Zix 10Q 2021 Q2 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021

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

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 0-17995

ZIX CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Texas		75-2216818
(State of Incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

2711 North Haskell Avenue

Suite 2300, LB 36

Dallas, Texas 75204-2960

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(214) 370-2000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☒

Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicated by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class		Outstanding at August 3, 2021
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		56,915,850

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbols(s)		Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		ZIXI		NASDAQ Global Market

INDEX

		Page Number
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2021 (unaudited) and December 31, 2020	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 and June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020	7
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	20
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	27
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	27
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	28
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	28
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	28
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	28
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	28
Item 5.	Other Information	28
Item 6.	Exhibits	29

ZIX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and par value data)	June 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	33,901		$	21,362
Receivables, net		18,153			16,831
Prepaid and other current assets		5,741			5,430
Total current assets		57,795			43,623
Property and equipment, net		6,182			7,345
Operating lease assets		12,011			14,259
Intangible assets, net		134,927			144,163
Goodwill		195,688			195,013
Deferred tax assets		33,410			32,554
Deferred costs and other assets		12,954			12,767
Total assets	$	452,967		$	449,724
LIABILITIES, PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	22,231		$	20,018
Accrued expenses		11,453			10,364
Deferred revenue		43,271			40,447
Current portion of long-term debt		2,205			2,205
Operating lease liabilities, current		5,535			5,156
Finance lease liabilities, current		328			602
Total current liabilities		85,023			78,792
Long-term liabilities:
Deferred revenue		756			1,079
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities		7,543			10,094
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities		25			114
Long-term debt		209,095			209,658
Total long-term liabilities		217,419			220,945
Total liabilities		302,442			299,737
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 11)

Preferred stock:
Series A convertible preferred stock, $1 par value; 100,206 shares designated, issued and outstanding in 2021 and in 2020		120,274			115,552
Total preferred stock		120,274			115,552

Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $1 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; NaN issued and outstanding		—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 175,000,000 shares authorized; 85,392,372 issued and 56,921,994 outstanding in 2021 and 85,382,484 issued and 57,246,521 outstanding in 2020		782			782
Additional paid-in capital		409,797			401,646
Treasury stock, at cost; 28,470,377 common shares in 2021 and 28,135,963 common shares in 2020		(115,454	)		(113,031	)
Accumulated deficit		(266,661	)		(256,548	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		1,787			1,586
Total stockholders’ equity		30,251			34,435
Total liabilities, preferred stock and stockholders’ equity	$	452,967		$	449,724

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

ZIX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)	2021			2020			2021			2020
Revenue	$	62,829		$	53,337		$	122,844		$	105,771
Cost of revenue		34,604			28,258			67,742			54,337
Gross margin		28,225			25,079			55,102			51,434
Operating expenses:
Research and development		6,882			5,820			12,942			11,206
Selling, general and administrative		22,391			19,216			43,688			39,245
Total operating expenses		29,273			25,036			56,630			50,451
Operating income (loss)		(1,048	)		43			(1,528	)		983
Other income (expense):
Investment and other income (expense)		(48	)		(7	)		(5	)		(22	)
Interest expense		(2,187	)		(2,508	)		(4,313	)		(5,155	)
Total other (expense) income		(2,235	)		(2,515	)		(4,318	)		(5,177	)
Loss before income taxes		(3,283	)		(2,472	)		(5,846	)		(4,194	)
Income tax benefit		352			570			455			1,440
Net loss	$	(2,931	)	$	(1,902	)	$	(5,391	)	$	(2,754	)

Deemed and accrued dividends on preferred stock		2,399			2,218			4,722			4,447
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(5,330	)	$	(4,120	)	$	(10,113	)	$	(7,201	)

Basic loss per share attributable to common stockholders	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.18	)	$	(0.13	)
Diluted loss per common share attributable to common stockholders	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.18	)	$	(0.13	)
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		55,075,242			54,788,858			54,806,858			53,770,821
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		55,075,242			54,788,858			54,806,858			53,770,821

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments		1,463			294			201			(611	)
Comprehensive loss	$	(1,468	)	$	(1,608	)	$	(5,190	)	$	(3,365	)

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

ZIX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

	Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity
	Preferred Stock				Common Stock					Additional								Accumulated Other			Total
(In thousands, except shares)	Shares		Amount		Shares			Amount		Paid-In Capital		Treasury Stock			Accumulated Deficit			Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Stockholders’ Equity
Balances, December 31, 2020, as reported		100,206	$	115,552		85,382,484		$	782	$	401,646	$	(113,031	)	$	(256,548	)	$	1,586		$	34,435
Accretion of beneficial conversion feature of Series A Preferred Shares (Participating)		—		50		—			—		—		—			(50	)		—			(50	)
Accrued dividend on Series A preferred stock		—		2,273		—			—		—		—			(2,273	)		—			(2,273	)
Net issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options		—		—		65,000			—		251		—			—			—			251
Net issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units		—		—		17,397			—		—		—			—			—			—
Net issuance of common stock upon vesting of performance stock units		—		—		11,763			—		—		—			—			—			—
Net issuance of restricted common stock		—		—		39,745			—		—		—			—			—			—
Net issuance of restricted performance common stock		—		—		(113,628	)		—		—		—			—			—			—
Employee stock-based compensation costs		—		—		—			—		3,477		(2,105	)		—			—			1,372
Adjustment from foreign currency translation		—		—		—			—		—		—			—			(1,262	)		(1,262	)
Net loss		—		—		—			—		—		—			(2,460	)		—			(2,460	)
Balances, March 31, 2021		100,206	$	117,875		85,402,761		$	782	$	405,374	$	(115,136	)	$	(261,331	)	$	324		$	30,013
Accretion of beneficial conversion feature of Series A Preferred Shares (Participating)		—		51		—			—		—		—			(51	)		—			(51	)
Accrued dividend on Series A preferred stock		—		2,348		—			—		—		—			(2,348	)		—			(2,348	)
Net issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units		—		—		25,580			—		—		—			—			—			—
Net issuance of restricted common stock		—		—		(35,969	)		—		—		—			—			—			—
Employee stock-based compensation costs		—		—		—			—		4,423		(318	)		—			—			4,105
Adjustment from foreign currency translation		—		—		—			—		—		—			—			1,463			1,463
Net loss		—		—		—			—		—		—			(2,931	)		—			(2,931	)
Balances, June 30, 2021		100,206	$	120,274		85,392,372		$	782	$	409,797	$	(115,454	)	$	(266,661	)	$	1,787		$	30,251

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

ZIX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

Continued

	Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity
	Preferred Stock				Common Stock					Additional								Accumulated Other			Total
(In thousands, except shares)	Shares		Amount		Shares			Amount		Paid-In Capital		Treasury Stock			Accumulated Deficit			Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Stockholders’ Equity
Balances, December 31, 2019, as reported		100,206	$	106,527		83,393,514		$	780	$	391,605	$	(110,298	)	$	(240,995	)	$	199		$	41,291
Cumulative effect adjustment from changes in accounting standard (Note 2)		—		—		—			—		—		—			(103	)		—			(103	)
Balances, January 1, 2020, as reported		100,206		106,527		83,393,514			780		391,605		(110,298	)	$	(241,098	)		199			41,188
Accretion of beneficial conversion feature of Series A Preferred Shares (Participating)		—		48		—			—		—		—			(48	)		—			(48	)
Accrued dividend on Series A preferred stock		—		2,181		—			—		—		—			(2,181	)		—			(2,181	)
Net issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options		—		—		46,875			1		116		—			—			—			117
Net issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units		—		—		30,084			—		—		—			—			—			—
Net issuance of common stock upon vesting of performance stock units		—		—		16,062			—		—		—			—			—			—
Net issuance of restricted common stock		—		—		1,062,683			—		—		—			—			—			—
Net issuance of restricted performance common stock		—		—		404,746			—		—		—			—			—			—
Employee stock-based compensation costs		—		—		—			—		1,989		(1,785	)		—			—			204
Adjustment from foreign currency translation		—		—		—			—		—		—			—			(905	)		(905	)
Net loss		—		—		—			—		—		—			(853	)		—			(853	)
Balances, March 31, 2020		100,206	$	108,756		84,953,964		$	781	$	393,710	$	(112,083	)	$	(244,180	)	$	(706	)	$	37,522
Accretion of beneficial conversion feature of Series A Preferred Shares (Participating)		—		47		—			—		—		—			(47	)		—			(47	)
Accrued dividend on Series A preferred stock		—		2,171		—			—		—		—			(2,171	)		—			(2,171	)
Net issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options		—		—		67,500			1		216		—			—			—			217
Net issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units		—		—		75,631			—		—		—			—			—			—
Net issuance of common stock upon vesting of performance stock units		—		—		32,848			—		—		—			—			—			—
Net issuance of restricted common stock		—		—		6,590			—		—		—			—			—			—
Net issuance of restricted performance common stock		—		—		(26,666	)		—		—		—			—			—			—
Employee stock-based compensation costs		—		—		—			—		3,251		(797	)		—			—			2,454
Adjustment from foreign currency translation		—		—		—			—		—		—			—			294			294
Net loss		—		—		—			—		—		—			(1,902	)		—			(1,902	)
Balances, June 30, 2020		100,206	$	110,974		85,109,867		$	782	$	397,177	$	(112,880	)	$	(248,299	)	$	(412	)	$	36,368

