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Exhibit 99.1

TELUS CORPORATION

CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

JUNE 30, 2024

condensed interim consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income

(unaudited)

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions except per share amounts)

    

Note

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

OPERATING REVENUES

Service

 

$

4,342

 

$

4,358

 

$

8,671

 

$

8,703

Equipment

 

558

576

1,095

1,156

Operating revenues (arising from contracts with customers)

 

6

4,900

4,934

9,766

9,859

Other income

 

7

74

12

140

51

Operating revenues and other income

 

4,974

4,946

9,906

9,910

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

Goods and services purchased

 

16

1,825

1,790

3,635

3,593

Employee benefits expense

 

8, 16

1,473

1,568

2,957

3,108

Depreciation

 

17

608

598

1,298

1,238

Amortization of intangible assets

 

18

386

408

759

790

 

4,292

4,364

8,649

8,729

OPERATING INCOME

 

682

582

1,257

1,181

Financing costs

 

9

382

323

776

643

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

300

259

481

538

Income taxes

 

10

79

63

120

118

NET INCOME

 

221

196

361

420

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

 

(27)

(16)

32

(35)

Foreign currency translation adjustment arising from translating financial statements of foreign operations

 

17

(66)

41

(35)

 

(10)

(82)

73

(70)

Items never subsequently reclassified to income

 

Change in measurement of investment financial assets

(4)

(2)

(3)

(8)

Employee defined benefit plan re-measurements

 

16

3

51

(1)

12

1

48

(9)

 

2

(81)

121

(79)

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

$

223

 

$

115

 

$

482

 

$

341

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

 

Common Shares

 

$

228

 

$

200

 

$

355

 

$

417

Non-controlling interests

 

(7)

(4)

6

3

 

$

221

 

$

196

 

$

361

 

$

420

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

 

Common Shares

 

$

220

 

$

144

 

$

446

 

$

355

Non-controlling interests

 

3

(29)

36

(14)

 

$

223

 

$

115

 

$

482

 

$

341

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

 

12

Basic

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.29

Diluted

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.29

TOTAL WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING

 

Basic

 

1,482

1,447

1,479

1,443

Diluted

 

1,486

1,452

1,483

1,447

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)

June 30, 

December 31, 

As at (millions)

    

Note

    

2024

    

2023

ASSETS

 

  

 

  

Current assets

 

  

 

  

Cash and temporary investments, net

 

  

$

927

$

864

Accounts receivable

 

6(b)

3,499

3,597

Income and other taxes receivable

 

  

129

205

Inventories

 

1(b)

530

484

Contract assets

 

6(c)

422

445

Prepaid expenses

 

20

874

682

Current derivative assets

 

4(d)

35

36

 

  

6,416

6,313

Non-current assets

 

  

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

17

17,226

17,248

Intangible assets, net

 

18

20,598

19,721

Goodwill, net

 

18

10,273

10,058

Contract assets

 

6(c)

279

303

Other long-term assets

 

20

2,519

2,493

 

  

50,895

49,823

 

  

$

57,311

$

56,136

LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY

 

  

 

Current liabilities

 

  

 

Short-term borrowings

 

22

$

1,044

$

104

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

23

3,309

3,391

Income and other taxes payable

 

  

146

126

Dividends payable

 

13

577

550

Advance billings and customer deposits

 

24

1,024

971

Provisions

 

25

243

317

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

26

3,334

3,994

Current derivative liabilities

 

4(d)

7

25

 

  

9,684

9,478

Non-current liabilities

 

  

 

Provisions

 

25

734

744

Long-term debt

 

26

24,817

23,355

Other long-term liabilities

 

27

752

867

Deferred income taxes

 

4,279

4,390

 

  

30,582

29,356

Liabilities

 

  

40,266

38,834

Owners’ equity

 

  

 

Common equity

 

28

15,809

16,112

Non-controlling interests

 

  

1,236

1,190

 

  

17,045

17,302

 

  

$

57,311

$

56,136

Contingent liabilities

29

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

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June 30, 2024|3

condensed interim consolidated statements of changes in owners’ equity

(unaudited)

Common equity

 

Equity contributed

Common Shares (Note 28)

 

Accumulated

other

Non-

Number of

Share 

Contributed

Retained 

comprehensive

controlling

 

(millions)

    

Note

    

shares

    

capital

    

surplus

    

earnings

    

income

    

Total

    

interests

    

Total

Balance as at January 1, 2023

 

 

1,431

$

11,399

$

956

$

4,104

$

110

$

16,569

$

1,089

$

17,658

Net income

 

 

417

417

3

420

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

11

 

(1)

(61)

(62)

(17)

(79)

Dividends

 

13

 

(1,032)

(1,032)

(1,032)

Dividends reinvested and optional cash payments

 

13(b), 14(c)

 

14

371

371

371

Equity accounted share-based compensation

55

55

(1)

54

Change in ownership interests of subsidiaries

 

28(b)

 

2

 

54

 

35

 

 

 

89

 

98

 

187

Balance as at June 30, 2023

 

  

 

1,447

$

11,824

$

1,046

$

3,488

$

49

$

16,407

$

1,172

$

17,579

Balance as at January 1, 2024

 

  

 

1,468

$

12,324

$

997

$

2,835

$

(44)

$

16,112

$

1,190

$

17,302

Net income

355

355

6

361

Other comprehensive income (loss)

11

51

40

91

30

121

Dividends

13

(1,131)

(1,131)

(1,131)

Dividends reinvested and optional cash payments

 

13(b), 14(c)

14

314

314

314

Equity accounted share-based compensation

 

14(b)

2

56

58

(3)

55

Issue of Common Shares in business combination

 

18(b)

7

7

7

Change in ownership interests of subsidiaries

 

28(b)

3

3

13

16

Balance as at June 30, 2024

 

  

 

1,482

$

12,647

$

1,056

$

2,110

$

(4)

$

15,809

$

1,236

$

17,045

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

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Net income

 

$

221

$

196

$

361

$

420

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

994

 

1,006

2,057

 

2,028

Deferred income taxes (Note 10)

 

(70)

 

(36)

(168)

 

(129)

Share-based compensation expense, net (Note 14(a))

 

39

 

30

66

 

73

Net employee defined benefit plans expense (Note 15(a))

 

17

 

16

34

 

31

Employer contributions to employee defined benefit plans (Note 15(a))

 

(6)

 

(7)

(14)

 

(16)

Loss from equity accounted investments (Notes 7, 21)

5

4

10

8

Other

 

(31)

 

(18)

(45)

 

69

Net change in non-cash operating working capital (Note 31(a))

 

219

 

(74)

37

 

(606)

Cash provided by operating activities

 

1,388

 

1,117

2,338

 

1,878

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

Cash payments for capital assets, excluding spectrum licences (Note 31(a))

 

(666)

 

(777)

(1,478)

 

(1,753)

Cash payments for spectrum licences (Note 18(a))

(496)

(5)

(620)

(5)

Cash payments for acquisitions, net (Note 18(b))

 

(78)

 

(167)

 

(1,262)

Advances to, and investment in, real estate joint ventures and associates (Note 21)

 

(2)

 

(112)

(5)

 

(117)

Real estate joint venture receipts (Note 21)

 

1

 

2

3

 

4

Proceeds on disposition

 

7

 

7

21

 

7

Investment in portfolio investments and other

(21)

(23)

(1)

(115)

Cash used by investing activities

 

 

(1,255)

 

(908)

 

(2,247)

 

(3,241)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES (Note 31(b))

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid to holders of Common Shares (Note 13(a))

 

 

(431)

 

(320)

 

(790)

 

(638)

Issue (repayment) of short-term borrowings, net

940

1

940

490

Long-term debt issued (Note 26)

 

 

1,222

 

1,836

3,789

 

5,517

Redemptions and repayment of long-term debt (Note 26)

 

 

(3,101)

 

(1,898)

(3,951)

 

(4,270)

Shares of subsidiary purchased from non-controlling interests, net

 

 

 

(57)

 

(57)

Other

 

 

 

1

(16)

 

(4)

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

 

 

(1,370)

 

(437)

(28)

 

1,038

CASH POSITION

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and temporary investments, net

 

 

(1,237)

 

(228)

 

63

 

(325)

Cash and temporary investments, net, beginning of period

 

 

2,164

 

877

 

864

 

974

Cash and temporary investments, net, end of period

 

$

927

$

649

$

927

$

649

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF OPERATING CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

(315)

$

(295)

$

(649)

$

(581)

Interest received

 

$

10

$

3

$

21

$

7

Income taxes paid, net

 

$

(115)

$

(152)

$

(195)

$

(279)

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

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June 30, 2024|5

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

JUNE 30, 2024

TELUS Corporation is one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies, providing a wide range of technology solutions, which include: mobile and fixed voice and data telecommunications services and products; healthcare services, 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 digital 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 5, 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 June 30, 2024, we have a 100% equity interest; and TELUS International (Cda) Inc. (rebranding to d.b.a. TELUS Digital Experience), in which, as at June 30, 2024, we have a 55.8% equity interest, as discussed further in Note 28(b), and which completed its initial public offering in February 2021.

