Current liabilities: 
  
 
  
Accounts payable$42,885
 $45,685
$115,166
 $102,159
Accrued liabilities74,285
 61,906
396,745
 373,666
Total current liabilities117,170
 107,591
511,911
 475,825
Long term debt, net of issuance costs491,059
 492,146
1,623,034
 1,621,694
Long-term income taxes payable11,729
 74,476
98,949
 98,319
Other long-term liabilities15,045
 19,419
144,699
 144,152
Total liabilities$635,003
 $693,632
2,378,593
 2,339,990
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)

 

Stockholders' equity: 
  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)


 


Stockholders' deficit: 
  
Common stock$804
 $814
901
 896
Additional paid-in capital818,777
 858,253
1,510,695
 1,501,340
Accumulated other comprehensive income4,694
 1,905
Retained earnings319,931
 294,200
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(12,083) (13,582)
Accumulated deficit(782,919) (707,904)
Total stockholders' equity before treasury stock1,144,206
 1,155,172
716,594
 780,750
Less: Treasury stock, at cost(762,050) (826,151)(866,305) (863,566)
Total stockholders' equity382,156
 329,021
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$1,017,159
 $1,022,653
Total stockholders' deficit(149,711) (82,816)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit$2,228,882
 $2,257,174


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


PLANTRONICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)


Three Months Ended December 31, Nine Months Ended 
 December 31,
Three Months Ended 
2016 2017 2016 2017June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019 
Net revenues$232,933
 $226,534
 $672,222
 $640,760
    
Net product revenues$291,458
 $382,745
 
Net service revenues64,262
 65,022
 
Total net revenues355,720
 447,767
 
Cost of revenues122,753
 112,409
 338,523
 315,720
    
Cost of product revenues176,615
 208,616
 
Cost of service revenues22,773
 26,505
 
Total cost of revenues199,388
 235,121
 
Gross profit110,180
 114,125
 333,699
 325,040
156,332
 212,646
 
Operating expenses:           
Research, development, and engineering21,393
 21,257
 66,116
 62,402
50,029
 59,524
 
Selling, general, and administrative56,919
 56,196
 169,581
 170,125
116,644
 163,608
 
(Gain) loss, net from litigation settlements(103) (15) 4,287
 (295)17,561
 (1,162) 
Restructuring and other related charges (credits)113
 (84) (1,350) 2,438
Restructuring and other related charges29,330
 19,525
 
Total operating expenses78,322
 77,354
 238,634
 234,670
213,564
 241,495
 
Operating income31,858
 36,771
 95,065
 90,370
Operating loss(57,232) (28,849) 
Interest expense(7,322) (7,341) (21,867) (21,904)(21,184) (23,932) 
Other non-operating income and (expense), net427
 2,490
 4,119
 5,230
Income before income taxes24,963
 31,920
 77,317
 73,696
Income tax expense2,742
 81,424
 14,235
 84,419
Net income (loss)$22,221
 $(49,504) $63,082
 $(10,723)
Other non-operating income, net224
 333
 
Loss before income taxes(78,192) (52,448) 
Income tax benefit(3,177) (7,577) 
Net loss$(75,015) $(44,871) 
           
Earnings (Loss) per common share:       
Loss per common share:    
Basic$0.69
 $(1.54) $1.96
 $(0.33)$(1.85) $(1.14) 
Diluted$0.68
 $(1.54) $1.92
 $(0.33)$(1.85) $(1.14) 
           
Shares used in computing earnings (loss) per common share:       
Shares used in computing loss per common share:    
Basic32,242
 32,075
 32,260
 32,384
40,460
 39,239
 
Diluted32,826
 32,075
 32,895
 32,384
40,460
 39,239
 
           
Cash dividends declared per common share$0.15
 $0.15
 $0.45
 $0.45




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.









PLANTRONICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31, Nine Months Ended 
 December 31,
Three Months Ended 
2016 2017 2016 2017June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019 
Net income (loss)$22,221
 $(49,504) $63,082
 $(10,723)
Net loss$(75,015) $(44,871) 
Other comprehensive income (loss):           
Foreign currency translation adjustments82
 
 (168) 257

 (219) 
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:           
Unrealized cash flow hedge gains (losses) arising during the period2,090
 (446) 2,394
 (5,093)(1,579) (6,704) 
Net (gains) losses reclassified into income for revenue hedges(2,178) 1,357
 (3,163) 2,506
(909) (1,359) 
Net (gains) losses reclassified into income for cost of revenue hedges756
 (61) 2,072
 (193)
 (104) 
Net (gains) losses reclassified into income for interest rate swaps3,723
 652
 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges668
 850
 1,303
 (2,780)1,235
 (7,515) 
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments:       
Unrealized holding gains (losses) during the period(628) (658) (586) (449)
           
Aggregate income tax benefit (expense) of the above items156
 181
 130
 182
Aggregate income tax benefit of the above items264
 1,581
 
Other comprehensive income (loss)278
 373
 679
 (2,790)1,499
 (6,153) 
Comprehensive income (loss)$22,499
 $(49,131) $63,761
 $(13,513)
Comprehensive loss$(73,516) $(51,024) 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.






PLANTRONICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 Three Months Ended
 June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES   
Net loss$(75,015) $(44,871)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization43,400
 57,698
Amortization of debt issuance costs1,340
 1,361
Stock-based compensation9,355
 12,904
Deferred income taxes(7,169) (29,410)
Provision for excess and obsolete inventories6,082
 2,769
Restructuring and related charges29,330
 19,525
Cash payments for restructuring charges(13,085) (17,658)
Other operating activities(1,851) 1,965
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:   
Accounts receivable, net37,914
 21,445
Inventory, net(16,008) (42,309)
Current and other assets3,483
 15,498
Accounts payable12,321
 36,392
Accrued liabilities11,236
 (44,793)
Income taxes389
 17,833
Cash provided by operating activities41,722
 8,349
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES   
Proceeds from sales of investments
 170
Purchase of investments(108) (651)
Capital expenditures(5,437) (4,507)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment1,900
 
Cash used for investing activities(3,645) (4,988)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES   
Employees' tax withheld and paid for restricted stock and restricted stock units(2,739) (8,621)
Proceeds from issuances under stock-based compensation plans5
 589
Proceeds from revolving line of credit50,000
 
Repayments of revolving line of credit(50,000) 
Payment of cash dividends
 (5,940)
Cash used for financing activities(2,734) (13,972)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents544
 6
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents35,887
 (10,605)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period213,879
 202,509
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$249,766
 $191,904
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES   
Cash paid for income taxes$2,585
 $2,755
Cash paid for interest$26,227
 $29,203

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.





PLANTRONICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSSTOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) / EQUITY
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 Nine Months Ended
 December 31,
 2016 2017
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES   
Net income (loss)$63,082
 $(10,723)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization15,624
 15,894
Amortization of debt issuance costs1,087
 1,087
Stock-based compensation25,005
 26,047
Deferred income taxes(753) 10,490
Provision for excess and obsolete inventories1,292
 2,013
Restructuring and related charges (credits)(1,350) 2,438
Cash payments for restructuring charges(3,793) (2,911)
Other operating activities633
 (645)
Changes in assets and liabilities:   
Accounts receivable, net(13,448) (3,153)
Inventory, net(5,990) (9,577)
Current and other assets(2,346) (3,066)
Accounts payable3,626
 2,783
Accrued liabilities6,191
 (15,695)
Income taxes(1,141) 66,387
Cash provided by operating activities87,719
 81,369
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES   
Proceeds from sales of investments143,631
 54,411
Proceeds from maturities of investments97,253
 146,989
Purchase of investments(247,491) (232,840)
Capital expenditures(19,603) (9,403)
Cash used for investing activities(26,210) (40,843)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES   
Repurchase of common stock(34,236) (52,915)
Employees' tax withheld and paid for restricted stock and restricted stock units(9,444) (11,186)
Proceeds from issuances under stock-based compensation plans6,516
 13,446
Proceeds from revolving line of credit
 8,000
Repayments of revolving line of credit
 (8,000)
Payment of cash dividends(14,947) (15,008)
Other financing activity761
 
Cash used for financing activities(51,350) (65,663)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents(2,964) 3,460
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents7,195
 (21,677)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period235,266
 301,970
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$242,461
 $280,293
SUPPLEMENTAL NON-CASH DISCLOSURES   
Accounts payable for purchases of property, plant, and equipment$1,052
 $3,895
 Three Months Ended June 27, 2020
 Common Stock Additional Paid-In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Retained Treasury Total Stockholders'
 Shares Amount Capital Loss Earnings Stock Deficit
Balances at March 28, 202040,406
 $896
 $1,501,340
 $(13,582) $(707,904) $(863,566) $(82,816)
Net loss
 
 
 
 (75,015) 
 (75,015)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax
 
 
 1,499
 
 
 1,499
Proceeds from issuances under stock-based compensation plans519
 5
 
 
 
 
 5
Repurchase of restricted common stock(10) 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
 
 9,355
 
 
 
 9,355
Employees' tax withheld and paid for restricted stock and restricted stock units(233) 
 
 
 
 (2,739) (2,739)
Balances at June 27, 202040,682
 $901
 $1,510,695
 $(12,083) $(782,919) $(866,305) $(149,711)


 Three Months Ended June 29, 2019
 Common Stock Additional Paid-In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Retained Treasury Total Stockholders'
 Shares Amount Capital Income Earnings Stock Equity
Balances at March 30, 201939,518
 $884
 $1,431,608
 $(475) $143,344
 $(853,674) $721,687
Net loss
 
 
 
 (44,871) 
 (44,871)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
 
 (219) 
 
 (219)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax
 
 
 (5,934) 
 
 (5,934)
Proceeds from issuances under stock-based compensation plans271
 3
 586
 
 
 
 589
Repurchase of restricted common stock(20) 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash dividends
 
 
 
 (5,940) 
 (5,940)
Stock-based compensation
 
 12,904
 
 
 
 12,904
Employees' tax withheld and paid for restricted stock and restricted stock units(191) 
 
 
 
 (8,622) (8,622)
Impact of new accounting standards adoption
 
 
 
 (89) 
 (89)
Other equity changes
 
 
 
 (7) 
 (7)
Balances at June 29, 201939,578
 $887
 $1,445,098
 $(6,628) $92,437
 $(862,296) $669,498

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

PLANTRONICS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION


In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements ("financial statements") of Plantronics, Inc. ("Plantronics" or "thethe Company") have been prepared on a basis materially consistent with the Company's March 31, 201728, 2020 audited consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to fairly state the information set forth herein. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") applicable to interim financial information and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017,28, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on May 10, 2017.June 8, 2020. The results of operations for the interim period ended December 31, 2017June 27, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year or any future period.


The financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.


The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to the last day of March. The Company’s current and prior fiscal years end on March 31, 201827, 2021 and April 1, 2017,March 28, 2020, respectively, and both consist of 52 weeks. The Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended December 30, 2017June 27, 2020 and December 31, 2016June 29, 2019 both contain 13 weeks. For purposes of presentation,

Risks and uncertainties

As described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on June 8, 2020, the Company has indicatedis subject to a greater degree of uncertainty than normal in making the judgments and estimates needed to apply its significant accounting yearpolicies as ending on March 31a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company continues to assess various accounting estimates and its interim quarterly periods as ending on the applicable calendar month end.

Certain immaterial reclassifications to our previously reported financial information have been made to conformother matters in context to the current period presentation. In addition, refer to Note 2, Recent Accounting Pronouncements, for details regarding reclassifications made in ourunknown future impacts of COVID-19 using information that is reasonably available as of the issuance date of the condensed consolidated statementsfinancial statements. The severity of cash flows pursuant to the adoptionimpact of new share-based payment accounting guidance in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2018.

Earnings per common share:
The Company has a share-based compensation plan under which employees, non-employee directors, and consultants may be granted share-based payment awards, including shares of restricted stock on which non-forfeitable dividends are paid on unvested shares. As such, shares of restricted stock are considered participating securities under the two-class method of calculating earnings per share. Historically, the two-class method of calculating earnings per share did not have a material impactCOVID-19 pandemic on the Company's earnings per share calculation under the treasury stock method. Beginning in the second quarterbusiness will depend on a number of Fiscal Year 2018, the Company applied the two-class method of calculating earnings per share because the ratio of participating securitiesfactors, including, but not limited to, the weighted average numberduration and severity of common shares outstanding has increased as comparedthe pandemic and the extent and severity of the impact on its customers and suppliers, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. As of the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements, the extent to which the historical average,pandemic may materially impact the Company's financial condition, liquidity, or results of operations is uncertain.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with current year presentation. Each of the reclassifications was immaterial and this dilution will continue if the Company continues to repurchase its common stock at current levels. During periods of net loss,had no effect is given to participating securities since they do not share inon the lossesCompany's results of the Company; therefore, the treasury stock method was used to calculate earnings per common share for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017. For further details refer to Note 14, Computation of Earnings Per Common Share.operations.


