EX-99.1 2 tm2227584d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 
TELUS CORPORATION
 
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
(UNAUDITED)
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
 

 

 

 

condensed interim consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income (unaudited)

 

   Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions except per share amounts)  Note   2022   2021   2022   2021 
OPERATING REVENUES                         
Service       $4,048   $3,669   $11,670   $10,730 
Equipment        592    577    1,599    1,647 
Operating revenues (arising from contracts with customers)   6    4,640    4,246    13,269    12,377 
Other income   7    31    5    85    9 
Operating revenues and other income        4,671    4,251    13,354    12,386 
OPERATING EXPENSES                         
Goods and services purchased        1,794    1,660    5,025    4,817 
Employee benefits expense   8    1,231    1,095    3,521    3,161 
Depreciation   17    550    530    1,637    1,581 
Amortization of intangible assets   18    300    274    886    805 
         3,875    3,559    11,069    10,364 
OPERATING INCOME        796    692    2,285    2,022 
Financing costs   9    34    194    310    604 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES        762    498    1,975    1,418 
Income taxes   10    211    140    522    383 
NET INCOME        551    358    1,453    1,035 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)   11                     
Items that may subsequently be reclassified to income                         
Change in unrealized fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges        (156)   69    (54)   179 
Foreign currency translation adjustment arising from translating financial statements of foreign operations        35    24    (53)   (87)
         (121)   93    (107)   92 
Items never subsequently reclassified to income                         
Change in measurement of investment financial assets            4    1     
Employee defined benefit plan re-measurements        (13)   68    284    846 
         (13)   72    285    846 
         (134)   165    178    938 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME       $417   $523   $1,631   $1,973 
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO:                         
Common Shares       $514   $345   $1,367   $1,011 
Non-controlling interests        37    13    86    24 
        $551   $358   $1,453   $1,035 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO:                         
Common Shares       $349   $494   $1,531   $1,970 
Non-controlling interests        68    29    100    3 
        $417   $523   $1,631   $1,973 
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE   12                     
Basic       $0.37   $0.25   $0.99   $0.76 
Diluted       $0.37   $0.25   $0.99   $0.75 
                          
TOTAL WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING                         
Basic        1,398    1,361    1,385    1,338 
Diluted        1,405    1,366    1,392    1,343 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements. 

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condensed interim consolidated statements of financial position (unaudited)

 

As at (millions)  Note  September 30,
2022
   December 31,
2021
 
ASSETS             
Current assets             
Cash and temporary investments, net     $1,440   $723  
Accounts receivable   6(b)   3,145    2,671 
Income and other taxes receivable      80    206 
Inventories   1(l)   499    448 
Contract assets   6(c)   403    443 
Prepaid expenses   20   780     528 
Current derivative assets   4(d)   155     13 
       6,502     5,032 
Non-current assets             
Property, plant and equipment, net   17   16,877     15,926 
Intangible assets, net   18   19,216    17,485 
Goodwill, net   18   9,038     7,270 
Contract assets   6(c)   235     266 
Other long-term assets   20   2,395     2,004 
       47,761     42,951 
      $54,263    $47,983 
              
LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY             
Current liabilities             
Short-term borrowings   22  $104   $114 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  23   3,952     3,705 
Income and other taxes payable      137     104 
Dividends payable   13   480     449 
Advance billings and customer deposits   24   872     854 
Provisions   25   114     96 
Current maturities of long-term debt   26   4,212    2,927 
Current derivative liabilities   4(d)   13     24 
       9,884    8,273 
Non-current liabilities             
Provisions   25   523    774 
Long-term debt   26   20,927    17,925 
Other long-term liabilities   27   586    907 
Deferred income taxes   10   4,523     4,045 
       26,559    23,651 
Liabilities      36,443     31,924 
Owners’ equity             
Common equity   28   16,780     15,116 
Non-controlling interests      1,040    943 
       17,820    16,059 
      $54,263   $47,983  
Contingent liabilities  29          

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements. 

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condensed interim consolidated statements of changes in owners’ equity (unaudited)

 

      Common equity          
      Equity contributed                          
      Common Shares (Note 28)              Accumulated 
other 
         Non-       
(millions)  Note  Number of
shares
    Share
capital
    Contributed
surplus
    Retained
earnings
    comprehensive
income
    Total    controlling
interests
    Total 
Balance as at January 1, 2021      1,291 $7,677   $534   $3,712   $117   $12,040    $528    $12,568 
Net income                  1,011        1,011    24    1,035 
Other comprehensive income (loss)  11               846    113    959    (21)   938 
Dividends  13               (1,262)       (1,262)       (1,262)
Dividends reinvested and optional cash payments  13(b), 14(c)   19    462                462        462 
Equity accounted share-based compensation              107            107        107 
Common Shares issued      51    1,267                1,267        1,267 
Change in ownership interests of subsidiaries              430            430     393    823 
Balance as at September 30, 2021      1,361   $9,406   $1,071   $4,307   $230   $15,014   $924   $15,938  
Balance as at January 1, 2022      1,370   $9,644   $1,013   $4,256   $203   $15,116   $943   $16,059 
Net income                  1,367        1,367    86    1,453 
Other comprehensive income (loss)  11               284    (120)    164    14   178 
Dividends  13               (1,397)       (1,397)       (1,397)
Dividends reinvested and optional cash payments  13(b), 14(c)   16    487                487        487 
Equity accounted share-based compensation  14(b)           106            106    8    114 
Issue of Common Shares in business combination  18(b)   34    992                992        992 
Change in ownership interests of subsidiary  28(c)           (55)            (55)    (11)    (66) 
Balance as at September 30, 2022      1,420   $11,123   $1,064   $4,510   $83   $16,780   $1,040   $17,820 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements. 

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condensed interim consolidated statements of cash flows (unaudited)

 

   Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)  Note    2022   2021   2022   2021 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES                         
Net income       $551   $358   $1,453   $1,035 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:                         
Depreciation and amortization        850    804    2,523    2,386 
Deferred income taxes    10    52    6    46    (15)
Share-based compensation expense, net   14(a)    30    36    98    123 
Net employee defined benefit plans expense    15(a)    24    30    76    86 
Employer contributions to employee defined benefit plans   15(a)    (9)   (10)   (34)   (38)
Non-current contract assets        (9)   1    31    22 
Non-current unbilled customer finance receivables    20    (9)   (40)   22    (107)
Unrealized change in forward element of virtual power purchase agreements        (151)       (231)    
Loss from equity accounted investments    7, 21    3    1    10    7 
Other        (24)   (13)   (99)   (56)
Net change in non-cash operating working capital    31(a)    (8)   136    (210)   49 
Cash provided by operating activities        1,300    1,309    3,685    3,492 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES                         
Cash payments for capital assets, excluding spectrum licences    31(a)    (832)   (716)   (2,861)   (2,237)
Cash payments for spectrum licences    18(a)        (389)       (661)
Cash payments for acquisitions, net    18(b)    (1,022)   (311)   (1,502)   (461)
Advances to, and investment in, real estate joint ventures and associates    21    (1)   (12)   (3)   (29)
Real estate joint venture receipts    21    1    1    3    3 
Proceeds on disposition        3        15    1 
Investment in portfolio investments and other        (66)   (37)   (206)   (93)
Cash used by investing activities        (1,917)   (1,464)   (4,554)   (3,477)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES    31(b)                     
Common Shares issued    28(a)                1,300 
Dividends paid to holders of Common Shares    13(a)    (297)   (271)   (880)   (773)
Issue (repayment) of short-term borrowings, net        (182)   2    (17)   2 
Long-term debt issued    26    4,936    1,552    8,993    3,777 
Redemptions and repayment of long-term debt    26    (2,759)   (1,447)   (6,388)   (4,073)
Shares of subsidiary issued and sold to (purchased from) non-controlling interests, net    28(c)            (85)   827 
Other        (23)       (37)   (59)
Cash provided (used) by financing activities        1,675    (164)   1,586    1,001 
CASH POSITION                         
Increase (decrease) in cash and temporary investments, net        1,058    (319)   717    1,016 
Cash and temporary investments, net, beginning of period        382    2,183    723    848 
Cash and temporary investments, net, end of period       $1,440   $1,864   $1,440   $1,864 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF OPERATING CASH FLOWS                         
Interest paid        $(203)  $(192)  $(578)  $(564)
Interest received       $10   $12   $11   $15 
Income taxes paid, net                         
In respect of comprehensive income       $(87)  $(62)  $(325)  $(377)
In respect of business acquisitions        (4)       (4)   (38)
        $(91)  $(62)  $(329)  $(415)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements. 

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

 

TELUS Corporation is one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies, providing a wide range of technology solutions, including mobile and fixed voice and data telecommunications services and products, healthcare software and technology solutions (including employee and family assistance programs and benefits administration), agriculture and consumer goods services (software, data management and data analytics-driven smart-food chain and consumer goods technologies), and digitally-led customer experiences. Data services include: internet protocol; television; hosting, managed information technology and cloud-based services; and home and business security.

 

TELUS Corporation was incorporated under the Company Act (British Columbia) on October 26, 1998, under the name BCT.TELUS Communications Inc. (BCT). On January 31, 1999, pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act among BCT, BC TELECOM Inc. and the former Alberta-based TELUS Corporation (TC), BCT acquired all of the shares of BC TELECOM Inc. and TC in exchange for Common Shares and Non-Voting Shares of BCT, and BC TELECOM Inc. was dissolved. On May 3, 2000, BCT changed its name to TELUS Corporation and in February 2005, TELUS Corporation transitioned under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), successor to the Company Act (British Columbia). TELUS Corporation maintains its registered office at Floor 7, 510 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 0M3.

 

The terms “TELUS”, “we”, “us”, “our” or “ourselves” refer to TELUS Corporation and, where the context of the narrative permits or requires, its subsidiaries. Our principal subsidiaries are: TELUS Communications Inc., in which, as at September 30, 2022, we have a 100% equity interest; and TELUS International (Cda) Inc., in which, as at September 30, 2022, we have a 56.1% equity interest, as discussed further in Note 28(c), and which completed its initial public offering in February 2021. Although not currently affecting our determination of which are our principal subsidiaries, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, we made material business acquisitions, as set out in Note 18(b).

 

Notes to consolidated financial statements   Page
General application    
1. Condensed interim consolidated financial statements   6
2. Accounting policy developments   7
3. Capital structure financial policies   8
4. Financial instruments   10
Consolidated results of operations focused    
5. Segment information   17
6. Revenue from contracts with customers   20
7. Other income   21
8. Employee benefits expense   21
9. Financing costs   22
10. Income taxes   22
11. Other comprehensive income   23
12. Per share amounts   25
13. Dividends per share   25
14. Share-based compensation   26
15. Employee future benefits   29
16. Restructuring and other costs   31
Consolidated financial position focused    
17. Property, plant and equipment   32
18. Intangible assets and goodwill   33
19. Leases   36
20. Other long-term assets   37
21. Real estate joint ventures and investment in associate   37
22. Short-term borrowings   39
23. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   40
24. Advance billings and customer deposits   40
25. Provisions   41
26. Long-term debt   42
27. Other long-term liabilities   46
28. Owners’ equity   46
29. Contingent liabilities   47
Other    
30. Related party transactions   49
31. Additional statement of cash flow information   50

 

1condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

(a)Basis of presentation

 

The notes presented in our condensed interim consolidated financial statements include only significant events and transactions and are not fully inclusive of all matters normally disclosed in our annual audited financial statements; thus, our interim consolidated financial statements are referred to as condensed. Our condensed interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021. 

 

 

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

Our condensed interim consolidated financial statements are expressed in Canadian dollars and follow the same accounting policies and methods of their application as set out in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021. The generally accepted accounting principles that we use are International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IFRS-IASB) and Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. Our condensed interim consolidated financial statements comply with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting and reflect all adjustments (which are of a normal recurring nature) that are, in our opinion, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented.

 

These consolidated financial statements for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, were authorized by our Board of Directors for issue on November 4, 2022.

 

(b)Financial instruments – recognition and measurement

 

In respect of the recognition and measurement of financial instruments, we have adopted the following policies:

 

·Regular-way purchases or sales of financial assets or financial liabilities (purchases or sales that require actual delivery of financial assets or financial liabilities) are recognized on the settlement date. We have selected this method as the benefits of using the trade date method were not expected to exceed the costs of selecting and implementing that method.

 

·Transaction costs, other than in respect of items held for trading, are added to the initial fair value of the acquired financial asset or financial liability. We have selected this method as we believe that it results in a better matching of the transaction costs with the periods in which we benefit from those costs.

 

·A contract to receive renewable energy credits and the associated virtual power purchase agreement are distinct units of account. We have selected this method as we believe the receipt of the renewable energy credits is an executory contract and the virtual power purchase agreement meets the definition of a derivative.

 

(c)Inventories

 

Our inventories primarily consist of mobile handsets, parts and accessories totalling $389 million as at September 30, 2022 (December 31, 2021 – $381 million), and communications equipment held for resale. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value, with cost being determined on an average cost basis. Costs of goods sold for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, totalled $0.5 billion (2021 – $0.6 billion) and $1.5 billion (2021 – $1.6 billion), respectively.

 

2accounting policy developments

 

Standards, interpretations and amendments to standards and interpretations in the reporting period not yet effective and not yet applied

 

·In February 2021, the International Accounting Standards Board issued narrow-scope amendments to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, IFRS Practice Statement 2, Making Materiality Judgements and IAS 8, Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023, although earlier application is permitted. The amendments will require the disclosure of material accounting policy information rather than disclosing significant accounting policies and clarify how to distinguish changes in accounting policies from changes in accounting estimates. We are currently assessing the impacts of the amended standards, but do not expect that our financial disclosure will be materially affected by the application of the amendments.

 

·In May 2021, the International Accounting Standards Board issued targeted amendments to IAS 12, Income Taxes. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023, although earlier application is permitted. With a view to reducing diversity in reporting, the amendments will clarify that companies are required to recognize deferred taxes on transactions where both assets and liabilities are recognized, such as with leases and asset retirement (decommissioning) obligations. Based upon our current facts and circumstances, we do not expect our financial performance or disclosure to be materially affected by the application of the amended standard.

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

3capital structure financial policies

 

General

 

Our objective when managing capital is to maintain a flexible capital structure that optimizes the cost and availability of capital at acceptable risk.

 

In our definition of capital, we include common equity (excluding accumulated other comprehensive income), non-controlling interests, long-term debt (including long-term credit facilities, commercial paper backstopped by long-term credit facilities and any hedging assets or liabilities associated with long-term debt items, net of amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income), cash and temporary investments, and short-term borrowings, including those arising from securitized trade receivables.

 

We manage our capital structure and make adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of our business. In order to maintain or adjust our capital structure, we may adjust the amount of dividends paid to holders of Common Shares, purchase Common Shares for cancellation pursuant to normal course issuer bids, issue new shares (including Common Shares and TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subordinate voting shares), issue new debt, issue new debt to replace existing debt with different characteristics, and/or increase or decrease the amount of trade receivables sold to an arm’s-length securitization trust.

 

During 2022, our financial objectives, which are reviewed annually, were unchanged from 2021. We believe that our financial objectives are supportive of our long-term strategy.

 

We monitor capital utilizing a number of measures, including: net debt to earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA*) – excluding restructuring and other costs ratio; coverage ratios; and dividend payout ratios.

 

Debt and coverage ratios

 

Net debt to EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs is calculated as net debt at the end of the period, divided by 12-month trailing EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs. This measure, historically, is substantially similar to the leverage ratio covenant in our credit facilities. Net debt and EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs are measures that do not have any standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS-IASB and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. The calculation of these measures is set out in the following table. Net debt is one component of a ratio used to determine compliance with debt covenants.

 

As at, or for the 12-month periods ended, September 30 ($ in millions)  Objective  2022   2021 
Components of debt and coverage ratios             
Net debt 1      $23,689   $19,009 
EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs 2      $6,880    $5,957 
Net interest cost 3 (Note 9)     $752   $780  
Debt ratio             
Net debt to EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs  2.20 – 2.70 4    3.44    3.19 
Coverage ratios             
Earnings coverage 5       4.4    3.3 
EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs interest coverage 6       9.1    7.6 

 

1Net debt and total managed capitalization are calculated as follows:

 

As at September 30  Note  2022   2021 
Long-term debt  26  $25,139   $20,533 
Debt issuance costs netted against long-term debt      111    97 
Derivative (assets) liabilities, net      (256)   (103)
Accumulated other comprehensive income amounts arising from financial instruments used to manage interest rate and currency risks associated with U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt – excluding tax effects      31    244 
Cash and temporary investments, net      (1,440)   (1,864)
Short-term borrowings  22   104    102 
Net debt      23,689    19,009 
Common equity      16,780    15,014 
Non-controlling interests      1,040    924 
Less: accumulated other comprehensive income included above in common equity and non-controlling interests      (80)   (227)
Total managed capitalization     $41,429   $34,720 

 

 

 

* EBITDA is not a standardized financial measure under IFRS-IASB and might not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other issuers; we define EBITDA as operating revenues and other income less goods and services purchased and employee benefits expense. We report EBITDA because it is a key measure that management uses to evaluate the performance of our business, and it is also utilized in measuring compliance with certain debt covenants. 

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements(unaudited)

 

2EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs is calculated as follows:

 

   EBITDA
(Note 5)
   Restructuring
and other costs
(Note 16)
   EBITDA –
excluding
restructuring
and other costs
 
Add               
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2022  $4,808   $146   $4,954 
Year ended December 31, 2021   6,290    186    6,476 
Deduct               
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2021   (4,408)   (142)   (4,550)
EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs  $6,690   $190   $6,880 

 

3Net interest cost is defined as financing costs, excluding employee defined benefit plans net interest, virtual power purchase agreements unrealized change in forward element, recoveries on long-term debt prepayment premium and repayment of debt, calculated on a 12-month trailing basis (expenses recorded for long-term debt prepayment premium, if any, are included in net interest cost) (see Note 9).