Notes to consolidated financial statements

    

Page

General application

1.

Condensed interim consolidated financial statements

7

2.

Accounting policy developments

8

3.

Capital structure financial policies

9

4.

Financial instruments

13

Consolidated results of operations focused

5.

Segment information

23

6.

Revenue from contracts with customers

26

7.

Other income

27

8.

Employee benefits expense

28

9.

Financing costs

28

10.

Income taxes

29

11.

Other comprehensive income

30

12.

Per share amounts

31

13.

Dividends per share

31

14.

Share-based compensation

32

15.

Employee future benefits

36

16.

Restructuring and other costs

38

Consolidated financial position focused

17.

Property, plant and equipment

39

18.

Intangible assets and goodwill

39

19.

Leases

42

20.

Other long-term assets

42

21.

Real estate joint ventures and investments in associates

43

22.

Short-term borrowings

47

23.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

48

24.

Advance billings and customer deposits

48

25.

Provisions

49

26.

Long-term debt

51

27.

Other long-term liabilities

56

28.

Owners’ equity

56

29.

Contingent liabilities

58

Other

30.

Related party transactions

60

31.

Additional statement of cash flow information

62

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

1

condensed 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, 2023.

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, 2023. 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 six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, were authorized by our Board of Directors for issue on August 2, 2024.

(b)Inventories

Our inventories primarily consist of mobile handsets, parts and accessories totalling $430 million as at June 30, 2024 (December 31, 2023 – $369 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 six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, totalled $0.6 billion (2023 - $0.5 billion) and $1.1 billion (2023 - $1.1 billion), respectively.

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June 30, 2024|7

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

2

accounting policy developments

(a)Initial application of standards, interpretations and amendments to standards and interpretations in the reporting period

In May 2023, the International Accounting Standards Board issued Supplier Finance Arrangements, which amended IAS 7, Statement of Cash Flows and IFRS 7, Financial Instruments: Disclosures, and requires additional quantitative and qualitative disclosure about supplier finance arrangements. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024, although earlier application is permitted; comparative prior-period information is not required in the year of initial application. We are currently assessing the impacts of the amended standards, but do not expect that our financial disclosure, set out in Note 23, will be materially affected by the application of the amendments.
In May 2023, the International Accounting Standards Board issued International Tax Reform – Pillar Two Model Rules (Amendments to IAS 12), which amended IAS 12, Income Taxes. The amendments provide, and we use, temporary relief from accounting for deferred income taxes arising from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Pillar Two model rules (such rules ensuring that large multinational corporations would be subject to a minimum 15% income tax rate in every jurisdiction in which they operate). As different jurisdictions are expected to implement the OECD rules at different speeds and at different points in time, the amendments are intended to help ensure consistency within, and comparability across, financial statements. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023, and for interim periods ending after December 31, 2023.

(b)Standards, interpretations and amendments to standards and interpretations not yet effective and not yet applied

In April 2024, the International Accounting Standards Board issued IFRS 18, Presentation and Disclosure in the Financial Statements, which sets out the overall requirements for presentation and disclosures in the financial statements. The new standard will replace IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements. Although much of the substance of IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, will carry over into the new standard, the new standard incrementally will:
With a view to improving comparability amongst entities, require presentation in the statement of operations of a subtotal for operating profit and a subtotal for profit before financing and income taxes (both subtotals as defined in the new standard);
Require disclosure and reconciliation, within a single financial statement note, of management-defined performance measures that are used in public communications to share management’s views of various aspects of an entity’s performance and which are derived from the statements of income and other comprehensive income;
Enhance the requirements for aggregation and disaggregation of financial statement amounts; and
Require limited changes to the statement of cash flows, including elimination of options for the classification of interest and dividend cash flows.

The new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027, with earlier adoption permitted. We are currently assessing the impacts of the new standard; while there will be shifts of where a number of our management-defined performance measures are disclosed and reconciled (primarily a shift from management’s discussion and analysis to the financial statements) and where certain cash flows will be categorized in our statements of cash flows (primarily a shift of interest paid from operating activities to financing activities), we do not expect that the totality of our financial disclosure will be materially affected by the application of the new standard.

In May 2024, the International Accounting Standards Board issued Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments (Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7). The narrow-scope amendments are to address diversity in accounting practice in respect of: the classification of financial assets with environmental, social and corporate governance and similar features; and to clarify the date on which a financial asset or financial liability is derecognized when using electronic payment systems. The new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026, with earlier adoption permitted. We are currently assessing the impacts of the new standard but do not expect to be materially affected by the application of the amendments.

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

3

capital structure financial policies

General

Our objective when managing financial capital is to maintain a flexible capital structure that optimizes the cost and availability of capital at an acceptable level of risk. In our definition of financial 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;
Short-term borrowings (including those arising from securitized trade receivables and unbilled customer finance receivables); and
Other long-term debts.

We manage our financial 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 financial 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 short – term borrowings arising from securitized trade receivables and unbilled customer finance receivables.

During 2024, our financial objectives, which are reviewed annually, were unchanged from 2023. We believe that our financial objectives support our long-term strategy.

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

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June 30, 2024|9

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

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. Historically, this measure 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 certain debt covenants.

As at, or for the 12-month periods ended, June 30 ($ in millions)

    

Objective

    

2024

    

2023

Components of debt and coverage ratios

 

 

  

  

Net debt 1

 

$

28,179

$

26,629

EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs 2

 

$

7,318

$

6,899

Net interest cost 3 (Note 9)

 

$

1,329

$

1,084

Debt ratio

 

 

 

Net debt to EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs

 

2.20

2.70 4

 

3.85

 

3.86

Coverage ratios

 

 

 

Earnings coverage 5

 

 

1.8

 

2.5

EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs interest coverage 6

 

 

5.5

 

6.4

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

As at June 30

    

Note

    

2024

    

2023

Long-term debt

 

26

$

28,151

$

26,588

Debt issuance costs netted against long-term debt

 

  

123

 

114

Derivative (assets) liabilities used to manage interest rate and currency risks associated with U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt, net

 

  

(7)

 

72

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

 

  

(205)

 

(90)

Cash and temporary investments, net

 

  

(927)

 

(649)

Short-term borrowings

 

22

1,044

 

594

Net debt

 

  

28,179

26,629

Common equity

15,809

16,407

Non-controlling interests

1,236

1,172

Less: accumulated other comprehensive income amounts included above in common equity and non-controlling interests

(24)

(55)

Total managed capitalization

$

45,200

$

44,153

* 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 to determine 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 –

Restructuring

excluding

EBITDA

and other costs

restructuring

    

(Note 5)

    

(Note 16)

    

and other costs

Add

 

Six-month period ended June 30, 2024

$

3,314

$

339

$

3,653

Year ended December 31, 2023

 

6,431

717

7,148

Deduct

Six-month period ended June 30, 2023

(3,209)

(274)

(3,483)

EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs

$

6,536

$

782

$

7,318

3Net interest cost is defined as financing costs, excluding employee defined benefit plans net interest, unrealized changes in virtual power purchase agreements 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 2.202.70 times. The ratio as at June 30, 2024, 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 circa 2.70 times in the medium term (following the spectrum auctions in 2021 and 2023, and the mmWave spectrum auction upcoming), consistent with 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 in 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 those 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 3.85 times as at June 30, 2024, compared to 3.86 times one year earlier. The effect of the increase in net debt levels, primarily due to spectrum acquisitions and business acquisitions, was approximately equal to the effect of growth in EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs; net debt levels were already elevated in the current and comparative periods due to our spectrum acquisitions.