Immaterial Out-of-Period Correction:

During the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2018, the Company recognized an out-of-period correction to its Fiscal Year 2017 geographic mix of taxable income, which resulted in an overstatement of Fiscal Year 2017 income tax expense by $2.8 million. The Company's correction, recognized in the quarter ended June 30, 2017, resulted in a $2.8 million benefit to income tax expense. The Company assessed the materiality of this error and concluded it was not material to Fiscal Year 2017 and is not expected to be material to the full Fiscal Year 2018.


2. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS


Recently Issued Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance regarding revenue from contracts with customers. While the standard supersedes existing revenue recognition guidance, it closely aligns with current U.S. GAAP. Under the new standard, revenue will be recognized at the time control of a good or service is transferred to a customer for the amount of consideration received or to be received for that specific good or service. Entities may use a full retrospective approach or report the cumulative effect as of the date of adoption. In March 2016, the FASB issued additional guidance concerning "Principal versus Agent" considerations (reporting revenue gross versus net); in April 2016, the FASB issued additional guidance on identifying performance obligations and licensing; and in May 2016, the FASB issued additional guidance on collectability, non-cash consideration, presentation of sales tax, and transition. These updates are intended to improve the operability and understandability of the implementation guidance and have the same effective date and transition requirements as the greater "contracts with customers" standard. The Company will adopt the standard, as amended, in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, utilizing the modified retrospective method of adoption.  The Company has completed its initial review of the impact of this guidance, and does not anticipate a material impact on its revenue recognition policies. The Company will continue to assess all potential impacts of the standard, and currently believes the most significantly impacted areas are the following:

Software Revenue: The Company currently defers revenue for the value of software where vendor specific objective evidence ("VSOE") of fair value has not been established for undelivered items. Under Topic 606, revenue for such licenses will be recognized at the transfer of control, rather than ratably, as the VSOE requirement no longer applies and the value of the remaining services are not material in the context of the contract. At December 31, 2017, deferred revenue under Topic 605 for these licenses was $2.1 million. The Company expects the remaining balance of such deferred revenue will be eliminated as a cumulative effect adjustment of implementing Topic 606 in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2019.

Marketing Development Funds: The Company frequently provides marketing development funds to its channel partners. Under topic 605, our marketing development funds are recognized as a reduction of revenue at the later of when the related revenue is recognized or when the program is offered to the channel partner. Applying the criteria of Topic 606, these marketing development programs qualify as variable consideration, and are assigned as a reduction of the transaction price of the contract. This results in a timing difference such that all or some of the funds related to a program may be recognized in different periods than under Topic 605, depending on the circumstances. Based on analysis of prior periods, we anticipate that this timing difference impacts revenue by immaterial amounts in a given period. The full impact of the adjustment is still being analyzed by the Company.

Revenue Reserves: The Company establishes reserves for Discounts and Rebates and Sales Returns at the end of each fiscal period. These reserves are estimated based on current relevant and historical data, but there can be some variability associated with unforeseen changes in customer claim and return patterns. Under Topic 606, in cases where there is uncertainty around the variable consideration amount, a constraint, or an adjustment to ensure that a significant revenue reversal will not occur, on that consideration must be considered. Based on analysis of prior periods, we anticipate that impact of introducing this constraint will not materially impact revenue. The full impact of the adjustment is still being analyzed by the Company.

In addition,the standard also requires new, expanded disclosures regarding revenue recognition. The Company will continue to monitor additional changes, modifications, clarifications or interpretations being undertaken by the FASB, which may impact its current conclusions.

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance regarding the recognition and measurement of financial assets and liabilities. Changes to the current U.S. GAAP model primarily affect the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. In addition, the FASB clarified guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities. The Company is required to adopt the standard in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, but may elect to adopt earlier as permitted under the standard. The Company is currently evaluating what impact, if any, the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.


In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance regarding both operating and financing leases, requiring lessees to recognize on their balance sheets "right-of-use assets" and corresponding lease liabilities, measured on a discounted basis over the lease term. Virtually all leases will be subject to this treatment except leases that meet the definition of a "short-term lease". For expense recognition, the dual model requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance leases has been retained from the prior standard. Operating leases will result in straight-line expense while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern. Classification will use criteria very similar to those applied in current lease accounting, but without explicit bright lines. Extensive additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures, including significant judgments made by management, will be required to provide greater insight into the extent of expense recognized and expected to be recognized. The new lease guidance will essentially eliminate off-balance sheet financing. The guidance is effective for the Company's fiscal year ending March 31, 2020. The new standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition that provides for certain practical expedients and requires the new guidance to be applied at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. The Company expects adoption of this guidance will materially increase the assets and liabilities recorded on its condensed consolidated balance sheets, but is still evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance regarding the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments, which changes the impairment model for most financial assets. The new model uses a forward-looking expected loss method, which will generally result in earlier recognition of allowances for losses. The guidance is effective for the Company's fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 with early adoption permitted beginning in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance that revises the definition of a business, providing a more robust framework for determining when a set of assets and activities is deemed a business. The guidance is effective for the Company's fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, including interim periods within that year, and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.

In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance that simplifies the process required to test goodwill for impairment. The guidance is effective for the Company's fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.

In March 2017, the FASB issued guidance related to the amortization of premiums on purchased callable debt securities. This guidance shortens the amortization period for certain callable debt securities purchased at a premium by requiring that the premium be amortized to the earliest call date instead of the maturity date. This guidance is effective for the Company's fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, including interim periods within that year. The Company expects the impact to be immaterial.

In May 2017, the FASB issued guidance that clarifies the scope of modification accounting with respect to changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. This guidance is effective for the Company's fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, including interim periods within that year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, but expects the impact to be immaterial.

In August 2017, the FASB issued guidance that eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and that generally requires, for qualifying hedges, the entire change in the fair value of a hedging instrument to be presented in the same income statement line as the hedged item. The guidance also modifies the accounting for components excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness, eases documentation and assessment requirements, and modifies certain disclosure requirements. The new standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition with a cumulative effect adjustment recorded to opening retained earnings as of the initial adoption date. This guidance is effective for the Company's fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, including interim periods within that year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, but expects the impact to be immaterial.


Recently Adopted Pronouncement


Beginning Fiscal Year 2018,In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance regarding the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments, which changes the impairment model for most financial assets. The new model uses a forward-looking expected loss method, which will generally result in earlier recognition of allowances for losses. The Company adopted the FASB's new guidance, Improvementsstandard effective March 29, 2020, using a modified retrospective transition method, which requires a cumulative-effect adjustment, if any, to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which changes among other things, how the tax effectsopening balance of share-based awards are recognized. This new guidance requires excess tax benefits and tax deficienciesretained earnings to be recognized in the provision for income taxes as discrete items in the period when the awards vest or are settled, whereas previously such income tax effects were recorded as part of additional paid-in capital. The provision for income taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2017 included excess tax benefits that did not materially reduce the Company's effective tax rate. The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 included excess tax benefits of $1.9 million,  which reduced the Company's effective tax rate by 2.6 percentage points. The recognized excess tax benefits resulted from share-based compensation awards that vested or settled in the first nine months of 2017. This guidance also eliminates the requirement to reclassify cash flows related to excess tax benefits from operating activities to financing activities on the consolidated statementsdate of cash flows.adoption with prior periods not restated. The Company adopted this provision retrospectively by reclassifying $1.0 million of excess tax benefits from financing activities to operating activities in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended December 31, 2016. The Company also excluded the related tax benefits when applying the treasury stock method for computing diluted shares outstanding on a prospective basis as required by this guidance. In addition, the Company elected to continue its current practice of estimating expected forfeitures. The Company made no changes to its presentation of withholding taxesadoption had an immaterial impact on the settlementCompany’s financial position, results of share-based payment awards, which were already presented as financing activities. The amount of excess tax benefits and deficiencies recognized in the provision for income taxes will fluctuate from period-to-period based on the price of the Company’s stock, the volume of share-based instruments settledoperations or vested, and the value assigned to share-based instruments under U.S. GAAP. Refer to additional discussion in Note 13, Income Taxes.cash flows.



3. CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND INVESTMENTS


The following tables summarize the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, and available-for-sale securities’ amortizedinvestments’ adjusted cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses, and fair value by significant investment category recorded as cash and cash equivalents, and short-term or long-term investments as of December 31, 2017June 27, 2020 and March 31, 201728, 2020 (in thousands):
December 31, 2017 Amortized
Cost
 Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Fair
Value
 Cash & Cash Equivalents Short-term investments (due in 1 year or less) Long-term investments (due in 1 to 3 years)
Cash $272,063
 $
 $
 $272,063
 $272,063
 $
 $
Level 1:              
Mutual Funds 14,298
 399
 (70) 14,627
 
 14,627
 
US Treasury Notes 71,684
 
 (210) 71,474
 4,998
 42,348
 24,128
Money Market Funds 239
 
 
 239
 239
 
 
Subtotal 86,221
 399
 (280) 86,340
 5,237
 56,975
 24,128
Level 2:              
Government Agency Securities 56,667
 
 (276) 56,391
 
 31,300
 25,091
Commercial Paper 32,944
 
 
 32,944
 2,993
 29,951
 
Corporate Bonds 142,148
 45
 (375) 141,818
 
 77,175
 64,643
Certificates of Deposits ("CDs") 28,383
 
 (3) 28,380
 
 23,372
 5,008
Subtotal 260,142
 45
 (654) 259,533
 2,993
 161,798
 94,742
               
Total cash, cash equivalents
and investments measured at fair value
 $618,426
 $444
 $(934) $617,936
 $280,293
 $218,773
 $118,870


June 27, 2020 Amortized
Cost
 Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Fair
Value
 Cash & Cash Equivalents 
Short-term investments
 (due in 1 year or less)
Cash $199,763
 $
 $
 $199,763
 $199,763
 $
Level 1:            
Mutual Funds 13,081
 360
 (275) 13,166
 
 13,166
Money Market Funds 50,003
 
 
 50,003
 50,003
  
             
Total cash, cash equivalents
and investments measured at fair value
 $262,847
 $360
 $(275) $262,932
 $249,766
 $13,166
March 28, 2020 Amortized
Cost
 Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Fair
Value
 Cash & Cash Equivalents Short-term investments (due in 1 year or less)
Cash $213,879
 $
 $
 $213,879
 $213,879
 $
Level 1:            
Mutual Funds 12,938
 31
 (1,128) 11,841
 
 11,841
             
Total cash, cash equivalents
and investments measured at fair value
 $226,817
 $31
 $(1,128) $225,720
 $213,879
 $11,841

March 31, 2017 Amortized
Cost
 Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Fair
Value
 Cash & Cash Equivalents Short-term investments (due in 1 year or less) Long-term investments (due in 1 to 3 years)
Cash $295,877
 $
 $
 $295,877
 $295,877
 $
 $
Level 1:              
Mutual Funds 12,079
 352
 (32) 12,399
 
 12,399
 
US Treasury Notes 35,960
 
 (68) 35,892
 
 17,560
 18,332
Money Market Funds 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal 48,039
 352
 (100) 48,291
 
 29,959
 18,332
Level 2:              
Government Agency Securities 54,415
 20
 (164) 54,271
 
 15,309
 38,962
Commercial Paper 47,152
 
 
 47,152
 6,093
 41,059
 
Corporate Bonds 141,508
 64
 (224) 141,348
 
 73,676
 67,672
Certificates of Deposits ("CDs") 20,383
 3
 
 20,386
 
 18,176
 2,210
Subtotal 263,458
 87
 (388) 263,157
 6,093
 148,220
 108,844
               
Total cash, cash equivalents
and investments measured at fair value
 $607,374
 $439
 $(488) $607,325
 $301,970
 $178,179
 $127,176


As of December 31, 2017June 27, 2020, and March 31, 2017, with the exception of assets related to the Company's deferred compensation plan,28, 2020, all of the Company's investments are classified as available-for-sale securities. The carryingtrading securities and are reported at fair value, of available-for-sale securitieswith unrealized gains and losses included in cash equivalents approximates fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.current period earnings. For more information regarding the Company's deferred compensation plan, refer tosee Note 4, Deferred Compensation.


The Company did not incur any material realized or unrealized gains or losses in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016June 27, 2020, and 2017.June 29, 2019.


There were no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016June 27, 2020, and 2017.June 29, 2019.


All financial assets and liabilities are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements or the accompanying notes thereto.statements. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:


Level 1
The Company's Level 1 financial assets consist of Mutual Funds and US Treasury Notes.Funds. The fair value of Level 1 financial instruments is measured based on the quoted market price of identical securities.


Level 2
The Company's Level 2 financial assets and liabilities consist of Government Agency Securities, Commercial Paper, Corporate Bonds, and Certificates of Deposits ("CDs"), derivative foreign currency contracts, an interest rate swap, a term loan facility, and long-term debt.5.50% Senior Notes. The fair value of Level 2 investment securities is determined based on other observable inputs, including multiple non-binding quotes from independent pricing services. Non-binding quotes are based on proprietary valuation models that are prepared by the independent pricing services and use algorithms based on inputs such as observable market data, quoted market prices for similar securities, issuer spreads, and internal assumptions of the broker. The Company corroborates the reasonableness of non-binding quotes received from the independent pricing services using a variety of techniques depending on the underlying instrument, including: (i) comparing them to actual experience gained from the purchases and maturities of investment securities, (ii) comparing them to internally developed cash flow models based on observable inputs, and (iii) monitoring changes in ratings of similar securities and the related impact on fair value. The fair value of Level 2 derivative foreign currency contracts isand interest rate swap are determined using pricing models that use observable market inputs. For more information regarding the Company's derivative assets and liabilities, refer tosee Note 12, Foreign Currency 13, Derivatives. The fair value of the Level 2 long-term debt is5.50% Senior Notes and term loan facility are determined based on inputs that were observable in the market, including the trading price of the notes when available. For more information regarding the Company's 5.50% Senior Notes refer toand term loan facility, see Note 7, Debt.8, Debt.