 

4Our long-term objective range for this ratio is 2.20 – 2.70 times. The ratio as at September 30, 2022, is outside the long-term objective range. We may permit, and have permitted, this ratio to go outside the objective range (for long-term investment opportunities), but we will endeavour to return this ratio to within the objective range in the medium term (following the 2021, and upcoming 2023 and 2024, spectrum auctions), as we believe that this range is supportive of our long-term strategy. We are in compliance with the leverage ratio covenant in our credit facilities, which states that we may not permit our net debt to operating cash flow ratio to exceed 4.25:1.00 (see Note 26(d)); the calculation of the debt ratio is substantially similar to the calculation of the leverage ratio covenant in our credit facilities.

 

5Earnings coverage is defined by Canadian Securities Administrators National Instrument 41-101 as net income before borrowing costs and income tax expense, divided by borrowing costs (interest on long-term debt; interest on short-term borrowings and other; long-term debt prepayment premium), and adding back capitalized interest, all such amounts excluding amounts attributable to non-controlling interests.

 

6EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs interest coverage is defined as EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs, divided by net interest cost. This measure is substantially similar to the coverage ratio covenant in our credit facilities.

 

Net debt to EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs was 3.44 times as at September 30, 2022, as compared to 3.19 times one year earlier. The effect of the increase in net debt, primarily due to business acquisitions, exceeded the effect of growth in EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs. EBITDA growth was reduced by COVID-19 pandemic impacts.

 

The earnings coverage ratio for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2022, was 4.4 times, up from 3.3 times one year earlier. An increase in income before borrowing costs and income taxes increased the ratio by 1.2 and an increase in borrowing costs decreased the ratio by 0.1. The EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs interest coverage ratio for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2022, was 9.1 times, up from 7.6 times one year earlier. Growth in EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs increased the ratio by 1.2 and a decrease in net interest costs increased the ratio by 0.3. EBITDA growth for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2022, was reduced by COVID-19 pandemic impacts.

 

TELUS Corporation Common Share dividend payout ratio

 

So as to be consistent with the way we manage our business, our TELUS Corporation Common Share dividend payout ratio is presented as a historical measure calculated as the sum of the most recent four quarters’ dividends declared for TELUS Corporation Common Shares, as recorded in the financial statements net of dividend reinvestment plan effects (see Note 13), divided by the sum of free cash flow* amounts for the most recent four quarters for interim reporting periods (divided by annual free cash flow if the reported amount is in respect of a fiscal year).

 

For the 12-month periods ended September 30  Objective  2022   2021 
Determined using most comparable IFRS-IASB measures             
Ratio of TELUS Corporation Common Share dividends declared to cash provided by operating activities – less capital expenditures (excluding spectrum licences)      215%   126%
Determined using management measures             
TELUS Corporation Common Share dividend payout ratio – net of dividend reinvestment plan effects  60%–75% 1    120%   110%

 

 

* Free cash flow is not a standardized financial measure under IFRS-IASB and might not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers; we define free cash flow as EBITDA (operating revenues and other income less goods and services purchased and employee benefits expense) excluding certain working capital changes (such as trade receivables and trade payables), proceeds from divested assets and other sources and uses of cash, as found in the consolidated statements of cash flows. We have issued guidance on, and report, free cash flow because it is a key measure that management, and investors, use to evaluate the performance of our business. 

  September 30, 2022 | 9

 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements(unaudited)

 

1Our objective range for the TELUS Corporation Common Share dividend payout ratio is 60%-75% of free cash flow on a prospective basis.

 

For the 12-month periods ended September 30 (millions)  2022   2021 
TELUS Corporation Common Share dividends declared  $1,846   $1,665 
Amount of TELUS Corporation Common Share dividends declared reinvested in TELUS Corporation Common Shares   (658)   (620)
TELUS Corporation Common Share dividends declared – net of dividend reinvestment plan effects  $1,188   $1,045 

 

Our calculation of free cash flow, and the reconciliation to cash provided by operating activities, is as follows:

 

For the 12-month periods ended September 30 (millions)  Note  2022   2021 
EBITDA  5  $6,690   $5,744 
Deduct gain on disposition of financial solutions business      (410)    
Deduct non-cash gains from the sales of property, plant and equipment          (1)
Restructuring and other costs, net of disbursements      (10)   21 
Effects of contract asset, acquisition and fulfilment and TELUS Easy Payment device financing      (27)   (40)
Effect of lease principal  31(b)   (497)   (481)
Leases accounted for as finance leases prior to adoption of IFRS 16          16 
Items from the Consolidated statements of cash flows:             
Share-based compensation, net  14   114    61 
Net employee defined benefit plans expense  15   103    111 
Employer contributions to employee defined benefit plans      (49)   (52)
Interest paid      (758)   (733)
Interest received      13    18 
Capital expenditures (excluding spectrum licences)  5   (3,721)   (3,202)
Free cash flow before income taxes      1,448    1,462 
Income taxes paid, net of refunds      (515)   (510)
Effect of disposition of financial solutions business on income taxes paid      61     
Free cash flow      994    952 
Add (deduct):             
Capital expenditures (excluding spectrum licences)  5   3,721    3,202 
Effects of lease principal and leases accounted for as finance leases prior to adoption of IFRS 16      497    465 
Gain on disposition of financial solutions business, net of effect on income taxes paid      (349)    
Individually immaterial items included in net income neither providing nor using cash      (282)   (94)
Cash provided by operating activities     $4,581   $4,525 

 

4financial instruments

 

(a)Credit risk

 

Excluding credit risk, if any, arising from currency swaps settled on a gross basis, the best representation of our maximum exposure (excluding income tax effects) to credit risk, which is a worst-case scenario and does not reflect results we expect, is set out in the following table.

 

As at (millions)  September 30,
2022
   December 31,
2021
 
Cash and temporary investments, net  $1,440   $723 
Accounts receivable   3,668    3,216 
Contract assets   638    709 
Derivative assets   525    89 
   $6,271   $4,737 

 

Cash and temporary investments, net

 

Credit risk associated with cash and temporary investments is managed by ensuring that these financial assets are placed with: governments; major financial institutions that have been accorded strong investment grade ratings by a primary rating agency; and/or other creditworthy counterparties. An ongoing review evaluates changes in the status of counterparties.

 

Accounts receivable

 

Credit risk associated with accounts receivable is inherently managed by the size and diversity of our large customer base, which includes substantially all consumer and business sectors in Canada. We follow a program of credit evaluations of customers and limit the amount of credit extended when deemed necessary. Accounts are considered to be past due (in default) when customers have failed to make the contractually required payments when due, which is generally within 30 days of the billing date. Any late payment charges are levied at an industry-based market or negotiated rate on outstanding non-current customer account balances. 

10 | September 30, 2022   

 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements(unaudited)

 

As at (millions)      September 30, 2022   December 31, 2021 
  Note  Gross   Allowance   Net 1    Gross   Allowance   Net 1  
Customer accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts                                  
Less than 30 days past billing date      $1,092   $(12)  $1,080   $900   $(8)  $892 
30-60 days past billing date       314    (10)   304    338    (7)   331 
61-90 days past billing date       95    (14)   81    93    (9)   84 
More than 90 days past billing date       179    (33)   146    114    (21)   93 
Unbilled customer finance receivables       1,390    (38)   1,352    1,323    (65)   1,258 
       $3,070   $(107)  $2,963   $2,768   $(110)  $2,658 
Current      $2,532   $(92)  $2,440   $2,194   $(81)  $2,113 
Non-current   20   538    (15)   523    574    (29)   545 
       $3,070   $(107)  $2,963   $2,768   $(110)  $2,658 

 

1Net amounts represent customer accounts receivable for which an allowance had not been made as at the dates of the Consolidated statements of financial position (see Note 6(b)).

 

We maintain allowances for lifetime expected credit losses related to doubtful accounts. Current economic conditions (including forward-looking macroeconomic data), historical information (including credit agency reports, if available), reasons for the accounts being past due and the line of business from which the customer accounts receivable arose are all considered when determining whether to make allowances for past-due accounts. The same factors are considered when determining whether to write off amounts charged to the allowance for doubtful accounts against the customer accounts receivable. The doubtful accounts expense is calculated on a specific-identification basis for customer accounts receivable above a specific balance threshold and on a statistically derived allowance basis for the remainder. No customer accounts receivable are written off directly to the doubtful accounts expense.

 

The following table presents a summary of the activity related to our allowance for doubtful accounts.

 

   Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)  2022   2021   2022   2021 
Balance, beginning of period  $114   $129   $110   $140 
Additions (doubtful accounts expense)   17    7    57    32 
Accounts written off 1 less than recoveries   (26)   (18)   (67)   (57)
Other   2        7    3 
Balance, end of period  $107   $118   $107   $118 

 

1For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, accounts written off, but that were still subject to enforcement activity, totalled $39 (2021 – $27) and $108 (2021 – $81), respectively.

 

Contract assets

 

Credit risk associated with contract assets is inherently managed by the size and diversity of our large customer base, which includes substantially all consumer and business sectors in Canada. We follow a program of credit evaluations of customers and limit the amount of credit extended when deemed necessary.

 

As at (millions)  September 30, 2022   December 31, 2021 
  Gross   Allowance   Net
(Note 6(c))
   Gross   Allowance   Net
(Note 6(c))
 
Contract assets, net of impairment allowance                        
To be billed and thus reclassified to accounts receivable during:                              
The 12-month period ending one year hence  $561   $(24)  $537   $595   $(24)  $571 
The 12-month period ending two years hence   222    (10)   212    259    (11)   248 
Thereafter   24    (1)   23    19    (1)   18 
   $807   $(35)  $772   $873   $(36)  $837 

 

We maintain allowances for lifetime expected credit losses related to contract assets. Current economic conditions, historical information (including credit agency reports, if available), and the line of business from which the contract asset arose are all considered when determining impairment allowances. The same factors are considered when determining whether to write off amounts charged to the impairment allowance for contract assets against contract assets.

 

Derivative assets (and derivative liabilities)

 

Counterparties to our material foreign exchange derivatives are major financial institutions that have been accorded investment grade ratings by a primary credit rating agency. The total dollar amount of credit exposure under contracts with any one financial institution is limited and counterparties’ credit ratings are monitored. We do not give or receive collateral on swap agreements and hedging items due to our credit rating and those of our counterparties. While we are exposed to the risk of potential credit losses due to the possible non-performance of our counterparties, we consider this risk remote. Our derivative liabilities do not have credit risk-related contingent features. 

  September 30, 2022 | 11

 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements(unaudited)

 

(b)Liquidity risk

 

As a component of our capital structure financial policies, discussed further in Note 3, we manage liquidity risk by:

 

·maintaining a daily cash pooling process that enables us to manage our available liquidity and our liquidity requirements according to our actual needs;

 

·maintaining an agreement to sell trade receivables to an arm’s-length securitization trust and bilateral bank facilities (Note 22), a commercial paper program (Note 26(c)) and syndicated credit facilities (Note 26(d),(e));

 

·maintaining in-effect shelf prospectuses;

 

·continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows; and

 

·managing maturity profiles of financial assets and financial liabilities.

 

Our debt maturities in future years are disclosed in Note 26(h). As at September 30, 2022, TELUS Corporation could offer an unlimited amount of debt or equity securities pursuant to a Canadian shelf prospectus that is in effect until September 2024 (December 31, 2021 – $2.75 billion of debt or equity securities pursuant to a shelf prospectus that was in effect until June 2023). We believe that our investment grade credit ratings contribute to reasonable access to capital markets. TELUS International (Cda) Inc. has a Canadian shelf prospectus under which an unlimited amount of debt or equity securities could be offered and that is in effect until May 2024.

 

We closely match the contractual maturities of our derivative financial liabilities with those of the risk exposures they are being used to manage.

 

The expected maturities of our undiscounted financial liabilities do not differ significantly from the contractual maturities, other than as noted below. The contractual maturities of our undiscounted financial liabilities, including interest thereon (where applicable), are set out in the following tables.

 

   Non-derivative   Derivative 
         
           Composite long-term debt              
As at September 30, 2022  Non-interest bearing financial   Short-term   Long-term debt, excluding leases 1    Leases   Currency swap agreement amounts
to be exchanged 2 
    Currency swap agreement
amounts to be exchanged
        
(millions)  liabilities   borrowings 1    (Note 26)   (Note 26)   (Receive)   Pay    (Receive)   Pay   Total 
2022 (remainder of year)  $3,068   $5   $1,647   $141   $(1,183)  $1,112    $(183)  $174   $4,781 
2023   614    4    1,615    492    (401)   379     (499)   473    2,677 
2024   165    104    3,551    430    (203)   191             4,238 
2025   9        2,299    276    (607)   555             2,532 
2026   1        2,064    189    (167)   162             2,249 
2027-2031   1        8,668    493    (2,138)   2,075             9,099 
Thereafter           14,341    395    (4,288)   4,047             14,495 
Total  $3,858   $113   $34,185   $2,416   $(8,987)  $8,521    $(682)  $647   $40,071 
                                               
              Total (Note 26(h))    $36,135                 

 

1Cash outflows in respect of interest payments on our short-term borrowings, commercial paper and amounts drawn under our credit facilities (if any) have been calculated based upon the interest rates in effect as at September 30, 2022.

2The amounts included in undiscounted non-derivative long-term debt in respect of U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt, and the corresponding amounts in the long-term debt currency swap receive column, have been determined based upon the currency exchange rates in effect as at September 30, 2022. The hedged U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt contractual amounts at maturity, in effect, are reflected in the long-term debt currency swap pay column as gross cash flows are exchanged pursuant to the currency swap agreements.

 

   Non-derivative   Derivative 
         
           Composite long-term debt                 
As at December 31,  Non-interest bearing financial   Short-term   Long-term debt, excluding leases 1    Leases   Currency swap agreement amounts
to be exchanged 2 
       Currency swap agreement amounts
to be exchanged
     
2021 (millions)  liabilities   borrowings 1    (Note 26)   (Note 26)   (Receive)   Pay   Other   (Receive)   Pay   Total 
2022  $3,395   $15   $3,130   $504   $(2,050)  $2,059   $8   $(544)  $540   $7,057 
2023   62    1    1,167    364    (149)   148                1,593 
2024   13    101    1,724    305    (149)   148                2,142 
2025   14        2,217    176    (522)   540                2,425 
2026   2        1,901    144    (116)   118                2,049 
2027-2031   7        7,351    398    (1,784)   1,852                7,824 
Thereafter           10,499    344    (2,805)   2,877                10,915 
Total  $3,493   $117   $27,989   $2,235   $(7,575)  $7,742   $8   $(544)  $540   $34,005 
                                                   
              Total    $30,391                     

 

1Cash outflows in respect of interest payments on our short-term borrowings, commercial paper and amounts drawn under our credit facilities (if any) have been calculated based upon the interest rates in effect as at December 31, 2021.

2The amounts included in undiscounted non-derivative long-term debt in respect of U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt, and the corresponding amounts in the long-term debt currency swap receive column, have been determined based upon the currency exchange rates in effect as at December 31, 2021. The hedged U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt contractual amounts at maturity, in effect, are reflected in the long-term debt currency swap pay column as gross cash flows are exchanged pursuant to the currency swap agreements.

12 | September 30, 2022   

 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements(unaudited)

 

(c)Market risks

 

Net income and other comprehensive income for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, could have varied if the Canadian dollar: U.S. dollar exchange rate, the U.S. dollar: European euro exchange rate and market interest rates varied by reasonably possible amounts from their actual statement of financial position date amounts.

 

The sensitivity analysis of our exposure to currency risk at the reporting date has been determined based upon a hypothetical change taking place at the relevant statement of financial position date. The U.S. dollar-denominated and European euro-denominated balances and derivative financial instrument notional amounts as at the statement of financial position dates have been used in the calculations.

 

The sensitivity analysis of our exposure to interest rate risk at the reporting date has been determined based upon a hypothetical change taking place at the beginning of the relevant fiscal year and being held constant through to the statement of financial position date. The principal and notional amounts as at the relevant statement of financial position date have been used in the calculations.

 

Income tax expense, which is reflected net in the sensitivity analysis, reflects the applicable statutory income tax rates for the reporting periods.

 

Nine-month periods ended September 30  Net income   Other comprehensive income   Comprehensive income 
(increase (decrease) in millions)  2022   2021   2022   2021   2022   2021 
Reasonably possible changes in market risks 1                               
10% change in C$: US$ exchange rate                              
Canadian dollar appreciates  $(7)  $   $11   $(30)  $4   $(30)
Canadian dollar depreciates  $7   $   $(11)  $30   $(4)  $30 
10% change in US$: € exchange rate                              
U.S. dollar appreciates  $17   $10   $(60)  $(61)  $(43)  $(51)
U.S. dollar depreciates  $(17)  $(10)  $60   $61   $43   $51 
25 basis point change in interest rates                              
Interest rates increase                              
Canadian interest rate  $(2)  $(2)  $81   $90   $79   $88 
U.S. interest rate  $   $   $(81)  $(96)  $(81)  $(96)
Combined  $(2)  $(2)  $   $(6)  $(2)  $(8)
Interest rates decrease                              
Canadian interest rate  $2   $2   $(84)  $(94)  $(82)  $(92)
U.S. interest rate  $   $   $85   $101   $85   $101 
Combined  $2   $2   $1   $7   $3   $9 

 

1These sensitivities are hypothetical and should be used with caution. Changes in net income and/or other comprehensive income generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in net income and/or other comprehensive income may not be linear. In this table, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the amount of net income and/or other comprehensive income is calculated without changing any other factors; in reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another, which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities.

 

The sensitivity analysis assumes that we would realize the changes in exchange rates and market interest rates; in reality, the competitive marketplace in which we operate would have an effect on this assumption. 