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

ZIX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands)	2021			2020
Operating activities:
Net loss	$	(5,391	)	$	(2,754	)
Non-cash items in net loss:
Depreciation and amortization		18,682			15,514
Amortization of debt issuance costs		584			649
Employee stock-based compensation costs		7,903			5,241
Noncash lease costs		2,488			1,551
Changes in deferred taxes		(832	)		(1,232	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables		(1,317	)		(2,688	)
Prepaid and other current assets		(362	)		(633	)
Deferred costs and other assets		(177	)		(316	)
Accounts payable		2,707			(1,229	)
Deferred revenue		2,432			(302	)
Earn-out payment		(400	)		—
Accrued and other liabilities		(961	)		(4,681	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		25,356			9,120
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, equipment and internal-use software		(8,667	)		(9,316	)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired		(339	)		—
Net cash used in investing activities		(9,006	)		(9,316	)
Financing activities:
Proceeds of long-term debt		—			6,000
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		251			334
Repayment of long term debt		(1,103	)		(925	)
Repayment of finance lease liabilities		(363	)		(746	)
Purchase of treasury shares		(2,423	)		(2,582	)
Payment of acquisition related contingent consideration		—			(1,125	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(3,638	)		956

Effect of exchange rate on cash		(173	)		(52	)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents		12,539			708
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		21,362			13,349
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	33,901		$	14,057

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

ZIX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Zix Corporation (“Zix” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. These financial statements are unaudited, but have been prepared in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of providing information with respect to the covered interim periods.

Management of the Company believes that all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation for such periods have been included and are of a normal recurring nature. Our interim period operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future periods or for the full fiscal year.

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. These estimates and assumptions take into account historical and forward looking factors that the Company believes are reasonable, including but not limited to the potential impacts arising from the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) and public and private sector policies and initiatives aimed at reducing its transmission. As the extent and duration of the impacts of the COVID-19 remain unclear, the Company’s estimates and assumptions may evolve as conditions change. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

2. Recent Accounting Standards and Pronouncements

Income Taxes

On January 1, 2021, we adopted Accounting Standard Update No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (ASU 2019-12), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by eliminating certain exceptions related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the tax basis of goodwill after a business combination, and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

3. Stock-Based Awards and Stock-Based Employee Compensation Expense

Our stock-based awards include (i) stock options, (ii) restricted stock awards, some of which are subject to time-based vesting (“Restricted Stock”) and some of which are subject to performance-based vesting (“Performance Stock”), and (iii) restricted stock units, some of which are subject to time-based vesting (“RSUs”) and some of which are subject to performance-based vesting (“Performance RSUs”). As of June 30, 2021, the Company had 777,010 stock options outstanding, 1,215,243 non-vested Restricted Stock awards; 553,277 non-vested Performance Stock awards; 1,845,868 non-vested RSUs; and 820,740 non-vested Performance RSUs. On June 9, 2021, the Zix Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) received the requisite shareholder approval and became effective immediately. The 2021 Plan replaced the Zix Corporation Amended and Restated 2018 Incentive Plan (the “Prior Incentive Plan”). The 2021 Plan has 5,650,000 of shares of common stock reserved for issuance which includes a reserve for the incremental shares that would be required if performance awards issued from the Prior Incentive Plan achieve maximum target performance. As of June 30, 2021, there were 4,253,407 shares of common stock available for grant.

Stock Option Activity

The following is a summary of all stock option transactions during the three months ended June 30, 2021:

	Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Yrs)
Outstanding at March 31, 2021		777,010	$	4.45	5.28
Granted at market price		0		0
Cancelled or expired		0		0
Exercised		0		0
Outstanding at June 30, 2021		777,010	$	4.45		5.03
Options exercisable at June 30, 2021		620,760	$	3.74		4.01

At June 30, 2021, 677,010 stock options outstanding and 589,510 stock options exercisable had an exercise price lower than the market price of the Company’s common stock on that date. The aggregate intrinsic value of these stock options was $2.2 million and $2.1 million, respectively.

Restricted Stock Activity

The following is a summary of Restricted Stock activity during the three months ended June 30, 2021:

	Restricted Shares			Weighted Average Fair Value
Non-vested restricted stock at March 31, 2021		1,411,093		$	7.41
Granted at market price		0			0
Vested		(159,881	)		5.84
Cancelled		(35,969	)		7.79
Non-vested restricted stock at June 30, 2021		1,215,243		$	7.61

Restricted Stock Unit Activity

The following is a summary of all RSU activity during the three months ended June 30, 2021:

	Restricted Stock Units			Weighted Average Fair Value
Non-vested restricted stock units at March 31, 2021		1,444,767		$	7.39
Granted at market price		434,633			7.23
Vested		0			0
Cancelled		(33,532	)		7.83
Non-vested restricted stock units at June 30, 2021		1,845,868		$	7.35

Performance RSU Activity

The following is a summary of all Performance RSU activity during the three months ended June 30, 2021:

	Performance RSUs		Weighted Average Fair Value
Non-vested performance RSUs at March 31, 2021		748,265	$	7.40
Granted at market price		72,475		7.20
Vested		0		0
Forfeited		0		0
Non-vested performance RSUs at June 30, 2021		820,740	$	7.39

Performance Stock Activity

The following is a summary of all Performance Stock activity during the three months ended June 30, 2021:

	Performance Stock		Weighted Average Fair Value
Non-vested performance stock at March 31, 2021		553,277	$	7.50
Granted at market price		0		0
Vested		0		0
Forfeited		0		0
Non-vested performance stock at June 30, 2021		553,277	$	7.50

The weighted average grant-date fair value of awards of Restricted Stock, RSUs, Performance RSUs and Performance Stock is based on the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

For the six month period ended June 30, 2021, the total stock-based employee compensation expense (excluding $361 thousand payroll tax expense resulting from the vesting of employees’ equity awards) resulting from stock options, Restricted Stock, RSUs, Performance RSUs and Performance Stock was recorded to the following line items of the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive loss:

(In thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2021		Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Cost of revenues	$	119	$	370
Research and development		950		1,472
Selling, general and administrative		3,357		6,061
Stock-based compensation expense	$	4,426	$	7,903

A deferred tax asset totaling $1.6 million and $948 thousand, resulting from stock-based compensation expense associated with awards relating to the Company’s U.S. operations, was recorded for the six month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of June 30, 2021, there was $27.7 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock-based compensation awards granted. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.13 years.