The earnings coverage ratio for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2024, was 1.8 times, down from 2.5 times one year earlier. A decrease in income before borrowing costs and income taxes lowered the ratio by 0.4 and an increase in borrowing costs lowered the ratio by 0.3. The EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs interest coverage ratio for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2024, was 5.5 times, down from 6.4 times one year earlier. Growth in EBITDA – excluding restructuring and other costs increased the ratio by 0.4 and an increase of $245 million in net interest costs decreased the ratio by 1.3.

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June 30, 2024|11

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

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 dividends declared in the most recent four quarters 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). The historical measure for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2024, is presented for illustrative purposes in evaluating our target guideline.

For the 12-month periods ended June 30

    

Objective

    

2024

    

2023

Determined using most comparable IFRS-IASB measures

Ratio of TELUS Corporation Common Share dividends declared to cash provided by operating activities – less capital expenditures

 

 

99

%  

168

%

Determined using management measures

TELUS Corporation Common Share dividend payout ratio – net of dividend reinvestment plan effects

 

60%–75% 1

 

83

%  

87

%

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 June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

TELUS Corporation Common Share dividends declared

$

2,210

$

2,014

Amount of TELUS Corporation Common Share dividends declared reinvested in TELUS Corporation Common Shares

(697)

 

(730)

TELUS Corporation Common Share dividends declared - net of dividend reinvestment plan effects

$

1,513

$

1,284

* 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 items that we consider to be of limited predictive value, including 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 performance measure that management and investors use to evaluate the performance of our business.

12|June 30, 2024

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(unaudited)

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

For the 12-month periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

Note

    

2024

    

2023

EBITDA

5

$

6,536

$

6,453

Restructuring and other costs, net of disbursements

 

  

 

90

 

186

Effects of contract asset, acquisition and fulfilment and TELUS Easy Payment mobile device financing

 

  

 

(141)

 

(173)

Effect of lease principal

 

31(b)

 

(611)

 

(506)

Items from the Consolidated statements of cash flows:

 

  

 

 

Share-based compensation, net

 

14

 

110

 

127

Net employee defined benefit plans expense

 

15

 

75

 

80

Employer contributions to employee defined benefit plans

 

  

 

(26)

 

(35)

Loss from equity accounted investments and other

36

Interest paid

 

  

 

(1,264)

 

(1,022)

Interest received

 

  

 

37

 

23

Capital expenditures

 

5

 

(2,718)

 

(3,105)

Free cash flow before income taxes

2,124

2,028

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

 

  

 

(305)

 

(560)

Free cash flow

 

  

 

1,819

 

1,468

Add (deduct):

 

  

 

 

  

Capital expenditures

 

5

 

2,718

 

3,105

Effect of lease principal

611

506

Net change in non-cash operating working capital not included in preceding line items and other individually immaterial items included in net income neither providing nor using cash

(189)

(775)

Cash provided by operating activities

 

  

$

4,959

$

4,304

4

financial 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.

June 30, 

December 31, 

As at (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

Cash and temporary investments, net

$

927

$

864

Accounts receivable

4,069

4,234

Contract assets

701

748

Derivative assets

156

215

$

5,853

$

6,061

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.

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June 30, 2024|13

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

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 we deem it to be 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 rate or a negotiated rate on outstanding non-current customer account balances.

Customer accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

As at (millions)

    

Note

    

Gross

    

Allowance

    

Net 1

June 30, 2024

Less than 30 days past billing date

 

$

1,109

$

(17)

$

1,092

30-60 days past billing date

 

336

(15)

321

61-90 days past billing date

 

111

(18)

93

More than 90 days past billing date

 

214

(38)

176

Unbilled customer finance receivables

1,579

(32)

1,547

$

3,349

$

(120)

$

3,229

Current 2

6(b)

$

2,766

$

(107)

$

2,659

Non-current 3

20

583

(13)

570

 

$

3,349

$

(120)

$

3,229

December 31, 2023

Less than 30 days past billing date

$

1,077

$

(14)

$

1,063

30-60 days past billing date

550

(14)

536

61-90 days past billing date

139

(17)

122

More than 90 days past billing date

193

(36)

157

Unbilled customer finance receivables

1,630

(36)

1,594

$

3,589

$

(117)

$

3,472

Current 2

6(b)

$

2,938

$

(103)

$

2,835

Non-current 3

20

651

(14)

637

$

3,589

$

(117)

$

3,472

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)).
2Presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position as Accounts receivable.
3Presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position as Other long-term assets.

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 balances above a specific threshold and on a statistically derived allowance basis for the remainder. No customer accounts receivable are written off directly to the doubtful accounts expense, such expense being included in the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income as Goods and services purchased.

14|June 30, 2024

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

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

    

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Balance, beginning of period 

$

121

$

106

$

117

$

109

Additions (doubtful accounts expense)

 

48

 

27

 

92

 

48

Accounts written off 1 less than recoveries

 

(49)

 

(27)

 

(86)

 

(55)

Other

1

(3)

5

Balance, end of period

$

120

$

107

$

120

$

107

1For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, accounts that were written off but were still subject to enforcement activity totalled $64 (2023 – $45) and $116 (2023 – $89), 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 we deem it to be necessary.

Contract assets, net of impairment allowance

As at (millions)

    

Gross

    

Allowance

    

Net (Note 6(c))

June 30, 2024

 

To be billed and thus reclassified to accounts receivable during:

 

The 12-month period ending one year hence

$

583

$

(19)

$

564

The 12-month period ending two years hence

234

(7)

 

227

Thereafter

53

(1)

 

52

$

870

$

(27)

$

843

December 31, 2023

To be billed and thus reclassified to accounts receivable during:

 

The 12-month period ending one year hence

$

616

$

(21)

$

595

The 12-month period ending two years hence

259

(9)

 

250

Thereafter

54

(1)

 

53

$

929

$

(31)

$

898

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 credit losses due to the potential non-performance of our counterparties, we consider this risk remote. Our derivative liabilities do not have credit risk-related contingent features.

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June 30, 2024|15

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 a short - term borrowing agreement associated with trade receivables and unbilled customer finance receivables (Note 22), bilateral bank facilities (Note 22), a supply chain financing program (Note 23), 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 June 30, 2024, unchanged from December 31, 2023, TELUS Corporation could offer an unlimited amount of securities in Canada, and US$3.5 billion of securities in the United States, qualified pursuant to a Canadian shelf prospectus that is in effect until September 2024. We believe that our investment grade credit ratings contribute to reasonable access to capital markets. TELUS International (Cda) Inc. has a Canadian shelf prospectus that is in effect until June 2026 (December 31, 2023 - May 2024) under which an unlimited amount of debt or equity securities could be offered.

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 accompanying tables.

Non-derivative 

Derivative

Composite long-term debt

Long-term

Non-interest

debt,

bearing

excluding

Currency swap agreement 

Currency swap agreement 

As at June 30, 2024

financial

Short-term

leases 1

Leases

amounts to be exchanged 2

amounts to be exchanged 3

(millions)

   

liabilities 

   

borrowings 1

   

(Note 26)

   

(Note 26)

   

(Receive)

   

Pay

   

(Receive)

   

Pay

   

Total

2024 (remainder of year)

$

2,821

$

36

$

2,419

$

392

$

(1,912)

$

1,889

$

(345)

$

340

$

5,640

2025

291

66

2,165

700

(227)

207

(237)

234

3,199

2026

88

66

2,516

555

(223)

206

3,208

2027

91

1,073

2,571

434

(1,714)

1,653

4,108

2028

67

4,215

286

(586)

577

4,559

2029-2033

7

11,158

573

(1,762)

1,662

11,638

Thereafter

12,674

340

(2,875)

2,734

12,873

Total

$

3,365

$

1,241

$

37,718

$

3,280

$

(9,299)

$

8,928

$

(582)

$

574

$

45,225

  

  

Total (Note 26(h))

$

40,627

  

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 and, if applicable, currency exchange rates, in effect as at June 30, 2024.
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 June 30, 2024. 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.