  September 30, 2022 | 13

 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements(unaudited)

 

(d)Fair values

 

Derivative

 

The derivative financial instruments that we measure at fair value on a recurring basis subsequent to initial recognition are set out in the following table.

 

As at (millions)     September 30, 2022   December 31, 2021 
   Designation  Maximum
maturity
date
   Notional
amount
   Fair value 1
and
carrying
value
   Price or
rate
   Maximum
maturity
date
   Notional
amount
   Fair value 1
and
carrying
value
   Price or
rate
 
Current Assets 2                                            
Derivatives used to manage                                           
Currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated purchases  HFH 3    2023   $488   $34    US$1.00: C$1.28    2022   $301   $6    US$1.00: C$1.25 
Currency risk arising from Indian rupee-denominated purchases  HFT 4       $            2022   $12        US$1.00: ₹76 
Currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt (Note 26(b)-(c))  HFH 3    2023   $1,237    76    US$1.00: C$1.29    2022   $664    2    US$1.00: C$1.26 
Currency risk arising from European euro functional currency operations purchased with U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 7 (Note 26(e))  HFH 5    2025   $29    27    €1.00: US$1.09    2025   $31    3    €1.00: US$1.09 
Interest rate risk associated with non-fixed rate credit facility amounts drawn (Note 26(c))  HFH 3    2022   $118        2.64%      $         
Price risk associated with purchase of electrical power  HFT 4    2047   $25    18    $34.73 MWh       $         
Interest rate risk associated with refinancing of debt maturing  HFH 3       $            2022   $250    2    1.35%
                $155                  $13      
Other Long-Term Assets 2                                            
Derivatives used to manage                                           
Currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 6 (Note 26(b)-(c))  HFH 3    2048   $4,487   $103    US$1.00: C$1.30    2048   $2,133   $76    US$1.00: C$1.27 
Currency risk arising from European euro functional currency operations purchased with U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 7 (Note 26(e))  HFH 5    2025   $427    54    €1.00: US$1.09       $         
Price risk associated with purchase of electrical power  HFT 4    2047   $364    213    $34.73 MWh       $         
                $370                  $76      

14 | September 30, 2022   

 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements(unaudited)

 

As at (millions)     September 30, 2022   December 31, 2021 
   Designation  Maximum
maturity
date
   Notional
amount
   Fair value 1
and
carrying
value
   Price or
rate
   Maximum
maturity
date
   Notional
amount
   Fair value 1
and
carrying
value
   Price or
rate
 
Current Liabilities 2                                            
Derivatives used to manage                                           
Currency risk arising from U.S. dollar revenues  HFT 4    2023   $149   $13    US$1.00: ₱54    2022   $116   $3    US$1.00: ₱50 
Currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated purchases  HFH 3    2023   $10        US$1.00: C$1.37    2022   $108    1    US$1.00: C$1.28 
Currency risk arising from Indian rupee-denominated purchases  HFT 4       $            2022   $2        US$1.00: ₹75 
Currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt (Note 26(b)-(c))  HFH 3       $            2022   $1,248    12    US$1.00: C$1.28 
Interest rate risk associated with non-fixed rate credit facility amounts drawn (Note 26(c))  HFH 3       $            2022   $120    3    2.64%
Interest rate risk associated with refinancing of debt maturing  HFH 3       $            2022   $500    5    1.59%
                $13                  $24      
Other Long-Term Liabilities 2                                            
Derivatives used to manage                                           
Currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 6 (Note 26(b)-(c))  HFH 3    2049   $2,343   $4    US$1.00: C$1.33    2049   $3,185   $52    US$1.00: C$1.33 
Currency risk arising from European euro functional currency operations purchased with U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 7 (Note 26(e))  HFH 5       $            2025   $483    21    €1.00: US$1.09 
                $4                  $73      

 

1Fair value measured at reporting date using significant other observable inputs (Level 2).

2Derivative financial assets and liabilities are not set off.

3Designated as held for hedging (HFH) upon initial recognition (cash flow hedging item); hedge accounting is applied. Unless otherwise noted, hedge ratio is 1:1 and is established by assessing the degree of matching between the notional amounts of hedging items and the notional amounts of the associated hedged items.

4Designated as held for trading (HFT) and classified as fair value through net income upon initial recognition; hedge accounting is not applied.

5Designated as a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation; hedge accounting is applied. Hedge ratio is 1:1 and is established by assessing the degree of matching between the notional amounts of hedging items and the notional amounts of the associated hedged items.

6We designate only the spot element as the hedging item. As at September 30, 2022, the foreign currency basis spread included in the fair value of the derivative instruments, which is used for purposes of assessing hedge ineffectiveness, was $192 (December 31, 2021 – $53).

7We designate only the spot element as the hedging item. As at September 30, 2022, the foreign currency basis spread included in the fair value of the derivative instruments, which is used for purposes of assessing hedge ineffectiveness, was $1 (December 31, 2021 – $1).

 

Non-derivative

 

Our long-term debt, which is measured at amortized cost, and the fair value thereof, are set out in the following table.

 

As at (millions)  September 30, 2022   December 31, 2021 
  Carrying
value
   Fair value   Carrying
value
   Fair value 
Long-term debt, excluding leases (Note 26)  $23,072   $21,241   $18,976   $20,383 

 

(e)Recognition of derivative gains and losses

 

The following table sets out the gains and losses, excluding income tax effects, arising from derivative instruments that are classified as cash flow hedging items and their location within the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income.

 

Credit risk associated with such derivative instruments, as discussed further in (a), would be the primary source of hedge ineffectiveness. There was no ineffective portion of the derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedging items for the periods presented.    

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements(unaudited)

 

       Amount of gain (loss)
recognized in other
comprehensive income
   Gain (loss) reclassified from other comprehensive
income to income (effective portion) (Note 11)
 
       (effective portion) (Note 11)      Amount 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)   Note  2022   2021   Location  2022   2021 
THREE-MONTH                       
Derivatives used to manage currency risk                           
Arising from U.S. dollar-denominated purchases      $28  $9  Goods and services purchased  $4   $(5)
Arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 1    26(b)-(c)   82   151   Financing costs   365   90
Arising from net investment in a foreign operation 2        36    14   Financing costs   (4)    
        146    174       365   85
Derivatives used to manage other market risk                           
Other              Financing costs      (1)
       $146   $174      $365  $84
NINE-MONTH                       
Derivatives used to manage currency risk                           
Arising from U.S. dollar-denominated purchases      $36  $1  Goods and services purchased  $9   $(23)
Arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 1    26(b)-(c)   208   148   Financing costs   428   (21)
Arising from net investment in a foreign operation 2        90    36   Financing costs   (5)    
        334    185       432   (44)
Derivatives used to manage other market risks                           
Other       1       Financing costs   (1)   (3)
       $335   $185      $431  $(47)

 

1Amounts recognized in other comprehensive income are net of the change in the foreign currency basis spread (which is used for purposes of assessing hedge ineffectiveness) included in the fair value of the derivative instruments; such amounts for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, were $125 (2021 – $8) and $139 (2021 – $(50)), respectively.

2Amounts recognized in other comprehensive income are net of the change in the foreign currency basis spread (which is used for purposes of assessing hedge ineffectiveness) included in the fair value of the derivative instruments; such amounts for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, were $(2) (2021 – $2) and $NIL (2021 – $2), respectively.

 

The following table sets out the gains and losses arising from derivative instruments that are classified as held for trading and that are not designated as being in a hedging relationship, as well as their location within the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income.

 

      Gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income 
      Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)  Location  2022   2021   2022   2021 
Derivatives used to manage currency risk  Financing costs  $(12)  $(4)  $(23)  $(4)
Virtual power purchase agreements unrealized change in forward element  Financing costs  $151   $   $231   $ 

16 | September 30, 2022   

  

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements(unaudited)

 

5segment information

 

General

 

Operating segments are components of an entity that engage in business activities from which they earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses related to transactions with the other component(s)), the operations of which can be clearly distinguished and for which the operating results are regularly reviewed by a chief operating decision-maker to make resource allocation decisions and to assess performance.

 

The TELUS technology solutions segment includes: network revenues and equipment sales arising from mobile technologies; data revenues (which include internet protocol; television; hosting, managed information technology and cloud-based services; and home and business security); healthcare software and technology solutions (including employee and family assistance programs and benefits administration); agriculture and consumer goods services (software, data management and data analytics-driven smart-food chain and consumer goods technologies); voice and other telecommunications services revenues; and equipment sales.

 

The digitally-led customer experiences – TELUS International segment (DLCX), which has the U.S. dollar as its primary functional currency, is comprised of digital customer experience and digital-enablement transformation solutions, including artificial intelligence and content management solutions, provided by our TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subsidiary.

 

Intersegment sales are recorded at the exchange value, which is the amount agreed to by the parties.

 

The segment information regularly reported to our Chief Executive Officer (our chief operating decision-maker), and the reconciliations thereof to our products and services view of revenues, other revenues and income before income taxes, are set out in the following table. 

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

   TELUS technology solutions   Digitally-led
customer
experiences – TELUS
                 
Three-month periods ended  Mobile  Fixed   Segment total   International 1    Eliminations   Total 
September 30 (millions)  2022   2021  2022  2021   2022   2021   2022   2021   2022   2021   2022   2021 
Operating revenues                                                          
External revenues                                                          
Service  $1,725   $1,611  $1,656  $1,471   $3,381   $3,082   $667   $587   $   $   $4,048   $3,669 
Equipment   516    501   76   76    592    577                    592    577 
Revenues arising from contracts with customers  $2,241   $2,112  $1,732  $1,547    3,973    3,659    667    587            4,640    4,246 
                                                           
             Other income (Note 7)    31    5                    31    5 
                  4,004    3,664    667    587            4,671    4,251 
             Intersegment revenues    5    5    136    113    (141)   (118)        
                 $4,009   $3,669   $803   $700   $(141)  $(118)  $4,671   $4,251 
             EBITDA 2   $1,457   $1,355   $189   $141   $   $   $1,646   $1,496 
             Restructuring and other costs included in EBITDA (Note 16)    67    55    11    8            78    63 
             Adjusted EBITDA 2   $1,524   $1,410   $200   $149   $   $   $1,724   $1,559 
             CAPEX excluding spectrum licences 3    $892   $962   $33   $29   $   $   $925   $991 
                                                       
                                          Operating revenues – external and other income (above)   $4,671   $4,251 
                                          Goods and services purchased    1,794    1,660 
                                          Employee benefits expense    1,231    1,095 
                                          EBITDA (above)    1,646    1,496 
                                          Depreciation    550    530 
                                          Amortization of intangible assets    300    274 
                                          Operating income    796    692 
                                          Financing costs    34    194 
                                          Income before income taxes   $762   $498 

18 | September 30, 2022   

 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

   TELUS technology solutions   Digitally-led
customer
experiences – TELUS
                 
Nine-month periods ended  Mobile  Fixed   Segment total   International 1    Eliminations   Total 
September 30 (millions)  2022   2021  2022  2021   2022   2021   2022   2021   2022   2021   2022   2021 
Operating revenues                                                          
External revenues                                                          
Service  $4,972   $4,681  $4,715  $4,377   $9,687   $9,058   $1,983   $1,672   $   $   $11,670   $10,730 
Equipment   1,368    1,440   231   207    1,599    1,647                    1,599    1,647 
Revenues arising from contracts with customers  $6,340   $6,121  $4,946  $4,584    11,286    10,705    1,983    1,672            13,269    12,377 
             Other income (Note 7)    85    9                    85    9 
                  11,371    10,714    1,983    1,672            13,354    12,386 
             Intersegment revenues    13    15    376    325    (389)   (340)        
                 $11,384   $10,729   $2,359   $1,997   $(389)  $(340)  $13,354   $12,386 
             EBITDA 2   $4,274   $4,014   $534   $394   $   $   $4,808   $4,408 
             Restructuring and other costs included in EBITDA (Note 16)    121    112    25    30            146    142 
             Equity losses related to real estate joint venture        2                        2 
             Adjusted EBITDA 2   $4,395   $4,128   $559   $424   $   $   $4,954   $4,552 
             CAPEX, excluding spectrum licences 3    $2,710   $2,506   $102   $83   $   $   $2,812   $2,589 
                                          Operating revenues – external and other income (above)   $13,354   $12,386 
                                          Goods and services purchased    5,025    4,817 
                                          Employee benefits expense    3,521    3,161 
                                          EBITDA (above)    4,808    4,408 
                                          Depreciation    1,637    1,581 
                                          Amortization of intangible assets    886    805 
                                          Operating income    2,285    2,022 
                                          Financing costs    310    604 
                                          Income before income taxes   $1,975   $1,418 

 

1The digitally-led customer experiences – TELUS International segment is comprised of our consolidated TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subsidiary. All of our other international operations are included in the TELUS technology solutions segment.
2Earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), both unadjusted and adjusted, are not standardized financial measures under IFRS-IASB and may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other issuers (including those disclosed by TELUS International (Cda) Inc.); we define EBITDA as operating revenues and other income less goods and services purchased and employee benefits expense. We calculate adjusted EBITDA to exclude items that do not reflect our ongoing operations and, in our opinion, should not be considered in a long-term valuation metric or included in an assessment of our ability to service or incur debt. We report EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA because they are key measures that management uses to evaluate the performance of our business, and EBITDA is also utilized in measuring compliance with certain debt covenants.
3Total capital expenditures (CAPEX); see Note 31(a) for a reconciliation of capital expenditures, excluding spectrum licences, to cash payments for capital assets, excluding spectrum licences, reported in the Consolidated statements of cash flows.

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

6revenue from contracts with customers

 

(a)Revenues

 

In the determination of the minimum transaction prices in contracts with customers, amounts are allocated to fulfilling, or completion of fulfilling, future contracted performance obligations. These unfulfilled, or partially unfulfilled, future contracted performance obligations are largely in respect of services to be provided over the duration of the contract. The following table sets out our aggregate estimated minimum transaction prices allocated to remaining unfulfilled, or partially unfulfilled, future contracted performance obligations and the timing of when we might expect to recognize the associated revenues; actual amounts could differ from these estimates due to a variety of factors, including the unpredictable nature of: customer behaviour; industry regulation; the economic environments in which we operate; and competitor behaviour.

 

As at (millions)  September 30,
2022
   December 31,
2021
 
Estimated minimum transaction price allocated to remaining unfulfilled, or partially unfulfilled, performance obligations to be recognized as revenue in a future period 1, 2           
During the 12-month period ending one year hence  $2,432   $2,369 
During the 12-month period ending two years hence   952    915 
Thereafter   76    56 
   $3,460   $3,340 

 

1Excludes constrained variable consideration amounts, amounts arising from contracts originally expected to have a duration of one year or less and, as a permitted practical expedient, amounts arising from contracts that are not affected by revenue recognition timing differences arising from transaction price allocation or from contracts under which we may recognize and bill revenue in an amount that corresponds directly with our completed performance obligations.

2IFRS-IASB requires the explanation of when we expect to recognize as revenue the amounts disclosed as the estimated minimum transaction price allocated to remaining unfulfilled, or partially unfulfilled, performance obligations. The estimated amounts disclosed are based upon contractual terms and maturities. Actual minimum transaction price revenues recognized, and the timing thereof, will differ from these estimates primarily due to the frequency with which the actual durations of contracts with customers do not match their contractual maturities.

 

(b)Accounts receivable

 

As at (millions)  Note  September 30,
2022
   December 31,
2021
 
Customer accounts receivable     $2,532   $2,194 
Accrued receivables – customer                        462                   313 
Allowance for doubtful accounts   4(a)   (92)   (81)
       2,902    2,426 
Accrued receivables – other      243    245 
Accounts receivable – current     $3,145   $2,671 

 

(c)Contract assets

 

   Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)  Note  2022   2021   2022   2021 
Balance, beginning of period     $763   $784   $837   $850 
Net additions arising from operations      378    346    1,010    929 
Amounts billed in the period and thus reclassified to accounts receivable      (369)   (339)   (1,077)   (994)
Change in impairment allowance, net   4(a)   (1)   1    1    6 
Other      1        1    1 
Balance, end of period     $772   $792   $772   $792 
To be billed and thus reclassified to accounts receivable during:                       
The 12-month period ending one year hence               $537   $546 
The 12-month period ending two years hence                212    229 
Thereafter                23    17 
Balance, end of period               $772   $792 
Reconciliation of contract assets presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position – current                       
Gross contract assets               $537   $546 
Reclassification to contract liabilities of contracts with contract assets less than contract liabilities   24             (14)   (14)
Reclassification from contract liabilities of contracts with contract liabilities less than contract assets   24             (120)   (115)
                $403   $417 

20 | September 30, 2022   

 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

7other income

 

   Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)  Note  2022   2021   2022   2021 
Government assistance     $1   $2   $3   $7 
Other sublet revenue   19   1    1    4    3 
Investment income (loss), gain (loss) on disposal of assets and other 1       13    1    12    (4)
Interest income   21(b)   1    1    2    3 
Changes in business combination-related provisions       15        64     
      $31   $5   $85   $9 

 

1For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, includes gain on acquisition of control of LifeWorks Inc., as set out in Note 18(b).

 

8employee benefits expense

 

   Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)  Note  2022   2021   2022   2021 
Employee benefits expense – gross                       
Wages and salaries 1      $1,204   $1,037   $3,463   $3,054 
Share-based compensation 2   14   53    68    156    191 
Pensions – defined benefit   15(a)   24    30    76    86 
Pensions – defined contribution   15(b)   28    25    84    75 
Restructuring costs 2   16(a)   21    24    44    58 
Employee health and other benefits      67    61    187    156 
       1,397    1,245    4,010    3,620 
Capitalized internal labour costs, net                       
Contract acquisition costs   20                    
Capitalized      (24)   (24)   (64)   (66)
Amortized      21    17    60    48 
Contract fulfilment costs   20                    
Capitalized              (1)   (1)
Amortized          2    1    4 
Property, plant and equipment      (97)   (89)   (289)   (275)
Intangible assets subject to amortization      (66)   (56)   (196)   (169)
       (166)   (150)   (489)   (459)
      $1,231   $1,095   $3,521   $3,161 

 

1For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021, wages and salaries are net of Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program amounts.
2For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, $1 (2021 – $NIL) and $3 (2021 – $6), respectively, of share-based compensation in the digitally-led customer experiences segment was included in restructuring costs.