For additional information regarding the Company’s Equity Awards and Stock-based Employee Compensation, see Note 3, Stock Options and Stock-Based Employee Compensation of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

4. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental cash flow information relating to taxes, interest and non-cash activities:

	Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Interest payments	$	3,750		4,649
Income tax payments		234		116
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accrued and deemed dividends on Series A preferred stock		4,722		4,447

5. Receivables, net

(In thousands)	June 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
Gross accounts receivables	$	30,757		$	30,188
Allowance for credit losses		(391	)		(478	)
Unpaid portion of deferred revenue		(12,213	)		(12,879	)
Note receivable		458			458
Allowance for note receivable		(458	)		(458	)
Receivables, net	$	18,153		$	16,831

Accounts receivable are recorded at cost less an allowance for credit losses. We estimate losses on receivables at the reporting date based on expected losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments, including our historical experience of actual losses and the aging of such receivables. These receivables have been pooled by shared risk characteristics. Based on known information we may also establish specific reserves for customers in an adverse financial condition or adjust our expectations of changes in conditions that may impact the collectability of outstanding receivables. As of June 30, 2021, based on available information to date, the Company assessed no material impact related to potential losses caused by COVID-19.

The reduction for the unpaid portion of deferred revenue represents future customer service or maintenance obligations that have been billed to customers, but remain unpaid as of the respective balance sheet dates. Deferred revenue on our consolidated balance sheets represents future customer service or maintenance obligations that have been billed and collected as of the respective balance sheet dates.

The note receivable represents the remaining outstanding balance of an original note related to the sale of a product line in 2005 in the amount of $540 thousand. This was fully reserved at the time of the sale, as the note’s collectability was not assured. The note receivable is fully reserved at June 30, 2021.

6. Leases

The Company determines if a contract is or contains a lease at inception. The Company has operating leases for office spaces and data centers and finance leases for equipment. The Company has entered into lease contracts ranging from 1 to 12 years with the majority of leases having terms one to seven years, many of which include options to extend in various increments. Variable lease costs consist primarily of variable common area maintenance, taxes, insurance, parking and utilities. The Company’s leases do not have any residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants.

As the implicit rate is not readily determinable for most of the Company’s lease agreements, the Company uses an estimated incremental borrowing rate to determine the initial present value of lease payments. These discount rates for leases are calculated using the Company's weighted average interest rate of the term loan and delayed draw term loan.

The components of lease costs are as follows:

	Three Months ended June 30,				Six Months ended June 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Finance lease costs:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$	193	$	310	$	408	$	688
Interest on lease liabilities		7		23		17		53
Operating lease costs		1,492		942		2,978		1,883
Short-term lease costs		418		773		932		1,173
Variable lease costs		226		267		509		484
Total lease costs	$	2,336	$	2,315	$	4,844	$	4,281

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases are as follows:

	Three Months ended June 30,				Six Months ended June 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	1,447	$	963	$	2,863	$	1,936
Operating cash flows related to finance leases		7		24		17		53
Financing cash flows related to finance leases		162		340		363		746
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases		307		491		307		856
Finance leases		—		—		—		—

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases are as follows:

		June 30,		December 31,
(In thousands)	Balance Sheet Classification	2021		2020
Operating Leases
Operating lease right-of- use assets	Operating lease assets	$	12,011	$	14,259
Total operating lease assets		$	12,011	$	14,259

		June 30,			December 31,
(In thousands)	Balance Sheet Classification	2021			2020
Finance Leases
Finance lease right-of-use assets		$	3,362		$	3,362
Accumulated depreciation - finance leases			(2,893	)		(2,490	)
Finance lease right-of-use assets, net	Property and equipment, net	$	469		$	872

Weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate are as follows:

Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (Years)	2021			2020
Operating leases		2.78			3.97
Finance leases		1.00			1.71
Weighted Average Discount Rate
Operating leases		4.29	%		5.79	%
Finance leases		6.09	%		6.14	%

Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:

	Payments Due by Period - Year Ending December 31, 2021
(In thousands)	Total			Year 1 ⁽¹⁾		Years 2 & 3		Years 4 & 5		Beyond 5 Years
Operating leases	$	13,921		$	2,955	$	8,646	$	2,238	$	82
Less imputed interest		(843	)
Total	$	13,078
Finance leases	$	363		$	247	$	116	$	—	$	—
Less imputed interest		(10	)
Total	$	353

⁽¹⁾ Year 1 excluding the six months ended June 30, 2021

7. Long-term Debt

On February 20, 2019, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of lenders and SunTrust Bank as administrative agent, which (1) provided for borrowing in the form of a senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $175 million (the “Term Loan”), (2) provided for a senior secured delayed draw term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $10 million (the “Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility”), and (3) provided for a senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $25 million, up to $5 million of which is available for letters of credit (the “Revolving Facility” and, together with the Term Loan and the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility, the “Credit Facilities”). On February 20, 2019, the Term Loan was borrowed in full to pay a portion of the purchase price in connection with the AppRiver acquisition (described below in Note 16 “Acquisitions”) including certain fees, costs and expenses related thereto. On May 2, 2019, the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility was borrowed in full to pay a portion of the purchase price in connection with the DeliverySlip acquisition (described below in Note 16 “Acquisitions”), including certain fees, costs and expenses related thereto. On November 5, 2020, the Company amended its Credit Agreement to, among other things, borrow an incremental $35.0 million term loan (the “Incremental Term Loan”). The Incremental Term Loan has the same interest rate, maturity date, amortization schedule, collateral and other terms as the existing Term Loan and Delayed Draw Term Loan. The Company used the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loan

to fund the acquisition of CloudAlly (described below in Note 16 “Acquisitions”) and to repay all existing borrowing under the Revolving Facility. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had 0 outstanding debt attributable to the Revolving Facility. The Credit Facilities are secured by substantially all the assets of Zix and its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries and guaranteed by substantially all of Zix’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either (1) the adjusted LIBOR rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus a margin ranging from 2.50% to 3.50% or (2) the alternate base rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.50%. The applicable margin varies depending on the Company’s total net leverage ratio. One-week and 2-month U.S dollar LIBOR and all remaining U.S dollar LIBOR settings are set to be phased out at December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2023, respectively. We are currently reviewing how the LIBOR rate phase out will affect us, but we do not expect the impact to be material.

The Credit Facilities are scheduled to mature on February 20, 2024, unless extended in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement includes procedures for additional financial institutions to become lenders, or for any existing lender to increase its commitments thereunder, subject to the limits and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement.

Optional prepayments of borrowings under the Credit Facilities are permitted at any time and do not require any prepayment premium (other than reimbursement of the lenders’ breakage and redeployment costs in the case of a prepayment of LIBOR borrowings).

The Credit Agreement contains various financial, operational, and legal covenants. The financial covenant is tested on a quarterly basis, based on the rolling four-quarter period that ends on the last day of each fiscal quarter. The financial covenant requires the Company to maintain a maximum total net leverage ratio of:

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4.50:1.00 for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2021 through December 31, 2021; and

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4.25:1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022 and each fiscal quarter thereafter.

The non-financial covenants restrict the Company’s ability and the ability of the Company’s restricted subsidiaries to, among other things, incur indebtedness, incur liens, merge with or acquire other entities, make investments, dispose of assets, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, make dividends, distributions or stock repurchases, prepay junior indebtedness, enter into transactions with affiliates, enter into restrictive agreements, and amend organizational documents or the terms of junior indebtedness.

The Credit Agreement contains events of default that Zix believes are customary for a secured credit facility. If an event of default relating to bankruptcy or other insolvency events occurs, all obligations under the Credit Agreement will immediately become due and payable. If any other event of default exists under the Credit Agreement, the lenders may accelerate the maturity of the Credit Facilities and exercise other rights and remedies, including foreclosure or other actions against the collateral. If any default exists under the Credit Agreement, or if the Company is unable to make any of the representations and warranties in the Credit Agreement at the applicable time, Zix will be unable to borrow additional funds or have letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement.

Term Loan and Incremental Term Loan (“Combined Term Loan”)

As of June 30, 2021, the Company had $205.8 million in principal outstanding under the Term Loan. The Term Loan was fully drawn on February 20, 2019 in the amount of $175 million, and requires quarterly payments of principal of $437 thousand beginning on June 30, 2019. The Incremental Loan was fully drawn on November 5, 2020 in the amount of $35.0 million, and requires quarterly payments of principal of $89 thousand beginning on December 31, 2020. In addition to other customary mandatory prepayment requirements, the Term Loan requires annual prepayments based on a percentage of Zix’s excess cash flow, which percentage will reduce if Zix’s total net leverage ratio decreases. Based on the calculation of excess cash flow and total net leverage ratio and for the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company is not required to make a prepayment in addition to the quarterly installment.

