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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Form 10-K

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(Mark One)

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

For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020

OR

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

For transition period from to

Commission File Number 001-36121

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Veeva Systems Inc**.**

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware20-8235463
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4280 Hacienda Drive

Pleasanton**,** California 94588

(Address of principal executive offices)

(925) 452-6500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001VEEVNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:

None

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Indicate by a check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

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, indicate 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 ☒

The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant on the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, which was July 31, 2019, based on the closing price of $165.90 for shares of the Registrant’s Class A common stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange, was approximately $22.1 billion. Shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock held by each executive officer, director, and their affiliated holders have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

As of February 29, 2020, there were 134,056,705 shares of the Registrant’s Class A common stock outstanding and 15,199,816 shares of the Registrant’s Class B common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated herein by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K to the extent stated herein. The proxy statement will be filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the Registrant’s fiscal year ended January 31, 2020.

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Pursuant to Part IV, Item 16, a summary of Form 10-K content follows, including hyperlinked cross-references (in the EDGAR filing). This allows users to easily locate the corresponding items in this annual report on Form 10-K where the disclosure is fully presented. The summary does not include certain Part III information that will be incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed within 120 days after our fiscal year ended January 31, 2020.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
PART I
Item 1.Business1
Item 1A.Risk Factors11
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments33
Item 2.Properties33
Item 3.Legal Proceedings34
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures34
PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities35
Item 6.Selected Consolidated Financial Data37
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations39
Overview39
Key Factors Affecting Our Performance40
Components of Results of Operations40
Results of Operations44
Operating Expenses and Operating Margin46
Non-GAAP Financial Measures48
Liquidity and Capital Resources50
Commitments52
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements52
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates53
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk54
Item 8.Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data55
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm56
Consolidated Balance Sheets59
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income60
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity61
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows62
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements63
Note 1. Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies63
Note 2. Acquisitions69
Note 3. Short-Term Investments71
Note 4. Deferred Costs72
Note 5. Property and Equipment, Net72
Note 6. Intangible Assets and Goodwill73
Note 7. Accrued Expenses74
Note 8. Fair Value Measurements74
Note 9. Other Income, Net76
Note 10. Income Taxes76

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Note 11. Deferred Revenue and Performance Obligations78
Note 12. Leases79
Note 13. Stockholders’ Equity80
Note 14. Net Income per Share84
Note 15. Commitments and Contingencies85
Note 16. Related-Party Transactions87
Note 17. Revenues by Product87
Note 18. Information about Geographic Areas87
Note 19. 401(k) Plan88
Note 20. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)88
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure89
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures89
Item 9B.Other Information90
PART III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance91
Item 11.Executive Compensation91
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters91
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence91
Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services91
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules92
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary92
Signatures97

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements that are based on our beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to us. Forward-looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations and expenses, business strategies and plans, trends, market sizing, competitive position, industry environment, potential growth opportunities and product capabilities, among other things. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and, in some cases, can be identified by terms such as “aim,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “goal,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “strive,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including those described in “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Any forward-looking statement made by us in this Form 10-K speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by law, we disclaim any obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

As used in this Form 10-K, the terms “Veeva,” “Registrant,” “we,” “us,” and “our” mean Veeva Systems Inc. and its subsidiaries unless the context indicates otherwise.

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