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

9financing costs

 

   Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)  Note  2022   2021   2022   2021 
Interest expense                         
Interest on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities – gross     $197   $172   $545   $515 
Interest on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities – capitalized 1       (2)       (29)    
Interest on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities      195    172    516    515 
Interest on lease liabilities   19   19    16    52    50 
Interest on short-term borrowings and other      6    3    13    10 
Interest accretion on provisions   25   5    3    13    14 
Long-term debt prepayment premium          10        10 
       225    204    594    599 
Employee defined benefit plans net interest   15   2    6    6    19 
Foreign exchange      (32)   (5)   (48)    
Virtual power purchase agreements unrealized change in forward element      (151)       (231)    
       44    205    321    618 
Interest income      (10)   (11)   (11)   (14)
      $34   $194   $310   $604 
Net interest cost   3            $564   $585 
Interest on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities – capitalized 1                 (29)    
Employee defined benefit plans net interest                6    19 
Virtual power purchase agreements unrealized change in forward element                (231)    
                $310   $604 

 

1Interest on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities, at a composite rate of 3.10% was capitalized to intangible assets with indefinite lives during the period.

 

10income taxes

 

   Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)  2022   2021   2022   2021 
Current income tax expense                    
For the current reporting period  $158   $150   $479   $429 
Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods   1    (16)   (3)   (31)
    159    134    476    398 
Deferred income tax expense                    
Arising from the origination and reversal of temporary differences   34    (13)   30    (35)
Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods   18    19    16    20 
    52    6    46    (15)
   $211   $140   $522   $383 

 

Our income tax expense and effective income tax rate differ from those computed by applying the applicable statutory rates for the following reasons:

 

Three-month periods ended September 30 ($ in millions)  2022   2021 
Income taxes computed at applicable statutory rates  $195    25.7%  $129    25.9%
Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods   19    2.5    3    0.6 
Non-deductible amounts   (15)   (2.0)   7    1.4 
Other   12    1.5    1    0.2 
Income tax expense per Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income  $211    27.7%  $140    28.1%

 

Nine-month periods ended September 30 ($ in millions)  2022   2021 
Income taxes computed at applicable statutory rates  $506    25.6%  $365    25.8%
Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods   13    0.7    (11)   (0.8)
Non-deductible amounts   (7)   (0.4)   19    1.3 
Other   10    0.5    10    0.7 
Income tax expense per Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income  $522    26.4%  $383    27.0%

22 | September 30, 2022   

 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

11other comprehensive income

 

    Items that may subsequently be reclassified to income   Item never
reclassified
to income
      Item never
reclassified to
income 
     
    Change in unrealized fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in current period
(Note 4(e))
  Cumulative
foreign
currency
translation
adjustment
  Change in
measurement
of investment
financial
assets
  Accumulated
other
comp. income
  Employee
defined benefit
plan
re-measurements
  Other
comp. 
income
 
    Derivatives used to manage currency risk   Derivatives used to manage other market risks                
Periods ended September 30 (millions)   Gains
(losses)
arising
  Prior period
(gains) losses
transferred to
net income
  Total   Gains
(losses)
arising
  Prior period
(gains) losses
transferred to
net income
  Total   Total            
THREE-MONTH                                                                          
Accumulated balance as at July 1, 2021               $ 68               $ (4 ) $ 64   $ 44   $ 22   $ 130              
Other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                          
Amount arising   $ 174   $ (85 )   89   $   $ 1     1     90     24     5     119   $ 91   $ 210  
Income taxes   $ 32   $ (12 )   20   $   $ 1     1     21         1     22     23     45  
Net                 69                     69     24     4     97   $ 68   $ 165  
Accumulated balance as at September 30, 2021               $ 137               $ (4 ) $ 133   $ 68   $ 26   $ 227              
Accumulated balance as at July 1, 2022               $ 181               $ (1 ) $ 180   $ (63 ) $ 84   $ 201              
Other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                          
Amount arising   $ 146   $ (365 )   (219 ) $   $         (219 )   35         (184 ) $ (17 ) $ (201 )
Income taxes   $ 1   $ (64 )   (63 ) $   $         (63 )           (63 )   (4 )   (67 )
Net                 (156 )                   (156 )   35         (121 ) $ (13 ) $ (134 )
Accumulated balance as at September 30, 2022               $ 25               $ (1 ) $ 24   $ (28 ) $ 84   $ 80              

  September 30, 2022 | 23

    

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

    Items that may subsequently be reclassified to income   Item never
reclassified
to income
      Item never
reclassified to
income 
     
    Change in unrealized fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in current period
(Note 4(e))
  Cumulative
foreign
currency
translation
adjustment
  Change in
measurement
of investment
financial
assets
  Accumulated
other
comp. income
  Employee
defined benefit
plan
re-measurements
  Other
comp. 
income
 
    Derivatives used to manage currency risk   Derivatives used to manage other market risks                
Periods ended September 30 (millions)   Gains
(losses)
arising
  Prior period
(gains) losses
transferred to
net income
  Total   Gains
(losses)
arising
  Prior period
(gains) losses
transferred to
net income
  Total   Total            
NINE-MONTH                                                 
Accumulated balance as at January 1, 2021          $(40)         $(6) $(46) $155  $26  $135       
Other comprehensive income (loss)                                                 
Amount arising  $185  $44   229  $  $3   3   232   (87)     145  $1,141  $1,286 
Income taxes  $40  $12   52  $  $1   1   53         53   295   348 
Net           177           2   179   (87)     92  $846  $938 
Accumulated balance as at September 30, 2021          $137          $(4) $133  $68  $26  $227       
Accumulated balance as at January 1, 2022          $81          $(3) $78  $25  $83  $186       
Other comprehensive income (loss)                                                 
Amount arising  $334  $(432)  (98) $1  $1   2   (96)  (53)  1   (148) $383  $235 
Income taxes  $31  $(73)  (42) $  $      (42)        (42)  99   57 
Net           (56)          2   (54)  (53)  1   (106) $284  $178 
Accumulated balance as at September 30, 2022          $25          $(1) $24  $(28) $84  $80       
Attributable to:                                                 
Common Shares                                      $83       
Non-controlling interests                                       (3)      
                                       $80         

24 | September 30, 2022   

  

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

12per share amounts

  

Basic net income per Common Share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to Common Shares by the total weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per Common Share is calculated to give effect to share option awards and restricted share unit awards.

 

The following table presents reconciliations of the denominators of the basic and diluted per share computations. Net income was equal to diluted net income for all periods presented.

 

   Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)  2022   2021   2022   2021 
Basic total weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding   1,398    1,361    1,385    1,338 
Effect of dilutive securities – Restricted share units   7    5    7    5 
Diluted total weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding   1,405    1,366    1,392    1,343 

  

For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, no outstanding equity-settled restricted share unit awards were excluded in the calculation of diluted income per Common Share. For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, no (2021 – less than 1 million) outstanding TELUS Corporation share option awards were excluded in the calculation of diluted net income per Common Share.

 

13dividends per share

 

(a)TELUS Corporation Common Share dividends declared

 

Nine-month periods ended
September 30 (millions
except per share amounts)
  2022     2021  
TELUS Corporation Common Share dividends

 

 

Declared

 

 

 

 

Paid to
shareholders

 

 

Total     Declared    

Paid to
shareholders

     
Effective   Per share     Effective   Per share       Total  
Quarter 1 dividend   Mar. 11, 2022   $ 0.3274     Apr. 1, 2022   $ 450     Mar. 11, 2021   $ 0.3112     Apr. 1, 2021   $ 404  
Quarter 2 dividend   Jun. 10, 2022     0.3386     Jul. 4, 2022     467     Jun. 10, 2021     0.3162     Jul. 2, 2021     428  
Quarter 3 dividend   Sep. 9, 2022     0.3386     Oct. 3, 2022     480     Sep. 10, 2021     0.3162     Oct. 1, 2021     430  
        $ 1.0046         $ 1,397         $  0.9436         $  1,262  

  

On November 3, 2022, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3511 per share on our issued and outstanding TELUS Corporation Common Shares payable on January 3, 2023, to holders of record at the close of business on December 9, 2022. The final amount of the dividend payment depends upon the number of TELUS Corporation Common Shares issued and outstanding at the close of business on December 9, 2022.

 

(b)Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan

 

We have a Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan under which eligible holders of TELUS Corporation Common Shares may acquire additional TELUS Corporation Common Shares by reinvesting dividends and by making additional optional cash payments to the trustee. Under this plan, we have the option of offering TELUS Corporation Common Shares from Treasury or having the trustee acquire TELUS Corporation Common Shares in the stock market. We may, at our discretion, offer TELUS Corporation Common Shares at a discount of up to 5% from the market price under the plan. Effective with our dividends paid October 1, 2019, we offered TELUS Corporation Common Shares from Treasury at a discount of 2%. In respect of TELUS Corporation Common Shares held by eligible shareholders who have elected to participate in the plan, dividends declared during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, of $161 million (2021 – $148 million) and $468 million (2021 – $437 million), respectively, were to be reinvested in TELUS Corporation Common Shares.

  September 30, 2022 | 25

 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

14share-based compensation

  

(a)Details of share-based compensation expense

 

Reflected in the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income as Employee benefits expense and in the Consolidated statements of cash flows are the following share-based compensation amounts:

 

Periods ended September 30 (millions)      2022   2021 
  Note  Employee
benefits
expense 1 
   Associated
operating
cash
outflows
   Statement
of cash
flows
adjustment
   Employee
benefits
expense
   Associated
operating
cash
outflows
   Statement
of cash
flows
adjustment
 
THREE-MONTH                            
Restricted share units     (b)  $42   $(10)  $32   $52   $(19)  $33 
Employee share purchase plan   (c)   12    (12)       10    (10)    
Share option awards   (d)       (2)   (2)   6    (3)   3 
       $54   $(24)  $30   $68   $(32)  $36 
TELUS technology solutions      $46   $(12)  $34   $41   $(12)  $29 
Digitally-led customer experiences       8    (12)   (4)   27    (20)   7 
       $54   $(24)  $30   $68   $(32)  $36 
NINE-MONTH                                  
Restricted share units     (b)  $127   $(18)  $109   $150   $(19)  $131 
Employee share purchase plan   (c)   34    (34)       30    (30)    
Share option awards   (d)   (2)   (9)   (11)   17    (25)   (8)
       $159   $(61)  $98   $197   $(74)  $123 
TELUS technology solutions      $133   $(41)  $92   $115   $(32)  $83 
Digitally-led customer experiences       26    (20)   6    82    (42)   40 
       $159   $(61)  $98   $197   $(74)  $123 

 

1Within employee benefits expense (see Note 8), for the three-month period ended September 30, 2022, restricted share units expense of $41 (2021 – $52) and share option awards expense of $NIL (2021 – $6) are presented as share-based compensation expense and the balance is included in restructuring costs (see Note 16) of the digitally-led customer experiences segment; for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, restricted share units expense of $124 (2021 – $145) and share option awards expense of $(2) (2021 – $16) are presented as share-based compensation expense and the balance is included in restructuring costs (see Note 16) of the digitally-led customer experiences segment.

 

(b)Restricted share units

 

TELUS Corporation restricted share units

 

We also award restricted share units that largely have the same features as our general restricted share units, but have a variable payout (0% – 200%) that depends upon the achievement of our total customer connections performance condition (with a weighting of 25%) and the total shareholder return on TELUS Corporation Common Shares relative to an international peer group of telecommunications companies (with a weighting of 75%). The grant-date fair value of the notional subset of our restricted share units affected by the total customer connections performance condition equals the fair market value of the corresponding TELUS Corporation Common Shares at the grant date, and thus the notional subset has been included in the presentation of our restricted share units with only service conditions. The estimate, which reflects a variable payout, of the fair value of the notional subset of our restricted share units affected by the relative total shareholder return performance condition is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation. Grants of restricted share units in 2022 and 2021 are accounted for as equity-settled, as that was their expected manner of settlement when granted.

 

The following table presents a summary of outstanding TELUS Corporation non-vested restricted share units.

 

Number of non-vested restricted share units as at  September 30,
2022
   December 31,
2021
 
Restricted share units without market performance conditions          
Restricted share units with only service conditions   7,655,552    5,481,486 
Notional subset affected by total customer connections performance condition   519,768    366,983 
    8,175,320    5,848,469 
Restricted share units with market performance conditions          
Notional subset affected by relative total shareholder return performance condition   1,559,303    1,100,949 
    9,734,623    6,949,418 

26 | September 30, 2022   

   

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary of the activity related to TELUS Corporation restricted share units without market performance conditions.

  

Periods ended September 30, 2022  Three months   Nine months 
   Number of restricted
share units 1 
       Number of restricted
share units 1 
     
   Non-vested   Vested   Weighted
average
grant-date
fair value
   Non-vested   Vested   Weighted
average
grant-date
fair value
 
Outstanding, beginning of period                        
Non-vested   8,123,958       $27.65    5,848,469       $25.67 
Vested       50,183   $25.68        49,138   $25.63 
Granted                              
Initial award   67,257       $29.60    2,608,044       $31.76 
In lieu of dividends   95,467    591   $28.73    241,204    1,636   $30.20 
Vested   (19,522)   19,522   $26.80    (218,193)   218,193   $26.07 
Settled in cash       (19,522)  $26.80        (218,193)  $26.07 
Forfeited   (91,840)      $27.82    (304,204)      $27.12 
Outstanding, end of period                              
Non-vested   8,175,320       $27.67    8,175,320       $27.67 
Vested       50,774   $25.70        50,774   $25.70 

  

1Excluding the notional subset of restricted share units affected by the relative total shareholder return performance condition.

 

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. restricted share units

 

We also award restricted share units that largely have the same features as the TELUS Corporation restricted share units, but have a variable payout (0% – 150%) that depends upon the achievement of TELUS International (Cda) Inc. financial performance and non-market quality-of-service performance conditions. Grants of restricted share units in 2022 and 2021 are accounted for as equity-settled, as that was their expected manner of settlement when granted; awards granted prior to 2021 were accounted for as cash-settled.

 

The following table presents a summary of the activity related to TELUS International (Cda) Inc. restricted share units.

 

Periods ended September 30, 2022  Three months   Nine months 
   Number of restricted
share units
       Number of restricted
share units
     
   Non-vested    Vested   Weighted
average
grant-date
fair value
   Non-vested   Vested   Weighted
average
grant-date
fair value
 
Outstanding, beginning of period   1,965,413        US$ 25.47    1,850,807       US$ 21.94 
Granted – initial award        59,512   US$ 29.41    806,395    59,512   US$ 26.52 
Vested   (1,072)    1,072   US$ 35.01    (520,717)   520,717   US$ 17.76 
Settled:                               
In equity        (59,512)  US$ 29.41        (323,031)  US$ 27.23 
In cash           US$ —         (256,126)  US$ 8.46 
Forfeited   (16,112)       US$ 23.89    (188,256)      US$ 17.70 
Outstanding, end of period                               
Non-vested   1,948,229        US$ 25.48    1,948,229       US$ 25.48 
Vested        1,072   US$ 35.01        1,072   US$ 35.01 

  

(c)TELUS Corporation employee share purchase plan

 

We have an employee share purchase plan under which eligible employees can purchase TELUS Corporation Common Shares through regular payroll deductions. In respect of TELUS Corporation Common Shares held within the employee share purchase plan, TELUS Corporation Common Share dividends declared during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, of $11 million (2021 – $10 million) and $34 million (2021 – $31 million), respectively, were to be reinvested in TELUS Corporation Common Shares acquired by the trustee from Treasury, with a discount applicable, as set out in Note 13(b).

 

(d)Share option awards

 

TELUS Corporation share options

 

Employees may be granted share option awards to purchase TELUS Corporation Common Shares at an exercise price equal to the fair market value at the time of grant. Share option awards granted under the plan may be exercised over specific periods not to exceed seven years from the time of grant. Share option awards granted in fiscal 2021 were for front-line employees.

 

These share option awards have a net-equity settlement feature. The optionee does not have the choice of exercising the net-equity settlement feature; it is at our option whether the exercise of a share option award is settled as a share option or settled using the net-equity settlement feature.

  September 30, 2022 | 27

 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary of the activity related to the TELUS Corporation share option plan.

  

Periods ended September 30, 2022   Three months   Nine months 
    Number of
share
options
   Weighted
average share
option price 1 
   Number of
share
options
   Weighted
average share
option price 1 
 
Outstanding, beginning of period   2,902,700   $22.04   3,050,300   $22.04 
Forfeited   (85,300)  $21.89   (232,900)  $21.96 
Outstanding, end of period   2,817,400   $22.05   2,817,400   $22.05 

 

1The weighted average remaining contractual life is 4.6 years. No options were exercisable as at the balance sheet date.

 

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. share options

 

Employees may be granted equity share options (equity-settled) to purchase TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subordinate voting shares at a price equal to, or a multiple of, the fair market value at the time of grant and/or phantom share options (cash-settled) that provide them with exposure to TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subordinate voting share price appreciation. Share option awards granted under the plan may be exercised over specific periods not to exceed ten years from the time of grant. All equity share option awards and most phantom share option awards have a variable payout (0% – 100%) that depends upon the achievement of TELUS International (Cda) Inc. financial performance and non-market quality-of-service performance conditions.

 

The following table presents a summary of the activity related to the TELUS International (Cda) Inc. share option plan.