At June 30, 2021, the Company had an outstanding debt balance of $201.5 million attributable to the Combined Term Loan based on the 4.15% and 4.08% interest rate in effect during the three- and six-month period ended on June 30, 2021, respectively. Included in the balance at June 30, 2021 is $4.3 million of unamortized debt issuance costs.

Future principal payments under the Combined Term Loan as of June 30, 2021 are as follows:

(In thousands)
Year Ending December 31,	Amount
2021		1,053
2022		2,105
2023		2,105
2024		200,533
		205,796

Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility

At June 30, 2021, the Company had $9.8 million in principal outstanding under the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility. The Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility was fully drawn on May 2, 2019 in the amount of $10 million to fund the DeliverySlip acquisition. The Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility requires 1.00% per annum amortization of the original principal amount borrowed, payable in equal quarterly installments of $25 thousand beginning on September 30, 2019. In addition to other customary mandatory prepayment requirements, the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility requires annual prepayments based on a percentage of Zix’s excess cash flow, which percentage reduces if Zix’s total net leverage ratio decreases. Based on the calculation of excess cash flow and total net leverage ratio and for the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company is not required to make a prepayment in addition to the quarterly installment.

At June 30, 2021, the Company had an outstanding debt balance of $9.8 million attributable to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility based on the 3.55% and 3.48% interest rate in effect during the three- and six-month period ended June 30, 2021. Included in the balance at June 30, 2021 is $36 thousand of unamortized debt issuance costs.

Future principal payments under the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility as of June 30, 2021 are as follows:

(In thousands)
Year Ending December 31,	Amount
2021		50
2022		100
2023		100
2024		9,550
		9,800

Revolving Facility

The Company also has a Revolving Facility with the lenders, pursuant to which the lenders agreed to make a Revolving Facility available to the Company in an aggregate amount of up to $25 million. Proceeds from the Revolving Facility may be used for working capital and general business purposes, including the financing of permitted acquisitions, investments and restricted payments, subject, in both cases, to the conditions contained in the Credit Agreement. Zix is charged a commitment fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.50% per year on the daily amount of the unused portions of the commitments under the Revolving Facility.

As of June 30, 2021, the Company had 0 outstanding debt attributable to the Revolving Facility. The undrawn balance of $25 million is available to fund working capital and for other general corporate purposes, including the financing of permitted acquisitions, investments and restricted payments, subject to the conditions contained in the Credit Agreement. The Company incurred $24 and $47 thousand of commitment fees for the three- and six-month period ended June 30, 2021.

As of June 30, 2021, the estimated fair value of the Credit Facilities approximated their carrying value and the Company was in compliance with all covenants in the Credit Agreement.

8. Preferred Stock

On February 20, 2019, (the “Original Issuance Date” or “Closing Date”), Zix consummated a private placement pursuant to an investment agreement with an investment fund managed by True Wind Capital and issued an aggregate of $100 million of shares of convertible Preferred Stock (as defined below) at a price of $1,000 per share (the “Stated Value”). 64,914 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) were issued for proceeds of $62.7 million, net of issuance costs of $2.3

million, and 35,086 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock” and, together with the Series A Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”) were issued for proceeds of $33.9 million, net of issuance costs of $1.2 million. The Preferred Stock is classified outside of stockholders’ equity in temporary equity because the shares contain certain redemption features which require redemption upon a change in control. The Series A Preferred Stock can be immediately converted to common stock.

On June 5, 2019, Shareholders approved the conversion of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock into shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock was converted into the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the liquidation preference of such share of Series B Preferred Stock divided by the accreted value of a share of Series A Preferred Stock on the date of conversion plus cash in lieu of fractional shares. On June 6, 2019, all the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock were converted into 35,292 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. As of June 30, 2021, 0 shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding.

The conversion option of the Series A Preferred Stock was determined to have a beneficial conversion feature valued at $2.5 million, excluding the additional beneficial conversion feature accrued for the deemed dividend, and was recorded to additional paid-in capital and as a discount to the Series A Preferred Stock. This resulting discount was immediately amortized as the Series A Preferred Stock has no set redemption date but is currently convertible.

Dividends

The Stated Value of the Series A Preferred Stock accretes at a fixed rate of 8% per annum, compounded quarterly (“Series A Preferred Dividend”). Apart from the Series A Preferred Dividend, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are also entitled to receive any dividends paid on our common stock on an "as converted" basis. No dividend may be paid on our common stock until such dividend is paid on the Series A Preferred Stock. All calculations of the Accreted Value (as defined below) of Series A Preferred Stock will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. As of June 30, 2021, the accretion of the Stated Value of Series A Preferred Stock is valued at $19.6 million.

Voting Rights

Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, together with the holders of common stock on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of our common stock. Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the largest number of whole shares of common stock into which all shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder could be converted. The vote or consent of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding will be necessary for effecting or validating any of the following actions: (i) any amendment, alteration or repeal of Zix’s Articles of Incorporation or Series A Certification of Designations that would adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or power of the Series A Preferred Stock; (ii) any amendment or alteration to Zix’s Articles of Incorporation or any other action to authorize or create, or increase the number of authorized or issued shares of capital stock of the Company convertible into shares of, or ranking senior to, or on a parity basis with, the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or liquidation rights; (iii) the issuance of shares of Series A Preferred Stock after the Original Issuance Date other than in connection with the conversion of Series B Preferred Stock that was issued on the Original Issuance Date; (iv) any action that would cause the Company to cease to be treated as a domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes; and (v) the incurrence of any indebtedness of the Company that would cause Zix to exceed a specified leverage ratio.

Liquidation Preference

The Series A Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference equal to the greater of (i) the Stated Value per share as it has accreted as of such date (the “Accreted Value”) and (ii) the amount such holder would have received if the Series A Preferred Stock had converted into common stock immediately prior to such liquidation.

Conversion

At any time, each Series A Preferred Stock holder may elect to convert each share of such holders’ then-outstanding Series A Preferred Stock into (i) the number of shares of common stock equal to the product of (a) the Accreted Value with respect to such share on the conversion date multiplied by (b) the conversion rate (currently 166.11) as of the applicable conversion date divided by (c) 1,000 plus (ii) cash in lieu of fractional shares.

Optional Redemption by Zix

At any time after the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date, Zix may redeem the Series A Preferred Stock for an amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the Accreted Value per share of the Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed as of the applicable redemption date multiplied by 1.50.

9. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Accounting policies

Our Company provides message security solutions as subscription services in which we recognize revenue as our services are rendered. Certain customers commit to contract terms ranging from one to three year. The Company typically invoices on either an annual or monthly installments. Deferred revenue is recognized when payments received in advance of revenue recognition from our subscription and other services. We exclude from the measurement of the transaction price all taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and collected by our Company from a customer (e.g., sales, use, value added, and some excise taxes).

Disaggregation of Revenue

In the six months ended June 30, 2021, excluding our CloudAlly business, we recorded revenue for our services in the following core industry verticals: 20% healthcare, 17% financial services, 3% government sector, and 60% as other. In the first six months of 2020, we categorized our revenue in the following core industry verticals: 20% healthcare, 18% financial services, 3% government sector, and 59% as other.

We operate as a single operating segment. Revenue generated from our email encryption and security solutions represented 100% of our revenues in the six months ended June 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Contract balances

Our contract assets include our accounts receivables, discussed above in Footnote 5 “Receivables, net”, and the deferred cost associated with commissions earned by our sales team on securing new, add-on, and renewal contract orders. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, we increased our noncurrent deferred contract asset by $1.1 million and $1.8 million, respectively, resulting from commissions earned by our sales team during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. We also amortized $1.1 million and $2.2 million of deferred cost as a selling and marketing expense in the same periods. Our deferred cost asset is assessed for impairment on a periodic basis. There were 0 impairment losses recognized on deferred contract cost assets for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.

Our contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue representing future customer services which have been billed and collected. The $2.5 million increase to our net deferred revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2021, is related to the timing of orders and payments.

