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Stockholders' Equity

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Stockholders' Equity
 9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2023
Equity [Abstract]  
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock
The number of shares of common stock issued and treasury stock, and associated share activity, are as follows:
Common Stock Treasury Stock
Class A
Class B (1)
Class 1 Class A
Class B (1)
Balance at February 28, 2023 212,697,428  —  22,705  29,498,426  — 
Share repurchases —  —  —  153,937  — 
Conversion of shares 80  —  (80) —  — 
Exercise of stock options —  —  800  (129,595) — 
Vesting of restricted stock units (2)
—  —  —  (71,189) — 
Vesting of performance share units (2)
—  —  —  (13,113) — 
Balance at May 31, 2023 212,697,508  —  23,425  29,438,466  — 
Common Stock Treasury Stock
Class A
Class B (1)
Class 1 Class A
Class B (1)
Conversion of shares 220  —  (220) —  — 
Exercise of stock options —  —  606  (364,530) — 
Employee stock purchases —  —  —  (30,172) — 
Vesting of restricted stock units (2)
—  —  —  (5,172) — 
Balance at August 31, 2023 212,697,728  —  23,811  29,038,592  — 
Share repurchases —  —  —  889,429  — 
Conversion of shares
 570  —  (570) —  — 
Exercise of stock options —  —  —  (22,587) — 
Vesting of restricted stock units (2)
—  —  —  (68) — 
Balance at November 30, 2023 212,698,298  —  23,241  29,905,366  — 
Balance at February 28, 2022 187,263,859  28,212,340  2,248,679  22,824,607  5,005,800 
Share repurchases —  —  —  4,065,508  — 
Conversion of shares 655  (655) —  —  — 
Exercise of stock options —  —  35  (108,228) — 
Vesting of restricted stock units (2)
—  —  —  (71,064) — 
Vesting of performance share units (2)
—  —  —  (16,326) — 
Balance at May 31, 2022 187,264,514  28,211,685  2,248,714  26,694,497  5,005,800 
Share repurchases —  —  —  1,652,445  — 
Conversion of shares 2,196,749  —  (2,196,749) —  — 
Exercise of stock options —  —  —  (75,482) — 
Employee stock purchases —  —  —  (27,514) — 
Vesting of restricted stock units (2)
—  —  —  (4,851) — 
Balance at August 31, 2022 189,461,263  28,211,685  51,965  28,239,095  5,005,800 
Retirement of treasury shares
 —  (5,005,800) —  —  (5,005,800)
Conversion of shares 23,205,885  (23,205,885) —  —  — 
Exercise of stock options —  —  470  (63,529) — 
Balance at November 30, 2022 212,667,148  —  52,435  28,175,566  — 
(1)Prior to the Reclassification, we had an additional class of common stock with a material number of shares outstanding: Class B Stock. Shares of Class B Stock were convertible into shares of Class A Stock on a one-to-one basis at any time at the option of the holder. For additional information, refer to “Reclassification” below.
(2)Net of the following shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding requirements:
For the Three
Months Ended
May 31,		 For the Three
Months Ended
August 31,		 For the Three
Months Ended
November 30,		 For the Nine
Months Ended
November 30,
2023
Restricted Stock Units 39,839  170  —  40,009 
Performance Share Units 8,735  —  —  8,735 
2022
Restricted Stock Units 37,308  186  —  37,494 
Performance Share Units 4,919  —  —  4,919 
Stock repurchases
In January 2021, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $2.0 billion of our publicly traded common stock. The Board of Directors did not specify a date upon which the 2021 Authorization would expire. Shares repurchased under the 2021 Authorization become treasury shares.

Additionally, in November 2023, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $2.0 billion of our publicly traded common stock. The Board of Directors did not specify a date upon which the 2023 Authorization would expire. Shares repurchased under the 2023 Authorization will become treasury shares.

For the nine months ended November 30, 2023, we repurchased 1,043,366 shares of Class A Stock pursuant to the 2021 Authorization through open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $249.7 million.

As of November 30, 2023, total shares repurchased under the 2021 Authorization and the 2023 Authorization are as follows:
Class A Stock
Repurchase
Authorization		 Dollar Value
of Shares
Repurchased		 Number of
Shares
Repurchased
(in millions, except share data)
2021 Authorization $ 2,000.0  $ 1,386.3  5,875,276
2023 Authorization
 $ 2,000.0  $ —  —

Reclassification
In November 2022, we completed the Reclassification at the Effective Time as contemplated by the Reclassification Agreement. Pursuant to the Reclassification, each share of Class B Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was reclassified, exchanged, and converted into one share of Class A Stock and the right to receive $64.64 in cash, without interest. The aggregate cash payment to holders of Class B Stock at the Effective Time was $1,500.0 million. We utilized our $1.0 billion delayed draw three-year term loan facility under the August 2022 Term Credit Agreement and borrowings under our commercial paper program to fund the aggregate cash payment to holders of Class B Stock.