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A N N U A L   R E P O R T

CLOUD DONE RIGHT.

Dear Fellow Stockholders, 

In a dynamic macroeconomic environment, we had an exceptional finish to our fiscal 2023.1 We believe 
our results are a testament to the strength of our financial model, significant market opportunity, world-

class  and  differentiated  technology,  and  the  highly  collaborative  culture  shared  by  our  talented  team 

around the globe. 

Durable Financial Model 

We grew annual recurring revenue (ARR) to nearly $1.25 billion and total revenue to nearly $1.16 billion. 

For the full year, adjusted ARR growth  and  subscription  revenue  growth  were  each  29%  on  a  constant 

currency basis. We remained highly profitable and cash flow positive, with a GAAP operating margin of 

8%,  non-GAAP  operating  margin  of  25%,  GAAP  operating  cash  flow  margin  of  31%,  and  free  cash  flow 

margin of 29%. 

I’d like to thank the more than 4,200 Dynatracers worldwide for their incredible commitment to excellence 

and tremendous execution this past year. Collectively, we are extremely proud that we continue to be 

recognized as an employer of choice for our leadership, diversity, culture, and outlook. 

Observability and Application Security are Shifting from Optional to Mandatory  

I am fortunate to be able to spend a significant amount of time with our customers and prospects, and 

their comments have a consistent theme. They tell me that the cloud yields undeniable benefits, such as 

accelerated speed of development and increased efficiencies. At the same time, the scale and dynamic 

nature of modern cloud ecosystems have made them too complex to manage with dashboards, alerts, and 

manual troubleshooting. They are frustrated with fragmented tools, negative customer experiences, and 

limited analytics. As such, we believe the market for observability and application security is at an inflection 

point in which both are becoming increasingly mandatory. 

Dynatrace  makes  order  out  of  this  chaos  by  enabling  customers  to  have  better  control  of  their  IT 

ecosystems  and  to  combat  these  pain  points.  Organizations  purchase  Dynatrace  for  a  fully  unified 

observability solution rather than a collection of disparate tools, vastly improved automation for speed 

and efficiency, secure cloud applications, log management at scale,  and more insightful business analytics.  

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives are also rapidly evolving. We believe that generative AI has 

enormous potential to transform the way that people and companies work, further accelerating the need 

for data-driven analytics and automation to handle the anticipated growth in workloads. 

1Our fiscal 2023 ended on March 31, 2023. Our financial performance includes several non-GAAP financial measures, such as the presentation of adjusted ARR growth and subscription 
revenue growth on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP operating margin and free cash flow margin. For more information, including definitions of our non-GAAP financial measures and 
reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please see our earnings press release and related financial results presentation 
dated May 17, 2023, copies of which are available at ir.dynatrace.com. In this letter, GAAP operating cash flow margin refers to net cash provided by operating activities as a percentage 
of revenue and non-GAAP free cash flow margin refers to free cash flow as a percentage of revenue. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
A Year of Innovation 

Fiscal 2023 was a year of incredible innovation in which we delivered new core technologies that advance 

every solution of the Dynatrace platform. We introduced Grail, enabling customers to analyze immense 

volumes of observability, security, and business data in context, cost-effectively, and in near real-time. We 

made it simpler for customers to gain valuable insights from their data by releasing our Dynatrace Query 

Language  (DQL).  We  launched  AppEngine  and  AutomationEngine,  allowing  customers  to  create  data-

driven  custom  apps  as  well  as  integrate  Dynatrace  more  deeply  across  development  and  production 

processes. And we evolved our user interface to depict complex data in easy-to-understand visualizations, 

making observability insights more rapidly actionable. 

Positioning for the Future 

As  we  kick  off  fiscal  2024,  our  disciplined  approach  to  investing  in  the  business  remains unchanged. 

We plan to invest thoughtfully in strategic priorities that support continued product innovation and sales 

channel leverage to deliver a balance of top-line growth with profitability and free cash flow. 

In research and development, we intend to lead through broad-based innovation, including expansion in 

areas  such  as  security  and  developer  observability.  We  also  plan  to  continue  investing  in  our  partner 

ecosystem, including targeted engagements with hyperscalers and global system integrators, in addition 

to our direct sales force. 

Through  market  leading  innovation,  a  flywheel-oriented  go-to-market  motion,  and  a  relentless 

commitment  to  driving  customer  value,  I’m  confident  that  we  can  deliver  against  our  sizable  market 

opportunity. We are inspired by our mantra of Cloud Done Right. And we are intent on enabling a world 

in which software truly does work perfectly, just as we all expect. 

I’m more passionate than ever about the opportunity ahead. 

Respectfully, 

Rick McConnell 

Chief Executive Officer 

Dynatrace 

 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

(Mark One) 

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

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 
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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 001-39010 

Dynatrace, Inc. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

1601 Trapelo Road, Suite 116
Waltham, MA
(Address of principal executive offices)

47-2386428

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

02451 
(Zip code)

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

 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 530-1000 

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Common stock, par value $0.001 per share

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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 
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The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of September 30, 2022, the last business day of the most recently completed 
second fiscal quarter, was $7.0 billion. This calculation does not reflect a determination that certain persons are affiliates of the Registrant for any other purpose.

The Registrant had 290,975,536 shares of common stock outstanding as of May 22, 2023. 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on 
Form 10-K. Such Proxy Statement will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the Registrant’s fiscal year ending March 31, 
2023.

Except with respect to information specifically incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Proxy Statement is not deemed to be filed as part of 
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I

Item 1.

Business

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

Item 2. 

Properties

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 

PART II

Item 6.

[Reserved]

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 8.

Item 9.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Item 9B. Other Information

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 11. Executive Compensation

PART III

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

PART IV

Exhibit Index

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”) includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private 
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding:

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our future financial performance, including our expectations regarding key factors driving future performance, our revenue, 
annual recurring revenue, gross profit or gross margin, operating expenses, ability to generate cash flow, billing/revenue mix, 
and our pricing and licensing model;

our ability to navigate the current macroeconomic environment; 

anticipated trends in our business and in the markets in which we operate;

our ability to anticipate market needs and successfully develop new and enhanced solutions to meet those needs;

the  evolution  of  technology  affecting  our  offerings,  platform  and  markets,  including  our  plans  to  continue  evolving  our 
technology capabilities;

our plans to continue investing in research and development and driving innovation to meet customers’ needs and grow our 
customer base;

our ability to maintain and expand our customer base and our partner ecosystem;

our expectations regarding the evolving competitive environment; 

our plans to invest in future growth opportunities that we expect will drive long-term value;

our ability to sell our offerings and expand internationally;

our ability to hire and retain necessary qualified employees to grow our business and expand our operations; and

our ability to adequately protect our intellectual property.

These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements 
contained  in  this  Annual  Report  that  are  not  historical  facts  and  statements  identified  by  words  such  as  “expects,”  “anticipates,” 
“intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” or words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements reflect our current 
views about our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available to us 
and on assumptions we have made. Although we believe that our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects as reflected 
in or suggested by those forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that the plans, intentions, expectations 
or  strategies  will  be  attained  or  achieved.  Furthermore,  actual  results  may  differ  materially  from  those  described  in  the  forward-
looking statements and will be affected by a variety of risks and factors that are beyond our control including, without limitation, the 
risks  set  forth  in  the  summary  below,  in  Item  1A.  entitled  “Risk  Factors”  in  this  Annual  Report,  and  in  our  other  SEC  filings.  We 
assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report as a result of new information, future 
events or otherwise.

SUMMARY OF THE MATERIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR BUSINESS

Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that you should be aware of in evaluating our business. Please see Item 1A. 
entitled  “Risk  Factors”  in  this  Annual  Report  for  a  discussion  of  risks  that  we  believe  are  material.  These  risks  and  uncertainties 
include, but are not limited to, the following:

• We have experienced rapid revenue growth in recent periods, and our recent growth rates may not be indicative of our future 

growth.

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Our quarterly and annual operating results may be adversely affected due to a variety of factors, which could make our future 
results difficult to predict.

• Market  adoption  of  the  solutions  that  we  offer  is  relatively  new  and  may  not  grow  as  we  expect,  which  may  harm  our 

business and prospects.

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Our  business  is  dependent  on  overall  demand  for  observability  and  security  solutions  and  therefore  reduced  spending  on 
those  solutions  or  overall  adverse  economic  conditions  may  negatively  affect  our  business,  operating  results,  and  financial 
condition.

If we fail to innovate and do not continue to develop and effectively market solutions that anticipate and respond to the needs 
of our customers, our business, operating results, and financial condition may suffer.

If  our  platform  and  solutions  do  not  effectively  interoperate  with  our  customers’  existing  or  future  IT  infrastructures, 
installations of our solutions could be delayed or canceled, which would harm our business.

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If we are unable to acquire new customers or retain and expand our relationships with existing customers, our future revenues 
and operating results will be harmed.

Failure  to  effectively  expand  our  sales  and  marketing  capabilities  could  harm  our  ability  to  execute  on  our  business  plan, 
increase our customer base, and achieve broader market acceptance of our applications.

• We face significant competition, which may adversely affect our ability to add new customers, retain existing customers, and 

grow our business.

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If we are unable to maintain successful relationships with our partners, or if our partners fail to perform, our ability to market, 
sell, and distribute our applications and services will be limited, and our business, operating results, and financial condition 
could be harmed.

Security  breaches,  computer  malware,  computer  hacking  attacks  and  other  security  incidents  could  harm  our  business, 
reputation, brand and operating results. 

Real or perceived errors, failures, defects, or vulnerabilities in our solutions could adversely affect our financial results and 
growth prospects.

Failure  to  protect  and  enforce  our  proprietary  technology  and  intellectual  property  rights  could  substantially  harm  our 
business, operating results, and financial condition.

Thoma Bravo has significant influence over matters requiring stockholder approval, which may have the effect of delaying or 
preventing changes of control, or limiting the ability of other stockholders to approve transactions they deem to be in their 
best interest.

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Overview

Dynatrace offers a unified observability and security platform with analytics and automation at its core, purpose-built for dynamic, 
hybrid, multicloud environments. Our comprehensive solutions help global organizations simplify cloud complexity, innovate faster, 
and do more with less in the modern cloud.

Our mission is to deliver answers and intelligent automation from data at an enormous scale. 
Our purpose is to enable flawless and secure digital interactions. 
Our vision is a world where software works perfectly.

Digital  transformation  is  ubiquitous,  with  software  defining  how  we  bank,  manufacture,  deliver  healthcare,  educate,  receive 
government services, transact business, and communicate with our colleagues, friends, and families. This transformation is happening 
in particular in dynamic hybrid, multicloud environments, which bring a scale and frequency of change that is exponentially greater 
than that of the old data center world. 

Traditional  approaches  for  developing,  operating,  monitoring,  and  securing  software  were  not  designed  to  keep  pace  with  these 
modern  cloud  environments.  What  was  once  a  well  understood  layering  of  applications  running  on  operating  systems  on  physical 
servers  connected  to  physical  networks  has  rapidly  become  virtualized  into  software  at  all  levels.  Applications  are  no  longer 
monolithic and have become fragmented into thousands, potentially millions, of microservices, written in multiple software languages. 
These applications run in environments that may extend across Infrastructure as a Service (“IaaS”), Platform as a Service (“PaaS”), 
and Functions as a Service (“FaaS”), offered through hyperscaler vendor solutions such as Amazon Web Services (“AWS”), Microsoft 
Azure (“Azure”), and Google Cloud Platform (“GCP”), and more traditional data center solutions such as mainframe environments. 
To monitor and secure their IT environments, organizations increasingly need to move from manual processes, static dashboards, and 
remediating after the fact to solutions that deliver vastly improved insights, analytics, answers, and automation. 

As  enterprises  and  public  sector  institutions  embrace  modern  cloud  environments  as  the  underlying  foundation  of  their  digital 
transformations,  we  believe  that  the  scale,  growing  complexity,  and  dynamic  nature  of  these  environments  are  rapidly  making 
solutions such as the Dynatrace® platform mandatory instead of optional for many organizations. Our Dynatrace® platform combines 
the only fully unified end-to-end solution for comprehensive observability and continuous runtime application security together with 
advanced  artificial  intelligence  (“AI”)  for  IT  operations  (“AIOps”)  to  provide  answers  and  intelligent  automation  from  data  at 
enormous  scale.  This  approach  enables  IT,  development,  security,  and  business  operations  teams  to  modernize  and  automate 
operations, deliver software faster and more securely, and provide better digital experiences.

The Dynatrace Platform

We  engineered  the  Dynatrace®  platform  to  automatically  capture  a  wide  variety  of  high-fidelity  application,  infrastructure,  user 
experience, and open-source telemetry data at scale. With this broad set of observability data, the Dynatrace® platform dynamically 
maps  all  components  and  their  dependencies  in  a  full-stack  hybrid,  multicloud  environment  for  real-time,  continuous  context.  Our 
proprietary AI engine, Davis®, processes this observability data in real time to deliver answers to issues, bottlenecks, degradations, 
and  more.  In  addition,  the  Dynatrace®  platform  provides  extensive  automation,  including  continuous  discovery,  proactive  anomaly 
detection,  and  optimization  across  the  software  lifecycle.  We  believe  this  all-in-one  approach  reduces  the  need  for  a  variety  of 
disparate tools and enables our customers to improve productivity and decision making while reducing operating costs.

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Single  agent,  fully  automated  configuration.  Dynatrace®  is  installed  as  a  single  agent,  OneAgent®,  which  automatically 
configures itself, and continuously discovers all components of the customer’s full stack to enable high fidelity data capture 
at great scale. OneAgent® dynamically profiles the performance of all components of the full stack with code-level precision, 
even as applications and environments update and change. In addition, Dynatrace® incorporates and enriches data from open 
source approaches such as OpenTelemetry.

Distributed tracing and code-level analysis technology. PurePath®, our patented distributed tracing and code-level analysis 
technology,  automatically  integrates  high-fidelity  distributed  tracing  with  user  experience  data,  data  from  open  source 
technologies, including OpenTelemetry, and code level analytics.

Topology  mapping  and  visualization.  As  OneAgent®  discovers  all  of  the  components  and  dependencies  in  the  application 
environment,  our  proprietary  Smartscape®  technology  simultaneously  builds  an  interactive  map  of  how  everything  in  the 
environment is interconnected. 

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AI-powered,  answer-centric  insights.  Davis®,  our  proprietary  AI  engine,  dynamically  baselines  the  performance  of  all 
components in the full stack, continually learning to provide precise answers when performance deviates from expected or 
desired  conditions.  Unlike  machine  learning  (“ML”)-based  correlation  engines  that  rely  on  historical  data  for  learning 
behavior and which can overwhelm IT professionals with alerts, Dynatrace® provides a single problem resolution and precise 
root-cause determination. We believe the accuracy and precision of the answers delivered by Davis® enable our customers to 
shift from reactive to proactive remediation, providing a substantial advantage in time savings, resource efficiency, customer 
satisfaction, and business outcomes.

Unified  observability,  security  and  business  data  at  any  scale.  GrailTM,  our  proprietary  data  lakehouse  architecture  with 
massively  parallel  processing  (“MPP”)  technology,  allows  customers  to  analyze  large  volumes  of  data  in  modern  cloud-
native environments quickly and cost effectively without the overhead, expense and limitation of storage tiering, re-indexing, 
and rehydration imposed by alternative solutions. 

Automated workflow processes. Our AutomationEngine enables customers to automate workflow processes throughout the 
BizDevSecOps  cycle  allowing  them  to  orchestrate  integrations  and  take  actions  in  a  production  environment.  This  enables 
customers to act faster, increase development and team efficiency, reduce risk, and accomplish more with fewer resources. 

APIs to easily build customer applications. Our AppEngine provides our customers’ teams with a no-code/low-code toolset 
and programmability with application programming interfaces (“APIs”) to build custom applications for specific use cases. 
Teams can collaborate and innovate faster with greater security and smarter BizDevsSecOps answers.

When combined, OneAgent®, Purepath®, Smartscape® and GrailTM have the unique ability to derive causal AI for the myriad of issues 
that  impact  a  customer’s  uptime  and  performance.  OneAgent®  discovers  and  automatically  updates  configuration  without  requiring 
constant  manual  agent  updates  or  application  code  changes.  Purepath®  and  Smartscape®  automatically  enrich  the  data  with  full 
topological and dependency mapping context. GrailTM enables almost any type of query in near-real-time and Davis® leverages all of 
the data in context to provide precise answers and intelligent automation.

Our Product Offerings

All of our offerings leverage the Dynatrace® observability and security platform to provide application and microservices monitoring, 
runtime application security, infrastructure monitoring, log management and analytics, digital experience monitoring (“DEM”), digital 
business analytics, and cloud automation in an easy-to-use, highly automated, all-in-one solution. 

Applications and Microservices Monitoring

Our  approach  to  application  performance  monitoring  (“APM”)  changes  how  our  customers  monitor  applications  and  manage 
transactions across highly complex, hybrid, multicloud environments. Because modern clouds are dynamic, Dynatrace instrumentation 
is automatic. Because cloud applications run on shared infrastructure and leverage shared services, Dynatrace monitors the full stack 
to  provide  visibility  into  distributed  transactions  and  underlying  code  and  entity  relationships  and  dependencies.  Dynatrace  gathers 
metrics  and  telemetry  beyond  transaction  data,  including  user  experience,  log  and  event  data,  and  data  from  the  latest  open  source 
standards,  such  as  OpenTelemetry.  Davis®,  our  AI  engine,  analyzes  all  data  in  the  context  of  a  continuously  updated  topology, 
Smartscape®.  This  combination  of  capabilities  allows  our  customers  to  easily  manage  and  optimize  even  the  most  complex  cloud 
environments, with continuous observability and insights into cloud operations, software delivery pipelines, and business outcomes.

Infrastructure Monitoring

Dynatrace®  Infrastructure  Monitoring  provides  complete  visibility  into  a  customer’s  infrastructure  layer  across  public  and  private 
clouds  and  hybrid,  multicloud  environments.  This  coverage  extends  to  the  leading  cloud  platforms,  including  AWS,  Azure,  GCP, 
VMWare  Tanzu,  Red  Hat  OpenShift,  and  Kubernetes,  utilizing  our  OneAgent®  instrumentation  and  powerful  API  ingestion 
capabilities to provide a single source of analysis across environments. 

Application Security

Optimized for cloud-native applications, containers, and Kubernetes, Dynatrace® Application Security automatically and continuously 
detects vulnerabilities in applications, libraries, and code at runtime. It also provides real-time detection and blocking to help protect 
against injection attacks that exploit critical vulnerabilities, such as Log4Shell. It removes blind spots and helps development teams 
more quickly determine the cause of vulnerabilities, which we believe provides organizations with confidence in the security of their 
applications. 

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Log Management and Analytics

Dynatrace ingests and analyzes petabytes of log data into our data lakehouse, GrailTM. The context of observability and security data is 
automatically and efficiently retained, serving as the single log management and analytics platform to bring IT, security, and business 
teams together to meet service level objectives. Topology-based, dependency mapping attributes are automatically connected to log 
records  with  no  required  manual  tagging.  The  Dynatrace  Query  Language  (“DQL”)  is  designed  to  provide  instant  “needle  in  a 
haystack” analytics to give our customers precise, real-time answers across unified data in cost-efficient cloud storage with no storage 
tiering, re-indexing, or rehydration. 

Digital Experience Monitoring

Dynatrace®  Digital  Experience  Monitoring  integrates  three  user  experience  capabilities  into  one  solution  -  Real  User  Monitoring 
(“RUM”), Synthetic Monitoring, and Session Replay. Dynatrace® RUM automatically captures every user click, tap, and swipe from 
any  device  across  targeted  applications  and  automatically  connects  these  to  back-end  services  for  a  complete  picture  of  the  user 
journey. Dynatrace® Synthetic Monitoring simulates user experience across production and development environments in internally 
built and third-party applications, such as Salesforce, Zoom, NetSuite, and ServiceNow, to provide a proactive view into applications 
and API performance and availability without the need for live users. Dynatrace® Session Replay delivers a movie-like review of a 
real user’s experience with an application, including what they saw and clicked on, how they converted, or where they abandoned the 
application. We believe these insights enable digital teams to create more perfect user experiences. They also help align IT, developer, 
and business teams with a singular view and source of digital truth. 

Digital Business Analytics

Dynatrace®  Digital  Business  Analytics  leverages  the  data  already  flowing  through  the  Dynatrace  platform’s  APM,  Infrastructure 
Monitoring,  and  DEM  modules  and  leverages  Davis®,  the  AI  engine,  to  provide  precise,  real-time  answers  that  enable  teams  to 
understand how the performance of their digital services affects critical key performance indicators (“KPIs”), such as feature adoption, 
conversion,  orders,  release  validation,  customer  segmentation,  and  app  store  ratings.  These  insights  enable  teams  to  continuously 
improve their user experience and accelerate the delivery of digital innovation. 

Cloud Automation

Dynatrace®  Cloud  Automation  leverages  the  observability  and  intelligence  at  the  core  of  the  Dynatrace  platform  and  includes  an 
embedded  control  plane  to  enable  development,  DevOps,  and  site  reliability  engineering  (“SRE”)  teams  to  automate  continuous 
integration  and  continuous  delivery  (“CI/CD”),  deployment,  and  release  processes  to  accelerate  release  cycles,  drive  production 
reliability,  and  meet  business  imperatives.  Through  shorter  feedback  loops  between  Dev  and  Ops  teams  and  continuous  release 
validation, DevOps and SRE teams can focus on delivering innovation faster and with less risk. 

Dynatrace Deployment and Operations

The Dynatrace® platform utilizes big data architecture and enterprise-proven cloud technologies that are engineered for large, complex 
hybrid,  multicloud  environments.  With  role-based  access  and  advanced  security  functionality,  we  built  the  Dynatrace®  platform  for 
enterprise-wide adoption by the largest organizations in the world.

Dynatrace® provides out-of-the-box configuration for the leading cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Red Hat OpenShift, and 
SAP, as well as coverage for traditional on-premises systems, including mainframe and monolithic applications in a single, easy-to-
use, intelligent platform.

The majority of our customers deploy Dynatrace® as a Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) solution to get the latest Dynatrace® features 
and updates with greatly reduced administrative effort. Our SaaS solution provides customers with the ability to scale up and down 
rapidly, without having to purchase, provision, and manage their hardware. We also provide options to deploy our platform at the edge 
in  customer-provisioned  infrastructure,  which  we  refer  to  as  Dynatrace  Managed.  This  offering  allows  customers  the  flexibility  to 
maintain control of the environment where their data resides, whether in the cloud or on-premises, combining the simplicity of SaaS 
with the ability to adhere to their own data security and sovereignty requirements. Our Mission Control center automatically upgrades 
all  Dynatrace®  instances  and  offers  on-premises  cluster  customers  auto-deployment  options  that  suit  their  specific  enterprise 
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Customers
As of March 31, 2023, we had more than 3,600 customers in over 90 countries. Our customers reflect diverse industries including, but 
not limited to, banking and finance, government, insurance, retail and wholesale, and software. No organization or customer accounted 
for more than 10% of our revenue for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021. 

Our Growth Strategy

Extend  our  technology  and  market  leadership  position.  We  intend  to  maintain  our  position  as  the  market-leading  unified 
observability and security platform through increased investment in research and development, and continued innovation. We expect 
to  focus  on  expanding  the  functionality  of  our  unified  Dynatrace®  platform  and  investing  in  capabilities  that  address  new  market 
opportunities. We also plan to continue evolving our causal AI capabilities to drive differentiation through precise answers and broad-
based  automation.  We  believe  this  strategy  will  enable  new  growth  opportunities  and  allow  us  to  continue  to  deliver  differentiated 
high-value outcomes to our customers.  

Grow our customer base. We intend to drive new customer growth by expanding our direct sales force focused on the largest 15,000 
global enterprise accounts, which generally have annual revenues in excess of $1 billion. In addition, we plan to leverage our global 
partner ecosystem to add new customers in geographies where we have direct coverage and work jointly with our partners. 

Increase  penetration  within  existing  customers.  We  plan  to  continue  to  increase  the  penetration  within  our  existing  customers  by 
establishing  new  and  deeper  relationships  within  our  customers’  organizations  (notably,  development  teams)  and  expanding  the 
breadth  of  our  platform  capabilities  to  provide  for  continued  cross-selling  opportunities.  In  addition,  we  believe  the  ease  of 
implementation for Dynatrace® provides us the opportunity to expand adoption within our existing enterprise customers, across new 
customer applications, and into additional business units or divisions. Once customers are on the Dynatrace® platform, we have seen 
significant dollar-based net expansion due to the ease of use and power of our platform. 

Enhance  our  strategic  partner  ecosystem.  We  intend  to  continue  to  invest  in  our  strategic  partner  ecosystem,  with  a  particular 
emphasis  on  cloud-focused  partnerships  with  GSIs  and  hyperscaler  cloud  providers.  These  strategic  partners  continually  work  with 
their customers to help them digitally transform their businesses and reduce cloud complexity. By working more closely with strategic 
partners,  our  objective  is  to  participate  in  digital  transformation  projects  earlier  in  the  purchasing  cycle  and  enable  customers  to 
establish more resilient cloud deployments from the start.

Research and Development

We have a strong research and development (“R&D”) organization that is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and operating 
all aspects of our offerings, including addressing new use cases, adding new innovative capabilities, extending the scale and scope of 
our technology, and embracing modern cloud and AI technologies while maintaining high quality.

We utilize an agile development process with 100% test automation to deliver approximately 25 major software releases per year and 
hundreds  of  minor  releases,  fixes  and  updates.  We  believe  the  full-stack  monitoring  required  by  dynamic  multicloud  environments 
requires a highly efficient and agile process to enable high-performing software across the diverse, dynamic cloud ecosystems of our 
customers.

Sales and Marketing

We  take  Dynatrace®  to  market  through  a  combination  of  our  global  direct  sales  team  and  a  network  of  partners,  including  global 
system integrators (“GSIs”), cloud providers, resellers and technology alliance partners. We target the largest 15,000 global enterprise 
accounts, which generally have annual revenues in excess of $1 billion, which we believe see more value from our integrated full-
stack platform.

Our sales and marketing organizations seek to promote the Dynatrace® brand, our platform capabilities, and develop partnerships to 
drive revenue growth. We utilize a variety of go-to-market strategies, including search-engine optimization, online advertising, free 
software  trials,  events,  online  webinars,  and  broad  content  marketing  strategies.  We  nurture  our  existing  customer  base  through 
ongoing  education,  and  training,  including  upsell  and  cross-sell  opportunities.  We  do  this  primarily  through  our  digital  online 
channels, such as the Dynatrace News blog, Dynatrace Community, and Dynatrace University, as well as our customer event series 
‘Perform’ and ‘Innovate’.

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Partners

We develop and maintain partnerships that help us market and deliver our offerings to our customers around the world. Our goal is to 
bring  together  industry  experts  and  hands-on  practitioners  to  create  a  world-class  partner  network.  In  addition,  our  partner  network 
extends the sales reach of the Dynatrace® platform providing new sales opportunities, renewals of existing subscriptions, as well as 
upsell and cross-sell opportunities. Our partner network includes:

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Global system integrators. We work closely with 10 strategic GSIs, including Deloitte and DXC, to help customers digitally 
transform their businesses and reduce cloud complexity. We continue to see a robust technical readiness investment from our 
key  strategic  GSIs  resulting  in  hundreds  of  individuals  trained  or  certified  on  the  Dynatrace  platform.  In  addition,  we 
continue  to  foster  relationships  with  a  network  of  regional  systems  integrators  that  help  joint  customers  integrate  our 
offerings into their multicloud ecosystems. These partners extend our scale and reach and collaborate with our direct sales 
teams, bringing domain expertise in technologies and industries along with additional offerings powered by Dynatrace®.

Cloud  providers.  We  work  with  the  major  cloud  providers  to  increase  awareness  of  our  offerings  and  make  it  easy  for 
customers  to  access  our  software.  Our  software  is  developed  to  run  in  and  integrate  with  leading  cloud  providers,  such  as 
AWS, Azure, and GCP. Our customers are also able to procure our software through leading marketplaces, such as AWS, 
Azure, SAP, and Google.

Resellers. Our resellers market and sell our offerings throughout the world and provide a go-to-market channel in countries 
and regions where we do not have a direct presence, such as in Africa, Japan, the Middle East, and South Korea.

Technology  alliance  partners.  We  partner  with  leading  innovative  technology  organizations  such  as  Atlassian,  Red  Hat, 
ServiceNow,  Snyk,  and  VMware  to  develop  integrations,  best  practices,  and  extended  capabilities  that  help  our  customers 
and solution partners achieve faster time to market and enhanced value in dynamic multicloud environments.

Professional Services

Our  Dynatrace  Services  Organization  empowers  our  customers  to  innovate,  automate,  and  transform  the  way  they  work  with  the 
Dynatrace®  platform.  Our  expertise  and  cloud  modernization  practices  cover  cloud  ecosystem  integration,  automated  incident 
management  and  problem  resolution,  DevOps  CI/CD  integration,  user  experience,  business  intelligence  insights,  digital  business 
analytics, and more. 

Dynatrace  University  is  our  global  online,  self-service  education  program  that  provides  several  learning  options  for  customers  and 
partners  to  develop  their  skills  around  monitoring,  managing,  integrating,  and  analyzing  multicloud  environments  and  application 
workloads with Dynatrace.

Customer Support

Dynatrace ONE is our innovative onboarding and support service that is focused on simplifying and streamlining the experience that 
our  customers  have  with  the  company  and  our  offerings.  Dynatrace  ONE  uses  in-product  chat  as  the  primary  vehicle  for  customer 
interaction to drive adoption and growth, as well as to handle issues and user questions. We maintain a SaaS-like connection to tenants 
and  clusters,  both  in  the  cloud  and  managed  on  customer  provisioned  infrastructure,  using  our  “Mission  Control”  system,  which 
allows us to streamline communication and accelerate resolution of issues. Dynatrace ONE is provided to all Dynatrace customers and 
includes automatic product updates and upgrades, online access to documentation, a knowledge base, and discussion forums as well as 
access to Dynatrace University.

Dynatrace ONE Premium is an extra level of success and support services for customers who want to accelerate their adoption of our 
platform, increase their access to support globally 24/7, and extend their hours of expert coverage. Dynatrace ONE Premium offers 
dedicated expertise for customers with designated Product Specialists and Customer Success Managers familiar with the customer’s 
environment, goals, and challenges to provide a customized plan.

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Intellectual Property

Dynatrace  relies  on  a  combination  of  patent,  copyright,  trademark,  trade  dress,  and  trade  secret  laws,  as  well  as  confidentiality 
procedures  and  contractual  restrictions,  to  establish  and  protect  our  proprietary  rights.  As  of  March  31,  2023,  we  had  115  issued 
patents, 80 of which are in the United States, and 42 pending applications, of which 25 are in the United States. Our issued patents 
expire at various dates through July 2041. 

We have registered “Dynatrace” and the “Dynatrace” logo as trademarks in the United States and other jurisdictions for our name and 
our product as well as certain other words and phrases that we use in our business, including “One Agent”, “PurePath”, “SmartScape”, 
and  “Davis”. We have registered numerous Internet domain names related to our business. We also license software from third parties 
for integration into our applications and utilize open-source software.

We enter into agreements with our employees, contractors, customers, partners, and other parties with which we do business to limit 
access to and disclosure of our confidential and proprietary information. See the “Risk Factors” section of this Annual Report for a 
discussion of risks related to our intellectual property.

Competition

The  market  for  observability,  analytics,  and  application  security  is  evolving,  complex,  and  defined  by  changing  technology  and 
customer needs. As we have expanded our platform capabilities, we increasingly compete with a wider range of vendors. We expect 
competition to continually evolve as enterprises shift to dynamic multicloud environments and as more mature vendors look to provide 
a holistic approach in areas of the market that we serve.

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deployment options and flexibility;

customer, technology, and platform support;

ability to easily integrate with customers’ software application and IT infrastructure environments;

the quality of data collection and correlation;

interoperability and ease of integration; and

brand recognition.

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APM vendors, such as Cisco and New Relic;

infrastructure monitoring vendors, such as BMC and Datadog;

log management vendors, such as Splunk and Datadog;
DEM vendors, such as Akamai and Catchpoint;

security vendors, such as Palo Alto Networks and Splunk;

open source and commercial open source vendors, such as Elastic and Grafana;

point solutions from public cloud providers; and

IT  operations  management,  AIOps,  and  business  intelligence  providers  with  offerings  that  cover  some  portion  of  the 
capabilities that we provide.

In addition to the above companies, we also face potential competition from vendors in adjacent markets that may offer capabilities 
that overlap with ours. We may also face competition from companies entering our market, including large technology companies that 
could expand their platforms or acquire one of our competitors. See the “Risk Factors” section of this Annual Report for a discussion 
of risks related to competition.

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Overview

Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) 

We believe advancing and strengthening our ESG strategy are both paramount to our success and are our responsibility as a global 
company.  We  are  applying  the  same  ambition,  precision,  and  accountability  that  drive  us  in  our  daily  work  to  amplify  our  ESG 
endeavors.  Our  ESG  strategy  focuses  on  areas  where  we  can  make  our  business  and  the  communities  in  which  we  operate  more 
equitable and sustainable.

In  2022,  we  partnered  with  an  external  consulting  firm  to  conduct  our  first  ever  materiality  assessment  (which  is  available  on  the 
Dynatrace website). This exercise enabled us to identify the ESG risks and opportunities of highest priority to both our business and 
our  stakeholders.  As  part  of  this  process,  we  gathered  detailed  feedback  from  a  broad  range  of  internal  and  external  stakeholders, 
which has guided our ESG strategy. 

We subsequently built on that foundation. Since our 2022 ESG materiality update, we gathered additional stakeholder feedback and 
recalibrated our ESG initiatives under the following three key pillars: sustaining our environment; people, culture and community; and 
governance  and  ethics.  Later  this  fiscal  year,  we  plan  to  issue  our  inaugural  Global  Impact  Report.  Our  Global  Impact  Report  will 
discuss our three key ESG pillars in more detail. For information about some of our people, culture and community focuses, please see 
the “Human Capital Management” section below.

Human Capital Management 

Our company’s vitality comes from the talent, enthusiasm, and innovative spirit of our employees (who we call “Dynatracers”) across 
the  more  than  30  countries  where  we  operate.  We  value  the  hard  work  of  all  of  our  employees,  and  we  recognize  Dynatracers  as 
pivotal  to  our  success.  We  invest  in  our  people  and  strive  to  leverage  our  skills  and  passion  to  support  our  communities.  The 
personalities,  expertise,  and  backgrounds  of  our  global  team  are  as  diverse  as  the  countries  in  which  we  work.  These  varying 
perspectives and the people behind them provide unique and invaluable talent that we are proud to have at our company. Together, we 
are able to create innovations that support our customers around the world. 

In fiscal 2023, we strengthened and expanded our approach to human capital. We identified and implemented new and better ways to 
transform our people, culture, and community initiatives as Dynatrace expands its global footprint and continues to focus on long-term 
growth. Our Chief Executive Officer, Chief People Officer, and other leaders discuss various human capital-related topics with our 
Board of Directors throughout the year. 

Dynatrace continues to be recognized as an employer of choice, earning awards around the globe in the last two years. In 2022 and 
2023, Dynatrace won two of Comparably’s workplace awards - Best Company Outlook and Best Global Culture. In 2022, we were 
also listed in Comparably’s Best Places to Work in Boston and named a Trend Top Employer in Austria, where we maintain a large 
R&D presence.

As  of  March  31,  2023,  we  had  approximately  4,180  employees,  approximately  65%  of  whom  were  located  outside  of  the  United 
States.  None  of  our  employees  are  represented  by  a  labor  union  and  some  of  our  employees  outside  of  the  United  States  are 
represented by a works council. We have not experienced any work stoppages due to labor disputes. We believe that our relations with 
our employees and works councils are strong.