 

Periods ended September 30, 2022   Three months   Nine months 
    Number of
share
options
   Weighted
average share
option price 1 
   Number of
share
options
   Weighted
average share
option price 1 
 
Outstanding, beginning of period   2,729,571   US$11.21   3,180,767   US$ 10.74 
Exercised 2       US$ —    (293,860)  US$ 8.46 
Forfeited      US$ —    (157,336)  US$ 6.80 
Outstanding, end of period   2,729,571   US$ 11.21   2,729,571   US$ 11.21 

 

1For 2,233,471 share options, the range of share option prices is US$4.87 – US$8.95 per TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subordinated voting share and the weighted average remaining contractual life is 4.4 years; for the balance of share options, the price is US$25.00 and the weighted average remaining contractual life is 8.4 years.

2The weighted average price at the date of exercise was US$23.75.

28 | September 30, 2022   

   

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

15employee future benefits

  

(a)Defined benefit pension plans – summary

 

Amounts in the primary financial statements relating to defined benefit pension plans

 

Three-month periods ended September 30              2022                 2021       
(millions)   Note  Plan assets   Defined benefit
obligations
accrued 1 
   Net   Plan assets   Defined benefit
obligations
accrued 1 
   Net 
Employee benefits expense   8                              
Benefits earned for current service      $   $(28)       $   $(30)     
Benefits earned for past service                        (3)     
Employees’ contributions       4             5          
Administrative fees                    (2)         
        4    (28)  $(24)   3    (33)  $(30)
Financing costs   9                              
Notional income on plan assets 2 and interest on defined benefit obligations accrued       74    (75)        59    (65)     
Interest effect on asset ceiling limit       (1)                      
        73    (75)   (2)   59    (65)   (6)
DEFINED BENEFIT (COST) INCLUDED IN NET INCOME 3                  (26)             (36)
Other comprehensive income   11                              
Difference between actual results and estimated plan assumptions 4        (68)            65          
Changes in plan financial assumptions           (102)            184      
Changes in the effect of limiting net defined benefit assets to the asset ceilings 5       153             (158)         
        85    (102)   (17)   (93)   184    91 
DEFINED BENEFIT (COST) INCLUDED IN COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 3                 $(43)            $55 

  September 30, 2022 | 29

 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

Nine-month periods ended September 30     

2022

   2021 
(millions)  Note  Plan assets   Defined benefit
obligations accrued 1 
   Net   Plan assets   Defined benefit
obligations
accrued 1 
   Net 
Employee benefits expense   8                              
Benefits earned for current service     $   $(83)       $   $(90)     
Benefits earned for past service          (3)            (6)     
Employees’ contributions      13             14          
Administrative fees      (3)            (4)         
       10    (86)  $(76)   10    (96)  $(86)
Financing costs   9                              
Notional income on plan assets 2 and interest on defined benefit obligations accrued      222    (224)        178    (195)     
Interest effect on asset ceiling limit       (4)            (2)         
       218    (224)   (6)   176    (195)   (19)
DEFINED BENEFIT (COST) INCLUDED IN NET INCOME 3                 (82)             (105)
Other comprehensive income   11                              
Difference between actual results and estimated plan assumptions 4       (1,486)            302          
Changes in plan financial assumptions           2,925             1,048      
Changes in the effect of limiting net defined benefit assets to the asset ceilings 5       (1,056)            (209)         
       (2,542)   2,925    383    93    1,048    1,141 
DEFINED BENEFIT (COST) INCLUDED IN COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 3                 301              1,036 
AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES CASH FLOWS                                 
Employer contributions       34        34    38        38 
BENEFITS PAID BY PLANS      (351)   351        (354)   354     
EFFECTS OF BUSINESS ACQUISITION      4    (4)                
PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES                                  
Change in period      (2,627)   2,962    335    (37)   1,111    1,074 
Balance, beginning of period      10,043    (10,233)   (190)   9,608    (10,521)   (913)
Balance, end of period     $7,416   $(7,271)  $145   $9,571   $(9,410)  $161 
FUNDED STATUS – PLAN SURPLUS (DEFICIT)                                 
Pension plans that have plan assets in excess of defined benefit obligations accrued   20  $7,411   $(6,917)  $494   $8,693   $(8,016)  $677 
Pension plans that have defined benefit obligations accrued in excess of plan assets                                 
Funded      5    (166)   (161)   878    (1,154)   (276)
Unfunded          (188)   (188)       (240)   (240)
   27   5    (354)   (349)   878    (1,394)   (516)
      $7,416   $(7,271)  $145   $9,571   $(9,410)  $161 

 

1Defined benefit obligations accrued are the actuarial present values of benefits attributed to employee services rendered to a particular date.

2The interest income on the plan assets portion of the employee defined benefit plans net interest amount included in Financing costs reflects a rate of return on plan assets equal to the discount rate used in determining the defined benefit obligations accrued at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

3Excluding income taxes.

4Financial assumptions in respect of plan assets (interest income on plan assets included in Financing costs reflects a rate of return on plan assets equal to the discount rate used in determining the defined benefit obligations accrued) and demographic assumptions in respect of the actuarial present values of the defined benefit obligations accrued, both as at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

5Effect of asset ceiling limit at September 30, 2022, was $1,239 (December 31, 2021 – $179).

 

(b)Defined contribution plans – expense

 

Our total defined contribution pension plan costs recognized were as follows:

 

   Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)  2022   2021   2022   2021 
Union pension plan and public service pension plan contributions  $4   $4   $13   $14 
Other defined contribution pension plans   24    21    71    61 
   $28   $25   $84   $75 

30 | September 30, 2022   

 

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

16restructuring and other costs

  

(a)Details of restructuring and other costs

 

With the objective of reducing ongoing costs, we incur associated incremental non-recurring restructuring costs, as discussed further in (b) following. We may also incur atypical charges when undertaking major or transformational changes to our business or operating models or post-acquisition business integration. In other costs, we include incremental atypical external costs incurred in connection with business acquisition or disposition activity; significant litigation costs in respect of losses or settlements; adverse retrospective regulatory decisions; and certain incremental atypical costs incurred in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Restructuring and other costs are presented in the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income, as set out in the following table:

 

   Restructuring (b)   Other (c)   Total 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)  2022   2021   2022   2021   2022   2021 
THREE-MONTH                              
Goods and services purchased  $29   $22   $28   $17   $57   $39 
Employee benefits expense   21    24            21    24 
   $50   $46   $28   $17   $78   $63 
NINE-MONTH                              
Goods and services purchased  $66   $49   $36   $35   $102   $84 
Employee benefits expense   44    58            44    58 
   $110   $107   $36   $35   $146   $142 

 

(b)Restructuring provisions

 

Employee-related provisions and other provisions, as presented in Note 25, include amounts in respect of restructuring activities. In 2022, restructuring activities included ongoing and incremental efficiency initiatives, some of which involved personnel-related costs and rationalization of real estate. These initiatives were intended to improve our long-term operating productivity and competitiveness.

 

(c)Other

 

During the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, incremental external costs were incurred in connection with business acquisition activity. In connection with business acquisitions, non-recurring atypical business integration expenditures that would be considered neither restructuring costs nor part of the fair value of the net assets acquired have been included in other costs.

 

Also during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, other costs were incurred in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. Incremental costs were incurred due to proactive steps we elected to take in order to keep our customers and employees safe, including adjustments to the frequency of real estate cleaning and maintenance, among other items. As well, costs that have been incurred in the normal course but which are unable to contribute normally to the earning of revenues have been deemed atypical.

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17property, plant and equipment

 

   Owned assets   Right-of-use lease assets (Note 19)     
(millions)  Note  Network
assets
   Buildings and
leasehold
improvements
   Computer
hardware
and other
   Land   Assets under
construction
   Total   Network
assets
   Real
estate
   Other   Total   Total 
AT COST                                                          
As at January 1, 2022     $34,510   $3,537   $1,525   $75   $771   $40,418   $594   $1,694   $99   $2,387   $42,805 
Additions 1       508    25    48    8    1,256    1,845    216    215    20    451    2,296 
Additions arising from business acquisitions  18(b)   1    39    22            62        129        129    191 
Assets under construction put into service      611    94    59        (764)                        
Transfers      125        50            175    (175)           (175)    
Dispositions, retirements and other      (469)   (8)   32            (445)   (1)   (26)   (5)   (32)   (477)
Net foreign exchange differences      3    6    12        2    23        6        6    29 
As at September 30, 2022     $35,289   $3,693   $1,748   $83   $1,265   $42,078   $634   $2,018   $114   $2,766   $44,844 
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION                                                          
As at January 1, 2022     $23,070   $2,207   $938   $   $   $26,215   $64   $566   $34   $664   $26,879 
Depreciation 2       1,157    104    139            1,400    53    170    14    237    1,637 
Transfers      31        27            58    (58)           (58)    
Dispositions, retirements and other      (482)   (9)   (57)           (548)       (6)   (6)   (12)   (560)
Net foreign exchange differences      2    2    6            10        1        1    11 
As at September 30, 2022     $23,778   $2,304   $1,053   $   $   $27,135   $59   $731   $42   $832   $27,967 
NET BOOK VALUE                                                          
As at December 31, 2021     $11,440   $1,330   $587   $75   $771   $14,203   $530   $1,128   $65   $1,723   $15,926 
As at September 30, 2022     $11,511   $1,389   $695   $83   $1,265   $14,943   $575   $1,287   $72   $1,934   $16,877 

 

1For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, additions include $(222) in respect of asset retirement obligations (see Note 25).

2For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, depreciation includes $1 in respect of impairment of real estate right-of-use lease assets.

 

As at September 30, 2022, our contractual commitments for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment totalled $250 million over a period ending December 31, 2025 (December 31, 2021 – $574 million over a period ending December 31, 2023).

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18intangible assets and goodwill

 

(a)Intangible assets and goodwill, net

 

   Intangible assets subject to amortization   Intangible
assets with
indefinite lives
             
(millions)  Note  Customer contracts,
related customer
relationships and
subscriber base
   Software   Access to
rights-of-way,
crowdsource assets
and other
   Assets
under
construction
   Total   Spectrum
licences
   Total
intangible
assets
   Goodwill 1, 2    Total
intangible
assets and
goodwill
 
AT COST                                                
As at January 1, 2022     $3,028   $6,723   $437   $275   $10,463   $12,185   $22,648   $7,634   $30,282 
Additions          123    3    619    745        745        745 
Additions arising from business acquisitions   (b)   1,444    217    106        1,767        1,767    1,751    3,518 
Assets under construction put into service          308        (308)                    
Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest)  9   30    (344)   6        (308)   29    (279)       (279)
Net foreign exchange differences      19    3    9        31        31    17    48 
As at September 30, 2022     $4,521   $7,030   $561   $586   $12,698   $12,214   $24,912   $9,402   $34,314 
ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION                                                
As at January 1, 2022     $712   $4,279   $172   $   $5,163   $   $5,163   $364   $5,527 
Amortization      248    585    53        886        886        886 
Dispositions, retirements and other      10    (345)   (19)       (354)       (354)       (354)
Net foreign exchange differences          1            1        1        1 
As at September 30, 2022     $970   $4,520   $206   $   $5,696   $   $5,696   $364   $6,060 
NET BOOK VALUE                                                
As at December 31, 2021     $2,316   $2,444   $265   $275   $5,300   $12,185   $17,485   $7,270   $24,755 
As at September 30, 2022     $3,551   $2,510   $355   $586   $7,002   $12,214   $19,216   $9,038   $28,254 

 

1The amount for goodwill arising from business acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2021, has been adjusted as set out in (c).

2Accumulated amortization of goodwill is amortization recorded prior to 2002; there are no accumulated impairment losses in the accumulated amortization of goodwill.

 

As at September 30, 2022, our contractual commitments for the acquisition of intangible assets totalled $8 million over a period ending December 31, 2024 (December 31, 2021 – $26 million over a period ending December 31, 2023).

 

(b)Business acquisitions

 

Fully Managed Inc.

 

On January 1, 2022, we acquired 100% ownership of Fully Managed Inc., a provider of managed information technology support, technology strategy and network management. The acquisition was made with a view to growing our end-to-end capabilities to support small and medium-sized business customers.

 

The primary factor that contributed to the recognition of goodwill was the earnings capacity of the acquired business in excess of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired (such excess arising from the acquired workforce and the benefits of acquiring an established business). The amount assigned to goodwill may be deductible for income tax purposes.

 

Vivint Smart Home

 

On June 8, 2022, we acquired the Canadian customers, assets and operations of Vivint Smart Home, a security business that is complementary to our existing lines of business. The investment was made with a view to leveraging our telecommunications infrastructure and expertise to continue to enhance connected home, business, security and health services for our customers.

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The primary factor that contributed to the recognition of goodwill was the earnings capacity of the acquired business in excess of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired (such excess arising from the acquired workforce and the benefits of acquiring an established business). The amount assigned to goodwill may be deductible for income tax purposes.

 

LifeWorks Inc.

 

On June 16, 2022, we announced that we had entered into a definitive agreement with LifeWorks Inc. pursuant to which we would acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of LifeWorks Inc. for $33.00 per LifeWorks Inc. common share, and the assumption of net debt, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

 

On September 1, 2022, subsequent to the satisfaction of the closing conditions, we acquired LifeWorks Inc. by way of plan of arrangement. The acquisition is complementary to our vision of employer-focused healthcare, increasing access to high quality, proactive healthcare and mental wellness for employees by unifying digital-first solutions across the care continuum. The primary factor that gave rise to the recognition of goodwill was the earnings capacity of the acquired business in excess of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired (such excess arising from the low level of tangible assets relative to the earnings capacity of the business). A portion of the amounts assigned to goodwill may be deductible for income tax purposes.

 

Individually immaterial transactions

 

During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, we acquired 100% ownership of businesses complementary to our existing lines of business. The primary factor that gave rise to the recognition of goodwill was the earnings capacity of the acquired businesses in excess of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired (such excess arising from the low level of tangible assets relative to the earnings capacities of the businesses). A portion of the amounts assigned to goodwill may be deductible for income tax purposes.

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Acquisition-date fair values

 

Acquisition-date fair values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are set out in the following table:

 

($ in millions)  Fully
Managed Inc. 1 
   Vivint Smart
Home 1 
   LifeWorks Inc. 1    Total of
individually
immaterial
transactions 1 
   Total 
Assets                         
Current assets                         
Cash  $3   $3   $19   $   $25 
Accounts receivable 2    49    9    248    5    311 
Other   2    2    30    7    41 
    54    14    297    12    377 
Non-current assets                         
Property, plant and equipment                         
Owned assets   1        51    10    62 
Right-of-use lease assets       1    127    1    129 
Intangible assets subject to amortization 3    132    76    1,522    37    1,767 
Other       4    12        16 
    133    81    1,712    48    1,974 
Total identifiable assets acquired   187    95    2,009    60    2,351 
Liabilities                         
Current liabilities                         
Short-term borrowings           7        7 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   31    2    223    4    260 
Income and other taxes payable       3    19        22 
Advance billings and customer deposits   2    3    30    7    42 
Provisions           9        9 
Current maturities of long-term debt       31    564        595 
    33    39    852    11    935 
Non-current liabilities                         
Provisions           21        21 
Long-term debt   70        107    6    183 
Other long-term liabilities   2        2    3    7 
Deferred income taxes   34    11    334    6    385 
    106    11    464    15    596 
Total liabilities assumed   139    50    1,316    26    1,531 
Net identifiable assets acquired   48    45    693    34    820 
Goodwill   77    58    1,553    63    1,751 
Net assets acquired  $125   $103   $2,246   $97   $2,571 
Acquisition effected by way of:                         
Cash consideration 4   $90   $103   $1,245   $86   $1,524 
Provisions   29            9    38 
Gain on acquisition of control 4            15    2    17 
Issue of TELUS Corporation Common Shares 5    6        986        992 
   $125   $103   $2,246   $97   $2,571 

 

1The purchase price allocation, primarily in respect of customer contracts, related customer relationships and leasehold interests and deferred income taxes, had not been finalized as of the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. As is customary in a business acquisition transaction, until the time of acquisition of control, we did not have full access to the books and records of the acquired businesses. Upon having sufficient time to review the books and records of the acquired businesses, we expect to finalize our purchase price allocations.

2The fair value of accounts receivable is equal to the gross contractual amounts receivable and reflects the best estimate at the acquisition date of the contractual cash flows expected to be collected.

3Customer contracts and customer relationships (including those related to customer contracts) are generally expected to be amortized over periods of 8-15 years; software is expected to be amortized over a period of 5 years; and other intangible assets are expected to be amortized over periods of 5-10 years.

4In respect of LifeWorks Inc., cash consideration includes $211 in respect of approximately 7 million (9.9% of issued and outstanding) LifeWorks Inc. common shares we held immediately prior to our acquisition of control. Immediately prior to the acquisition date, the fair value of our equity interest in LifeWorks Inc. was $226; we recognized a gain on acquisition of control of $15, which has been included in Other income, as set out in Note 7.

5Fair values of TELUS Corporation Common Shares were measured based upon observed market prices at the dates of acquisition of control. For one-half of the approximately 63 million (90.1% of issued and outstanding) LifeWorks Inc. common shares that we did not own immediately prior to the acquisition of control, consideration was our issuance of approximately 33 million Common Shares (1.06420 Common Share per LifeWorks Inc. common share).

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Pro forma disclosures

 

The following pro forma supplemental information represents certain results of operations as if the business acquisitions noted above had been completed at the beginning of the 2022 fiscal year.

 

   Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30, 2022 (millions except per share amounts)  As reported 1    Pro forma 2    As reported 1    Pro forma 2  
Operating revenues and other income  $4,671   $4,846   $13,354   $14,093 
Net income  $551   $513   $1,453   $1,364 
Net income per Common Share                    
Basic  $0.37   $0.33   $0.99   $0.90 
Diluted  $0.37   $0.33   $0.99   $0.90 

 

1Operating revenues and net income for the three-month period ended September 30, 2022, include: $18 and $(3), respectively, in respect of Fully Managed; $13 and $NIL, respectively, in respect of Vivint Home Security; and $87 and $3, respectively, in respect of Lifeworks Inc. Operating revenues and net income (loss) for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, include: $50 and $(10), respectively, in respect of Fully Managed; $16 and $(1), respectively, in respect of Vivint Home Security; and $87 and $3, respectively, in respect of Lifeworks Inc.