Performance obligations

As of June 30, 2021, the aggregate amount of the transaction prices allocated to remaining service performance obligations, which represents the transaction price of firm orders less inception to date revenue, was $82.9 million. We expect to recognize approximately $44.6 million of revenue related to this backlog during the remainder of 2021, $27.2 million in 2022, and $11.1 million in periods thereafter.

Approximately $27.6 million of our $62.8 million revenue recognized in the three months ended June 30, 2021, was included in our performance obligation balance at the beginning of the period. Approximately $43.0 million of our $122.8 million recognized in the six months ended June 30, 2021, was included in our performance obligation balance at the beginning of the period.

10. Earnings (Loss) Per Share and Potential Dilution

Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the applicable period under the Treasury Stock method. As applicable, the dilutive effect of potential common shares outstanding is included in diluted earnings (loss) per share. Basic and diluted net loss per common share was the same for all periods presented as the impact of all potentially dilutive securities outstanding was anti-dilutive.

The following table presents the potentially dilutive common shares outstanding that were excluded from the computation of dilutive net loss per share of common stock for the periods presented because including them would have been anti-dilutive:

	June 30,		June 30,
	2021		2020
Stock options to purchase common stock		777,010		742,010
Restricted Stock		1,215,243		2,090,745
RSUs		1,845,868		153,099
Performance RSUs		820,740		44,349
Performance Stock		553,277		691,852
Preferred Stock		19,903,585		18,391,421
Potential dilutive common shares		25,115,723		22,113,476

11. Commitments and Contingencies

We have not entered into any material, non-cancelable purchase commitments at June 30, 2021.

Claims and Proceedings

We are from time to time involved in legal claims, litigation, and other legal proceedings. Although we may incur significant expenses in those matters, we expect no material adverse effect on our operations or financial results from current or concluded legal proceedings.

12. Fair Value Measurements

FASB guidance regarding fair value measurement establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

For certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, and accounts payable, the fair values approximate the carrying values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. The carrying values of other current assets and accrued expenses are also not recorded at fair value, but approximate fair values primarily due to their short-term nature.

13. Goodwill

The following is a summary of the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:

	Six Months ended June 30,
(In thousands)	2021			2020
Opening balance	$	195,013		$	171,209
Acquisition adjustments		729			—
Effect of currency translation adjustment		(54	)		(515	)
Goodwill	$	195,688		$	170,694

The increase to our goodwill in the six months ended June 30, 2021 is due to fair value adjustment of our acquired intangible assets and deferred revenue liability as well as the final working capital adjustment of our CloudAlly acquisition completed on November 5, 2020. See below Note 16 “Acquisitions” for additional information regarding our acquisitions.

We evaluate goodwill for impairment annually in the fourth quarter, or when there is a reason to believe that the value has been diminished or impaired. There were 0 impairments to goodwill during the periods presented above.

14. Other Comprehensive Loss

The assets and liabilities of international subsidiaries are translated from the respective local currency to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates at the balance sheet date. Related translation adjustments are recorded as a component of the accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Our Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss of international subsidiaries are translated from the local currency to the U.S. dollar using average exchange rates for the period covered by the income statements.

We are exposed to fluctuations in the foreign currency exchange rates as a result of our net investments and operations in Canada, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Spain and Israel. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, movements in currency exchange rates and the related impact on the translation of the balance sheets of our foreign subsidiaries was the primary cause of our foreign currency translation loss of $201 thousand, net of $13 thousand in income tax benefit.

15. Income Taxes

The operating losses incurred by the Company’s U.S. operations in past years and the resulting net operating losses for U.S. Federal tax purposes are subject to a $23.5 million reserve. Any change to this $23.5 million valuation allowance is based on an assessment of future utilization following accounting guidance, which relies largely on historical and projected earnings. For this reason, the Company has recognized its first and second quarter 2021 federal deferred tax provision in full. If in prospective periods we conclude our future U.S. federal taxable estimate established at the end of the year will exceed the prior year estimate, the Company will offset its federal deferred tax provision by reducing its valuation allowance by an equal amount, thereby eliminating from its deferred tax provision federal taxes from the Company’s financial statements. The Company will continue to reevaluate the need for its valuation allowance each quarter, following the same assessment methodology described above. An increase or decrease to our valuation allowance could have a significant impact on operating results for each period that it becomes more likely than not that an additional portion of our deferred tax assets will or will not be realized.

16. Acquisitions

Acquisition of CloudAlly

On November 5, 2020, Zix acquired 100% of the equity interest of CloudAlly Ltd. (“CloudAlly”) and its parent holding company for a total purchase price of $30.8 million, following a working capital adjustment. The purchase price included cash consideration of $30.4 million, net of cash acquired. The Company used a portion of the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loan (as defined in Note 7) to fund the acquisition of CloudAlly.

Founded in 2011, CloudAlly, based in Israel, is a pioneer of enterprise-grade, software-as-a-service (SaaS) cloud backup and recovery solutions. The company offers a robust suite of award-winning, ISO 27001 certified and GDPR/HIPAA compliant solutions for Microsoft Office 365, Google Workspace (formerly G Suite), SharePoint, OneDrive, Salesforce, Box and Dropbox. CloudAlly is a channel-first provider, serving more than 5,000 customers, 500,000 users and supported by 300 Managed Service Provider (MSP) partners.

The Company incurred $2.0 million in acquisition-related costs which included $1.8 million and $125 thousand recorded within the operating expenses during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and the six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively. Revenue from CloudAlly was $2.7 and $5.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, and due to the continued integration of the combined business, it was impractical to determine earnings attributable to CloudAlly.

We accounted for the acquisition as the purchase of a business and recorded the excess purchase price as goodwill. The majority of the goodwill balance is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The intangible assets we acquired from CloudAlly are technology, customer relationships, and trademarks/names which we are each amortizing over a 4 year period. The results of operations and the provisional fair values of the acquired assets and liabilities have been included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements since the CloudAlly acquisition closed on November 5, 2020. Certain estimated values are not yet finalized and subject to revision as additional information becomes available and more detailed analyses are completed.

The following table summarizes the current estimated fair value of acquired assets and liabilities:

(In thousands)	Provisional Fair Value
Assets:
Current assets	$	1,385
Property and equipment		116
Operating lease assets		5,080
Trademark/Names		200
Technology		6,300
Customer relationships		3,500
Goodwill		23,041
Total assets		39,622

Liabilities:
Current liabilities	$	654
Deferred revenue		1,400
Operating lease liabilities		5,080
Deferred tax liability		1,646
Total liabilities		8,780

Net assets recorded	$	30,842

Pro Forma Financial Information (Unaudited)

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined results of operations for the three and six month periods ending June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as though the CloudAlly acquisition that occurred during the reporting period had occurred as of the beginning of the period presented, with adjustments, such as amortization expense of intangible assets and acquisition-related transaction costs, to give effect to pro forma events that are directly attributable to the acquisitions. These unaudited pro forma results are presented for informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations of the combined company would have been if the respective acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of the period presented, nor are they indicative of future results of operations:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2021			2020			2021			2020
Revenues	$	62,858		$	55,284		$	122,888		$	109,666
Net income		(2,917	)		(2,460	)		(5,236	)		(3,866	)
Basic income per share attributed to common shareholders	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.18	)	$	(0.15	)
Diluted income per share attributed to common shareholders	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.18	)	$	(0.15	)

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS

Statements in this report which are not purely historical facts or which necessarily depend upon future events, including statements about trends, uncertainties, hopes, beliefs, anticipations, expectations, plans, intentions or strategies for the future, may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking statements, including risks and uncertainties related to how privacy and data security law mandates may affect demand for Zix’s products, business disruptions, uncertainty and market instability stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as governmental actions related thereto, and those risks additionally described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. Any of these risk factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or financial results and reduce the value of an investment in our securities. We may not succeed in addressing these and other risks associated with an investment in our securities, with our business and with our achieving any forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to us on the date the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview

Zix^® (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is a leading cloud provider of email security, productivity and compliance solutions. Trusted by the nation’s most influential institutions in healthcare, finance and government, Zix delivers a superior experience and easy-to-use solutions for email encryption, data loss prevention (“DLP”), advanced threat protection, unified archiving and cloud data backup. As a leading provider of cloud-based cybersecurity, compliance, and productivity solutions for businesses of all sizes, we are focused on the protection of business communication, enabling our customers to better secure data and meet compliance needs. We serve organizations in many industries, with particular emphasis on the healthcare (including multiple major hospitals and several Blue Cross Blue Shield plans), financial services (including several major U.S. Banks), and insurance and government (including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)) sectors.

