EX-99.2 3 d567934dex992.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 - UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS EXHIBIT 99.2 - UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Exhibit 99.2

 

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Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

(unaudited)

 

       
             

Three months ended 
September 30, 

 

      

Nine months ended 
September 30, 

 

 
 (millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)    Notes        2023        2022        2023        2022  

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

                      

Revenues

     2          1,594          1,574          4,979          4,862  

Operating expenses

     5          (958)          (1,023)          (3,022)          (3,145)  

Depreciation

          (28)          (34)          (87)          (110)  

Amortization of computer software

          (132)          (119)          (377)          (354)  

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

          (24)          (25)          (72)          (76)  

Other operating (losses) gains, net

     6          (11)          25          353          26  

Operating profit

          441          398          1,774          1,203  

Finance costs, net:

                      

Net interest expense

     8          (32)          (48)          (121)          (145)  

Other finance income (costs)

     8          117          448          (75)          862  

Income before tax and equity method investments

          526          798          1,578          1,920  

Share of post-tax (losses) earnings in equity method investments

     9          (174)          (525)          815          (552)  

Tax benefit (expense)

     10          18          (8)          (397)          (156)  

Earnings from continuing operations

          370          265          1,996          1,212  

(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax

                (3)          (37)          21          (92)  

Net earnings

                367          228          2,017          1,120  

Earnings attributable to common shareholders

          367          228          2,017          1,120  

Earnings (loss) per share:

     11                      

Basic earnings per share:

                      

From continuing operations

          $0.81          $0.55          $4.27          $2.49  

From discontinued operations

                (0.01)          (0.08)          0.05          (0.19)  

Basic earnings per share

                $0.80          $0.47          $4.32          $2.30  

Diluted earnings per share:

                      

From continuing operations

          $0.81          $0.55          $4.27          $2.49  

From discontinued operations

                (0.01)          (0.08)          0.04          (0.19)  

Diluted earnings per share

                $0.80          $0.47          $4.31          $2.30  

The related notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited)

 

       
           

Three months ended

September 30,

 

    

Nine months ended

September 30,

 

 
 (millions of U.S. dollars)    Notes      2023      2022      2023      2022  

Net earnings

           

 

367

 

  

 

228

 

  

 

2,017

 

  

 

1,120

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

              

Items that have been or may be subsequently reclassified to net earnings:

              

Cash flow hedges adjustments to net earnings

  

 

8

 

  

 

22

 

  

 

66

 

  

 

(3)

 

  

 

89

 

Cash flow hedges adjustments to equity

     

 

(22)

 

  

 

(47)

 

  

 

(2)

 

  

 

(68)

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments to equity

           

 

(124)

 

  

 

(244)

 

  

 

27

 

  

 

(505)

 

             

 

(124)

 

  

 

(225)

 

  

 

22

 

  

 

(484)

 

Items that will not be reclassified to net earnings:

              

Fair value adjustments on financial assets

  

 

12

 

  

 

(2)

 

  

 

(2)

 

  

 

4

 

  

 

(20)

 

Remeasurement on defined benefit pension plans

     

 

(58)

 

  

 

(91)

 

  

 

(43)

 

  

 

(178)

 

Related tax benefit on remeasurement on defined benefit pension plans

           

 

15

 

  

 

23

 

  

 

11

 

  

 

44

 

             

 

(45)

 

  

 

(70)

 

  

 

(28)

 

  

 

(154)

 

Other comprehensive loss

           

 

(169)

 

  

 

(295)

 

  

 

(6)

 

  

 

(638)

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

           

 

198

 

  

 

(67)

 

  

 

2,011

 

  

 

482

 

Comprehensive income (loss) for the period attributable to:

              

Common shareholders:

              

Continuing operations

     

 

201

 

  

 

(30)

 

  

 

1,990

 

  

 

574

 

Discontinued operations

           

 

(3)

 

  

 

(37)

 

  

 

21

 

  

 

(92)

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

           

 

198

 

  

 

(67)

 

  

 

2,011

 

  

 

482

 

The related notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(unaudited)

 

       
         

September 30,

 

    

December 31,

 

 
 (millions of U.S. dollars)    Notes    2023      2022  

Cash and cash equivalents

  

12

  

 

2,516

 

  

 

1,069

 

Trade and other receivables

     

 

982

 

  

 

1,069

 

Other financial assets

  

12

  

 

118

 

  

 

204

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

       

 

439

 

  

 

469

 

Current assets

     

 

4,055

 

  

 

2,811

 

Property and equipment, net

     

 

395

 

  

 

414

 

Computer software, net

     

 

1,256

 

  

 

935

 

Other identifiable intangible assets, net

     

 

3,175

 

  

 

3,219

 

Goodwill

     

 

6,667

 

  

 

5,869

 

Equity method investments

  

9

  

 

1,801

 

  

 

6,199

 

Other financial assets

  

12

  

 

373

 

  

 

527

 

Other non-current assets

  

13

  

 

581

 

  

 

619

 

Deferred tax

       

 

1,046

 

  

 

1,118

 

Total assets

       

 

19,349

 

  

 

21,711

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

        

Liabilities

        

Current indebtedness

  

12

  

 

1,480

 

  

 

1,647

 

Payables, accruals and provisions

  

14

  

 

925

 

  

 

1,222

 

Current tax liabilities

     

 

423

 

  

 

324

 

Deferred revenue

     

 

935

 

  

 

886

 

Other financial liabilities

  

12

  

 

85

 

  

 

812

 

Current liabilities

     

 

3,848

 

  

 

4,891

 

Long-term indebtedness

  

12

  

 

2,878

 

  

 

3,114

 

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

  

15

  

 

720

 

  

 

691

 

Other financial liabilities

  

12

  

 

204

 

  

 

233

 

Deferred tax

       

 

507

 

  

 

897

 

Total liabilities

       

 

8,157

 

  

 

9,826

 

Equity

        

Capital

  

16

  

 

3,388

 

  

 

5,398

 

Retained earnings

     

 

8,933

 

  

 

7,642

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

       

 

(1,129)

 

  

 

(1,155)

 

Total equity

       

 

11,192

 

  

 

11,885

 

Total liabilities and equity

       

 

19,349

 

  

 

21,711

 

Contingencies (note 19)

The related notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW 

(unaudited) 

 

       
           

Three months ended

September 30,

 

    

Nine months ended

September 30,

 

 
 (millions of U.S. dollars)

 

   Notes

 

     2023

 

     2022

 

     2023

 

     2022

 

 

 Cash provided by (used in):

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Earnings from continuing operations

  

 

 

 

  

 

370

 

  

 

265

 

  

 

1,996

 

  

 

1,212

 

 Adjustments for:

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Depreciation

  

 

 

 

  

 

28

 

  

 

34

 

  

 

87

 

  

 

110

 

 Amortization of computer software

  

 

 

 

  

 

132

 

  

 

119

 

  

 

377

 

  

 

354

 

 Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

  

 

 

 

  

 

24

 

  

 

25

 

  

 

72

 

  

 

76

 

 Share of post-tax losses (earnings) in equity method
investments

  

 

9

 

  

 

174

 

  

 

525

 

  

 

(815)

 

  

 

552

 

 Net losses (gains) on disposals of businesses and
investments

  

 

 

 

  

 

6

 

  

 

(30)

 

  

 

(341)

 

  

 

(29)

 

 Deferred tax

  

 

 

 

  

 

(251)

 

  

 

(176)

 

  

 

(369)

 

  

 

(193)

 

 Other

  

 

17

 

  

 

(89)

 

  

 

(417)

 

  

 

188

 

  

 

(742)

 

 Changes in working capital and other items

  

 

17

 

  

 

257

 

  

 

181

 

  

 

417

 

  

 

(35)

 

 Operating cash flows from continuing operations

  

 

 

 

  

 

651

 

  

 

526

 

  

 

1,612

 

  

 

1,305

 

 Operating cash flows from discontinued operations

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

23

 

  

 

5

 

  

 

24

 

  

 

(66)

 

 Net cash provided by operating activities

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

674

 

  

 

531

 

  

 

1,636

 

  

 

1,239

 

 INVESTING ACTIVITIES

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

  

 

18

 

  

 

(678)

 

  

 

(19)

 

  

 

(1,201)

 

  

 

(190)

 

 Proceeds from disposals of businesses and investments

  

 

7

 

  

 

-

 

  

 

29

 

  

 

418

 

  

 

29

 

 Proceeds from sales of LSEG shares

  

 

9

 

  

 

1,517

 

  

 

24

 

  

 

5,393

 

  

 

24

 

 Capital expenditures

  

 

 

 

  

 

(145)

 

  

 

(152)

 

  

 

(412)

 

  

 

(460)

 

 Other investing activities

  

 

9

 

  

 

14

 

  

 

25

 

  

 

82

 

  

 

87

 

 Taxes paid on sales of LSEG shares and disposals of
businesses

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

(273)

 

  

 

-

 

  

 

(543)

 

  

 

-

 

 Investing cash flows from continuing operations

  

 

 

 

  

 

435

 

  

 

(93)

 

  

 

3,737

 

  

 

(510)

 

 Investing cash flows from discontinued operations

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

-

 

  

 

-

 

  

 

(1)

 

  

 

(16)

 

 Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

435

 

  

 

(93)

 

  

 

3,736

 

  

 

(526)

 

 FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Net (repayments) borrowings under short-term loan facilities

  

 

12

 

  

 

(1,214)

 

  

 

319

 

  

 

(443)

 

  

 

369

 

 Payments of lease principal

  

 

 

 

  

 

(13)

 

  

 

(17)

 

  

 

(44)

 

  

 

(50)

 

 Payments for return of capital on common shares

  

 

16

 

  

 

-

 

  

 

-

 

  

 

(2,045)

 

  

 

-

 

 Repurchases of common shares

  

 

16

 

  

 

-

 

  

 

(504)

 

  

 

(718)

 

  

 

(698)

 

 Dividends paid on preference shares

  

 

 

 

  

 

(1)

 

  

 

(1)

 

  

 

(4)

 

  

 

(2)

 

 Dividends paid on common shares

  

 

16

 

  

 

(218)

 

  

 

(208)

 

  

 

(672)

 

  

 

(627)

 

 Other financing activities

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

(3)

 

  

 

(25)

 

  

 

2

 

  

 

(16)

 

 Net cash used in financing activities

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

(1,449)

 

  

 

(436)

 

  

 

(3,924)

 

  

 

(1,024)

 

 Translation adjustments

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

(2)

 

  

 

(4)

 

  

 

(1)

 

  

 

(8)

 

 (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

  

 

 

 

  

 

(342)

 

  

 

(2)

 

  

 

1,447

 

  

 

(319)

 

 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  

 

 

 

  

 

2,858

 

  

 

461

 

  

 

1,069

 

  

 

778

 

 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

2,516

 

  

 

459

 

  

 

2,516

 

  

 

459

 

 Supplemental cash flow information is provided in note 17.

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Interest paid, net of debt related hedges

  

 

 

 

  

 

(28)

 

  

 

(16)

 

  

 

(130)

 

  

 

(96)

 

 Interest received

  

 

 

 

  

 

31

 

  

 

4

 

  

 

55

 

  

 

5

 

 Income taxes paid

  

 

17

 

  

 

(284)

 

  

 

(49)

 

  

 

(662)

 

  

 

(194)

 

Interest received and interest paid are reflected as operating cash flows.

Income taxes paid are reflected as either operating or investing cash flows depending on the nature of the underlying transaction.

The related notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(unaudited)

 

                       

 (millions of U.S. dollars)

 

 

Stated
share
capital

 

   

Contributed
surplus

 

   

Total
capital

 

      

 

   

Retained
earnings

 

   

Unrecognized
gain (loss) on
financial
instruments

 

   

Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments

 

      

 

      

 

   

Total
accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss (“AOCL”)

 

   

Total
equity

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2022

    3,864       1,534       5,398    

 

 

 

    7,642       17       (1,172)    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    (1,155)       11,885  

Net earnings

    -       -       -    

 

 

 

    2,017       -       -    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    -       2,017  

Other comprehensive (loss) income

    -       -       -      

 

 

 

 

 

    (32)       (1)       27      

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

    26       (6)  

Total comprehensive income (loss)

    -       -       -      

 

 

 

 

 

    1,985       (1)       27                 

 

 

 

 

 

    26       2,011  

Return of capital on common shares (see note 16)

    (2,107)       60       (2,047)    

 

 

 

    -       -       -    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    -       (2,047)  

Dividends declared on preference shares

    -       -       -    

 

 

 

    (4)       -       -    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    -       (4)  

Dividends declared on common shares

    -       -       -    

 

 

 

    (686)       -       -    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    -       (686)  

Shares issued under Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”)

    14       -       14    

 

 

 

    -       -       -    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    -       14  

Repurchases of common shares

    2       -       2    

 

 

 

    (2)       -       -    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    -       -  

Stock compensation plans

    125       (104)       21      

 

 

 

 

 

    (2)       -       -      

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

    -       19  

Balance, September 30, 2023

    1,898       1,490       3,388      

 

 

 

 

 

    8,933       16       (1,145)      

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

    (1,129)       11,192  

 

 (millions of U.S. dollars)

 

 

Stated
share
capital

 

   

Contributed
surplus

 

   

Total
capital

 

      

 

   

Retained
earnings

 

   

Unrecognized
gain on
financial
instruments

 

   

Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments

 

   

AOCL

 

   

Total
equity

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2021

    3,813       1,683       5,496    

 

 

 

    9,149       25       (836)       (811)       13,834  

Net earnings

    -       -       -    

 

 

 

    1,120       -       -       -       1,120  

Other comprehensive (loss) income

    -       -       -      

 

 

 

 

 

    (134)       1       (505)       (504)       (638)  

Total comprehensive income (loss)

    -       -       -      

 

 

 

 

 

    986       1       (505)       (504)       482  

Dividends declared on preference shares

    -       -       -    

 

 

 

    (2)       -       -       -       (2)  

Dividends declared on common shares

    -       -       -    

 

 

 

    (648)       -       -       -       (648)  

Shares issued under DRIP

    21       -       21    

 

 

 

    -       -       -       -       21  

Repurchases of common shares

    (53)       -       (53)    

 

 

 

    (668)       -       -       -       (721)  

Automatic share purchase plan

    (52)       -       (52)    

 

 

 

    (619)       -       -       -       (671)  

Stock compensation plans

    143       (154)       (11)      

 

 

 

 

 

    (6)       -       -       -       (17)  

Balance, September 30, 2022

    3,872       1,529       5,401      

 

 

 

 

 

    8,192       26       (1,341)       (1,315)       12,278  

The related notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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Thomson Reuters Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(unless otherwise stated, all amounts are in millions of U.S. dollars)

Note 1: Business Description and Basis of Preparation

General business description

Thomson Reuters Corporation (the “Company” or “Thomson Reuters”) is an Ontario, Canada corporation with common shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and Series II preference shares listed on the TSX. The Company serves professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Its products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements (“interim financial statements”) were approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company on October 31, 2023.

Basis of preparation

The interim financial statements were prepared using the same accounting policies and methods as those used in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022. The interim financial statements comply with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), have been omitted or condensed.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IAS 34 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving more judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements have been disclosed in note 2 of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The Company continues to operate in an uncertain macroeconomic and geopolitical environment caused by rising interest rates, high inflation, and ongoing geopolitical risks. The Company is closely monitoring the evolving macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions to assess potential impacts on its businesses. Due to the significant uncertainty created by these circumstances, some of management’s estimates and judgments may be more variable and may change materially in the future.

The accompanying interim financial statements include all adjustments, composed of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary by management to fairly state the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, which are included in the Company’s 2022 annual report.

References to “$” are to U.S. dollars, references to “C$” are to Canadian dollars and references to “£” are to British pounds sterling.

Recent accounting amendments

In May 2023, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 12 Income Taxes. The amendments require an exception to IAS 12, whereby an entity does not recognize or disclose information about deferred tax assets and liabilities specifically related to tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted to implement the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s international tax reform recommendations known as the Pillar Two model rules. The Company has applied the exception which was effective upon the issuance of the amendments.

In August 2023, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 21, The Effect of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates. The amendments provide guidance on the determination of an exchange rate to translate transactions and financial statements denominated or presented in a currency that is not exchangeable into another currency. The amendments are effective for reporting periods beginning January 1, 2025. The Company is assessing the impact of these amendments on its financial statements.

Updates issued by the IASB that are not applicable or consequential to the Company have been excluded from the discussion above.

 

 

 

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Note 2: Revenues

Revenues by type and geography

The following tables disaggregate revenues by type and geography and reconcile them to reportable segments (see note 3).

 

Revenues by type

 

 

Legal
Professionals

 

         

Corporates

 

         

Tax & Accounting

Professionals

 

         

Reuters News

 

         

Global

Print

 

         

Eliminations/

Rounding

 

         

Total

 

       

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

        

Recurring

 

 

661

 

 

 

658

 

   

 

349

 

 

 

330

 

   

 

160

 

 

 

158

 

   

 

158

 

 

 

152

 

   

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

   

 

(5)

 

 

 

(7)

 

   

 

1,323

 

 

 

1,291

 

 

Transactions

 

 

27

 

 

 

43

 

   

 

42

 

 

 

43

 

   

 

43

 

 

 

32

 

   

 

22

 

 

 

19

 

   

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

   

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

   

 

134

 

 

 

137

 

 

Global Print

    -       -               -       -               -       -               -       -               137       146               -       -               137       146          

Total

    688       701               391       373               203       190               180       171               137       146               (5)       (7)               1,594       1,574          
                                         

Revenues by type

 

 

Legal
Professionals

 

         

Corporates

 

         

Tax & Accounting

Professionals

 

         

Reuters News

 

         

Global

Print

 

         

Eliminations/

Rounding

 

         

Total

 

       

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

        

Recurring

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

1,967

 

   

 

1,015

 

 

 

968

 

   

 

503

 

 

 

507

 

   

 

468

 

 

 

459

 

   

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

   

 

(17)

 

 

 

(19)

 

   

 

3,969

 

 

 

3,882

 

 

Transactions

 

 

107

 

 

 

132

 

   

 

203

 

 

 

189

 

   

 

211

 

 

 

153

 

   

 

81

 

 

 

76

 

   

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

   

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

   

 

602

 

 

 

550

 

 

Global Print

    -       -               -       -               -       -               -       -               408       430               -       -               408       430          

Total

    2,107       2,099               1,218       1,157               714       660               549       535               408       430               (17)       (19)               4,979       4,862          
                                         

Revenues by geography(1)

(country of destination)

 

 

Legal
Professionals

 

         

Corporates

 

         

Tax & Accounting
Professionals

 

         

Reuters News

 

         

Global

Print

 

         

Eliminations/

Rounding

 

         

Total

 

       

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

        

U.S.