Level 3
The Company's unsecured revolving credit facility falls under the Level 3 hierarchy. The fair value of the Company’s line ofLevel 3 revolving credit approximates its carrying value becausefacility is determined based on inputs that were unobservable in the interest rate is variable and approximates rates currently availablemarket. For more information regarding the Company's debt, refer to the Company. Note 8, Debt.


4.  DEFERRED COMPENSATION


As of December 31, 2017,June 27, 2020, the Company held bank deposits of $0.8 million and investments in mutual funds with a fair value totaling $14.6$13.2 million, all of which related to debt and equity securities that are held in rabbi trusts under non-qualified deferred compensation plans. The total related deferred compensation liability was $15.9$13.1 million at December 31, 2017.June 27, 2020. As of March 31, 2017,28, 2020, the Company held bank deposits of $0.8 million and investments in mutual funds with a fair value totaling $12.4 million.$11.8 million, all of which related to debt and equity securities that are held in a rabbi trust under non-qualified deferred compensation plans. The total related deferred compensation liability at March 31, 201728, 2020 was $13.7$11.7 million.


The bank deposits are recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets under "cash and cash equivalents". The securities are classified as trading securities and are recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets under "short-term investments". The liability is recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets under "other long-term liabilities" and "accrued liabilities".


5. DETAILS OF CERTAIN BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS


Accounts receivable, net:
(in thousands) June 27, 2020 March 28, 2020
Accounts receivable $297,260
 $350,642
Provisions for promotions, rebates, and other (86,308) (101,666)
Provisions for doubtful accounts and sales allowances (2,264) (2,141)
Accounts receivable, net $208,688
 $246,835

  March 31, December 31,
(in thousands) 2017 2017
Accounts receivable $184,759
 $196,175
Provisions for returns (10,541) (11,438)
Provisions for promotions, rebates, and other (32,438) (39,886)
Provisions for doubtful accounts and sales allowances (603) (932)
Accounts receivable, net $141,177
 $143,919

The Company maintains a provision for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. The Company regularly performs credit evaluations of its customers’ financial conditions and considers factors such as historical experience, credit quality, age of the accounts receivable balances, geographic or country-specific risks, and economic conditions that may affect a customer’s ability to pay, including any reasonable and supportable forecasts of the future. 

For the three months ended June 27, 2020, our assessment considered business and market disruptions caused by COVID-19 and estimates of credit and collectability trends. The continued volatility in market conditions and evolving shifts in credit trends are difficult to predict, causing variability and volatility that may impact our allowance for credit losses in future periods.

As a result of the Polycom Acquisition (the "Acquisition"), the Company assumed a financing agreement with an unrelated third-party financing company (the "Financing Agreement") whereby the Company offers distributors and resellers direct or indirect financing on their purchases of Polycom's products and services. In return, the Company agrees to pay the financing company a fee based on a pre-defined percentage of the transaction amount financed. In certain instances, these financing arrangements result in a transfer of the Company's receivables, without recourse, to the financing company. If the transaction meets the applicable criteria under Topic 860 and is accounted for as a sale of financial assets, the related accounts receivable is excluded from the balance sheet upon receipt of the third-party financing company's payment remittance. In certain legal jurisdictions, the arrangements that involve maintenance services or products bundled with maintenance at one price do not qualify as a sale of financial assets in accordance with the authoritative guidance. Accordingly, accounts receivable related to these arrangements are accounted for as a secured borrowing in accordance with Topic 860, and the Company records a liability for any cash received, while maintaining the associated accounts receivable balance until the distributor or reseller remits payment to the third-party financing company.

During the quarter ended June 27, 2020, total transactions entered pursuant to the terms of the Financing Agreement were approximately $31.4 million, of which $23.6 million was related to the transfer of the financial asset. During the quarter ended June 29, 2019, total transactions entered pursuant to the terms of the Financing Agreement were approximately $59.1 million, of which $27.3 million was related to the transfer of the financial assets. The financing of these receivables accelerated the collection of cash and reduced the Company's credit exposure. Included in "Accounts receivables, net" in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 27, 2020 and March 28, 2020 was approximately $13.6 million and $22.5 million, respectively due from the financing company, of which $11.1 million and $16.5 million, respectively was related to accounts receivable transferred. Total fees incurred pursuant to the Financing Agreement were immaterial for the quarters ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019. These fees are recorded as a reduction to revenue on the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Inventory, net:
(in thousands) June 27, 2020 March 28, 2020
Raw materials $92,764
 $97,371
Work in process 265
 459
Finished goods 84,604
 66,697
Inventory, net $177,633
 $164,527

  March 31, December 31,
(in thousands) 2017 2017
Raw materials $20,260
 $23,485
Work in process 215
 243
Finished goods 34,981
 40,846
Inventory, net $55,456
 $64,574

Accrued Liabilities:
(in thousands) June 27, 2020 March 28, 2020
Short term deferred revenue $141,722
 $144,040
Employee compensation and benefits 53,933
 48,153
Estimated losses - legal and other 26,310
 9,290
Operating lease liabilities, current 22,666
 22,517
Provision for returns 20,749
 20,146
Income tax payable 20,748
 20,725
Warranty obligation 17,394
 12,772
Derivative liabilities 12,834
 12,840
VAT/Sales tax payable 10,442
 9,673
Accrued interest 8,062
 14,617
Marketing incentives liabilities 6,309
 9,708
Accrued other 55,576
 49,185
Accrued liabilities $396,745
 $373,666

  March 31, December 31,
(in thousands) 2017 2017
Employee compensation and benefits $36,415
 $23,719
Accrued interest on 5.50% Senior Notes 10,407
 3,419
Warranty obligation 6,863
 7,418
VAT/Sales tax payable 5,433
 6,182
Derivative liabilities 1,323
 4,425
Accrued other 13,844
 16,743
Accrued liabilities $74,285
 $61,906



The Company's warranty obligation is included as a component of accrued liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the warranty obligation during the ninethree months ended December 31, 2016June 27, 2020 and 2017June 29, 2019 were as follows:
  Three Months Ended
(in thousands) June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019
Warranty obligation at beginning of period $15,261
 $17,984
Warranty provision related to products shipped 9,428
 4,837
Deductions for warranty claims processed (4,269) (5,001)
Adjustments related to preexisting warranties (533) (1,036)
Warranty obligation at end of period(1)
 $19,887
 $16,784

  Nine Months Ended 
 December 31,
(in thousands) 2016 2017
Warranty obligation at beginning of period $8,537
 $8,697
Warranty provision related to products shipped 7,248
 7,367
Deductions for warranty claims processed (7,246) (7,711)
Adjustments related to preexisting warranties 408
 1,086
Warranty obligation at end of period(1)
 $8,947
 $9,439
(1)Includes both short-term and long-term portion of warranty obligation; the prior table shows only the short-term portion included in accrued liabilities on ourthe Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet. The long-term portion is included in other long-term liabilities.




6.GOODWILL AND PURCHASED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill allocated to the Company's reporting segments for the periods ended June 27, 2020 and March 28, 2020 are as follows:
(in thousands) Poly Reportable Segment Products Reportable Segment Services Reportable Segment Total Consolidated
Balance as of March 30, 2019 $1,278,380
 $
 $
 $1,278,380
Adjustments(1)
 1,517
     1,517
Impairment prior to re-segmentation (323,088) 
 
 (323,088)
Allocation due to re-segmentation (956,809) 789,561
 167,248
 
Impairment after re-segmentation 
 (160,593)   (160,593)
Balance as of March 28, 2020 $
 $628,968
 $167,248
 $796,216
Balance as of June 27, 2020 $
 $628,968
 $167,248
 $796,216
(1) Represents measurement period adjustments.

During the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2020, the Company experienced a sustained decrease in its stock price and determined that it was more likely than not that the carrying value of the Company's reporting units exceeded their fair value. Additionally, during the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2020, the Company made key changes to its executive management, which ultimately resulted in a change to the composition of its reportable segments and consequently a change from 1 to 4 reporting units – Headsets, Voice, Video, and Services. These changes resulted in an impairment charge of $483.7 million in the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2020.

Other Intangible Assets

As of June 27, 2020, and March 28, 2020, the carrying value of other intangibles, is as follows:
As of June 27, 2020 March 28, 2020  
(in thousands) Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life
Amortizing Assets              
Existing technology $427,123
 $(227,087) $200,036
 $427,123
 $(208,848) $218,275
 3.1 years
Customer relationships 240,024
 (95,490) 144,534
 240,024
 (84,506) 155,518
 3.8 years
Trade name/Trademarks 115,600
 (25,689) 89,911
 115,600
 (22,478) 93,122
 7.0 years
Total intangible assets $782,747
 $(348,266) $434,481
 $782,747
 $(315,832) $466,915
 4.1 years


During the three months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019, the Company recognized $32.4 million and $45.3 million, respectively, in amortization expense.


As of June 27, 2020, expected amortization expense for other intangible assets for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows:
in thousands Amount
2021 (remaining nine months) $92,459
2022 113,858
2023 111,232
2024 65,936
2025 21,688
Thereafter 29,308
  $434,481



6.7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


Future Minimum Rental Payments

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of June 27, 2020 were as follows:
(in thousands) 
Operating Leases(1)
2021 (remaining nine months) $18,671
2022 20,805
2023 8,942
2024 3,834
2025 2,223
Thereafter 1,688
Total lease payments $56,163
Less: Imputed interest(2)
 (3,497)
Present value of lease liabilities $52,666
(1) The weighted average remaining lease term was 2.8 years as of June 27, 2020.
(2) The weighted average discount rate was 4.7% as of June 27, 2020.

Unconditional Purchase Obligations


The Company purchases materials and services from a variety of suppliers and manufacturers. During the normal course of business and to manage manufacturing operations and general and administrative activities, the Company may enter into firm, non-cancelable, and unconditional purchase obligations for which amounts are not recorded on the consolidated balance sheets.  As of December 31, 2017,June 27, 2020, the Company had outstanding off-balance sheet third-party manufacturing, component purchase, and other general and administrative commitments of $192.3$390.4 million.


Other Guarantees and Obligations


In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, business partners, purchasers of assets or subsidiaries and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of the Company's breach of agreements or representations and warranties made by the Company, services to be provided by the Company, intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties or, with respect to the sale of assets of a subsidiary, matters related to the Company's conduct of business and tax matters prior to the sale. From time to time, the Company indemnifies customers against combinations of loss, expense, or liability arising from various triggering events relating to the sale and use of its products and services.  


In addition, the Company also provides indemnification to customers against claims related to undiscovered liabilities, additional product liability, or environmental obligations. The Company has also entered into indemnification agreements with its directors, officers and certain other personnel that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers of the Company or certain of its affiliated entities. The Company maintains director and officer liability insurance, which may cover certain liabilities arising from its obligation to indemnify its directors, officers and certain other personnel in certain circumstances. It is not possible to determine the aggregate maximum potential loss under these agreements due to the limited history of prior claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular claim. Such indemnification obligations might not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, the Company has not incurred material costs as a result of obligations under these agreements and it has not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in the condensed consolidated financial statements.


Claims and Litigation


On October 12, 2012, GN Netcom, Inc. ("GN"(“GN”) suedfiled a complaint against the Company in the United States ("U.S.") District Court for the District of Delaware (“Court”), alleging violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, Section 3 of the Clayton Act, and Delaware common law. In its complaint, GN specifically alleged four causes of action: monopolization, attempted monopolization, concerted action in restraint of trade, and tortious interference with business relations. GN claimed thatrelations in connection with the Company dominatesCompany’s distribution of corded and wireless headsets. On July 13, 2020 the market for headsets sold into contact centersparties resolved the dispute and the matter was dismissed.  As of June 27, 2020, the impact of the settlement was recorded in the U.S. and thatcondensed consolidated statement of operations.

On January 23, 2018, FullView, Inc. filed a critical channel for sales of headsets to contact centers is through a limited network of specialized independent distributors (“SIDs”). GN asserted thatcomplaint in the Company attracts SIDs through exclusive distributor agreements and alleged that the use of these agreements is illegal. GN sought injunctive relief, total damages in an unspecified amount, plus attorneys’ fees and costs, as well as unspecified legal and equitable relief.