2Pro forma amounts for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, reflect the acquired businesses. The results of the acquired businesses have been included in our Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income effective the dates of acquisition.

 

The pro forma supplemental information is based on estimates and assumptions that are believed to be reasonable. The pro forma supplemental information is not necessarily indicative of our consolidated financial results in future periods or the actual results that would have been realized had the business acquisitions been completed at the beginning of the periods presented. The pro forma supplemental information includes incremental property, plant and equipment depreciation, intangible asset amortization, financing and other charges as a result of the acquisitions, net of the related tax effects.

 

(c)Business acquisitions – prior period

 

In 2021, we acquired businesses that were complementary to our existing lines of business. As at December 31, 2021, purchase price allocations had not been finalized. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, the preliminary acquisition-date fair values for goodwill and deferred income tax liabilities were decreased by $11 million; as required by IFRS-IASB, comparative amounts have been adjusted so as to reflect those increases (decreases) effective the dates of acquisition.

 

(d)WillowTree

 

On October 27, 2022, we announced a definitive agreement to acquire WillowTree, a full-service digital product provider focused on end user experiences, such as native mobile applications and unified web interfaces. WillowTree will be acquired through our TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subsidiary and will be consolidated in our Digitally-led customer experiences – TELUS International segment. Under the agreement, WillowTree will be acquired for a total agreed-upon enterprise value of US$1.2 billion (approximately $1.7 billion at financial position date foreign exchange rates), including US$210 million of assumed debt. As of November 4, 2022, our estimate of the total purchase consideration is US$1.0 billion to US$1.1 billion (approximately $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion at financial position date foreign exchange rates), and the assumption of debt of approximately US$210 million; purchase consideration is comprised of cash, US$125 million of TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subordinate voting shares and approximately US$200 million of provisions for written put options. The acquisition is anticipated to close in January 2023 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.

 

In connection with the written put options, the remaining selling shareholders are expected to retain approximately a 15% economic interest in WillowTree, subject to final determination. We will provide written put options to the remaining selling shareholders for their economic interest, which will be settled subject to certain performance-based criteria and which will become exercisable in tranches over a three-year period starting in 2026. The acquisition-date fair value of the puttable shares held by non-controlling shareholders will be recorded as a provision as of the date of acquisition; the provision may be settled in cash or, at our option, in a combination of cash and up to 70% in TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subordinate voting shares. Concurrent with this acquisition, the non-controlling shareholders will provide us with purchased call options, which would substantially mirror the written put options.

 

19leases

 

Maturity analyses of lease liabilities are set out in Note 4(b) and Note 26(h); the period interest expense in respect thereof is set out in Note 9. The additions to, the depreciation charges for, and the carrying amounts of, right-of-use lease assets are set out in Note 17. We have not currently elected to exclude low-value and short-term leases from lease accounting.

 

   Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)  Note  2022   2021   2022   2021 
Income from subleasing right-of-use lease assets                       
Co-location sublet revenue included in operating service revenues     $4   $5   $13   $17 
Other sublet revenue included in other income   7  $1   $1   $4   $3 
Lease payments     $136   $141   $418   $421 

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20other long-term assets

 

As at (millions)  Note  September 30,
2022
   December 31,
2021
 
Pension assets  15  $494   $453 
Unbilled customer finance receivables  4(a)   523    545 
Derivative assets  4(d)   370    76 
Deferred income taxes      13    35 
Costs incurred to obtain or fulfill contracts with customers      126    109 
Real estate joint venture advances  21(b)   114    114 
Investment in real estate joint venture  21(b)   1    1 
Investment in associates  21   106    100 
Portfolio investments 1              
At fair value through net income      24    26 
At fair value through other comprehensive income      442    370 
Prepaid maintenance      66    62 
Refundable security deposits and other      116    113 
      $2,395   $2,004 

 

1Fair value measured at reporting date using significant other observable inputs (Level 2).

 

The costs incurred to obtain and fulfill contracts with customers are set out in the following table:

 

Periods ended September 30, 2022 (millions)  Three months   Nine months 
   Costs incurred to           Costs incurred to         
   Obtain
contracts with
customers
   Fulfill contracts
with customers
   Total   Obtain
contracts with
customers
   Fulfill contracts
with customers
   Total 
Balance, beginning of period  $337   $6   $343   $336   $6   $342 
Additions   98    1    99    233    2    235 
Amortization   (70)   (1)   (71)   (204)   (2)   (206)
Balance, end of period  $365   $6   $371   $365   $6   $371 
Current 1                  $241   $4   $245 
Non-current                  124    2    126 
                  $365   $6   $371 

 

1Presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position in prepaid expenses.

 

21real estate joint ventures and investment in associate

 

(a)General

 

Real estate joint ventures

 

In 2013, we partnered, as equals, with two arm’s-length parties in a residential, retail and commercial real estate redevelopment project, TELUS Sky, in Calgary, Alberta. The new-build tower, completed in 2020, was to be built to the LEED Platinum standard.

 

Associate

 

We have acquired a 35% basic equity interest in Miovision Technologies Incorporated, an associate that is complementary to, and is viewed to grow, our existing Internet of Things business; our judgment is that we obtained significant influence over the associate concurrent with acquiring our equity interest.

 

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(b)Real estate joint ventures

 

Summarized financial information

 

As at (millions)  September 30,
2022
   December 31,
2021
   As at (millions)  September 30,
2022
   December 31,
2021
 
ASSETS          LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY        
Current assets            Current liabilities          
Cash and temporary investments, net  $7   $11   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  $9   $10 
Other   28    28   Construction credit facilities   342     
    35    39       351    10 
Non-current assets            Non-current liabilities          
Investment property   324    328   Construction credit facilities       342 
Other   10    10              
    334    338           342 
                 351    352 
             Owners’ equity          
             TELUS 1    6    9 
             Other partners   12    16 
                 18    25 
   $369   $377      $369   $377 

 

1The equity amounts recorded by the real estate joint venture differ from those recorded by us by the amount of the deferred gains on our real estate contributed and the valuation provision we have recorded in excess of that recorded by the real estate joint venture.

 

   Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)  2022   2021   2022   2021 
Revenue  $5   $4   $15   $9 
Depreciation and amortization  $2   $2   $6   $6 
Interest expense  $2   $1   $6   $2 
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) 1   $(5)  $(3)  $(11)  $(13)

 

1As the real estate joint ventures are partnerships, no provision for income taxes of the partners is made in determining the real estate joint ventures’ net income and comprehensive income.

 

Our real estate joint ventures activity

 

Our real estate joint ventures investment activity is set out in the following table.

 

Three-month periods ended September 30 (millions)  2022   2021 
   Loans and
receivables 1 
   Equity 2    Total   Loans and
receivables 1 
   Equity 2    Total 
Related to real estate joint ventures’ statements of income and other comprehensive income                              
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to us 3   $   $(3)  $(3)  $   $(1)  $(1)
Related to real estate joint ventures’ statements of financial position                              
Items not affecting currently reported cash flows                              
Construction credit facilities financing costs charged by us (Note 7)   1        1    1        1 
Cash flows in the current reporting period                              
Construction credit facilities                              
Financing costs paid to us   (1)       (1)   (1)       (1)
Funds we advanced or contributed, excluding construction credit facilities       1    1        1    1 
Net increase (decrease)       (2)   (2)            
Real estate joint ventures carrying amounts                              
Balance, beginning of period   114    (8)   106    114    (7)   107 
Balance, end of period  $114   $(10)  $104   $114   $(7)  $107 

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Nine-month periods ended September 30 (millions)  2022   2021 
   Loans and
receivables 1 
   Equity 2    Total   Loans and
receivables 1 
   Equity 2    Total 
Related to real estate joint ventures’ statements of income and other comprehensive income                              
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to us 3   $   $(4)  $(4)  $   $(3)  $(3)
Related to real estate joint ventures’ statements of financial position                              
Items not affecting currently reported cash flows                              
Construction credit facilities financing costs charged by us (Note 7)   2        2    3        3 
Cash flows in the current reporting period                              
Construction credit facilities                              
Financing costs paid to us   (2)       (2)   (3)       (3)
Funds we advanced or contributed, excluding construction credit facilities       3    3        9    9 
Funds repaid to us and earnings distributed       (1)   (1)            
Net increase (decrease)       (2)   (2)       6    6 
Real estate joint ventures carrying amounts                              
Balance, beginning of period   114    (8)   106    114    (11)   103 
Valuation provision                   (2)   (2)
Balance, end of period  $114   $(10)  $104   $114   $(7)  $107 

 

1Loans and receivables are included in our consolidated statements of financial position as Real estate joint venture advances and are comprised of advances under construction credit facilities.
2We account for our interests in the real estate joint ventures using the equity method of accounting. As at September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, we had recorded equity losses in excess of our recorded equity investment in respect of one of the real estate joint ventures; such resulting balance has been included in long-term liabilities (Note 27).
3As the real estate joint ventures are partnerships, no provision for income taxes of the partners is made in determining the real estate joint ventures’ net income and comprehensive income.

 

We have entered into lease agreements with the TELUS Sky real estate joint venture. During the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, the TELUS Sky real estate joint venture recognized $2 million (2021 – $2 million) and $6 million (2021 – $6 million), respectively, of revenue from our office tenancy; of this amount, one-third was due to our economic interest in the real estate joint venture and two-thirds was due to our partners’ economic interests in the real estate joint venture.

 

Construction credit facilities

 

The TELUS Sky real estate joint venture has a credit agreement, maturing August 31, 2023, with Canadian financial institutions (as 66-2/3% lender) and TELUS Corporation (as 33-1/3% lender) to provide $342 million of construction financing for the project. The construction credit facilities contain customary real estate construction financing representations, warranties and covenants and are secured by demand debentures constituting first fixed and floating charge mortgages over the underlying real estate assets. The construction credit facilities are available by way of bankers’ acceptance or prime loan and bear interest at rates in line with similar construction financing facilities.

 

22short-term borrowings

 

On July 26, 2002, one of our subsidiaries, TELUS Communications Inc., entered into an agreement with an arm’s-length securitization trust associated with a major Schedule I bank under which it is currently able to sell an interest in certain trade receivables up to a maximum of $600 million (unchanged from December 31, 2021). The term of this revolving-period securitization agreement ends December 31, 2024 (unchanged from December 31, 2021), and it requires minimum cash proceeds of $100 million from monthly sales of interests in certain trade receivables. TELUS Communications Inc. is required to maintain a credit rating of at least BB (December 31, 2021 – BB) from DBRS Limited or the securitization trust may require the sale program to be wound down prior to the end of the term.

 

Sales of trade receivables in securitization transactions are recognized as collateralized short-term borrowings and thus do not result in our derecognition of the trade receivables sold. When we sell our trade receivables, we retain reserve accounts, which are retained interests in the securitized trade receivables, and servicing rights. As at September 30, 2022, we had sold to the trust (but continued to recognize) trade receivables of $115 million (December 31, 2021 – $118 million). Short-term borrowings of $100 million (December 31, 2021 – $100 million) are comprised of amounts advanced to us by the arm’s-length securitization trust pursuant to the sale of trade receivables.

 

The balance of short-term borrowings (if any) is comprised of amounts drawn on bilateral bank facilities and/or other.

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23accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

As at (millions)  September 30,
2022
   December 31,
2021
 
Accrued liabilities  $1,738   $1,539 
Payroll and other employee-related liabilities   690    633 
Restricted share units liability   11    28 
    2,439    2,200 
Trade accounts payable   1,194    1,213 
Interest payable   194    173 
Indirect taxes payable and other   125    119 
   $3,952   $3,705 

 

24advance billings and customer deposits

 

As at (millions)  September 30,
2022
   December 31,
2021
 
Advance billings  $659   $636 
Deferred customer activation and connection fees   5    6 
Customer deposits   10    10 
Contract liabilities   674    652 
Other   198    202 
   $872   $854 

 

Contract liabilities represent our future performance obligations to customers in respect of services and/or equipment for which we have received consideration from the customer or for which an amount is due from the customer. Our contract liability balances, and the changes in those balances, are set out in the following table:

 

   Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)   Note    2022   2021   2022   2021 
Balance, beginning of period       $883   $802   $870   $806 
Revenue deferred in previous period and recognized in current period        (658)   (601)   (630)   (593)
Net additions arising from operations        647    611    619    598 
Additions arising from business acquisitions   18(b)    33    20    46    21 
Balance, end of period       $905   $832   $905   $832 
Current                 $808   $755 
Non-current   27                     
Deferred revenues                  90    68 
Deferred customer activation and connection fees                  7    9 
                  $905   $832 
Reconciliation of contract liabilities presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position – current                         
Gross contract liabilities                 $808   $755 
Reclassification to contract assets of contracts with contract liabilities less than contract assets    6(c)              (120)   (115)
Reclassification from contract assets of contracts with contract assets less than contract liabilities    6(c)              (14)   (14)
                  $674   $626 

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25provisions

 

(millions)  Asset
retirement
obligation
   Employee-
related
   Written put
options and
contingent
consideration
   Other   Total 
As at July 1, 2022  $284   $54   $184   $98   $620 
Additions 1    11    29        50    90 
Reversals           (19)   (1)   (20)
Uses   (2)   (18)       (40)   (60)
Interest effects   2        3        5 
Effects of foreign exchange, net       1        1    2 
As at September 30, 2022  $295   $66   $168   $108   $637 
As at January 1, 2022  $501   $66   $203   $100   $870 
Additions 1    70    52    29    102    253 
Reversals   (9)       (65)   (16)   (90)
Uses   (4)   (53)   (2)   (79)   (138)
Interest effects 2    (263)       3        (260)
Effects of foreign exchange, net       1        1    2 
As at September 30, 2022  $295   $66   $168   $108   $637 
Current  $7   $54   $1   $52   $114 
Non-current   288    12    167    56    523 
As at September 30, 2022  $295   $66   $168   $108   $637 

 

1For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, asset retirement obligation additions include $39 for the removal of specified telecommunications infrastructure equipment as required by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
2The difference of $273 between the interest effects in this table for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, and the amounts disclosed in Note 9 is in respect of the change in the discount rates applicable to the asset retirement obligation provision, with such difference included in the cost of the associated asset(s) by way of being included with (netted against) the additions detailed in Note 17.

 

Asset retirement obligation

 

We establish provisions for liabilities associated with the retirement of property, plant and equipment when those obligations result from the acquisition, construction, development and/or normal operation of the assets. We expect that the associated cash outflows in respect of the balance accrued as at the financial statement date will occur proximate to the dates these assets are retired.

 

Employee-related

 

The employee-related provisions are largely in respect of restructuring activities (as discussed further in Note 16(b)). The timing of the associated cash outflows in respect of the balance accrued as at the financial statement date is substantially short-term in nature.

 

Written put options and contingent consideration

 

In connection with certain business acquisitions, we have established provisions for written put options in respect of non-controlling interests. Provisions for some written put options are determined based on the net present value of estimated future earnings results, and such provisions require us to make key economic assumptions about the future. Similarly, we have established provisions for contingent consideration. No cash outflows in respect of the written put options are expected prior to their initial exercisability, and no cash outflows in respect of contingent consideration are expected prior to completion of the periods during which the contingent consideration can be earned.

 

Other

 

The provisions for other include: legal claims; non-employee-related restructuring activities; contract termination costs and onerous contracts related to business acquisitions; and costs incurred in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. Other than as set out following, we expect that the associated cash outflows in respect of the balance accrued as at the financial statement date will occur over an indeterminate multi-year period.

 

As discussed further in Note 29, we are involved in a number of legal claims and we are aware of certain other possible legal claims. In respect of legal claims, we establish provisions, when warranted, after taking into account legal assessments, information presently available, and the expected availability of recourse. The timing of cash outflows associated with legal claims cannot be reasonably determined.

 

In connection with business acquisitions, we have established provisions for contract termination costs and onerous contracts acquired.

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26long-term debt

 

(a)Details of long-term debt

 

As at (millions)  Note  September 30,
2022
   December 31,
2021
 
Senior unsecured             
TELUS Corporation senior notes    (b)  $18,709   $15,258 
TELUS Corporation commercial paper  (c)   1,301    1,900 
TELUS Corporation credit facilities  (d)   1,594     
TELUS Communications Inc. debentures        199    448 
Secured             
TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility  (e)   974    1,062 
Other  (f)   295    308 
       23,072    18,976 
Lease liabilities  (g)   2,067    1,876 
Long-term debt     $25,139   $20,852 
Current     $4,212   $2,927 
Non-current      20,927    17,925 
Long-term debt     $25,139   $20,852 

 

(b)TELUS Corporation senior notes

 

The notes are senior unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured unsubordinated obligations, are senior in right of payment to all of our existing and future subordinated indebtedness, and are effectively subordinated to all existing and future obligations of, or guaranteed by, our subsidiaries. The indentures governing the notes contain certain covenants that, among other things, place limitations on our ability, and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries, to: grant security in respect of indebtedness; enter into sale-leaseback transactions; and incur new indebtedness.

 

Interest is payable semi-annually. The notes require us to make an offer to repurchase them at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase upon the occurrence of a change in control triggering event, as defined in the supplemental trust indenture.

 

At any time prior to the respective maturity dates set out in the table below, the notes are redeemable at our option, in whole at any time, or in part from time to time, on not fewer than 30 days’ and not more than 60 days’ prior notice. On or after the respective redemption present value spread cessation dates set out in the table below, the notes are redeemable at our option, in whole but not in part, on not fewer than 30 days’ and not more than 60 days’ prior notice, at redemption prices equal to 100% of the principal amounts thereof. In addition, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be paid to the date fixed for redemption.