 

 

557

 

 

 

570

 

   

 

317

 

 

 

306

 

   

 

154

 

 

 

148

 

   

 

27

 

 

 

28

 

   

 

99

 

 

 

103

 

   

 

(5)

 

 

 

(7)

 

   

 

1,149

 

 

 

1,148

 

 

Canada (country of domicile)

 

 

21

 

 

 

18

 

   

 

3

 

 

 

2

 

   

 

4

 

 

 

5

 

   

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

   

 

18

 

 

 

22

 

   

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

   

 

47

 

 

 

48

 

 

Other

 

 

8

 

 

 

6

 

         

 

19

 

 

 

15

 

         

 

36

 

 

 

28

 

         

 

3

 

 

 

2

 

         

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

         

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

         

 

70

 

 

 

55

 

       

Americas (North America, Latin America, South America)

    586       594         339       323         194       181         31       31         121       129         (5)       (7)         1,266       1,251    

U.K.

 

 

69

 

 

 

64

 

   

 

29

 

 

 

26

 

   

 

5

 

 

 

4

 

   

 

110

 

 

 

103

 

   

 

9

 

 

 

8

 

   

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

   

 

222

 

 

 

205

 

 

Other

 

 

6

 

 

 

16

 

         

 

11

 

 

 

11

 

         

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

         

 

27

 

 

 

24

 

         

 

1

 

 

 

3

 

         

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

         

 

45

 

 

 

55

 

       

EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)

    75       80         40       37         5       5         137       127         10       11         -       -         267       260    

Asia Pacific

 

 

27

 

 

 

27

 

         

 

12

 

 

 

13

 

         

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

         

 

12

 

 

 

13

 

         

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

         

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

         

 

61

 

 

 

63

 

       

Total

 

 

688

 

 

 

701

 

         

 

391

 

 

 

373

 

         

 

203

 

 

 

190

 

         

 

180

 

 

 

171

 

         

 

137

 

 

 

146

 

         

 

(5)

 

 

 

(7)

 

         

 

1,594

 

 

 

1,574

 

       
                                         

Revenues by geography(1)

(country of destination)

 

 

Legal
Professionals

 

         

Corporates

 

         

Tax & Accounting
Professionals

 

         

Reuters News

 

         

Global

Print

 

         

Eliminations/

Rounding

 

         

Total

 

       

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

          

2023

 

   

2022

 

        

U.S.

 

 

1,710

 

 

 

1,699

 

   

 

999

 

 

 

946

 

   

 

554

 

 

 

520

 

   

 

79

 

 

 

86

 

   

 

303

 

 

 

308

 

   

 

(17)

 

 

 

(19)

 

   

 

3,628

 

 

 

3,540

 

 

Canada (country of domicile)

 

 

61

 

 

 

52

 

   

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

   

 

26

 

 

 

27

 

   

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

   

 

48

 

 

 

58

 

   

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

   

 

145

 

 

 

146

 

 

Other

 

 

23

 

 

 

22

 

         

 

57

 

 

 

45

 

         

 

105

 

 

 

84

 

         

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

         

 

11

 

 

 

12

 

         

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

         

 

203

 

 

 

169

 

       

Americas (North America, Latin America, South America)

    1,794       1,773         1,063       997         685       631         89       95         362       378         (17)       (19)         3,976       3,855    

U.K.

 

 

199

 

 

 

195

 

   

 

83

 

 

 

81

 

   

 

15

 

 

 

14

 

   

 

342

 

 

 

324

 

   

 

25

 

 

 

24

 

   

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

   

 

664

 

 

 

638

 

 

Other

 

 

31

 

 

 

48

 

         

 

33

 

 

 

37

 

         

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

         

 

80

 

 

 

75

 

         

 

4

 

 

 

9

 

         

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

         

 

148

 

 

 

170

 

       

EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)

    230       243         116       118         15       15         422       399         29       33         -       -         812       808    

Asia Pacific

 

 

83

 

 

 

83

 

         

 

39

 

 

 

42

 

         

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

         

 

38

 

 

 

41

 

         

 

17

 

 

 

19

 

         

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

         

 

191

 

 

 

199

 

       

Total

 

 

2,107

 

 

 

2,099

 

         

 

1,218

 

 

 

1,157

 

         

 

714

 

 

 

660

 

         

 

549

 

 

 

535

 

         

 

408

 

 

 

430

 

         

 

(17)

 

 

 

(19)

 

         

 

4,979

 

 

 

4,862

 

       

 

(1)

In the three-month period, the Company reclassified $3 million (nine-month period—$4 million) of total revenues from Asia Pacific to the U.S. By segment, Legal Professionals increased U.S. revenues by $7 million and $21 million for the three and nine-month periods, respectively. Corporates and Tax & Accounting Professionals decreased U.S. revenues by $3 million and $1 million, respectively for the three-month period and $13 million and $4 million, respectively for the nine-month period.

Note 3: Segment Information

The Company is organized as five reportable segments, reflecting how the businesses are managed. The segments offer products and services to target customers as described below.

Legal Professionals

The Legal Professionals segment serves law firms and governments with research and workflow products, focusing on intuitive legal research powered by emerging technologies and integrated legal workflow solutions that combine content, tools and analytics.

Corporates

The Corporates segment serves corporate customers from small businesses to multinational organizations, including the seven largest global accounting firms, with the Company’s full suite of content-driven technology solutions for in-house legal, tax, regulatory, compliance and IT professionals.

 

 

 

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Tax & Accounting Professionals

The Tax & Accounting Professionals segment serves tax, accounting and audit professionals in accounting firms (other than the seven largest, which are served by the Corporates segment) with research and workflow products, focusing on intuitive tax offerings and automating tax workflows.

Reuters News

The Reuters News segment supplies business, financial and global news to the world’s media organizations, professionals and news consumers through Reuters News Agency, Reuters.com, Reuters Events, Thomson Reuters products and to financial market professionals exclusively via London Stock Exchange Group (“LSEG”) products.

Global Print

The Global Print segment provides legal and tax information primarily in print format to customers around the world.

The Company also reports “Corporate costs”, which includes expenses for corporate functions. In 2022, Corporate costs also included expenses related to the Change Program (see note 5). Corporate costs does not qualify as a reportable segment.

 

     

Three months ended September 30,

 

    

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 
     

2023

 

    

2022

 

    

2023

 

    

2022

 

 

Revenues

           

Legal Professionals

     688        701        2,107        2,099  

Corporates

     391        373        1,218        1,157  

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     203        190        714        660  

Reuters News

     180        171        549        535  

Global Print

     137        146        408        430  

Eliminations/Rounding

     (5)        (7)        (17)        (19)  

Revenues

     1,594        1,574        4,979        4,862  

Adjusted EBITDA

           

Legal Professionals

     338        324        1,001        933  

Corporates

     164        147        481        443  

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     64        59        302        262  

Reuters News

     37        33        111        114  

Global Print

     55        50        158        153  

Total reportable segments adjusted EBITDA

     658        613        2,053        1,905  

Corporate costs

     (26)        (78)        (82)        (209)  

Fair value adjustments(1)

     4        16        (14)        21  

Depreciation

     (28)        (34)        (87)        (110)  

Amortization of computer software(2)

     (132)        (119)        (377)        (354)  

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

     (24)        (25)        (72)        (76)  

Other operating (losses) gains, net

     (11)        25        353        26  

Operating profit

     441        398        1,774        1,203  

Net interest expense

     (32)        (48)        (121)        (145)  

Other finance income (costs)

     117        448        (75)        862  

Share of post-tax (losses) earnings in equity method investments

     (174)        (525)        815        (552)  

Tax benefit (expense)

     18        (8)        (397)        (156)  

Earnings from continuing operations

     370        265        1,996        1,212  

 

(1)

The three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 includes $2 million and $15 million, respectively, of acquired deferred revenue (2022 - nil).

(2)

The three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 include $21 million (2022 - $7 million) and $48 million (2022 - $27 million), respectively, from amortization of acquired computer software.

Reuters News revenues included $5 million (2022 - $7 million) and $17 million (2022 - $19 million) in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, primarily from content-related services that it provided to the Legal Professionals, Corporates and Tax & Accounting Professionals segments.

In accordance with IFRS 8, Operating Segments, the Company discloses certain information about its reportable segments based upon measures used by management in assessing the performance of those reportable segments. These measures are defined below and may not be comparable to similar measures of other companies.

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

 

   

Segment adjusted EBITDA represents earnings or loss from continuing operations before tax expense or benefit, net interest expense, other finance costs or income, depreciation, amortization of software and other identifiable intangible assets, the Company’s share of post-tax earnings or losses in equity method investments, other operating gains and losses, certain asset impairment charges, corporate related items and fair value adjustments, including those related to acquired deferred revenue.

 

 

 

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The Company does not consider these excluded items to be controllable operating activities for purposes of assessing the current performance of the reportable segments.

   

Each segment includes an allocation of costs, based on usage or other applicable measures, for centralized support services such as technology, customer service, commercial policy, facilities management, and product and content development. Additionally, product costs are allocated when one segment sells products managed by another segment.