As  part  of  our  human  capital  management  strategy,  we  have  prioritized  a  number  of  initiatives  to  provide  all  Dynatracers  with  an 
environment  in  which  they  can  thrive.  These  initiatives  include:  (1)  strengthening  our  approach  to  diversity,  equity,  inclusion  and 
belonging (“DEIB”); (2) optimizing the Dynatrace workplace experience; and (3) building out our learning and development program 
to help provide each Dynatracer with tools and pathways to progress in their role. We also believe that our employees should have a 
strong work/life balance, be able to save for their future, and give back to the communities in which we work and live.

Strengthening our approach to DEIB - People, culture, and community initiatives focused on improving our DEIB efforts help us 
build a more inclusive and supportive culture. We believe these initiatives also help us invest in the development of our employees and 
are  critical  to  our  ability  to  continuously  innovate  as  unique  perspectives  and  individual  life  experiences  can  foster  creativity  and 
agility. At Dynatrace, we respect and value all of our diverse backgrounds, identities, and perspectives. DEIB is critical to our mission, 
and we are committed to maintaining a culture where every Dynatracer feels respected, safe, included, and valued. As of March 31, 
2023, women represented 25% of our global employee population and 26% of our U.S. employees were from diverse racial and ethnic 
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Optimizing the Dynatrace workplace experience - In fiscal 2023, we conducted a detailed discovery initiative to better understand the 
global  employee  experience.  We  held  in-person  and  virtual  focus  groups  and  conducted  a  broad  employee  survey.  We  also 
interviewed  the  executive  team  and  a  broader  group  of  our  extended  management  team.  The  findings  from  these  assessments 
highlighted a number of strengths and also provided focus areas for future refinements. We designed a Dynatrace Work Model (which 
has  hybrid  and  remote  options)  to  support  increased  connection  and  collaboration,  driving  cultural  vibrancy  and  supporting 
innovation, all while enabling a flexible work approach. We encourage Dynatracers to find the solutions that work best for them and 
their team. 

Building  out  our  learning  and  development  program  -  At  Dynatrace,  we  embrace  a  culture  of  continuous  learning.  We  offer 
employees a comprehensive, global, and scalable learning solution that includes access to thousands of online courses for every role 
and  level.  Employees  can  also  use  Dynatrace  University  to  develop  skills  to  monitor,  manage,  and  analyze  Dynatrace  customer 
environments. We require Dynatracers to complete a set of mandatory training courses each year. We also reimburse employees for 
certain educational expenses, including tuition, conferences, training, and books. 

Wellness – We value the health and well-being of our employees. As part of our focus in this area beyond the Dynatrace Work Model 
(discussed above), we provide employees with quarterly, company-designated Wellness Days to disconnect from work and recharge. 
Our mental health resources include access to an employee assistance program (“EAP”), and we also provide employees with financial 
wellness tools. 

Saving  for  the  future:  compensation  and  benefits  -  Our  compensation  program  is  designed  to  attract,  reward,  and  retain  talented 
individuals who possess the skills necessary to support our business, contribute to our strategic goals, and create long-term value for 
our stockholders. We provide employees with industry-competitive compensation and benefits, including retirement savings programs, 
the opportunity to invest in Dynatrace at a discount through our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), and medical, dental, vision, 
and life and disability plans. Our benefits vary around the world due to local country regulations and cultural preferences.

Community service and volunteering - We take pride in giving back to the communities in which we work and live. We are eager to 
share  our  skills,  passion,  and  resources  to  help  benefit  others,  whether  they  are  underprivileged  members  of  society  or 
underrepresented communities in the technology space. Through our volunteer program, Dynatracers can engage in paid time off to 
volunteer with charitable organizations that they are passionate about.

Corporate Information

Our  principal  executive  offices  are  located  at  1601  Trapelo  Road,  Suite  116,  Waltham,  Massachusetts  02451  and  our  telephone 
number  is  (781)  530-1000.  Our  website  is  www.dynatrace.com  and  our  Investor  Relations  website  is  https://ir.dynatrace.com. 
Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our websites are not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report and 
should not be considered to be part of this Annual Report, and inclusions of our website addresses in this Annual Report are inactive 
textual references only.

The  Dynatrace  design  logo  and  our  other  registered  or  common  law  trademarks,  service  marks  or  trade  names  appearing  in  this 
Annual Report are the property of Dynatrace LLC. This Annual Report includes our trademarks and trade names, including, without 
limitation,  Dynatrace®,  OneAgent®,  SmartScape®,  PurePath®,  Davis®  and  GrailTM  which  are  our  property  and  are  protected  under 
applicable  intellectual  property  laws.  Other  trademarks  and  trade  names  referred  to  in  this  Annual  Report  are  the  property  of  their 
respective owners.

Available Information

Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, including amendments and 
exhibits to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended 
(the “Exchange Act”), are available free of charge on the Investor Relations section of our website at https://ir.dynatrace.com as soon 
as  reasonably  practicable  after  we  file  or  furnish  such  material  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (“SEC”).  The  SEC 
maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains our SEC filings and other information regarding us and other companies that file 
materials with the SEC electronically.

Investors and others should note that we announce material financial information to our investors using our Investor Relations website, 
press  releases,  SEC  filings  and  public  conference  calls  and  webcasts.  We  also  use  these  channels  to  disclose  information  about  the 
company,  our  planned  financial  and  other  announcements,  attendance  at  upcoming  investor  and  industry  conferences,  and  for 
complying  with  our  disclosure  obligations  under  Regulation  FD.  The  information  we  post  through  these  channels  may  be  deemed 
material. Accordingly, we encourage investors to review the information we make available through these channels. 

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS 

Investing  in  our  common  stock  involves  a  high  degree  of  risk.  You  should  carefully  consider  the  risks  and  uncertainties  described 
below,  together  with  all  of  the  other  information  in  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K,  including  the  section  titled  “Management’s 
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our condensed consolidated financial statements and 
related notes, before making a decision to invest in our common stock. The risks and uncertainties described below may not be the 
only  ones  we  face.  If  any  of  the  risks  actually  occur,  our  business,  operating  results,  financial  condition  and  prospects  could  be 
materially and adversely affected. In that event, the market price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of 
your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

We have experienced rapid revenue growth in recent periods which may not be indicative of our future growth.

We have experienced rapid revenue growth in recent periods. Our annual revenue grew 25%, 32% and 29% in the years ended March 
31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, compared to the prior year. This revenue growth may not be indicative of our future revenue 
growth, and we may not be able to sustain revenue growth consistent with recent history, or at all. We believe our ability to continue 
to increase our revenue depends on several factors, including, but not limited to:

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our  ability  to  develop  our  existing  platform,  introduce  new  solutions,  and  enhance  and  improve  existing  solutions  on  our 
platform;

continued growth of cloud-based services and solutions;

our ability to continue to develop offerings and solutions that our customers prefer over those of our competitors;

our ability to hire and retain sufficient numbers of sales and marketing, R&D, and general and administrative personnel; and

our ability to expand into new geographies and markets, including the business intelligence, data analytics, and application 
security markets, and expand our global operations.

If we are unable to achieve any of these, our revenue growth could be adversely affected.

Our  quarterly  and  annual  operating  results  may  be  adversely  affected  due  to  a  variety  of  factors,  which  could  make  our  future 
results difficult to predict.

Our  annual  and  quarterly  revenue  and  operating  results  have  fluctuated  significantly  in  the  past  and  may  vary  significantly  in  the 
future  due  to  a  variety  of  factors,  many  of  which  are  outside  of  our  control.  Our  financial  results  in  any  one  quarter  may  not  be 
meaningful and should not be relied upon as indicative of future performance. If our revenues, earnings, or operating results fall below 
the expectations of investors or securities analysts in a particular quarter, or below any guidance that we may provide, the price of our 
common stock could decline. We may not be able to accurately predict our future billings, revenues, earnings, or operating results. 
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particularly for larger purchases;

fluctuations  in  the  rate  of  utilization  by  customers  of  the  cloud  to  manage  their  business  needs,  or  a  slowdown  in  the 
migration of enterprise systems to the cloud;

the impact of recessionary pressures or uncertainties in the global economy, or in the economies of the countries in which we 
operate, on our customers’ purchasing decisions and the length of our sales cycles:   

our ability to attract new customers and retain existing customers;

our ability to expand into new geographies and markets, including the business intelligence, data analytics, and application 
security markets;

the budgeting cycles and internal purchasing priorities of our customers;

changes in customer renewal rates, churn, and our ability to cross-sell additional solutions to our existing customers and our 
ability to up-sell additional quantities of previously purchased offerings to existing customers;

the seasonal buying patterns of our customers;
the payment terms and contract term length associated with our product sales and their effect on our billings and free cash 
flow;
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requirements  applicable  to  the  use  of  enterprise  systems  or  cloud-based  systems  that  we  are  not  prepared  to  meet  or  that 
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changes in the demand and growth rate of the market for observability, application security, and analytics solutions;

our  ability  to  anticipate  or  respond  to  changes  in  the  competitive  landscape,  or  improvements  in  the  functionality  of 
competing solutions that reduce or eliminate one or more of our competitive advantages;

our ability to timely develop, introduce and gain market acceptance for new solutions and product enhancements;

our ability to adapt and update our offerings and solutions on an ongoing and timely basis in order to maintain compatibility 
and efficacy with the frequently changing and expanding variety of software and systems that our offerings are designed to 
monitor;

our ability to maintain and expand our relationships with strategic technology partners who own, operate, and offer the major 
platforms on which applications operate, with which we must interoperate and remain compatible, and from which we must 
obtain certifications and endorsements in order to maintain credibility and momentum in the market;

our ability to control costs, including our operating expenses;

our  ability  to  efficiently  complete  and  integrate  any  acquisitions  or  business  combinations  that  we  may  undertake  in  the 
future;

general  economic,  industry,  and  market  conditions,  both  domestically  and  in  our  foreign  markets,  including  regional  or 
geopolitical conflicts or other disruptions to commerce;

the emergence of new technologies or trends in the marketplace, or a change in the trends that are important to our strategy 
and the value of our platform in the marketplace;

foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;

the timing of revenue recognition for our customer transactions, and the effect of the mix of subscriptions and services on the 
timing of revenue recognition;

extraordinary expenses, such as litigation or other dispute-related settlement payments; and

future accounting pronouncements or changes in our accounting policies.

Any one of the factors referred to above or the cumulative effect of some of the factors referred to above may result in our operating 
results being below our expectations and the expectations of securities analysts and investors and any guidance that we may provide or 
may  result  in  significant  fluctuations  in  our  quarterly  and  annual  operating  results,  including  fluctuations  in  our  key  performance 
indicators. This variability and unpredictability could result in our failure to meet our business plan or the expectations of securities 
analysts or investors for any period. In addition, a significant percentage of our operating expenses are fixed in nature in the short term 
and  based  on  forecasted  revenue  trends.  Accordingly,  in  the  event  of  revenue  shortfalls,  we  are  generally  unable  to  mitigate  the 
negative impact on margins in the short term.

Market adoption of the solutions that we offer is relatively new and may not grow as we expect, which may harm our business and 
prospects.

The utilization of solutions that we offer on the Dynatrace® platform is relatively new. We believe our future success will depend in 
large part on the growth, if any, in the demand for observability and security solutions that utilize analytics and automation at their 
core, particularly the demand for enterprise-wide solutions and our ability to provide solutions that meet such ever-evolving needs. We 
currently  target  the  markets  for  observability,  APM,  application  security,  infrastructure  monitoring,  log  management  and  analytics, 
DEM, digital business analytics, and automation. It is difficult to predict customer demand, adoption, churn and renewal rates for our 
new and existing solutions, the rate at which existing customers expand their usage of our solutions, and the size and growth rate of 
the  market  for  our  solutions.  Expansion  in  our  addressable  market  depends  on  a  number  of  factors,  including  the  continued  and 
growing  reliance  of  enterprises  on  software  applications  to  manage  and  drive  critical  business  functions  and  customer  interactions, 
increased  use  of  microservices  and  containers,  as  well  as  the  continued  proliferation  of  mobile  applications,  large  data  sets,  cloud 
computing and the Internet of Things. If our solutions do not achieve widespread adoption, we are not able to develop new solutions 
that  meet  customer  needs,  or  there  is  a  reduction  in  demand  for  observability  and  security  solutions  generally,  it  could  result  in 
reduced customer purchases, reduced renewal rates, and decreased revenue, any of which will adversely affect our business, operating 
results and financial condition.

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Our  business  is  dependent  on  overall  demand  for  observability  and  security  solutions  and  therefore  reduced  spending  on  those 
solutions or overall adverse economic conditions may negatively affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.

Our  business  depends  on  the  overall  demand  for  observability  and  security  solutions,  particularly  demand  from  mid-  to  large-sized 
accounts  worldwide,  and  the  purchase  of  our  solutions  by  such  organizations  is  often  discretionary.  In  recent  months,  we  have 
observed continued economic uncertainty in the United States and abroad and lengthening sales cycles. In an economic downturn or 
during  periods  of  economic  or  political  instability,  we  believe  that  our  customers  or  prospects  may  reduce  their  operating  or  IT 
budgets, which could cause them to defer or forego purchases of observability and security solutions, including ours. Customers may 
delay  or  cancel  IT  projects  or  seek  to  lower  their  costs  by  renegotiating  vendor  contracts  or  renewals.  To  the  extent  purchases  of 
observability and security solutions are perceived by existing customers and potential customers to be discretionary, our revenue may 
be  disproportionately  affected  by  delays  or  reductions  in  general  IT  spending.  Weak  or  turbulent  global  economic  conditions  or  a 
reduction in observability and security spending, even if general economic conditions remain unaffected, could adversely impact our 
business, operating results and financial condition in a number of ways, including longer sales cycles, lower prices for our solutions, 
reduced subscription renewals and lower revenue. In addition, any negative economic effects or instability resulting from changes in 
the political environment and international relations in the United States or other key markets as well as resulting regulatory or tax 
policy changes may adversely affect our business and financial results.

As the market for observability and security solutions is new and continues to develop, trends in spending remain unpredictable and 
subject to reductions due to the changing technology environment and customer needs as well as uncertainties about the future.

If we fail to innovate and do not continue to develop and effectively market solutions that anticipate and respond to the needs of 
our customers, our business, operating results, and financial condition may suffer.

The  markets  for  observability  and  security  solutions  are  characterized  by  constant  change  and  innovation,  and  we  expect  them  to 
continue  to  rapidly  evolve.  Moreover,  many  of  our  customers  operate  in  industries  characterized  by  changing  technologies  and 
business  models,  which  require  them  to  develop  and  manage  increasingly  complex  software  application  and  IT  infrastructure 
environments. Our future success, if any, will be based on our ability to consistently provide our customers with a unified, real-time 
view into the performance of their software applications and IT infrastructure, provide notification and prioritization of degradations 
and  failures,  perform  root  cause  analysis  of  performance  issues,  and  analyze  the  quality  of  their  end  users’  experiences  and  the 
resulting impact on their businesses and brands. If we do not respond to the rapidly changing needs of our customers by developing 
and  making  available  new  solutions  and  solution  enhancements  that  can  address  evolving  customer  needs  on  a  timely  basis,  our 
competitive position and business prospects will be harmed, and our revenue growth and margins could decline.

In  addition,  the  process  of  developing  new  technology  is  complex  and  uncertain,  and  if  we  fail  to  accurately  predict  customers’ 
changing  needs  and  emerging  technological  trends,  our  business  could  be  harmed.  We  believe  that  we  must  continue  to  dedicate 
significant resources to our research and development efforts, including significant resources to developing new solutions and solution 
enhancements before knowing whether the market will accept them. For example, we have made significant investments in our new 
application security offering and in developing our GrailTM core technology, AutomationEngine, and AppEngine. Our new solutions 
and solution enhancements could fail to attain sufficient market acceptance for many reasons, including:

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delays in developing and releasing new solutions or enhancements to the market;
delays or failures to provide updates to customers to maintain compatibility between Dynatrace® and the various applications 
and platforms being used in the customers’ applications and multicloud environments;

failures to accurately predict market or customer demands, priorities, and practices, including other technologies utilized by 
customers in their environments and partners that they prefer to work with;

the introduction or anticipated introduction of competing products by existing and emerging competitors; 

the  inability  of  our  sales  and  marketing  teams  or  those  of  our  partners  to  sell  solutions  for  new  markets  and  product 
categories;

defects, errors, or failures in the design or performance of our new solutions or solution enhancements;

negative publicity about the performance or effectiveness of our solutions; and

the perceived value of our solutions or enhancements relative to their cost.

In addition to developing new solutions or enhancements using internal resources, we may acquire technologies from a third party, or 
acquire another company. Any acquisition of this type could be unsuccessful for a variety of reasons, require significant management 
attention, disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value, and adversely affect our results of operations. For a description of some of the 
risks related to potential acquisitions, please see the risk below entitled “We may acquire other businesses, products or technologies in 
the  future  which  could  require  significant  management  attention,  disrupt  our  business  or  result  in  operating  difficulties,  dilute 
stockholder value, and adversely affect our results of operations.”

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To the extent we are not able to continue to execute on our business model to timely and effectively develop or acquire and market 
applications to address these challenges and attain market acceptance, our business, operating results, and financial condition will be 
adversely affected.

Further,  we  may  make  changes  to  our  solutions  that  our  customers  do  not  value  or  find  useful.  We  may  also  discontinue  certain 
features, begin to charge for certain features that are currently free, or increase fees for any of our features or usage of our solutions. If 
our new solutions, enhancements, or pricing strategies do not achieve adequate acceptance in the market, our competitive position will 
be impaired, our revenue may decline or grow more slowly than expected and the negative impact on our operating results may be 
particularly acute, and we may not receive a return on our investment in the upfront research and development, sales and marketing, 
and other expenses that we incur in connection with new solutions or solution enhancements.

If our platform and solutions do not effectively interoperate with our customers’ existing or future IT infrastructures, installations 
of our solutions could be delayed or canceled, which would harm our business.

Our  success  depends  on  the  interoperability  of  our  platform  and  solutions  with  third-party  operating  systems,  applications,  cloud 
platform, data, and devices that we have not developed and do not control. Any third-party changes that degrade the functionality of 
our platform or solutions or give preferential treatment to competitive software could adversely affect the adoption and usage of our 
platform. We may not be successful in adapting our platform or solutions to operate effectively with these systems, applications, cloud 
platforms, data, or devices. If it is difficult for our customers to access and use our platform or solutions, or if our platform or solutions 
cannot connect a broadening range of applications, data, and devices, then our customer growth and retention may be harmed, and our 
business and operating results could be adversely affected.

Multicloud deployments utilize multiple third-party platforms and technologies, and these technologies are updated to new versions at 
a  rapid  pace.  As  a  result,  we  deliver  frequent  updates  to  our  solutions  designed  to  maintain  compatibility  and  support  for  our 
customers’ changing technology environments and ensure our solutions’ ability to continue to monitor customers’ applications. If our 
solutions fail to work with any one or more of these technologies or applications, or if our customers fail to install the most recent 
updates  and  versions  of  our  solutions  that  we  offer,  our  solutions  will  be  unable  to  continuously  monitor  our  customers’  critical 
business applications.

Ensuring that our solutions are up-to-date and compatible with the technology and multicloud platforms utilized by our customers is 
critical  to  our  success.  We  have  formed  alliances  with  many  technology  and  cloud  platform  providers  to  provide  updates  to  our 
solutions to maintain compatibility. We work with technology and cloud platform providers to understand and align updates to their 
product roadmaps and engage in early access and other programs to ensure compatibility of our solutions with the technology vendor’s 
generally available release. If our relations with our technology partners degrades or ceases we may be unable to deliver these updates, 
or if our customers fail to install the most recent updates and versions of our solutions that we offer, then our customers’ ability to 
benefit from our solution may decrease significantly and, in some instances, may require the customer to de-install our solution due to 
the incompatibility of our solution with the customer’s applications.

If we are unable to acquire new customers or retain and expand our relationships with existing customers, our future revenues and 
operating results will be harmed.

To continue to grow our business, we need to attract new customers and increase deployment, usage, and consumption of our solutions 
by existing customers. Our success in attracting new customers and expanding our relationships with existing customers depends on 
numerous factors, including our ability to:

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offer  a  compelling,  unified  observability  and  security  platform,  together  with  advanced  AIOps,  that  provides  answers  and 
intelligent automation from data at an enormous scale;

execute our sales and marketing strategy;

effectively  identify,  attract,  onboard,  train,  develop,  motivate  and  retain  new  sales,  marketing,  professional  services,  and 
support personnel in the markets we pursue;

develop  or  expand  relationships  with  technology  partners,  systems  integrators,  resellers,  online  marketplaces,  and  other 
partners,  including  strategic  alliances  and  cloud-focused  partnerships  with  GSIs,  including  Deloitte  and  DXC,  and 
hyperscalers such as AWS, GCP, Azure, IBM Red Hat and others, some of which may also compete with us;

expand into new geographies and markets, including the business intelligence and data analytics market;
deploy our platform and solutions for new customers; and
provide quality customer support and professional services.

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Our  customers  have  no  obligation  to  renew  their  agreements,  and  our  customers  may  decide  not  to  renew  these  agreements  with  a 
similar contract period, at the same prices and terms or with the same or a greater number of licenses. Although our customer retention 
rate  has  historically  been  strong,  some  of  our  customers  have  elected  not  to  renew  their  agreements  with  us,  and  it  is  difficult  to 
accurately predict long-term customer retention, churn and expansion rates. Our customer retention and expansion rates may decline 
or fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, including our customers’ satisfaction with our solutions platform, our customer support 
and professional services, our prices and pricing plans, the competitiveness of other software products and services, reductions in our 
customers’  spending  levels,  customer  concerns  about  macroeconomic  trends,  user  adoption  of  our  solutions,  deployment  success, 
utilization  rates  by  our  customers,  new  product  releases  and  changes  to  our  product  offerings.  If  our  customers  do  not  renew  their 
agreements, or renew on less favorable terms, our business, financial condition, and operating results may be adversely affected.

Our ability to increase sales to existing customers depends on several factors, including their experience with implementing and using 
our platform and the existing solutions they have implemented, their ability to integrate our solutions with existing technologies, and 
our pricing model. A failure to increase sales to existing customers could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial 
condition.

Failure to effectively expand our sales and marketing capabilities could harm our ability to execute on our business plan, increase 
our customer base, and achieve broader market acceptance of our applications.

Our ability to increase our customer base and achieve broader market acceptance of our solutions will depend to a significant extent on 
the ability of our sales and marketing organizations to work together to drive our sales pipeline and cultivate customer and partner 
relationships  to  drive  revenue  growth.  We  have  invested  in  and  plan  to  continue  expanding  our  sales  and  marketing  organizations, 
both in the United States and internationally. We also plan to dedicate significant resources to sales and marketing programs, including 
lead generation activities and brand awareness campaigns, such as our industry events, webinars, and user events with an increased 
investment  in  digital  or  online  activities.  If  we  are  unable  to  effectively  identify,  hire,  onboard,  train,  develop,  motivate,  and  retain 
talented sales personnel or marketing personnel or if our new sales personnel or marketing personnel or online investments are unable 
to achieve desired productivity levels in a reasonable period of time, our ability to increase our customer base and achieve broader 
market acceptance of our offerings could be harmed.

We face significant competition, which may adversely affect our ability to add new customers, retain existing customers, and grow 
our business.

The markets in which we compete are highly competitive, fragmented, evolving, complex and defined by rapidly changing technology 
and customer demands, and we expect competition to continue to increase in the future. A number of companies, some of which are 
larger and have more resources than we do, have developed or are developing products and services that currently, or in the future 
may, compete with some or all of our solutions. We have also been expanding the scope of our solutions to include new offerings and 
we increasingly compete with other companies in new and adjacent markets. Competition could result in increased pricing pressure, 
reduced  profit  margins,  increased  sales  and  marketing  expenses  and  our  failure  to  increase,  or  loss  of,  market  share,  any  of  which 
could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.

We  compete  either  directly  or  indirectly  with  APM  vendors,  infrastructure  monitoring  vendors,  log  management  vendors,  DEM 
vendors,  security  vendors,  open  source  and  commercial  open  source  vendors,  point  solutions  from  public  cloud  providers,  and  IT 
operations management, AIOps and business intelligence providers with offerings that cover some portion of the capabilities that we 
provide. Further, to the extent that one of our competitors establishes or strengthens a cooperative relationship with, or acquires one or 
more software application performance monitoring, data analytics, compliance, or network visibility vendors, it could adversely affect 
our ability to compete. We may also face competition from companies entering our market, which has a relatively low barrier to entry 
in some segments, including large technology companies that could expand their platforms or acquire one of our competitors. Many 
existing and potential competitors enjoy substantial competitive advantages, such as:

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longer-term  and  more  extensive  relationships  with  existing  and  potential  customers,  and  access  to  larger  customer  bases, 
which often provide incumbency advantages;

broader global distribution and presence;

larger sales and marketing budgets and resources;

the ability to integrate or bundle competitive offerings with other products, offerings and services;
lower labor and development costs;
greater resources to make acquisitions;
larger and more mature intellectual property portfolios; and
substantially greater financial, technical, management and other resources.

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Additionally,  in  certain  circumstances,  and  particularly  among  large  technology  companies  that  have  complex  and  large  software 
application  and  IT  infrastructure  environments,  customers  may  elect  to  build  in-house  solutions  to  address  their  observability  and 
security needs. Any such in-house solutions could leverage open source software, and therefore be made generally available at little or 
no cost.

These  competitive  pressures  in  our  markets  or  our  failure  to  compete  effectively  may  result  in  fewer  customers,  price  reductions, 
fewer  orders,  reduced  revenue  and  gross  profit,  and  loss  of  market  share.  Any  failure  to  meet  and  address  these  factors  could 
materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.

If the prices we charge for our solutions and services are unacceptable to our customers, our operating results will be harmed.

As the market for our solutions matures, or as new or existing competitors introduce new products, offerings or services that compete 
with  ours,  we  may  experience  pricing  pressure  and  be  unable  to  renew  our  agreements  with  existing  customers  or  attract  new 
customers at prices that are consistent with our current pricing model and operating budget. If this were to occur, it is possible that we 
would  have  to  change  our  pricing  model  or  reduce  our  prices,  which  could  harm  our  revenue,  gross  margin  and  operating  results. 
Pricing  decisions  may  also  impact  the  mix  of  adoption  among  our  licensing  and  subscription  models,  and  negatively  impact  our 
overall revenue. Moreover, large global accounts, which we expect will account for a large portion of our business in the future, may 
demand substantial price concessions. If we are, for any reason, required to reduce our prices, our revenue, gross margin, profitability, 
financial position, and cash flow may be adversely affected.

We expect our billings and revenue mix to vary over time, which could harm our gross margin, cash flows, and operating results.

Our billings and revenue mix may vary over time due to a number of factors, including the mix of subscriptions and services and the 
contract  length  of  our  customer  agreements.  Our  gross  margins,  cash  flows,  and  operating  results  could  also  be  harmed  by  further 
changes in billings and revenue mix and costs, together with numerous other factors, including entry into new lower margin markets 
or  growth  in  lower  margin  markets,  entry  into  markets  with  different  pricing  and  cost  structures,  pricing  discounts,  increased  price 
competition,  and  in  response  to  macroeconomic  conditions.  Any  one  of  these  factors  or  the  cumulative  effects  of  certain  of  these 
factors  may  result  in  significant  fluctuations  in  our  revenues,  billings,  gross  margin,  and  operating  results.  This  variability  and 
unpredictability  could  result  in  our  failure  to  meet  internal  expectations  or  those  of  securities  analysts  or  investors  for  a  particular 
period.  If  we  fail  to  meet  or  exceed  such  expectations  for  these  or  any  other  reasons,  the  market  price  of  our  common  stock  could 
decline.

If we are unable to maintain successful relationships with our partners, or if our partners fail to perform, our ability to market, 
sell, and distribute our applications and services will be limited, and our business, operating results, and financial condition could 
be harmed.

In  addition  to  our  sales  force,  we  rely  on  partners,  including  our  strategic  partners,  to  increase  our  sales  and  distribution  of  our 
software  and  services.  We  also  have  independent  software  vendor  partners  whose  integrations  may  increase  the  breadth  of  the 
ecosystem in which our solutions can operate, and the size of the market that our solutions can address. We also have partnerships 
with GSIs, including Deloitte and DXC, and hyperscalers such as AWS, GCP, Azure, IBM Red Hat and others, on which many of our 
customers  depend,  and  through  which  our  customers  may  be  able  to  procure  and  deploy  our  solutions.  We  are  dependent  on  these 
partner relationships to contribute to enabling our sales growth. We expect that our future growth will be increasingly dependent on 
the success of our partners and our partner relationships, and if those partnerships do not provide such benefits, our ability to grow our 
business  will  be  harmed.  If  we  are  unable  to  scale  our  partner  relationships  effectively,  or  if  our  partners  are  unable  to  serve  our 
customers effectively, we may need to expand our services organization, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

Our  agreements  with  our  partners  are  generally  non-exclusive,  meaning  our  partners  may  offer  products  from  several  different 
companies  to  their  customers  or  have  their  products  or  technologies  also  interoperate  with  products  and  technologies  of  other 
companies,  including  products  that  compete  with  our  offerings.  Moreover,  some  of  our  partners  also  compete  with  us,  and  if  our 
partners do not effectively market and sell our offerings, choose to use greater efforts to market and sell their own products or those of 
our  competitors  or  fail  to  meet  the  needs  of  our  customers,  our  ability  to  grow  our  business  and  sell  our  offerings  will  be  harmed. 
Many  of  our  customers  are  also  customers  of  hyperscalers  such  as  AWS,  GCP,  Azure,  or  IBM  Red  Hat.  If  our  solutions  fail  to 
interoperate effectively with the hyperscalers’ products, or if our partnerships with one or more of these hyperscalers is not successful 
or  is  terminated,  our  ability  to  sell  additional  products  or  offerings  to  these  customers  and  our  ability  to  grow  our  business  will  be 
harmed. Furthermore, our partners may cease marketing our offerings with limited or no notice and with little or no penalty, and new 
partners  could  require  extensive  training  and  may  take  several  months  or  more  to  achieve  productivity.  The  loss  of  a  substantial 
number of our partners, our possible inability to replace them or our failure to recruit additional partners could harm our results of 
operations.  Our  partner  structure  could  also  subject  us  to  lawsuits  or  reputational  harm  if,  for  example,  a  partner  misrepresents  the 
functionality of our offerings to customers or violates applicable laws or our corporate policies.

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We  believe  the  Dynatrace®  brand  is  integral  to  our  future  success  and  if  we  fail  to  cost-effectively  maintain  and  enhance  our 
brand, our business and competitive position may be harmed.

We believe that maintaining and enhancing the Dynatrace® brand and increasing market awareness of our company and our solutions 
are  critical  to  achieving  broad  market  acceptance  of  our  existing  and  future  solutions  and  are  important  elements  in  attracting  and 
retaining customers, partners, and employees, particularly as we continue to expand internationally and introduce new capabilities and 
enhancements.  In  addition,  independent  industry  analysts,  such  as  Gartner  and  Forrester,  often  provide  reviews  of  our  solutions,  as 
well as those of our competitors, and perception of our solutions in the marketplace may be significantly influenced by these reviews. 
We  have  no  control  over  what  these  or  other  industry  analysts  report,  and  because  industry  analysts  may  influence  current  and 
potential customers, our brand could be harmed if they do not provide a positive review of our solutions or view us as a market leader.
The successful promotion of the Dynatrace® brand and the market’s awareness of our solutions and platform will depend largely upon 
our ability to continue to offer enterprise-grade observability and security solutions, our ability to be thought leaders in application 
intelligence, our marketing efforts, and our ability to successfully differentiate our solutions from those of our competitors. We have 
invested, and expect to continue to invest, substantial resources to promote and maintain our brand and generate sales leads, both in 
the United States and internationally, but there is no guarantee that our brand development strategies will enhance the recognition of 
our brand or lead to increased sales. If our efforts to promote and maintain our brand are not cost effective or successful, our operating 
results and our ability to attract and retain customers, partners and employees may be adversely affected. In addition, even if our brand 
recognition and customer loyalty increase, this may not result in increased sales of our solutions or higher revenue.

Our sales cycles can be long, unpredictable and vary seasonally, which can cause significant variation in the number and size of 
transactions that close in a particular quarter.

Many of our customers are large enterprises, whose purchasing decisions, budget cycles and constraints, and evaluation processes are 
unpredictable and out of our control. During recessionary times, or when there is volatility or uncertainty in the global economy or in 
the economies of the countries in which we operate, our sales cycles may be elongated and our customers’ purchasing decisions may 
be delayed or cancelled. The length of our sales cycle, from initial evaluation to payment for our subscriptions, can range from several 
months  to  over  a  year  and  can  vary  substantially  from  customer  to  customer.  Our  sales  efforts  involve  significant  investment  of 
resources  in  field  sales,  partner  development,  marketing,  and  educating  our  customers  about  the  use,  technical  capabilities,  and 
benefits of our platform and services. Customers often undertake a prolonged evaluation process, which frequently involves not only 
our platform, but also those of other companies or the consideration of internally developed alternatives, including those using open 
source software. Some of our customers initially deploy our platform on a limited basis, with no guarantee that they will deploy our 
platform widely enough across their organization to justify our substantial pre-sales investment. As a result, it is difficult to predict 
exactly when, or even if, we will make a sale to a potential customer or if we can increase sales to our existing customers. 

We  have  experienced  seasonal  and  end-of-quarter  concentration  of  our  transactions  and  variations  in  the  number  and  size  of 
transactions that close in a particular quarter, which impacts our ability to grow revenue over the long term and plan and manage cash 
flows and other aspects of our business and cost structure. Our transactions vary by quarter, with the third fiscal quarter typically being 
our largest. In addition, within each quarter, a significant portion of our transactions occur in the last two weeks of that quarter. Large 
individual sales may also occur in quarters subsequent to those we anticipate, which may make it difficult to forecast our expected 
sales cycle. If expectations for our business turn out to be inaccurate, our revenue growth may be adversely affected over time and we 
may not be able to adjust our cost structure on a timely basis and our cash flows and results of operations may suffer.

Any  failure  to  offer  high-quality  customer  support  and  professional  services  may  adversely  affect  our  relationships  with  our 
customers and our financial results.

We  typically  bundle  customer  support  with  arrangements  for  our  solutions  and  offer  professional  services  for  implementation  and 
training. In deploying and using our platform and solutions, our customers may require the assistance of our services teams to resolve 
complex  technical  and  operational  issues.  Increased  customer  demand  for  support,  without  corresponding  revenue,  could  increase 
costs  and  adversely  affect  our  operating  results.  We  may  also  be  unable  to  respond  quickly  enough  to  accommodate  short-term 
increases in customer demand for support. If we fail to meet our service level commitments, which relate to uptime or response times, 
or if we suffer extended periods of unavailability for our solutions, we may be contractually obligated to provide these customers with 
service credits or we could face contract terminations and be required to provide refunds of prepaid unused fees. Our sales are highly 
dependent  on  our  reputation  and  on  positive  recommendations  from  our  existing  customers.  Any  failure  to  maintain  high-quality 
customer support and professional services, or a market perception that we do not maintain high-quality product support or services, 
could adversely affect our reputation, and our ability to sell our solutions to existing and new customers.

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Our ability to succeed depends on the experience and expertise of our senior management team. If we are unable to attract, retain, 
and motivate our leadership team, our business, operating results, and prospects may be harmed.

Our ability to succeed depends in significant part on the experience and expertise of our senior management team. From time to time, 
there may be changes in our senior management team resulting from the hiring or departure of executives. In the last two years, we 
hired  a  new  Chief  Executive  Officer,  Chief  Financial  Officer,  General  Counsel,  and  Chief  People  Officer,  among  other  leadership 
changes. 