Our email encryption and DLP capabilities enable the secure exchange of email that includes sensitive information. Through a comprehensive secure messaging service, called Email Encryption (formerly ZixEncrypt), we allow an enterprise to use policy-driven rules to determine which email messages should be sent securely or quarantined for review to comply with regulations or company-defined policies.

The main differentiation for Email Encryption in the marketplace is our exceptional ease of use. The best example of this is our ability to provide transparent delivery of encrypted email. Most email encryption solutions are focused on the sender. They typically introduce an added burden on recipients, often requiring additional user authentication with the creation of a new user identity and password. We designed our solution to alleviate the recipient’s burden by enabling the delivery of encrypted email automatically and transparently. Zix enables transparent delivery through (1) The Directory (formerly ZixDirectory®), an email encryption community which is designed to share identities of our tens of millions of members, (2) Zix’s patented Best Method of Delivery®, which is designed to deliver email in the most secure, most convenient method possible for the recipient, and (3) policy-based encryption, which automatically encrypts and decrypts messages with sensitive content. Our Email Encryption also addresses a business’s greatest source of data loss – corporate email– with an easy, straightforward DLP approach. By focusing strictly on the risks of email, Email Encryption simplifies DLP in comparison to other DLP solutions by decreasing complexity and cost, reducing deployment time and minimizing impact on customer resources and workflow.

Our Email Encryption solution enables DLP capabilities for email by combining proven policy and content scanning capabilities with quarantine functionality. The quarantine system and its intuitive interface allow administrators to (1) easily define policies and create custom lexicons for quarantining email messages, (2) conveniently manage quarantined messages using flexible searching and filtering options, (3) release or delete individual or multiple quarantined messages with one click, (4) review reports that monitor quarantine activities and trends and (5) automate custom notifications informing employees of quarantined messages.

In March 2017, Zix acquired Greenview Data, Inc. (“Greenview”), an email security company. Zix’s acquisition of Greenview addresses increasing buyer demand for email security bundles by adding advanced threat protection, antivirus, anti-spam and archiving capabilities to its industry-leading email encryption. Greenview was a good fit for Zix’s business based on its employees’ expertise in email security and its emphasis on customer success, which align with Zix’s reputation for delivering industry-leading solutions and a superior experience.

Through the acquisition of Greenview, Zix launched two new solutions in April 2017 – ZixProtect^SM and ZixArchive^SM. ZixProtect is now called Advanced Email Threat Protection while ZixArchive is now called Information Archive. Advanced Email Threat Protection defends organizations from zero-day malware, ransomware, phishing, CEO fraud, W-2 phishing attacks, spam and viruses in email with multi-layer filtering techniques. Accuracy in protecting organizations from email threats is increased further with automated traffic analysis, machine learning and real-time threat analysis. The solution is available as a cloud-based service in a variety of bundles. Information Archive is a low-cost, cloud-based email retention solution that easily enables user retrieval, compliance and eDiscovery. Available as a standalone or add-on solution for other products, Zix’s Information Archive includes policy-based retention, automatic indexing and flexible search capabilities for audit and legal requirements. With on-demand access through the cloud, organizations can conveniently share messages with employees, auditors and outside consultants or legal counsel, as well as revoke access when needed.

In April 2018, Zix acquired Erado, a unified archiving company. Erado strengthened Zix’s comprehensive archiving solutions with unified archiving, supervision, security, and messaging solutions for customers that demand bundled services. Erado’s long standing focus on helping its customers comply with FINRA and SEC regulations helped further strengthen Zix’s offerings for customers with compliance requirements. This acquisition also expanded Zix’s cloud-based email archiving capabilities into more than 50 content channels, including social media, instant message, mobile, web, audio and video.

On February 20, 2019, Zix acquired AppRiver, a leading provider of cloud-based cybersecurity solutions for Small and Medium Businesses (“SMB”). The combined company creates one of the leading cloud based security solutions providers, particularly for the small and mid-size enterprise market. This acquisition further strengthened that alignment by bolstering our Advanced Threat Protection offerings, expanding our go-to-market channels, and providing a stronger cloud platform to drive even more value for our customers and partners. In addition, we now can directly offer Microsoft’s substantial catalog of productivity and Microsoft Office 365 cloud email solutions.

On May 7, 2019, Zix acquired DeliverySlip, expanding our portfolio with additional email encryption, information rights management, e-signatures, and secure file sharing solutions.

On November 5, 2020, Zix acquired CloudAlly, a pioneer of enterprise-grade, software-as-a-service (SaaS) cloud backup and recovery solutions. CloudAlly provides a secure cloud data backup solution for critical business information, including backup services for Microsoft O365 cloud email, Google applications, and Salesforce.

Our business operations and service offerings are supported by the ZixData Center™, which is ISO 27001 certified, SOC2 accredited and SOC 3 certified for applicable services. The operations of the ZixData Center are independently audited annually to maintain ISO 27001 certification covering numerous categories and controls and AICPA SOC3 certification in the areas of security, confidentiality, integrity and availability. Auditors also produce a SOC2 report on the effectiveness of operational controls used over the audit period.

Our company was incorporated as a corporation in Texas in 1988. Originally named Amtech Corporation, we changed our name to ZixIt® Corporation in 1999 when we entered the encrypted email market. In 2002, we became Zix Corporation, and in 2017, the Company rebranded to Zix.

Impacts of COVID-19

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel strain of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) to be a pandemic. The pandemic has resulted in significant, unpredictable, and rapidly changing impacts on the United States and global economies. The COVID-19 pandemic and government responses have included limiting the operations of non-essential businesses and may result in long-term harm or permanent closures impacting our customers and our vendors. While COVID-19 had a minimal impact to our first and second quarter 2021 financial results, Zix has taken steps to ensure the resilience of our company, while protecting the email security of our customers and the health of our employees, including the following actions:

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Offering healthy email checks and evaluating other efficiency solutions for our customers;

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Working with partners and customers to provide more flexible billing schedules;

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Initially moving over 95% of our employees to remote work arrangements then moving toward a predominantly hybrid approach to work arrangements while maintaining the integrity of our data center operations and providing continued support for our customers;

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Maintaining effective governance and internal controls in a remote work environment;

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Reducing executive salaries and fees to our Board of Directors in 2020;

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Implementing a reduction in force in both 2020 and 2021, completed through both voluntary and involuntary separation;

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Slowing our hiring plans, and reducing planned travel and conference expenses; and

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Continued review and adjustment of other operating expenses for potential savings, including reduction of excess capacities in our network data centers;

We have continued to provide our cloud email security, productivity and compliance solutions services to our customers and vendors during this ongoing pandemic. The full extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or variants thereof, on the Company’s operational and financial performance is currently uncertain and will depend on many factors outside the Company’s control, including, without limitation, the timing, extent, trajectory and duration of the pandemic, the development and availability of effective treatments and vaccines, the imposition of protective public safety measures, and the impact of the pandemic on the global economy, demand for consumer products, and the labor market competition resulting in increased employee turnover. See the additional risk factor regarding COVID-19 included in Part I – Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates and assumptions take into account historical and forward looking factors that the Company believes are reasonable, including but not limited to the potential impacts arising from COVID-19, or variants thereof, and public and private sector policies and initiatives aimed at reducing its transmission. As the extent and duration of the impacts of COVID-19 remain unclear, the Company’s estimates and assumptions may evolve as conditions change. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions. Critical accounting policies and estimates are defined as those that are both most important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results and require management’s most subjective judgments.

We describe our significant accounting policies in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. We discuss our Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Results of Operations

Second Quarter 2021 Summary of Operations

Financial

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Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, was $62.8 million, compared with $53.3 million for the same period in 2020, representing an 18% increase.

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Gross margin for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, was $28.2 million (or 45% of revenues), compared with $25.1 million (or 47% of revenues) for the comparable period in 2020.