Note 4: Seasonality

The Company’s revenues and operating profit on a consolidated basis do not tend to be significantly impacted by seasonality as it records a large portion of its revenues ratably over the contract term and its costs are generally incurred evenly throughout the year. However, the Company’s revenues from quarter to consecutive quarter can be impacted by the release of certain tax products, which tend to be concentrated in the fourth quarter and, to a lesser extent, in the first quarter of the year. The timing of costs related to the Change Program impacted the seasonality of the Company’s expenses and operating profit in 2022.

Note 5: Operating Expenses

The components of operating expenses include the following:

 

     
    

Three months ended September 30,

 

    

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 
     

2023

 

    

2022

 

    

2023

 

    

2022

 

 

Salaries, commissions and allowances

     541        587        1,693        1,781  

Share-based payments

     19        21        62        68  

Post-employment benefits

     30        38        87        111  

Total staff costs

     590        646        1,842        1,960  

Goods and services(1)

     294        314        931        954  

Content

     61        60        194        192  

Telecommunications

     10        8        29        30  

Facilities

     9        11        27        30  

Fair value adjustments(2)

     (6)        (16)        (1)        (21)  

Total operating expenses

     958        1,023        3,022        3,145  

 

(1)

Goods and services include professional fees, consulting and outsourcing services, contractors, selling and marketing, and other general and administrative costs.

(2)

Fair value adjustments primarily represent gains or losses on intercompany balances that arise in the ordinary course of business due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Operating expenses in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 included $47 million and $111 million, respectively, related to the Change Program, which transitioned Thomson Reuters from a holding company to an operating company, and from a content provider into a content-driven technology company. The charges included severance as well as costs to drive technology and digital sales efficiencies. The Change Program was completed on December 31, 2022.

Note 6: Other Operating (Losses) Gains, Net

Other operating (losses) gains, net, were $(11) million and $353 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Other operating (losses) gains, net, in the three-month period were not significant and in the nine-month period included a $347 million gain on the sale of a majority interest in the Company’s Elite business (see note 7) and a $23 million gain on the sale of a Canadian wholly-owned subsidiary to a company affiliated with The Woodbridge Company Limited (“Woodbridge”), the Company’s principal shareholder (see note 20). Other operating gains, net, were $25 million and $26 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, which included gains on the sale of two non-core businesses.

Note 7: Divestitures

In June 2023, the Company sold a majority interest in its Elite business, a provider of financial and practice management solutions to law firms, to TPG, a global alternative asset management firm, for proceeds of $418 million. The Company retained a 19.9% minority interest in the business with board representation and accounts for its interest using the equity method of accounting (see note 9).

 

 

 

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The consideration received and the net assets disposed in the transaction were as follows:

 

   
    

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 
     

2023

 

 

Consideration received — Cash and cash equivalents

     418  

Trade receivables

     (51)  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (13)  

Computer software

     (36)  

Goodwill

     (104)  

Other assets

     (2)  

Total assets

     (206)  

Payables and accruals

     14  

Deferred revenue

     49  

Total liabilities

     63  

Net assets disposed

     (143)  

Opening balance 19.9% equity investment in Elite

     87  

Other

     (15)  

Gain on sale before income tax

     347  

Note 8: Finance Costs, Net

The components of finance costs, net, include interest expense (income) and other finance costs (income) as follows:

 

     
   

Three months ended September 30,

 

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 
    

2023

 

   

2022

 

   

2023

 

   

2022

 

 

Interest expense:

       

Debt

    52       40       153       120  

Derivative financial instruments — hedging activities

    -       -       (1)       (1)  

Other, net(1)

    (7)       6       2       16  

Fair value losses (gains) on cash flow hedges, transfer from equity

    22       66       (3)       89  

Net foreign exchange (gains) losses on debt

    (22)       (66)       3       (89)  

Net interest expense — debt and other

    45       46       154       135  

Net interest expense — leases

    3       2       7       6  

Net interest expense — pension and other post-employment benefit plans

    7       3       19       8  

Interest income

    (23)       (3)       (59)       (4)  

Net interest expense

    32       48       121       145  

 

(1)

The three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 include $12 million of benefits related to the reversal of accrued interest associated with the release of tax reserves (see note 10).

 

     
   

Three months ended September 30,

 

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 
    

2023

 

   

2022

 

   

2023

 

   

2022

 

 

Net (gains) losses due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates

    (49)       (93)       10       (187)  

Net (gains) losses on derivative instruments

    (67)       (353)       68       (673)  

Other

    (1)       (2)       (3)       (2)  

Other finance (income) costs

    (117)       (448)       75       (862)  

Net (gains) losses due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates

Net (gains) losses due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates were principally comprised of amounts related to certain intercompany funding arrangements.

Net (gains) losses on derivative instruments

Net (gains) losses on derivative instruments related to foreign exchange contracts that are intended to reduce foreign currency risk on a portion of the Company’s indirect investment in LSEG, which is denominated in British pounds sterling.

 

 

 

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Note 9: Equity Method Investments

Equity method investments in the consolidated statement of financial position were comprised of the following:

 

    

September 30,

 

   

December 31,

 

 
    

2023

 

   

2022

 

 

YPL

    1,556       6,028  

Other equity method investments

    245       171  

Total equity method investments

    1,801       6,199  

Equity method investments were primarily comprised of the Company’s indirect investment in LSEG shares, which it holds through its direct investment in York Parent Limited and its subsidiaries (“YPL”). YPL is an entity jointly owned by the Company, Blackstone’s consortium (comprised of The Blackstone Group and its subsidiaries, and private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone), and certain current LSEG and former members of Refinitiv senior management. The increase in other equity method investments reflects the Company’s 19.9% minority interest in Elite, following the sale of a majority stake in the business in June 2023 (see note 7).

The investment in LSEG is subject to equity accounting because the LSEG shares are held through YPL, over which the Company has significant influence. As YPL owns only the financial investment in LSEG shares, which the parties intend to sell over time, and is not involved in operating LSEG, the investment in LSEG shares held by YPL is accounted for at fair value, based on the share price of LSEG. As the investment in LSEG is denominated in British pounds sterling, the Company has entered a series of foreign exchange contracts to mitigate currency risk on its investment (see note 12).

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company received $1.5 billion and $5.4 billion, respectively, related to the transactions described below. Of these amounts, $1.5 billion and $5.2 billion were received in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, in the form of dividends from YPL, which were recorded as a reduction of the Company’s investment and presented as investing activities in the consolidated statement of cash flow.

 

   

On January 31, 2023, the Company and Blackstone’s consortium collectively sold 21.2 million LSEG shares they co-own through YPL to Microsoft for a fixed U.S. dollar price of $94.50 per share. The Company received approximately $1.0 billion of gross proceeds from the sale of the 10.5 million shares it indirectly owned. In conjunction with the sale of shares to Microsoft, LSEG amended the terms of contractual lock-up provisions previously agreed between LSEG and the Blackstone consortium/Thomson Reuters entities that hold the LSEG shares.

 

   

On March 8, 2023, the Company and Blackstone’s consortium collectively sold 28 million shares they co-own for £71.50 per share through a placing to institutional investors and an offer to retail investors. The Company received approximately $1.3 billion of gross proceeds from the sale of the 13.6 million shares it indirectly owned, which included approximately $96 million from the settlement of foreign exchange contracts intended to mitigate foreign exchange risk on the investment (see note 12).

 

   

On May 19, 2023, the Company and Blackstone’s consortium collectively sold 33 million shares they co-own for £80.50 per share through a placing to institutional investors and an offer to retail investors. The Company received approximately $1.6 billion of gross proceeds from the sale of the 15.3 million shares it indirectly owned, which included approximately $28 million from the settlement of foreign exchange contracts intended to mitigate foreign exchange risk on the investment (see note 12).

 

   

On September 7, 2023, the Company and Blackstone’s consortium collectively sold 35 million shares they co-own for £79.50 per share through a placing to institutional investors and an offer to retail investors. The Company received approximately $1.5 billion of gross proceeds from the sale of the 15.0 million shares it indirectly owned, which included approximately $27 million from the settlement of foreign exchange contracts intended to mitigate foreign exchange risk on the investment (see note 12). The Company also received $8 million in dividends from YPL related to the sale of call options discussed below.

 

   

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, LSEG repurchased 0.2 million and 1.7 million, respectively, of ordinary shares from YPL under an open market buyback program announced by LSEG in August 2022. The Company received proceeds of approximately $8 million and $70 million related to the approximately 0.1 million and 0.8 million shares it indirectly owned and sold as part of this buyback in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.

As of September 30, 2023, the Company indirectly owned approximately 16.9 million LSEG shares. In connection with the September 2023 transactions described above, YPL entered into call options to sell approximately 8.2 million LSEG shares with maturity dates in 2023 and 2024 in the event the LSEG share price exceeds specified levels. The Company’s share of these call options covers approximately 3.5 million shares. The approximately 13.4 million LSEG shares owned by the Company and not subject to call options are subject to amended lock-up provisions under which it may sell approximately 6.1 million shares between March 2, 2024 and January 29, 2025, and approximately 7.3 million shares thereafter.