All members of our senior management team are employed on an at-will basis, which means that they are not contractually obligated 
to  remain  employed  with  us  and  could  terminate  their  employment  with  us  at  any  time  (subject  to  any  applicable  notice  periods). 
Accordingly, and despite our efforts to retain our senior management team, they could terminate their employment with us at any time, 
which could disrupt our operations and negatively impact employee morale and our culture. After their termination, such person could 
go  to  work  for  one  of  our  competitors  after  the  expiration  of  any  applicable  non-compete  period,  and  the  restrictions  on  non-
competition may in any case be difficult to enforce depending on the circumstances. The loss of members of our senior management 
team, particularly if closely grouped, could disrupt our operations, negatively impact employee morale and our culture, and adversely 
affect our ability to formulate and execute our business plan and thus, our business, operating results, and prospects could be adversely 
affected. If we fail to develop effective succession plans for our senior management team, and to identify, recruit, onboard, train and 
integrate strategic hires, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected.

We rely on highly skilled personnel and if we are unable to attract, retain, or motivate substantial numbers of qualified personnel 
or expand and train our sales force, we may not be able to grow effectively.

Our success largely depends on the talents and efforts of key technical, sales, and marketing employees and our future success depends 
on  our  continuing  ability  to  efficiently  and  effectively  identify,  hire,  onboard,  train,  develop,  motivate,  and  retain  highly  skilled 
personnel  for  all  areas  of  our  organization.  Competition  in  our  industry  is  intense,  and  often  leads  to  significant  increased 
compensation  and  other  personnel  costs.  In  addition,  competition  for  employees  with  experience  in  our  industry  can  be  intense, 
particularly in Europe, where our R&D operations are concentrated and where other technology companies compete for management 
and engineering talent. Our continued ability to compete and grow effectively depends on our ability to attract substantial numbers of 
qualified new employees and to retain and motivate our existing employees.

We  believe  that  our  corporate  culture  has  contributed  to  our  success,  and  if  we  cannot  successfully  maintain  our  culture  as  we 
grow, we could lose the innovation, creativity, and teamwork fostered by our culture.

We  believe  that  a  critical  component  to  our  success  has  been  a  focus  on  maintaining  an  entrepreneurial  and  innovative  corporate 
culture. We believe our culture has contributed significantly to our abilities to innovate and develop new technologies, and attract and 
retain employees. We have spent substantial time and resources in building our team while maintaining this corporate culture. Over 
our  last  two  fiscal  years,  our  total  employee  headcount  increased  approximately  51%  and  we  also  expanded  our  international 
employee  presence.  The  rapid  influx  of  large  numbers  of  people  from  different  business  backgrounds  in  different  geographic 
locations,  and  the  significant  number  of  employees  who  work  either  on  a  hybrid  or  remote  basis  may  make  it  difficult  for  us  to 
maintain our corporate culture. If our culture is negatively affected, our ability to support our growth and innovation may diminish.

Our credit facility contains restrictions that impact our business and expose us to risks that could adversely affect our liquidity and 
financial condition.

In December 2022, we entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility in the aggregate amount of $400.0 million. As of March 
31,  2023,  we  had  $384.5  million  available  under  the  credit  facility  with  $15.5  million  of  letters  of  credit  outstanding.  The  actual 
amounts of our debt servicing payments vary based on the amounts of indebtedness outstanding, the applicable interest accrual periods 
and  the  applicable  interest  rates  and  fee  margins,  which  vary  based  on  prescribed  formulas.  The  credit  facility  contains  various 
customary covenants (including a financial covenant requiring compliance with a maximum leverage ratio) that are operative so long 
as our Credit Facility remains outstanding. 

If  we  are  unable  to  generate  sufficient  cash  flow  or  otherwise  to  obtain  the  funds  necessary  to  make  required  payments  under  our 
credit facility, or if we fail to comply with the various covenants and other requirements of our set forth in the credit facility, we could 
default under our credit facility. Our credit facility also contains provisions that trigger repayment obligations or an event of default 
upon a change of control, as well as various representations and warranties which, if breached, could lead to an event of default. Any 
such default that is not cured or waived could result in an acceleration of indebtedness then outstanding under our credit facility, an 
increase in the applicable interest rates under our credit facility, and a requirement that our subsidiaries that have guaranteed our credit 
facility  pay  the  obligations  in  full,  and  would  permit  the  lenders  to  exercise  remedies  with  respect  to  all  of  the  collateral  that  is 
securing our credit facility, including substantially all of our and the subsidiary guarantors’ assets. We cannot be certain that our future 
operating results will be sufficient to ensure compliance with the covenants in our Credit Facility or to remedy any defaults under our 
Credit Facility. In the event of any default and related acceleration, we may not have or be able to obtain sufficient funds to make any 

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accelerated  payments.  Any  such  default  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  liquidity,  financial  condition,  and  results  of 
operations.

Risks Related to Information Technology, Intellectual Property, and Data Security and Privacy

Security breaches, computer malware, computer hacking attacks, and other security incidents could harm our business, reputation, 
brand, and operating results.

We have in the past been, and may in the future be, the target and victim of cybersecurity attacks, including email phishing and other 
types of attacks. In general, security incidents have increased in sophistication and have become more prevalent across industries and 
may occur on our systems, or on the systems of third parties we use to host our solutions or SaaS solutions that we use in the operation 
of our business, or on those third party hosting platforms on which our customers’ host their systems. These security incidents may be 
caused  by,  or  result  in,  but  are  not  limited  to,  security  breaches,  computer  malware  or  malicious  software,  ransomware,  phishing 
attacks, computer hacking, denial of service attacks, security system control failures in our own systems or from vendors that we or 
our customers use, software vulnerabilities, social engineering, sabotage, malicious downloads, and the errors or malfeasance of our 
own  or  our  customers’  or  vendors’  employees.  Although  we  have  taken  significant  measures  to  detect,  effectively  remediate,  and 
prevent future phishing and other attacks and security threats, we cannot be certain that our efforts will be effective to prevent and 
remediate all attacks and security threats. As a result, unauthorized access to, security breaches of, or denial-of-service attacks against 
our platform could result in the unauthorized access to, or use of, and/or loss of, such data, as well as loss of intellectual property, 
customer data, employee data, trade secrets, or other confidential or proprietary information. In particular, because we utilize a multi-
tenant platform, any security breach could potentially affect a significant amount of our customers. 

The consequences of a security incident may be more severe if customers have chosen to configure our platform to collect and store 
confidential, personal, sensitive, or proprietary information. Our customers determine, through their configuration, the nature of the 
customer  data  processed  by  Dynatrace,  and  accordingly  the  content  of  the  notices  that  they  provide  to  data  subjects  as  well  as  the 
consents that they obtain, if they do in fact, obtain consent. As such, our risks are also affected by how our customers obtain consent 
or provide transparency to the individuals whose data is provided by the customer to Dynatrace. If our customers fail to comply with 
applicable law or fail to provide adequate notice or to obtain consent, we could be exposed to a risk of loss, litigation or regulatory 
action, and possible liability, some or all of which may not be covered by insurance, and our ability to operate our business may be 
impaired.

We  and  certain  of  our  service  providers  have  experienced  and  may  in  the  future  experience  disruptions,  outages,  and  other 
performance problems on our internal systems due to service attacks, unauthorized access, or other security related incidents affecting 
personal information. Any security breach or loss of system control caused by hacking, which involves efforts to gain unauthorized 
access to information or systems, or to cause intentional malfunctions or loss, modification, or corruption of data, software, hardware 
or other computer equipment and the inadvertent transmission of computer malware could harm our business, operating results, and 
financial condition, and expose us to claims arising from loss or unauthorized disclosure of confidential or personal information or 
data and the related breach of our contracts with customers or others, or of privacy or data security laws. If an actual or perceived 
security incident occurs, the market perception of the effectiveness of our security controls could be harmed, our brand and reputation 
could  be  damaged,  we  could  lose  customers,  and  we  could  suffer  financial  exposure  due  to  such  events  or  in  connection  with 
remediation  efforts,  investigation  costs,  regulatory  fines,  including  fines  assessed  under  the  European  General  Data  Protection 
Regulation (“GDPR”) or other privacy laws, private lawsuits and changed security control, system architecture, and system protection 
measures.

We have administrative, technical, and physical security measures in place, as well as policies and procedures in place to contractually 
require third parties to whom we transfer data to implement and maintain appropriate security measures. We also proactively employ 
multiple methods at different layers of our systems to defend against intrusion and attack and to protect our data. However, because 
the  techniques  used  to  obtain  unauthorized  access  or  to  compromise  or  sabotage  systems  change  frequently  and  generally  are  not 
identified until they are launched against or even penetrate a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement 
adequate  preventative  measures  that  will  be  sufficient  to  counter  all  current  and  emerging  technology  threats.  We  may  therefore 
experience  security  breaches  that  may  remain  undetected  for  extended  periods  of  time.  Vendors’  or  suppliers’  software  or  systems 
may be susceptible or vulnerable to breaches and attacks, which could compromise our systems. For example, in December 2020, it 
was widely reported that SolarWinds, an information technology company, was the subject of a cyberattack earlier in September 2019 
where the SUNBURST malicious code was injected into builds of their Orion software platform that created security vulnerabilities to 
customers who use Orion. We used SolarWinds Orion software and upon learning of the incident, we took recommended actions to 
detect any unauthorized access as well as mitigate the compromised system. More recently, SolarWinds provided an update from its 
investigations regarding the deployment of the malicious tool into its build environment. While we do not believe at this time that the 
SolarWinds matter had a material impact on our systems or operations, should new or different information come to light establishing 
that  the  intrusion  is  broader  than  now  known,  it  could  have  a  broader  impact  on  our  systems  and  operations  and  we  could  incur 
significant costs in responding to such intrusion. This is likewise true in the event SolarWinds has an impact on our supply chain or 

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vendors in ways that are not yet known. A vendor or other supply chain-related breach could spread to our own systems or affect our 
operations or financial systems in material ways that we cannot yet anticipate.

A  majority  of  our  employees  have  the  ability  to  work  either  partially  or  fully  remote.  Certain  security  systems  in  homes  or  other 
remote  workplaces  may  be  less  secure  than  those  used  in  our  offices,  which  may  subject  us  to  increased  security  risks,  including 
cybersecurity-related events, and expose us to risks of data or financial loss and associated disruptions to our business operations. We 
may  also  be  exposed  to  risks  associated  with  the  locations  of  remote  workers,  including  exposure  to  compromised  internet 
infrastructure. If we are unable to effectively manage the cybersecurity and other risks of remote work, our business could be harmed 
or otherwise negatively impacted.

Because data security is a critical competitive factor in our industry, we make statements in our privacy policies, our online product 
documentation  and  in  our  marketing  materials  describing  the  security  of  our  platform,  including  descriptions  of  certain  security 
measures  we  employ  or  security  features  embedded  within  our  offerings.  In  addition,  our  customer  contracts  include  commitments 
related  to  security  measures  and  data  protection.  Should  any  of  these  statements  be  untrue,  become  untrue,  or  be  perceived  to  be 
untrue,  even  if  through  circumstances  beyond  our  reasonable  control,  or  if  any  of  these  security  measures  or  features  prove  to  be 
ineffective or are perceived to be ineffective, we may face claims, including claims of unfair or deceptive trade practices or breach of 
regulations  including  GDPR,  brought  by  the  U.S.  Federal  Trade  Commission,  state,  local,  or  foreign  regulators  (e.g.,  a  European 
Union-based data protection authority) or private litigants, and breach of contract.

While  we  believe  that  we  maintain  a  sufficient  amount  of  insurance  to  cover  certain  data  security-related  risks  and  incidents,  our 
insurance coverage may not always cover all costs or losses. In addition, we cannot be certain that sufficient insurance will continue to 
be available to us on commercially acceptable terms in the future. Any large, successful claim that exceeds our insurance coverage or 
any changes in insurance availability and requirements could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and reputation.

Interruptions or disruptions with the delivery of our SaaS solutions, or third-party cloud-based systems that we depend on in our 
operations, may adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.

Our  business  and  continued  growth  depends  on  the  ability  of  our  customers  to  access  our  platform  and  solutions,  particularly  our 
cloud-based solutions, at any time and within an acceptable amount of time. In addition, our ability to access certain third-party SaaS 
solutions  is  important  to  our  operations  and  the  delivery  of  our  customer  support  and  professional  services,  as  well  as  our  sales 
operations.

We  have  experienced,  and  may  in  the  future  experience,  service  disruptions,  outages,  and  other  performance  problems  both  in  the 
delivery of our SaaS solutions, and in third-party SaaS solutions we use due to a variety of factors, including infrastructure changes, 
malicious actors including disgruntled employees, human or software errors, or capacity constraints. We have experienced disruptions, 
outages, or performance problems in the past causing some of our services to be unavailable for a limited period of time. While none 
of these occurrences have been material to our business, future events could be more impactful. We utilize a multi-tenant structure, 
meaning that generally, our customers are hosted on a shared platform. As such, any interruption in service could affect a significant 
number of our customers. In some instances, we or our third-party service providers may not be able to identify the cause or causes of 
these performance problems within an acceptable period of time. It may become increasingly difficult to maintain and improve the 
performance  of  our  SaaS  solutions  as  they  become  more  complex.  If  our  SaaS  solutions  are  unavailable  or  degraded  or  if  our 
customers  are  unable  to  access  features  of  our  SaaS  solutions  within  a  reasonable  amount  of  time  or  at  all,  our  business  would  be 
adversely  affected.  In  addition,  if  any  of  the  third-party  SaaS  solutions  that  we  use  were  to  experience  a  significant  or  prolonged 
outage or security breach, our business could be adversely affected.

We  currently  host  our  Dynatrace®  solutions  on  cloud  infrastructure  hyperscaler  providers,  such  as  AWS,  Azure  and  GCP.  Our 
Dynatrace®  solutions  reside  on  hardware  operated  by  these  providers.  Our  operations  depend  on  protecting  the  virtual  cloud 
infrastructure  hosted  by  a  hyperscaler  by  maintaining  its  configuration,  architecture,  features,  and  interconnection  specifications,  as 
well as the information stored in these virtual data centers and which third-party internet service providers transmit. Although we have 
disaster recovery plans, including the use of multiple hyperscaler locations, any incident affecting a hyperscaler’s infrastructure that 
may  be  caused  by  fire,  flood,  severe  storm,  earthquake,  or  other  natural  disasters,  actual  or  threatened  public  health  emergencies, 
cyber-attacks,  terrorist  or  other  attacks,  and  other  similar  events  beyond  our  control  could  negatively  affect  our  platform  and  our 
ability to deliver our solutions to our customers. A prolonged hyperscaler service disruption affecting our SaaS platform for any of the 
foregoing  reasons  would  negatively  impact  our  ability  to  serve  our  customers  and  could  damage  our  reputation  with  current  and 
potential customers, expose us to liability, cause us to lose customers, or otherwise harm our business. We may also incur significant 
costs for using alternative equipment or taking other actions in preparation for, or in reaction to, events that damage the hyperscaler 
services we use.

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Hyperscalers have the right to terminate our agreements with them upon material uncured breach following prior written notice. If any 
of our hyperscaler service agreements are terminated, or there is a lapse of service, we would experience interruptions in access to our 
platform  as  well  as  significant  delays  and  additional  expense  in  arranging  new  facilities  and  services  and/or  re-architecting  our 
solutions  for  deployment  on  a  different  cloud  infrastructure,  which  would  adversely  affect  our  business,  operating  results,  and 
financial condition.

Real or perceived errors, failures, defects, or vulnerabilities in our solutions could adversely affect our financial results and growth 
prospects.

Our solutions and underlying platform are complex, and in the past, we or our customers have discovered software errors, failures, 
defects, and vulnerabilities in our solutions after they have been released, including after new versions or updates are released. Our 
solutions and our platform are frequently deployed and used in large-scale computing environments with different operating systems, 
system  management  software  and  equipment  and  networking  configurations,  which  have  in  the  past,  and  may  in  the  future,  cause 
errors  in,  or  failures  of,  our  solutions  or  other  aspects  of  the  computing  environment  into  which  they  are  deployed.  In  addition, 
deployment of our solutions into complicated, large-scale computing environments have in the past exposed, and may, in the future, 
expose  undetected  errors,  failures,  defects,  or  vulnerabilities  in  our  solutions.  Despite  testing  by  us,  errors,  failures,  defects,  or 
vulnerabilities  may  not  be  found  in  our  solutions  until  they  are  released  to  our  customers  or  thereafter.  Real  or  perceived  errors, 
failures,  defects,  or  vulnerabilities  in  our  solutions  (in  particular,  any  failure  of  our  application  security  offering  to  perform  as 
warranted) could result in, among other things, negative publicity and damage to our reputation, lower renewal rates, loss of or delay 
in market acceptance of our solutions, loss of competitive position, or claims by customers for losses sustained by them or expose us 
to breach of contract claims, regulatory fines, and related liabilities. If vulnerabilities in our solutions are exploited by adversaries, our 
customers could experience damages or losses for which our customers seek to hold us accountable. In the case of real or perceived 
errors, failures, defects, or vulnerabilities in our solutions giving rise to claims by customers, we may be required, or may choose, for 
regulatory, contractual, customer relations, or other reasons, to expend additional resources in order to help correct the problem.

Assertions by third parties of infringement or other violations by us of their intellectual property rights, or other lawsuits brought 
against us, could result in significant costs and substantially harm our business, operating results, and financial condition.

Patent and other intellectual property disputes are common in the markets in which we compete. Some companies in the markets in 
which we compete, including some of our competitors, own large numbers of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, which 
they  may  use  to  assert  claims  of  infringement,  misappropriation,  or  other  violations  of  intellectual  property  rights  against  us,  our 
partners, our technology partners, or our customers. As the number of patents and competitors in our market increase, allegations of 
infringement, misappropriation, and other violations of intellectual property rights may also increase. Our broad solution portfolio and 
the competition in our markets further exacerbate the risk of additional third-party intellectual property claims against us in the future. 
Any allegation of infringement, misappropriation, or other violation of intellectual property rights by a third party, even those without 
merit, could cause us to incur substantial costs and resources defending against the claim, could distract our management from our 
business, and could cause uncertainty among our customers or prospective customers, all of which could have an adverse effect on our 
business, operating results, and financial condition. We cannot assure you that we are not infringing or otherwise violating any third-
party intellectual property rights.

Furthermore, companies that bring allegations against us may have the capability to dedicate substantially greater resources to enforce 
their  intellectual  property  rights  and  to  defend  against  similar  allegations  that  may  be  brought  against  them  than  we  do.  We  have 
received, and may in the future receive, notices alleging that we have misappropriated, misused, or infringed other parties’ intellectual 
property rights, including allegations made by our competitors, and, to the extent we gain greater market visibility, we face a higher 
risk of being the subject of intellectual property infringement assertions. There also is a market for acquiring third-party intellectual 
property  rights  and  a  competitor,  or  other  entity,  could  acquire  third-party  intellectual  property  rights  and  pursue  similar  assertions 
based on the acquired intellectual property. They may also make such assertions against our customers or partners.

An adverse outcome of a dispute may require us to take several adverse steps such as pay substantial damages, including potentially 
treble damages, if we are found to have willfully infringed a third party’s patents or copyrights; cease making, using, selling, licensing, 
importing,  or  otherwise  commercializing  solutions  that  are  alleged  to  infringe  or  misappropriate  the  intellectual  property  of  others; 
expend  additional  development  resources  to  attempt  to  redesign  our  solutions  or  otherwise  to  develop  non-infringing  technology, 
which  may  not  be  successful;  enter  into  potentially  unfavorable  royalty  or  license  agreements  in  order  to  obtain  the  right  to  use 
necessary  technologies  or  intellectual  property  rights  or  have  royalty  obligations  imposed  by  a  court;  or  indemnify  our  customers, 
partners,  and  other  third  parties.  Any  damages  or  royalty  obligations  we  may  become  subject  to,  any  prohibition  against  our 
commercializing our solutions as a result of an adverse outcome could harm our business and operating results.

Additionally,  our  agreements  with  customers  and  partners  include  indemnification  provisions,  under  which  we  agree  to  indemnify 
them for losses suffered or incurred as a result of allegations of intellectual property infringement and, in some cases, for damages 
caused by us to property or persons or other third-party allegations. Furthermore, we have agreed in certain instances to defend our 
partners against third-party claims asserting infringement of certain intellectual property rights, which may include patents, copyrights, 

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trademarks, or trade secrets, and to pay judgments entered on such assertions. Large indemnity payments could harm our business, 
operating results, and financial condition.

Failure to protect and enforce our proprietary technology and intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business, 
operating results, and financial condition.

The success of our business depends on our ability to protect and enforce our proprietary rights, including our patents, trademarks, 
copyrights, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights, throughout the world. We attempt to protect our intellectual property 
under  patent,  trademark,  copyright,  and  trade  secret  laws,  and  through  a  combination  of  confidentiality  procedures,  contractual 
provisions,  and  other  methods,  all  of  which  offer  only  limited  protection.  However,  the  steps  we  take  to  protect  our  intellectual 
property may be inadequate. We will not be able to protect our intellectual property if we are unable to enforce our rights or if we do 
not detect unauthorized use of our intellectual property. Despite our precautions, it may be possible for unauthorized third parties to 
copy our technology and use information that we regard as proprietary to create products, offerings and services that compete with 
ours. In the past, we have been made aware of public postings of portions of our source code. It is possible that released source code 
could reveal some of our trade secrets and impact our competitive advantage. Some license provisions protecting against unauthorized 
use,  copying,  transfer,  reverse  engineering,  and  disclosure  of  our  technology  may  be  unenforceable  under  the  laws  of  certain 
jurisdictions and foreign countries. Further, the laws of some countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws 
of the United States, and in some countries, there may not be sufficient legal processes available to us, in a timely fashion or at all, to 
enable  us  to  effectively  protect  our  intellectual  property.  In  expanding  our  international  activities,  our  exposure  to  unauthorized 
copying and use of our technology and proprietary information may increase.

As of March 31, 2023, we had 115 issued patents, 80 of which are in the United States, and 42 pending applications, of which 25 are 
in  the  United  States.  Our  issued  patents  expire  at  various  dates  through  July  2041.  The  process  of  obtaining  patent  protection  is 
expensive and time-consuming, and we may not be able to prosecute all necessary or desirable patent applications at a reasonable cost 
or  in  a  timely  manner.  We  may  choose  not  to  seek  patent  protection  for  certain  innovations  and  may  choose  not  to  pursue  patent 
protection  in  certain  jurisdictions.  Furthermore,  it  is  possible  that  our  patent  applications  may  not  result  in  issued  patents,  that  the 
scope of the claims in our issued patents will be insufficient or not have the coverage originally sought, that our issued patents will not 
provide us with any competitive advantages, and that our issued patents and other intellectual property rights may be challenged by 
others or invalidated through administrative process or litigation. In addition, issuance of a patent does not guarantee that we have an 
absolute right to practice our patented technology, or that we have the right to exclude others from practicing our patented technology. 
As a result, we may not be able to obtain adequate patent protection or to enforce our issued patents effectively.

In addition to patented technology, we rely on our unpatented proprietary technology and trade secrets. Despite our efforts to protect 
our  proprietary  technology  and  trade  secrets,  unauthorized  parties  may  attempt  to  misappropriate,  reverse  engineer,  or  otherwise 
obtain and use them. The contractual provisions that we enter into with employees, consultants, partners, vendors, and customers may 
not prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of our proprietary technology or trade secrets and may not provide an adequate remedy in 
the event of unauthorized use or disclosure of our proprietary technology or trade secrets.

Moreover,  policing  unauthorized  use  of  our  technologies,  solutions  and  intellectual  property  is  difficult,  expensive,  and  time-
consuming,  particularly  in  foreign  countries  where  the  laws  may  not  be  as  protective  of  intellectual  property  rights  as  those  in  the 
United States and where mechanisms for enforcement of intellectual property rights may be weak. We may be unable to determine the 
extent of any unauthorized use or infringement of our solutions, technologies, or intellectual property rights.

From time to time, legal action by us may be necessary to enforce our patents and other intellectual property rights, to protect our trade 
secrets, to determine the validity and scope of the intellectual property rights of others, or to defend against allegations of infringement 
or  invalidity.  Such  litigation  could  result  in  substantial  costs  and  diversion  of  resources  and  could  negatively  affect  our  business, 
operating  results,  financial  condition,  and  cash  flows.  If  we  are  unable  to  protect  our  intellectual  property  rights,  our  business, 
operating results, and financial condition will be harmed.

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Our use of open source technology could impose limitations on our ability to commercialize our solutions and platform.

We use open source software in our solutions and platform and expect to continue to use open source software in the future. Although 
we monitor our use of open source software to avoid subjecting our solutions and platform to conditions we do not intend, we may 
face allegations from others alleging ownership of, or seeking to enforce the terms of, an open source license, including by demanding 
release of the open source software, derivative works, or our proprietary source code that was developed using such software. These 
allegations could also result in litigation. The terms of many open source licenses have not been interpreted by U.S. courts. As a result, 
there is a risk that these licenses could be construed in a way that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability 
to  commercialize  our  solutions.  In  such  an  event,  we  could  be  required  to  seek  licenses  from  third  parties  to  continue  offering  our 
solutions, to make our proprietary code generally available in source code form, to re-engineer our solutions, or to discontinue the sale 
of  our  solutions  if  re-engineering  could  not  be  accomplished  on  a  timely  basis,  any  of  which  could  adversely  affect  our  business, 
operating results, and financial condition.

Our  participation  in  open  source  initiatives  may  limit  our  ability  to  enforce  our  intellectual  property  rights  in  certain 
circumstances.

As part of our strategy to broaden our target markets and accelerate adoption of our offerings, we contribute software program code to 
certain open source projects managed by organizations such as Microsoft, Google, and Cloud Native Computing Foundation. We also 
undertake  our  own  open  source  initiatives  to  promote  “open  innovation”  and  “enterprise  openness,”  meaning  that  we  make 
technologies  available  under  open  source  licenses  with  the  goal  of  exchanging  insights  and  experience  with  other  experts  in  the 
community, broadening the adoption of our platform by our customers, and providing our partners with the ability to leverage their 
own  technologies  through  the  Dynatrace®  platform.  In  some  cases,  we  accept  contributions  of  code  from  the  community,  our 
customers, and partners.

When we contribute to a third-party managed open source project, the copyrights, patent rights, and other proprietary rights in and to 
the technologies, including software program code, owned by us that we contribute to these projects are often licensed to the project 
managers and to all other contributing parties without material restriction on further use or distribution. If and to the extent that any of 
the technologies that we contribute, either alone or in combination with the technologies that may be contributed by others, practice 
any inventions that are claimed under our patents or patent applications, then we may be unable to enforce those claims or prevent 
others from practicing those inventions, regardless of whether such other persons also contributed to the open source project (even if 
we were to conclude that their use infringes our patents with competing offerings), unless any such third party asserts its patent rights 
against us. This limitation on our ability to assert our patent rights against others could harm our business and ability to compete. In 
addition, if we were to attempt to enforce our patent rights, we could suffer reputational injury among our customers and the open 
source community.

Any  actual  or  perceived  failure  by  us  to  comply  with  stringent  and  evolving  privacy  laws  or  regulatory  requirements  in  one  or 
multiple  jurisdictions,  privacy,  and  information  security  policies  and/or  contractual  obligations  could  result  in  proceedings, 
actions, or penalties against us.

We  are  subject  to  U.S.  federal,  state,  and  international  laws,  regulations,  and  standards  relating  to  the  collection,  use,  disclosure, 
retention, security, transfer, and other processing of personal data. The legal and regulatory frameworks for privacy, data protection 
and security issues worldwide are rapidly evolving and as a result, implementation standards, potential fines, enforcement practices, 
and litigation risks are likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. 

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In  the  United  States,  state  legislatures  continue  to  propose  and  pass  comprehensive  privacy  legislation.  For  example, 
California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which was amended by a ballot initiative, the California 
Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) in November 2020. The newly amended version of the CCPA became effective on January 1, 
2023. Among other things, the CCPA gives California residents rights to access and delete their personal information, opt out 
of certain personal information sharing, and receive detailed information about how their personal information is used. The 
CCPA  provides  for  civil  penalties  for  violations,  as  well  as  a  private  right  of  action  for  data  breaches  that  is  expected  to 
increase data breach litigation. It is not yet fully clear how the recently amended CCPA will be interpreted. The effects of the 
recently amended CCPA are potentially significant and may require us to modify our data collection or processing practices 
and  policies  and  to  incur  substantial  costs  and  expenses  to  comply  and  increase  our  potential  exposure  to  regulatory 
enforcement and/or litigation. Certain other state laws impose similar privacy obligations and we also anticipate that more 
states will increasingly enact legislation similar to the CCPA. The CCPA has prompted a number of proposals for new federal 
and state-level privacy legislation, and in some states efforts to pass comprehensive privacy laws have been successful. The 
existence  of  comprehensive  privacy  laws  in  different  states  in  the  country,  if  enacted,  will  add  additional  complexity, 
variation  in  requirements,  restrictions,  and  potential  legal  risk,  require  additional  investment  of  resources  in  compliance 
programs,  impact  strategies  and  the  availability  of  previously  useful  data,  and  has  resulted  in  and  will  result  in  increased 
compliance costs and/or changes in business practices and policies. 

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Outside of the United States, virtually every jurisdiction in which we operate has established its own privacy, data protection 
and/or  data  security  legal  framework  with  which  we  or  our  customers  must  comply,  including,  but  not  limited  to,  the 
European Union (“EU”). 

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In  the  EU,  data  protection  laws  are  stringent  and  continue  to  evolve,  resulting  in  possible  significant  operational 
costs  for  internal  compliance  and  risk  to  our  business.  The  EU  has  adopted  the  GDPR,  which  imposes  robust 
obligations  upon  covered  companies,  including  heightened  notice  and  consent  requirements,  greater  rights  of  data 
subjects  (e.g.,  the  “right  to  be  forgotten”),  increased  data  portability  for  EU  consumers,  additional  data  breach 
notification and data security requirements, requirements for engaging third-party processors, and increased fines for 
non-compliance.  Serious  breaches  of  the  GDPR  (and  similar  data  protection  regulations  in  the  United  Kingdom) 
may result in monetary penalties of up to 4% of worldwide annual revenue and fines up to 2% of annual worldwide 
revenue can be imposed for other violations. In addition to the GDPR, the EU also is considering the Regulation on 
Privacy  and  Electronic  Communications  (“ePrivacy  Regulation”)  which  would  replace  an  existing  ePrivacy 
Directive.  The  ePrivacy  Regulation  is  focused  on  privacy  regarding  electronic  communications  services  and  data 
processed by electronic communications services. The ePrivacy Regulation may require us to further modify some 
of our data practices and compliance could result in additional costs for our company. In addition, the proposed EU 
Digital  Services  Act  (“DSA”)  and  Digital  Markets  Act  (“DMA”)  will  add  further  complexity  and  increased 
consumer protection and technology regulation.

◦ Many  jurisdictions  outside  of  Europe  where  we  do  business  directly  or  through  resellers  today  and  may  seek  to 
expand  our  business  in  the  future,  are  also  considering  and/or  have  enacted  comprehensive  data  protection  and/or 
cybersecurity legislation. These include Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico, and Singapore.

• We are subject to various data transfer rules related to our ability to transfer data from one country to another. This may limit 
our  ability  to  transfer  certain  data  or  require  us  to  guarantee  a  certain  level  of  protection  when  transferring  data  from  one 
country to another.

• We  are  also  subject  to  data  localization  laws  in  certain  countries  that  may,  for  example,  require  personal  information  of 
citizens to be collected, stored, and modified only within that country. These and similar regulations may interfere with our 
intended  business  activities,  inhibit  our  ability  to  expand  into  those  markets,  require  modifications  to  our  offerings  or 
services, or prohibit us from continuing to offer services in those markets without significant additional costs.

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Current or future laws, regulations, and ethical considerations related to the use of AI technology and ML may impact our 
ability to provide insights from data and use certain data to develop our offerings. These factors may also impose burdensome 
and costly requirements on our ability to utilize data in innovative ways.

The regulatory framework both in the United States and internationally governing the collection, processing, storage, use and sharing 
of certain information, particularly financial and other personal information, is rapidly evolving and is likely to continue to be subject 
to uncertainty and varying interpretations. It is possible that these laws may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent 
with  laws  in  other  jurisdictions  or  which  our  existing  data  management  practices  or  the  features  of  our  services  and  platform 
capabilities. We therefore cannot yet fully determine the impact these or future laws, rules, regulations, and industry standards may 
have on our business or operations. 

Our  contracts  with  customers  include  specific  obligations  regarding  the  protection  of  confidentiality  and  the  permitted  uses  of 
personally identifiable and other proprietary information. We also publicly post documentation regarding our practices concerning the 
collection, processing, use, and disclosure of data. Although we endeavor to comply with our published policies and documentation, 
we may at times fail to do so or be alleged to have failed to do so. Any failure or perceived failure by us, or any third parties with 
which  we  do  business,  to  comply  with  our  posted  privacy  policies  and  product  documentation,  changing  consumer  expectations, 
evolving  laws,  rules  and  regulations,  industry  standards,  or  contractual  obligations  to  which  we  or  such  third  parties  are  or  may 
become  subject,  may  result  in  actions  or  other  claims  against  us  by  governmental  entities  or  private  actors,  the  expenditure  of 
substantial costs, time and other resources or the imposition of significant fines, penalties or other liabilities, which could, individually 
or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. In addition, any such 
action,  particularly  to  the  extent  we  were  found  to  be  guilty  of  violations  or  otherwise  liable  for  damages,  would  damage  our 
reputation and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Additionally, our customers may be subject to differing privacy laws, rules, and legislation, which may mean that they require us to be 
bound by varying contractual requirements applicable to certain other jurisdictions. Adherence to such contractual requirements may 
impact our collection, use, processing, storage, sharing, and disclosure of various types of information, including financial information 
and  other  personal  information,  and  may  mean  we  become  bound  by,  or  voluntarily  comply  with,  self-regulatory  or  other  industry 
standards relating to these matters that may further change as laws, rules, and regulations evolve. Complying with these requirements 
and  changing  our  policies  and  practices  may  be  onerous  and  costly,  and  we  may  not  be  able  to  respond  quickly  or  effectively  to 
regulatory, legislative, and other developments. These changes may in turn impair our ability to offer our existing or planned features, 
products, and services and/or increase our cost of doing business. As we expand our customer base, these requirements may vary from 
customer to customer, further increasing the cost of compliance and doing business. 

Risks Related to Legal, Regulatory, Accounting, and Tax Matters

Tax matters, including changes in tax laws, rules, regulations, and treaties, could impact our effective tax rate and our results of 
operations.

We operate in over 30 countries around the world and, as a multinational corporation, we are subject to income and non-income-based 
taxes,  including  payroll,  sales,  use,  value-added,  net  worth,  property,  and  goods  and  services  taxes,  in  both  the  United  States  and 
various non-U.S. jurisdictions.

Our  effective  tax  rate  has  fluctuated  in  the  past  and  is  likely  to  fluctuate  in  the  future.  Our  effective  tax  rate  is  affected  by  the 
allocation of revenues and expenses to different jurisdictions and the timing of recognizing revenues and expenses. In addition, in the 
ordinary  course  of  our  global  business,  there  are  many  intercompany  transactions  and  calculations  where  the  ultimate  tax 
determination is uncertain. 