16|June 30, 2024

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

3The amounts included in undiscounted short-term borrowing in respect of U.S. dollar-denominated short-term borrowings, and the corresponding derivative liability amounts, if any, included in the currency swap pay column amounts, have been determined based upon the currency exchange rates in effect as at June 30, 2024. The derivative liability hedging amounts, if any, for the hedged U.S. dollar-denominated short-term borrowings contractual amounts are included in the currency swap pay column amounts as net cash flows are exchanged pursuant to the currency swap agreements.

Non-derivative 

Derivative

Composite long-term debt

Long-term

Non-interest

debt,

bearing

excluding

Currency swap agreement

Currency swap agreement

As at December 31, 2023

financial

Short-term

leases 1

Leases

amounts to be exchanged 2

amounts to be exchanged

(millions)

    

liabilities 

    

borrowings 1

    

(Note 26)

    

(Note 26)

    

(Receive)

    

Pay

    

Other

    

(Receive)

    

Pay

    

Total

2024

$

3,126

$

111

$

4,408

$

685

$

(1,271)

$

1,267

$

$

(572)

$

578

$

8,332

2025

 

164

 

2,027

547

(219)

207

1

 

 

2,727

2026

 

93

 

2,378

416

(215)

206

1

 

 

2,879

2027

 

152

 

2,383

331

(1,657)

1,653

1

 

 

2,863

2028

 

43

 

3,388

202

(567)

576

 

 

3,642

2029-2033

10,092

503

(1,702)

1,662

10,555

Thereafter

 

 

12,018

323

(2,778)

2,734

 

 

12,297

Total

$

3,578

$

111

$

36,694

$

3,007

$

(8,409)

$

8,305

$

3

$

(572)

$

578

$

43,295

 

  

  

Total

$

39,597

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

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 and, if applicable, currency exchange rates in effect as at December 31, 2023.
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, 2023. 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.

(c)

Market risks

Net income and other comprehensive income for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, could have varied if the Canadian dollar: U.S. dollar exchange rate, the U.S. dollar: European euro exchange rate, market interest rates and virtual power purchase agreement forward element valuation 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 the notional amounts of our derivative financial instruments as at the relevant 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 dates have been used in the calculations.

The sensitivity analysis of our exposure to wind discount risk and solar premium risk at the reporting date has been determined based upon a hypothetical change taking place at the relevant statement of financial position date. The notional amounts of the virtual power purchase agreements as at the relevant statement of financial position dates have been used in the calculations.

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June 30, 2024|17

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

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

Six-month periods ended June 30

Net income

Other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income 

(increase (decrease) in millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Reasonably possible changes in market risks 1

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

10% change in C$: US$ exchange rate

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Canadian dollar appreciates

$

(6)

$

(7)

$

115

$

121

$

109

$

114

Canadian dollar depreciates

$

6

$

7

$

(115)

$

(119)

$

(109)

$

(112)

10% change in US$: € exchange rate

U.S. dollar appreciates

$

14

$

12

$

(69)

$

(66)

$

(55)

$

(54)

U.S. dollar depreciates

$

(14)

$

(12)

$

69

$

66

$

55

$

54

25 basis point change in interest rates

Interest rates increase

Canadian interest rate

$

(6)

$

(8)

$

72

$

76

$

66

$

68

U.S. interest rate

$

$

$

(68)

$

(70)

$

(68)

$

(70)

Combined

$

(6)

$

(8)

$

4

$

6

$

(2)

$

(2)

Interest rates decrease

Canadian interest rate

$

6

$

8

$

(75)

$

(77)

$

(69)

$

(69)

U.S. interest rate

$

$

$

71

$

75

$

71

$

75

Combined

$

6

$

8

$

(4)

$

(2)

$

2

$

6

20 basis point change in wind discount

Wind discount increases

$

(36)

$

(39)

$

$

$

(36)

$

(39)

Wind discount decreases

$

36

$

39

$

$

$

36

$

39

20 basis point change in solar premium

Solar premium increases

$

22

$

24

$

$

$

22

$

24

Solar premium decreases

$

(22)

$

(24)

$

$

$

(22)

$

(24)

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.

18|June 30, 2024

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

(d)

Fair values

General

The carrying values of cash and temporary investments, accounts receivable, short-term obligations, short-term borrowings, accounts payable and certain provisions (including restructuring provisions) approximate their fair values due to the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The fair values are determined directly by reference to quoted market prices in active markets.

The fair values of our investment financial assets are based on quoted market prices in active markets or other clear and objective evidence of fair value.

The fair value of our long-term debt, excluding leases, is based on quoted market prices in active markets.

The fair values of the derivative financial instruments we use to manage our exposure to currency risk are estimated based on either quoted market prices in active markets for the same or similar financial instruments or the current rates offered to us for financial instruments of the same maturity, as well as discounted future cash flows determined using current rates for similar financial instruments of similar maturities subject to similar risks (such fair value estimates being largely based on the Canadian dollar: U.S. dollar forward exchange rate as at the statements of financial position dates). The fair values of the derivative financial instruments we use to manage our exposure to price risk associated with the purchase of electrical power are currently estimated using a discounted cash flow approach and are based on industry standard forecasts from EDC Associates Ltd. utilizing observable market data. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Level 3 derivative financial instruments were wind discount, reflecting 76% (December 31, 2023 – 77%) of the electrical power pool price, and solar premium, reflecting 108% (December 31, 2023 – 125%) of the electrical power pool price.

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June 30, 2024|19

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

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 ($ in millions except price or rate)

June 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

Maximum

Notional

Fair value 1 and

Price or

Maximum

Notional

Fair value 1 and 

Price or

    

Designation

    

maturity date

    

amount

    

carrying value

    

rate

    

maturity date

    

amount

    

carrying value

    

rate

Current derivative assets 2

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Derivatives used to manage currency risk associated with

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

U.S. dollar-denominated revenues

HFT 4

 

2024

$

14

$

US$1.00: ₱59

2024

$

111

$

2

US$1.00: ₱56

U.S. dollar-denominated purchases

HFH 3

2025

$

366

5

US$1.00: C$1.35

2024

$

47

US$1.00: C$1.31

U.S. dollar-denominated debt (Notes 22, 26(c))

HFH 3

 

2024

$

1,209

 

7

US$1.00: C$1.36

2024

$

118

 

1

US$1.00: C$1.31

European euro functional currency operations purchased with U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 7 (Note 26(e))

HFH 5

 

2028

$

45

 

20

1.00: US$1.09

2027

$

45

 

17

1.00: US$1.09

Derivatives used to manage interest rate risk associated with
Non-fixed rate credit facility amounts drawn (Note 26(e))

HFH 3

 

2028

$

12

 

3

3.5%

2024

$

11

 

2

3.5 %

Derivatives used to manage other price risk associated with
Purchase of electrical power

HFT 4

2047

$

10(0.4 TWh 8)

$31.18/ MWh 8

2047

$

25 (0.4 TWh 8)

14

$30.60/ MWh 8

  

 

 

  

$

35

 

$

36

Other long-term assets 2 (Note 20)

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Derivatives used to manage currency risk associated with

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 6 (Note 26(b))

HFH 3

 

2048

$

3,635

$

20

US$1.00: C$1.29

$

$

European euro functional currency operations purchased with U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 7 (Note 26(e))

HFH 5

2028

$

569

10

1.00: US$1.09

$

Derivatives used to manage interest rate risk associated with

Non-fixed rate credit facility amounts drawn (Note 26(e))

HFH 3

2028

$

206

1

3.5%

$

Derivatives used to manage other price risk associated with

Purchase of electrical power

HFT 4

2047

$

483(6.7 TWh 8)