 

 

 

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YPL held a combination of LSEG ordinary shares and LSEG limited-voting ordinary shares (with the shares carrying in aggregate an approximate 12% economic interest and a 6% voting interest in LSEG compared to an approximate 30% economic interest and a 24% voting interest as of December 31, 2022). As of September 30, 2023, the Company owned 24.8% (December 31, 2022 – 42.84%) of YPL and indirectly owned approximately 16.9 million (December 31, 2022 – 72.0 million) LSEG shares. Given the reduction in its ownership in 2023, YPL is only entitled to nominate one non-executive director to the board of LSEG. As such, Thomson Reuters is no longer entitled to nominate a representative to the board of LSEG.

The Company’s share of post-tax (losses) earnings in equity method investments as reported in the consolidated income statement is comprised of the following:

 

     

Three months ended

September 30,

 

    

Nine months ended

September 30,

 

 
     

2023

 

    

2022

 

    

2023

 

    

2022

 

 

YPL

     (167)        (520)        828        (543)  

Other equity method investments

     (7)        (5)        (13)        (9)  

Total share of post-tax (losses) earnings in equity method investments

     (174)        (525)        815        (552)  

The Company’s share of post-tax (losses) or earnings in its YPL investment was comprised of the following items:

 

     

 

Three months ended

September 30,

 

    

Nine months ended

September 30,

 

 
     

2023

 

    

2022

 

    

2023

 

    

2022

 

 

(Decrease) increase in LSEG share price

     (111)        (2)        587        687  

Foreign exchange (losses) gains on LSEG shares

     (107)        (543)        165        (1,317)  

Dividend income

     13        25        58        87  

Loss from forward contract

     -        -        (77)        -  

Loss from call options

     (1)        -        (1)        -  

Historical excluded equity adjustment(1)

     39        -        96        -  

YPL — share of post-tax (losses) earnings in equity method investments

     (167)        (520)        828        (543)  

 

(1)

Represents income from the recognition of a portion of the cumulative impact of equity transactions that were excluded from the Company’s investment in YPL.

Set forth below is summarized financial information for 100% of YPL as of September 30, 2023 and 2022.

 

     

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

    

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 
     

2023

 

    

2022

 

    

2023

 

    

2022

 

 

Mark-to-market of LSEG shares

     (646)        (1,272)        1,850        (1,471)  

Dividend income

     42        58        154        202  

Loss from forward contract

     -        -        (179)        -  

Loss from call options

     (4)        -        (4)        -  

Net (loss) earnings

     (608)        (1,214)        1,821        (1,269)  

Total comprehensive (loss) income

     (608)        (1,214)        1,821        (1,269)  

 

 

 

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The following table reconciles the net assets attributable to YPL to the Company’s carrying value of its investment in YPL:

 

     

September 30,

 

    

December 31,

 

 
     

2023

 

    

2022

 

 

Assets

     

Current assets

  

 

28

 

  

 

190

 

Non-current assets

  

 

7,032

 

  

 

14,620

 

Total assets

  

 

7,060

 

  

 

14,810

 

Liabilities

     

Current liabilities

  

 

49

 

  

 

10

 

Non-current liabilities

  

 

198

 

  

 

202

 

Total liabilities

  

 

247

 

  

 

212

 

Net assets attributable to YPL

  

 

6,813

 

  

 

14,598

 

Net assets attributable to YPL - beginning period

  

 

14,598

 

  

 

15,881

 

Net earnings (loss) attributable to YPL

  

 

1,821

 

  

 

(973)

 

Distributions to owners

  

 

(9,606)

 

  

 

(310)

 

Net assets attributable to YPL - ending period

  

 

6,813

 

  

 

14,598

 

Thomson Reuters % share

  

 

24.8%

 

  

 

42.84%

 

Thomson Reuters $ share

  

 

1,686

 

  

 

6,254

 

Historical excluded equity adjustment(1)

  

 

(130)

 

  

 

(226)

 

Thomson Reuters carrying amount

  

 

1,556

 

  

 

6,028

 

 

(1)

Represents the cumulative impact of equity transactions excluded from the Company’s investment in YPL.

See note 20 for related party transactions with YPL and Elite.

Note 10: Taxation

The Company recorded a tax benefit of $18 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and tax expense of $8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The three months ended September 30, 2023 included $38 million (2022 - $133 million) of tax benefits related to the Company’s loss in equity method investments and $15 million (2022 - $81 million) of tax expense related to other finance income, primarily from gains on foreign exchange contracts related to the Company’s investment in LSEG. The three months ended September 30, 2023 also included $61 million of benefits from the release of tax reserves due to the expiration of applicable statutes of limitation.

Tax expense was $397 million and $156 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and included $195 million of tax expense (2022 - $150 million of tax benefits) related to the Company’s earnings or losses in equity method investments and $16 million of tax benefits (2022 - $159 million of tax expense) related to other finance costs or income. The nine months ended September 30, 2023, also included benefits of $61 million from the release of tax reserves and $24 million from the settlement of a tax audit, as well as $78 million of expense related to the sale of a majority stake in Elite.

Additionally, the tax benefit or expense in each period reflected the mix of taxing jurisdictions in which pre-tax profits and losses were recognized. Because the geographical mix of pre-tax profits and losses in interim periods may be different from that for the full year, tax expense or benefit in interim periods is not necessarily indicative of the tax benefit or expense for the full year.

Note 11: Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share was calculated by dividing earnings attributable to common shareholders less dividends declared on preference shares by the sum of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and vested deferred share units (“DSUs”) outstanding during the period. DSUs represent common shares that certain employees have elected to receive in the future upon vesting of share-based compensation awards or in lieu of cash compensation.

Diluted earnings per share was calculated using the denominator of the basic calculation described above adjusted to include the potentially dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and time-based restricted share units (“TRSUs”).

Earnings used in determining consolidated earnings per share and earnings per share from continuing operations are as follows:

 

     

Three months ended September 30,

 

    

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 
     

2023

 

    

2022

 

    

2023

 

    

2022

 

 

Earnings attributable to common shareholders

     367        228        2,017        1,120  

Less: Dividends declared on preference shares

     (1)        (1)        (4)        (2)  

Earnings used in consolidated earnings per share

     366        227        2,013        1,118  

Less: Loss (earnings) from discontinued operations, net of tax

     3        37        (21)        92  

Earnings used in earnings per share from continuing operations

  

 

369

 

  

 

264

 

  

 

1,992

 

  

 

1,210

 

 

 

 

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The weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, as well as a reconciliation of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding used in the basic earnings per share computation to the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding used in the diluted earnings per share computation, is presented below:

 

     

Three months ended September 30,

 

    

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 
     

2023

 

    

2022

 

    

2023

 

    

2022

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

     455,341,000        482,919,463        465,951,100        485,386,057  

Weighted-average number of vested DSUs

     117,515        183,692        127,277        230,075  

Basic

     455,458,515        483,103,155        466,078,377        485,616,132  

Effect of stock options and TRSUs

     603,848        785,031        759,765        692,905  

Diluted

     456,062,363        483,888,186        466,838,142        486,309,037  

The impact of the share reduction from the return of capital and share consolidation transaction in June 2023 (see note 16) was factored into the weighted average number of common shares outstanding from the date of the transaction.

Note 12: Financial Instruments

Financial assets and liabilities

Financial assets and liabilities in the consolidated statement of financial position were as follows:

 

           

September 30, 2023

 

  

Assets/
(Liabilities)

at Amortized
Cost

 

    

Assets/
(Liabilities)
at Fair

Value
through

Earnings

 

    

Assets at Fair

Value through

Other

Comprehensive

Income or Loss

 

    

Derivatives
Used for
Hedging

 

    

Total

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

     363        2,153        -        -        2,516  

Trade and other receivables

     982        -        -        -        982  

Other financial assets - current

     11        107        -        -        118  

Other financial assets - non-current

     19        237        77        40        373  

Current indebtedness

     (1,480)        -        -        -        (1,480)  

Trade payables (see note 14)

     (149)        -        -        -        (149)  

Accruals (see note 14)

     (656)        -        -        -        (656)  

Other financial liabilities - current(1)

     (62)        (23)        -        -        (85)  

Long-term indebtedness

     (2,878)        -        -        -        (2,878)  

Other financial liabilities - non current(2)

     (190)        (14)        -        -        (204)  

Total

     (4,040)        2,460        77        40        (1,463)  
              
           

December 31, 2022

 

  

Assets/
(Liabilities)

at Amortized
Cost

 

    

Assets/
(Liabilities)

at Fair Value

through
Earnings

 

    

Assets at Fair

Value through

Other

Comprehensive

Income or Loss

 

    

Derivatives
Used for
Hedging

 

    

Total

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

     820        249        -        -        1,069  

Trade and other receivables

     1,069        -        -        -        1,069  

Other financial assets - current

     13        191        -        -        204  

Other financial assets - non-current

     24        400        61        42        527  

Current indebtedness

     (1,647)        -        -        -        (1,647)  

Trade payables (see note 14)

     (237)        -        -        -        (237)  

Accruals (see note 14)

     (834)        -        -        -        (834)  

Other financial liabilities - current(1)(3)

     (781)        (31)        -        -        (812)  

Long-term indebtedness

     (3,114)        -        -        -        (3,114)  

Other financial liabilities - non current(2)

     (204)        (29)        -        -        (233)  

Total

     (4,891)        780        61        42        (4,008)  

 

(1)

Includes lease liabilities of $53 million (2022 - $56 million).