The amount of taxes that we pay is subject to our interpretation of applicable tax laws in the jurisdictions in which we file and changes 
to tax laws. Significant judgment is required in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes and other tax liabilities, and in 
determining the realizability of tax attributes such as foreign tax credits and other domestic deferred tax assets. From time to time, we 
are subject to regular tax audits, examinations, and reviews in the ordinary course of business. While we believe that our tax estimates 
are reasonable and we have complied with all applicable income tax laws, there can be no assurance that a governing tax authority will 
not have a different interpretation and require us to pay additional taxes. If any amounts that we ultimately pay to a tax authority differ 
materially from amounts that we previously recorded, it could negatively affect our financial results and operations for the period at 
issue and on an ongoing basis.

We do not collect sales and use, value added, and similar taxes in all jurisdictions in which we have sales, based on our belief that such 
taxes are not applicable in certain of those jurisdictions. Sales and use, value added, and similar tax laws and rates vary greatly by 
jurisdiction. Certain jurisdictions in which we do not collect such taxes may assert that such taxes are applicable, which could result in 
tax assessments, penalties, and interest, and we may be required to collect such taxes in the future. Such tax assessments, penalties, 
and interest or future requirements may adversely affect our results of operations.

Tax  laws,  rules,  and  regulations  are  constantly  under  review  by  persons  involved  in  the  legislative  process  and  by  tax  authorities. 
Changes to tax laws (which may have retroactive application) could adversely affect us or holders of our common stock. For example, 
changes in tax laws, rules, regulations, treaties, rates, changing interpretation of existing laws or regulations, the impact of accounting 
for  share-based  compensation,  the  impact  of  accounting  for  business  combinations,  changes  in  our  international  organization,  and 
changes  in  overall  levels  of  income  before  tax,  can  impact  our  tax  liability.  In  recent  years,  many  changes  have  been  made  to 
applicable tax laws and changes are likely to continue to occur in the future. 

The  spin-offs  of  Compuware  and  SIGOS  in  2019  were  taxable  transactions  for  us,  and  we  are  subject  to  tax  liabilities  in 
connection with such transactions.

In  2019,  as  part  of  a  corporate  reorganization,  Compuware  and  SIGOS  were  spun  out  of  our  corporate  structure.  Neither  spin-off 
qualified as a tax-free spin-off under Section 355 or other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Corporate-level U.S. federal, state, 
and local taxes were paid by us in connection with the Compuware spin-off and in connection therewith, Compuware distributed to us 
$265.0  million  pursuant  to  a  structuring  agreement.  These  taxes  were  generally  based  upon  the  gain  computed  as  the  difference 
between the fair market value of the Compuware assets distributed and the adjusted tax basis in such assets. The actual amount of our 
tax liability relating to the Compuware spin-off included on the filed tax returns was $231.8 million. We did not have sufficient losses 
available to fully offset the gain we realized as a result of the Compuware spin-off. We do not believe we incurred any material tax 
liabilities in connection with the SIGOS spin-off because the estimated fair market value of the SIGOS assets was materially similar to 
the adjusted tax basis in such assets.

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If the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authorities were to successfully challenge in an audit or other tax dispute the amount of 
taxes owed in connection with either the Compuware or SIGOS spin-off, we could be liable for additional taxes, including interest and 
penalties. We would be responsible for any such additional amounts, and for the costs of responding to such challenge, which would 
not be reimbursed to us by Compuware. While we have obtained an insurance policy that provides coverage if the Internal Revenue 
Service  or  other  taxing  authorities  assert  that  additional  taxes  are  owed  in  connection  with  the  Compuware  spin-off,  such  policy  is 
subject to certain limitations and exclusions, and we cannot offer any assurances that such policy will fully cover any additional taxes 
owed by us. We did not obtain a tax insurance policy relating to the SIGOS spin-off. Any tax liabilities determined to be owed by us 
relating to either spin-off following an audit or other tax dispute may adversely affect our results of operations.

Federal  and  state  fraudulent  transfer  laws  may  permit  a  court  to  void  Compuware’s  distribution  to  us  to  partially  satisfy  the 
estimated tax liability incurred by us from the Compuware spin-off.

As mentioned in the risk factor immediately above, Compuware distributed $265.0 million to us in 2019 to partially or wholly satisfy 
the estimated tax liability incurred by us in connection with the Compuware spin-off. This distribution might be subject to challenge 
under  federal  and  state  fraudulent  conveyance  laws  even  if  the  distribution  was  completed.  Under  applicable  laws,  the  distribution 
could be voided as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance if, among other things, the transferor received less than reasonably equivalent 
value or fair consideration in return for, and was insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of, the transfer. 

We cannot be certain as to the standards that a court would use to determine whether or not Compuware was insolvent at the relevant 
time. In general, however, a court would look at various facts and circumstances related to the entity in question, including evaluation 
of whether or not (i) the sum of its debts, including contingent and unliquidated liabilities, was greater than the fair market value of all 
of its assets; (ii) the present fair market value of its assets was less than the amount that would be required to pay its probable liability 
on its existing debts, including contingent liabilities, as they become absolute and mature; or (iii) it could pay its debts as they become 
due.

If a court were to find that the distribution was a fraudulent transfer or conveyance, the court could void the distribution. In addition, 
the distribution could also be voided if a court were to find that it is not a legal distribution or dividend under applicable corporate law. 
The resulting complications, costs, and expenses of either finding could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results 
of operations.

We are subject to a number of risks associated with global sales and operations.

Revenue from customers located outside of the United States represented 44% of our total revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 
2023. As of March 31, 2023, approximately 65% of our employees were located outside of the United States. As a result, our global 
sales and operations are subject to a number of risks and additional costs, including the following:

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increased expenses associated with international sales and operations, including establishing and maintaining office space and 
equipment for our international operations;

fluctuations in exchange rates between currencies in the markets where we do business, including the recently strengthened 
dollar, and other controls, regulations, and orders that might restrict our ability to repatriate cash;

volatility, uncertainties, and recessionary pressures in the global economy or in the economies of the countries in which we 
operate;
difficulties in penetrating new markets due to existing competition or local lack of recognition of the Dynatrace® brand;
risks  associated  with  trade  restrictions  and  additional  legal  requirements,  including  the  exportation  of  our  technology  or 
source code that is required in many of the countries in which we operate;

greater risk of unexpected changes in regulatory rules, regulations and practices, tariffs and tax laws and treaties;

compliance with United States and foreign import and export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations, including 
the Export Administration Regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security 
and the executive orders and laws implemented by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Controls;

compliance  with  anti-bribery  laws,  including  the  U.S.  Foreign  Corrupt  Practices  Act  (“FCPA”)  and  the  U.K.  Anti-Bribery 
Act, and a heightened risk of unfair or corrupt business practices in certain geographies, and of improper or fraudulent sales 
arrangements that may impact financial results and result in restatements of, or irregularities in, financial statements;

compliance  with  privacy,  data  protection,  and  data  security  laws  of  many  countries  and  jurisdictions,  including  the  EU’s 
GDPR and the CCPA;
limited  or  uncertain  protection  of  intellectual  property  rights  in  some  countries  and  the  risks  and  costs  associated  with 
monitoring and enforcing intellectual property rights abroad;
greater difficulty in enforcing contracts and managing collections in certain jurisdictions, as well as longer collection periods;

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difficulties hiring local staff, differing employer/employee relationships, and the potential need for country-specific benefits, 
programs, and systems; 

social,  economic,  and  political  instability,  epidemics  and  pandemics,  terrorist  attacks,  wars,  geopolitical  conflicts,  disputes 
and security concerns in general; and

potentially adverse tax consequences.

These and other factors could harm our ability to generate future global revenue and, consequently, materially impact our business, 
results of operations, and financial condition.

Continued uncertainty in the U.S. and global economies, particularly Europe, along with uncertain geopolitical conditions, could 
negatively affect sales of our offerings and services and could harm our operating results.

As our business has grown, we have become increasingly subject to the risks arising from adverse changes in the domestic and global 
economies.  Uncertainty  in  the  macroeconomic  environment  and  associated  global  economic  conditions,  as  well  as  geopolitical 
disruption,  may  result  in  extreme  volatility  in  credit,  equity,  and  foreign  currency  markets.  These  conditions,  including  changes  in 
inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, lower consumer confidence or uneven or lower spending, volatile capital markets, financial 
and credit market fluctuations, political turmoil, natural catastrophes, epidemics, warfare, including the ongoing war in Ukraine, and 
terrorist  attacks  on  the  United  States  or  elsewhere,  may  also  adversely  affect  the  buying  patterns  of  our  customers  and  prospective 
customers, including the size of transactions and length of sales cycles, which would adversely affect our overall pipeline as well as 
our revenue growth expectations. For example, we have recently seen lengthening sales cycles, which may affect our future revenues 
and  results  of  operations.  In  addition,  increased  economic  uncertainty  in  the  United  States  and  abroad  could  lead  to  periods  of 
economic slowdown or recession, continued inflation and higher interest rates, and the occurrence of such events, or public perception 
that any of these events may occur, could result in a general decrease in spending on technology or other business interruptions. We 
cannot predict the timing, strength, or duration of any economic slowdown, instability, or recovery, generally or within the technology 
industry. If macroeconomic or geopolitical conditions deteriorate or if the pace of recovery slows or is uneven, our overall results of 
operations could be adversely affected.

We continue to invest in our international operations. There are significant risks with overseas investments, and our growth prospects 
in  these  regions  are  uncertain.  Increased  volatility,  further  declines  in  the  European  credit,  equity,  and  foreign  currency  markets  or 
geopolitical disruptions, including the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, could cause delays in or cancellations of orders or 
have  other  negative  impacts  on  our  business  operations  in  Europe  (where  a  significant  amount  of  our  R&D  operations  are 
concentrated) and other regions throughout the world. If tensions between the United States, members of NATO and Russia continue 
to  escalate  and  create  global  security  concerns,  it  may  result  in  an  increased  adverse  impact  on  regional  and  global  economies  and 
increase the likelihood of cyber-attacks. Deterioration of economic or geopolitical conditions in the countries in which we do business 
could  also  cause  slower  or  impaired  collections  on  accounts  receivable.  In  addition,  we  could  experience  delays  in  the  payment 
obligations of our worldwide reseller customers if they experience weakness in the end-user market, which would increase our credit 
risk exposure and harm our financial condition.

In March 2022, we announced that we suspended all business in Russia and Belarus. Although we do not have material operations in 
Ukraine, Russia, or Belarus, geopolitical instability in the region, new sanctions, and enhanced export controls may impact our ability 
to sell or export our platform in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and surrounding countries. While we do not believe the overall impact to be 
material  to  our  business  results,  if  the  conflict  and  scope  of  sanctions  expand  further  or  persist  for  an  extended  period  of  time,  our 
business could be harmed. 

Because we recognize revenue from our SaaS subscriptions and term licenses over the subscription or license term, downturns or 
upturns in new sales and renewals may not be immediately reflected in our operating results and may be difficult to discern.

For customers who purchase a subscription to our Dynatrace platform, whether they purchase a SaaS subscription, or a term license, 
we  generally  recognize  revenue  ratably  over  the  term  of  their  subscription.  For  customers  who  purchase  a  perpetual  license,  we 
generally recognize the license revenue ratably over three years. Thus, substantially all of the revenue we report in each quarter from 
the Dynatrace platform, which constituted over 90% of our total revenue reported for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, is derived 
from the recognition of revenue relating to contracts entered into during previous quarters. Consequently, a decline in new or renewed 
customer  contracts  in  any  single  quarter  may  have  a  small  impact  on  our  revenue  for  that  quarter.  However,  such  a  decline  will 
negatively affect our revenue in future quarters. Accordingly, the effect of significant downturns in sales and market acceptance of our 
solutions, and potential changes in our rate of renewals, may not be fully reflected in our results of operations until future periods. In 
addition, a significant majority of our costs are expensed as incurred, while revenue is recognized over the life of the agreement with 
our customer. As a result, increased growth in the number of our customers could continue to result in our recognition of more costs 
than revenue in the earlier periods of the terms of our agreements.

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Our revenue recognition policy and other factors may distort our financial results in any given period and make them difficult to 
predict.

Under  accounting  standards  update  No.  2014-09  (Topic  606),  Revenue  from  Contracts  with  Customers  (“ASC  606”),  we  recognize 
revenue when our customer obtains control of goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration that we expect to receive 
in  exchange  for  those  goods  or  services.  Our  subscription  revenue  consists  of  (i)  SaaS  agreements,  (ii)  term-based  licenses  for  the 
Dynatrace®  platform  which  are  recognized  ratably  over  the  contract  term,  (iii)  Dynatrace®  perpetual  license  revenue  that  is 
recognized  ratably  or  over  the  term  of  the  expected  optional  maintenance  renewals,  which  is  generally  three  years,  and  (iv) 
maintenance  and  support  agreements.  A  significant  increase  or  decline  in  our  subscription  contracts  in  any  one  quarter  may  not  be 
fully reflected in the results for that quarter, but will affect our revenue in future quarters.

Furthermore,  the  presentation  of  our  financial  results  requires  us  to  make  estimates  and  assumptions  that  may  affect  revenue 
recognition. In some instances, we could reasonably use different estimates and assumptions, and changes in estimates are likely to 
occur  from  period  to  period.  See  the  section  titled  “Management’s  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of 
Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Revenue Recognition” included in Part II, Item 7 of this Annual Report.

Given  the  foregoing  factors,  our  actual  results  could  differ  significantly  from  our  estimates,  comparing  our  revenue  and  operating 
results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful, and our past results may not be indicative of our future performance.

Changes in existing financial accounting standards or practices may harm our operating results.

Changes in existing accounting rules or practices, new accounting pronouncements, or varying interpretations of current accounting 
pronouncements or practice could harm our operating results or result in changes to the manner in which we conduct our business. 
Further, such changes could potentially affect our reporting of transactions completed and reported before such changes are effective.

U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) are subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board 
(“FASB”), the Securities and Exchange Commission, and various bodies formed to promulgate and interpret appropriate accounting 
principles. A change in these principles or a change in these interpretations could have a significant effect on our reported financial 
results and could affect the reporting of transactions completed before the announcement of a change. For example, FASB’s Emerging 
Issues Task Force has taken up certain topics which may result in further guidance which we would need to consider in our related 
accounting policies.

We may face exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

We have transacted in foreign currencies and expect to transact in foreign currencies in the future. In addition, we maintain assets and 
liabilities that are denominated in currencies other than the functional operating currencies of our global entities. Accordingly, changes 
in  the  value  of  foreign  currencies  relative  to  the  U.S.  dollar  will  affect  our  revenue  and  operating  results  due  to  transactional  and 
translational remeasurement that is reflected in our earnings. As a result of such foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, which 
have been prevalent over recent periods, it could be more difficult to detect underlying trends in our business and results of operations. 
In addition, to the extent that fluctuations in currency exchange rates cause our results of operations to differ from our expectations or 
the expectations of our investors, the trading price of our common stock could be adversely affected. We do not currently maintain a 
program to hedge transactional exposures in foreign currencies. However, in the future, we may use derivative instruments, such as 
foreign currency forward and option contracts, to hedge certain exposures to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The use 
of  such  hedging  activities  may  not  offset  any  or  more  than  a  portion  of  the  adverse  financial  effects  of  unfavorable  movements  in 
foreign  exchange  rates  over  the  limited  time  the  hedges  are  in  place.  Moreover,  the  use  of  hedging  instruments  may  introduce 
additional risks if we are unable to structure effective hedges with such instruments.

Our sales to government entities are subject to a number of challenges and risks.

We sell our solutions to U.S. federal and state and foreign governmental agency customers, often through our resellers, and we may 
increase  sales  to  government  entities  in  the  future.  Sales  to  government  entities  are  subject  to  a  number  of  challenges  and  risks, 
including  constraints  on  the  budgetary  process,  including  changes  in  the  policies  and  priorities  of  the  particular  government, 
continuing  resolutions,  adherence  to  government  audit  and  certification  requirements,  debt  ceiling  disruptions,  deficit-reduction 
legislation,  and  any  shutdown  or  default  of  the  particular  government.  Selling  to  government  entities  can  be  highly  competitive, 
expensive  and  time  consuming,  often  requiring  significant  upfront  time  and  expense  without  any  assurance  that  these  efforts  will 
generate  a  sale.  Contracts  and  subcontracts  with  government  agency  customers  are  subject  to  procurement  laws  and  regulations 
relating  to  the  award,  administration,  and  performance  of  those  contracts.  Government  demand  and  payment  for  our  solutions  are 
affected  by  public  sector  budgetary  cycles  and  funding  authorizations,  with  funding  reductions  or  delays  adversely  affecting  public 
sector  demand  for  our  solutions.  We  may  be  subject  to  audit  or  investigations  relating  to  our  sales  to  government  entities,  and  any 
violations could result in various civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, including termination of contracts, refunds 
of fees received, forfeiture of profits, suspension of payments, fines, and suspension or debarment from future government business 
including business with governmental agencies across the country involved. Government entities may have statutory, contractual, or 

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other legal rights to terminate contracts with our distributors and resellers for convenience, non-appropriation, or due to a default. Any 
of these risks relating to our sales to governmental entities could adversely impact our future sales and operating results.

We may acquire other businesses, products, or technologies in the future which could require significant management attention, 
disrupt our business or result in operating difficulties, dilute stockholder value, and adversely affect our results of operations.

Our growth depends upon our ability to enhance our existing offerings and our ability to introduce new offerings on a timely basis. We 
intend to continue to address the need to develop new offerings and enhance existing offerings both through internal R&D, and also 
through the acquisition of other companies, product lines, technologies, and personnel. We expect to continue to consider and evaluate 
a  wide  array  of  potential  acquisitions  as  part  of  our  overall  business  strategy,  including,  but  not  limited  to,  acquisitions  of  certain 
businesses,  technologies,  services,  products,  and  other  assets  and  revenue  streams.  At  any  given  time,  we  may  be  engaged  in 
discussions or negotiations with respect to one or more acquisitions, any of which could, individually or in the aggregate, be material 
to our financial condition and results of operations. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in identifying, negotiating, 
and consummating favorable acquisition opportunities, and we may not be able to complete such acquisitions on favorable terms. If 
we do complete acquisitions, we may not ultimately strengthen our competitive position or achieve our goals, and any acquisitions we 
complete could be viewed negatively by our customers, securities analysts, and investors, and could be disruptive to our operations. 

Acquisitions may involve additional significant challenges, uncertainties, and risks, including, but not limited to:

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failure  of  the  acquisition  to  advance  our  business  strategy  and  failure  to  achieve  the  acquisition’s  anticipated  benefits  or 
synergies;

disruption of our ongoing operations, diversion of our management’s attention, and increased costs and expenses associated 
with pursuing acquisition opportunities; 

inadequate data security, cybersecurity, and operational and information technology compliance and resilience;

failure to identify, or our underestimation of, commitments, liabilities, deficiencies, and other risks associated with acquired 
businesses or assets;

inconsistency  between  the  business  models  of  our  company  and  the  acquired  company,  and  potential  exposure  to  new  or 
increased regulatory oversight and uncertain or evolving legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements;

the potential loss of key management, other employees, or customers of the acquired business;

potential  reputational  risks  that  could  arise  from  transactions  with,  or  investments  in,  companies  involved  in  new  or 
developing  businesses  or  markets,  which  may  be  subject  to  uncertain  or  evolving  legal,  regulatory,  and  compliance 
requirements;

potential impairment of goodwill or other acquisition-related intangible assets; and

the potential for acquisitions to result in dilutive issuances of our equity securities or significant additional debt. 

The integration process for an acquired business may require significant time and resources, and we may not be able to manage the 
process  successfully.  We  may  not  successfully  evaluate  or  utilize  the  acquired  technology  or  personnel,  or  accurately  forecast  the 
financial impact of an acquired business, including accounting charges. We may have to pay cash, incur debt, or issue equity securities 
to pay for any such acquisitions, each of which could adversely affect our financial condition or the value of our common stock. The 
sale  of  equity  or  issuance  of  debt  to  finance  any  such  acquisitions  could  result  in  dilution  to  our  stockholders.  The  incurrence  of 
indebtedness would result in increased fixed obligations and could also include covenants or other restrictions that would impede our 
ability to manage our operations.

Acquisitions may also heighten many of the risks described in this “Risk Factors” section. Acquisitions are inherently risky, may not 
be successful, and may harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

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Our business is subject to a wide range of laws and regulations and our failure to comply with those laws and regulations could 
harm our business, operating results, and financial condition.

Our  business  is  subject  to  regulation  by  various  U.S.  federal,  state,  local,  and  foreign  governmental  agencies,  including  agencies 
responsible for monitoring and enforcing employment and labor laws, workplace safety, product safety, environmental laws, consumer 
protection  laws,  privacy,  cybersecurity  and  data  protection  laws,  anti-bribery  laws,  import  and  export  controls,  federal  acquisition 
regulations  and  guidelines,  federal  securities  laws,  and  tax  laws  and  regulations.  In  certain  foreign  jurisdictions,  these  regulatory 
requirements may be more stringent than those in the United States. These laws and regulations are subject to change over time and 
we must continue to monitor and dedicate resources to ensure continued compliance. Non-compliance with applicable regulations or 
requirements could subject us to litigation, investigations, sanctions, mandatory product recalls, enforcement actions, disgorgement of 
profits, fines, damages, civil and criminal penalties, or injunctions. If any governmental sanctions are imposed, or if we do not prevail 
in  any  possible  civil  or  criminal  litigation,  our  business,  operating  results,  and  financial  condition  could  be  materially  adversely 
affected. In addition, responding to any action will likely result in a significant diversion of management’s attention and resources and 
an increase in professional fees. Enforcement actions and sanctions could harm our business, operating results, and financial condition.

We  are  subject  to  governmental  export,  import,  and  sanctions  controls  that  could  impair  our  ability  to  compete  in  international 
markets and subject us to liability if we are not in compliance with applicable laws.

Our  solutions  are  subject  to  export  control  and  economic  sanctions  laws  and  regulations,  including  the  U.S.  Export  Administration 
Regulations administered by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security and the economic and trade sanctions 
regulations administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. Exports, re-exports, and transfers of our 
software and services must be made in compliance with these laws and regulations. Obtaining the necessary authorizations, including 
any  required  license  for  a  particular  sale,  may  be  time-consuming,  is  not  guaranteed  and  may  result  in  the  delay  or  loss  of  sales 
opportunities. 

Various countries regulate the import of encryption technology. Changes in the encryption or other technology incorporated into our 
solutions or in applicable export or import laws and regulations may delay the introduction and sale of our solutions in international 
markets, prevent customers from deploying our solutions or, in some cases, prevent the export or import of our solutions to certain 
countries, regions, governments, or persons altogether. 

Changes in sanctions, export, or import laws and regulations, in the enforcement or scope of existing laws and regulations, or in the 
countries, regions, governments, persons, or technologies targeted by such laws and regulations, could also result in decreased use of 
our solutions or in our ability to sell our solutions in certain countries. 

Even though we take precautions to prevent our solutions from being provided to restricted countries or persons, our solutions could 
be  provided  to  those  targets  by  our  resellers  or  customers  despite  such  precautions,  and  our  customers  may  choose  to  host  their 
systems  including  the  Dynatrace  platform  using  a  hosting  vendor  that  is  a  restricted  person.  The  decreased  use  of  our  solutions  or 
limitation on our ability to export or sell our solutions could adversely affect our business, while violations of these export and import 
control  and  economic  sanctions  laws  and  regulations  could  have  negative  consequences  for  us  and  our  personnel,  including 
government  investigations,  administrative  fines,  civil  and  criminal  penalties,  denial  of  export  privileges,  incarceration,  and 
reputational harm.

Due to the global nature of our business, we could be adversely affected by violations of anti-bribery, anti-money laundering and 
similar laws in other jurisdictions in which we operate.

We are subject to the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act and other anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws in other jurisdictions. 
These  laws  generally  prohibit  companies,  their  employees,  and  their  intermediaries  from  making  or  offering  improper  payments  or 
other benefits to government officials and others in the private sector. 

As we increase our sales and operations outside of the United States and increase our use of third parties, such as partners, resellers, 
agents  and  other  intermediaries,  our  risks  under  these  laws  increases.  Although  we  take  steps  to  ensure  compliance  by  adopting 
policies and conducting training, we cannot guarantee that our employees, partners, resellers, agents, or other intermediaries will not 
engage in prohibited conduct that could render us responsible under these laws. Non-compliance with these laws could subject us to 
investigations,  sanctions,  settlements,  prosecution,  other  enforcement  actions,  disgorgement  of  profits,  significant  fines,  damages, 
other  civil  and  criminal  penalties  or  injunctions,  suspension  and/or  debarment  from  contracting  with  specified  persons,  the  loss  of 
export  privileges,  reputational  harm,  adverse  media  coverage,  and  other  collateral  consequences.  Any  investigations,  actions  and/or 
sanctions could have a material negative impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Risks Related to Our Common Stock

The  trading  price  of  our  common  stock  has  been,  and  may  continue  to  be,  volatile  and  you  could  lose  all  or  part  of  your 
investment.

Technology  stocks  have  historically  experienced  high  levels  of  volatility.  The  trading  price  of  our  common  stock  has  fluctuated 
substantially and will likely continue to be volatile, ranging from an intraday low of $17.05 to an intraday high of $80.13 between our 
initial public offering in 2019 through May 22, 2023. Factors that could cause fluctuations in the trading price of our common stock 
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announcements of new products, offerings or technologies, commercial relationships, acquisitions, or other events by us or 
our competitors;

changes in how customers perceive the benefits of our platform;

shifts in the mix of billings and revenue attributable to SaaS subscriptions, licenses and services from quarter to quarter;

departures of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, other executive officers, senior management or other key 
personnel;

price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market from time to time;

fluctuations in the trading volume of our shares or the size of our public float;

sales of large blocks of our common stock, including by the Thoma Bravo Funds;

actual or anticipated changes or fluctuations in our operating results;

whether our operating results meet the expectations of securities analysts or investors;

changes in actual or future expectations of investors or securities analysts;

litigation, data breaches, or security incidents involving us, our industry or both;

regulatory developments in the United States, foreign countries or both;

general economic conditions and trends; and

• major catastrophic events in our domestic and foreign markets.

In addition, if the market for technology stocks or the stock market in general experiences a loss of investor confidence, the trading 
price of our common stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, operating results, or financial condition. The trading 
price of our common stock might also decline in reaction to events that affect other companies in our industry even if these events do 
not directly affect us. In the past, following periods of volatility in the trading price of a company’s securities, securities class action 
litigation has often been brought against that company.

If our internal controls over financial reporting or our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective, we may not be able to 
accurately report our financial results, prevent fraud or file our periodic reports in a timely manner, which may cause investors to 
lose confidence in our reported financial information and may lead to a decline in our stock price.

As  a  public  company,  we  are  required  to  maintain  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  and  disclosure  controls  and  procedures. 
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we evaluate and determine the effectiveness of our internal control over financial 
reporting and provide a management report on our internal control over financial reporting. Our testing, or the subsequent testing by 
our  independent  registered  public  accounting  firm,  may  reveal  deficiencies  in  our  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  that  are 
deemed to be material weaknesses. If we are not able to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a 
timely manner, or if we or our accounting firm identify deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting that are deemed to 
be  material  weaknesses,  the  market  price  of  our  stock  would  likely  decline  and  we  could  be  subject  to  lawsuits,  sanctions,  or 
investigations by regulatory authorities, including SEC enforcement actions, and we could be required to restate our financial results, 
any of which would require additional financial and management resources.

If material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting are discovered or occur in the future, our consolidated financial 
statements may contain material misstatements and we could be required to restate our financial results, which could materially and 
adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition, restrict our ability to access the capital markets, require us 
to expend significant resources to correct the material weakness, subject us to fines, penalties or judgments, harm our reputation, or 
otherwise cause a decline in investor confidence.

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Sales  of  substantial  amounts  of  our  common  stock  in  the  public  markets,  or  the  perception  that  such  sales  could  occur,  could 
reduce the market price of our common stock.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur, could 
adversely affect the market price of our common stock and may make it more difficult for you to sell your common stock at a time and 
price  that  you  deem  appropriate.  For  example,  our  largest  shareholder,  the  Thoma  Bravo  Funds,  sold  approximately  14.8  million 
shares of our common stock in February 2023. As of May 22, 2023, the Thoma Bravo Funds beneficially owned approximately 23.9% 
of  our  common  stock.  Under  applicable  federal  securities  laws,  the  Thoma  Bravo  Funds  may  sell  additional  shares  in  the  public 
market without our advance knowledge or participation. If Thoma Bravo were to dispose of a substantial portion of our shares in the 
public market, whether in a single transaction or a series of transactions, it could reduce the trading price of our common stock. In 
addition, any such sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, could make it more difficult for us to sell shares of our common 
stock in the public market in the future.

Our  issuance  of  additional  capital  stock  in  connection  with  financings,  acquisitions,  investments,  our  stock  incentive  plans,  or 
otherwise will dilute all other stockholders.

We  may  issue  additional  capital  stock  in  the  future  that  will  result  in  dilution  to  all  other  stockholders.  We  may  also  raise  capital 
through  equity  financings  in  the  future.  As  part  of  our  business  strategy,  we  may  acquire  or  make  investments  in  complementary 
companies,  products,  offerings  or  technologies  and  issue  equity  securities  to  pay  for  any  such  acquisition  or  investment.  Any  such 
issuances of additional capital stock may cause stockholders to experience significant dilution of their ownership interests and the per 
share value of our common stock to decline.

Thoma  Bravo  has  significant  influence  over  matters  requiring  stockholder  approval,  which  may  have  the  effect  of  delaying  or 
preventing changes of control, or limiting the ability of other stockholders to approve transactions they deem to be in their best 
interest.

Thoma Bravo, as the ultimate general partner of the Thoma Bravo Funds, beneficially owned in the aggregate approximately 23.9% of 
our issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of May 22, 2023. As a result, Thoma Bravo will continue to be able to exert 
significant influence over our operations and business strategy as well as matters requiring stockholder approval. These matters may 
include:

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officers;

approving or rejecting a merger, consolidation, or other business combination;

raising future capital; and

amending our charter and bylaws, which govern the rights attached to our common stock.

Additionally, for so long as Thoma Bravo beneficially owns at least (i) 20% (but less than 30%) of our outstanding shares of common 
stock, Thoma Bravo will have the right to nominate a number of directors to our board of directors equal to the lowest whole number 
that is greater than 30% of the total number of directors (but in no event fewer than two directors); (ii) 10% (but less than 20%) of our 
outstanding shares of common stock, Thoma Bravo will have the right to nominate a number of directors to our board of directors 
equal to the lowest whole number that is greater than 20% of the total number of directors (but in no event fewer than one director); 
and (iii) at least 5% (but less than 10%) of our outstanding shares of common stock, Thoma Bravo will have the right to nominate one 
director to our board of directors.

This  concentration  of  ownership  of  our  common  stock  could  delay  or  prevent  proxy  contests,  mergers,  tender  offers,  open-market 
purchase programs, or other purchases of our common stock that might otherwise result in the opportunity for stockholders to realize a 
premium over the then-prevailing market price of our common stock. This concentration of ownership may also adversely affect our 
share price.

Thoma Bravo may pursue corporate opportunities independent of us that could present conflicts with our and our stockholders’ 
interests.

Thoma Bravo is in the business of making or advising on investments in companies and holds (and may from time to time in the future 
acquire)  interests  in  or  provides  advice  to  businesses  that  may  directly  or  indirectly  compete  with  our  business  or  be  suppliers  or 
customers  of  ours.  Thoma  Bravo  may  also  pursue  acquisitions  that  may  be  complementary  to  our  business  and,  as  a  result,  those 
acquisition opportunities may not be available to us.

Our  charter  provides  that  none  of  our  officers  or  directors  who  are  also  an  officer,  director,  employee,  partner,  managing  director, 
principal, independent contractor, or other affiliate of Thoma Bravo will be liable to us or our stockholders for breach of any fiduciary 
duty by reason of the fact that any such individual pursues or acquires a corporate opportunity for its own account or the account of an 

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affiliate,  as  applicable,  instead  of  us,  directs  a  corporate  opportunity  to  any  other  person,  instead  of  us  or  does  not  communicate 
information regarding a corporate opportunity to us.

We do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock and, consequently, your ability to achieve a return on your investment will 
depend on appreciation in the price of our common stock.

We have never declared or paid any dividends on our common stock. We intend to retain any earnings to finance the operation and 
expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. As a result, you may only 
receive a return on your investment in our common stock if the market price of our common stock increases. Any determination to pay 
dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our board of directors. Accordingly, investors must rely on sales of their common 
stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains on their investments.

Our charter and bylaws contain anti-takeover provisions that could delay or discourage takeover attempts that stockholders may 
consider favorable.

Our charter and bylaws contain provisions that could delay or prevent a change in control of our company. These provisions could 
also make it difficult for stockholders to elect directors who are not nominated by the current members of our board of directors or 
take other corporate actions, including effecting changes in our management. These provisions include:

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a classified board of directors with three-year staggered terms, which could delay the ability of stockholders to change the 
membership of a majority of our board of directors;

directors  may  only  be  removed  for  cause,  and  subject  to  the  affirmative  vote  of  the  holders  of  66  2/3%  or  more  of  our 
outstanding shares of capital stock then entitled to vote at a meeting of our stockholders called for that purpose;

the  ability  of  our  board  of  directors  to  issue  shares  of  preferred  stock  and  to  determine  the  price  and  other  terms  of  those 
shares, including preferences and voting rights, without stockholder approval, which could be used to significantly dilute the 
ownership of a hostile acquirer;

allowing only our board of directors to fill vacancies on our board of directors, which prevents stockholders from being able 
to fill vacancies on our board of directors;

a prohibition on stockholder action by written consent, which forces stockholder action to be taken at an annual or special 
meeting of our stockholders;

the requirement that a special meeting of stockholders may be called only by our board of directors, the chair of our board of 
directors, our Chief Executive Officer or our president (in the absence of a Chief Executive Officer), which could delay the 
ability of our stockholders to force consideration of a proposal or to take action, including the removal of directors;

the  requirement  for  the  affirmative  vote  of  holders  of  at  least  66  2/3%  of  the  voting  power  of  all  of  the  then  outstanding 
shares of the voting stock, voting together as a single class, to amend the provisions of our charter relating to the management 
of our business (including our classified board structure) or certain provisions of our bylaws, which may inhibit the ability of 
an acquirer to effect such amendments to facilitate an unsolicited takeover attempt;

the ability of our board of directors to amend the bylaws, which may allow our board of directors to take additional actions to 
prevent an unsolicited takeover and inhibit the ability of an acquirer to amend the bylaws to facilitate an unsolicited takeover 
attempt;

advance  notice  procedures  with  which  stockholders  must  comply  to  nominate  candidates  to  our  board  of  directors  or  to 
propose  matters  to  be  acted  upon  at  a  stockholders’  meeting,  which  may  discourage  or  deter  a  potential  acquirer  from 
conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of 
us; and

a prohibition of cumulative voting in the election of our board of directors, which would otherwise allow less than a majority 
of stockholders to elect director candidates.

Our charter also contains a provision that provides us with protections similar to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation 
Law,  and  prevents  us  from  engaging  in  a  business  combination,  such  as  a  merger,  with  an  interested  stockholder  (i.e.,  a  person  or 
group  who  acquires  at  least  15%  of  our  voting  stock)  for  a  period  of  three  years  from  the  date  such  person  became  an  interested 
stockholder,  unless  (with  certain  exceptions)  the  business  combination  or  the  transaction  in  which  the  person  became  an  interested 
stockholder is approved in a prescribed manner. However, our charter also provides that transactions with Thoma Bravo, including the 
Thoma Bravo Funds, and any persons to whom any Thoma Bravo Fund sells its common stock, will be deemed to have been approved 
by our board of directors.

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We may issue preferred stock, the terms of which could adversely affect the voting power or value of our common stock.