The case was tried to a jury in October, 2017, resulting in a verdict in favorUnited States District Court of the Company. GNNorthern District of California against Polycom, Inc. alleging infringement of two patents and thereafter filed a similar complaint in connection with the same patents in Canada.  Polycom thereafter filed an inter partes reexamination ("IPR") of one of the patents, which was then appealed to Federal Circuit Court and denied.  Polycom filed an inter partes reexamination of the second patent and the PTAB denied institution of the IPR petition.  FullView also initiated arbitration proceedings under a terminated license agreement with Polycom alleging that Polycom had failed to pay certain royalties due under that agreement.  The arbitration panel awarded an immaterial amount to FullView.  FullView filed a First and Second Amended Complaint and Polycom has filed a motion to dismiss.

On June 21, 2018, directPacket Research Inc. filed a complaint alleging patent infringement by Polycom in the United States District Court for new trial in November, 2017, and that motion was deniedthe Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division.  The Court granted Polycom’s Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of California.  Polycom filed petitions for Inter Partes Review of the asserted patents which were granted by the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board.  The District Court in January, 2018.matter is stayed pending resolution of the IPRs. 

On November 15, 2019, Felice Bassuk, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, filed a complaint against Plantronics, its CEO Joseph Burton, its CFO Charles Boynton and its former CFO Pamela Strayer alleging various securities law violations. Plaintiffs filed the amended complaint on June 5, 2020 and the Company’s Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint is expected to be filed on August 7, 2020. 

On December 17, 2019, Cisco Systems, Inc. filed a First Amended Complaint for Trade Secret Misappropriation against Plantronics, Inc. and certain individuals which amends a previously filed complaint against certain other individuals.  The Company disputes the allegations.  The Company filed a motionMotion to Dismiss.  The Court granted the Motion to Dismiss with leave to amend as to Defendants He, Chung and Williams, granted the Motion to Compel Arbitration for attorneys’ feesDefendant Williams and granted in November, 2017part and that motion was denied in part the Motion to Dismiss by the Court in January, 2018. The CompanyDefendants Puorro and Poly.  Cisco filed a motion for certain recoverable costs,an Amended Complaint and the parties stipulatedDefendants have moved to an immaterial amount, which GN will paydismiss or strike portions of the Company. IfAmended Complaint.

On July 22, 2020, Koss Corporation sued Plantronics and Polycom in the jury verdict wereWestern District of Texas, Waco division alleging patent infringement with respect to be overturned on appeal,four Koss patents.  The matter is ongoing and the Company would have to repay that amount to GN. GN has not indicated whether it plans to file an appeal ofdisputes the jury’s verdict.claims.  

In a letter dated May 1, 2017, the Company received a Notice of Proposed Debarment from the General Services Administration ("GSA") informing the Company that the GSA has proposed that the Company be debarred from participation in Federal procurement and non-procurement programs based on the above spoliation order issued in the GN litigation matter.  The Company submitted a response to the GSA demonstrating that it is a responsible contractor and that a suspension or debarment is neither necessary to protect the government nor warranted. The GSA found “no cause” for debarment of Plantronics and terminated the proceeding against the Company in August 2017.


In addition to the specific mattermatters discussed above, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings and investigations arising in the normal course of conducting business. For such legal proceedings, whereWhere applicable, in relation to the on-going matters described above, the Company has accrued an amount that reflects the aggregate liability deemed probable and estimable, but this amount is not material to the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. With respect to proceedings for which no accrual has been made, theThe Company is not able to estimate an amount or range of any reasonably possible additional lossesloss, including in excess of any amount accrued, because of the preliminary nature of many of these proceedings, the difficulty in ascertaining the applicable facts relating to many of these proceedings, the variable treatment of claims made in many of these proceedings, and the difficulty of predicting the settlement value of many of these proceedings. However, based upon the Company's historical experience, the resolution of these proceedings is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The Company may incur substantial legal fees, which are expensed as incurred, in defending against these legal proceedings.


7.8. DEBT


The estimated fair value and carrying value of the Company's outstanding debt as of June 27, 2020 and March 28, 2020 were as follows:
 June 27, 2020 March 28, 2020
(in thousands)Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value
5.50% Senior Notes$435,930
 $495,771
 $359,140
 $495,409
Term loan facility$1,056,501
 $1,127,263
 $852,942
 $1,126,285


As of June 27, 2020, and March 28, 2020, the net unamortized discount, premium and debt issuance costs on the Company's outstanding debt were $23.8 million and $25.1 million, respectively.

5.50% Senior Notes


In May 2015, the Company issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.50% senior notes (the “5.50% Senior Notes”). The 5.50% Senior Notes mature on May 31, 2023, and bear interest at a rate of 5.50% per annum, payable semi-annually on May 15 and November 15, commencing on November 15, 2015. The Company received net proceeds of $488.4 million from the issuance of the 5.50% Senior Notes, net of issuance costs of $11.6 million which are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the 5.50% Senior Notes using the effective interest method. A portion of the proceeds was used to repay all then-outstanding amounts under ourthe Company's revolving line of credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank and the remaining proceeds were used primarily for share repurchases.


The fair value of the 5.50% Senior Notes was determined based on inputs that were observable in the market, including the trading price of the 5.50% Senior Notes when available (Level 2). The estimated fair value and carrying value of the 5.50% Senior Notes were as follows:
 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2017
(in thousands)Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value
5.50% Senior Notes$505,150
 $491,059
 $520,425
 $492,146


The Company may redeem all or a part of the 5.50% Senior Notes, upon not less than 30 or more than a 60 day60-day notice; however, the applicable redemption price will be determined as follows:
Redemption Period Requiring Payment of:
Redemption Up To 35% Using Cash Proceeds From An Equity Offering(3):

Make-Whole(1)
Premium(2)
DateSpecified Price
5.50% Senior NotesPrior to May 15, 2018On or after May 15, 2018Prior to May 15, 2018105.500%
(1) Ifis the Company redeems the notes prior to the applicable date, the redemption price is principal plus a make-whole premium equal to the present value of the remaining scheduled interest payments as described in the applicable indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest.
(2) If the Company redeems the notes on or after the applicable date, the price is principal plus a premium which declines over time as specified in the applicable indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest.

(3) If the Company redeems the notes prior to the applicable date with net cash proceeds of one or more equity offerings, the price is equal to the amount specified above, together with accrued and unpaid interest, subject to a maximum redemption of 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the respective note being redeemed.


In addition, upon the occurrence of certain change of control triggering events, the Company may be required to repurchase the 5.50% Senior Notes, at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase. The 5.50% Senior Notes contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit the Company's ability to create certain liens and enter into sale and leasebacklease-back transactions; create, assume, incur, or guarantee additional indebtedness of its subsidiaries without such subsidiary guaranteeing the 5.50% Senior Notes on an unsecured unsubordinated basis; and consolidate or merge with, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, to another person. As of December 31, 2017,

Credit Facility Agreement

In connection with the Company was in compliance with all covenants.

Revolving Credit Agreement

On May 9, 2011,Polycom Acquisition completed on July 2, 2018, the Company entered into a credit agreementCredit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, ("as administrative agent, and the Bank"lenders party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”),. The Credit Agreement replaced the Company’s prior revolving credit facility in its entirety. The Credit Agreement provides for (i) a revolving credit facility with an initial maximum aggregate amount of availability of $100 million that matures in July 2023 and (ii) a $1.275 billion term loan facility priced at LIBOR plus 250bps due in quarterly principal installments commencing on the last business day of March, June, September and December beginning with the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date for the aggregate principal amount funded on the Closing Date multiplied by 0.25% (subject to prepayments outlined in the Credit Agreement) and all remaining outstanding principal due at maturity in July 2025. The Company borrowed the full amount available under the term loan facility of $1.245 billion, net of approximately $30 million of discounts and issuance costs which was most recently amended on April 28, 2017 (as amended, the "Amended Credit Agreement")are being amortized to extendinterest expense over the term of the agreement using the straight-line method which approximates the effective interest method for this debt. The proceeds from the initial borrowing under the Credit Agreement were used to finance the Acquisition, to refinance certain debt of Polycom, and to pay related fees, commissions and transaction costs. The Company has additional borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement through the revolving credit facility which could be used to provide ongoing working capital and capital for other general corporate purposes of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are currently guaranteed by one yearPolycom and will from time to May 9,time be guaranteed by, subject to certain exceptions, any domestic subsidiaries that may become material in the future. Subject to certain exceptions, the Credit Agreement is secured by first-priority perfected liens and security interests in substantially all of the personal property of the Company and each subsidiary guarantor and will from time to time also be secured by certain material real property that the Company or any subsidiary guarantor may acquire. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest due on a quarterly basis

at a variable rate equal to (i) LIBOR plus a specified margin, or (ii) the base rate (which is the highest of (a) the prime rate publicly announced from time to time by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, (b) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% or (c) the sum of 1% plus one-month LIBOR) plus a specified margin. The Company must also pay (i) an unused commitment fee ranging from 0.200% to 0.300% per annum of the average daily unused portion of the aggregate revolving credit commitments under the Credit Agreement, and (ii) a per annum fee equal to (a) for each performance standby letter of credit outstanding under the Credit Agreement with respect to non-financial contractual obligations, 50% of the applicable margin over LIBOR under the revolving credit facility in effect from time to time multiplied by the daily amount available to be drawn under such letter of credit, and (b) for each other letter of credit outstanding under the Credit Agreement, the applicable margin over LIBOR under the revolving credit facility in effect from time to time multiplied by the daily amount available to be drawn under such letter of credit.

On February 20, 2020, the Company entered into an Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) by and among the Company, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”). The Amendment amended the Credit Agreement, as previously amended to (i) increase the maximum Secured Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) permitted under the Credit Agreement to 3.75 to 1.00 through December 26, 2020 and 3.00 to amend1.00 thereafter and (ii) decrease the minimum Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) required under the Credit Agreement to 2.25 to 1.00 through December 26, 2020 and 2.75 to 1.00 thereafter.

Additionally, the Amendment modified the calculation of the Secured Net Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio solely for purposes of compliance with Sections 7.11(a) and 7.11(b) of the Credit Agreement to (i) calculate the Secured Net Leverage Ratio net of the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents (as defined in the Credit Agreement) on the balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Agreement) as of the date of calculation up to an amount equal to $150,000,000 and (ii) solely for purposes of any fiscal quarter ending from December 29, 2019 through December 26, 2020, increase the cap on Expected Cost Savings (as defined in the Credit Agreement) in determining Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to the greater of (A) 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Measurement Period (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (calculated before giving effect to any such Expected Cost Savings to be added back pursuant to clause (a)(ix) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA) and (B)(x) for the period from December 29, 2019 through March 28, 2020, $121,000,000, (y) for the period from March 29, 2020 through June 27, 2020, $107,000,000 and (z) for the period from June 28, 2020 through December 26, 2020, $88,000,000.
The financial covenants under the Credit Agreement described above are for the benefit of the revolving credit lenders only and do not apply to any other debt of the Company. The Credit Agreement also contains various other restrictions and covenants, some of which have become more stringent over time, including restrictions on our, and certain of our subsidiaries, ability to consolidate or merge, create liens, incur additional indebtedness, dispose of assets, consummate acquisitions, make investments and pay dividends and other distributions. The Company has the unilateral ability to terminate the revolving line of credit such that the financial covenants whichdescribed above are defined below.
no longer applicable. The Amended Credit Agreement provides foralso contains customary events of default. If an event of default under the Credit Agreement occurs and is continuing, then the lenders may declare any outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement to be immediately due and payable; provided, however, that the occurrence of an event of default as a $100.0 million unsecuredresult of a breach of a financial covenant under the Credit Agreement does not constitute a default or event of default with respect to any term facility under the Credit Agreement unless and until the required revolving lenders shall have terminated their revolving commitments and declared all amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility. Revolving loansfacility to be due and payable. In addition, if the Company, any subsidiary guarantor or, with certain exceptions, any other subsidiary becomes the subject of voluntary or involuntary proceedings under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, then any outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement will automatically become immediately due and payable. Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at the Company’s election, at (i) the Bank’s announced primea rate less 1.20%of 2.00% per annum in excess of the otherwise applicable rate (i) while a payment or bankruptcy event of default exists or (ii) a daily one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.40% per annum. Interest is payable quarterlyupon the lenders’ request, during the continuance of any other event of default. As of June 27, 2020, the Company was in arrears oncompliance with the first day of each of April, July, October and January. Principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, on the revolving loans is due and payable on May 9, 2020. The Company is also obligated to pay a commitment fee of 0.37% per annum on the average daily unused amount of the revolving line of credit, which fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of each of April, July, October and January.financial covenants.


The Company may prepay the loans and terminate the commitments under the Credit Facility Agreement at any time without premium or penalty,penalty. Additionally, the Company is subject to mandatory debt repayments five business days after the reimbursementfiling of certain costs.its financial statements for any annual period in which the Company generates excess cash as defined by the Credit Agreement. In accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Company did not generate excess cash during Fiscal Year 2020 and therefore is not required to make any debt repayments in Fiscal Year 2021. During the three months ended December 31, 2017June 27, 2020, the Company borroweddid not prepay any aggregate principal amount of the term loan facility and repaid $8 million from our linedid not incur any prepayment penalties. As of June 27, 2020, the Company has 5 outstanding letters of credit and as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2017, the Company had no outstanding borrowings on the linerevolving credit facility for a total of credit.$1.0 million. The fair value of the term loan facility was determined based on inputs that were observable in the market (Level 2).