(2)

Includes lease liabilities of $171 million (2022 - $179 million).

(3)

Includes a commitment to repurchase up to $718 million of shares related to the Company’s automatic share repurchase plan with its broker to repurchase the Company’s shares during its internal trading blackout period. See note 16.

Cash and cash equivalents

Of total cash and cash equivalents, $102 million and $81 million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, were held in subsidiaries which have regulatory restrictions, contractual restrictions or operate in countries where exchange controls and other legal restrictions apply and were therefore not available for general use by the Company.

 

 

 

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Commercial paper program

The Company’s $2.0 billion commercial paper program provides cost effective and flexible short-term funding. The carrying amount of outstanding commercial paper of $638 million is included in “Current indebtedness” within the consolidated statement of financial position as of September 30, 2023 (December 31, 2022 – $1,048 million).

Credit facility

The Company has a $2.0 billion syndicated credit facility agreement which matures in November 2027 and may be used to provide liquidity for general corporate purposes (including acquisitions or support for its commercial paper program). There were no outstanding borrowings under the credit facility as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Based on the Company’s current credit ratings, the cost of borrowing under the facility is priced at the Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”)/Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURiBOR”)/Simple Sterling Overnight Index Average (“SONIA”) plus 102.5 basis points. The Company has the option to request an increase, subject to approval by applicable lenders, in the lenders’ commitments in an aggregate amount of $600 million for a maximum credit facility commitment of $2.6 billion.

The Company guarantees borrowings by its subsidiaries under the credit facility. The Company must also maintain a ratio of net debt as defined in the credit agreement (total debt after swaps less cash and cash equivalents) as of the last day of each fiscal quarter to EBITDA as defined in the credit agreement (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and other modifications described in the credit agreement) for the last four quarters ended of not more than 4.5:1. If the Company were to complete an acquisition with a purchase price of over $500 million, the Company may elect, subject to notification, to temporarily increase the ratio of net debt to EBITDA to 5.0:1 at the end of the quarter within which the transaction closed and for each of the three immediately following fiscal quarters. At the end of that period, the ratio would revert to 4.5:1. As of September 30, 2023, the Company complied with this covenant as its ratio of net debt to EBITDA, as calculated under the terms of its syndicated credit facility, was 0.7:1.

Foreign exchange contracts

The Company has entered into foreign exchange contracts that are intended to reduce foreign currency risk related to a portion of its indirect investment in LSEG, which is denominated in British pounds sterling. The Company settled the following foreign exchange contracts in conjunction with YPL’s sale of LSEG shares:

 

   

On September 25, 2023, the Company settled foreign exchange contracts with a notional amount of £502 million ($650 million) for net proceeds of $27 million in conjunction with the sale of 15.0 million of LSEG shares.

   

On June 7, 2023, the Company settled foreign exchange contracts with a notional amount of £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) for net proceeds of $28 million in conjunction with the sale of 15.3 million of LSEG shares.

   

On March 23, 2023, the Company settled foreign exchange contracts with a notional amount of £1.0 billion ($1.3 billion) for net proceeds of $96 million in conjunction with the sale of 13.6 million of LSEG shares.

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had remaining foreign exchange contracts with a notional amount of £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) outstanding. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, gains of $67 million and losses of $68 million (2022 – gains of $353 million and $673 million), respectively, were reported within “Other finance income (costs)” in the consolidated income statement (see note 8) due to fluctuations in the U.S. dollar – British pounds sterling exchange rate. These instruments are not related to changes in the LSEG share price. The Company records the foreign exchange contracts at fair value each reporting period. The associated net fair value of these contracts was an asset of $90 million (December 31, 2022 asset of $309 million) and were recorded within other financial assets and liabilities, current or long-term as appropriate, in the consolidated statement of financial position. As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s interest in LSEG shares had a market value of approximately $1.7 billion, based on LSEG’s share price on that day (December 31, 2022 - $6.2 billion).

Fair Value

The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, trade payables and accruals approximate their carrying amounts because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. The fair value of long-term debt and related derivative instruments is set forth below.

Debt and Related Derivative Instruments

Carrying Amounts

Amounts recorded in the consolidated statement of financial position are referred to as “carrying amounts”. The carrying amounts of primary debt are reflected in “Current indebtedness” or “Long-term indebtedness” and the carrying amounts of derivative instruments are included in “Other financial assets” and “Other financial liabilities”, current or non-current, in the consolidated statement of financial position, as appropriate.

Fair Value

The fair value of debt is estimated based on either quoted market prices for similar issues or current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same maturity. The fair value of interest rate swaps is estimated based upon discounted cash flows using applicable current market rates and considering non-performance risk.

 

 

 

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The following is a summary of debt and related derivative instruments that hedged the cash flows of debt:

 

     

Carrying Amount

 

            

Fair Value

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

  

Primary
Debt
Instruments

 

    

Derivative
Instruments
(Asset)

 

            

Primary
Debt
Instruments

 

    

Derivative
Instruments
(Asset)

 

 

Commercial paper

     638        -           640        -  

C$1,400, 2.239% Notes, due 2025

     1,034        (40)           981        (40)  

$600, 4.30% Notes, due 2023

     600        -           598        -  

$450, 3.85% Notes, due 2024(1)

     242        -           236        -  

$500, 3.35% Notes, due 2026

     498        -           471        -  

$350, 4.50% Notes, due 2043(1)

     116        -           82        -  

$350, 5.65% Notes, due 2043

     342        -           296        -  

$400, 5.50% Debentures, due 2035

     396        -           368        -  

$500, 5.85% Debentures, due 2040

     492        -                 449        -  

Total

     4,358        (40)           4,121        (40)  

Current portion

     1,480        -                             

Long-term portion

     2,878        (40)           

 

     

Carrying Amount

 

            

Fair Value

 

 
December 31, 2022   

Primary
Debt
Instruments

 

    

Derivative
Instruments
(Asset)

 

            

Primary
Debt
Instruments

 

    

Derivative
Instruments
(Asset)

 

 

Commercial paper

     1,048        -           1,050        -  

C$1,400, 2.239% Notes, due 2025

     1,030        (42)           972        (42)  

$600, 4.30% Notes, due 2023

     599        -           594        -  

$450, 3.85% Notes, due 2024(1)

     241        -           235        -  

$500, 3.35% Notes, due 2026

     497        -           473        -  

$350, 4.50% Notes, due 2043(1)

     116        -           89        -  

$350, 5.65% Notes, due 2043

     342        -           324        -  

$400, 5.50% Debentures, due 2035

     396        -           379        -  

$500, 5.85% Debentures, due 2040

     492        -                 482        -  

Total

     4,761        (42)           4,598        (42)  

Current portion

     1,647        -                             

Long-term portion

     3,114        (42)           

 

(1)

Notes were partially redeemed in October 2018.

Fair value estimation

The following fair value measurement hierarchy is used for financial instruments that are measured in the consolidated statement of financial position at fair value:

 

   

Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

   

Level 2 - inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices); and

   

Level 3 - inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (that is, unobservable inputs).

 

 

 

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The levels used to determine fair value measurements for those instruments carried at fair value in the consolidated statement of financial position are as follows:

 

 September 30, 2023

 

                          

Total

 

 

 Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Balance  

  Money market accounts

     -        2,153        -        2,153  

  Other receivables(1)

     -        -        237        237  

  Foreign exchange contracts(2)

     -        107        -        107  

 Financial assets at fair value through earnings

     -        2,260        237        2,497  

 Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income(3)

     25        -        52        77  

 Derivatives used for hedging(4)

     -        40        -        40  

 Total assets

     25        2,300        289        2,614  

 Liabilities

           

 Foreign exchange contracts(2)

     -        (17)        -        (17)  

 Contingent consideration(5)

     -        -        (20)        (20)  

 Financial liabilities at fair value through earnings

     -        (17)        (20)        (37)  

 Total liabilities

     -        (17)        (20)        (37)  

 

 December 31, 2022

 

                          

Total

 

 

 Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Balance  

  Money market accounts

     -        249        -        249  

  Other receivables(1)

     -        -        245        245  

  Foreign exchange contracts(2)

     -        346        -        346  

 Financial assets at fair value through earnings

     -        595        245        840  

 Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income(3)

     19        -        42        61  

 Derivatives used for hedging(4)

     -        42        -        42  

 Total assets

     19        637        287        943  

 Liabilities

           

 Foreign exchange contracts(2)

     -        (37)        -        (37)  

 Contingent consideration(5)

     -        -        (23)        (23)  

 Financial liabilities at fair value through earnings

     -        (37)        (23)        (60)  

 Total liabilities

     -        (37)        (23)        (60)  

 

(1)

Receivables under indemnification arrangement (see note 19).

(2)

Relates to the management of foreign exchange risk on a portion of the Company’s indirect investment in LSEG.

(3)

Investments in entities over which the Company does not have control, joint control or significant influence.

(4)

Comprised of fixed-to-fixed cross-currency swaps on indebtedness.

(5)

Obligations to pay additional consideration for prior acquisitions, based upon performance measures contractually agreed at the time of purchase.

The receivable from the indemnification arrangement is level 3 in the fair value measurement hierarchy. The decrease in the receivable between December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023 is primarily due to repayments from LSEG offset by fair value gains based on interest rates associated with the indemnifying party’s credit profile and net foreign exchange gains, which are included within “(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax”, in the consolidated income statement.