Our charter authorizes us to issue, without the approval of our stockholders, one or more classes or series of preferred stock having 
such designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights, including preferences over our common stock respecting dividends and 
distributions, as our board of directors may determine. The terms of one or more classes or series of preferred stock could adversely 
impact the voting power or value of our common stock. For example, we might grant holders of preferred stock the right to elect some 
number of our directors in all events or on the happening of specified events or the right to veto specified transactions. Similarly, the 
repurchase or redemption rights or liquidation preferences we might assign to holders of preferred stock could affect the residual value 
of our common stock.

Our bylaws designate certain specified courts as the sole and exclusive forum for certain disputes between us and our stockholders, 
which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or 
employees.

Pursuant to our bylaws, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of 
Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for state law claims for (1) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; 
(2) any action asserting a claim of, or a claim based on, a breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, or other 
employees to us or our stockholders; (3) any action asserting a claim pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation 
Law,  our  certificate  of  incorporation  or  our  bylaws;  (4)  any  action  to  interpret,  apply,  enforce,  or  determine  the  validity  of  our 
certificate of incorporation or bylaws; or (5) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine (collectively, the 
“Delaware Forum Provision”). The Delaware Forum Provision does not apply to any causes of action arising under the Securities Act 
of  1933,  as  amended,  or  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended.  Our  bylaws  further  provide  that,  unless  we  consent  in 
writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the U.S. federal district courts will be the sole and exclusive forum for resolving any 
complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act (the “Federal Forum Provision”). In addition, our bylaws provide 
that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our common stock is deemed to have notice of and 
consented  to  the  foregoing  provisions;  provided,  however,  that  stockholders  cannot  and  will  not  be  deemed  to  have  waived  our 
compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. 

The Delaware Forum Provision and the Federal Forum Provision may impose additional litigation costs on stockholders in pursuing 
the claims identified above. Additionally, the Delaware Forum Provision and the Federal Forum Provision in our bylaws may limit our 
stockholders’ ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or other 
employees, which may discourage the filing of lawsuits against us and our directors, officers, and employees, even though an action, if 
successful,  might  benefit  our  stockholders.  In  addition,  while  the  Delaware  Supreme  Court  and  other  state  courts  have  upheld  the 
validity of federal forum selection provisions purporting to require claims under the Securities Act be brought in federal court, there is 
uncertainty as to whether courts in other states will enforce our Federal Forum Provision. If the Federal Forum Provision is found to 
be unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such an action. The Federal Forum Provision 
may also impose additional litigation costs on stockholders who assert that the provision is not enforceable or invalid. The Court of 
Chancery of the State of Delaware or the U.S. federal district courts may also reach different judgments or results than would other 
courts, including courts where a stockholder considering an action may be located or would otherwise choose to bring the action, and 
such judgments may be more or less favorable to us than our stockholders.

General Risk Factors

A pandemic, epidemic or outbreak of an infectious disease, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may materially affect how we and 
our customers are operating our businesses and our financial results.

We are subject to risks related to public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic and policies and 
regulations  implemented  by  governments  in  response  to  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  most  of  which  have  been  lifted,  have  had  a 
significant impact, both directly and indirectly, on global businesses and commerce and indirect effects such as worker shortages and 
supply  chain  constraints  continue  to  impact  segments  of  the  economy.  Future  global  health  concerns  could  also  result  in  social, 
economic, and labor instability in the countries in which we or the third parties with whom we engage operate.

The  impact  to  our  business  from  any  future  pandemics  or  health  epidemics  depends  on  multiple  factors  that  cannot  be  accurately 
predicted, such as its duration and scope, the extent and effectiveness of containment actions, the disruption caused by such actions, 
and  the  efficacy  and  rates  of  vaccines.  Future  pandemics  or  health  epidemics  could  have  severe  impacts  on  our  business  and  our 
customers’ and prospective customers’ businesses, for example, by adversely impacting their timing, ability, or willingness to spend 
on software platforms or purchase our offerings. Negative effects of pandemics, health epidemics, or infectious disease outbreaks on 
our  customers  or  prospective  customers  could  lead  to  pricing  discounts  or  extended  payment  terms,  reductions  in  the  amount  or 
duration  of  customers’  subscription  contracts  or  term  licenses,  or  increase  customer  attrition  rates.  Any  of  the  foregoing  could 
adversely  affect  our  productivity,  employee  morale,  future  sales,  operating  results,  and  overall  financial  performance.  Pandemics, 

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health epidemics, or outbreaks of infectious diseases may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in this 
“Risk Factors” section.

Climate change may have a long-term negative impact on our business.

The long-term effects of climate change on the global economy and the technology industry in particular are unclear. However, there 
are inherent climate-related risks such as natural disasters, floods, fire, infrastructure disruptions, and geopolitical instability that have 
the potential to disrupt and impact our business and the third parties with which we conduct business. 

In addition, changes in federal and state legislation and regulation on climate change could result in increased capital expenditures to 
comply with these new laws. Numerous treaties, laws, and regulations have been enacted or proposed in an effort to regulate climate 
change, including regulations aimed at limiting greenhouse gas emissions and the implementation of “green” building codes. These 
laws  and  regulations  may  result  in  increased  operating  costs  across  various  levels  of  our  supply  chain,  which  could  cause  us  to 
increase costs to satisfy service obligations to our customers. We may also incur costs associated with increased regulations or investor 
requirements  for  increased  environmental  and  social  disclosures  and  reporting,  including  reporting  requirements  and  standards  or 
expectations regarding the environmental impacts of our business. The cost of compliance with, or failure to comply with, such laws 
and  regulations  could  result  in  increased  compliance  costs,  and  any  untimely  or  inaccurate  disclosure  could  adversely  affect  our 
reputation, business, or financial performance. 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Our corporate headquarters is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and consists of approximately 60,000 square feet of space under a 
lease that expires in September 2027. In addition to our headquarters, we lease approximately 47,000 square feet of space in Detroit, 
Michigan,  approximately  28,000  square  feet  of  space  in  Maidenhead,  England,  and  approximately  26,000  square  feet  of  space  in 
Denver,  Colorado  for  sales  and  customer  support.  Our  primary  research  and  development  facilities  are  located  in  Linz,  Austria, 
Vienna, Austria, Gdansk, Poland, and Barcelona, Spain, and consist of approximately 96,000, 67,000, 57,000, and 36,000 square feet, 
respectively. We also lease other facilities in the United States and internationally. We believe that our facilities are adequate to meet 
our needs for the immediate future and that we will be able to secure additional space to accommodate expansion of our operations.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are, from time to time, party to legal proceedings and subject to claims in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome 
of legal proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, we currently believe that the resolution of any such matters will not 
have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition, or cash flows. Regardless of the outcome, legal 
proceedings  and  claims  can  have  an  adverse  impact  on  us  because  of  defense  and  settlement  costs,  diversion  of  management 
resources, and other factors.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER 
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information for Common Stock

Our common stock has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DT” since August 1, 2019. Prior to that date, 
there was no public trading market for our common stock.

Holders of Record

As  of  May  22,  2023,  there  were  53  stockholders  of  record  of  our  common  stock.  We  believe  a  substantially  greater  number  of 
beneficial owners hold shares through brokers, banks or other nominees.

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Dividend Policy

We have never declared or paid any cash dividend on our common stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any 
future earnings for use in the operation of our business and do not expect to pay any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable 
future. Any future determination to declare dividends will be made at the discretion of our board of directors, subject to applicable 
laws, and will depend on a number of factors, including our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, contractual 
restrictions, general business conditions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant. In addition, our credit facility 
places restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay cash dividends or make distributions to us.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

Information required by Item 5 of Form 10-K regarding our Equity Compensation Plans is incorporated herein by reference to Item 
12, “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters,” of this Annual Report. 

Performance Graph

The following shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or incorporated by reference into any of our 
other filings under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

The performance graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock with the cumulative total return 
on the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Information Technology Index. The graph assumes $100 was invested at the market close on 
August 1, 2019, which was our initial trading date, in our common stock. Data for the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Information 
Technology Index assume reinvestment of dividends.

The  comparisons  in  the  graph  below  are  based  upon  historical  data  and  are  not  indicative  of,  nor  intended  to  forecast,  future 
performance of our common stock.

Dynatrace, Inc.

S&P 500

S&P 500 Information Technology

Base Period

8/1/2019

3/31/2020

3/31/2021

3/31/2022

3/31/2023

$ 

$ 

$ 

100.00  $ 

99.96  $ 

202.26  $ 

197.48  $ 

100.00  $ 

87.51  $ 

134.51  $ 

153.39  $ 

100.00  $ 

100.32  $ 

165.35  $ 

198.19  $ 

177.36 

139.13 

187.19 

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Comparison of Cumulative Total ReturnDynatrace, Inc.S&P 500S&P 500 IT8/1/20193/31/20203/31/20213/31/20223/31/2023$0$100$200Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

None.

Use of Proceeds

None.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

None. 

ITEM 6. RESERVED

Not applicable.

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION 
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The  following  discussion  and  analysis  of  our  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  our 
consolidated  financial  statements  and  related  notes  appearing  elsewhere  in  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K.  The  following 
discussion  and  analysis  contains  forward-looking  statements  that  involve  risks  and  uncertainties.  When  reviewing  the  discussion 
below, you should keep in mind the substantial risks and uncertainties that could impact our business. In particular, we encourage you 
to review the risks and uncertainties described in the section titled “Risk Factors” under Part I, Item 1A. in this Annual Report on 
Form  10-K.  These  risks  and  uncertainties  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ  materially  from  those  projected  in  forward-looking 
statements contained in this report or implied by past results and trends. Our fiscal year ends on March 31. Our historical results are 
not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any period in the future.

Overview

Dynatrace offers a unified observability and security platform with analytics and automation at its core, purpose-built for dynamic, 
hybrid, multicloud environments. Our comprehensive solutions help global organizations simplify cloud complexity, innovate faster, 
and do more with less in the modern cloud. 

As  enterprises  and  public  sector  institutions  embrace  modern  cloud  environments  as  the  underlying  foundation  of  their  digital 
transformations,  we  believe  that  the  scale,  growing  complexity,  and  dynamic  nature  of  these  environments  are  rapidly  making 
solutions such as the Dynatrace® platform mandatory instead of optional for many organizations. Our Dynatrace® platform combines 
the only fully unified end-to-end solution for comprehensive observability and continuous runtime application security together with 
advanced AIOps to provide answers and intelligent automation from data at enormous scale. This approach enables IT, development, 
security, and business operations teams to modernize and automate operations, deliver software faster and more securely, and provide 
better digital experiences. 

We  take  Dynatrace®  to  market  through  a  combination  of  our  global  direct  sales  team  and  a  network  of  partners,  including  global 
system integrators, cloud providers (such as AWS, Azure, and GCP), resellers and technology alliance partners. We target the largest 
15,000  global  enterprise  accounts,  which  generally  have  annual  revenues  in  excess  of  $1  billion,  which  we  believe  see  more  value 
from our integrated full-stack platform. 

All  of  our  offerings  leverage  the  Dynatrace®  observability  and  security  platform  to  provide  APM,  runtime  application  security, 
infrastructure  monitoring,  log  management  and  analytics,  DEM,  digital  business  analytics,  and  cloud  automation  in  an  easy-to-use, 
highly automated, all-in-one solution. 

We  generate  revenue  primarily  by  selling  subscriptions,  which  we  define  as  SaaS  agreements,  Dynatrace®  term-based  licenses, 
Dynatrace® perpetual licenses, and maintenance and support agreements.

The majority of our customers deploy Dynatrace® as a SaaS solution to get the latest Dynatrace® features and updates with greatly 
reduced administrative effort. Our SaaS solution provides customers with the ability to scale up and down rapidly, without having to 
purchase, provision, and manage their hardware. We also provide options to deploy our platform at the edge in customer-provisioned 
infrastructure,  which  we  refer  to  as  Dynatrace  Managed.  This  offering  allows  customers  the  flexibility  to  maintain  control  of  the 
environment where their data resides, whether in the cloud or on-premises, combining the simplicity of SaaS with the ability to adhere 
to their own data security and sovereignty requirements. Our Mission Control center automatically upgrades all Dynatrace® instances 
and offers on-premises cluster customers auto-deployment options that suit their specific enterprise management processes.  

The Dynatrace® platform has been commercially available since 2016 and is the primary offering that we sell. 

Fiscal 2023 Financial Highlights

We  delivered  strong  fiscal  2023  financial  results  in  a  dynamic  macroeconomic  environment,  demonstrating  the  durability  of  our 
business model. 

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Our  annual  recurring  revenue  (“ARR”)  was  $1,247  million  as  of  March  31,  2023,  which  reflected  25%  growth  year-over-
year;

For the full year ended March 31, 2023, we were once again profitable and delivered solid operating income; 

As of March 31, 2023, we had approximately $555 million of cash and cash equivalents and no long-term debt; and

Dynatrace® customers increased to more than 3,600 as of March 31, 2023 from approximately 3,300 as of March 31, 2022. 

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We  believe  in  a  disciplined  and  balanced  approach  to  operating  our  business.  We  plan  to  continue  driving  innovation  to  meet 
customers’ needs and grow our customer base. We also plan to invest in future growth opportunities that we expect will drive long-
term value, while leveraging our global partner ecosystem, optimizing costs, and improving efficiency and profitability. 

We  believe  this  approach  is  even  more  important  at  this  time  as  we  navigate  a  rapidly  evolving  and  uncertain  macroeconomic 
environment, which can include geopolitical considerations, fluctuations in credit, equity, and foreign currency markets, changes in 
inflation, interest rates, consumer confidence and spending, and other factors that may affect the buying patterns of our customers and 
prospective  customers,  including  the  size  of  transactions  and  length  of  sales  cycles.  While  we  continue  to  close  deals,  customers 
continue  to  be  cautious  in  their  spending,  with  tighter  budget  scrutiny.  We  expect  that  the  elongation  of  sales  cycles  that  we 
experienced  in  the  second  half  of  our  fiscal  2023  will  persist  throughout  our  fiscal  2024.  Although  macroeconomic  uncertainty 
persists, we remain confident in our ability to execute in this environment. Please see the section titled “Risk Factors” included under 
Part I, Item 1A for further discussion of the possible impact of macroeconomic conditions on our business.

Key Factors Affecting Our Performance

Our historical financial performance has been, and we expect our financial performance in the future to be, driven by our ability to:

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Extend  our  technology  and  market  leadership  position.  We  intend  to  maintain  our  position  as  the  market-leading  unified 
observability and security platform through increased investment in research and development and continued innovation. We 
expect  to  focus  on  expanding  the  functionality  of  our  unified  Dynatrace®  and  investing  in  capabilities  that  address  new 
market  opportunities.  We  also  plan  to  continue  evolving  our  causal  AI  capabilities  to  drive  differentiation  through  precise 
answers and broad-based automation. We believe this strategy will enable new growth opportunities and allow us to continue 
to deliver differentiated high-value outcomes to our customers.

Grow our customer base. We intend to drive new customer growth by expanding our direct sales force focused on the largest 
15,000  global  enterprise  accounts,  which  generally  have  annual  revenues  in  excess  of  $1  billion.  In  addition,  we  plan  to 
leverage our global partner ecosystem to add new customers in geographies where we have direct coverage and work jointly 
with our partners.

Increase  penetration  within  existing  customers.  We  plan  to  continue  to  increase  the  penetration  within  our  existing 
customers  by  establishing  new  and  deeper  relationships  within  our  customers’  organizations  (notably,  development  teams) 
and expanding the breadth of our platform capabilities to provide for continued cross-selling opportunities. In addition, we 
believe  the  ease  of  implementation  for  Dynatrace®  provides  us  the  opportunity  to  expand  adoption  within  our  existing 
enterprise customers, across new customer applications, and into additional business units or divisions. Once customers are 
on the Dynatrace® platform, we have seen significant dollar-based net retention rate expansion due to the ease of use and 
power of our platform.

Enhance  our  strategic  partner  ecosystem.  We  intend  to  continue  to  invest  in  our  strategic  partner  ecosystem,  with  a 
particular  emphasis  on  cloud-focused  partnerships  with  GSIs  and  hyperscaler  cloud  providers.  These  strategic  partners 
continually  work  with  their  customers  to  help  them  digitally  transform  their  businesses  and  reduce  cloud  complexity.  By 
working  more  closely  with  strategic  partners,  our  objective  is  to  participate  in  digital  transformation  projects  earlier  in  the 
purchasing cycle and enable customers to establish more resilient cloud deployments from the start.

Key Metrics

In  addition  to  our  U.S.  GAAP  financial  information,  we  monitor  the  following  key  metrics  to  help  us  measure  and  evaluate  the 
effectiveness of our operations:

Total ARR (in thousands)

$ 1,246,681 

$ 1,162,591 

$  1,064,951  $  1,031,284  $ 

995,121  $ 

929,906  $ 

863,863  $ 

823,222 

Dollar-based Net Retention Rate

 119 %

 119 %

120%+

120%+

120%+

120%+

120%+

120%+

3/31/2023

12/31/2022

9/30/2022

6/30/2022

3/31/2022

12/31/2021

9/30/2021

6/30/2021

As of

Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”): We define ARR as the daily revenue of all subscription agreements that are actively generating 
revenue as of the last day of the reporting period multiplied by 365. We exclude from our calculation of ARR any revenues derived 
from month-to-month agreements and/or product usage overage billings, where customers are billed in arrears based on product usage. 
Total ARR was $1,247 million as of March 31, 2023. Over the past year, Total ARR has grown by $252 million, or 25%. 

Dollar-based  Net  Retention  Rate:  We  define  the  dollar-based  net  retention  rate  as  the  Dynatrace®  ARR  at  the  end  of  a  reporting 
period for the cohort of Dynatrace® accounts as of one year prior to the date of calculation, divided by the Dynatrace® ARR one year 
prior  to  the  date  of  calculation  for  that  same  cohort.  Our  dollar-based  net  retention  rate  reflects  customer  renewals,  expansion, 
contraction  and  churn,  and  excludes  the  benefit  of  Dynatrace®  ARR  resulting  from  the  conversion  of  Classic  products  to  the 
Dynatrace® platform. Beginning in fiscal 2023, we began to exclude the headwind associated with the Dynatrace perpetual license 

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ARR given the diminishing impact of perpetual license ARR. We believe that eliminating the perpetual license headwind will result in 
a dollar-based net retention rate metric that better reflects Dynatrace’s ability to expand existing customer relationships. Dollar-based 
net retention rate is presented on a constant currency basis. 

Revenue

Key Components of Results of Operations

Revenue includes subscriptions and services (and previously included licenses, as discussed below).

Subscription.  Our  subscription  revenue  consists  of  (i)  SaaS  agreements,  (ii)  Dynatrace®  term-based  licenses  which  are  recognized 
ratably over the contract term, (iii) Dynatrace® perpetual licenses that are recognized ratably over the term of the expected optional 
maintenance  renewals,  which  is  generally  three  years,  and  (iv)  maintenance  and  support  agreements.  We  typically  invoice  SaaS 
subscription  fees  and  term  licenses  annually  in  advance  and  recognize  subscription  revenue  ratably  over  the  term  of  the  applicable 
agreement,  provided  that  all  other  revenue  recognition  criteria  have  been  satisfied.  Fees  for  our  Dynatrace®  perpetual  licenses  are 
generally  billed  up  front.  See  the  section  titled  “Critical  Accounting  Policies  and  Estimates—Revenue  Recognition”  for  more 
information.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, we reclassified license revenue, which is recognized from sales of perpetual and term-based 
licenses of our Classic products, of $0.1 million and $1.5 million for the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, from 
“License” to “Subscription” revenue. There was no revenue from Classic products for the year ended March 31, 2023. Our Classic 
products  were  sunset  as  of  April  1,  2021,  and  thereafter  were  only  sold  to  existing  customers.  Prior  periods  have  been  revised  to 
conform  to  the  current  period  presentation.  See  Note  2,  Significant  Accounting  Policies,  of  our  audited  consolidated  financial 
statements included in this Annual Report for a description of the change in presentation.

Service.  Service  revenue  consists  of  revenue  from  helping  our  customers  deploy  our  software  in  highly  complex  operational 
environments  and  training  their  personnel.  We  recognize  the  revenues  associated  with  these  professional  services  on  a  time  and 
materials basis as we deliver the services or provide the training. We generally recognize the revenues associated with our services in 
the period the services are performed, provided that collection of the related receivable is reasonably assured.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of subscription. Cost of subscription revenue includes all direct costs to deliver and support our subscription products, including 
salaries, benefits, share-based compensation and related expenses such as employer taxes, third-party hosting fees related to our cloud 
services, allocated overhead for facilities, IT, and amortization of internally developed capitalized software technology. We recognize 
these expenses as they are incurred.

Cost of service. Cost of service revenue includes salaries, benefits, share-based compensation and related expenses such as employer 
taxes for our services organization, allocated overhead for depreciation of equipment, facilities and IT. We recognize these expenses 
as they are incurred.

Amortization  of  acquired  technology.  Amortization  expense  for  technology  acquired  in  the  Thoma  Bravo  Funds’  acquisition  of  the 
Company  in  2014  and  business  combinations.  To  the  extent  significant  future  acquisitions  are  consummated,  we  expect  that  our 
amortization of acquired technologies may increase due to additional non-cash charges associated with the amortization of intangible 
assets acquired.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and gross margin is gross profit as a percentage of revenue. Gross profit has been and will 
continue to be affected by various factors, including the mix of our subscription and service and other revenue, the costs associated 
with  third-party  cloud-based  hosting  services  for  our  cloud-based  subscriptions,  and  the  extent  to  which  we  expand  our  customer 
support and services organizations. We expect that our gross margin will fluctuate from period to period depending on the interplay of 
these various factors.

Operating Expenses

Personnel  costs,  which  consist  of  salaries,  benefits,  bonuses,  share-based  compensation  and,  with  regard  to  sales  and  marketing 
expenses, sales commissions, are the most significant component of our operating expenses. We also incur other non-personnel costs, 
such as an allocation of our general overhead expenses.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, we refined our methodology used to allocate depreciation expense for certain property and 
equipment  to  better  align  the  expense  with  the  related  use  of  the  property  and  equipment.  This  has  been  retrospectively  applied  to 

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periods  beginning  on  April  1,  2022.  See  Note  2,  Significant  Accounting  Policies,  of  our  audited  consolidated  financial  statements 
included in this Annual Report for a description of the reclassification.

Research and development. Research and development expenses primarily consist of the cost of programming personnel. We focus 
our  research  and  development  efforts  on  developing  new  solutions,  core  technologies,  and  to  further  enhance  the  functionality, 
reliability,  performance  and  flexibility  of  existing  solutions.  We  believe  that  our  software  development  teams  and  our  core 
technologies  represent  a  significant  competitive  advantage  for  us  and  we  expect  that  our  research  and  development  expenses  will 
continue  to  increase  in  absolute  dollars  as  we  invest  in  research  and  development  headcount  to  further  strengthen  and  enhance  our 
solutions.

Sales and marketing. Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of personnel for our sales, marketing, and business development 
personnel, commissions earned by our sales personnel, and the cost of marketing and business development programs. We expect that 
sales  and  marketing  expenses  will  continue  to  increase  in  absolute  dollars  as  we  continue  to  hire  additional  sales  and  marketing 
personnel and invest in marketing programs.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses primarily consist of the personnel and facility-related costs for our 
executive, finance, legal, human resources and administrative personnel, and other corporate expenses, including those associated with 
our ongoing public reporting obligations. We anticipate continuing to incur additional expenses as we continue to invest in the growth 
of our operations, as well as incur ongoing costs primarily associated with other transactional activities and the compliance of being a 
publicly traded company.

Amortization of other intangibles. Amortization of other intangibles primarily consists of amortization of customer relationships and 
capitalized software and tradenames. 

Restructuring and other. Restructuring and other expenses primarily consist of various restructuring activities we have undertaken to 
achieve  strategic  and  financial  objectives.  Restructuring  activities  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  product  offering  cancellation  and 
termination of related employees, office relocation, administrative cost of structure realignment, and consolidation of resources.

Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net, consists primarily of interest expense and foreign currency realized and unrealized gains and losses related to the 
impact  of  transactions  denominated  in  a  foreign  currency,  including  balances  between  subsidiaries.  Interest  expense,  net  of  interest 
income,  consists  primarily  of  interest  on  our  former  term  loan  facility,  fees  on  our  revolving  credit  facility,  loss  on  debt 
extinguishment, and amortization of debt issuance costs.

Income Tax Expense

Our  income  tax  expense,  deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities,  and  liabilities  for  unrecognized  tax  benefits  reflect  management’s  best 
assessment of estimated current and future taxes to be paid. We are subject to income taxes in both the United States and numerous 
foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgments and estimates are required in determining the consolidated income tax expense.

Our income tax rate varies from the U.S. federal statutory rate mainly due to (1) a change in the Company’s assessment of realization 
of certain tax benefits previously subject to a valuation allowance in the U.S., (2) the generation of U.S. foreign tax credits, and (3) the 
foreign derived intangibles deduction, partially offset by (4) foreign withholding taxes, and (5) an increase in uncertain tax positions. 
We expect this fluctuation in income tax rates, as well as its potential impact on our results of operations, to continue.

Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 174

For  tax  years  beginning  on  or  after  January  1,  2022,  the  Tax  Cuts  and  Jobs  Act  of  2017  eliminates  the  option  to  currently  deduct 
research  and  development  expenses  and  requires  taxpayers  to  capitalize  and  amortize  them  over  five  years  for  research  activities 
performed in the United States and fifteen years for research activities performed outside the United States pursuant to IRC Section 
174. This law change will increase our U.S. federal and state cash taxes and reduce cash flows in fiscal year 2024 and future years.

Share-based compensation

The tax effects of the accounting for share-based compensation may significantly impact our effective tax rate from period to period. 
In periods in which our share price differs from the grant price of the share-based awards vesting or exercised in that period, we will 
recognize  excess  tax  benefits  or  deficiencies  that  will  impact  our  effective  tax  rate.  The  amount  and  value  of  share-based 
compensation  issued  relative  to  our  earnings  in  a  particular  period  will  also  affect  the  magnitude  of  the  impact  of  share-based 
compensation on our effective tax rate. These tax effects are dependent on our share price, which we do not control, and a decline in 
our share price could significantly increase our effective tax rate and adversely affect our financial results.

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The following tables set forth our results of operations for the periods presented:

Results of Operations

Revenue:

Subscription

Service

Total revenue

Cost of revenue:

Cost of subscription

Cost of service

Amortization of acquired technology

Total cost of revenue (1)
Gross profit

Operating expenses:

Research and development (1)
Sales and marketing (1)
General and administrative (1)
Amortization of other intangibles

Restructuring and other

Total operating expenses

Income from operations

Other expense, net

Income before income taxes

Income tax benefit (expense)

Net income

2023

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

2021

Amount

Percent

Amount

Percent

Amount

Percent

(in thousands, except percentages)

$ 

1,083,330 

 94%  $ 

870,439 

 94%  $ 

656,626 

75,200 

 6% 

59,006 

 6% 

46,883 

 93% 

 7% 

1,158,530 

 100% 

929,445 

 100% 

703,509 

 100% 

144,445 

 12% 

111,646 

 12% 

 6% 

 1% 

 19% 

 81% 

 19% 
 39% 
 13% 

 2% 

62,882 

15,564 

222,891 

935,639 

218,349 
448,015 
150,031 

26,292 

141 

842,828 

92,811 

(2,844) 

89,967 

17,992 

 5% 

 2% 

 19% 

 81% 

 17% 
 39% 
 14% 

 3% 

45,717 

15,513 

172,876 

756,569 

156,342 
362,116 
126,622 

30,157 

25 

675,262 

81,307 

(9,648) 

71,659 

(19,208) 

$ 

107,959 

$ 

52,451 

$ 

 11% 

 5% 

 2% 

 18% 

 82% 

 16% 
 35% 
 13% 

 5% 

77,488 

34,903 

15,317 

127,708 

575,801 

111,415 
245,487 
92,219 

34,744 

40 

483,905 

91,896 

(14,043) 

77,853 

(2,139) 

75,714 

2021

7,307 
11,684 
24,153 
14,640 
57,784 

_________________
(1)

Includes share-based compensation expense as follows:

Cost of revenue
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Total share-based compensation expense

2023

18,383 
41,406 
51,147 
35,938 
146,874 

$ 

$ 

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022
(in thousands)

$ 

$ 

12,863 
21,316 
35,957 
29,400 
99,536 

$ 

$ 

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Revenue

Subscription

Service

Total revenue

Subscription

Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

Change

2023

2022

Amount

Percent

(in thousands, except percentages)

$ 

1,083,330  $ 

870,439  $ 

212,891 

75,200 

59,006 

16,194 

$ 

1,158,530  $ 

929,445  $ 

229,085 

 24% 

 27% 

 25% 

Subscription revenue increased by $212.9 million, or 24%, for the year ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended March 
31,  2022,  primarily  due  to  the  growing  adoption  of  the  Dynatrace®  platform  by  new  customers  combined  with  existing  customers 
expanding their use of our solutions. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates negatively impacted our revenue by $41.9 million. 
Our subscription revenue remained consistent at 94% of total revenue for the years ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022. 

Service

Service revenue increased by $16.2 million, or 27%, for the year ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended March 31, 
2022. We generally recognize the revenues associated with professional services as we deliver the services. The increase was in line 
with the growing adoption of the Dynatrace® platform by new customers combined with existing customers expanding their use of our 
solutions. 

Cost of Revenue

Cost of subscription

Cost of service

Amortization of acquired technology

Total cost of revenue

Cost of subscription

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

Change

2023

2022

Amount

Percent

(in thousands, except percentages)

$ 

144,445  $ 

111,646  $ 

62,882 

15,564 

45,717 

15,513 

32,799 

17,165 

51 

$ 

222,891  $ 

172,876  $ 

50,015 

 29% 

 38% 

 —% 

 29% 

Cost of subscription increased by $32.8 million, or 29%, for the year ended March 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended March 31, 
2022.  The  increase  was  primarily  due  to  higher  personnel  costs  to  support  the  growth  of  our  subscription  cloud-based  offering  of 
$17.1 million and higher cloud-based hosting costs and subscriptions of $6.2 million. Also contributing to the increase were higher 
share-based compensation expense of $4.6 million and increased allocated overhead costs of $3.2 million.

Cost of service

Cost of service increased by $17.2 million, or 38%, for the year ended March 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended March 31, 2022. 
The increase was primarily the result of higher personnel and resourcing costs of $12.3 million. Also contributing to the increase were 
increased advertising costs of $1.3 million, increased allocated overhead costs of $1.2 million, and higher share-based compensation 
of $0.9 million.

Amortization of acquired technologies

For the years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, amortization of acquired technologies was primarily related to amortization expense for 
technology acquired in connection with Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of our company in 2014.

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Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit:

Subscription

Service

Amortization of acquired technology

Total gross profit

Gross margin:

Subscription

Service

Amortization of acquired technology

Total gross margin

Subscription

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

Change

2023

2022

Amount

Percent

(in thousands, except percentages)

$ 

938,885 

$ 

758,793 

$ 

180,092 

12,318 

(15,564) 

13,289 

(15,513) 

(971) 

(51) 

$ 

935,639 

$ 

756,569 

$ 

179,070 

 24% 

 (7%) 

 —% 

 24% 

 87% 

 16% 

 (100%) 

 81% 

 87% 

 23% 

 (100%) 

 81% 

Subscription  gross  profit  increased  by  $180.1  million,  or  24%,  during  the  year  ended  March  31,  2023  compared  to  the  year  ended 
March 31, 2022. Subscription gross margin remained consistent at 87% of total gross margin during the years ended March 31, 2023 
and  March  31,  2022.  The  increase  in  gross  profit  was  primarily  due  to  the  growth  of  the  Dynatrace®  platform  by  new  customers 
combined with existing customers expanding their use of our solutions. 

Service

Service gross profit decreased by $1.0 million, or 7%, during the year ended March 31, 2023 compared to the year ended March 31, 
2022. Service gross margin decreased from 23% to 16% of total gross margin during the year ended March 31, 2023 compared to the 
year  ended  March  31,  2022.  The  decrease  in  gross  profit  and  gross  margin  was  primarily  due  to  higher  personnel  and  share-based 
compensation costs.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses:

Research and development

Sales and marketing

General and administrative

Amortization of other intangibles

Restructuring and other

Total operating expenses

Research and development

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

Change

2023

2022

Amount

Percent

(in thousands, except percentages)

$ 

218,349  $ 

156,342  $ 

448,015 

150,031 

26,292 

141 

362,116 

126,622 

30,157 

25 

62,007 

85,899 

23,409 

(3,865) 

116 

$ 

842,828  $ 

675,262  $ 

167,566 

 40% 

 24% 

 18% 

 (13%) 

 464% 

 25% 

Research  and  development  expenses  increased  $62.0  million,  or  40%,  for  the  year  ended  March  31,  2023  as  compared  to  the  year 
ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to increased personnel and other costs to expand our product offerings of $29.2 
million, and higher share-based compensation of $20.1 million. Also contributing to the increase were higher allocated overhead costs 
of $9.8 million, higher travel expenses of $1.6 million, and increased cloud-based hosting costs of $1.5 million.

Sales and marketing

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $85.9 million, or 24%, for the year ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended 
March 31, 2022, primarily driven by increased personnel costs of $51.7 million and higher share-based compensation of $15.2 million. 
Also  contributing  to  the  increase  were  increased  travel  expenses  of  $9.0  million,  higher  commissions  of  $8.8  million,  and  higher 
allocated overhead costs of $7.0 million.

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General and administrative

General and administrative expenses increased by $23.4 million, or 18%, for the year ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the year 
ended  March  31,  2022,  primarily  due  to  increased  personnel  costs  of  $19.9  million  and  higher  share-based  compensation  of  $6.5 
million. Also contributing to the increase were higher professional fees of $5.6 million, and higher IT and facilities expenses of $4.1 
million related to new offices and expansions. Partially offsetting the increase were increased corporate allocations, in part due to the 
allocation of depreciation and amortization.

Amortization of other intangibles

Amortization  of  other  intangibles  decreased  by  $3.9  million,  or  13%,  for  the  year  ended  March  31,  2023  as  compared  to  the  year 
ended March 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily the result of lower amortization for certain intangible assets that are amortized on a 
systematic basis that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are estimated to be realized and the 
completion of amortization on certain intangibles.

Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net, decreased by $6.8 million, or 71%, for the year ended March 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended March 31, 
2022. The decline was primarily the result of lower interest expense due to the reduction in debt. The loss on our debt extinguishment 
was also slightly offset by interest income.

Income Tax Benefit (Expense)

Income tax expense decreased by $37.2 million resulting in a benefit of $18.0 million for the year ended March 31, 2023, as compared 
to an expense of $19.2 million for the year ended March 31, 2022. This decrease was primarily due to a $32.6 million net reduction to 
the valuation allowance recorded against global deferred tax assets.

Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

Revenue

Subscription

Service

Total revenue

Subscription

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

Change

2022

2021

Amount

Percent

(in thousands, except percentages)

$ 

$ 

870,439  $ 

656,626  $ 

213,813 

59,006 

46,883 

12,123 

929,445  $ 

703,509  $ 

225,936 

 33% 

 26% 

 32% 

Subscription revenue increased by $213.8 million, or 33%, for the year ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended March 
31,  2021,  primarily  due  to  the  growing  adoption  of  the  Dynatrace®  platform  by  new  customers  combined  with  existing  customers 
expanding their use of our solutions. Our subscription revenue increased to 94% of total revenue for the year ended March 31, 2022 
compared to 93% of total revenue for the year ended March 31, 2021.

Service

Service revenue increased by $12.1 million, or 26%, for the year ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended March 31, 
2021. We recognize the revenues associated with professional services as we deliver the services.