The Amended Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, covenants limiting the ability of the Company to incur debt, make capital expenditures, grant liens, merge or consolidate, and make investments. The Amended Credit Agreement also requires the Company to comply with certain financial covenants, including (i) a maximum ratio of funded debt to EBITDA of 3.25:1 (previously 3:1) and (ii) a minimum EBITDA coverage ratio, in each case, tested as of each fiscal quarter and determined on a rolling four-quarter basis. In addition, the Company and its subsidiaries are required to maintain unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities plus availability under the Amended Credit Agreement at the end of each fiscal quarter of at least $300.0 million. The Amended Credit Agreement contains customary events of default that include, among other things, payment defaults, covenant defaults, cross-defaults with certain other indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency defaults, and judgment defaults. The occurrence of an event of default could result in the acceleration of the obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.

8.9. RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (CREDITS)


Summary of Restructuring Plans

Fiscal Year 2021 restructuring plan

During the first nine monthsquarter of Fiscal Year 2018 and as part of its ongoing effort2021, the Company committed to additional actions to reduce expenses and right size its overall cost structure to better align with projected revenue levels. The costs improve profitability, and focus on its key strategic initiatives, the Company executed an asset sale agreementincurred to dispose of substantially all assets of its Clarity division, primarily inventories and tooling fixed assets, for an immaterial sales price. The buyer indate under this arrangement was a former employee of the Company, who acted as Clarity's President but who was not an executive officer or director of the Company. As part of the buyer's separation from Plantronics, the Company accelerated vesting on his outstanding restricted stock, resulting in an immaterial stock-compensation modification charge.

In connection with the sale, the Company is leasing the facility it owns in Chattanooga, Tennessee,plan includes severance benefits related to the buyer for a period of twelve months. The Company also entered into a transition services agreement with the buyer to provide customer support services on a cost-recovery basis, which are not expected to be material, for a period of one year. The Company also recorded immaterial impairment charges on assets previously used in Clarity operations that have no further value to the Company.


In addition to the sale of the Clarity division and the related restructuring actions, the Company reduced headcount in certain divisions and terminated a leasereductions in the Netherlands before the endCompany's global workforce and facility related charges due to closure or consolidation of its contractual term, resulting in a charge equal to the present value of the remaining future minimum lease payments. In connection with this exit, the Company wrote off certain fixed assets that will no longer be used. Finally, the Company reorganized its Brazilian operations and as a result, wrote off an unrecoverable indirect tax asset.leased offices.


As of December 31, 2017, the remaining obligation related to severance amounts due is immaterial and will be settled within 12 months.Fiscal Year 2020 restructuring plans


During the quarter ended December 31, 2017, we recorded an immaterial adjustmentFiscal Year 2020, the Company committed to additional actions to rationalize post-Acquisition operations and costs to align the Company's cost structure to current revenue expectations. The costs incurred to date under these plans include severance benefits related to headcount reductions in the Company's global workforce, facility related charges due to consolidation of the Company's leased offices, asset impairments associated with consumer product portfolio optimization efforts, and other costs associated with legal entity rationalization.

Fiscal Year 2019 restructuring plans

During the Fiscal Year 2019, the Company initiated post-Acquisition restructuring plans to realign the Company's cost structure, including streamlining the global workforce, consolidation of certain distribution centers in North America, and reduction of redundant legal entities, in order to take advantage of operational efficiencies following the Acquisition. The costs incurred to date under these plans have primarily comprised of severance benefits from reduction in force actions, facilities related actions initiated by management, and legal entity rationalization.

The following table summarizes the restructuring and other related charges (credits) resulting from a changerecognized in estimate from amounts previously recorded.

The associated charges for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 are recorded in restructuring and other related charges (credits), cost of revenues, and selling, general, and administrative expense in theCompany's condensed consolidated statements of operations, as follows:operations:
 Nine months ended December 31, 2017
(in millions)Total ChargesRestructuring and Other Related Charges (Credits)Cost of RevenuesSelling, General, and Administrative
Severance benefits from reduction-in-force$1.3
$1.3
$
$
Lease exit charge and asset impairments in Netherlands0.7
0.7


Write-off of unrecoverable indirect tax asset in Brazil0.7

0.7

Asset impairments related to previous Clarity operations0.4
0.4


Loss on Clarity asset sale0.9

0.9

Accelerated vesting of restricted stock0.2


0.2
Totals$4.2
$2.4
$1.6
$0.2
 Three Months Ended
(in thousands)June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019
Severance$22,311
 $13,695
Facility1,798
 
Other (1)
1,441
 5,830
Non-cash charges (2)
3,780
 
Total restructuring and other related charges$29,330
 $19,525
(1) Other costs primarily represent associated legal and advisory services.
(2) Non-cash charges primarily represent right-of-use asset impairment


The Company's restructuring liabilities as of June 27, 2020 is as follows (amounts in thousands):
 As of March 28, 2020 Accruals Cash PaymentsAs of June 27, 2020
FY 2021 Plans    
 Severance$
$23,116
$(8,094)$15,022
 Facility
259
(2)257
 Other
1,441
(727)714
Total FY2021 Plans$
$24,816
$(8,823)$15,993
FY 2020 Plans    
 Severance$7,475
$(865)$(2,794)$3,816
 Facility2,501
1,539
(317)3,723
 Other1,621

(943)678
Total FY2020 Plans$11,597
$674
$(4,054)$8,217
FY 2019 Plans    
 Severance$147
$60
$(91)$116
 Facility



 Other117

(117)
Total FY2019 Plans$264
$60
$(208)$116
 Severance$7,622
$22,311
$(10,979)$18,954
 Facility2,501
1,798
(319)3,980
 Other1,738
1,441
(1,787)1,392
Grand Total$11,861
$25,550
$(13,085)$24,326



9.10. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION


Stock-based Compensation

The Company recognizes the grant-date fair value of stock-based compensation as compensation expense using the straight-line attribution approach over the service period for which the stock-based compensation is expected to vest. The following table summarizes the amount of stock-based compensation included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations:
  Three Months Ended 
(in thousands) June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019 
Cost of revenues $833
 $978
 
      
Research, development, and engineering 3,231
 3,719
 
Selling, general, and administrative 5,296
 8,207
 
Stock-based compensation included in operating expenses 8,527
 11,926
 
Total stock-based compensation 9,360
 12,904
 
Income tax expense (benefit) (4,974) 4
 
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax $4,386
 $12,908
 

  Three Months Ended December 31, Nine Months Ended 
 December 31,
(in thousands) 2016 2017 2016 2017
Cost of revenues $794
 $917
 $2,414
 $2,709
         
Research, development, and engineering 1,771
 2,049
 6,663
 6,158
Selling, general, and administrative 6,124
 5,063
 15,928
 17,180
Stock-based compensation included in operating expenses 7,895
 7,112
 22,591
 23,338
Total stock-based compensation 8,689
 8,029
 25,005
 26,047
Income tax expense (benefit) (2,986) 2,039
 (8,635) (5,650)
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax $5,703
 $10,068
 $16,370
 $20,397


10.11. COMMON STOCK REPURCHASES


From time to time, the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") has authorized programs under which the Company may repurchase shares of its common stock, depending on market conditions, in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. Repurchased shares are held as treasury stock until they are retired or re-issued. Repurchases byOn November 28, 2018, the Company pursuantBoard approved a 1 million share repurchase program expanding its capacity to Board-authorized programs during the nine months ended December 31, 2016 and 2017 are discussed below.repurchase shares to approximately 1.7 million shares. As of December 31, 2017,June 27, 2020, there remained 730,9321,369,014 shares authorized for repurchase under the repurchase program approved by the Board on JulyBoard.

For the periods ended June 27, 2017. There were no remaining shares authorized under previously approved programs.

In the nine months ended December 31, 20162020 and 2017,June 29, 2019, the Company repurchased 764,176did not repurchase any shares and 1,138,903 shares, respectively, of its common stock in the open market for astock.

The total costvalue of $34.2 million and $52.9 million, respectively, and at an average price per share of $44.80 and $46.46, respectively. In addition, the Companyshares withheld shares valued at $9.4 million and $11.2 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively, in satisfaction of employee tax withholding obligations uponon the vesting of restricted stock granted underequity awards for the Company's stock plans.three months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019 were $2.7 million and $8.6 million, respectively. The amounts withheld were equivalent to the employees' minimum statutory tax withholding requirements and are reflected as a financing activity within the Company's condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. These share withholdings have the same effect as share repurchases by the Company as they reduce the number of shares that would have otherwise been issued in connection with the vesting of shares subject to the restricted stock grants.


11.12. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOMELOSS


The components of accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"), net of immaterial tax effects, are as follows:
(in thousands) March 31, 2017 December 31, 2017
Accumulated unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges (1)
 $529
 $(2,200)
Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments 4,428
 4,685
Accumulated unrealized gain (loss) on investments (263) (580)
Accumulated other comprehensive income $4,694
 $1,905
(in thousands) June 27, 2020 March 28, 2020
Accumulated unrealized loss on cash flow hedges (1)
 $(16,698) $(18,197)
Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments 4,615
 4,615
Accumulated other comprehensive loss $(12,083) $(13,582)
(1)Refer to Note 12, Foreign Currency13, Derivatives, which discloses the nature of the Company's derivative assets and liabilities as of June 27, 2020and March 31, 2017and December 31, 2017.28, 2020.  


12. FOREIGN CURRENCY13. DERIVATIVES


Foreign Currency Derivatives

The Company's foreign currency derivatives consist primarily of foreign currency forward exchange contracts and option contracts, and cross-currency swaps.contracts. The Company does not purchase derivative financial instruments for speculative trading purposes. The derivatives expose the Company to credit risk to the extent the counterparties may be unable to meet the terms of the derivative instrument. The Company's maximum exposure to loss that it would incur due to credit risk if parties to derivative contracts failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts was equal to the carrying value of the Company's derivative assets as of December 31, 2017.June 27, 2020 and March 28, 2020. The Company seeks to mitigate such risk by limiting its counterparties to large financial institutions. In addition, the Company monitors the potential risk of loss with any one counterparty resulting from this type of credit risk on an ongoing basis.


The Company enters into master netting arrangements with counterparties when possible to mitigate credit risk in derivative transactions. A master netting arrangement may allow each counterparty to net settle amounts owed between the Company and the counterparty as a result of multiple, separate derivative transactions. As of December 31, 2017June 27, 2020, the Company had International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)("ISDA") agreements with four4 applicable banks and financial institutions which contained netting provisions. PlantronicsThe Company has elected to present the fair value of derivative assets and liabilities onwithin the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet on a gross basis even when derivative transactions are subject to master netting arrangements and may otherwise qualify for net presentation. For each counterparty, if netted, the Company would offset the asset and liability balances of all derivatives at the end of the reporting period. Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements are not eligible for net presentation. As of June 27, 2020, and March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2017,28, 2020, no cash collateral had been received or pledged related to these derivative instruments.



The gross fair value of the Company's outstanding derivative contracts at the end of each period was as follows:
(in thousands) June 27, 2020 March 28, 2020
Derivative Assets(1)
    
Non-designated hedges $21
 $266
Cash flow hedges 1,058
 3,283
Total derivative assets $1,079
 $3,549
     
Derivative Liabilities(2)
    
Non-designated hedges $806
 $668
Cash flow hedges 712
 811
Interest rate swap 19,146
 21,411
Accrued interest 1,394
 631
Total derivative liabilities $22,058
 $23,521

(in thousands) March 31, 2017 December 31, 2017
Derivative Assets(1)
    
Non-designated hedges $86
 $19
Cash flow hedges 2,034
 332
Total Derivative Assets $2,120
 $351
     
Derivative Liabilities(2)
    
Non-designated hedges $286
 $1,155
Cash flow hedges 1,109
 3,345
Total Derivative Liabilities $1,395
 $4,500
(1) Short-term derivative assets are recorded in "other current assets" and long-term derivative assets are recorded in "deferred tax and other assets". As of December 31, 2017June 27, 2020, the portion of derivative assets classified as long-term was immaterial.

(2) Short-term derivative liabilities are recorded in "accrued liabilities" and long-term derivative liabilities are recorded in "other long-term liabilities". As of December 31, 2017June 27, 2020, the portion of derivative liabilities classified as long-term was immaterial.