 

            Principal face amount   Redemption present
value spread
Series   Issued   Maturity   Issue
price
  Effective
interest
rate 1 
  Originally
issued
  Outstanding at
financial
statement date
  Basis
points 2 
  Cessation
date
3.35% Notes, Series CJ   December 2012   March 2023   $998.83   3.36%   $500 million   $500 million   40   Dec. 15, 2022
3.35% Notes, Series CK   April 2013   April 2024   $994.35   3.41%   $1.1 billion   $1.1 billion   36   Jan. 2, 2024
3.75% Notes, Series CQ   September 2014   January 2025   $997.75   3.78%   $800 million   $800 million   38.5   Oct. 17, 2024
3.75% Notes, Series CV   December 2015   March 2026   $992.14   3.84%   $600 million   $600 million   53.5   Dec. 10, 2025
2.75% Notes, Series CZ   July 2019   July 2026   $998.73   2.77%   $800 million   $800 million   33   May 8, 2026
2.80% U.S. Dollar Notes3    September 2016   February 2027   US$991.89   2.89%   US$600 million   US$600 million   20   Nov. 16, 2026
3.70% U.S. Dollar Notes3    March 2017   September 2027   US$998.95   3.71%   US$500 million   US$500 million   20   June 15, 2027
2.35% Notes, Series CAC   May 2020   January 2028   $997.25   2.39%   $600 million   $600 million   48   Nov. 27, 2027
3.625% Notes, Series CX   March 2018   March 2028   $989.49   3.75%   $600 million   $600 million   37   Dec. 1, 2027
3.30% Notes, Series CY   April 2019   May 2029   $991.75   3.40%   $1.0 billion   $1.0 billion   43.5   Feb. 2, 2029
5.00% Notes, Series CAI   September 2022   September 2029   $995.69   5.07%   $350 million   $350 million   46.5   July 13, 2029
3.15% Notes, Series CAA   December 2019   February 2030   $996.49   3.19%   $600 million   $600 million   39.5   Nov. 19, 2029
2.05% Notes, Series CAD   October 2020   October 2030   $997.93   2.07%   $500 million   $500 million   38   July 7, 2030
2.85% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAF   June 2021   November 2031   $997.52   2.88%4    $750 million   $750 million   34   Aug. 13, 2031
3.40% U.S. Dollar Sustainability-Linked Notes   February 2022   May 2032   US$997.13   3.43%4    US$900 million   US$900 million   25   Feb. 13, 2032
5.25% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAG   September 2022   November 2032   $996.73   5.29%4    $1.1 billion   $1.1 billion   51.5   Aug. 15, 2032
                                   

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            Principal face amount   Redemption present
value spread
Series   Issued   Maturity   Issue
price
  Effective
interest
rate 1 
  Originally
issued
  Outstanding at
financial
statement date
  Basis
points 2 
  Cessation
date
4.40% Notes, Series CL   April 2013   April 2043      $997.68   4.41%   $600 million   $600 million   47   Oct. 1, 2042
5.15% Notes, Series CN   November 2013   November 2043      $995.00   5.18%   $400 million   $400 million   50   May 26, 2043
4.85% Notes, Series CP   Multiple 5    April 2044         $987.915    4.93%5    $500 million5    $900 million5    46   Oct. 5, 2043
4.75% Notes, Series CR   September 2014   January 2045       $992.91   4.80%   $400 million   $400 million   51.5   July 17, 2044
4.40% Notes, Series CU   March 2015   January 2046       $999.72   4.40%   $500 million   $500 million   60.5   July 29, 2045
4.70% Notes, Series CW   Multiple6    March 2048          $998.066    4.71%6    $325 million6    $475 million6    58.5   Sept. 6, 2047
4.60% U.S. Dollar Notes3    June 2018   November 2048   US$987.60   4.68%   US$750 million   US$750 million   25   May 16, 2048
4.30% U.S. Dollar Notes3    May 2019   June 2049   US$990.48   4.36%   US$500 million   US$500 million   25   Dec. 15, 2048
3.95% Notes, Series CAB   Multiple7    February 2050          $997.547    3.97%7    $400 million7    $800 million7    57.5   Aug. 16, 2049
4.10% Notes, Series CAE   April 2021   April 2051       $994.70   4.13%   $500 million   $500 million   53   Oct. 5, 2050
5.65% Notes, Series CAH   September 2022   September 2052        $996.13   5.68%   $550 million   $550 million   61.5   Mar. 13, 2052
                                   

 

1The effective interest rate is that which the notes would yield to an initial debt holder if held to maturity.
2For Canadian dollar-denominated notes, the redemption price is equal to the greater of (i) the present value of the notes discounted at the Government of Canada yield plus the redemption present value spread calculated over the period to the redemption present value spread cessation date, or (ii) 100% of the principal amount thereof.
 For U.S. dollar-denominated notes, the redemption price is equal to the greater of (i) the present value of the notes discounted at the U.S. Adjusted Treasury Rate (at the U.S. Treasury Rate for the 3.40% U.S. Dollar Sustainability-Linked Notes) plus the redemption present value spread calculated over the period to the redemption present value spread cessation date, or (ii) 100% of the principal amount thereof.
3We have entered into foreign exchange derivatives (cross currency interest rate exchange agreements) that effectively converted the principal payments and interest obligations to Canadian dollar obligations as follows:

 

Series  Interest rate
fixed at
   Canadian dollar
equivalent
principal
   Exchange
rate
 
2.80% U.S. Dollar Notes   2.95%    $792 million   $1.3205 
3.70% U.S. Dollar Notes   3.41%    $667 million   $1.3348 
3.40% U.S. Dollar Sustainability-Linked Notes   3.89%  $1,148 million   $1.2753 
4.60% U.S. Dollar Notes   4.41%     $974 million   $1.2985 
4.30% U.S. Dollar Notes   4.27%     $672 million   $1.3435 
                 

 

4If we have not obtained a sustainability performance target verification assurance certificate for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2030, the sustainability-linked notes will bear interest at an increased rate from the trigger date through to their individual maturity. The interest rate on certain of the sustainability-linked notes may also increase (MFN step-up) in certain circumstances if we fail to meet additional sustainability and/or environmental, social or governance targets as may be provided for in a sustainability-linked bond; the interest rate on the sustainability-linked notes, however, in no event can the rate exceed the initial rate by more than the aggregate MFN step-up and trigger even limit, whether as a result of not obtaining a sustainability performance target verification assurance certificate and/or any targets under one or more future sustainability-linked bonds. Similarly, if we redeem any of the sustainability-linked notes and we have not obtained a sustainability performance target verification assurance certificate at the end of the fiscal year immediately preceding the date fixed for redemption, the interest accrued (if any) will be determined using the rates set out in the following table.

 

   Sustainability performance target
verification assurance certificate
         
Series  Fiscal year   Trigger date  Post-trigger
event
Interest rate
   Aggregate
MFN step-up
and trigger
event limit
   Redemption
interest accrual
rate if certificate
not obtained
 
2.85% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAF   2030   Nov. 14, 2030   3.85%   N/A    3.85%
3.40% U.S. Dollar Sustainability-Linked Notes   2030   Nov. 14, 2030   4.40%   1.50%   4.40%
5.25% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAG   2030   Nov. 15, 2030   6.00%   1.50%   6.00%

 

5$500 million of 4.85% Notes, Series CP were issued in April 2014 at an issue price of $998.74 and an effective interest rate of 4.86%. This series of notes was reopened in December 2015 and a further $400 million of notes were issued at an issue price of $974.38 and an effective interest rate of 5.02%.
6$325 million of 4.70% Notes, Series CW were issued in March 2017 at an issue price of $990.65 and an effective interest rate of 4.76%. This series of notes was reopened in February 2018 and a further $150 million of notes were issued at an issue price of $1,014.11 and an effective interest rate of 4.61% in March 2018.
7$400 million of 3.95% Notes, Series CAB were issued in December 2019 at an issue price of $991.54 and an effective interest rate of 4.00%. This series of notes was reopened in May 2020 and a further $400 million of notes were issued at an issue price of $1,003.53 and an effective interest rate of 3.93%.

 

(c)TELUS Corporation commercial paper

 

TELUS Corporation has an unsecured commercial paper program, which is backstopped by our $2.75 billion syndicated credit facility (see (d)) and is to be used for general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures and investments. This program enables us to issue commercial paper, subject to conditions related to debt ratings, up to a maximum aggregate amount at any one time of $2.1 billion equivalent (US$1.5 billion maximum). Foreign currency forward contracts are used to manage currency risk arising from issuing commercial paper denominated in U.S. dollars. Commercial paper debt is due within one year and is classified as a current portion of long-term debt, as the amounts are fully supported, and we expect that they will continue to be supported, by the revolving credit facility, which has no repayment requirements within the next year. As at September 30, 2022, we had $1.3 billion (December 31, 2021 – $1.9 billion) of commercial paper outstanding, all of which was denominated in U.S. dollars (US$0.9 billion; December 31, 2021 – US$1.5 billion), with an effective average interest rate of 3.0%, maturing through February 2023.

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(d)TELUS Corporation credit facilities

 

As at September 30, 2022, TELUS Corporation had an unsecured revolving $2.75 billion bank credit facility, expiring on April 6, 2026 (unchanged from December 31, 2021), with a syndicate of financial institutions, which is to be used for general corporate purposes, including the backstopping of commercial paper. As at September 30, 2022, TELUS Corporation had an unsecured non-revolving $1.9 billion bank credit facility, maturing July 9, 2024, with a syndicate of financial institutions, which is to be used for general corporate purposes; subsequent to September 30, 2022, the size of the facility, upon our request, was reduced to $1.6 billion. As at September 30, 2022, we had $1.6 billion drawn on the non-revolving bank credit facility, with an effective average interest rate of 4.4% through October 31, 2022.

 

The TELUS Corporation credit facilities bear interest at prime rate, U.S. Dollar Base Rate, a bankers’ acceptance rate or London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) (as such terms are used or defined in the credit facilities), plus applicable margins. The credit facilities contain customary representations, warranties and covenants, including two financial quarter-end ratio tests. These tests are that our leverage ratio must not exceed 4.25:1.00 and our operating cash flow to interest expense ratio must not be less than 2.00:1.00, all as defined in the credit facilities.

 

Continued access to the TELUS Corporation credit facilities is not contingent upon TELUS Corporation maintaining a specific credit rating.

 

As at (millions)  September 30,
2022
   December 31,
2021
 
Net available  $1,449   $850 
Backstop of commercial paper   1,301    1,900 
Gross available revolving $2.75 billion bank credit facility  $2,750   $2,750 

 

We had $122 million of letters of credit outstanding as at September 30, 2022 (December 31, 2021 – $193 million), issued under various uncommitted facilities; such letter of credit facilities are in addition to the ability to provide letters of credit pursuant to our committed revolving bank credit facility.

 

(e)TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility

 

As at June 30, 2022, TELUS International (Cda) Inc. had a credit facility, secured by its assets, expiring on January 28, 2025, with a syndicate of financial institutions, joined in 2020 by TELUS Corporation. The credit facility is comprised of US$620 million (TELUS Corporation as a lender of approximately 7.5%) and US$230 million (TELUS Corporation as a lender of 12.5%) revolving components and amortizing US$600 million (TELUS Corporation as 12.5% lender) and US$250 million term loan components. The credit facility is non-recourse to TELUS Corporation. The outstanding revolving components and term loan components had a weighted average interest rate of 4.6% as at September 30, 2022.

 

As at (millions)  September 30, 2022   December 31, 2021 
   Revolving
components 1 
   Term loan
components 2 
   Total   Revolving
components 1 
   Term loan
components
   Total 
Available  US$839   US$N/A   US$839   US$725   US$N/A   US$725 
Outstanding                              
Due to other   10    708    718    109    737    846 
Due to TELUS Corporation   1    68    69    16    71    87 
   US$850   US$776   US$1,626   US$850   US$ 808   US$1,658 

 

1Revolving component available is gross of swingline draw of US$NIL (December 31, 2021 – US$8).
2We have entered into a receive-floating interest rate, pay-fixed interest rate exchange agreement that effectively converts our interest obligations on US$90 of the debt to a fixed rate of 2.64%.

 

Relative to amounts owed to the syndicate of financial institutions, excluding TELUS Corporation, we have entered into foreign exchange derivatives (cross currency interest rate exchange agreements) that effectively convert an amortizing amount of US$368 of the principal payments, and associated interest obligations, to European euro obligations with an effective fixed interest rate of 0.65% and an effective fixed economic exchange rate of US$1.0932:€1.00. These have been accounted for as a net investment hedge in a foreign operation (see Note 4).

 

The TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility bears interest at prime rate, U.S. Dollar Base Rate, a bankers’ acceptance rate or London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) (all such terms as used or defined in the credit facility), plus applicable margins. The credit facility contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including two financial quarter-end ratio tests; the TELUS International (Cda) Inc. quarter-end net debt to operating cash flow ratio must not exceed: 4.50:1.00 during fiscal 2022 and 3.75:1.00 subsequently; the quarter-end operating cash flow to debt service (interest and scheduled principal repayment) ratio must not be less than 1.50:1.00; all as defined in the credit facility.

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

 

The term loan components are subject to an amortization schedule which requires that 5% of the principal advanced be repaid each year of the term of the agreement, with the balance due at maturity and December 22, 2022, for the US$250 million component, respectively.

 

Concurrent with the agreement to acquire WillowTree, as set out in Note 18(d), TELUS International (Cda) Inc. secured a commitment from a financial institution to expand TELUS International (Cda) Inc.’s credit facility to an aggregate amount of US$2.0 billion, consisting of a US$800 million revolving line of credit and US$1.2 billion in term loans payable in five years, subject to the closing of the WillowTree acquisition. We expect TELUS International (Cda) Inc. to borrow under the expanded credit facility at the time of the closing to fund a portion of the cash purchase price of the WillowTree acquisition.

 

(f)Other

 

Other liabilities bear interest at 3.2%, are secured by the AWS-4 spectrum licences associated with these other liabilities and a real estate holding, and are subject to amortization schedules, so that the principal is repaid over the periods to maturity, the last period ending March 31, 2035.

 

(g)Lease liabilities

 

Lease liabilities are subject to amortization schedules, so that the principal is repaid over various periods, including reasonably expected renewals. The weighted average interest rate on lease liabilities was approximately 3.8% as at September 30, 2022.

 

(h)Long-term debt maturities

 

Anticipated requirements to meet long-term debt repayments, calculated for long-term debt owing as at September 30, 2022, are as follows:

 

Composite long-term debt
denominated in
  Canadian dollars     U.S. dollars     Other
currencies
       
    Long-term
debt,
                Long-term
debt,
          Currency swap agreement amounts to be exchanged                    
Years ending December 31
(millions)
  excluding
leases
    Leases
(Note 19)
    Total     excluding
leases
    Leases
(Note 19)
    (Receive) 1      Pay     Total     Leases
(Note 19)
    Total  
2022 (remainder of year)   $ 5     $ 102     $ 107     $ 1,427     $ 9     $ (1,134 )   $ 1,069     $ 1,371     $ 12     $ 1,490  
2023     533       337       870       231       33       (227 )     212       249       48       1,167  
2024     2,712       310       3,022       36       19       (28 )     24       51       43       3,116  
2025     1,019       186       1,205       589       17       (439 )     392       559       29       1,793  
2026     1,420       117       1,537             17                   17       21       1,575  
2027-2031     4,613       346       4,959       1,508       12       (1,507 )     1,459       1,472       40       6,471  
Thereafter     6,313       329       6,642       2,947             (2,947 )     2,794       2,794             9,436  
Future cash outflows in respect of composite long-term debt principal repayments     16,615       1,727       18,342       6,738       107       (6,282 )     5,950       6,513       193       25,048  
Future cash outflows in respect of associated interest and like carrying costs 2      8,054       341       8,395       2,778       18       (2,705 )     2,571       2,662       30       11,087  
Undiscounted contractual maturities (Note 4(b))   $ 24,669     $ 2,068     $ 26,737     $ 9,516     $ 125     $ (8,987 )   $ 8,521     $ 9,175     $ 223     $ 36,135  

 

1Where applicable, cash flows reflect foreign exchange rates as at September 30, 2022.
2Future cash outflows in respect of associated interest and like carrying costs for commercial paper and amounts drawn under our credit facilities (if any) have been calculated based upon the rates in effect as at September 30, 2022.

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27other long-term liabilities

 

As at (millions)  Note  September 30,
2022
   December 31,
2021
 
Contract liabilities  24  $90   $82 
Other      2    3 
Deferred revenues      92    85 
Pension benefit liabilities  15   349    643 
Other post-employment benefit liabilities      71    66 
Derivative liabilities  4(d)   4    73 
Investment in real estate joint ventures  21(b)   11    9 
Other      52    23 
       579    899 
Deferred customer activation and connection fees  24   7    8 
      $586   $907 

 

28owners’ equity

 

(a)TELUS Corporation Common Share capital – general

 

Our authorized share capital is as follows:

 

As at   September 30,
2022
  December 31,
2021
First Preferred Shares   1 billion   1 billion
Second Preferred Shares   1 billion   1 billion
Common Shares   4 billion   4 billion

 

Only holders of Common Shares may vote at our general meetings, with each holder of Common Shares entitled to one vote per Common Share held at all such meetings so long as not less than 66-2/3% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares are owned by Canadians. With respect to priority in the payment of dividends and in the distribution of assets in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, whether voluntary or involuntary, or any other distribution of our assets among our shareholders for the purpose of winding up our affairs, preferences are as follows: First Preferred Shares; Second Preferred Shares; and finally Common Shares.

 

As at September 30, 2022, approximately 46 million Common Shares were reserved for issuance from Treasury under a dividend reinvestment and share purchase plan (see Note 13(b)); approximately 20 million Common Shares were reserved for issuance from Treasury under a restricted share unit plan (see Note 14(b)); and approximately 93 million Common Shares were reserved for issuance from Treasury under a share option plan (see Note 14(d)).