90

$40.00/ MWh 8

2047

$

672 (6.9 TWh 8)

179

$39.52/ MWh 8

$

121

$

179

Current derivative liabilities 2

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Derivatives used to manage currency risk associated with

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

U.S. dollar-denominated revenues

HFT 4

 

2025

$

163

$

6

US$1.00: ₱57

2024

$

18

$

US$1.00: ₱55

U.S. dollar-denominated purchases

HFH 3

 

2025

$

31

 

US$1.00: C$1.36

2024

$

401

 

7

US$1.00: C$1.34

U.S. dollar-denominated debt (Notes 22, 26(c))

HFH 3

 

2024

$

1,623

 

1

US$1.00: C$1.37

2024

$

943

 

18

US$1.00: C$1.35

 

  

 

  

 

$

7

 

  

$

25

Other long-term liabilities 2 (Note 27)

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Derivatives used to manage currency risk associated with

 

  

  

 

  

U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 6 (Note 26(c))

HFH 3

 

2049

$

2,893

$

50

US$1.00: C$1.33

2049

$

6,610

$

176

US$1.00: C$1.31

European euro functional currency operations purchased with U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 7 (Note 26(e))

HFH 5

$

2027

$

591

13

1.00: US$1.09

Derivatives used to manage interest rate risk associated with

Non-fixed rate credit facility amounts drawn (Note 26(e))

HFH 3

$

2028

$

205

2

3.6%

 

  

 

  

 

  

$

50

$

191

20|June 30, 2024

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

1Fair value measured at the reporting date using significant other observable inputs (Level 2), except the fair value of virtual power purchase agreements (which we use to manage the price risk associated with the purchase of electrical power), which is measured at the reporting date using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy were as follows:

Six months

Periods ended June 30

    

2024

    

2023

Unrealized changes in virtual power purchase agreements forward element

Included in net income, excluding income taxes

$

(103)

$

(26)

Balance, beginning of period

193

193

Balance, end of period

$

90

$

167

2Caption reflects Consolidated statement of financial position line item where derivative financial instruments are presented. Derivative 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 June 30, 2024, the foreign currency basis spread included in the fair value of the derivative instruments, which is used for purposes of assessing hedge ineffectiveness, was $119 (December 31, 2023 – $163).
7We designate only the spot element as the hedging item. As at June 30, 2024, the foreign currency basis spread included in the fair value of the derivative instruments, which is used for purposes of assessing hedge ineffectiveness, was $3 (December 31, 2023 - $3).
8Terawatt hours (TWh) are 1x109 kilowatt hours and megawatt hours (MWh) are 1x103 kilowatt hours.

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)

June 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

Carrying

Carrying

    

value

    

Fair value

    

value

    

Fair value

Long-term debt, excluding leases (Note 26)

$

25,463

$

24,203

$

24,735

$

23,853

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

(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.

Amount of gain (loss)

 

recognized in other

 Gain (loss) reclassified from other comprehensive

comprehensive income

 income to income (effective portion) (Note 11)

(effective portion) (Note 11)

 Amount

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

Location

    

2024

    

2023

THREE-MONTH

Derivatives used to manage currency risk associated with

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

U.S. dollar-denominated purchases

$

5

$

10

 

Goods and services purchased

$

4

$

6

U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 1 Note 26(b)-(c)

12

(176)

Financing costs

56

(138)

Net investment in a foreign operation 2

12

Financing costs

6

(5)

29

 

(166)

 

 

66

 

(137)

Derivatives used to manage other market risks

Other

1

1

Financing costs

1

$

30

$

(165)

$

67

$

(137)

SIX-MONTH

Derivatives used to manage currency risk associated with

U.S. dollar-denominated purchases

$

15

$

(9)

Goods and services purchased

$

4

$

15

U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt 1 Note 26(b)-(c)

182

(151)

Financing costs

187

(138)

Net investment in a foreign operation 2

37

(21)

Financing costs

11

(11)

234

(181)

202

(134)

Derivatives used to manage other market risks

Other

 

6

 

 

Financing costs

 

2

 

$

240

$

(181)

 

  

$

204

$

(134)

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 six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, were $(23) (2023 - $10) and $(44) (2023 - $(8)), 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 six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, were $NIL (2023 – $1) and $NIL (2023 - $2), respectively,

22|June 30, 2024

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

The following table sets out the gains and losses included in Financing costs in the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income that arise from derivative instruments that are classified as held for trading and that are not designated as being in a hedging relationship.

Gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income 

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Derivatives used to manage currency risk

 

$

(5)

$

2

$

(6)

$

5

Unrealized changes in virtual power purchase agreements forward element

 

$

(37)

$

(7)

$

(103)

$

(26)

5

segment 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. We have embarked upon the modification of our internal and external reporting processes, systems and internal controls arising from the acquisition and ongoing integration of LifeWorks Inc. and correspondingly we are assessing our segmented reporting structure.

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 services, 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 TELUS digital experience segment (formerly the digitally-led customer experiences – TELUS International (DLCX) segment), 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, 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.

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June 30, 2024|23

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

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.

TELUS technology solutions

TELUS digital

Mobile

Fixed

Segment total

experience 1

Eliminations

Total

Three-month periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Operating revenues

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

External revenues

 

  

  

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Service 

$

1,758

$

1,748

$

1,918

$

1,887

$

3,676

$

3,635

$

666

$

723

$

$

$

4,342

$

4,358

Equipment

 

479

 

489

 

79

 

87

 

558

576

 

 

 

 

 

558

 

576

Revenues arising from contracts with customers

$

2,237

$

2,237

$

1,997

$

1,974

 

4,234

4,211

 

666

 

723

 

 

 

4,900

 

4,934

Other income (Note 7)

 

31

12

 

43

 

 

 

 

74

 

12

 

4,265

4,223

 

709

 

723

 

 

 

4,974

 

4,946

Intersegment revenues

 

3

4

 

227

 

173

 

(230)

 

(177)

 

 

$

4,268

$

4,227

$

936

$

896

$

(230)

$

(177)

$

4,974

$

4,946

EBITDA 2

$

1,522

$

1,457

$

166

$

131

$

(12)

$

$

1,676

$

1,588

Restructuring and other costs included in EBITDA (Note 16)

109

94

12

21

121

115

Adjusted EBITDA 2

$

1,631

$

1,551

$

178

$

152

$

(12)

$

$

1,797

$

1,703

Capital expenditures 3

$

663

$

773

$

40

$

34

$

(12)

$

$

691

$

807

Adjusted EBITDA
less capital
expenditures 2

$

968

$

778

$

138

$

118

$

$

$

1,106

$

896

Operating revenues – external and other income (above)

$

4,974

$

4,946

Goods and services purchased

1,825

1,790

Employee benefits expense

1,473

1,568

EBITDA (above)

1,676

1,588

Depreciation

608

598

Amortization of intangible assets

386

408

Operating income

682

582

Financing costs

382

323

Income before income taxes

$

300

$

259

24|June 30, 2024

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

TELUS technology solutions

TELUS digital

Mobile

Fixed

Segment total

experience 1

 

Eliminations

Total

Six-month periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Operating revenues

External revenues

Service

$

3,525

$

3,473

$

3,798

$

3,751

$

7,323

$

7,224

$

1,348

$

1,479

$

$

$

8,671

$

8,703

Equipment

939

 

978

 

156

 

178

 

1,095

1,156

 

 

 

 

 

1,095

 

1,156

Revenues arising from contracts with customers

$

4,464

$

4,451

$

3,954

$

3,929

 

8,418

8,380

 

1,348

 

1,479

 

 

 

9,766

 

9,859

Other income (Note 7)

 

58

51

 

82

 

 

 

 

140

 

51

 

8,476

8,431

 

1,430

 

1,479

 

 

 

9,906

 

9,910

Intersegment revenues

6

8

 

430

 

345

 

(436)

 

(353)

 

 

$

8,482

$

8,439

$

1,860

$

1,824

$

(436)

$

(353)

$

9,906

$

9,910

EBITDA 2

$

2,973

$

2,910

$

363

$

299

$

(22)

