NOTE 5 – Stock-based Compensation

Refer to Note 12 - Stockholders’ Equity of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in 2025 Form 10-K for further description of the various types of stock-based compensation awards, their valuations and their award terms. The table below sets forth the stock-based compensation recognized by the Company for stock options, restricted stock awards ("RSA"), restricted stock unit awards ("RSU"), and performance stock units ("PSU"):

The Company grants stock option awards that vest based on time or time and market conditions. For stock option awards that vest based on time, the Company recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of five years. For stock option awards that vest based on time and market conditions, the Company recognizes compensation expense using the accelerated attribution method over each vesting tranche of the award. These options will become exercisable over five years, subject to continued service by the executive. Separate and apart from the time-based vesting schedule, the options are also subject to a market condition requiring the trading price of the Company's common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market to be greater than or equal to 125% of the exercise price of the options, determined both (i) at the time of any exercise, and (ii) based on the closing price on each of the twenty consecutive trading days preceding the date of any exercise. The exercise price of the options is equivalent to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The fair value of the awards is determined at the grant date using either a Lattice or Monte Carlo model, risk-free interest rates ranging from 0.71% to 4.37%, estimated volatility ranging from 25.2% to 29.8%, and no expected dividends. The Company recognized $0.6 million and $1.0 million in compensation expense related to these awards for the three months ended January 31, 2026 and 2025, and $1.2 million and $2.3 million in compensation expense related to these awards for the six months ended January 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

The Company’s RSA, RSU, and PSU awards have been issued with vesting periods ranging from two years to five years. RSA and RSU awards vest solely on service conditions, while PSU awards will vest over five years, when and if certain financial performance targets are met. Accordingly, the Company recognizes compensation expense for RSA and RSU awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. Compensation expense for PSU awards is recognized on an accelerated attribution method when the achievement of certain financial performance targets appears probable and is recognized over the remaining requisite service period.