The Company recognizes transfers into and out of the fair value measurement hierarchy levels at the end of the reporting period in which the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer occurred. There were no transfers between hierarchy levels for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Valuation Techniques

The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market (for example, over-the-counter derivatives) is determined by using valuation techniques. These valuation techniques maximize the use of observable market data where it is available and rely as little as possible on entity specific estimates. If all significant inputs required to fair value an instrument are observable, the instrument is included in level 2. If one or more of the significant inputs is not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 3.

Specific valuation techniques used to value financial instruments include:

 

   

Quoted market prices or dealer quotes for similar instruments;

   

The fair value of cross-currency interest rate swaps and foreign exchange contracts are calculated as the present value of the estimated future cash flows based on observable yield curves;

   

The fair value of other receivables considers estimated future cash flows, current market interest rates and non-performance risk; and

   

The fair value of contingent consideration is calculated based on estimates of future revenue performance.

 

 

 

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Note 13: Other Non-Current Assets

 

     
    

 

September 30,

 

    

December 31, 

 

 
     

2023

 

    

2022 

 

 

  Net defined benefit plan surpluses

     31        48   

  Cash surrender value of life insurance policies

     346        337   

  Deferred commissions

     96        121   

  Other non-current assets(1)

     108        113   

  Total other non-current assets

     581        619   

 

(1)

Includes a tax receivable from HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) of $87 million and $94 million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively (see note 19).

Note 14: Payables, Accruals and Provisions

 

     
    

 

September 30,

 

    

December 31, 

 

 
     

2023

 

    

2022 

 

 

  Trade payables

     149        237   

  Accruals

     656        834   

  Provisions

     85        108   

  Other current liabilities

     35        43   

  Total payables, accruals and provisions

     925        1,222   

Note 15: Provisions and Other Non-Current Liabilities

 

     
    

 

September 30,

 

    

December 31, 

 

 
     

2023

 

    

2022 

 

 

  Net defined benefit plan obligations

     562        526   

  Deferred compensation and employee incentives

     70        72   

  Provisions

     73        86   

  Other non-current liabilities

     15        7   

  Total provisions and other non-current liabilities

     720        691   

Note 16: Capital

Return of Capital and Share Consolidation

In June 2023, the Company returned approximately $2.0 billion to its shareholders through a return of capital transaction, which was funded from the proceeds of the Company’s dispositions of LSEG shares (see note 9). The transaction consisted of a cash distribution of $4.67 per common share and a share consolidation, or “reverse stock split”, at a ratio of 1 pre-consolidated share for 0.963957 post-consolidated shares. Shareholders who were subject to income tax in a jurisdiction other than Canada were given the opportunity to opt-out of the transaction. The share consolidation was proportional to the cash distribution and the share consolidation ratio was based on the volume weighted-average trading price of the shares on the NYSE for the five-trading day period immediately preceding June 23, 2023, the effective date for the return of capital transaction. Woodbridge, our principal shareholder, participated in this transaction. As a result of the share consolidation, the Company’s outstanding common shares were reduced by 15.8 million common shares.

Share repurchases – Normal Course Issuer Bid (“NCIB”)

The Company buys back shares (and subsequently cancels them) from time to time as part of its capital strategy. On November 1, 2023, the Company announced that it plans to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of its common shares (see note 21). This new buyback program is in addition to the $2.0 billion repurchase program that the Company completed in the three months ended March 31, 2023. Share repurchases are typically executed under a NCIB. Shares will be repurchased for the new buyback program under a renewed NCIB, which was approved by the TSX and effective on November 1, 2023. Under the renewed NCIB up to 10 million common shares may be repurchased between November 3, 2023 and November 2, 2024. The Company may repurchase common shares in open market transactions on the TSX, the NYSE and/or other exchanges and alternative trading systems, if eligible, or by such other means as may be permitted by the TSX and/or NYSE or under applicable law, including private agreement purchases or share purchase program agreement purchases if the Company receives, if applicable, an issuer bid exemption order in the future from applicable securities regulatory authorities in Canada for such purchases. The price that the Company will pay for common shares in open market transactions will be the market price at the time of purchase or such other price as may be permitted by the TSX.

Details of share repurchases were as follows:

 

    

Three months ended

September 30,

 

   

Nine months ended

September 30,

 

 
    

 2023

 

   

 2022

 

   

 2023

 

   

 2022

 

 

  Share repurchases (millions of U.S. dollars)

    -       504       718       698  

  Shares repurchased (number in millions)

    -       4.6       6.0       6.5  

  Share repurchases - average price per share in U.S. dollars

    -     $ 109.98     $ 120.10     $ 106.92  

 

 

 

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Decisions regarding any future repurchases will depend on certain factors, such as market conditions, share price and other opportunities to invest capital for growth. The Company may elect to suspend or discontinue share repurchases at any time, in accordance with applicable laws. From time to time when the Company does not possess material nonpublic information about itself or its securities, it may enter into a pre-defined plan with its broker to allow for the repurchase of shares at times when the Company ordinarily would not be active in the market due to its own internal trading blackout periods, insider trading rules or otherwise. Any such plans entered into with the Company’s broker will be adopted in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws and the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Dividends

Dividends on common shares are declared in U.S. dollars. In the consolidated statement of cash flow, dividends paid on common shares are shown net of amounts reinvested in the Company under its dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”). Due to administrative complexities, the Company temporarily suspended its DRIP for any dividend payable in advance of the return of capital transaction, and paid such dividends in cash. The Company resumed the DRIP after the completion of the return of capital transaction.

Details of dividends declared per common share and dividends paid on common shares are as follows:

 

     

Three months ended September 30,

 

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 
     

 2023

 

   

 2022

 

   

 2023

 

   

 2022

 

 

  Dividends declared per common share

     $0.490       $0.445       $1.470       $1.335  

  Dividends declared

     224       215       686       648  

  Dividends reinvested

     (6)       (7)       (14)       (21)  

  Dividends paid

     218       208       672       627  

Note 17: Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Details of “Other” in the consolidated statement of cash flow are as follows:

 

    

Three months ended September 30,

 

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 
    

 2023

 

   

 2022

 

   

 2023

 

   

 2022

 

 

  Non-cash employee benefit charges

    31       40       106       126  

  Net (gains) losses on foreign exchange and derivative financial instruments

    (117)       (450)       76       (861)  

  Fair value adjustments (see note 5)

    (6)       (16)       (1)       (21)  

  Other

    5       9       9       14  
      (89)       (417)       188       (742)  

Details of “Changes in working capital and other items” are as follows:

 

    

Three months ended September 30,

 

   

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 
    

 2023

 

   

 2022

 

   

 2023

 

   

 2022

 

 

Trade and other receivables

    18       27       49       64  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    22       (17)       56       32  

Other financial assets

    -       27       -       40  

Payables, accruals and provisions

    21       51       (328)       (316)  

Deferred revenue

    (23)       (16)       29       42  

Other financial liabilities

    -       (27)       -       (40)  

Income taxes(1)

    222       134       648       170  

Other

    (3)       2       (37)       (27)  
      257       181       417       (35)  

 

(1)

The three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 reflects current tax liabilities that were recorded on the sale of LSEG shares (see note 9), for which the tax payments are included in investing activities.

Details of income taxes paid are as follows:

 

     

Three months ended September 30,

 

    

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 
     

2023

 

    

2022

 

    

2023

 

   

2022

 

 

Operating activities - continuing operations

     (11)        (49)        (118)       (178)  

Investing activities - continuing operations

     (273)        -        (543)       -  

Investing activities - discontinued operations(1)

     -        -        (1)       (16)  

Total income taxes paid

     (284)        (49)        (662)       (194)  

 

(1)

Reflects payments made to HMRC (see note 19).

 

 

 

 

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In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company received refunds of $36 million related to payments previously made for notices of assessment under the Diverted Profit Tax regime, of which $10 million was received directly from HMRC and $26 million was received from LSEG under an indemnity arrangement. In the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company paid $82 million related to notices of assessment under the Diverted Profit Tax regime, of which $28 million was paid directly to HMRC and $54 million was paid to LSEG under an indemnity arrangement. LSEG remitted the payments it received under the indemnity to HMRC on the Company’s behalf. The payments made directly to, and refunds received from HMRC were included as income taxes paid in the consolidated statement of cash flow. The payments made to, and refunds received from LSEG were presented in operating activities from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of cash flow and were not included as taxes paid. See note 19.

Note 18: Acquisitions

Acquisitions primarily comprise the purchase of all the equity interests of the businesses acquired, which are integrated into existing operations of the Company to broaden its offerings to customers as well as its presence in global markets. The results of acquired businesses are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. Acquisitions also include asset acquisitions and investments in businesses in which the Company does not have a controlling interest.

Acquisition activity

The number of acquisitions completed, and the related consideration were as follows:

 

     
    

Three months ended September 30,

 

    

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Number of transactions

 

  

 2023

 

    

 2022

 

    

 2023

 

    

 2022

 

 

Businesses acquired

     2        -        3        2  

Investments in businesses(1)

     -        2        5        5  

Asset acquisitions

     -        1        -        1  
       2        3        8        8  

 

     
    

Three months ended September 30,

 

    

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Total consideration

 

  

 2023

 

    

 2022

 

    

 2023

 

    

 2022

 

 

Businesses acquired

     707        -        1,220        153  

Less: Cash acquired

     (10)        -        (35)        (2)  

Businesses acquired, net of cash

     697        -        1,185        151  

Investments in businesses(1)

     (24)        9        11        27  

Asset acquisitions(2)

     -        8        -        8  

Deferred and contingent consideration payments

     5        2        5        4  
       678        19        1,201        190  

 

(1)

Reclassification of initial investment in Casetext, Inc., which was acquired in August 2023, and included within businesses acquired, net of cash, amounts above.