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Cost of Revenue

Cost of subscription

Cost of service

Amortization of acquired technology

Total cost of revenue

Cost of subscription

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

Change

2022

2021

Amount

Percent

(in thousands, except percentages)

$ 

111,646  $ 

77,488  $ 

45,717 

15,513 

34,903 

15,317 

34,158 

10,814 

196 

$ 

172,876  $ 

127,708  $ 

45,168 

 44% 

 31% 

 1% 

 35% 

Cost of subscription revenue increased by $34.2 million, or 44%, for the year ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended 
March  31,  2021.  The  increase  was  primarily  due  to  higher  personnel  costs  to  support  the  growth  of  our  subscription  cloud-based 
offering  of  $19.5  million,  higher  cloud-based  hosting  costs  and  subscriptions  of  $10.7  million,  as  well  as  higher  share-based 
compensation  of  $3.0  million.  Partially  offsetting  this  increase  was  $1.3  million  in  lower  amortization  due  to  the  completion  of 
amortization of certain internally developed capitalized software technology.

Cost of service

Cost of service revenue increased by $10.8 million, or 31%, for the year ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended March 
31, 2021. The increase was primarily the result of higher personnel costs of $6.8 million, higher share-based compensation of $2.6 
million, and an increase in subscription costs of $1.0 million.

Amortization of acquired technologies

For the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, amortization of acquired technologies was primarily related to amortization expense for 
technology acquired in connection with Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of our company in 2014.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit:

Subscription

Service

Amortization of acquired technology

Total gross profit

Gross margin:

Subscription

Service

Amortization of acquired technology

Total gross margin

Subscription

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

Change

2022

2021

Amount

Percent

(in thousands, except percentages)

$ 

758,793 

$ 

579,138 

$ 

179,655 

13,289 

(15,513) 

11,980 

(15,317) 

1,309 

(196) 

$ 

756,569 

$ 

575,801 

$ 

180,768 

 31% 

 11% 

 1% 

 31% 

 87 %

 23 %

 (100) %

 81 %

 88% 

 26% 

 (100%) 

 82% 

Subscription  gross  profit  increased  by  $179.7  million,  or  31%,  during  the  year  ended  March  31,  2022  compared  to  the  year  ended 
March 31, 2021. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to the growth of the Dynatrace® platform by new customers combined 
with existing customers expanding their use of our solutions. Subscription gross margin decreased from 88% to 87% during the year 
ended March 31, 2022 compared to the year ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to higher personnel and share-based compensation 
costs to support the growth of our subscription cloud-based offering.

Service

Service gross profit increased by $1.3 million, or 11%, during the year ended March 31, 2022 compared to the year ended March 31, 
2021. Service gross margin decreased from 26% to 23%, during the year ended March 31, 2022 compared to the year ended March 31, 

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2021. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to an increase in service revenue driven by higher utilization of personnel. The 
decrease in gross margin was primarily due to higher personnel and share-based compensation costs.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses:

Research and development

Sales and marketing

General and administrative

Amortization of other intangibles

Restructuring and other

Total operating expenses

Research and development

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

Change

2022

2021

Amount

Percent

(in thousands, except percentages)

$ 

156,342  $ 

111,415  $ 

362,116 

126,622 

30,157 

25 

245,487 

92,219 

34,744 

40 

44,927 

116,629 

34,403 

(4,587) 

(15) 

$ 

675,262  $ 

483,905  $ 

191,357 

 40% 

 48% 

 37% 

 (13%) 

 (38%) 

 40% 

Research and development expenses increased by $44.9 million, or 40%, for the year ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the year 
ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to increased personnel and other costs to expand our product offerings of $26.4 
million, and higher share-based compensation of $9.6 million. Also contributing to the increase were higher cloud-based hosting costs 
of $4.1 million, increased allocated overhead costs of $2.5 million to support the growth of the business and related infrastructure, and 
higher travel expenses of $0.8 million as global travel restrictions began to decrease and as travel resumed.

Sales and marketing

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $116.6 million, or 48%, for the year ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended 
March 31, 2021, driven by increased personnel costs of $54.4 million, related share-based compensation of $11.8 million, and other 
employee-related  expenses  of  $5.3  million.  Also  contributing  to  the  increase  were  higher  advertising  and  marketing  costs  of  $29.0 
million, higher professional fees of $4.2 million, increased travel expenses related to global restrictions lifting of $4.0 million, higher 
information  technology  costs  of  $2.4  million,  and  increased  allocated  overhead  costs  of  $1.5  million  to  support  the  growth  of  the 
business and related infrastructure.

General and administrative

General and administrative expenses increased by $34.4 million, or 37%, for the year ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the year 
ended  March  31,  2021,  primarily  due  to  increased  personnel  costs  of  $14.1  million,  related  share-based  compensation  of  $14.8 
million, and other employee-related expenses of $1.9 million. Also contributing to the increase were higher professional fees of $1.1 
million, and increased travel expenses related to global restrictions lifting of $0.8 million.

Amortization of other intangibles

Amortization  of  other  intangibles  decreased  by  $4.6  million,  or  13%,  for  the  year  ended  March  31,  2022,  as  compared  to  the  year 
ended March 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily the result of lower amortization for certain intangible assets that are amortized on a 
systematic basis that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are estimated to be realized and the 
completion of amortization on certain intangibles.

Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net, decreased by $4.4 million, or 31%, for the year ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended March 31, 
2021.  The  decline  was  primarily  the  result  of  lower  interest  expense  on  our  former  term  loan  as  we  had  less  principal  outstanding 
compared to the prior fiscal year.

Income Tax Expense

Income  tax  expense  increased  by  $17.1  million  resulting  in  an  expense  of  $19.2  million  for  the  year  ended  March  31,  2022,  as 
compared to an expense of $2.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2021. This increase was primarily due to the one-time impact of 
tax  return  to  provision  true-up  benefits  resulting  from  changes  in  estimates  to  the  reorganization  transaction  tax  during  fiscal  year 
2021.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2023, we had $555.3 million of cash and cash equivalents and $384.5 million available under our revolving credit 
facility.

We have historically financed our operations primarily through payments by our customers for use of our product offerings and related 
services and, to a lesser extent, the net proceeds we have received from sales of equity securities. 

Over the past three years, cash flows from customer collections have increased. However, operating expenses have also increased as 
we have invested in growing our business. Our operating cash requirements may increase in the future as we continue to invest in the 
strategic growth of our company. 

Our billings and revenue mix may vary over time due to a number of factors, including the mix of subscriptions and services and the 
contract length of our customer agreements.  Such variability in the timing and amounts of our billings could impact the timing of our 
cash collections from period to period.

Our material cash requirements from known contractual and other obligations consist of our rent payments required under operating 
lease  agreements  and  non-cancelable  purchase  obligations  for  cloud  hosting  support.  As  of  March  31,  2023,  total  contractual 
commitments were $244.4 million, with $78.8 million committed within the next twelve months. For further information regarding 
our  contractual  commitments,  see  Note  11,  Commitments  and  Contingencies,  of  our  audited  consolidated  financial  statements 
included in this Annual Report.

Cash from operations could be affected by various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks detailed in the section 
titled  “Risk  Factors”  included  under  Part  I,  Item  1A.  However,  we  believe  that  our  existing  cash,  cash  equivalents,  funds  available 
under our revolving credit facility, and cash generated from operations, will be sufficient to meet our cash requirements for at least the 
next twelve months. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our growth rate, the timing and extent of 
spending to support research and development efforts, the continued expansion of sales and marketing activities, the introduction of 
new and enhanced products, seasonality of our billing activities, timing and extent of spending to support our growth strategy, and the 
continued market acceptance of our products. In the event that additional financing is required from outside sources, we may not be 
able to raise such financing on terms acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when desired, our business, 
operating results, and financial condition would be adversely affected.

Our Credit Facilities

In December 2022, we entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount of $400.0 million (the “Credit 
Facility”).  As  of  March  31,  2023,  we  had  $384.5  million  available  under  the  Credit  Facility  with  $15.5  million  of  letters  of  credit 
outstanding. As of March 31, 2023, we were in compliance with all applicable covenants pertaining to the Credit Facility. The Credit 
Facility  is  discussed  further  in  Note  9,  Long-term  Debt,  of  our  audited  consolidated  financial  statements  included  in  this  Annual 
Report.

Summary of Cash Flows

Net cash provided by operating activities(1)
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash used in financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

2023

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022
(in thousands)

2021

$ 

$ 

354,885  $ 
(21,540)   
(232,344)   
(8,620)   
92,381  $ 

250,917  $ 
(30,890)   
(80,664)   
(1,358)   
138,005  $ 

220,436 
(13,879) 
(97,802) 
3,037 
111,792 

_________________
(1) Net cash provided by operating activities includes cash payments for interest and tax as follows:

Cash paid for interest
Cash (received from) paid for tax, net

2023

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022
(in thousands)

2021

$ 
$ 

7,109  $ 
(14,311)  $ 

8,375  $ 
24,247  $ 

12,475 
(7,337) 

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Operating Activities

For  the  year  ended  March  31,  2023,  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  was  $354.9  million  as  a  result  of  net  income  of  $108.0 
million, and adjusted by non-cash charges of $148.9 million and a change of $92.1 million in our operating assets and liabilities. The 
non-cash charges were primarily comprised of share-based compensation of $146.9 million and depreciation and amortization of $54.6 
million, partially offset by deferred income taxes of $53.5 million. The change in our net operating assets and liabilities was primarily 
the result of an increase in deferred revenue of $145.5 million due to seasonality in our sales cycle, which is higher in the third and 
fourth  quarters  of  our  fiscal  year,  an  increase  in  accounts  payable  and  accrued  expenses  of  $58.7  million  driven  by  the  timing  of 
payments, and a decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets of $26.8 million driven by timing of an income tax refund and timing of 
payments in advance of future service. These changes were partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $94.9 million due 
to the timing of receipts of payments from customers and an increase in deferred commissions of $45.2 million due to commissions 
paid on new bookings.

For  the  year  ended  March  31,  2022,  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  was  $250.9  million  as  a  result  of  net  income  of  $52.5 
million, and adjusted by non-cash charges of $145.5 million and a change of $53.0 million in our operating assets and liabilities. The 
non-cash charges were primarily comprised of share-based compensation of $99.5 million and depreciation and amortization of $56.9 
million. The change in our net operating assets and liabilities was primarily the result of an increase in deferred revenue of $162.2 
million  due  to  seasonality  in  our  sales  cycle,  which  is  higher  in  the  third  and  fourth  quarters  of  our  fiscal  year,  and  an  increase  in 
accounts payable and accrued expenses of $35.9 million driven by the timing of payments. These changes were partially offset by an 
increase in accounts receivable of $108.8 million due to the timing of receipts of payments from customers, an increase in deferred 
commissions of $29.5 million due to commissions paid on new bookings, and an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets of $8.1 
driven by the timing of payments in advance of future services.

For  the  year  ended  March  31,  2021,  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  was  $220.4  million  as  a  result  of  a  net  income  of  $75.7 
million, and adjusted by non-cash charges of $113.6 million  and a change of $31.2 million in our operating assets and liabilities. The 
non-cash  charges  were  primarily  comprised  depreciation  and  amortization  of  $61.0  million  and  share-based  compensation  of  $57.8 
million.  The  change  in  our  net  operating  assets  and  liabilities  was  primarily  the  result  of  an  increase  in  deferred  revenue  of  $96.5 
million  due  to  to  seasonality  in  our  sales  cycle,  which  is  higher  in  the  third  and  fourth  quarters  of  our  fiscal  year,  an  increase  in 
accounts payable and accrued expenses of $26.6 million driven by the timing of payments, and a decrease in prepaid expenses and 
other assets of $5.7 million driven by the timing of payments in advance of future services. These changes were partially offset by an 
increase of $82.0 million due to the timing of receipts of payments from customers and an increase in deferred commissions of $16.3 
million due to commissions paid on new bookings.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities during the year ended March 31, 2023 was $21.5 million as a result of purchases of property and 
equipment.

Cash used in investing activities during the year ended March 31, 2022 was $30.9 million as a result of the purchases of property and 
equipment of $17.7 million and two acquisitions made in the first half of fiscal 2022 of $13.2 million.

Cash used in investing activities during the year ended March 31, 2021 was $13.9 million as a result of purchases of property and 
equipment of $14.1 million and capitalized software additions of $0.3 million, gross of $0.5 million of derecognized software costs.

Financing Activities

Cash used in financing activities during the year ended March 31, 2023 was $232.3 million, primarily as a result of repayments of our 
term loans of $281.1 million, partially offset by proceeds from the exercise of our stock options of $32.9 million and proceeds from 
our employee stock purchase plan of $17.8 million.

Cash used in financing activities during the year ended March 31, 2022 was $80.7 million, primarily as a result of repayments of our 
term loans of $120.0 million, partially offset by proceeds from the exercise of our stock options of $25.5 million and proceeds from 
our employee stock purchase plan of $13.9 million.

Cash used in financing activities during the year ended March 31, 2021 was $97.8 million, primarily as a result of repayments of our 
term loans of $120.0 million, partially offset by proceeds from the exercise of our stock options of $13.1 million and proceeds from 
our employee stock purchase plan of $9.2 million.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. 
The  preparation  of  consolidated  financial  statements  also  requires  us  to  make  estimates  and  assumptions  that  affect  the  reported 
amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses and related disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience and 
on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ significantly from 
the estimates made by our management. To the extent that there are differences between our estimates and actual results, our future 
financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected.

We believe that the assumptions and estimates associated with revenue recognition, income taxes, and business combinations have the 
greatest potential impact on our consolidated financial statements. Therefore, we consider these to be our critical accounting policies 
and estimates. Accordingly, we believe these are the most critical to fully understand and evaluate our financial condition and results 
of operations.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue from contracts with customers using the five-step method described in Note 2 of the notes to our consolidated 
financial  statements,  included  elsewhere  in  this  Annual  Report.  At  contract  inception,  we  evaluate  whether  two  or  more  contracts 
should  be  combined  and  accounted  for  as  a  single  contract  and  whether  the  combined  or  single  contract  includes  more  than  one 
performance obligation. We combine contracts entered into at or near the same time with the same customer if (i) we determine that 
the  contracts  are  negotiated  as  a  package  with  a  single  commercial  objective,  (ii)  the  amount  of  consideration  to  be  paid  in  one 
contract  depends  on  the  price  or  performance  of  the  other  contract,  or  (iii)  the  services  promised  in  the  contracts  are  a  single 
performance obligation.

The identification of our performance obligations involves review and consideration for the contractual terms, the implied rights of our 
customers,  if  any,  product  demonstrations  and  published  website  and  marketing  materials.  Our  performance  obligations  consist  of 
(i) subscription and support services and (ii) professional and other services. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations 
require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on their relative standalone selling price (“SSP”). 
We  determine  SSP  for  all  our  performance  obligations  using  observable  inputs,  such  as  standalone  sales  and  historical  contract 
pricing.  SSP  is  consistent  with  our  overall  pricing  objectives,  taking  into  consideration  the  type  of  subscription  services  and 
professional  and  other  services.  SSP  also  reflects  the  amount  we  would  charge  for  that  performance  obligation  if  it  were  sold 
separately in a standalone sale, and the price we would sell to similar customers in similar circumstances. We have determined that our 
pricing  for  software  licenses  and  subscription  services  is  highly  variable  and  we  therefore  allocate  the  transaction  price  to  those 
performance obligations using the residual approach.

In general, we satisfy the majority of our performance obligations over time as we transfer the promised services to our customers. We 
review  the  contract  terms  and  conditions  to  evaluate  (i)  the  timing  and  amount  of  revenue  recognition,  (ii)  the  related  contract 
balances, and (iii) our remaining performance obligations. We also estimate the number of hours expected to be incurred based on an 
expected hours approach that considers historical hours incurred for similar projects based on the types and sizes of customers. These 
evaluations require significant judgment that could affect the timing and amount of revenue recognized.

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities 
for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax 
assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statements and tax bases of assets and liabilities and 
net  operating  loss  and  credit  carryforwards  using  enacted  tax  rates  in  effect  for  the  year  in  which  the  differences  are  expected  to 
reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in the period that includes the enactment 
date. We have the ability to permanently reinvest any earnings in our foreign subsidiaries and therefore do not record a deferred tax 
liability on any outside basis differences in our investments in subsidiaries.

We record net deferred tax assets to the extent we believe that these assets will more likely than not be realized. These deferred tax 
assets are subject to periodic assessments as to recoverability, and if it is determined that it is more likely than not that the benefits will 
not be realized, valuation allowances are recorded that would reduce deferred tax assets. In making such determination, we consider 
all  available  positive  and  negative  evidence,  including  future  reversals  of  existing  taxable  temporary  differences,  projected  future 
taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent financial operations.

We  account  for  uncertain  tax  positions  based  on  those  positions  taken  or  expected  to  be  taken  in  a  tax  return.  We  determine  if  the 
amount of available support indicates that it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on audit, including resolution 
of any related appeals or litigation processes. We then measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be 
realized upon settlement. We adjust reserves for our uncertain tax positions due to changing facts and circumstances. To the extent that 

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the  final  outcome  of  these  matters  is  different  than  the  amounts  recorded,  such  differences  will  impact  our  tax  provision  in  our 
consolidated  statements  of  operations  in  the  period  in  which  such  determination  is  made.  Interest  and  penalties  related  to  uncertain 
income tax positions are included in the income tax provision.

Business Combinations

We use our best estimates and assumptions to allocate the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible and intangible assets 
acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the 
fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. We apply significant judgment in determining the fair 
value of the intangible assets acquired, which involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions with respect to future expected 
cash flows, expected asset lives, discount rates, revenue growth rates, and royalty rate. While we use our best estimates and judgments, 
our estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. During the measurement period, which may be up to one year from 
the  acquisition  date,  we  may  record  adjustments  to  the  fair  value  of  these  tangible  and  intangible  assets  acquired  and  liabilities 
assumed,  with  the  corresponding  offset  to  goodwill.  We  continue  to  collect  information  and  reevaluate  these  estimates  and 
assumptions  quarterly  and  record  any  adjustments  to  our  preliminary  estimates  to  goodwill  provided  that  we  are  within  the 
measurement period. Upon the conclusion of the final determination of the fair value of assets acquired or liabilities assumed during 
the measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are included in our consolidated statements of operations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of our accompanying audited consolidated financial statements included in 
this Annual Report for a description of recently issued accounting pronouncements.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We  are  exposed  to  market  risk  in  the  ordinary  course  of  our  business.  Market  risk  represents  the  risk  of  loss  that  may  impact  our 
financial  position  due  to  adverse  changes  in  financial  market  prices  and  rates.  Our  market  risk  exposure  is  primarily  a  result  of 
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. We do not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

Our international operations have provided and are expected to continue to provide a significant portion of our consolidated revenues 
and expenses that we report in U.S. dollars. We do not believe that an immediate 10% increase or decrease in the relative value of the 
U.S.  dollar  to  other  currencies  would  have  a  material  effect  on  our  results  of  operations  or  cash  flows,  and  to  date,  we  have  not 
engaged in any hedging strategies with respect to foreign currency transactions. As our international operations grow, we will continue 
to reassess our approach to manage our risk relating to fluctuations in currency rates, and we may choose to engage in the hedging of 
foreign currency transactions in the future.

Translation exposure

Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, and the functional currency of each of our subsidiaries is either its local currency or the U.S. 
dollar,  depending  on  the  circumstances.  As  a  result,  our  consolidated  revenues  and  expenses  are  affected  and  will  continue  to  be 
affected by changes in the U.S. dollar against major foreign currencies, particularly the Euro. Fluctuations in foreign currencies impact 
the amount of total assets, liabilities, earnings and cash flows that we report for our foreign subsidiaries upon the translation of these 
amounts into U.S. dollars. In particular, the strengthening of the U.S. dollar generally will reduce the reported amount of our foreign-
denominated  cash  and  cash  equivalents,  total  revenues  and  total  expenses  that  we  translate  into  U.S.  dollars  and  report  in  our 
consolidated financial statements.  These gains or losses are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within 
shareholders’ equity.

Transaction exposure

We  transact  business  in  multiple  currencies.  As  a  result,  our  results  of  operations  and  cash  flows  are  subject  to  fluctuations  due  to 
changes  in  foreign  currency  exchange  rates  on  transactions  denominated  in  currencies  other  than  the  functional  currencies  of  our 
subsidiaries. These gains or losses are recorded within “Other income, net” in our consolidated statements of operations.

Interest Rate Risk

We had cash and cash equivalents of $555.3 million and $463.0 million as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, consisting of 
bank deposits, commercial paper, and money market funds. These interest-earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. To 
date, fluctuations in our interest income have not been significant. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes 
and  have  not  used  any  derivative  financial  instruments  to  manage  our  interest  rate  risk  exposure.  A  hypothetical  10%  change  in 
interest rates during any of the periods presented would not have had a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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As of March 31, 2023, we also had the Credit Facility in place, with availability of $384.5 million. The Credit Facility bears interest 
based on (i) the Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus 0.10%, (ii) the Adjusted Euro Interbank Offer Rate, (iii) the Canadian 
Dollar Offered Rate, (iv) the Base Rate, as defined per the Credit Facility, or (v) the Sterling Overnight Index Average, in each case 
plus an applicable margin, as defined in the Credit Agreement. A hypothetical 10% change in interest rates during any of the periods 
presented would not have had a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Dynatrace, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Dynatrace, Inc. (the Company) as of March 31, 2023, the related 
consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2023, 
and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”).  In our opinion, the consolidated financial 
statements  present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial  position  of  the  Company  at  March  31,  2023,  and  the  results  of  its 
operations and its cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2023, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We  also  have  audited,  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  Public  Company  Accounting  Oversight  Board  (United  States) 
(PCAOB),  the  Company's  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of  March  31,  2023,  based  on  criteria  established  in  Internal 
Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) 
and our report dated May 25, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

These  financial  statements  are  the  responsibility  of  the  Company's  management.  Our  responsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on  the 
Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to 
be  independent  with  respect  to  the  Company  in  accordance  with  the  U.S.  federal  securities  laws  and  the  applicable  rules  and 
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit 
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. 
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error 
or  fraud,  and  performing  procedures  that  respond  to  those  risks.  Such  procedures  included  examining,  on  a  test  basis,  evidence 
regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used 
and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe 
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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Critical Audit Matter

The  critical  audit  matter  communicated  below  is  a  matter  arising  from  the  current  period  audit  of  the  financial  statements  that  was 
communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material 
to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the 
critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, 
by  communicating  the  critical  audit  matter  below,  providing  a  separate  opinion  on  the  critical  audit  matter  or  on  the  accounts  or 
disclosures to which it relates.

Revenue Recognition – Determination of Distinct Performance Obligations

Description 
of the Matter

As described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company enters into contracts with customers that 
may  include  promises  to  transfer  software  licenses,  subscription  services,  maintenance  and  support  for  software 
licenses, and professional services.

Given the nature of the Company’s product and service offerings, there is complexity in determining whether software 
licenses  and  services  are  considered  performance  obligations  that  should  be  accounted  for  separately  or  together. 
Auditing the Company’s determination of distinct performance obligations related to its various product and service 
offerings involved a high degree of judgment. Specifically, significant auditor judgment was required when assessing 
whether  the  when-and-if  available  updates  included  within  the  Company’s  maintenance  agreements  and  the  related 
software licenses should be accounted for as separate performance obligations or as inputs to a combined performance 
obligation.

How We 
Addressed 
the Matter in 
Our Audit

We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of internal controls over the 
Company’s  processes  as  they  relate  to  the  determination  of  distinct  performance  obligations  within  contracts  with 
customers. 

Among  other  audit  procedures,  we  selected  a  sample  of  contracts  and  evaluated  whether  management  appropriately 
identified and considered whether the contract had (1) multiple promised products or services that constitute separate 
performance  obligations  or  (2)  a  single  performance  obligation  that  is  comprised  of  combined  products  and/or 
services.  To  evaluate  management’s  conclusion  that  when-and-if  available  updates  included  within  the  Company’s 
maintenance agreements are critical to the continued utility of the related software licenses such that they should be 
accounted together as inputs to a combined performance obligation, we obtained an understanding of the nature and 
importance of the updates, assessed the impact and frequency of updates, and reviewed information around the updates 
included on the Company’s website and marketing materials.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2022. 

Detroit, Michigan
May 25, 2023

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Shareholders and Board of Directors
Dynatrace, Inc.
Waltham, Massachusetts

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Dynatrace, Inc. (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2022, the related 
consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the 
period ended March 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, 
the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at March 31, 2022, 
and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, in conformity with 
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These  consolidated  financial  statements  are  the  responsibility  of  the  Company’s  management.  Our  responsibility  is  to  express  an 
opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the 
Public  Company  Accounting  Oversight  Board  (United  States)  (“PCAOB”)  and  are  required  to  be  independent  with  respect  to  the 
Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit 
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to 
error or fraud. 

Our  audits  included  performing  procedures  to  assess  the  risks  of  material  misstatement  of  the  consolidated  financial  statements, 
whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test 
basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the 
accounting  principles  used  and  significant  estimates  made  by  management,  as  well  as  evaluating  the  overall  presentation  of  the 
consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

We served as the Company's auditor from 2015 to 2022.
Troy, Michigan
May 26, 2022

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DYNATRACE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(In thousands, except share data)

Assets
Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net
Deferred commissions, current
Prepaid expenses and other current assets

Total current assets
Property and equipment, net
Operating lease right-of-use asset, net
Goodwill
Other intangible assets, net
Deferred tax assets, net
Deferred commissions, non-current
Other assets
Total assets

Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities:

Accounts payable
Accrued expenses, current
Deferred revenue, current
Operating lease liabilities, current
Total current liabilities

Deferred revenue, non-current
Accrued expenses, non-current
Operating lease liabilities, non-current
Deferred tax liabilities
Long-term debt, net
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Shareholders' equity:

Common shares, $0.001 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized, 290,411,108 and 
286,053,276 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated deficit
Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Total shareholders' equity
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

March 31,

2023

2022

555,348  $ 
442,518 
83,029 
37,289 
1,118,184 
53,576 
68,074 
1,281,812 
63,599 
79,822 
86,232 
14,048 
2,765,347  $ 

21,953  $ 
188,380 
811,058 
15,652 
1,037,043 
34,423 
29,212 
59,520 
280 
— 
1,160,478 

462,967 
350,666 
62,601 
72,188 
948,422 
45,271 
58,849 
1,281,876 
105,736 
28,106 
63,435 
9,615 
2,541,310 

22,715 
141,556 
688,554 
12,774 
865,599 
25,783 
19,409 
52,070 
85 
273,918 
1,236,864 

290 
1,989,797 
(353,389)   
(31,829)   

1,604,869 
2,765,347  $ 

286 
1,792,197 
(461,348) 
(26,689) 
1,304,446 
2,541,310 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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DYNATRACE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
(In thousands, except per share data)

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

2021

2023

Revenue:

Subscription
Service

Total revenue

Cost of revenue:

Cost of subscription
Cost of service
Amortization of acquired technology

Total cost of revenue

Gross profit

Operating expenses:

Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Amortization of other intangibles
Restructuring and other

Total operating expenses

Income from operations
Interest expense, net
Other income, net
Income before income taxes
Income tax benefit (expense)
Net income
Net income per share:

Basic
Diluted

Weighted average shares outstanding:

Basic
Diluted

$ 

1,083,330  $ 
75,200 
1,158,530 

870,439  $ 
59,006 
929,445 

144,445 
62,882 
15,564 
222,891 
935,639 

218,349 
448,015 
150,031 
26,292 
141 
842,828 
92,811 
(3,409)   
565 
89,967 
17,992 
107,959  $ 

111,646 
45,717 
15,513 
172,876 
756,569 

156,342 
362,116 
126,622 
30,157 
25 
675,262 
81,307 
(10,192)   
544 
71,659 
(19,208)   
52,451  $ 

0.38  $ 
0.37  $ 

0.18  $ 
0.18  $ 

287,700 
291,617 

284,161 
290,903 

$ 

$ 
$ 

656,626 
46,883 
703,509 

77,488 
34,903 
15,317 
127,708 
575,801 

111,415 
245,487 
92,219 
34,744 
40 
483,905 
91,896 
(14,205) 
162 
77,853 
(2,139) 
75,714 

0.27 
0.26 

280,469 
286,509 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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DYNATRACE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
(In thousands)

Net income
Other comprehensive loss

Foreign currency translation adjustment

Total other comprehensive loss
Comprehensive income 

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

2021

2023

$ 

107,959  $ 

52,451  $ 

75,714 

(5,140)   
(5,140)   
102,819  $ 

(478)   
(478)   
51,973  $ 

(8,106) 
(8,106) 
67,608 

$ 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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DYNATRACE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands)

Common Shares

Shares

Amount

Additional
Paid-
In Capital

Accumulated
Deficit

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss

Shareholders’ 
Equity

Balance, March 31, 2020

280,853  $ 

281  $  1,573,347  $ 

(589,819)  $ 

(18,105)  $ 

(8,106)   

1,256 

(110) 

331 
800 

1 

— 

— 
1 

Foreign currency translation

Restricted stock units vested

Restricted stock awards 
forfeited
Issuance of common stock 
related to employee stock 
purchase plan
Exercise of stock options

Share-based compensation

Equity repurchases

Cumulative effects 
adjustment for ASU 2016-02 
adoption
Net income

9,195 

13,051 
57,784 
(49) 

306 
75,714 

965,704 

(8,106) 

1 

— 

9,195 

13,052 

57,784 

(49) 

306 

75,714 

Balance, March 31, 2021

283,130  $ 

283  $  1,653,328  $ 

(513,799)  $ 

(26,211)  $ 

1,113,601 

Foreign currency translation

Restricted stock units vested

Restricted stock awards 
forfeited
Issuance of common stock 
related to employee stock 
purchase plan
Exercise of stock options

Share-based compensation

Equity repurchases

Net income

Balance, March 31, 2022

Foreign currency translation

Restricted stock units vested

Restricted stock awards 
forfeited
Issuance of common stock 
related to employee stock 
purchase plan
Exercise of stock options

Share-based compensation

Equity repurchases

Net income

Balance, March 31, 2023

1,305 

(20) 

372 

1,266 

1 

— 

1 

1 

(1) 

13,912 

25,488 

99,536 

(66) 

52,451 

(478) 

(478) 

— 

— 

13,913 

25,489 

99,536 

(66) 

52,451 

286,053  $ 

286  $  1,792,197  $ 

(461,348)  $ 

(26,689)  $ 

1,304,446 

(5,140)   

(5,140) 

2,139 

(15) 

553 

1,681 

2 

— 

— 

2 

(2) 

17,806 

32,937 

146,874 

(15) 

107,959 

— 

— 

17,806 

32,939 

146,874 

(15) 

107,959 

290,411  $ 

290  $  1,989,797  $ 

(353,389)  $ 

(31,829)  $ 

1,604,869 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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DYNATRACE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(In thousands)

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operations:

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

2021

2023

$ 

107,959  $ 

52,451  $ 

75,714 

Depreciation
Amortization
Share-based compensation
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Deferred income taxes
Other

Net change in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable
Deferred commissions
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Operating leases, net
Deferred revenue

Net cash provided by operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchase of property and equipment
Capitalized software costs
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
Net cash used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities:

Repayment of term loans
Debt issuance costs
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Equity repurchases

Net cash used in financing activities

12,541 
42,070 
146,874 
5,925 
(53,534)   
988 

(94,910)   
(45,191)   
26,753 
58,680 
1,186 
145,544 
354,885 

10,638 
46,238 
99,536 
— 

(12,401)   
1,486 

(108,848)   
(29,533)   
(8,108)   
35,946 
1,353 
162,159 
250,917 

(21,540)   

(17,695)   

— 
— 

(21,540)   

(281,125)   
(1,949)   
17,806 
32,939 

(15)   
(232,344)   

— 

(13,195)   
(30,890)   

(120,000)   

— 
13,913 
25,489 

(66)   
(80,664)   

9,022 
51,942 
57,784 
— 
(7,036) 
1,845 

(81,992) 
(16,323) 
5,669 
26,592 
731 
96,488 
220,436 

(14,076) 
197 
— 
(13,879) 

(120,000) 
— 
9,195 
13,052 
(49) 
(97,802) 

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

(8,620)   

(1,358)   

3,037 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

92,381 

138,005 

111,792 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

Supplemental cash flow data:
Cash paid for interest
Cash (received from) paid for tax, net

462,967 
555,348  $ 

324,962 
462,967  $ 

213,170 
324,962 

7,109  $ 
(14,311)  $ 

8,375  $ 
24,247  $ 

12,475 
(7,337) 

$ 

$ 
$ 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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DYNATRACE, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. 

Description of the Business

Business

Dynatrace,  Inc.  (“Dynatrace”,  or  the  “Company”)  designed  its  unified  observability  and  security  platform  with  analytics  and 
automation at its core to address the growing complexity faced by technology and digital business teams as these enterprises further 
embrace  the  cloud  to  effect  their  digital  transformation.  Artificial  intelligence  and  continuous  automation  deliver  precise  answers 
about the performance and security of applications, the underlying infrastructure, and the experience of its customers’ users that enable 
organizations to innovate faster, operate more efficiently, and improve user experiences for consistently better business outcomes.

Fiscal year

The Company’s fiscal year ends on March 31. References to fiscal 2023, for example, refer to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.

2. 

Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of presentation and consolidation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United 
States  of  America  (“U.S.  GAAP”).  All  intercompany  balances  and  transactions  have  been  eliminated  in  the  accompanying 
consolidated financial statements. 

There  were  no  new  recently  issued  accounting  pronouncements  that  were  expected  to  have  a  material  impact  on  the  consolidated 
financial statements and related notes. 

Change in presentation

Effective in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, “License” revenue is no longer presented in the consolidated statements of operations 
and  is  included  in  “Subscription”  revenue.  License  revenue  is  recognized  from  sales  of  perpetual  and  term-based  licenses  of  the 
Company’s  Classic  offerings,  which  were  sunset  as  of  April  1,  2021.  Licenses  were  only  sold  to  existing  customers  as  they 
transitioned  to  the  Dynatrace  Software.  There  was  no  revenue  from  Classic  products  for  the  year  ended  March  31,  2023.  The 
remaining    revenue  from  Classic  products  of  $0.1  million,  and  $1.5  million  for  the  years  ended  March  31,  2022  and  2021, 
respectively, is insignificant, and as such, the Company decided to no longer present “License” revenue as a separate category in the 
consolidated  statements  of  operations.  Prior  periods  have  been  revised  to  conform  to  the  current  period  presentation,  which  had  no 
impact on the Company’s total revenue or net income.

Reclassification 

During  the  fourth  quarter  of  fiscal  2023,  the  Company  refined  its  methodology  used  to  allocate  depreciation  expense  for  certain 
property  and  equipment  to  better  align  the  expense  with  the  related  use  of  property  and  equipment.  This  change  in  allocating 
depreciation expense has been applied retrospectively to April 1, 2022, and had no impact on the Company’s income from operations 
and  net  income.  Prior  period  amounts  have  not  been  reclassified  to  conform  to  the  current  period  presentation  as  the  impact  is  not 
material.  