Non-Designated Hedges


As of December 31, 2017,June 27, 2020, the Company had foreign currency forward contracts denominated in Euros ("EUR"), and British Pound Sterling ("GBP"), Australian Dollars ("AUD"), and Canadian Dollars ("CAD"). The Company does not elect to obtain hedge accounting for these forward contracts. These forward contracts hedge against a portion of the Company’s foreign currency-denominated cash balances, receivables, and payables. The following table summarizes the notional value of the Company’s outstanding foreign exchange currency contracts and approximate U.S. Dollar ("USD") equivalent at December 31, 2017June 27, 2020:
 (in thousands)Local Currency USD Equivalent Position Maturity
EUR44,600
 $49,967
 Sell EUR 1 month
GBP£3,225
 $3,974
 Sell GBP 1 month

 (in thousands)Local Currency USD Equivalent Position Maturity
EUR38,700
 $46,560
 Sell EUR 1 month
GBP£5,100
 $6,899
 Sell GBP 1 month
AUDA$14,200
 $11,092
 Sell AUD 1 month
CADC$2,900
 $2,315
 Sell CAD 1 month


Effect of Non-Designated Derivative Contracts on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations


The effect of non-designated derivative contracts recognized in other non-operating income and (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was as follows:
  Three Months Ended
(in thousands) June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019
Loss on foreign exchange contracts $(918) $(289)

  Three Months Ended December 31, Nine Months Ended 
 December 31,
(in thousands) 2016 2017 2016 2017
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange contracts $3,801
 $848
 $5,551
 $6,083


Cash Flow Hedges


Costless Collars


The Company hedges a portion of the forecasted EUR and GBP denominated revenues with costless collars. On a monthly basis, the Company enters into option contracts with a six to eleven montheleven-month term. Collar contracts are scheduled to mature at the beginning of each fiscal quarter, at which time the instruments convert to forward contracts. The Company also enters into cash flow forwards with a three monththree-month term. Once the hedged revenues are recognized, the forward contracts become non-designated hedges to protect the resulting foreign monetary asset position for the Company. 



The notional value of the Company's outstanding EUR and GBP option and forward contracts at the end of each period was as follows:
(in millions)June 27, 2020 March 31, 2017December 31, 201728, 2020
(in millions) EUR GBP EUR GBP
Option contracts 73.562.9 £23.914.4 75.867.0 £22.918.4
Forward contracts 11.243.5 £3.312.8 13.050.2 £4.118.5



The Company will reclassify all amounts accumulated in other comprehensive income into earnings within the next twelve months.


Cross-currency SwapsInterest Rate Swap


On July 30, 2018, the Company entered into a 4-year amortizing interest rate swap agreement with Bank of America, NA. The swap has an initial notional amount of $831 million and matures on July 31, 2022. The swap involves the receipt of floating-rate interest payments for fixed interest rate payments at a rate of 2.78% over the life of the agreement. The Company hedgeshas designated this interest rate swap as a portioncash flow hedge. The purpose of this swap is to hedge against changes in cash flows (interest payments) attributable to fluctuations in the forecasted Mexican Peso (“MXN”) denominated expenditures with a cross-currency swap. AsCompany's variable rate debt. The derivative is valued based on prevailing LIBOR rate curves on the date of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2017,measurement. The Company also evaluates counterparty credit risk when it calculates the Company had foreign currency swap contracts of approximately MXN 287.2 million and MXN 76.3 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes the notionalfair value of the Company’s outstanding MXN cross-currency swapsswap. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is recorded to other comprehensive income (loss) on the accompanying balance sheets and approximate USD Equivalentreclassified into interest expense over the life of the underlying debt as interest on the Company's floating rate debt is accrued. The Company reviews the effectiveness of this instrument on a quarterly basis, recognize current period hedge ineffectiveness immediately in earnings and will discontinue hedge accounting if the Company no longer considers hedging to be highly effective. This hedge was fully effective at December 31, 2017:inception on July 30, 2018 and as of the three months ended June 27, 2020. During the three months ended June 27, 2020, the Company reclassified into interest expense $3.7 million and had a $19.1 million unrealized loss on its interest rate swap derivative designated as a cash flow hedge.
 (in thousands)Local Currency USD Equivalent Position Maturity
MXN$76,340
 $3,935
 Buy MXN Monthly over6 months


Effect of Designated Derivative Contracts on AOCI and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations


The following table presents the pre-tax effects of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on accumulated other comprehensive income and the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016June 27, 2020 and 2017:June 29, 2019:
  Three Months Ended 
(in thousands) June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019 
Gain (loss) included in AOCI as of beginning of period $(20,156) $(7,480) 
      
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) (effective portion) (1,579) (6,704) 
      
Amount of (gain) loss reclassified from OCI into net revenues (effective portion) (909) (1,359) 
Amount of (gain) loss reclassified from OCI into cost of revenues (effective portion) 
 (104) 
Amount of (gain) loss reclassified from OCI into interest expense (effective portion) 3,723
 652
 
Total amount of (gain) loss reclassified from AOCI to income (loss) (effective portion) 2,814
 (811) 
      
Gain (loss) included in AOCI as of end of period $(18,921) $(14,995) 

  Three Months Ended December 31, Nine Months Ended 
 December 31,
(in thousands) 2016 2017 2016 2017
Gain (loss) included in AOCI as of beginning of period $(471) $(3,089) $(1,106) $541
         
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (“OCI”)
 (effective portion)
 2,090
 (446) 2,394
 (5,093)
         
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from OCI into net revenues (effective portion) 2,178
 1,357
 3,163
 2,506
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from OCI into cost of revenues (effective portion) (756) (61) (2,072) (193)
Total amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to income (loss) (effective portion) 1,422
 1,296
 1,091
 2,313
         
Gain (loss) included in AOCI as of end of period $197
 $(2,239) $197
 $(2,239)


As a result of adopting ASU 2017-12, beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, the excluded portion of such amounts is included in the same line item in which the underlying transactions affect earnings and the ineffective portion of the realized and unrealized gains or losses on derivatives is included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016June 27, 2020 and 2017June 29, 2019, the Company recognizeddid not have an immaterial gain and immaterial loss on the ineffective portion of its cash flow hedges, respectively, which is reported in other non-operating income and (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.hedges.


13.14. INCOME TAXES


The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to taxation in the U.S. and in various foreign and state jurisdictions. The Company's tax benefit is determined using an estimate of its annual effective tax rate and adjusted for discrete items that are taken into account in the relevant period. The effective tax rates for the three months ended December 31, 2016June 27, 2020 and 2017June 29, 2019 were 11.0%4.1% and 255.1%, respectively. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended December 31, 2016 and 2017 were 18.4% and 114.6%14.4%, respectively.


On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the “Act”) was signed into law in the United States.  The Act includes several changes to existing tax law, including, among other things, a permanent reduction in the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% and the move from a worldwide to a territorial tax system.

The move to a territorial tax system was accompanied by federal taxationAs of a one-time deemed repatriation of accumulated unremitted earnings (hereafter, the "toll charge"), whichJune 27, 2020, the Company will elect to pay over an eight-year period as permitted

under the Act.  The Company recorded a $69.3had approximately $89.5 million toll charge as part of income tax expense in the quarter ended December 31, 2017, representing a provisional estimate based on a 15.5% tax applied to foreign unremitted cash and cash equivalents and an 8% tax applied to permanently reinvested foreign assets. The provisional toll charge increased our effective tax rate by 217.2% and 94.1% for the three and nine months ended December 30, 2017, respectively. As part of the Act, the Company also completed its remeasurement ofnon-US net deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2017("DTAs") after valuation allowance, and continued to the new futuremaintain a 100% valuation allowance against its U.S. federal tax rate of 21%, thereby reducing the Company’sand state deferred tax assets by $2.1 million. The rate change resulted in an overall increaseassets. A significant portion of the Company's DTAs relate to the Company’s effective tax rate by 6.6% and 2.9% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017, respectively. In addition, prior to its third quarter of Fiscal Year 2018,internal intangible property restructuring between wholly-owned subsidiaries. At this time, based on evidence currently available, the Company didconsiders it more likely than not recognize a deferred tax liability related to unremitted foreign earnings because its plans did not requirethat it will have sufficient taxable income in the future that will allow the Company to repatriate earnings from foreign operationsrealize the DTAs; however, failure to fund U.S. operations.  The Company expects to fund payment ofgenerate sufficient taxable income could result in some or all DTAs not being utilized in the toll charge by repatriating a portion of its foreign earnings and as such, has recorded a deferred tax liability of $5.0 million related to state income taxes and foreign withholding taxes that will become due asfuture. If the Company repatriates foreign earnings. This increased the Company’s effective tax rate by 15.6% and 6.8% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017, respectively. Finally, the Company files its federal tax return onis unable to generate sufficient future taxable income, a fiscal year-end and is therefore requiredsubstantial valuation allowance to pro-rate the new and old tax rates during Fiscal Year 2018.  The blended, annualized tax rate applied to Fiscal Year 2018 income is 31.56%.  This reduction in the federal tax rate reduced the Company’s global tax rate by 2.3% and 1.0% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017, respectively.

The provisional estimate for the toll charge will be finalized when the Company completes its substantive review of unremitted foreign earnings through examination of statutory filings and tax returns ofreduce the Company's foreign subsidiaries and fiscal branches that span a 30-year period. The Company must also analyze the impact of foreign exchange rates and inflation on the historical information to support foreign tax credits available to offset the toll charge. In addition, the Company's estimate of the toll charge obligationDTAs may change due to legislative technical corrections, the IRS' promulgation of regulations to interpret the Act, and changes in accounting standards for income taxes or related interpretations in response to the Act. This review and finalization of the toll charge provisional estimate will be completed within a twelve month measurement period from the date of enactment.required.

The Company recorded a correction to the geographic mix of income during the three months ended June 30, 2017 related to Fiscal Year 2017, which reduced income in a high tax jurisdiction and increased income in a low tax jurisdiction. This correction resulted in a reduction to the Company’s effective tax rate by 3.5 percentage points for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 as compared to the prior year period and had no impact on the three months ended December 31, 2017. For additional details regarding this correction refer to Note 1, Basis of Presentation.


The Company adopted new stock-based compensation accounting guidance effectiveis subject to the beginningexamination of Fiscal Year 2018. Excessits income tax benefits associated with employee equity plans were previously recordedreturns by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities. Significant judgment is required in additional paid-in capitalevaluating our uncertain tax positions and the adoption of this guidance had an immaterial impact ondetermining the Company's effective tax rateprovision for income taxes. As of June 27, 2020, the three months ended December 31, 2017, but resulted inCompany had a reduction to the Company's effective tax rate by 2.6 percentage points for the nine months ended December 31, 2017. The amount of excess tax benefits or deficiencies will fluctuate from period-to-period based on the price of the Company’s stock, the volume of share-based instruments settled or vested, and the value assigned to employee equity awards under U.S. GAAP.

Included in long-term income taxes payable in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2017 weretotal gross unrecognized tax benefits of $12.9$37.2 million and $12.3compared with $36.9 million respectively, whichas of June 29, 2019. If recognized, the gross unrecognized tax benefits would favorably impactreduce the effective tax rate in future periods if recognized. The Company’s continuing practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.  The accrued interest related to unrecognized tax benefits was $1.7 million and $1.4 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2017, respectively.  No penalties have been accrued.

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to taxation in the U.S. federal and various foreign and state jurisdictions. The Company’s Fiscal Year 2016 federal income tax return is currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Foreign income tax matters for material tax jurisdictions have been concluded for tax years prior to Fiscal Year 2012.

The Company believes that an adequate provision has been made for any adjustments that may result from tax examinations; however, the outcome of such examinations cannot be predicted with certainty. If any issues addressed in the tax examinations are resolved in a manner inconsistent with the Company's expectations, the Company could be required to adjust its provision for income tax in the period such resolution occurs. The timing of any resolution and/or closure of tax examinations is not certain.recognition.




14.15. COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE


Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) associated with common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share assumes the issuance of additional shares of common stock by the Company upon exercise of all outstanding stock options and vesting of restricted stock, if the effect is dilutive, in accordance with the treasury stock method or two-class method (whichever is more dilutive). Refer to Note 1, Basis of Presentation, for additional information regarding the Company's computation of earnings (loss) per common share.


The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss)loss per common share for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016June 27, 2020, and 2017:June 29, 2019:
  Three Months Ended 
(in thousands, except per share data) June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019 
Basic loss per common share:     
Numerator:     
Net loss $(75,015) $(44,871) 
      
Denominator:     
Weighted average common shares, basic 40,460
 39,239
 
Weighted average common shares-diluted 40,460
 39,239
 
      
Basic loss per common share $(1.85) $(1.14) 
Diluted loss per common share $(1.85) $(1.14) 
      
Potentially dilutive securities excluded from diluted loss per common share because their effect is anti-dilutive 1,546
 706
 

  Three Months Ended December 31, Nine Months Ended 
 December 31,
(in thousands, except per share data) 2016 2017 2016 2017
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:        
Numerator:        
Net income (loss) $22,221
 $(49,504) $63,082
 $(10,723)
         
Denominator:        
Weighted average common shares, basic 32,242
 32,075
 32,260
 32,384
Dilutive effect of employee equity incentive plans 584
 
 635
 
Weighted average common shares-diluted 32,826
 32,075
 32,895
 32,384
         
Basic earnings (loss) per common share $0.69
 $(1.54) $1.96
 $(0.33)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share $0.68
 $(1.54) $1.92
 $(0.33)
         
Potentially dilutive securities excluded from diluted earnings (loss) per common share because their effect is anti-dilutive 473
 968
 573
 1,107


15.16. REVENUE AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS


The Company designs, manufactures, markets, and sells integrated communications and collaboration solutions that span headsets, for businessopen Session Initiation Protocol ("SIP") and consumer applications.  With respectnative ecosystem desktop phones, conference room phones, video conferencing solutions and peripherals, including cameras, speakers, and microphones, cloud management and analytics software solutions, and services.