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Net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, was $2.9 million, compared with net loss of $1.9 million in the comparable period in 2020.

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Net loss attributable to common shareholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, was $5.3 million, compared with net loss attributable to common shareholders of $4.1 million in the comparable period in 2020. The Company’s net loss attributable to common shareholders includes a deemed and accrued dividend to preferred shareholders of $2.4 million and $2.2 million, for the three month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Net loss per diluted share was $0.10 for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared with net loss per diluted share of $0.08 in the comparable period in 2020.

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Ending cash and cash equivalents were $33.9 million on June 30, 2021, compared with $14.1 million on June 30, 2020, and $21.4 million on December 31, 2020.

Operations

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Total billings for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, were $60.0 million, compared with $52.1 million for the same period in 2020, representing a 15% increase.

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The annual recurring revenue value of our customer subscriptions as of June 30, 2021, was $252.4 million, compared with $215.9 million for the same period in 2020, representing an increase of $36.5 million.

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Net cash provided by operations in the six months ended June 30, 2021, was $25.4 million, compared with $9.1 million provided by operations for the same period in 2020, representing a $16.2 million increase.

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As of June 30, 2021, backlog was $82.9 million, compared with $85.0 million as of June 30, 2020, representing a 2% decrease.

Revenues

Our Company provides subscription-based services. The following table sets forth the quarter-over-quarter comparison of the Company’s revenues:

Three Months Ended June 30,

3-month Variance

2021 vs. 2020

Six Months ended June 30,

6-month Variance

2021 vs. 2020

(in thousands)

2021

2020

2021

2020

Revenues

62,829

53,337

9,492

122,844

105,771

17,073

Our revenue increase is the result of 12% and 11% growth in our core business in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, due to continued success in our subscription-based business model with both steady additions to the subscriber base and a high rate of existing customer renewals and the realization of previously contracted revenue in our backlog. Our CloudAlly business, acquired in November 2020, additionally contributed $2.7 million and $5.0 million in revenue to our three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively. Additionally, with continued expansion into Europe, our German subsidiary, launched in the second quarter of 2021, contributed $237 thousand of revenue.

Annual Recurring Revenue

We measure the health of our subscriber base by the growth of our Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”), which is defined as the aggregate annualized contract value attributable to recurring revenue contracts as of the end of the applicable reporting period. We calculate ARR by determining the annual or monthly revenue of subscription agreements that are active as of the end of the applicable period and multiplying by 1 or 12. ARR aids us in determining to what extent individual customer relationships, considered in the aggregate, are growing or declining in financial magnitude. ARR is summarized in the table below:

As of June 30,

Variance

2021 vs. 2020

(in thousands)

2021

2020

Annual Recurring Revenue

252,435

215,914

36,521

Backlog

Our end-user order backlog is comprised of contractually binding agreements that we expect to amortize into revenue as the services are performed. The timing of revenue is affected by both the length of time required to deploy a service and the length of the service contract.

As of June 30, 2021, total backlog was $82.9 million, and we expect approximately 76% of the total backlog, or approximately $63.1 million, to be recognized as revenue during the next twelve months. As of June 30, 2021, the backlog was comprised of the following elements: $44.0 million of deferred revenue that has been billed and paid, $12.2 million billed but unpaid, and approximately $26.7 million of unbilled contracts. The backlog at June 30, 2021, was 2% lower than the $85.0 million backlog at the end of the second quarter 2020, and 1% lower than the ending backlog of $83.4 million at December 31, 2020. Our decrease in backlog is the result of timing of our customer contracts and our continued shift toward a monthly subscription model.

Cost of Revenues

The following table sets forth the quarter-over-quarter comparison of the cost of revenues:

Three Months Ended June 30,

3-month Variance

2021 vs. 2020

Six Months ended June 30,

6-month Variance

2021 vs. 2020

(in thousands)

2021

2020

2021

2020

Cost of revenues

34,604

28,258

6,346

67,742

54,337

13,405

Cost of revenues is comprised of costs related to operating and maintaining the ZixData Center, a field deployment team, customer service and support, Microsoft fees associated with the resale of Microsoft Office365 and hosted exchange products, and the amortization of Company-owned, customer-based computer appliances. The increases in 2021 compared to 2020 reflected in the table above result from our sales of Microsoft Office365 and hosted exchange products, which comprise 53% and 54% of total Company revenue earned in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively.

Research and Development Expenses

The following table sets forth the quarter-over-quarter comparison of our research and development expenses:

Three Months Ended June 30,

3-month Variance

2021 vs. 2020

Six Months ended June 30,

6-month Variance

2021 vs. 2020

(in thousands)

2021

2020

2021

2020

Research and development expenses

6,882

5,820

1,062

12,942

11,206

1,736

Research and development expenses consist primarily of salary, benefits, and stock-based compensation for our development staff, independent development contractor expenses, amortization of internally developed software, and other direct and indirect costs associated with enhancing our existing products and services and developing new products and services. The increase in 2021 compared to 2020 reflected in the table above resulted primarily from the amortization of previously capitalized internal use software due to project completions.

Selling and Marketing Expenses

The following table sets forth the quarter-over-quarter comparison of our selling and marketing expenses:

Three Months Ended June 30,

3-month Variance

2021 vs. 2020

Six Months ended June 30,

6-month Variance

2021 vs. 2020

(in thousands)

2021

2020

2021

2020

Selling and marketing expenses

15,646

14,458

1,188

30,568

28,799

1,769

Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of salary, commissions, travel, stock-based compensation and employee benefits for selling and marketing personnel as well as costs associated with promotional activities and advertising. The increase in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, was due primarily to increases in stock-based compensation, additional credit card fees attributable to increased monthly billings, and higher commission expense. Offsets to our increase in these periods include decreases in severance and advertising expense.

General and Administrative Expenses

The following table sets forth the quarter-over-quarter comparison of our general and administrative expenses:

Three Months Ended June 30,

3-month Variance

2021 vs. 2020

Six Months ended June 30,

6-month Variance

2021 vs. 2020

(in thousands)

2021

2020

2021

2020

General and administrative expenses

6,745

4,758

1,987

13,120

10,446

2,674

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salary and bonuses, travel, stock-based compensation and benefits for administrative and executive personnel as well as fees for professional services and other general corporate activities. The increase in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, compared with the same period in 2020 resulted primarily from increases in our stock based compensation expense and in our salaries and benefits.

Other Income (Expense)

Our other income (expense) consists primarily of interest expense associated with our debt. During the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded interest expense of $2.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded interest expense of $4.3 million and $5.2 million, respectively. At June 30, 2021, our outstanding debt balance was $211.3 million based on 4.05% effective interest rate during the period. See above Note 7 “Long-term Debt” for additional information regarding our debt.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was a $352 thousand and a $570 thousand benefit for the three month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and a $455 thousand and a $1.4 million benefit for each of the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The operating losses incurred by the Company’s U.S. operations in past years and the resulting net operating losses for U.S. Federal income tax purposes are subject to a $23.5 million reserve because of the uncertainty of future taxable income levels sufficient to utilize our net operating losses and credits. Our June 30, 2021, provision benefit of $455 thousand included $772 thousand deferred taxes benefit, offset by state taxes payable based on gross revenues. Our June 30, 2020, provision benefit of $1.4 million included $1.2 million in deferred taxes, and a $337 thousand tax benefit related to the return of federal Alternative Minimum Tax credits, all of which was offset by state taxes then payable based on gross revenues.

No tax penalty-related charges were accrued or recognized for the three month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. Additionally, we have not taken a tax position that would have a material effect on our financial statements or our effective tax rate for the three-month period ended June 30, 2021. We are currently subject to a three-year statute of limitations by major tax jurisdictions.

At June 30, 2021, the Company partially reserved its U.S. net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of future taxable income being sufficient to utilize net loss carryforwards prior to their expiration, as noted above. The Company did not reserve $33.4 million of its U.S. net deferred tax assets. The majority of this unreserved portion related to $25.9 million in U.S. net operating losses (“NOLs”) because we believe the Company will generate sufficient taxable income in future years to utilize these NOLs prior to their expiration. The remaining balance consists of $6.0 million relating to temporary differences between GAAP and tax-related expense, Federal R&D credits of $1.9 million, and $978 thousand relating to U.S. state income tax credits and net operating loss carryovers. These items are offset by a $1.4 million Israeli deferred tax liability.