The following table presents the effect of the reclassification and the impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations 
(in thousands):

Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative

Net income

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2023
Previous Method Current Method Effect of Change
4,378 
$ 
2,842 
(7,220) 

218,349  $ 
448,015 
150,031 

213,971  $ 
445,173 
157,251 

107,959 

107,959 

— 

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The following tables present the effect of the reclassification and the impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of 
operations in the issued fiscal 2023 Form 10-Qs (unaudited - in thousands):

Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative

Net income

Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative

Net income

Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative

Net income

Foreign currency translation

Three Months Ended December 31, 2022
Previous Method Current Method Effect of Change
1,120 
$ 
768 
(1,888) 

54,531  $ 
112,292 
34,354 

53,411  $ 
111,524 
36,242 

15,026 

15,026 

— 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
Previous Method Current Method Effect of Change
998 
$ 
679 
(1,677) 

52,905  $ 
105,348 
38,397 

51,907  $ 
104,669 
40,074 

10,526 

10,526 

— 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Previous Method Current Method Effect of Change
929 
$ 
658 
(1,587) 

49,411  $ 
105,673 
34,734 

48,482  $ 
105,015 
36,321 

2,114 

2,114 

— 

The  reporting  currency  of  the  Company  is  the  U.S.  dollar  (“USD”).  The  functional  currency  of  the  Company’s  principal  foreign 
subsidiaries is the currency of the country in which each entity operates. Accordingly, assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance 
sheets  have  been  translated  at  the  rate  of  exchange  at  the  balance  sheet  date,  and  revenues  and  expenses  have  been  translated  at 
average exchange rates prevailing during the period the transactions occurred. Translation adjustments have been excluded from the 
results  of  operations  and  are  reported  as  accumulated  other  comprehensive  loss  within  the  consolidated  statements  of  shareholders’ 
equity.

Transaction gains and losses generated by the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on recorded assets and liabilities 
denominated in a currency different than the functional currency of the applicable entity are recorded in “Other income, net” in the 
consolidated statements of operations.

Use of estimates

The  preparation  of  consolidated  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  U.S.  GAAP  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and 
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the 
consolidated  financial  statements,  and  the  reported  amounts  of  revenue  and  expenses  during  the  reporting  period.  Management 
periodically evaluates such estimates and assumptions for continued reasonableness. In particular, the Company makes estimates with 
respect  to  the  stand-alone  selling  price  for  each  distinct  performance  obligation  in  customer  contracts  with  multiple  performance 
obligations, the allowance for credit losses, the fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired, the valuation of long-lived assets, 
the  period  of  benefit  for  deferred  commissions  and  material  rights,  income  taxes,  equity-based  compensation  expense,  and  the 
determination of the incremental borrowing rate used for operating lease liabilities, among other things. Appropriate adjustments, if 
any,  to  the  estimates  used  are  made  prospectively  based  upon  such  periodic  evaluation.  Actual  results  could  differ  from  those 
estimates.

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Segment information

The Company operates as one operating segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its chief executive officer, who 
reviews  financial  information  presented  on  a  consolidated  basis,  for  purposes  of  making  operating  decisions,  assessing  financial 
performance and allocating resources.

Business combinations

When the Company acquires a business, management allocates the purchase price to the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets 
acquired.  Any  residual  purchase  price  is  recorded  as  goodwill.  The  allocation  of  the  purchase  price  requires  management  to  make 
significant  estimates  in  determining  the  fair  values  of  assets  acquired  and  liabilities  assumed,  especially  with  respect  to  intangible 
assets.  These  estimates  can  include  but  are  not  limited  to,  the  cash  flows  that  an  asset  is  expected  to  generate  in  the  future,  the 
appropriate  weighted  average  cost  of  capital  and  the  cost  savings  expected  to  be  derived  from  acquiring  an  asset.  During  the 
measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to the fair value of 
assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. 

In fiscal 2022, the Company completed acquisitions of entities for total cash consideration, net of cash acquired, of $13.2 million. As a 
result, the Company recognized goodwill of $11.0 million and intangible assets of $2.6 million related to technology with an estimated 
useful  life  of  nine  years.  Goodwill  generated  from  the  acquisitions  is  attributable  to  increased  synergies  that  are  expected  to  be 
achieved  from  the  integration  of  the  acquired  developed  technology  into  the  Dynatrace®  platform,  and  is  not  deductible  for  tax 
purposes.  The  results  of  operations  of  the  acquired  entities  have  been  included  within  the  Company’s  consolidated  statements  of 
operations  from  the  acquisition  date.  The  acquisitions  were  not  material  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements.  The  allocated 
purchase price of the acquisitions were finalized during fiscal 2023. The Company did not complete any acquisitions in fiscal 2023 
and 2021. 

Revenue recognition

The Company sells subscriptions, software licenses, maintenance and support, and professional services together in contracts with its 
customers, which include end-customers and channel partners. The Company’s software license agreements provide customers with a 
right to use software perpetually or for a defined term. As required under applicable accounting principles, the goods and services that 
the Company promises to transfer to a customer are accounted for separately if they are distinct from one another. Promised items that 
are not distinct are bundled as a combined performance obligation. The transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations 
based on the relative estimated standalone selling prices of those performance obligations.

The Company determines revenue recognition through the following steps:

1.

2.

Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer
The  Company  considers  the  terms  and  conditions  of  the  contract  in  identifying  the  contracts.  The  Company  determines  a 
contract with a customer to exist when the contract is approved, each party’s rights regarding the services to be transferred 
can be identified, the payment terms for the services can be identified, it has been determined the customer has the ability and 
intent to pay, and the contract has commercial substance. At contract inception, the Company will evaluate whether two or 
more  contracts  should  be  combined  and  accounted  for  as  a  single  contract  and  whether  the  combined  or  single  contract 
includes more than one performance obligation. The Company applies judgment in determining the customer’s ability and 
intent to pay, which is based on a variety of factors, including the customer’s historical payment experience or, in the case of 
a new customer, credit, and financial information pertaining to the customer.

Identification of the performance obligations in the contract
Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the services and the products that will be transferred 
to the customer that are both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the service either on its own or 
together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from the Company, and are distinct in the context 
of  the  contract,  whereby  the  transfer  of  the  services  and  the  products  is  separately  identifiable  from  other  promises  in  the 
contract.  In  identifying  performance  obligations,  the  Company  reviews  contractual  terms,  considers  whether  any  implied 
rights exist, and evaluates published product and marketing information. The Company’s performance obligations consist of 
(i)  subscription  services,  (ii)  software  licenses,  (iii)  maintenance  and  support  for  software  licenses,  and  (iv)  professional 
services.

3. Determination of the transaction price

The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for 
transferring  services  to  the  customer.  Variable  consideration  is  included  in  the  transaction  price  if,  in  the  Company’s 
judgment,  it  is  probable  that  a  significant  future  reversal  of  cumulative  revenue  under  the  contract  will  not  occur.  The 
Company’s contracts do not contain a significant financing component.

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4. Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

If  the  contract  contains  a  single  performance  obligation,  the  entire  transaction  price  is  allocated  to  the  single  performance 
obligation.  Contracts  that  contain  multiple  performance  obligations  require  an  allocation  of  the  transaction  price  to  each 
performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price (“SSP”) for arrangements not including software licenses 
or  subscription  services.  The  Company  has  determined  that  its  pricing  for  software  licenses  and  subscription  services  is 
highly variable and therefore allocates the transaction price to those performance obligations using the residual approach.

5. Recognition of revenue when, or as a performance obligation is satisfied

Revenue is recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring the control of the promised 
service to a customer. Revenue is recognized when control of the service is transferred to the customer, in an amount that 
reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those services.

Subscription

Subscription  revenue  relates  to  performance  obligations  for  which  the  Company  recognizes  revenue  over  time  as  control  of  the 
product  or  service  is  transferred  to  the  customer.  Subscription  revenue  includes  arrangements  that  permit  customers  to  access  and 
utilize  the  Company’s  hosted  software  delivered  on  a  SaaS  basis,  term-based  and  perpetual  licenses  of  the  Company’s  Dynatrace 
Software, as well as maintenance. The when-and-if available updates of the Dynatrace Software, which are part of the maintenance 
agreement,  are  critical  to  the  continued  utility  of  the  Dynatrace  Software;  therefore,  the  Company  has  determined  the  Dynatrace 
Software  and  the  related  when-and-if  available  updates  to  be  a  combined  performance  obligation.  Accordingly,  when  Dynatrace 
Software is sold under a term-based license, the revenue associated with this combined performance obligation is recognized ratably 
over  the  license  term  as  maintenance  is  included  for  the  duration  of  the  license  term.  The  Company  has  determined  that  perpetual 
licenses  of  Dynatrace  Software  provide  customers  with  a  material  right  to  acquire  additional  goods  or  services  that  they  would  not 
receive  without  entering  into  the  initial  contract  as  the  renewal  option  for  maintenance  services  allows  the  customer  to  extend  the 
utility  of  the  Dynatrace  Software  without  having  to  again  make  the  initial  payment  of  the  perpetual  software  license  fee.  The 
associated material right is deferred and recognized ratably over the term of the expected optional maintenance renewals.

Subscription  revenue  also  includes  maintenance  services  relating  to  the  Company’s  Classic  offerings  as  that  revenue  is  recognized 
over time given that the obligation is a stand-ready obligation to provide customer support and when-and-if available updates to the 
Classic software as well as certain other stand-ready obligations.

Service

The  Company  offers  implementation,  consulting  and  training  services  for  the  Company’s  software  solutions  and  SaaS  offerings. 
Services  fees  are  generally  based  on  hourly  rates.  Revenues  from  services  are  recognized  in  the  period  the  services  are  performed, 
provided that collection of the related receivable is reasonably assured.

Deferred commissions

Deferred  sales  commissions  earned  by  the  Company’s  sales  force  are  considered  incremental  and  recoverable  costs  of  obtaining  a 
contract with a customer. Sales commissions for new contracts are deferred and then amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of 
benefit which the Company has estimated to be three years. The period of benefit has been determined by taking into consideration the 
duration of customer contracts, the life of the technology, renewals of maintenance and other factors. Sales commissions for renewal 
contracts are deferred and then amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of benefit which the Company has estimated to be three 
years. Amortization expense is included in “Sales and marketing” expenses on the consolidated statements of operations.

The Company periodically reviews these deferred costs to determine whether events or changes in circumstances have occurred that 
could  impact  the  period  of  benefit  of  these  deferred  commissions.  There  were  no  impairment  losses  recorded  during  the  periods 
presented.

Deferred revenue

Deferred revenue consists primarily of billed subscription and maintenance fees related to the future service period of subscription and 
maintenance  agreements  in  effect  at  the  reporting  date.  Deferred  licenses  are  also  included  in  deferred  revenue  for  those  billed 
arrangements that are being recognized over time. Short-term deferred revenue represents the unearned revenue that will be earned 
within  twelve  months  of  the  balance  sheet  date;  whereas,  long-term  deferred  revenue  represents  the  unearned  revenue  that  will  be 
earned after twelve months from the balance sheet date.

Payment terms

Payment  terms  and  conditions  vary  by  contract  type,  although  the  Company’s  terms  generally  include  a  requirement  of  payment 
within  30  to  60  days.  In  instances  where  the  timing  of  revenue  recognition  differs  from  the  timing  of  payment,  the  Company  has 

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determined that its contracts do not include a significant financing component. The primary purpose of invoicing terms is to provide 
customers with simplified and predictable ways of purchasing products and services, not to receive financing from  customers or to 
provide customers with financing.

Contract modifications

Contract modifications are assessed to determine (i) if the additional goods and services are distinct from the goods and services in the 
original arrangement; and (ii) if the amount of the consideration expected for the added goods and services reflects the stand-alone 
selling  price  of  those  goods  and  services,  as  adjusted  for  contract-specific  circumstances.  The  Company’s  additional  goods  and 
services offered have historically been distinct. A contract modification meeting both criteria is accounted for as a separate contract.  
A contract modification not meeting both criteria is considered a change to the original contract, which the Company accounts for on a 
prospective basis as the termination of the existing contract and the creation of a new contract.

Cost of revenue

Cost of subscription

Cost  of  subscription  revenue  includes  all  direct  costs  to  deliver  the  Company’s  subscription  products  including  salaries,  benefits, 
share-based  compensation  and  related  expenses  such  as  employer  taxes,  third-party  hosting  fees  related  to  the  Company’s  cloud 
services, allocated overhead for facilities, IT, and amortization of internally developed capitalized software technology. The Company 
recognizes these expenses as they are incurred.

Cost of service

Cost  of  service  revenue  includes  salaries,  benefits,  share-based  compensation  and  related  expenses  such  as  employer  taxes  for  the 
Company’s  services  organization,  allocated  overhead  for  depreciation  of  equipment,  facilities  and  IT.  The  Company  recognizes 
expense related to its services organization as they are incurred.

Amortization of acquired technology

Amortization of acquired technology includes amortization expense for technology acquired in the Thoma Bravo Funds’ acquisition of 
the Company in 2014 and business combinations.

Research and development

Research and development (“R&D”) costs primarily include the cost of programming personnel, including share-based compensation. 
R&D costs related to the Company’s software solutions are reported as “Research and development” in the consolidated statements of 
operations.

Advertising

Advertising  costs  are  expensed  as  incurred  and  are  included  in  “Sales  and  marketing”  expense  in  the  consolidated  statements  of 
operations. Advertising expense was $36.2 million, $49.9 million, and $26.4 million during the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 
2021, respectively.

Leases

Leases arise from contractual obligations that convey the right to control the use of identified property, plant or equipment for a period 
of time in exchange for consideration. At the inception of the contract, the Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease 
based  on  whether  there  is  an  identified  asset  and  whether  the  Company  controls  the  use  of  the  identified  asset.  The  Company  also 
determines the classification of that lease, between financing and operating, at the lease commencement date. The Company accounts 
for and allocates consideration to the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component.

A  right-of-use  asset  represents  the  Company’s  right  to  use  an  underlying  asset  and  a  lease  liability  represents  the  Company’s 
obligation to make payments during the lease term. Right-of-use assets are recorded and recognized at commencement for the lease 
liability  amount,  adjusted  for  initial  direct  costs  incurred  and  lease  incentives  received.  Lease  liabilities  are  recorded  at  the  present 
value of the future lease payments over the lease term at commencement. The discount rate used to determine the present value is the 
incremental borrowing rate unless the interest rate implicit in the lease is readily determinable. As the implicit rate for the operating 
leases is generally not determinable, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate at the lease commencement 
date to determine the present value of lease payments. The Company determines the discount rate of the leases by considering various 
factors, such as the credit rating, interest rates of similar debt instruments of entities with comparable credit ratings, jurisdictions, and 
the lease term.

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The Company’s operating leases typically include non-lease components such as common-area maintenance costs, utilities, and other 
maintenance  costs.  The  Company  has  elected  to  include  non-lease  components  with  lease  payments  for  the  purpose  of  calculating 
lease  right-of-use  assets  and  liabilities  to  the  extent  that  they  are  fixed.  Non-lease  components  that  are  not  fixed  are  expensed  as 
incurred as variable lease payments.

The  Company’s  lease  terms  may  include  options  to  extend  or  terminate  the  lease.  The  Company  generally  uses  the  base,  non-
cancelable, lease term when recognizing the lease assets and liabilities, unless it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise 
those  options.  The  Company’s  lease  agreements  do  not  contain  any  material  residual  value  guarantees  or  material  restrictive 
covenants.

The Company’s right-of-use assets are included in “Operating lease right-of-use asset, net” and the current and non-current portions of 
the lease liabilities are included in “Operating lease liabilities, current” and “Operating lease liabilities, non-current,” respectively, on 
the  consolidated  balance  sheets.  The  Company  does  not  record  leases  with  terms  of  12  months  or  less  on  the  consolidated  balance 
sheets. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term.

Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents and 
accounts  receivable.  The  Company  maintains  its  cash  in  bank  deposit  accounts  that,  at  times,  may  exceed  federally  insured  limits. 
There is presently no concentration of credit risk for customers as no individual entity represented more than 10% of the balance in 
accounts receivable as of March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 or 10% of revenue for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

Cash and cash equivalents

All highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased are considered cash and cash equivalents.

Accounts receivable, net

Trade  accounts  receivable  are  recorded  at  the  invoiced  amount.  Accounts  receivable  are  recorded  at  the  invoiced  amount,  net  of 
allowance for credit losses. The Company regularly reviews the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses based on a combination of 
factors.  In  establishing  any  required  allowance,  management  considers  historical  losses  adjusted  for  current  market  conditions,  the 
Company’s customers’ financial condition, the amount of any receivables in dispute, the current receivables aging, current payment 
terms  and  expectations  of  forward-looking  loss  estimates.  Allowance  for  credit  losses  was  $3.8  million  and  $3.2  million  and  is 
classified as “Accounts receivable, net” in the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Property and equipment, net

The Company states property and equipment, net, at the acquisition cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is recorded using 
the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter 
of the useful lives of the assets or the related lease. The following table presents the estimated useful lives of the Company’s property 
and equipment:

Computer equipment and software
Furniture and fixtures
Leasehold improvements

3 - 5 years
5 - 10 years
Shorter of 10 years or the lease term

Property  and  equipment  are  reviewed  for  impairment  whenever  events  or  circumstances  indicate  their  carrying  value  may  not  be 
recoverable.  When  such  events  or  circumstances  arise,  an  estimate  of  future  undiscounted  cash  flows  produced  by  the  asset,  or  the 
appropriate  grouping  of  assets,  is  compared  to  the  asset’s  carrying  value  to  determine  if  an  impairment  exists.  If  the  asset  is 
determined to be impaired, the impairment loss is measured based on the excess of its carrying value over its fair value. Assets to be 
disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying value or net realizable value. There was no impairment of property and equipment 
during the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

Goodwill and other intangible assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquired business over the fair value of the underlying net tangible and 
intangible  assets.  Goodwill  is  evaluated  for  impairment  annually  in  the  fourth  quarter  of  the  Company’s  fiscal  year,  and  whenever 
events  or  changes  in  circumstances  indicate  the  carrying  value  of  goodwill  may  not  be  recoverable.  Triggering  events  that  may 
indicate impairment include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in customer demand or business climate that could 
affect the value of goodwill or a significant decrease in expected cash flows. The Company has elected to first assess the qualitative 
factors  to  determine  if  it  is  more  likely  than  not  that  the  fair  value  of  the  underlying  assets  is  less  than  its  carrying  amount.  If  the 
Company  determines  that  it  is  more  likely  than  not  that  the  underlying  assets’  fair  value  is  less  than  its  carrying  amount  in  the 

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qualitative analysis, then a quantitative goodwill impairment test will be performed by comparing the fair value of the assets to their 
carrying value. 

Intangible assets consist primarily of customer relationships, developed technology, tradenames and trademarks, all of which have a 
finite useful life, as well as goodwill. Intangible assets are amortized based on either the pattern in which the economic benefits of the 
intangible  assets  are  estimated  to  be  realized  or  on  a  straight-line  basis,  which  approximates  the  manner  in  which  the  economic 
benefits of the intangible asset will be consumed.

There was no impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets during the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

Capitalized software

The  Company’s  capitalized  software  includes  the  costs  of  internally  developed  software  technology  and  software  technology 
purchased  through  acquisition.  Internally  developed  software  technology  consists  of  development  costs  associated  with  software 
products to be sold (“software products”) and internal use software associated with hosted software.

Costs associated with the development of software technology are expensed prior to the establishment of technological feasibility and 
capitalized thereafter until the related software technology is available for general release to customers. Technological feasibility is 
established when management has authorized and committed to funding a project and it is probable that the project will be completed, 
and the software will be used to perform the function intended. For internal use software, capitalization begins during the application 
development  stage.  Internally  developed  software  technology  is  recorded  within  “Other  intangible  assets,  net”  in  the  consolidated 
balance sheets. During the years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not capitalize any costs for internally developed 
software  technology.  The  Company  capitalized  $0.3  million,  offset  by  $0.5  million  of  derecognized  software  costs  during  the  year 
ended March 31, 2021.

The amortization of capitalized software technology is computed on a project-by-project basis. The annual amortization is the greater 
of  the  amount  computed  using  (a)  the  ratio  of  current  gross  revenues  compared  with  the  total  of  current  and  anticipated  future 
revenues  for  the  software  technology  or  (b)  the  straight-line  method  over  the  remaining  estimated  economic  life  of  the  software 
technology, including the period being reported on. Amortization begins when the software technology is available for general release 
to customers. The amortization period for capitalized software is generally three to five years. Amortization of internally developed 
capitalized software technology was $0.2 million, $0.6 million, and $1.9 million during the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 
2021, respectively, and is recorded within “Cost of subscription” in the consolidated statements of operations.

Impairment of long-lived assets

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an 
asset  may  not  be  recoverable.  If  circumstances  require  a  long-lived  asset  be  tested  for  possible  impairment,  the  Company  first 
compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by an asset to the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value of the 
long-lived asset is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying value 
exceeds its fair value. Fair value is estimated by the Company using discounted cash flows and other market-related valuation models, 
including  earnings  multiples  and  comparable  asset  market  values.  If  circumstances  change  or  events  occur  to  indicate  that  the 
Company’s fair market value has fallen below book value, the Company will compare the estimated fair value of long-lived assets 
(including goodwill) to its book value. If the book value exceeds the estimated fair value, the Company will recognize the difference 
as an impairment loss in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company has not incurred any impairment losses during the 
years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

Income taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and 
liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, 
deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statements and tax bases of assets and 
liabilities  and  net  operating  loss  and  credit  carryforwards  using  enacted  tax  rates  in  effect  for  the  year  in  which  the  differences  are 
expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in the period that includes the 
enactment date. The Company has the ability to permanently reinvest any earnings in its foreign subsidiaries and therefore does not 
recognize any deferred tax liabilities that arise from outside basis differences in its investment in subsidiaries.

The Company records net deferred tax assets to the extent it believes these assets will more likely than not be realized. These deferred 
tax assets are subject to periodic assessments as to recoverability and if it is determined that it is more likely than not that the benefits 
will  not  be  realized,  valuation  allowances  are  recorded  that  would  reduce  deferred  tax  assets.  In  making  such  determination,  the 
Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, 
projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent financial operations.

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The  Company  accounts  for  uncertain  tax  positions  based  on  those  positions  taken  or  expected  to  be  taken  in  a  tax  return.  The 
Company determines if the amount of available support indicates that it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained 
on audit, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. The Company then measures the tax benefit as the largest 
amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon settlement. The Company adjusts reserves for the uncertain tax positions due 
to changing facts and circumstances. To the extent that the final outcome of these matters is different than the amounts recorded, such 
differences  will  impact  the  Company’s  tax  provision  in  its  consolidated  statements  of  operations  in  the  period  in  which  such 
determination is made. Interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions are included in the income tax provision. 

The Company treats Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (“GILTI”) as a period cost.

Fair value of assets and liabilities

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the financial statements are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with 
the inputs used to measure their fair value. Hierarchical levels which are directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with 
the inputs to the valuation of these assets or liabilities are as follows:

•

•

•

Level 1: Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;

Level 2: Observable inputs, other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in 
markets  that  are  not  active  or  other  inputs  that  are  observable  or  can  be  corroborated  by  observable  market  data  for 
substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and

Level  3:  Unobservable  inputs  reflecting  the  Company’s  own  assumptions  incorporated  in  valuation  techniques  used  to 
determine fair value. These assumptions are required to be consistent with market participant assumptions that are reasonably 
available.

The Company’s carrying amounts of financial instruments including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, 
and  other  current  liabilities  approximate  their  fair  values  due  to  their  short  maturities.  The  Company’s  former  term  loan  credit 
facilities, which were paid in full as of March 31, 2023, are not recorded at fair value and the carrying value approximated fair value 
due to its floating interest rate, which was considered a level 2 measurement.

Share-based compensation

The  Company  measures  the  cost  of  employee  services  received  in  exchange  for  an  award  of  equity  instruments,  including  stock 
options,  restricted  stock,  time-based  and  performance-based  restricted  stock  units  (“RSUs”),  and  the  purchase  rights  under  the 
employee stock purchase plan (the “ESPP”), based on the estimated grant-date fair value of the award. The Company calculates the 
fair value of stock options and the purchase rights under the ESPP using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. This requires the 
input of assumptions, including the fair value of the Company’s underlying common stock, the expected term of stock options and 
purchase rights, the expected volatility of the price of the Company’s common stock, risk-free interest rates, and the expected dividend 
yield of the Company’s common stock. The fair value of restricted stock and RSUs is determined by the closing price on the date of 
grant of the Company’s common stock as reported on the NYSE. 

The Company recognizes the fair value as share-based compensation expense following the straight-line attribution method over the 
requisite service period of the entire award for stock options, restricted stock, and RSUs; and over the offering period for the purchase 
rights  issued  under  the  ESPP.  For  performance-based  RSUs  that  vest  based  upon  continued  service  and  achievement  of  certain 
performance conditions, share-based compensation expense is recognized over the requisite service period following the accelerated 
attribution  method  if  it  is  probable  that  the  performance  condition  will  be  satisfied.  The  probability  of  achievement  is  assessed 
periodically to determine whether the performance condition continues to be probable. When there is a change in the probability of 
achievement, any cumulative effect of the change in requisite service period is recognized in the period of the change with the change 
to be amortized over the respective vesting period. Forfeitures are accounted for in the period in which the awards are forfeited.

Excess tax benefits from vested RSUs and exercised stock options are recognized as an income tax benefit in the income statement 
and reflected in operating activities in the statement of cash flows. Share-based compensation cost that has been included in income 
from continuing operations amounted to $146.9 million, $99.5 million, and $57.8 million for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, 
and  2021,  respectively.  The  total  income  tax  benefit  recognized  in  the  consolidated  statements  of  operations  for  share-based 
compensation arrangements was $38.1 million, $43.1 million, and $21.3 million for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, 
respectively. This includes tax benefits recognized related to stock option exercises of $8.7 million, $14.9 million, and $8.4 million for 
the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. 

Net income per share

Basic net income per share is calculated by dividing the net income for the period by the weighted-average number of common shares 
outstanding  during  the  period,  without  consideration  of  potentially  dilutive  securities.  Diluted  net  income  per  share  includes  the 

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dilutive effect of common share equivalents and is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares and the common 
share equivalents outstanding during the reporting period. An anti-dilutive impact is an increase in net income per share or a reduction 
in net loss per share resulting from the conversion, exercise, or contingent issuance of certain securities. 

3. 

Revenue Recognition

Disaggregation of revenue

The following table is a summary of the Company’s total revenue by geographic region (in thousands, except percentages):

North America
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Asia Pacific
Latin America
Total revenue

2023

Amount

690,899 
292,176 
111,339 
64,116 
1,158,530 

$ 

$ 

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

%
 60%  $ 
 25% 
 10% 
 5% 

$ 

Amount

512,946 
278,902 
96,454 
41,143 
929,445 

%
 56%  $ 
 30% 
 10% 
 4% 

$ 

2021

Amount

388,188 
216,647 
78,295 
20,379 
703,509 

%
 55% 
 31% 
 11% 
 3% 

For the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, the United States was the only country that represented more than 10% of the 
Company’s revenues in any period, constituting $652.0 million and 56%, $477.2 million and 51%, and $362.1 million and 51% of 
total revenue, respectively.

Deferred commissions

The following table represents a rollforward of the Company’s deferred commissions (in thousands):

Beginning balance

Additions to deferred commissions
Amortization of deferred commissions

Ending Balance

Deferred commissions, current
Deferred commissions, non-current

Total deferred commissions

Deferred revenue

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

2021

2023

$ 

$ 

$ 

126,036  $ 
119,233 
(76,008)   
169,261  $ 
83,029 
86,232 
169,261  $ 

97,624  $ 
89,899 
(61,487)   
126,036  $ 
62,601 
63,435 
126,036  $ 

78,245 
63,627 
(44,248) 
97,624 
48,986 
48,638 
97,624 

Revenue recognized during the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 which was included in the deferred revenue balances at 
the beginning of each respective period was $670.1 million, $502.4 million, and $381.6 million.

Remaining performance obligations

As  of  March  31,  2023,  the  aggregate  amount  of  the  transaction  price  allocated  to  remaining  performance  obligations  was  $1,966.5 
million,  which  consists  of  both  billed  consideration  in  the  amount  of  $845.5  million  and  unbilled  consideration  in  the  amount  of 
$1,121.0 million that the Company expects to recognize as subscription and service revenue. The Company expects to recognize 58% 
of this amount as revenue in the year ending March 31, 2024 and the remainder thereafter.

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4. 

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consists of the following (in thousands):

Prepaid expenses
Income taxes refundable
Other
Prepaid expenses and other current assets

5. 

Property and Equipment, Net

March 31,

2023

2022

$ 

$ 

30,014  $ 
3,546 
3,729 
37,289  $ 

24,791 
40,723 
6,674 
72,188 

The following table summarizes, by major classification, the components of property and equipment (in thousands):

Computer equipment and software
Furniture and fixtures
Leasehold improvements
Other
Total property and equipment
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
Property and equipment, net

March 31,

2023

2022

32,807  $ 
13,971 
41,496 
6,469 
94,743 
(41,167)   
53,576  $ 

30,387 
10,729 
29,927 
7,663 
78,706 
(33,435) 
45,271 

$ 

$ 

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment totaled $12.5 million, $10.6 million, and $9.0 million for the years ended 
March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.

6. 

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill on a consolidated basis for fiscal 2023 consists of the following (in thousands):

Balance, beginning of year
Foreign currency impact
Balance, end of year

Other intangible assets, net, excluding goodwill, consists of the following (in thousands):

March 31, 2023
$ 

1,281,876 
(64) 
1,281,812 

$ 

Capitalized software
Customer relationships
Trademarks and tradenames
Total intangible assets
Less: accumulated amortization
Total other intangible assets, net

Weighted
Average Useful
Life
(in months)
107
120
120

March 31,

2023

2022

$ 

$ 

191,863  $ 
351,555 
55,003 
598,421 
(534,822)   
63,599  $ 

191,900 
351,555 
55,003 
598,458 
(492,722) 
105,736 

Amortization of other intangible assets totaled $42.1 million, $46.2 million, and $51.9 million for the years ended March 31, 2023, 
2022, and 2021, respectively.

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As  of  March  31,  2023,  the  estimated  future  amortization  expense  of  the  Company’s  other  intangible  assets  in  the  table  above  is  as 
follows (in thousands):

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

Thereafter

Capitalized software
Customer relationships
Trademarks and tradenames
Total amortization

$ 

$ 

15,495  $ 
17,534 
4,753 
37,782  $ 

10,900  $ 
10,473 
3,017 
24,390  $ 

268  $ 
— 
— 
268  $ 

268  $ 
— 
— 
268  $ 

268  $ 
— 
— 
268  $ 

623 
— 
— 
623 

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

7. 

Income Taxes

Income tax provision

Income (loss) before income taxes includes the following (in thousands):

Domestic
Foreign
Total

The income tax provision includes the following (in thousands): 

Current tax position:

Federal
State
Foreign

Total current tax position

Deferred tax provision:

Federal
State
Foreign

Total deferred tax provision
Total income tax (benefit) expense

$ 

$ 

$ 

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

2021

2023

63,869  $ 
26,098 
89,967  $ 

(2,977)  $ 
74,636 
71,659  $ 

37,368 
40,485 
77,853 

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

2021

2023

11,947  $ 
8,071 
15,335 
35,353 

(50,345)   
(1,689)   
(1,311)   
(53,345)   
(17,992)   

8,290  $ 
2,257 
21,406 
31,953 

(1,341)   
— 

(11,404)   
(12,745)   
19,208 

(3,835) 
(2,071) 
15,110 
9,204 

(3,027) 
(615) 
(3,423) 
(7,065) 
2,139 

The Company’s income tax benefit of $18.0 million for the year ended March 31, 2023 differed from the amount computed on pre-tax 
income at the U.S. federal income tax rate of 21%, primarily due to benefits from the reduction to the valuation allowance recorded 
against U.S. deferred tax assets, the generation of U.S. foreign tax credits, and the foreign-derived intangible income deduction. These 
benefits were partially offset by foreign withholding taxes and increases in uncertain tax positions.

The Company’s income tax expense of $19.2 million for the year ended March 31, 2022 differed from the amount computed on pre-
tax income at the U.S. federal income tax rate of 21%, primarily due to foreign earnings taxed at rates higher than the U.S. statutory 
tax rate, foreign withholding taxes, and the inability to realized certain tax benefits subject to a valuation allowance in the U.S. This 
was  partially  offset  by  the  vesting  of  share-based  compensation  that  generated  excess  tax  benefits,  the  foreign-derived  intangible 
income deduction, and the utilization of U.S. foreign tax credits generated in 2022. 

The Company’s income tax expense of $2.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2021 differed from the amount computed on pre-tax 
loss at the U.S. federal income tax rate of 21%  primarily due to the impact of tax return to provision true-ups resulting from changes 
in  estimates  to  the  reorganization  transaction  tax  and  the  corresponding  impact  to  the  uncertain  tax  positions.  In  addition,  the 
difference  was  due  to  the  vesting  of  share-based  compensation  that  generated  excess  tax  benefits,  the  foreign-derived  intangible 
income deduction, and the utilization of U.S. foreign tax credits generated in 2021 as well as the carryforward from previous years.

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The tax rate reconciliation is as follows (in thousands):

Income tax expense at U.S. federal statutory income tax rate
State and local tax expense (benefit)
Foreign tax rate differential

U.S. effects of foreign branch income
Non-deductible expenses
Tax credits
GILTI inclusion and FDII deduction

Employee compensation
Prior year tax return to provision true-ups
Changes in uncertain tax positions
Changes in valuation allowance
Foreign withholding tax
Effects of changes in tax laws

Inflationary adjustments
Other adjustments
Total income tax (benefit) expense

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

2021

2023

$ 

$ 

18,893  $ 
1,421 
1,770 
1,519 
1,216 
(26,457)   
(10,938)   
5,528 
(295)   

10,978 
(32,629)   
12,598 
382 
(1,518)   
(460)   
(17,992)  $ 

15,048  $ 
(3,065)   
3,181 
11,016 
898 
(27,983)   
(2,708)   
(17,180)   
(178)   
501 
32,026 
9,312 
(859)   
(592)   
(209)   
19,208  $ 

16,349 
(580) 
1,939 
4,830 
2,264 
(11,146) 
(2,944) 
(5,230) 
(11,464) 
(1,102) 
2,091 
6,992 
— 
— 
140 
2,139 

The Company evaluates the realizability of its deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis. In completing this evaluation, the Company 
considers all available evidence to determine whether, based on the weight of the evidence, a valuation allowance for its deferred tax 
assets is necessary. Such evidence includes future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, 
tax planning strategies and recent financial operations. If, based on the weight of the evidence, it is more likely than not that all or a 
portion of the Company’s deferred tax assets will not be realized, a valuation allowance is recorded.

Concluding that a valuation allowance is not required is difficult when there is significant negative evidence, such as cumulative losses 
in recent years, which is objective and verifiable. The Company utilizes rolling twelve quarters of pre-tax book results adjusted for 
permanent  book  to  tax  differences  as  a  measure  of  cumulative  results  in  recent  years.  In  the  U.S.,  the  Company  has  been  in  a 
cumulative  loss  position  in  recent  years.  However,  that  changed  to  a  three-year  cumulative  income  position  during  the  year  ended 
March 31, 2023. This position, along with management’s analysis of all other available evidence as of March 31, 2023, resulted in the 
conclusion that the net deferred tax assets in the U.S., with the exception of certain U.S. federal tax attributes and state deferred tax 
assets, are more likely than not to be utilized. As such, the valuation allowance previously recorded against such net deferred tax assets 
has  been  reversed  accordingly  resulting  in  a  net  income  tax  benefit  of  $33.6  million.  Additional  valuation  allowance  has  been 
established against deferred tax assets in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions of $1.0 million. 

As of March 31, 2023, the Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance of $20.3 million with respect to certain U.S. federal 
and state deferred tax assets that, due to their nature, are not likely to be realized. In addition, the Company continues to maintain a 
valuation allowance of $3.3 million with respect to its deferred tax assets in certain international jurisdictions. 