Major product categories are Headsets, which includes wired and wireless communication headsets; Voice, Video, and Content Sharing Solutions, which includes open Session Initiation Protocol (“SIP”) and native ecosystem desktop phones, conference room phones, and video conferencing solutions and peripherals, including cameras, speakers, and microphones. All of the Company's solutions are designed to headsets,integrate seamlessly with the platform and services of our customers choice in a wide range of Unified Communications & Collaboration ("UC&C"), Unified Communication as a Service ("UCaaS"), and Video as a Service ("VaaS") environments. The Company's cloud management and analytics software enables IT administrators to configure and update firmware, monitor device usage, troubleshoot, and gain a deep understanding of user behavior. In addition, the Company makes productshas a broad portfolio of Services including video interoperability, support for useour solutions and hardware devices, as well as professional, hosted, and managed services that are grounded in our deep expertise aimed at helping customers achieve their goals for collaboration.

Product revenue is largely comprised of sales of hardware devices, peripherals, and platform software licenses used in communication and collaboration in offices and contact centers, and, with mobile devices, cordless phones, computers, and gaming consoles. computers. Services revenue primarily includes support on hardware devices, professional, hosted and managed services, and solutions to the Company's customers.


The following table presents netdisaggregates revenues by major product groupcategory for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016June 27, 2020 and 2017:June 29, 2019:
 Three Months Ended December 31, Nine Months Ended 
 December 31,
 Three Months Ended 
(in thousands) 2016 2017 2016 2017 June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019 
Net revenues from unaffiliated customers:             
Enterprise $157,345
 $167,640
 $467,784
 $485,152
Consumer 75,588
 58,894
 204,438
 155,608
Headsets1
 174,750
 218,650
 
Voice2
 50,681
 103,847
 
Video2
 66,027
 60,248
 
Services2
 64,262
 65,022
 
Total net revenues $232,933
 $226,534
 $672,222
 $640,760
 $355,720

$447,767
 

1 As announced on February 4, 2020, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Nacon S.A. and closed the transaction on March 19, 2020, completing the sale of the Company's Consumer Gaming assets for a net amount that is not material to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements. The remaining consumer headsets are included in the Company's Enterprise products and all prior periods have been reclassified to conform to current presentation.
2 Categories were introduced with the acquisition of Polycom on July 2, 2018, and amounts are presented net of purchase accounting adjustments.


For reporting purposes, revenue is attributed to each geographic region based on the location of the customer. Other than the U.S., no country accounted for 10% or more of the Company's net revenues for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016June 27, 2020 and 2017.June 29, 2019. The following table presents net revenues by geography:
  Three Months Ended 
(in thousands) June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019 
Products     
Net revenues from unaffiliated customers:     
U.S. $144,289
 $198,781
 
      
Europe and Africa 77,618
 101,106
 
Asia Pacific 45,431
 57,252
 
Americas, excluding U.S. 24,120
 25,606
 
Total international net revenues 147,169
 183,964
 
Product net revenues 291,458
 382,745
 
      
Services     
Net revenues from unaffiliated customers:     
U.S. $23,992
 $26,046
 
      
Europe and Africa 16,488
 15,873
 
Asia Pacific 18,833
 17,596
 
Americas, excluding U.S. 4,949
 5,507
 
Total international net revenues 40,270
 38,976
 
Service net revenues $64,262
 $65,022
 
      
Total net revenues $355,720
 $447,767
 

  Three Months Ended December 31, Nine Months Ended 
 December 31,
(in thousands) 2016 2017 2016 2017
Net revenues from unaffiliated customers:        
U.S. $123,719
 $106,455
 $371,019
 $326,360
         
Europe and Africa 63,233
 73,620
 168,722
 184,761
Asia Pacific 27,164
 27,553
 81,979
 75,664
Americas, excluding U.S. 18,817
 18,906
 50,502
 53,975
Total international net revenues 109,214
 120,079
 301,203
 314,400
Total net revenues $232,933
 $226,534
 $672,222
 $640,760


One customer,NaN customers, Ingram Micro Group and ScanSource, accounted for 10.5%18.3% and 10.6%13.5%, respectively, of net revenues for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016. One customer,June 27, 2020. NaN customers, ScanSource and Ingram Micro Group, accounted for 10.7%17.4% and 11.6%16.9% of net revenues for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017,June 29, 2019, respectively.


One customer, Ingram Micro Group, accounted for 17.6% of total net accounts receivable at March 31, 2017. TwoNaN customers, Ingram Micro Group and D&H Distributors,ScanSource accounted for 13.5%25.8% and 13.8%19.0%, respectively, of total net accounts receivable at December 31, 2017.June 27, 2020. NaN customers, Ingram Micro Group, ScanSource, and Synnex Group, accounted for 22.2%, 17.3%, and 15.6%, respectively, of total net accounts receivable at March 28, 2020.

Revenue is recognized when obligations under the terms of a contract with the Company's customer are satisfied; generally, this occurs with the transfer of control of its products or services. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services. The majority of the Company's business relates to physical product shipments, for which revenue is generally recognized once title and risk of loss of the product are transferred to the customer. The Company believes that transfer of title and risk of loss best represent the moment at which the customer’s ability to direct the use of and obtain substantially all the benefits of an asset have been achieved. The Company has elected to account for shipping and handling as fulfillment cost and recognize the related costs when control over products have transferred to the customer as an expense in Cost of Revenues.


The Company's service revenue is recognized either over-time or at a point-in-time depending on the nature of the offering. Revenues associated with non-cancelable maintenance and support contracts comprise approximately 90% of the Company's overall service revenue and are recognized ratably over the contract term, which typically ranges between one and three years. The Company believes this recognition period faithfully depicts the pattern of transfer of control for maintenance and support as the services are a series of distinct services available and delivered daily over the term. For certain products, support is provided free of charge without the purchase of a separate maintenance contract. If the support is determined to rise to the level of a performance obligation, the Company allocates a portion of the transaction price to the implied support obligation and recognizes service revenue over the estimated implied support period which can range between one month to several years, depending on the circumstances. Revenues associated with Professional Services are recognized when the Company has objectively determined that the obligation has been satisfied, which is usually upon customer acceptance.

The Company's contracts with customers often include promises to transfer multiple products and services to a customer. Determining whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together may require significant judgment. The Company allocates the transaction price of a contract, to each identified performance obligation based on stand-alone selling price (“SSP”). The Company determines if variable consideration is associated with one or many, but not all of the performance obligations and allocates accordingly. Judgment is also required to determine the SSP for each distinct performance obligation. The Company derives SSP for its performance obligations through a stratification methodology and considers a few characteristics including consideration related to different service types, customer and geography characteristics. In instances where SSP is not directly observable, such as when the Company does not sell the product or service separately, the Company determines the SSP using information that may include market conditions and other observable inputs.

On occasion, the Company will fulfill only part of a purchase order due to lack of current availability for one or more items requested on an order. Its practice is to ship what is on hand, with the remaining goods shipped once the product is in stock. Shipment generally occurs less than one year from the date of the order. Depending on the terms of the contract or operationally, undelivered or backordered items may be canceled by either party at their discretion.

As of June 27, 2020, the Company's deferred revenue balance was $208.6 million. As of March 28, 2020, the Company's deferred revenue balance was $208.5 million. During the three months ended June 27, 2020, the Company recognized $72.4 million in revenues that were reflected in deferred revenue at the beginning of the period.

The table below represents aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to the performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) as of June 27, 2020:
  June 27, 2020
(in millions) Current Noncurrent Total
Performance obligations $143.7
 $66.8
 $210.5


Upon establishment of creditworthiness, the Company may extend credit terms to its customers which typically ranges between 30 and 90 days from the date of invoice depending on geographic region and type of customer. The Company typically bills upon product hardware shipment, at time of software activation or upon completion of services. Revenue is not generally recognized in advance of billings. The balance of contract assets as of June 27, 2020 was $3.0 million. As of March 28, 2020, the Company's contract assets balance was $3.7 million. None of the Company's contracts are deemed to have significant financing components.

Sales, value add, and other taxes collected concurrent with revenue producing activities are excluded from revenue.

Commercial distributors and retailers represent the Company's largest sources of net revenues. Sales through its distribution and retail channels are made primarily under agreements allowing for rights of return and include various sales incentive programs, such as back end rebates, discounts, marketing development funds, price protection, and other sales incentives. The Company has an established sales history for these arrangements and the Company records the estimated reserves at the inception of the contract as a reflection of the reduced transaction price. Customer sales returns are estimated based on historical data, relevant current data, and the monitoring of inventory build-up in the distribution channel. Revenue reserves represent a reasonable estimation made by management and are subject to significant judgment. Estimated reserves may differ from actual returns or incentives provided, due to unforeseen customer return or claim patterns or changes in circumstances. For certain customer contracts which have historically demonstrated variability, the Company has considered the likelihood of being under-reserved and has considered a constraint accordingly. Provisions for Sales Returns are presented within accrued liabilities in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. Provisions for promotions, rebates, and other sales incentives are presented as a reduction of accounts receivable unless there is no identifiable right offset, in which case they are presented within accrued liabilities on its condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Note 5, Details of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts above for additional details.

For certain arrangements, the Company pays commissions, bonuses and taxes associated with obtaining the contracts. The Company capitalizes such costs if they are deemed to be incremental and recoverable. The Company has elected to use the practical expedient to record the incremental costs of obtaining a contract as an expense when incurred if the amortization period of the asset that the entity otherwise would have recognized is one year or less. Determining the amortization period of costs related to obtaining a contract involves judgment. Capitalized commissions and related expenses, on hardware sales and services recognized at a point in time generally have an amortization period of less than one year. Maintenance-related performance obligations generally have an amortization period greater than one year when considering renewals. Capitalized commissions are amortized to Sales and Marketing Expense on a straight-line basis. The capitalized amount of incremental and recoverable costs of obtaining contracts with an amortization period of greater than one year are $4.6 million as of June 27, 2020. Amortization of capitalized contract costs for the three months ended June 27, 2020 was immaterial.

16.17. SEGMENT REPORTING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

The Company's interim Chief Executive Officer is identified as its Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"). The CODM has organized the Company, manages resource allocations and measures performance among its 2 operating segments — Products and Services.

The Products segment includes the Company's Headsets, Voice and Video product lines. The Services segment includes maintenance support on hardware devices as well as professional, managed and cloud services and solutions. In managing the 2 operating segments the CODM uses information about their revenue and gross margin after adjustments to exclude certain non-cash transactions and activities that are not reflective of the Company's ongoing or core operations as further described below. The CODM does not review asset information by segment.

Purchase accounting amortization: Represents the amortization of purchased intangible assets recorded in connection with the Acquisition of Polycom.

Deferred revenue purchase accounting: Represents the impact of fair value purchase accounting adjustments related to deferred revenue recorded in connection with the Acquisition of Polycom. The Company's deferred revenue primarily relates to Service revenue associated with non-cancelable maintenance support on hardware devices which are typically billed in advance and recognized ratably over the contract term as those services are delivered. This adjustment represents the amount of additional revenue that would have been recognized during the period absent the write-down to fair value required under purchase accounting guidelines.

Acquisition and integration fees: Represents charges incurred in connection with the Acquisition and integration of Polycom such as system implementations, legal and accounting fees.

Stock compensation expense: Represents the non-cash expense associated with the Company's issuance of common stock and share-based awards to employees and non-employee directors.

The following table presents segments results for revenue and gross margin, as reviewed by the CODM, and their reconciliation to the Company's condensed consolidated GAAP results:
  Three Months Ended
(in thousands)��June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019
Segment revenues as reviewed by CODM    
Products $291,786
 $383,372
Services 69,016
 76,554
Total segment revenues as reviewed by CODM $360,802
 $459,926
     
Segment gross profit as reviewed by CODM    
Products $134,242
 $206,692
Services 46,243
 50,049
Total segment gross profit as reviewed by CODM $180,485
 $256,741


  Three Months Ended
(in thousands) June 27, 2020 June 29, 2019
Total segment revenues as reviewed by CODM $360,802
 $459,926
Deferred revenue purchase accounting (5,082) (12,159)
Consolidated GAAP net revenues $355,720
 $447,767
     
Total segment gross profit as reviewed by CODM (1)
 $180,485
 $256,741
Purchase accounting amortization (18,238) (30,000)
Deferred revenue purchase accounting (5,082) (12,159)
Integration and rebranding costs 
 (958)
Stock-based compensation (833) (978)
Consolidated GAAP gross profit $156,332
 $212,646
(1) Includes depreciation expense of $3.3 million and $3.8 million for the three months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019, respectively. 


18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


On January 30, 2018,July 13, 2020, the Company announced that its Audit Committee had declaredresolved long standing legal matters with GN Netcom, Inc. and approved the paymentimpact of a dividendthe settlement was recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of $0.15 per share on March 9, 2018 to holdersoperations as of record on February 20, 2018.June 27, 2020.




Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk


The discussion of our exposure to market risk related to changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties.  Actual results could vary materially as a result of a number of factors including those discussed in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors"Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 201728, 2020, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2017.June 8, 2020, which could materially affect our business, financial position, or future results of operations.


Except as described below, there have been no material changes in our market risk as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2020.