 

(b)Purchase of TELUS Corporation Common Shares for cancellation pursuant to normal course issuer bid

 

As referred to in Note 3, we may purchase a portion of our Common Shares for cancellation pursuant to normal course issuer bids in order to maintain or adjust our capital structure. In June 2022, we received approval for a normal course issuer bid to purchase and cancel up to 10 million of our Common Shares (up to a maximum amount of $250 million) from June 6, 2022, to June 5, 2023.

 

(c)Subsidiary with significant non-controlling interest

 

Our TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subsidiary is incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and has geographically dispersed operations with principal places of business in Asia, Central America, Europe and North America.

 

Due to the voting rights associated with the multiple voting shares held by TELUS Corporation, as at September 30, 2022, we retained a 72.4% (December 31, 2021 – 70.9%) voting and controlling interest and a 56.1% (December 31, 2021 – 55.1%) economic interest in TELUS International (Cda) Inc. Changes in interests during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, and which are reflected in the statement of changes in owners’ equity, arose from share-based compensation and the acquisition of shares from a non-controlling interest. 

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Summarized financial information

 

Summarized financial information of our TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subsidiary is set out in the following table.

 

   Three months   Nine months     
As at, or for the periods ended, (millions) 1   September 30,
2022
   September 30,
2021
   September 30,
2022
   September 30,
2021
   December 31,
2021
 
Statement of financial position                         
Current assets            $1,074        $874 
Non-current assets            $3,820        $3,804 
Current liabilities            $1,199        $1,098 
Non-current liabilities            $1,333        $1,475 
Statement of income and other comprehensive income                         
Revenue and other income  $803   $700   $2,359   $1,997      
Net income  $78   $30   $193   $54      
Comprehensive income (loss)  $148   $65   $225   $6      
Statement of cash flows                         
Cash provided by operating activities  $158   $101   $419   $257      
Cash used by investing activities  $(25)  $(50)  $(115)  $(97)     
Cash used by financing activities  $(98)  $(35)  $(251)  $(184)     

 

1As required by IFRS-IASB, this summarized financial information excludes inter-company eliminations.

 

29contingent liabilities

 

(a)Claims and lawsuits

 

General

 

A number of claims and lawsuits (including class actions and intellectual property infringement claims) seeking damages and other relief are pending against us and, in some cases, other mobile carriers and telecommunications service providers. As well, we have received notice of, or are aware of, certain possible claims (including intellectual property infringement claims) against us and, in some cases, other mobile carriers and telecommunications service providers.

 

It is not currently possible for us to predict the outcome of such claims, possible claims and lawsuits due to various factors, including: the preliminary nature of some claims; uncertain damage theories and demands; an incomplete factual record; uncertainty concerning legal theories and procedures and their resolution by the courts, at both the trial and the appeal levels; and the unpredictable nature of opposing parties and their demands.

 

However, subject to the foregoing limitations, management is of the opinion, based upon legal assessments and information presently available, that it is unlikely that any liability, to the extent not provided for through insurance or otherwise, would have a material effect on our financial position and the results of our operations, including cash flows, with the exception of the items enumerated following.

 

Certified class actions

 

Certified class actions against us include the following:

 

Per minute billing class action

 

In 2008, a class action was brought in Ontario against us alleging breach of contract, breach of the Ontario Consumer Protection Act, breach of the Competition Act and unjust enrichment, in connection with our practice of “rounding up” mobile airtime to the nearest minute and charging for the full minute. The action sought certification of a national class. In November 2014, an Ontario class only was certified by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in relation to the breach of contract, breach of Consumer Protection Act, and unjust enrichment claims; all appeals of the certification decision have now been exhausted. At the same time, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice declined to stay the claims of our business customers, notwithstanding an arbitration clause in our customer service agreements with those customers. This latter decision was appealed and on May 31, 2017, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed our appeal. The Supreme Court of Canada granted us leave to appeal this decision and on April 4, 2019, granted our appeal and stayed the claims of business customers.

 

Call set-up time class actions

 

In 2005, a class action was brought against us in British Columbia alleging that we have engaged in deceptive trade practices in charging for incoming calls from the moment the caller connects to the network, and not from the moment the incoming call is connected to the recipient. In 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a stay of all of the causes of action advanced by the plaintiff in this class action, with one exception, based on the arbitration clause that was included in our customer service agreements. The sole exception was the cause of action based on deceptive or unconscionable practices under the British Columbia Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, which the Supreme Court of Canada declined to stay. In January 2016, the British Columbia Supreme Court certified this class action in relation to the claim under the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act. The class is limited to residents of British Columbia who contracted mobile services with us in the period from January 21, 1999, to April 2010. We have appealed the certification decision. A companion class action was brought against us in Alberta at the same time as the British Columbia class action. The Alberta class action duplicates the allegations in the British Columbia action, but has not proceeded to date and is not certified. Subject to a number of conditions, including court approval, we have now settled both the British Columbia and the Alberta class actions.

 

 

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Uncertified class actions

 

Uncertified class actions against us include:

 

9-1-1 class actions

 

In 2008, a class action was brought in Saskatchewan against us and other Canadian telecommunications carriers alleging that, among other matters, we failed to provide proper notice of 9-1-1 charges to the public, have been deceitfully passing them off as government charges, and have charged 9-1-1 fees to customers who reside in areas where 9-1-1 service is not available. The plaintiffs advance causes of action in breach of contract, misrepresentation and false advertising and seek certification of a national class. A virtually identical class action was filed in Alberta at the same time, but the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench declared that class action expired against us as of 2009. No steps have been taken in this proceeding since 2016.

 

Public Mobile class actions

 

In 2014, class actions were brought against us in Quebec and Ontario on behalf of Public Mobile’s customers, alleging that changes to the technology, services and rate plans made by us contravene our statutory and common law obligations. In particular, the Quebec action alleges that our actions constitute a breach of the Quebec Consumer Protection Act, the Quebec Civil Code, and the Ontario Consumer Protection Act. On June 28, 2021, the Quebec Superior Court approved the discontinuance of this claim against TELUS. The Ontario class action alleges negligence, breach of express and implied warranty, breach of the Competition Act, unjust enrichment, and waiver of tort. No steps have been taken in this proceeding since it was filed and served.

 

Summary

 

We believe that we have good defences to the above matters. Should the ultimate resolution of these matters differ from management’s assessments and assumptions, a material adjustment to our financial position and the results of our operations, including cash flows, could result. Management’s assessments and assumptions include that reliable estimates of any such exposure cannot be made considering the continued uncertainty about: the nature of the damages that may be sought by the plaintiffs; the causes of action that are being, or may ultimately be, pursued; and, in the case of the uncertified class actions, the causes of action that may ultimately be certified.

 

(b)Concentration of labour

 

In 2021, we commenced collective bargaining with the Telecommunications Workers Union, United Steelworkers Local 1944 (TWU), to renew a collective agreement that expired on December 31, 2021; the contract covers approximately 18% of our Canadian workforce as at September 30, 2022. The expired contract remains in effect while the parties are bargaining, until a new agreement is reached.

 

During the fourth quarter of 2022, the TWU applied to the Federal Minister of Labour, as provided for under the Canadian Labour Code, requesting the appointment of a federal conciliator to assist the parties in negotiations. The conciliation process can take a number of months and while underway, a strike or lockout is prohibited. Should a new collective agreement not be reached during conciliation, there is the risk of a labour disruption after the conciliation process concludes and a number of additional legal pre-conditions have been met. As a labour disruption could occur in multiple forms, the operational and financial impacts of a labour disruption on us is not practicably determinable currently. 

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30related party transactions

 

(a)Transactions with key management personnel

 

Our key management personnel have authority and responsibility for overseeing, planning, directing and controlling our activities and consist of our Board of Directors and our Executive Team.

 

Total compensation expense for key management personnel, and the composition thereof, is as follows:

 

   Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)  2022   2021   2022   2021 
Short-term benefits  $4   $4   $12   $12 
Post-employment pension 1 and other benefits   2    7    9    11 
Share-based compensation 2    17    19    57    55 
   $23   $30   $78   $78 

 

1Our Executive Team members are members of our Pension Plan for Management and Professional Employees of TELUS Corporation and certain other non-registered, non-contributory supplementary defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans.
2We accrue an expense for the notional subset of our restricted share units with market performance conditions using a fair value determined by a Monte Carlo simulation. Restricted share units with an equity settlement feature are accounted for as equity instruments. The expense for restricted share units that do not ultimately vest is reversed against the expense that was previously recorded in their respect.

 

As disclosed in Note 14, we made initial awards of share-based compensation in 2022 and 2021, including, as set out in the following table, to our key management personnel. As most of these awards are cliff-vesting or graded-vesting and have multi-year requisite service periods, the related expense is being recognized rateably over a period of years and thus only a portion of the 2022 and 2021 initial awards are included in the amounts in the table above.

 

Nine-month periods ended September 30  2022   2021 
($ in millions)  Number of
units
   Notional
value 1 
   Grant-date
fair value 1 
   Number of  
units
   Notional
value 1 
   Grant-date
fair value 1 
 
TELUS Corporation                              
Restricted share units   1,007,431   $32   $39    1,249,218   $32   $35 
TELUS International (Cda) Inc.                              
Restricted share units   265,617    9    9    437,857    15    15 
Share options               167,693    1    1 
         9    9         16    16 
        $41   $48        $48   $51 

 

1The notional value of restricted share units is determined by multiplying the equity share price at the time of award by the number of units awarded; the grant-date fair value differs from the notional value because the fair values of some awards have been determined using a Monte Carlo simulation (see Note 14(b)). The notional value of share options has been determined using an option pricing model.

 

The amount recorded for liability-accounted restricted share units and share options awards outstanding as at September 30, 2022 was $2 million (December 31, 2021 – $7 million).

 

Our Directors’ Deferred Share Unit Plan provides that, in addition to his or her annual equity grant of deferred share units, a director may elect to receive his or her annual retainer and meeting fees in deferred share units, TELUS Corporation Common Shares or cash. Deferred share units entitle directors to a specified number of TELUS Corporation Common Shares. Deferred share units accounted for as liabilities have been paid out when a director ceased to be a director, for any reason, at a time elected by the director in accordance with the Directors’ Deferred Share Unit Plan; during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, no amounts were paid out. As at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, no liability-accounted awards were outstanding.

 

During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021, key management personnel exercised 255,973 TELUS International (Cda) Inc. share options, which had an intrinsic value of $7 million at the time of exercise, reflecting a weighted average price at the date of exercise of $39.58; no options were exercised during the three-month period ended September 30, 2021. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, key management personnel exercised 125,806 TELUS International (Cda) Inc. share options, which had an intrinsic value of $2 million at the time of exercise, reflecting a weighted average price at the date of exercise of $30.33; no options were exercised during the three-month period ended September 30, 2022.

 

Employment agreements with members of the Executive Team typically provide for severance payments if an executive’s employment is terminated without cause: generally, 18–24 months of base salary, benefits and accrual of pension service in lieu of notice, and 50% of base salary in lieu of an annual cash bonus. In the event of a change in control, Executive Team members are not entitled to treatment any different than that given to our other employees with respect to non-vested share-based compensation.

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(b)Transactions with defined benefit pension plans

 

During the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, we provided management, administrative and actuarial services to our defined benefit pension plans; the charges for these services were on a cost recovery basis and amounted to $2 million (2021 – $2 million) and $6 million (2021 – $6 million), respectively.

 

(c)Transactions with real estate joint venture

 

During the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, we had transactions with the TELUS Sky real estate joint venture, which is a related party, as set out in Note 21. As at September 30, 2022, we had recorded lease liabilities of $88 million (December 31, 2021 – $95 million) in respect of our TELUS Sky lease, and monthly cash payments are made in accordance with the lease agreement; one-third of those amounts is due to our economic interest in the real estate joint venture.

 

31additional statement of cash flow information

 

(a)Statements of cash flows – operating activities and investing activities

 

       Three months   Nine months 
Periods ended September 30 (millions)   Note  2022   2021   2022   2021 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES                        
Net change in non-cash operating working capital                        
Accounts receivable      $(192)  $(222)  $(163)  $(197)
Inventories       (62)   31    (51)   75 
Contract assets       4    (5)   40    22 
Prepaid expenses       (41)   31    (211)   (92)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities       210    205    53    236 
Income and other taxes receivable and payable, net       67    78    137    (7)
Advance billings and customer deposits       (17)   8    (24)   4 
Provisions       23    10    9    8 
       $(8)  $136   $(210)  $49 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES                        
Cash payments for capital assets, excluding spectrum licences                        
Capital asset additions                        
Gross capital expenditures                        
Property, plant and equipment   17  $(928)  $(1,057)  $(2,518)  $(2,392)
Intangible assets subject to amortization   18   (297)   (204)   (745)   (580)
        (1,225)   (1,261)   (3,263)   (2,972)
Additions arising from leases   17   300    270    451    383 
Capital expenditures   5   (925)   (991)   (2,812)   (2,589)
Effect of asset retirement obligations               222     
        (925)   (991)   (2,590)   (2,589)
Other non-cash items included above                        
Change in associated non-cash investing working capital       93    275    (49)   352 
Non-cash change in asset retirement obligation               (222)    
        93    275    (271)   352 
       $(832)  $(716)  $(2,861)  $(2,237)

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(b)Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities

 

       Statement of cash flows   Non-cash changes     
(millions)  Beginning
of period
   Issued or
received
   Redemptions,
repayments
or payments
   Foreign
exchange
movement (Note 4(e))
   Other   End of
period
 
THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021                              
Dividends payable to holders of Common Shares  $428   $   $(428)  $   $430   $430 
Dividends reinvested in shares from Treasury           157        (157)    
   $428   $   $(271)  $   $273   $430 
Short-term borrowings  $100   $2   $   $   $   $102 
Long-term debt                              
TELUS Corporation senior notes  $16,184   $   $(1,000)  $81   $5   $15,270 
TELUS Corporation commercial paper   197    1,524    (200)   7        1,528 
TELUS Communications Inc. debentures   448                    448 
TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility   1,092    28    (45)   28    4    1,107 
Other   317        (77)       72    312 
Lease liabilities   1,694        (124)   11    287    1,868 
Derivatives used to manage currency risks arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt – liability   62    207    (208)   (101)   (63)   (103)
    19,994    1,759    (1,654)   26    305    20,430 
To eliminate effect of gross settlement of derivatives used to manage currency risks arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt       (207)   207             
   $19,994   $1,552   $(1,447)  $26   $305   $20,430 
THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022                              
Dividends payable to holders of Common Shares  $467   $   $(467)  $   $480   $480 
Dividends reinvested in shares from Treasury           170        (170)    
   $467   $   $(297)  $   $310   $480 
Short-term borrowings  $279   $305   $(487)  $   $7   $104 
Long-term debt                              
TELUS Corporation senior notes  $16,459   $2,000   $   $267   $(17)  $18,709 
TELUS Corporation commercial paper   1,922    1,342    (2,064)   101        1,301 
TELUS Corporation credit facilities       1,594                1,594 
TELUS Communications Inc. debentures   199                    199 
TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility   984        (74)   63    1    974 
Other   300        (547)       542    295 
Lease liabilities   1,764        (118)   3    418    2,067 
Derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt – liability (asset)   (172)   2,071    (2,027)   (399)   271    (256)
    21,456    7,007    (4,830)   35    1,215    24,883 
To eliminate effect of gross settlement of derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt       (2,071)   2,071             
   $21,456   $4,936   $(2,759)  $35   $1,215   $24,883 

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       Statement of cash flows   Non-cash changes     
(millions)  Beginning
of period
   Issued or
received
   Redemptions,
repayments
or payments
   Foreign
exchange
movement (Note 4(e))
   Other   End of
period
 
NINE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021                              
Dividends payable to holders of Common Shares  $403   $   $(1,235)  $   $1,262   $430 
Dividends reinvested in shares from Treasury           462        (462)    
   $403   $   $(773)  $   $800   $430 
Short-term borrowings  $100   $2   $   $   $   $102 
Long-term debt                              
TELUS Corporation senior notes  $15,021   $1,250   $(1,000)  $2   $(3)  $15,270 
TELUS Corporation commercial paper   731    2,499    (1,678)   (24)       1,528 
TELUS Communications Inc. debentures   622        (175)       1    448 
TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility   1,804    28    (729)   2    2    1,107 
Other   273        (85)       124    312 
Lease liabilities   1,837        (371)   2    400    1,868 
Derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt – liability   120    1,699    (1,734)   (10)   (178)   (103)
    20,408    5,476    (5,772)   (28)   346    20,430 
To eliminate effect of gross settlement of derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt       (1,699)   1,699             
   $20,408   $3,777   $(4,073)  $(28)  $346   $20,430 
NINE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022                              
Dividends payable to holders of Common Shares  $449   $   $(1,366)  $   $1,397   $480 
Dividends reinvested in shares from Treasury           486        (486)    
   $449   $   $(880)  $   $911   $480 
Short-term borrowings  $114   $480   $(497)  $   $7   $104 
Long-term debt                              
TELUS Corporation senior notes  $15,258   $3,143   $   $333   $(25)  $18,709 
TELUS Corporation commercial paper   1,900    4,245    (4,976)   132        1,301 
TELUS Corporation credit facilities       1,594                1,594 
TELUS Communications Inc. debentures   448        (249)           199 
TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility   1,062    11    (181)   80    2    974 
Other   308        (661)       648    295 
Lease liabilities   1,876        (366)   (2)   559    2,067 
Derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt – liability (asset)   4    4,997    (4,952)   (534)   229    (256)
    20,856    13,990    (11,385)   9    1,413    24,883 
To eliminate effect of gross settlement of derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt       (4,997)   4,997             
   $20,856   $8,993   $(6,388)  $9   $1,413   $24,883 

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