$

$

3,314

$

3,209

Restructuring and other costs included in EBITDA (Note 16)

317

235

22

39

339

274

Equity (income) related to real estate joint venture

(1)

(1)

Adjusted EBITDA 2

$

3,290

$

3,144

$

385

$

338

$

(22)

$

$

3,653

$

3,482

Capital expenditures 3

$

1,370

$

1,466

$

66

$

54

$

(20)

$

$

1,416

$

1,520

Adjusted EBITDA
less capital
expenditures 2

$

1,920

$

1,678

$

319

$

284

$

(2)

$

$

2,237

$

1,962

Operating revenues – external and other income (above)

$

9,906

    

$

9,910

Goods and services purchased

 

3,635

3,593

Employee benefits expense

 

2,957

3,108

EBITDA (above)

 

3,314

3,209

Depreciation

 

1,298

1,238

Amortization of intangible assets

 

759

790

Operating income

 

1,257

1,181

Financing costs

 

776

643

Income before income taxes

$

481

$

538

1The TELUS digital experience segment (formerly the 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, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures, because they are key measures that management uses to evaluate the performance of our business, and EBITDA is also utilized in determining compliance with certain debt covenants.
3See Note 31(a) for a reconciliation of capital asset additions, excluding spectrum licences, to cash payments for capital assets, excluding spectrum licences, reported in the Consolidated statements of cash flows.

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June 30, 2024|25

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 the 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.

June 30, 

December 31, 

As at (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

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

$

2,375

$

2,576

During the 12-month period ending two years hence

851

1,022

Thereafter

105

107

$

3,331

$

3,705

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 might 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

June 30, 

December 31, 

As at (millions)

    

Note

    

2024

    

2023

Customer accounts receivable

$

2,766

$

2,938

Accrued receivables – customer

562

480

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

4(a)

(107)

 

(103)

 

3,221

 

3,315

Accrued receivables – other

 

  

278

 

282

Accounts receivable – current

 

  

$

3,499

$

3,597

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

(c)Contract assets

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Balance, beginning of period

$

867

$

879

$

898

$

908

Net additions arising from operations

375

368

728

718

Amounts billed in the period and thus reclassified to accounts receivable

(399)

(394)

(789)

(775)

Change in impairment allowance, net (Note 4(a))

(1)

1

4

2

Other

1

3

2

4

Balance, end of period

$

843

$

857

$

843

$

857

To be billed and thus reclassified to accounts receivable during:

The 12-month period ending one year hence

$

564

$

567

The 12-month period ending two years hence

227

236

Thereafter

52

54

Balance, end of period

$

843

$

857

Reconciliation of contract assets presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position – current

Gross contract assets

$

564

$

567

Reclassification to contract liabilities of contracts with contract assets less than contract liabilities (Note 24)

 

(15)

(14)

Reclassification from contract liabilities of contracts with contract liabilities less than contract assets (Note 24)

 

(127)

(126)

$

422

$

427

7other income

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Government assistance

$

4

$

9

 

$

4

$

10

Other sublet revenue (Note 19)

2

2

3

3

Investment income (loss), gain (loss) on disposal of assets and other

23

(4)

47

(7)

Interest income (Note 21(a))

 

1

2

 

3

4

Changes in provisions related to business combinations (Note 25)

 

44

3

 

83

41

$

74

$

12

 

$

140

$

51

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June 30, 2024|27

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

8

employee benefits expense

    

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Employee benefits expense – gross

  

  

  

Wages and salaries

$

1,402

$

1,492

$

2,790

$

3,012

Share-based compensation 1 (Note 14)

50

44

84

98

Pensions – defined benefit (Note 15(a))

17

16

34

31

Pensions – defined contribution (Note 15(b))

32

35

59

63

Restructuring costs 1 (Note 16(a))

79

95

199

143

Employee health and other benefits

60

82

127

137

1,640

1,764

3,293

3,484

Capitalized internal labour costs, net

Contract acquisition costs (Note 20)

Capitalized

(18)

(23)

(46)

(39)

Amortized

23

23

46

46

Contract fulfilment costs (Note 20)

Capitalized

(9)

(7)

(16)

(11)

Amortized

3

4

1

Property, plant and equipment

(78)

(98)

(167)

(198)

Intangible assets subject to amortization

(88)

(91)

(157)

(175)

(167)

(196)

(336)

(376)

$

1,473

$

1,568

$

2,957

$

3,108

1For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, $NIL (2023 – $(2)) and $4 (2023 – $NIL), respectively, of share-based compensation in the TELUS technology solutions segment was included in restructuring costs.

9

financing costs

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Interest expense

Long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities – gross

$

298

$

270

 

$

595

$

533

Long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities – capitalized 1

 

(4)

 

(1)

 

(4)

(3)

Long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities

294

269

591

530

Lease liabilities (Note 19)

40

 

31

 

80

59

Short-term borrowings and other

 

9

 

9

 

10

12

Accretion on provisions (Note 25)

7

7

15

15

350

 

316

 

696

616

Employee defined benefit plans net interest (Note 15)

 

2

 

2

 

4

4

Foreign exchange

3

 

 

(6)

4

Unrealized changes in virtual power purchase agreements forward element

37

7

103

26

392

 

325

 

797

650

Interest income

(10)

 

(2)

 

(21)

(7)

$

382

$

323

 

$

776

$

643

Net interest cost (Note 3)

$

673

$

616

Interest expense on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities – capitalized 1

(4)

(3)

Employee defined benefit plans net interest

4

4

Unrealized changes in virtual power purchase agreements forward element

103

26

$

776

$

643

1Interest on long-term debt, excluding lease liabilities, at a composite rate of 5.3% (2023 - 3.1%) was capitalized to intangible assets with indefinite lives during the period.

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

10

income taxes

Expense composition and rate reconciliation

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Current income tax expense

For the current reporting period

$

155

$

118

$

293

$

265

Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods

(6)

(19)

(6)

(18)

Pillar Two global minimum tax

1

149

99

288

247

Deferred income tax expense

Arising from the origination and reversal of temporary differences

(70)

(42)

(168)

(135)

Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods

6

6

(70)

(36)

(168)

(129)

$

79

$

63

$

120

$

118

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 June 30 ($ in millions)

    

2024

    

2023

Income taxes computed at applicable statutory rates

$

72

    

23.8

%  

$

62

    

24.2

%

Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods

(6)

(2.0)

(13)

(5.3)

(Non-taxable) non-deductible amounts, net

4

1.3

2

0.8

Withholding and other taxes

12

4.0

2

0.8

Losses not recognized

2

0.7

5

1.9

Foreign tax differential

(2)

(0.7)

4

1.5

Other

 

(3)

 

(0.8)

 

1

 

0.4

Income tax expense per Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income

$

79

 

26.3

%  

$

63

 

24.3

%

Six-month periods ended June 30 ($ in millions)

2024

2023

Income taxes computed at applicable statutory rates

$

113

    

23.5

%  

$

125

23.3

%

Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods

(6)

(1.2)

(12)

(2.2)

Pillar Two global minimum tax

1

0.2

(Non-taxable) non-deductible amounts, net

(7)

(1.6)

(7)

(1.3)

Withholding and other taxes

19

4.0

9

1.7

Losses not recognized

3

0.6

8

1.5

Foreign tax differential

(3)

(0.6)

(7)

(1.3)

Other

 

2

0.3

Income tax expense per Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income

$

120

 

24.9

%  

$

118

 

22.0

%

We are subject to the global minimum top-up income tax under Pillar Two tax legislation. The top-up income tax relates primarily to our operations in Bulgaria and Ireland, where the statutory income tax rates are 10% and 12.5%, respectively. During the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized a current income tax expense of $NIL and $1 million, respectively, related to the Pillar Two tax.

We have applied a temporary mandatory relief from deferred income tax accounting for the impacts of the top-up income tax and it is recognized as a current income tax in the period it is incurred.

As at June 30, 2024, both Bulgaria and Ireland have enacted global minimum income tax into domestic tax legislation effective January 1, 2024. As a result, our Bulgarian and Irish subsidiaries will be liable for the top-up income tax rather than the ultimate Canadian parent company.