Any reduction or increase to the $23.5 million valuation allowance related to our deferred tax asset would be based on an assessment of future utilization following accounting guidance, which relies largely on historical and projected earnings. For this reason, the Company has recognized its first and second quarter 2021 federal deferred tax provision in full. If in future periods we conclude our future U.S. federal taxable estimate established at the end of the year will either fail to meet or exceed the prior year estimate, the Company will offset its federal deferred tax provision by increasing or reducing its valuation allowance accordingly by an equal amount, thereby eliminating from its deferred tax provision federal taxes from the Company’s financial statements. Significant judgment is required in determining any valuation allowance recorded against the deferred tax asset. In assessing the need for such an allowance, we consider all available evidence, including past operating results, estimates of future taxable income, and the feasibility of tax planning strategies. The Company will continue to reevaluate the need for its valuation allowance each quarter, following the same assessment methodology described above. An increase or decrease to our valuation allowance could have a significant impact on operating results for each period during which it becomes more likely than not that an additional portion of our deferred tax assets will or will not be realized.

We have determined that utilization of existing net operating losses against future taxable income is not currently subject to limitation by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Future ownership changes, however, may limit the Company’s ability to fully utilize its existing net operating loss carryforwards against future taxable income. The Company currently has U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $232 million which begin to expire in 2021.

Net Loss

Our net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2021, of $2.9 million was a decline of $1.0 million compared to our net loss of $1.9 million for the same period last year. The decline in our net loss was primarily due to increases in our operating expenses, offset by increased revenue.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Based on our performance over the last four quarters and current expectations, including our assessment of the COVID-19 potential impact to our Company, we believe our cash and cash equivalents, cash generated from operations, and availability under our $25 million Revolving Facility (which was undrawn as of June 30, 2021 and available to fund working capital and for other general corporate purposes, including the financing of permitted acquisitions, investments, and restricted payments, subject, in both cases, to the conditions contained in the Credit Agreement) will satisfy our working capital needs, capital expenditure requirements, investment requirements, contractual obligations, commitments, and other liquidity requirements associated with our operations through at least the next twelve months. We plan for and measure our liquidity and capital resources through an annual budgeting process and quarterly reviews, and we will continue to monitor our position to protect our Company against uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the first six months of 2021, net cash provided by operations was $25.4 million, an increase of $16.2 million compared with the $9.1 million of net cash provided by operations in the first six months of 2020. At June 30, 2021, our cash and cash equivalents totaled $33.9 million, an increase of $12.5 million from the December 31, 2020 balance, and we had outstanding debt of $211.3 million.

Sources and Uses of Cash Summary

	Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands)	2021			2020
Net cash provided by operations	$	25,356		$	9,120
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(9,006	)	$	(9,316	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	$	(3,638	)	$	956

Our primary source of liquidity from our operations is the collection of revenue in advance from our customers and collection of accounts receivable from our customers, net of the timing of payments to our vendors and service providers.

Our investing activities in the first six months of 2021 consisted of $8.7 million for capital expenditures, which includes $7.6 million in capitalized internal-use software and $1.1 million related to purchases of computer and networking equipment. The Company additional incurred a $339 thousand working capital adjustment for our CloudAlly acquisition completed in November 2020. Our investing activities in the first six months of 2020 consisted of $9.3 million for capital expenditures, which included $7.3 million in capitalized internal-use software, and $2.0 million for computer and networking equipment.

Financing activities in the first six months of 2021 include using $2.4 million in the repurchase of common stock related to the tax impact of vesting restricted awards, $1.1 million for principal payments of our long-term debt, and $363 thousand for payments on our finance leases. This usage was offset by $251 thousand received from the exercise of stock options. Financing activities in the first six months of 2020 included $6.0 million drawn from our Revolving Facility and $334 thousand received from the exercise of stock options. We used $2.6 million in the repurchase of common stock related to the tax impact of vesting restricted awards, $1.1 million for contingent consideration payment associated with our acquisition of Erado, $925 thousand for principal payments of our long-term debt, and $746 thousand for payments on our finance leases.

Options of Zix Common Stock

We have significant stock options outstanding that are currently vested. There is no assurance that any of these options will be exercised; therefore, the extent of future cash inflow from additional option activity is not certain. The following table summarizes the options that were outstanding as of June 30, 2021. The vested shares are a subset of the outstanding shares. The value of the shares is the number of shares multiplied by the exercise price for each share.

	Summary of Outstanding Options
Exercise Price Range	Outstanding Options		Total Value of Outstanding Options (In thousands)		Vested Options (included in outstanding options)		Total Value of Vested Options (In thousands)
$2.00 - $3.49		180,000	$	481		180,000	$	481
$3.50 - $4.99		397,010		1,504		397,010		1,504
$5.00 - $6.49		—		—		—		—
$6.50 - $7.99		100,000		670		12,500		84
$8.00 - $9.50		100,000		803		31,250		251
Total		777,010	$	3,458		620,760	$	2,320

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

None.

Contractual Obligations, Contingent Liabilities and Commitments

We have not entered into any material, non-cancelable purchase commitments at June 30, 2021.

We have severance agreements with certain employees which would require the Company to pay approximately $6.4 million if all such employees were terminated from employment with our Company following a triggering event (e.g., change of control) as defined in the severance agreements.

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We have no material changes to the disclosure on this matter made in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e)) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2021.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

Legal Proceedings

We are subject to legal proceedings, claims, and litigation involving our business. While the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, and the costs and expenses of resolving these matters may be significant, we currently do not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 1A.

Risk Factors

See Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. The risk factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, should be read in conjunction with the considerations set forth above in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

(a)

None.

(b)

None.

(c)

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)		Average Price Paid per Share (1)		Total Number of Shares Purchased as part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
April 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021		5,065	$	7.90		—	$	—
May 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021		20,980	$	7.41		—	$	—
June 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021		18,034	$	7.03		—	$	—
Total		44,079	$	7.31		—	$	—

Of the total number of shares purchased for the one month periods ended April 30, 2021, May 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, 35,296 shares of Restricted Stock and 8,783 units of RSUs represent shares of Restricted Stock and units of RSUs withheld by us upon the vesting of outstanding Restricted Stock and RSUs. These shares and units were withheld by us to satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding for the employees for whom Restricted Stock, Performance Stock, RSUs and Performance RSUs vested during the period, which is required upon vesting.

ITEM 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

a. Exhibits

The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibits

2.1		Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2018, by and among Craig Brauff, Julie Lomax Brauff, Shari Wood-Richardson, as Trustee of the Alexandra Brauff Gift Trust U/A 12/21/12, Shari Wood-Richardson, as Trustee of the Courtney Brauff Gift Trust U/A 12/21/12, Julie A. Lomax, as Trustee of the Julie Lomax Gift Trust U/A 12/21/12, and Zix Corporation. Filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Zix Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 2, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.

2.2		Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 14, 2019, by and among Zix Corporation, AR Topco, LLC, AppRiver Marlin Blocker Corp., AppRiver Holdings, LLC, AppRiver Marlin Topco, L.P., AppRiver Management Holding, LLC, Marlin Equity IV, L.P. and Marlin Topco GP, LLC, as the sellers’ representative. Filed as Exhibit 2.2 to Zix Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.

3.1		Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zix Corporation, as filed with the Texas Secretary of State on November 10, 2005. Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Zix Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.

3.2		Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Zix Corporation, dated November 1, 2016. Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Zix Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.

3.3		Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as filed with the Texas Secretary of State on February 15, 2019. Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Zix Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 22, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.

3.4		Certificate of Designations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, as filed with the Texas Secretary of State on February 15, 2019. Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Zix Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 22, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.

4.1*		Zix Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

31.1*		Certification of David J. Wagner, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2*		Certification of David E. Rockvam, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) of the Company, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1**		Certification of CEO and CFO, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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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.

	ZIX CORPORATION

Date: August 5, 2021	By:	/s/ DAVID E. ROCKVAM
		David E. Rockvam
		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
		Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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