INTEREST RATE RISK


We reported the following balances in cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and long-term investments as follows:
(in millions) March 31, 2017 December 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents $302.0
 $280.3
Short-term investments $178.2
 $218.8
Long-term investments $127.2
 $118.9

As of December 31, 2017, our investments were composed of Mutual Funds, US Treasury Notes, Government Agency Securities, Commercial Paper, Corporate Bonds, and Certificates of Deposits ("CDs").

Our investment policy and strategy are focused on preservation of capital and supporting our liquidity requirements. Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our investment portfolio. Our investment policy generally limitsfloating-rate interest payments under our $1.275 billion term loan facility. In connection with the amountAcquisition, we entered into a Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”). Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a variable rate equal to (i) LIBOR plus a specified margin, or (ii) the base rate (which is the highest of credit(a) the prime rate publicly announced from time to time by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, (b) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% or (c) the sum of 1% plus one-month LIBOR plus a specified margin.

On July 30, 2018, we entered into a 4-year amortizing interest rate swap agreement with Bank of America, NA as part of our overall strategy to manage our exposure to any one issuermarket risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates on the $1.275 billion term loan facility. As a matter of policy, we only enter into transactions that we believe will be highly effective at offsetting the underlying risk, and requires investments to be high credit quality, primarily rated A or A2 and above, with the objective of minimizing the potential risk of principal loss. All highly liquid investments with initial maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase are classified as cash equivalents. We classify our investments as either short-term or long-term based on each instrument's underlying effective maturity date. All short-term investments have effective maturities of less than 12 months, while all long-term investments have effective maturities greater than 12 months or we do not currentlyuse derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. Our objective is to mitigate the impact of interest expense fluctuations on our profitability related to interest rate changes by minimizing movements in future debt payments with this interest rate swap.

The swap has an initial notional amount of $831 million and matures on July 31, 2022. The swap involves the receipt of floating-rate interest payments for fixed interest rate payments over the life of the agreement. We have designated this interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge, the abilityeffective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is recorded to liquidateother comprehensive income (loss) on the investment.accompanying balance sheets and reclassified into interest expense over the life of the agreement. We may sell our investments priorwill review the effectiveness of this instrument on a quarterly basis, recognize current period hedge ineffectiveness immediately in earnings and will discontinue hedge accounting if we no longer consider hedging to their stated maturities for strategic purposes, in anticipationbe highly effective. For additional details, refer to Note 13, Derivatives, of credit deterioration, or for duration management. No material realized or unrealized gains or losses were recognized duringthe accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016June 27, 2020, we made payments of approximately $3.0 million on our interest rate swap and 2017.recognized $3.7 million within interest expense on the condensed consolidated statement of operations. As of June 27, 2020, we had $1.4 million of interest accrued within accrued liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. We had an unrealized pre-tax loss of approximately $19.1 million recorded within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of June 27, 2020. A hypothetical 10% increase or decrease on market interest rates related to our outstanding term loan facility could result in a corresponding increase or decrease in annual interest expense of approximately $0.1 million.


Interest rates were relatively unchangedlower in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017June 27, 2020 compared to the same period in the prior year. In the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016June 27, 2020 and 2017June 29, 2019 we generated interest income of $0.9$0.0 million and $2.6$0.3 million, and $1.4 million and $3.4 million, respectively.. We incurred no significant interest expense from our revolving line of credit in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017. The 5.50% Senior Notes are at a fixed interest rate and we have not elected the fair value option for these instruments; accordingly we are not exposed to any economic interest rate risk related to this indebtedness; however, the fair value of this instrument fluctuates as market interest rates change. The increase in interest expense caused by a 10 basis point increase in the interest rates of our variable-rate revolving line of credit indebtedness would not be significant. A hypothetical 10 basis points increase or decrease on market interest rates related to our investment portfolio would have an immaterial impact on our results of operations.respectively.


FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE RISK


We are a net receiver of currencies other than the USD. Accordingly, changes in exchange rates, and in particular a strengthening of the USD, could negatively affect our net revenues and gross margins as expressed in USD. There is a risk that we will have to adjust local currency product pricing due to competitive pressures if there is significant volatility in foreign currency exchange rates.


The primary currency fluctuations to which we are exposed are the Euro ("EUR"), British Pound Sterling ("GBP"), Australian Dollar ("AUD"), Canadian Dollar ("CAD"), Mexican Peso ("MXN"), and the Chinese Renminbi ("RMB"). We use a hedging strategy to diminish, and make more predictable, the effect of currency fluctuations. All of our hedging activities are entered into with large financial institutions, which we periodically evaluate for credit risks. We hedge our balance sheet exposure by hedging EUR GBP, AUD, and CADGBP denominated cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable balances, and our economic exposure by hedging a portion of anticipated EUR and GBP denominated sales and our MXN denominated expenditures.sales. We can provide no assurance that our strategy will be successful in the future or that exchange rate fluctuations will not materially adversely affect our business. We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for speculative trading purposes.



The impact of changes in foreign currency rates recognized in other income and (expense), net was immaterial in both the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016June 27, 2020 and 2017.June 29, 2019. Although we hedge a portion of our foreign currency exchange exposure, the weakening of certain foreign currencies, particularly the EUR and GBP in comparison to the USD, could result in material foreign exchange losses in future periods.


Non-designated Hedges


We hedge our EUR GBP, AUD, and CADGBP denominated cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable balances by entering into foreign exchange forward contracts. The table below presents the impact on the foreign exchange gain (loss) of a hypothetical 10% appreciation and a 10% depreciation of the USD against the forward currency contracts as of December 31, 2017June 27, 2020 (in millions):
Currency - forward contractsPosition USD Value of Net Foreign Exchange Contracts Foreign Exchange Gain From 10% Appreciation of USD Foreign Exchange Loss From 10% Depreciation of USDPosition USD Value of Net Foreign Exchange Contracts Foreign Exchange Gain From 10% Appreciation of USD Foreign Exchange Loss From 10% Depreciation of USD
EURSell EUR $46.6
 $4.7
 $(4.7)Sell EUR $50.0
 $5.0
 $(5.0)
GBPSell GBP $6.9
 $0.7
 $(0.7)Sell GBP $4.0
 $0.4
 $(0.4)
AUDSell AUD $11.1
 $1.1
 $(1.1)
CADSell CAD $2.3
 $0.2
 $(0.2)


Cash Flow Hedges


In the ninethree months ended December 31, 2017, 49%June 27, 2020, approximately 50% of our net revenues were derived from sales outside of the U.S. and denominated primarily in EUR and GBP.


As of December 31, 2017,June 27, 2020, we had foreign currency put and call option contracts with notional amounts of approximately €75.8€62.9 million and £22.9£14.4 million denominated in EUR and GBP, respectively. Collectively, our option contracts hedge against a portion of our forecasted foreign currency denominated sales. If the USD is subjected to either a 10% appreciation or 10% depreciation versus these net exposed currency positions, we could realize a gain of $7.75.7 million or incur a loss of $9.55.1 million, respectively.


The table below presents the impact on the Black-Scholes valuation of our currency option contracts of a hypothetical 10% appreciation and a 10% depreciation of the USD against the indicated open option contract type for cash flow hedges as of December 31, 2017June 27, 2020 (in millions):
Currency - option contractsUSD Value of Net Foreign Exchange Contracts Foreign Exchange Gain From 10% Appreciation of USD Foreign Exchange Loss From 10% Depreciation of USD USD Value of Net Foreign Exchange Contracts Foreign Exchange Gain From 10% Appreciation of USD Foreign Exchange Loss From 10% Depreciation of USD
Call options$122.0
 $4.9
 $(9.2) $92.7
 $0.6
 $(4.6)
Put options$112.6
 $2.8
 $(0.3) $85.1
 $4.9
 $(0.7)
Forwards$21.0
 $2.1
 $(2.1) $64.7
 $6.4
 $(6.4)



Collectively, our swap contracts hedge against a portion of our forecasted MXN denominated expenditures. As of December 31, 2017, we had cross-currency swap contracts with notional amounts of approximately MXN 76.3 million.

The table below presents the impact on the valuation of our cross-currency swap contracts of a hypothetical 10% appreciation and a 10% depreciation of the USD as of December 31, 2017 (in millions):
Currency - cross-currency swap contractsPositionUSD Value of Net Foreign Exchange Contracts Foreign Exchange Loss From 10% Appreciation of USD Foreign Exchange Gain From 10% Depreciation of USD
MXNBuy MXN$3.9
 $(0.3) $0.4


Controls and Procedures


(a)Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures


Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our Interim Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Interim Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


(b)Changes in internal control over financial reporting


There have not been anyno changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.


PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION


LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


We are presently engaged in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. We believe that it is unlikely that any of these actions will have a material adverse impact on our operating results; however, because of the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the outcome of any of these actions could be unfavorable and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. For additional information about our material legal proceedings, please see Note 6, 7, Commitments and Contingencies, of the accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.


RISK FACTORS


You should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017,28, 2020, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2017June 8, 2020 (the "Form 10-K"), each of which could materially affect our business, financial position, or future results of operations. Except as described below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors included in the Form 10-K.

Changes in applicable tax regulations and resolutions of tax disputes could negatively affect our financial results.

The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions. On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The changes included in the Tax Act are broad and complex. As rule making bodies and new legislation is enacted to interpret the Tax Act, these changes may adjust the estimates provided in this report. The changes may possibly be material, due to, among other things, the Treasury Department’s promulgation of regulations and guidance that interpret the Tax Act, corrective technical legislative amendments that may change the Tax Act, any changes in accounting standards for income taxes or related interpretations in response to the Tax Act, or any updates or changes to estimates the company has utilized to calculate the transition impacts, including impacts from changes to current year earnings estimates and foreign exchange rates of foreign subsidiaries.

In addition, it is uncertain how each country where we do business may react to the Tax Act. Moreover, the evolving global tax landscape accompanying the adoption and guidance associated with the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting reporting requirements (“BEPS") recommended by the G8, G20 and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ("OECD") may require us to make adjustments to our financial results. As these and other tax laws and related regulations change, our financial results could be materially impacted. Given the unpredictability of these possible changes, it is difficult to assess whether the overall effect of these potential tax changes would be positive or negative for our earnings and cash flow, but such changes could adversely impact our financial results.




We are also subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and other tax authorities, including state revenue agencies and foreign governments. While we regularly assess the likelihood of favorable or unfavorable outcomes resulting from examinations by the IRS and other tax authorities to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes, there can be no assurance that the actual outcome resulting from these examinations will not materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.


The risks described here and onin the Form 10-K are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial position, or future results of operations.



UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Share Repurchase Programs


The following table presents a month-to-month summaryinformation with respect to repurchases of our common stock made by us during the stock purchase activity in the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal year 2018:2021:
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased 1
 
Average Price Paid per Share 2
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs 1
 
Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs 6
October 1, 2017 to October 28, 2017212,580
3 
$45.06
 210,370
 818,216
October 29, 2017 to November 25, 201774,371
4 
$47.82
 72,678
 745,538
November 26, 2017 to December 30, 201718,821
5 
$50.48
 14,606
 730,932
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased 1
 
Average Price Paid per Share 2
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs 1
 
Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs 3
March 29, 2020 to April 25, 20203,468
4 
N/A 
 1,369,014
April 26, 2020 to May 23, 2020223,391
4 
N/A 
 1,369,014
May 24, 2020 to June 27, 20206,579
4
N/A 
 1,369,014
1

On July 27, 2017 theNovember 28, 2018, our Board of Directors authorizedapproved a 1 million shares repurchase program expanding our capacity to repurchase 1,000,000 shares of our common stockto approximately 1.7 million shares. We may repurchase shares from time to time in the
open market transactions or inthrough privately negotiated repurchases as determined by management.transactions. There is no expiration date associated with the
repurchase activity.
  
2

"Average Price Paid per Share" reflects open market repurchases of common stock only.
  
3

Includes 2,210 sharesThese shares reflect the available shares authorized for repurchase under the expanded program approved by the Board on November 28, 2018.
4
Represents only shares that were tendered to us in satisfaction of employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock grantedgrants under our stock plans.
4
Includes 1,693 shares that were tendered to us in satisfaction of employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock granted under our stock plans.
5
Includes 4,215 shares that were tendered to us in satisfaction of employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock granted under our stock plans.
6
These shares reflect the available shares authorized for repurchase under the program approved by the Board on July 27, 2017.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

OTHER INFORMATION

None.

EXHIBITS


We have filed the following documents as Exhibits to this Form 10-Q:
Exhibit Number   Incorporation by Reference Filed Herewith
 Exhibit Description Form File No. Exhibit Filing Date 
             
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101.INS XBRL Instance Document - the XBRL Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document         X
             
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document         X
             
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document         X
             
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document         X
             
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document         X
             
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document         X
             
104Cover Page Interactive Data File, (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)X



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FORM 10-Q
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Signatures  

SIGNATURES


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


  PLANTRONICS, INC.
    
Date:January 30, 2018July 28, 2020By:/s/ Pamela StrayerCharles D. Boynton
  Name:Pamela StrayerCharles D. Boynton
  Title:SeniorExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 


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