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June 30, 2024|29

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

11

other comprehensive income

Item never

Item never

reclassified to

reclassified to

Items that may subsequently be reclassified to income

 income

 income

Change in unrealized fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (Note 4(e))

Derivatives used to manage currency risk

Derivatives used to manage other market risks

Cumulative

Change in

Prior period

Prior period

foreign

measurement

Employee

Gains

(gains) losses

Gains

(gains) losses

currency

of investment

Accumulated

defined benefit

(losses)

 

reclassified to

(losses)

reclassified to

translation

financial

other

plan

Other

(millions)

  

arising

  

net income

  

Total

  

arising

  

net income

  

Total

  

Total

  

adjustment

  

assets

  

comprehensive income

  

re-measure-ments

  

comprehensive income

Balance as at April 1, 2023

$

(38)

$

(4)

$

(42)

$

97

$

84

$

139

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Amount arising

$

(166)

$

137

 

(29)

$

1

$

1

(28)

 

(66)

 

(3)

 

(97)

$

5

$

(92)

Income taxes

$

(31)

$

19

 

(12)

$

$

(12)

 

 

(1)

 

(13)

 

2

 

(11)

Net

 

(17)

1

(16)

 

(66)

 

(2)

 

(84)

$

3

$

(81)

Balance as at June 30, 2023

$

(55)

$

(3)

$

(58)

$

31

$

82

$

55

 

 

  

Balance as at April 1, 2024

$

(102)

$

1

$

(101)

$

60

$

79

$

38

Other comprehensive income (loss)

Amount arising

$

29

$

(66)

(37)

$

1

$

(1)

(37)

17

(6)

(26)

$

22

$

(4)

Income taxes

$

(2)

$

(8)

(10)

$

1

$

(1)

(10)

(2)

(12)

6

(6)

Net

(27)

(27)

17

(4)

(14)

$

16

$

2

Balance as at June 30, 2024

$

(129)

$

1

$

(128)

$

77

$

75

$

24

Balance as at January 1, 2023

$

(20)

$

(3)

$

(23)

$

66

$

90

$

133

Other comprehensive income (loss)

Amount arising

$

(181)

$

134

(47)

$

$

(47)

(35)

(10)

(92)

$

(1)

$

(93)

Income taxes

$

(32)

$

20

(12)

$

$

(12)

(2)

(14)

(14)

Net

(35)

(35)

(35)

(8)

(78)

$

(1)

$

(79)

Balance as at June 30, 2023

$

(55)

$

(3)

$

(58)

$

31

$

82

$

55

Balance as at January 1, 2024

$

(158)

$

(2)

$

(160)

$

36

$

78

$

(46)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

Amount arising

$

234

$

(202)

32

$

6

$

(2)

4

36

41

(4)

73

$

69

$

142

Income taxes

$

32

$

(29)

3

$

2

$

(1)

1

4

(1)

3

18

21

Net

29

3

32

41

(3)

70

$

51

$

121

Balance as at June 30, 2024

$

(129)

$

1

$

(128)

$

77

$

75

$

24

Attributable to:

Common Shares

$

(4)

Non-controlling interests

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

28

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

$

24

 

  

 

  

30|June 30, 2024

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

12

per 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

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Basic total weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding

    

1,482

1,447

1,479

 

1,443

Effect of dilutive securities — Restricted share units

4

5

4

4

Diluted total weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding

 

1,486

1,452

1,483

 

1,447

For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, no outstanding equity-settled restricted share unit awards were excluded in the calculation of diluted income per Common Share. For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, approximately 1 million (2023 - NIL) and 1 million (2023 - NIL), respectively, TELUS Corporation share option awards were excluded in the calculation of diluted income per Common Share.

13

dividends per share

(a)

TELUS Corporation Common Share dividends declared

Six-month periods ended June 30

(millions except per share amounts)

TELUS Corporation

Declared

Paid to

Common Share dividends

    

Effective

    

Per share

    

shareholders

    

Total

2024

Quarter 1 dividend

 

Mar. 11, 2024

$

0.3761

 

Apr. 1, 2024

$

554

Quarter 2 dividend

 

Jun. 10, 2024

 

0.3891

 

July 2, 2024

577

$

0.7652

$

1,131

2023

Quarter 1 dividend

Mar. 10, 2023

$

0.3511

Apr. 3, 2023

$

506

Quarter 2 dividend

June 8, 2023

0.3636

July 4, 2023

526

 

  

$

0.7147

 

  

$

1,032

On August 1, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3891 per share on issued and outstanding TELUS Corporation Common Shares payable on October 1, 2024, to holders of record at the close of business on September 10, 2024. 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 September 10, 2024.

(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 six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, of $179 million (2023 - $175 million) and $289 million (2023 - $348 million), respectively, were to be reinvested in TELUS Corporation Common Shares.

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June 30, 2024|31

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

14

share-based compensation

(a)

Details of share-based compensation expense

Included in Employee benefits expense in the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income, and in Cash provided by operating activities in the Consolidated statements of cash flows, are the share-based compensation amounts set out in the accompanying table.

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

2024

2023

Associated

Statement

Associated

Statement

Employee

operating

of cash

Employee

operating

of cash

benefits

cash

flows

benefits

cash

flows

    

Note

    

expense 1

    

outflows

    

adjustment

    

expense

    

outflows

    

adjustment

THREE-MONTH

Restricted share units

(b)

$

42

$

(3)

$

39

$

30

$

$

30

Employee share purchase plan

(c)

8

(8)

 

12

 

(12)

 

$

50

$

(11)

$

39

$

42

$

(12)

$

30

TELUS technology solutions

$

37

$

(9)

$

28

$

39

$

(12)

$

27

TELUS digital experience

13

(2)

11

3

3

$

50

$

(11)

$

39

$

42

$

(12)

$

30

SIX-MONTH

Restricted share units

(b)

$

72

$

(6)

$

66

$

74

$

(2)

$

72

Employee share purchase plan

(c)

16

(16)

 

23

 

(23)

 

Share option awards

(d)

1

1

$

88

$

(22)

$

66

$

98

$

(25)

$

73

TELUS technology solutions

$

73

$

(18)

$

55

$

76

$

(24)

$

52

TELUS digital experience

15

(4)

11

22

(1)

21

$

88

$

(22)

$

66

$

98

$

(25)

$

73

1Within employee benefits expense (see Note 8) for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, restricted share units expense of $42 (2023 – $32) and $68 (2023 – $74), respectively, is presented as share-based compensation expense and the balance is included in restructuring costs (see Note 16) of the TELUS technology solutions 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. Reflecting a variable payout, we estimate the fair value of the notional subset of our restricted share units affected by the relative total shareholder return performance condition using a Monte Carlo simulation. Grants of restricted share units in 2024 and 2023 are accounted for as equity-settled, as that was the expected manner of their settlement when granted.

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

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

    

June 30, 

    

December 31, 

As at

2024

2023

Restricted share units without market performance conditions

 

  

 

  

Restricted share units with service conditions only

9,348,363

 

5,769,038

Notional subset affected by non-market performance conditions

735,577

 

429,281

10,083,940

 

6,198,319

Restricted share units with market performance conditions

 

Notional subset affected by relative total shareholder return performance condition

2,021,139

 

1,191,563

Number of non-vested restricted share units

12,105,079

 

7,389,882

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

Number of restricted

Weighted

share units 1

average

grant-date

    

Non-vested

    

Vested

    

fair value

THREE-MONTH PERIOD

Outstanding, April 1, 2024

Non-vested

10,079,801

$

26.70

Vested

32,745

$

24.40

Granted

 

Initial award

62,899

$

22.21

In lieu of dividends

175,316

570

$

21.06

Vested

(57,877)

57,877

$

26.69

Settled – in cash

(57,876)

$

26.69

Forfeited

(176,199)

$

27.11

Outstanding, June 30, 2024

Non-vested

10,083,940

$

26.70

Vested

33,316

$

28.83

SIX-MONTH PERIOD

Outstanding, January 1, 2024

 

  

 

  

 

  

Non-vested

 

6,198,319

$

28.68

Vested

 