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Temporary differences and carryforwards that give rise to a significant portion of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in 
thousands):

Deferred tax assets:
Deferred revenue
Capitalized research and development costs
Accrued expenses
Share-based compensation
Lease liabilities
Net operating loss carryforwards
Other tax carryforwards, primarily foreign tax credits
Other

Total deferred tax assets
Valuation allowance
Total deferred tax assets, net valuation allowance

Deferred tax liabilities: 
Intangible assets
Right-of-use assets
Deferred expenses
Other

Total deferred tax liabilities

Net deferred tax assets

March 31,

2023

2022

22,639  $ 
51,933 
12,714 
28,831 
15,286 
4,216 
21,853 
7,726 
165,198 
(23,608)   
141,590 

17,953 
13,466 
28,039 
2,590 
62,048 
79,542  $ 

23,686 
13,374 
10,361 
23,484 
12,835 
6,591 
30,692 
2,403 
123,426 
(56,323) 
67,103 

23,878 
11,183 
1,666 
2,355 
39,082 
28,021 

$ 

$ 

At  March  31,  2023,  the  Company  had  non-U.S.  net  operating  loss  carryforwards  of  $15.5  million,  and  non-U.S.  tax  credit 
carryforwards of $0.7 million, all of which may be carried forward indefinitely. The Company had U.S. federal, state and local net 
operating loss carryforwards and tax credit carryforwards of $22.8 million, of which $21.8 million expire in periods through 2041 if 
not utilized, and the remaining balance of $1.0 million may be carried forward indefinitely. The Company had U.S. federal tax credit 
carryforwards  of  $24.0  million  which  expire  in  periods  through  2044.  Deferred  tax  assets  of  $17.4  million  related  to  U.S.  state  net 
operating losses and federal tax credit carryforwards are subject to valuation allowances as of March 31, 2023.

The  Company  has  not  provided  for  taxes  on  the  excess  of  the  amount  for  financial  reporting  over  the  tax  basis  of  investments  in 
foreign subsidiaries as the Company maintains its assertion that it intends these to be indefinitely reinvested. Generally, these earnings 
will  be  treated  as  previously  taxed  income  from  either  the  one-time  transition  tax  or  GILTI,  or  they  will  be  offset  with  a  100% 
dividend received deduction. The income taxes applicable to repatriating such earnings are not readily determinable.

Uncertain tax positions

The  amount  of  gross  unrecognized  tax  benefits  (“UTBs”)  was  $29.1  million  and  $15.0  million  as  of  March  31,  2023  and  2022, 
respectively, all of which would favorably affect the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized in future periods.

The following is a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, 
and 2021 (in thousands):

Gross unrecognized tax benefit, beginning of year
Gross increases to tax positions for prior periods
Gross decreases to tax positions for prior periods

Settlements
Lapse of statutes of limitations
Foreign currency translation
Gross unrecognized tax benefit, end of year

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

2021

2023

15,017  $ 
16,471 

(808)   
(625)   
(832)   
(113)  $ 
29,110  $ 

15,075  $ 
222 
— 
— 
(313)   
33  $ 
15,017  $ 

16,648 
1,222 
(2,780) 
(10) 
(132) 
127 
15,075 

$ 

$ 
$ 

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As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the net interest and penalties payable associated with uncertain tax positions was $2.5 million and 
$1.5  million,  respectively.  During  the  years  ended  March  31,  2023,  2022,  and  2021,  the  Company  recognized  expense  related  to 
interest and penalties of $1.0 million, $0.6 million, and $0.6 million, respectively. 

The Company files tax returns in U.S. federal, state, and foreign jurisdictions and the tax returns are subject to examination by various 
domestic  and  international  tax  authorities.  As  of  March  31,  2023,  the  Internal  Revenue  Service  has  completed  examinations  of  the 
Company’s federal income tax returns through fiscal year 2018. The Company has open years in certain significant federal, state, and 
foreign jurisdictions back to 2012. These open years contain matters that could be subject to differing interpretations of applicable tax 
laws  and  regulations  due  to  the  amount,  timing  or  inclusion  of  revenue  and  expenses.  It  is  reasonably  possible  that  approximately 
$14.0 million of certain U.S. and foreign UTBs may be recognized within the next twelve months as a result of a lapse of the statute of 
limitations.

8. 

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses, current consists of the following (in thousands):

Accrued employee - related expenses
Accrued tax liabilities
Income taxes payable 
Other
Total accrued expenses, current

9. 

Long-term Debt

March 31,

2023

2022

105,990  $ 
29,122 
18,603 
34,665 
188,380  $ 

76,283 
22,531 
14,291 
28,451 
141,556 

$ 

$ 

On  December  2,  2022,  the  Company  entered  into  a  Credit  Agreement  for  a  senior  secured  revolving  credit  facility  (the  “Credit 
Facility”) in an aggregate amount of $400.0 million. The Credit Facility has sublimits for swing line loans up to $30.0 million and for 
the issuance of standby letters of credit in a face amount up to $45.0 million. The Credit Facility will mature on December 2, 2027. As 
of March 31, 2023, there were no amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility and there were $15.5 million letters of credit issued. 
The Company had $384.5 million of availability under the Credit Facility as of March 31, 2023.

Borrowings  under  the  Credit  Facility  are  available  in  U.S.  dollars,  Euros,  Pounds  Sterling  and  Canadian  dollars,  with  a  sublimit  of 
$100.0 million for non-U.S. dollar-denominated borrowings. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement currently bear interest at (i) the 
Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus 0.10%, (ii) the Adjusted Euro Interbank Offer Rate, (iii) the Canadian Dollar Offered 
Rate,  (iv)  the  Base  Rate,  as  defined  per  the  Credit  Agreement,  or  (v)  the  Sterling  Overnight  Index  Average,  in  each  case  plus  an 
applicable margin as defined per the Credit Agreement. Interest payments are due quarterly, or more frequently, based on the terms of 
the Credit Agreement. 

The  Company  incurs  fees  with  respect  to  the  Credit  Facility,  including  (i)  a  commitment  fee  ranging  from  0.175%  to  0.35%  per 
annum, dependent on the Company’s leverage ratio, as defined per the Credit Agreement, of the unused commitment under the Credit 
Facility,  (ii)  a  fronting  fee  of  0.125%  per  annum  of  the  face  amount  of  each  letter  of  credit,  (iii)  a  participation  fee  equal  to  the 
applicable  margin,  as  defined  per  the  Credit  Agreement,  applied  to  the  daily  average  face  amount  of  letters  of  credit,  and  (iv) 
customary administrative fees. 

Debt issuance costs of $1.9 million were incurred in connection with the Credit Facility. The debt issuance costs are included within 
“Other assets” in the consolidated balance sheets and are being amortized into interest expense over the contractual term of the Credit 
Facility. At March 31, 2023, there were $1.8 million of unamortized debt issuance costs.

Pursuant  to  the  Credit  Agreement,  obligations  owed  under  the  Credit  Facility  are  secured  by  a  first  priority  security  interest  on 
substantially  all  assets  of  Dynatrace  LLC,  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  the  Company,  including  a  pledge  of  the  capital  stock  and 
other  equity  interests  of  certain  subsidiaries.  Under  certain  circumstances,  the  guarantees  may  be  released  without  action  by,  or 
consent  of,  the  administrative  agent  of  the  Credit  Facility.  The  Credit  Agreement  contains  customary  affirmative  and  negative 
covenants,  including  financial  covenants  that  require  the  Company  to  maintain  specified  financial  ratios.  At  March  31,  2023,  the 
Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants.

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First lien credit facilities

The Company’s former First Lien Credit Agreement, as amended, provided for a term loan facility (the “First Lien Term Loan”) in an 
aggregate principal amount of $950.0 million and a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) in an aggregate 
amount of $60.0 million. The Revolving Facility included a $25.0 million letter of credit sub-facility. Borrowings under the First Lien 
Term Loan and the Revolving Facility bore interest, at the Company’s election, at either (i) the Alternative Base Rate, as defined per 
the credit agreement, plus 1.25% per annum, or (ii) LIBOR plus 2.25% per annum. The maturity date on the First Lien Term Loan and 
Revolving Facility was August 23, 2025 and August 23, 2023, respectively, with payment due in full on the maturity date. Interest 
payments were due quarterly, or more frequently, based on the terms of the credit agreement.

Debt  issuance  costs  and  original  issuance  discount  were  incurred  in  connection  with  the  First  Lien  Credit  Agreement.  These  debt 
issuance costs and original issuance discount are included as a reduction of the debt balance in the consolidated balance sheets and 
were amortized into interest expense over the term of the loans. The Company recognized $1.4 million, $2.0 million, and $1.9 million 
of amortization of debt issuance costs and original issuance discount for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, 
which is included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

During  the  year  ended  March  31,  2023,  the  Company  terminated  the  First  Lien  Credit  Agreement  and  repaid  all  outstanding 
borrowings,  including  accrued  interest.  The  Company  recognized  a  loss  on  debt  extinguishment  of  $5.9  million  within  “Interest 
expense, net” in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2023. 

At  March  31,  2022,  the  Company  had  an  aggregate  principal  amount  outstanding  of  $281.1  million  for  the  First  Lien  Term  Loan, 
bearing interest at 2.7%, and had $7.2 million of unamortized debt issuance costs and original issuance discount which was recorded 
as  a  reduction  of  the  debt  balance  on  the  Company’s  consolidated  balance  sheet.  At  March  31,  2022,  there  were  no  amounts 
outstanding  under  the  Revolving  Facility  and  there  were  $15.6  million  letters  of  credit  issued.  The  Company  had  $44.4  million  of 
availability under the Revolving Facility as of March 31, 2022.

10. 

Leases

The Company leases office space under non-cancelable operating leases which expire at various dates from fiscal 2023 to 2033. As of 
March  31,  2023,  the  weighted  average  remaining  lease  term  was  6.0  years  and  the  weighted  average  discount  rate  was  4.5%.  The 
Company does not have any finance leases.

The  Company  has  a  sublease  of  a  former  office  which  expires  in  fiscal  2025.  Sublease  income  from  operating  leases,  which  is 
recorded as a reduction of rental expense, was $2.3 million, $2.5 million and $3.9 million for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, 
and 2021, respectively.

The following table presents information about leases on the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

Operating lease expense (1)
Short-term lease expense 
Variable lease expense 

_________________
(1) Presented gross of sublease income.

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

2021

2023

$ 
$ 
$ 

12,908  $ 
1,847  $ 
891  $ 

10,899  $ 
1,009  $ 
793  $ 

10,436 
752 
674 

The following table presents supplemental cash flow information about the Company’s leases (in thousands):

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease 
liabilities (1)
_________________
(1) Includes the impact of new leases as well as remeasurements and modifications of existing leases.

$ 

$ 

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

2021

2023

16,098  $ 

13,466  $ 

13,478 

24,323  $ 

29,112  $ 

5,260 

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As of March 31, 2023, remaining maturities of lease liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Years Ending March 31,
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
Thereafter
Total operating lease payments (1)
Less: imputed interest
Total operating lease liabilities

_________________
(1) Presented gross of sublease income.

Amount

18,400 
16,052 
12,949 
11,784 
7,556 
17,416 
84,157 
(8,985) 
75,172 

$ 

$ 

As  of  March  31,  2023,  the  Company  had  commitments  of  $87.5  million  for  operating  leases  that  have  not  yet  commenced,  and 
therefore  are  not  included  in  the  right-of-use  assets  or  operating  lease  liabilities.  These  operating  leases  are  expected  to  commence 
during the fiscal years ending March 31, 2024 through March 31, 2026, with lease terms ranging from 9 to 10 years. 

11. 

Commitments and Contingencies

Legal matters

The Company is, from time to time, party to legal proceedings and subject to claims in the ordinary course of business. Although the 
outcome of legal proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company currently believes that the resolution of any 
such matters will not have a material adverse effect on its business, operating results, financial condition, or cash flows. Regardless of 
the  outcome,  legal  proceedings  and  claims  can  have  an  adverse  impact  on  the  Company  because  of  defense  and  settlement  costs, 
diversion of management resources, and other factors.

Contractual commitments

The following table summarizes the Company’s contractual commitments as of March 31, 2023 (in thousands):

Operating lease payments (1)
Other commitments
Total contractual commitments

_________________
(1) Presented gross of sublease income.

12. 

Share-based Compensation

Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan

Total

84,157 
160,241 
244,398 

$ 

$ 

In July 2019, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), upon the recommendation of the compensation committee of the board 
of directors, adopted the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “2019 Plan”) which was subsequently approved by 
the Company’s stockholders and was later amended and restated by the Board in January 2021.

The Company initially reserved 52,000,000 shares of common stock, or the Initial Limit, for the issuance of awards under the 2019 
Plan.  The  2019  Plan  provides  that  the  number  of  shares  reserved  and  available  for  issuance  under  the  plan  automatically  increases 
each  April  1,  beginning  on  April  1,  2020,  by  4%  of  the  outstanding  number  of  shares  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  on  the 
immediately  preceding  March    31  or  such  lesser  number  determined  by  the  compensation  committee.  This  number  is  subject  to 
adjustment  in  the  event  of  a  stock  split,  stock  dividend  or  other  change  in  the  Company’s  capitalization.  As  of  March  31,  2023, 
13,818,360 shares of common stock were available for future issuance under the 2019 Plan.

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The awards granted under the 2019 Plan have varying terms but generally vest over a three- or four-year period, upon satisfaction of a 
service-based  vesting  condition,  with  33.3%  and  25%  vesting  one  year  after  the  grant  date  and  the  remaining  vesting  ratably  on  a 
quarterly basis over two and three years for three-year and four-year grants, respectively. From time to time, the Company also grants 
performance-based awards to certain key employees that generally vest over a three- or four-year period upon satisfaction of certain 
Company financial performance targets established and approved by the Company’s board of directors for each fiscal year.

Stock options

The following table summarizes activity for stock options during the period ended March 31, 2023:

Balance, March 31, 2022

Exercised
Forfeited or expired
Balance, March 31, 2023

Options vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2023
Options vested and exercisable at March 31, 2023

Weighted 
Average
Exercise 
Price
(per share)

Weighted 
Average 
Remaining 
Contractual 
Term 
(years)

Aggregate 
Intrinsic 
Value
(in thousands)

Number of 
Options
(in thousands)

6,968  $ 
(1,681)   
(651)   
4,636  $ 
4,636  $ 
3,453  $ 

21.87 
19.60 
25.05 
22.25 
22.25 
20.96 

7.6 $ 

176,839 

6.5 $ 
6.5 $ 
6.4 $ 

94,565 
94,565 
74,430 

The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during fiscal 2022 and 2021 was $20.90 and $13.08, respectively. There 
were no options granted during the year ended March 31, 2023. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during fiscal 2023, 
2022, and 2021 was $37.9 million, $52.6 million, and $23.7 million, respectively. 

As  of  March  31,  2023,  the  total  unrecognized  compensation  expense  related  to  non-vested  stock  options  was  $10.3  million  and  is 
expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.8 years. The Company recognized $17.1 million, $18.9 million and 
$16.8  million  of  share-based  compensation  expense  related  to  stock  options  for  the  years  ended  March  31,  2023,  2022,  and  2021, 
respectively.

The fair value for the Company’s stock options granted during the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was estimated at the date of 
grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions:

Expected dividend yield
Expected volatility
Expected term (years)
Risk-free interest rate

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2022

2021

 — 
39.5% - 39.8%
6.1
0.9% - 1.1%

— 
39.3% - 39.8%
6.1
0.4% - 1.1%

The Company has not paid and does not expect to pay dividends. Consequently, the Company uses an expected dividend yield of zero. 
The  computation  of  expected  volatility  is  based  on  a  calculation  using  the  historical  volatility  of  a  group  of  publicly  traded  peer 
companies. The Company expects to continue to do so until such time as it has adequate historical data regarding the volatility of the 
Company’s traded stock price. The computation of expected term was based on the average period the stock options are expected to 
remain  outstanding,  generally  calculated  as  the  midpoint  of  the  stock  options’  remaining  vesting  term  and  contractual  expiration 
period,  as  the  Company  does  not  have  sufficient  historical  information  to  develop  reasonable  expectations  about  future  exercise 
patterns and post-vesting employment termination behavior. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in 
effect at the time of grant for the expected life of the award. 

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Restricted shares and units

The  following  table  provides  a  summary  of  the  changes  in  the  number  of  restricted  stock  awards  (“RSAs”)  and  RSUs  for  the  year 
ended March 31, 2023:

Balance, March 31, 2022

Granted
Vested
Forfeited

Balance, March 31, 2023

Weighted 
Average
Grant Date 
Fair Value
(per share)

Number of 
RSUs
(in thousands)

Weighted 
Average 
Grant Date 
Fair Value
(per share)

Number of 
RSAs
(in thousands)

202  $ 

—
(183) 
(15) 

4  $ 

16.00 

—  
16.00  
16.00  
16.00 

5,180  $ 
6,840 
(2,139) 
(1,045) 
8,836  $ 

42.43 
40.42
38.48
42.32
41.76 

RSUs outstanding as of March 31, 2023 were comprised of 7.9 million RSUs with only service conditions and 0.9 million RSUs with 
both service and performance conditions (“PSUs”).

During the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company granted PSUs to certain key employees that generally vest 33% one year after 
the grant date and the remaining 67%  vest ratably on a quarterly basis over the following two years (the “Annual PSUs”). The number 
of shares that may be earned pursuant to the Annual PSUs is based on specific company metrics related to the Company’s fiscal year 
ending  March  31,  2023.  No  annual  PSUs  will  be  earned  with  respect  to  any  metric  if  the  applicable  “threshold”  percentage  of  the 
specific metric is not achieved, and the overall number of shares that may be earned shall not exceed 150% of the target award. Once 
the Annual PSUs are earned, they are then also subject to time-based vesting with 33% of the earned Annual PSUs vesting on the first 
anniversary of the grant date, and with the remaining 67% vesting in eight equal quarterly installments over the following two years, 
and provided that the key employee remains employed by the Company through the applicable vesting date.

The  weighted  average  grant-date  fair  value  of  RSUs  granted  during  fiscal  2023,  2022,  and  2021  was  $40.42,  $50.19,  and  $34.69, 
respectively. There were no RSAs granted during the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021. 

The  aggregate  fair  value  of  RSAs  vested  during  fiscal  2023,  2022,  and  2021  was  $6.8  million,  $27.7  million,  and  $42.1  million, 
respectively. The aggregate fair value of RSUs vested during fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021 was $82.1 million, $72.2 million, and $50.1 
million, respectively.

As of March 31, 2023, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock awards is immaterial and is 
expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.1 years. As of March 31, 2023, the total unrecognized compensation 
expense related to unvested RSUs was $281.7 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.3 years. 
The Company recognized $122.6 million, $75.6 million, and $37.3 million of share-based compensation expense related to restricted 
shares and units for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In July 2019, the board of directors adopted, and the Company’s stockholders approved, the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The 
Company offers, sells and issues shares of common stock under this ESPP from time to time based on various factors and conditions, 
although  the  Company  is  under  no  obligation  to  sell  any  shares  under  this  ESPP.  The  ESPP  provides  that  the  number  of  shares 
reserved and available for issuance under the plan will automatically increase each April 1, beginning on April 1, 2020, by lesser of (i) 
1%  of  the  outstanding  number  of  shares  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  on  the  immediately  preceding  March  31,  (ii)  3,500,000 
shares of common stock, or (iii) such lesser number determined by the compensation committee. The ESPP provides for six-month 
offering periods and each offering period consists of six-month purchase periods. On each purchase date, eligible employees purchase 
shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share equal to 85% of the lesser of (1) the fair market value of the Company’s 
common stock on the offering date or (2) the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the purchase date. For the year 
ended March 31, 2023, 553,188 shares of common stock were purchased under the ESPP. As of March 31, 2023, 13,410,844 shares of 
common stock were available for future issuance under the ESPP.

As of March 31, 2023, there was approximately $1.3 million of unrecognized share-based compensation related to the ESPP that is 
expected to be recognized over the remaining term of the current offering period. The Company recognized $7.2 million, $5.0 million, 
$3.7  million  of  share-based  compensation  expense  related  to  the  ESPP  for  the  years  ended  March  31,  2023,  2022,  and  2021, 
respectively.

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The Company estimated the fair value of the ESPP purchase rights using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following 
assumptions:

Expected dividend yield
Expected volatility
Expected term (years)
Risk-free interest rate

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

2021

2023

 — 
35.4% - 64.3%
0.5
0.1% - 4.7%

 — 
35.4% - 40.6%
0.5
0.04% - 0.1%

 — 
35.9% - 55.5%
0.5
0.1% - 1.6%

The Company has not paid and does not expect to pay dividends. Consequently, the Company uses an expected dividend yield of zero. 
Beginning in May 2022, the expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock. Prior to May 
2022, the computation of expected volatility was based on a calculation using the historical volatility of a group of publicly traded peer 
companies.  The  computation  of  expected  term  was  based  on  the  offering  period,  which  is  six  months.  The  risk-free  interest  rate  is 
based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve that corresponds with the expected term at the time of grant.

Share-based compensation

The following table summarizes the components of total share-based compensation expense included in the consolidated statements of 
operations for each period presented (in thousands):

Cost of revenue
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Total share-based compensation expense

13. 

Net Income Per Share

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

2021

2023

$ 

$ 

18,383  $ 
41,406 
51,147 
35,938 
146,874  $ 

12,863  $ 
21,316 
35,957 
29,400 
99,536  $ 

7,307 
11,684 
24,153 
14,640 
57,784 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share (in thousands, except per share data):

Numerator:
Net income
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

2021

2023

$ 

107,959  $ 

52,451  $ 

75,714 

287,700 
3,917 
291,617 

284,161 
6,742 
290,903 

280,469 
6,040 
286,509 

0.27 
0.26 

Net income per share, basic
Net income per share, diluted

$ 
$ 

0.38  $ 
0.37  $ 

0.18  $ 
0.18  $ 

The effect of certain common share equivalents were excluded from the computation of weighted average diluted shares outstanding 
for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 as inclusion would have resulted in anti-dilution. A summary of these weighted-
average anti-dilutive common share equivalents is provided in the table below (in thousands):

Stock options 
Unvested RSAs and RSUs

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2022

2021

2023

952 
776 

170 
119 

1,901 
11 

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14.

Employee Benefit Plan

The Company has established a 401(k) tax-deferred savings plan (the “401(k) Plan”), which permits participants to make contributions 
by salary deduction pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company is responsible for administrative costs of 
the 401(k) Plan and may, at its discretion, make matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan. In addition, the Company offers defined 
contribution  plans  to  employees  in  certain  countries  outside  the  U.S.  For  the  years  ended  March  31,  2023,  2022,  and  2021,  the 
Company made contributions of $6.3 million, $4.6 million and $3.6 million to the U.S. 401(k) Plan, respectively.

15. 

Geographic Information

Revenue

Revenues  by  geography  are  based  on  legal  jurisdiction.  Refer  to  Note  3,  Revenue  Recognition,  for  a  disaggregation  of  revenue  by 
geographic region.

Property and equipment, net

The following tables present property and equipment by geographic region for the periods presented (in thousands):

North America
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Asia Pacific
Latin America
Total property and equipment, net

March 31,

2023

2022

22,124  $ 
29,142 
2,194 
116 
53,576  $ 

15,462 
28,195 
1,429 
185 
45,271 

$ 

$ 

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL 
DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures 

Our  management,  including  our  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Chief  Financial  Officer,  have  evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  our 
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period 
covered by this Annual Report. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded 
that  our  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  as  of  March  31,  2023,  were  effective  and  provided  reasonable  assurance  that  the 
information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, 
and  reported  within  the  time  periods  specified  in  the  SEC’s  rules  and  forms,  and  that  such  information  is  accumulated  and 
communicated to management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. This system is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of 
financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. 

Our  management  performed  an  assessment  of  the  effectiveness  of  our  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  at  March  31,  2023, 
utilizing  the  criteria  discussed  in  the  “Internal  Control  –  Integrated  Framework  (2013)”  issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring 
Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission.  The  objective  of  this  assessment  was  to  determine  whether  our  internal  control  over 
financial  reporting  was  effective  as  of  March  31,  2023.  Based  on  management’s  assessment,  we  have  concluded  that  our  internal 
control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2023.

The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2023 has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an 
independent  registered  public  accounting  firm,  as  stated  in  its  attestation  report  on  the  internal  control  over  our  financial  reporting 
which is included herein.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

There  were  no  changes  to  our  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  (as  defined  in  Rules  13a-15(f)  and  15d-15(f)  under  the 
Exchange Act) during the quarter ended March 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our 
internal control over financial reporting.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and 
procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter 
how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. 
Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be 
considered  relative  to  their  costs.  Because  of  the  inherent  limitation  in  all  control  systems,  no  evaluation  of  controls  can  provide 
absolute  assurance  that  all  control  issues  and  instances  of  fraud,  if  any,  within  our  company  have  been  detected.  These  inherent 
limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple 
error  or  mistake.  Additionally,  controls  can  be  circumvented  by  the  individual  acts  of  some  persons,  by  collusion  of  two  or  more 
people or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions 
about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all 
potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance 
with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Due to inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error 
or fraud may occur and not be detected.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Dynatrace, Inc.

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We  have  audited  Dynatrace,  Inc.’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of  March  31,  2023,  based  on  criteria  established  in 
Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 
framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Dynatrace, Inc. (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal 
control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2023, based on the COSO criteria.

We  also  have  audited,  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  Public  Company  Accounting  Oversight  Board  (United  States) 
(PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of March 31, 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations, 
comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2023, and the related notes and our report 
dated May 25, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of 
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal 
Control  over  Financial  Reporting.  Our  responsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on  the  Company’s  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with 
respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities 
and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit 
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness 
exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such 
other  procedures  as  we  considered  necessary  in  the  circumstances.  We  believe  that  our  audit  provides  a  reasonable  basis  for  our 
opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
principles.  A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  includes  those  policies  and  procedures  that  (1)  pertain  to  the 
maintenance  of  records  that,  in  reasonable  detail,  accurately  and  fairly  reflect  the  transactions  and  dispositions  of  the  assets  of  the 
company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in 
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in 
accordance  with  authorizations  of  management  and  directors  of  the  company;  and  (3)  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding 
prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect 
on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections 
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in 
conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Detroit, Michigan
May 25, 2023

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

None.

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

PART III

Our board of directors has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, 
including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other executive and senior officers. The full text of our code of 
business  conduct  and  ethics  is  posted  on  the  Investor  Relations  section  of  our  website  at  ir.dynatrace.com  under  “Governance  - 
Governance Documents.” We will disclose any amendments to our code of business conduct and ethics, or waivers of its requirements 
granted to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing 
similar  functions,  on  our  website  or  in  filings  under  the  Exchange  Act  as  required  by  applicable  law  or  the  listing  standards  of  the 
NYSE.

The remaining information called for by this item will be set forth in our definitive Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of 
Stockholders  to  be  filed  with  the  SEC  within  120  days  of  the  fiscal  year  ended  March  31,  2023  and  is  incorporated  herein  by 
reference.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The  information  called  for  by  this  item  will  be  set  forth  in  our  definitive  Proxy  Statement  for  the  2023  Annual  Meeting  of 
Stockholders  to  be  filed  with  the  SEC  within  120  days  of  the  fiscal  year  ended  March  31,  2023  and  is  incorporated  herein  by 
reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED 
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The  information  called  for  by  this  item  will  be  set  forth  in  our  definitive  Proxy  Statement  for  the  2023  Annual  Meeting  of 
Stockholders  to  be  filed  with  the  SEC  within  120  days  of  the  fiscal  year  ended  March  31,  2023  and  is  incorporated  herein  by 
reference.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The  information  called  for  by  this  item  will  be  set  forth  in  our  definitive  Proxy  Statement  for  the  2023  Annual  Meeting  of 
Stockholders  to  be  filed  with  the  SEC  within  120  days  of  the  fiscal  year  ended  March  31,  2023  and  is  incorporated  herein  by 
reference.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The  information  called  for  by  this  item  will  be  set  forth  in  our  definitive  Proxy  Statement  for  the  2023  Annual  Meeting  of 
Stockholders  to  be  filed  with  the  SEC  within  120  days  of  the  fiscal  year  ended  March  31,  2023  and  is  incorporated  herein  by 
reference.

Our independent public accounting firm is Ernst & Young, LLP, Detroit, MI, PCAOB Auditor ID #42. BDO USA, LLP, Troy, MI, 
PCAOB Auditor ID #243, served as our independent public accounting firm through May 31, 2022.

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

PART IV

(a) Listing of Documents

1. Financial Statements

The following financial statements are included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K:

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 

2. Financial Statement Schedules

All other schedules have been omitted because they are not required, not applicable, or the required information is otherwise included.

3. Exhibits

The  documents  listed  in  the  Exhibit  Index  of  this  report  are  incorporated  by  reference  or  are  filed  with  this  report,  in  each  case  as 
indicated therein (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

Exhibit
Number

3.1

3.2

4.1

4.2

4.3*
10.1#

10.2#

10.3#

10.4*
10.5#

10.6#*

10.7#

10.8#

10.9#*

10.10#

10.11#

10.12#

EXHIBIT INDEX

Description

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the 
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC on July 22, 2019).
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 21, 2023).
Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement 
on Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC on July 22, 2019).
Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on 
Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC on July 22, 2019).
Description of the Company’s Securities.
2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Annual Report on 
Form 10-K, filed on May 28, 2021).
Forms of award agreements under the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the 
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC on July 30, 2019).
2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement 
on Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC on July 22, 2019).
Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy. 
Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Registrant and each of its directors and executive officers (incorporated 
by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC on July 25, 
2019).
Executive Officer Amended & Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and Rick McConnell dated as of 
March 23, 2023.
Executive Officer Employment Agreement between the Company and James Benson (incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 21, 2022).
Executive Officer Employment Agreement between the Company and Bernd Greifeneder (incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on October 27, 2021).
Executive Officer Amended & Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and Stephen Pace dated as of 
March 23, 2023.
Executive Officer Employment Agreement between the Company and Matthias Dollentz-Scharer (incorporated by 
reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on November 2, 2022).
Executive Officer Employment Agreement between the Company and Kevin Burns (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
10.8 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on May 26, 2022).
Transition Agreement between the Company and Kevin Burns (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the 
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 21, 2022).

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10.13

10.14

10.15*

10.16*

10.17

10.18*

10.19

10.20

16.1

21.1

23.1*
23.2*
24.1
31.1*

31.2*

32.1**

Credit Agreement among Dynatrace LLC, Dynatrace Intermediate LLC, BMO Harris Bank, N.A., and certain lenders 
parties thereto, dated as of December 2, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current 
Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 5, 2022).

Office Lease, dated July  6, 2017, by and between BP Reservoir Place LLC and Dynatrace LLC, and Declaration 
Affixing the Commencement Date of the Lease, dated November 15, 2017, by and between BP Reservoir Place LLC and 
Dynatrace LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed 
with the SEC on July 5, 2019).
First Amendment dated July 23, 2019 to Office Lease, dated July 6, 2017, by and between BP Reservoir Place LLC and 
Dynatrace LLC.
Second Amendment dated July 16, 2021 to Office Lease, dated July 6, 2017, by and between BP Reservoir Place LLC 
and Dynatrace LLC.

English Translation of Lease Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2017, by and between Neunteufel GmbH and Dynatrace 
Austria GmbH (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed 
with the SEC on July 5, 2019).
English Translation of Supplementary Agreement dated as of March 29, 2023 to the Lease Agreement dated as of March 
28, 2017 by and between Neunteufel GmbH and Dynatrace Austria GmbH.
Form of Tax Matters Agreement entered into between Dynatrace Holdings LLC and Compuware Software Group LLC 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC 
on July 25, 2019).

Form of Master Structuring Agreement entered into by and among Dynatrace Holdings, LLC, Compuware Software 
Group, LLC and the other parties named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s 
Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC on July 25, 2019).
Letter of BDO USA, LLP dated June 3, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16.1 to the Company’s Current 
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 3, 2022).
Subsidiaries of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on 
Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC on July 22, 2019).
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
Consent of BDO USA, LLP.
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934, as amended
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934, as amended.
Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act.

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_________________
Indicates a management contract or any compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
# 
Filed herewith
* 
**  
The certifications furnished in Exhibit 32.1 hereto are deemed to accompany this Annual Report on Form 10-K and will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of 
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference. Such certifications will 
not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 
except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

Not applicable.

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

SIGNATURES

DYNATRACE, INC.

Date: May 25, 2023

By:

/s/ Rick McConnell

Rick McConnell

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints 
Rick McConnell, James Benson and Nicole Fitzpatrick, and each of them, as their true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full 
power of substitution, for them in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to 
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
granting unto said attorney-in-fact, proxy, and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite 
and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby 
ratifying  and  confirming  all  that  said  attorney-in-fact,  proxy  and  agent,  or  their  substitute,  may  lawfully  do  or  cause  to  be  done  by 
virtue hereof. 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on 
behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. 

Signature

/s/ Rick McConnell

Rick McConnell

/s/ James Benson

James Benson

/s/ Alicia Allen

Alicia Allen

/s/ Jill Ward
Jill Ward

/s/ Seth Boro
Seth Boro
/s/ Michael Capone
Michael Capone

/s/ Ambika Kapur
Ambika Kapur

/s/ Stephen Lifshatz
Stephen Lifshatz

/s/ Steve Rowland
Steve Rowland
/s/ Kenneth Virnig
Kenneth Virnig

/s/ Kirsten Wolberg
Kirsten Wolberg

Date

May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023

Title

Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 (Principal Financial Officer)

Chief Accounting Officer
 (Principal Accounting Officer)

Director, Board Chair

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

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Leadership

MANAGEMENT TEAM

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rick McConnell

Chief Executive Officer

Alicia Allen

Jill Ward

Board Chair 

Independent Director

SVP, Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

Seth Boro

Jim Benson

SVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Michael Capone

Managing Partner, Thoma Bravo

Matthias Dollentz-Scharer

SVP, Chief Customer Officer

Nicole Fitzpatrick

Chief Executive Officer, Qlik Technologies

Stephen Lifshatz

EVP, Chief Financial Officer, CDK Global

SVP, General Counsel and Secretary

Rick McConnell

Bernd Greifeneder

SVP, Chief Technology Officer and Founder

Steve Rowland

Chief Executive Officer, Dynatrace

President, Klaviyo

Kenneth “Chip” Virnig

Partner, Thoma Bravo

Kirsten O. Wolberg

Independent Director

Colleen Kozak

VP, Chief Transformation Officer

Mike Maciag

SVP, Chief Marketing Officer

Steve Pace

SVP, Chief Revenue Officer (until July 5, 2023)

Sue Quackenbush 

SVP, Chief People Officer

Steve Tack

SVP, Product Management

Dan Zugelder

SVP, Chief Revenue Officer (effective July 5, 2023)

Corporate Headquarters

Dynatrace, Inc.

1601 Trapelo Road, Suite 116

Waltham, MA 02451

Phone: (781) 530-1000

Email: ir@dynatrace.com

Transfer Agent

Computershare

150 Royall Street

Canton, MA 02021

Phone (U.S. toll-free): (800) 736-3001

Independent Registered  

Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP 

Corporate Counsel

Goodwin Procter LLP

100 Northern Avenue

Boston, MA  02210

Stock Listing

Dynatrace’s common stock is traded  

on the New York Stock Exchange under  

the symbol “DT”

Investor Inquiries

Additional copies of this report and other  

financial information are available on our  

website at ir.dynatrace.com

Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This report includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the 
federal securities laws, including, but not limited to, statements related to future 
business and investment plans, our ability to continue to grow and innovate, and our 
plans for expansion. Actual results may differ materially from those described in the 
forward-looking statements. For a discussion of certain risk factors that relate to these 
forward-looking statements, please refer to the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual 
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, which is included in this 
report.

© 2023 Dynatrace, Inc. All rights reserved. Dynatrace®, the Dynatrace logo, OneAgent®, Davis®, SmartScape®, PurePath®, Grail™ 
and all Dynatrace product or service names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Dynatrace LLC in the United 
States and other countries. The Dynatrace® platform is subject to patents owned by Dynatrace LLC issued and pending in the 
United States and other countries. Third party trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.

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