(2)

The three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 includes acquisitions of intangible assets of which $8 million was paid in cash and $5 million was recorded as a financial liability.

The following provides a brief description of acquisitions completed in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:

 

       
  Date    Company   Acquiring Segments   Description

  August 2023

  

Casetext, Inc.

  Legal Professionals   A business that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to enable legal professionals to work more efficiently.

  July 2023

  

Imagen Ltd

  Reuters News   A media asset management company.

  January 2023

  

SurePrep LLC

 

Corporates and Tax &

Accounting Professionals

  A provider of tax automation software and services.

  April 2022

  

ThoughtTrace

  Corporates   A business that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to read, organize and manage document workflows.

Purchase price allocation

Purchase price allocations related to certain acquisitions may be subject to adjustment pending completion of final valuations. The Company’s consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2022 has been adjusted to reflect the completion of a purchase price allocation related to a 2022 acquisition. This adjustment increased computer software and decreased goodwill by $13 million, respectively.

 

 

 

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The details of net assets acquired were as follows:

 

     

September 30,

 

    

December 31,

 

 
     

 2023

 

    

 2022

 

 
     Sureprep LLC      Casetext, Inc.      Other      Total      Total  

Cash and cash equivalents

     25        8        2        35        2  

Trade receivables

     8        1        2        11        3  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3        3        -        6        1  

Current assets

     36        12        4        52        6  

Property and equipment

     2        -        -        2        -  

Computer software

     180        192        7        379        74  

Other identifiable intangible assets

     13        8        6        27        2  

Other non-current assets

     1        -        -        1        -  

Total assets

     232        212        17        461        82  

Payables and accruals

     (6)        (2)        (5)        (13)        (1)  

Deferred revenue

     (47)        (5)        (2)        (54)        (4)  

Other financial liabilities

     -        -        (2)        (2)        -  

Current liabilities

     (53)        (7)        (9)        (69)        (5)  

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

     (1)        -        -        (1)        (18)  

Deferred tax

     (9)        (37)        (3)        (49)        (10)  

Total liabilities

     (63)        (44)        (12)        (119)        (33)  

Net assets acquired

     169        168        5        342        49  

Goodwill

     344        490             44            878        104  

Total

     513        658        49        1,220        153  

Businesses acquired, net of cash

     488        650        47        1,185        151  

The excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill and reflects synergies and the value of the acquired workforce. Relative to the acquisitions completed in 2023 and 2022, the majority of goodwill is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Other

The revenues and operating profit of acquired businesses were not material to the Company’s results of operations.

Note 19: Contingencies, Commitments and Guarantees

Lawsuits and legal claims

The Company is engaged in various legal proceedings, claims, audits and investigations that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. These matters include, but are not limited to, employment matters, commercial matters, defamation claims and intellectual property infringement claims. The outcome of all of the matters against the Company is subject to future resolution, including the uncertainties of litigation. Based on information currently known to the Company and after consultation with outside legal counsel, management believes that the ultimate resolution of any such matters, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition taken as a whole.

Uncertain tax positions

The Company is subject to taxation in numerous jurisdictions and is routinely under audit by many different taxing authorities in the ordinary course of business. There are many transactions and calculations during the course of business for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain, as taxing authorities may challenge some of the Company’s positions and propose adjustments or changes to its tax filings.

As a result, the Company maintains provisions for uncertain tax positions that it believes appropriately reflect its risk. These provisions are made using the Company’s best estimates of the amount expected to be paid based on a qualitative assessment of all relevant factors. When appropriate, the Company performs an expected value calculation to determine its provisions. The Company reviews the adequacy of these provisions at the end of each reporting period and adjusts them based on changing facts and circumstances. Due to the uncertainty associated with tax audits, it is possible that at some future date, liabilities resulting from such audits or related litigation could vary significantly from the Company’s provisions. However, based on currently enacted legislation, information currently known by the Company and after consultation with outside tax advisors, management believes that the ultimate resolution of any such matters, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition taken as a whole.

 

 

 

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Through September 30, 2023, the Company paid $430 million of tax as required under notices of assessment issued by the U.K. tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”), under the Diverted Profits Tax (“DPT”) regime that collectively related to the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 taxation years of certain of its current and former U.K. affiliates. HMRC is conducting an audit of the 2019 and 2020 taxation years and, based on recent discussions, management believes it is reasonably possible that HMRC may issue similar notices in the next three months for another taxation year, which could be significant. As the Company does not believe these current and former U.K. affiliates fall within the scope of the DPT regime, it will continue contesting these assessments through all available administrative and judicial remedies and intends to vigorously defend its position. As the assessments largely relate to businesses that the Company has sold, the majority are subject to indemnity arrangements under which the Company has been required to pay additional taxes to HMRC or the indemnity counterparty.

The Canadian tax authority, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”), is conducting an audit of the 2016 to 2019 taxation years. Based on recent correspondence with CRA, management believes it is reasonably possible that CRA may issue notices of assessment related to certain transfer pricing matters and the disposition of a business and the Company may be required to pay a portion of such assessments, which could be significant. As the Company believes that CRA’s positions are without merit, it will contest any such assessments through all available administrative and judicial remedies and the Company intends to vigorously defend its position.

Because the Company believes that its position is supported by the weight of law, it does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition taken as a whole. Payments made by the Company are not a reflection of its view on the merits of the case. As the Company expects to receive refunds of substantially all of the aggregate of amounts paid pursuant to these notices of assessment, it expects to continue recording substantially all of these payments as non-current receivables from HMRC, the indemnity counterparty or CRA on its financial statements. The Company expects that its existing sources of liquidity will be sufficient to fund any future required payments.

Guarantees

The Company has an investment in 3XSQ Associates, an entity jointly owned by a subsidiary of the Company and Rudin Times Square Associates LLC (“Rudin”), that owns and operates the 3 Times Square office building (“the building”) in New York, New York. In June 2022, 3XSQ Associates obtained a $415 million, 3-year term loan facility to refinance existing debt, fund the building’s redevelopment, and cover interest and operating costs during the redevelopment period. The building is pledged as loan collateral. Thomson Reuters and Rudin each guarantee 50% of (i) certain principal loan amounts and (ii) interest and operating costs. Thomson Reuters and Rudin also jointly and severally guarantee (i) completion of commenced works and (ii) lender losses arising from disallowed acts, environmental or otherwise. To minimize economic exposure to 50% for the joint and several obligations, Thomson Reuters and a parent entity of Rudin entered into a cross-indemnification arrangement. The Company believes the value of the building is expected to be sufficient to cover obligations that could arise from the guarantees. The guarantees do not impact the Company’s ability to borrow funds under its $2.0 billion syndicated credit facility or the related covenant calculation.

Note 20: Related Party Transactions

As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s principal shareholder, Woodbridge, beneficially owned approximately 69% of the Company’s common shares.

Transaction with Woodbridge

In March 2023, the Company sold a Canadian wholly owned subsidiary to a company affiliated with Woodbridge for $23 million. The subsidiary’s assets consisted of accumulated tax losses that management did not expect to utilize against future taxable income prior to their expiry based on currently enacted Canadian tax law. As such, no tax benefit for the losses had been recognized in the consolidated financial statements. Under Canadian law, certain losses may only be transferred to related companies, such as those affiliated with Woodbridge. A gain of $23 million was recorded within “Other operating (losses) gains, net” within the consolidated income statement. In connection with this transaction, the board of directors’ Corporate Governance Committee obtained an independent fairness opinion. The Company utilized the independent fairness opinion to determine that the negotiated price between the Company and Woodbridge was reasonable. After reviewing the matter, the Corporate Governance Committee approved the transaction. Directors who were not considered independent because of their positions with Woodbridge refrained from deliberating and voting on the matter at the committee meeting.

Transactions with YPL

In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company received $5.2 billion of dividends from YPL primarily related to the sale of LSEG shares indirectly owned by the Company. See note 9 for further details about these transactions.

Transactions with Elite

In June 2023, the Company sold a majority interest in its Elite business to TPG and retained a 19.9% minority interest with board representation. To facilitate the separation, the Company agreed to provide certain operational services to Elite, including technology and administrative services, for a specified period. From the date of the sale through September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $5 million as contra-expense related to these transactions.

 

 

 

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As of September 30, 2023, the consolidated statement of financial position included a receivable from Elite of $33 million and a payable to Elite of $13 million related to all transactions between the two companies.

Except for the above transactions, there were no new significant related party transactions during the first nine months of 2023. Refer to “Related party transactions” disclosed in note 31 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, which are included in the Company’s 2022 annual report, for information regarding related party transactions.

Note 21: Subsequent Events

Share repurchases

On November 1, 2023, the Company announced the renewal of its normal course issuer bid pursuant to the Company’s plan to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of its common shares. The completion of this program will depend on certain factors such as market conditions, share price and other opportunities to invest capital for growth. See note 16.

 

 

 

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