32,521

$

28.97

Granted

 

 

Initial award

4,083,914

$

24.06

In lieu of dividends

274,081

1,092

$

21.92

Vested

(117,986)

117,986

$

24.70

Settled – in cash

(118,283)

$

24.71

Forfeited

(354,388)

$

26.44

Outstanding, June 30, 2024

Non-vested

10,083,940

$

26.70

Vested

33,316

$

28.83

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

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June 30, 2024|33

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

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. A subset of the TELUS International (Cda) Inc. restricted share units have a variable payout (0% – 200%) that depends upon TELUS International (Cda) Inc. financial performance (with a weighting of 50%) and the total shareholder return of TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subordinate voting shares relative to an international peer group of customer experience and digital IT services companies (with a weighting of 50%). A second subset of the TELUS International (Cda) Inc. restricted share units have a variable payout (0% - 300%) that depends upon the financial performance of certain TELUS Digital Experience products and services. The grant-date fair value of the notional subset of our restricted share units affected by financial performance conditions equals the fair market value of the corresponding subordinate voting shares at the grant date. Reflecting a variable payout, we estimate the fair value of the notional subset of our restricted share units affected by the relative total shareholder return performance condition using a Monte Carlo simulation. Grants of restricted share units in 2024 and 2023 are accounted for as equity-settled, as that was the expected manner of their settlement when granted.

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

  

Number of restricted

  

Weighted

share units

average

grant-date

    

Non-vested

Vested

    

fair value

THREE-MONTH PERIOD

Outstanding, April 1, 2024

5,238,584

US$

13.38

Granted – initial award

9,333,403

US$

5.82

Vested

(353,945)

353,945

US$

16.83

Settled in equity

(353,945)

US$

16.83

Forfeited

(262,797)

US$

23.01

Outstanding, June 30, 2024

13,955,245

US$

8.05

SIX-MONTH PERIOD

Outstanding, January 1, 2024

2,615,746

    

US$

21.36

Granted – initial award

12,594,420

39,116

US$

6.64

Vested

(788,303)

788,303

US$

20.59

Settled in equity

(827,419)

US$

20.03

Forfeited

(466,618)

US$

23.31

Outstanding, June 30, 2024

13,955,245

US$

8.05

(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, dividends declared thereon during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, of $14 million (2023 - $13 million) and $27 million (2023 - $26 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 date of grant.

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.

34|June 30, 2024

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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 June 30, 2024

Three months

Six months

Number of

Weighted

Number of

Weighted

share

average share

share

average share

    

options

    

option price 1

    

options

    

option price 1

Outstanding, beginning of period

1,690,001

$

22.38

1,778,901

$

22.35

Exercised 2

(6,000)

$

21.25

(64,200)

$

21.35

Forfeited

 

(62,700)

$

21.79

 

(93,400)

$

21.97

Outstanding, end of period

1,621,301

$

22.41

1,621,301

$

22.41

Exercisable, end of period

 

1,621,001

$

22.41

1The weighted average remaining contractual life is 3.0 years.
2For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, the weighted average price at the dates of exercise were $22.31 and $23.76, respectively.

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 appreciation in the TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subordinate voting share price. 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 June 30, 2024

Three months

Six months

Number of

Weighted

Number of

Weighted

share

average share

share

average share

    

options

    

option price 1

    

options

    

option price 1

Outstanding, beginning of period

2,452,934

US$

9.89

2,536,783

US$

10.39

Forfeited

US$

(83,849)

US$

25.00

Outstanding, end of period

2,452,934

US$

9.89

2,452,934

US$

9.89

Exercisable, end of period

2,363,846

US$

9.32

1For 2,096,582 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 2.5 years; for the balance of share options, the price is US$25.00 and the weighted average remaining contractual life is 6.7 years.

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June 30, 2024|35

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 June 30

2024

2023

 

 

Defined benefit

 

 

 

Defined benefit

 

obligations

 

 

obligations

(millions)

    

Note

    

Plan assets

    

accrued 1

    

Net

    

Plan assets

    

accrued 1

    

Net

Employee benefits expense

8

Benefits earned for current service

$

$

(20)

$

$

(20)

 

Benefits earned for past service

(1)

Employees’ contributions

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

Administrative fees

 

(1)

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

 

4

 

(21)

$

(17)

 

4

(20)

$

(16)

Financing costs

9

Notional income on plan assets 2 and interest on defined benefit obligations accrued

105

(96)

109

(100)

Interest effect on asset ceiling limit

(11)

(11)

94

(96)

(2)

98

(100)

(2)

DEFINED BENEFIT (COST) INCLUDED IN NET INCOME 3

(19)

(18)

Other comprehensive income

11

Difference between actual results and estimated plan assumptions 4

(3)

8

Changes in plan financial assumptions 5

92

(9)

Changes in the effect of limiting net defined benefit plan assets to the asset ceiling

 

(67)

 

 

6

 

 

(70)

92

22

14

(9)

5

DEFINED BENEFIT (COST) INCLUDED IN COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 3

$

3

$

(13)

36|June 30, 2024

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

Six-month periods ended June 30

2024

2023

Defined benefit

Defined benefit

obligations

obligations

(millions)

    

Note

    

Plan assets

    

accrued 1

    

Net

    

Plan assets

    

accrued 1

    

Net

Employee benefits expense

8

Benefits earned for current service

$

$

(40)

$

$

(38)

Benefits earned for past service

(1)

Employees’ contributions

9

9

Administrative fees

(2)

(2)

7

(41)

$

(34)

7

(38)

$

(31)

Financing costs

9

Notional income on plan assets 2 and interest on defined benefit obligations accrued

210

(193)

219

(200)

Interest effect on asset ceiling limit

(21)

(23)

189

(193)

(4)

196

(200)

(4)

DEFINED BENEFIT (COST) INCLUDED IN NET INCOME 3

(38)

(35)

Other comprehensive income

11

Difference between actual results and estimated plan assumptions 4

(5)

234

Changes in plan financial assumptions 5

327

(200)

Changes in the effect of limiting net defined benefit plan assets to the asset ceiling

 

(253)

 

 

 

(35)

 

 

(258)

327

69

199

(200)

(1)

DEFINED BENEFIT (COST) INCLUDED IN COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 3

31

(36)

AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES CASH FLOWS

Employer contributions

14

14

16

16

BENEFITS PAID BY PLANS

(234)

234

(234)

234

PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES 6

Change in period

(282)

327

45

184

(204)

(20)

Balance, beginning of period

8,352

(8,489)

(137)

7,990

(8,075)

(85)

Balance, end of period

$

8,070

$

(8,162)

$

(92)

$

8,174

$

(8,279)

$

(105)

FUNDED STATUS – PLAN SURPLUS (DEFICIT)

Pension plans that have plan assets in excess of defined benefit obligations accrued 7

20

$

8,061

$

(7,740)

$

321

$

7,349

$

(7,042)

$

307

Pension plans that have defined benefit obligations accrued in excess of plan assets 8

Funded

9

(210)

(201)

825

(1,029)

(204)

Unfunded

(212)

(212)

(208)

(208)

27

9

(422)

(413)

825

(1,237)

(412)

$

8,070

$

(8,162)

$

(92)

$

8,174

$

(8,279)

$

(105)

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, as at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year for both.
5The discount rate used to measure the defined benefit obligations accrued at June 30, 2024, was 4.97% (December 31, 2023 – 4.65%).
6Effect of asset ceiling limit at June 30, 2024, was $1,188 (December 31, 2023 - $914).
7Presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position as Other long-term assets
8Presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position as Other long-term liabilities.

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(unaudited)

(b)Defined contribution plans – expense

Our total defined contribution pension plan costs included as Employee benefits expense in the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income are the amounts set out as follows:

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Union pension plan and public service pension plan contributions

$

3

$

4

$

6

$

8

Other defined contribution pension plans

 

29

 

31

 

53

 

55

$

32

$

35

$

59

$

63

16

restructuring 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; and adverse retrospective regulatory decisions.

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

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Restructuring 1 (b)

Goods and services purchased

$

41

$

9

$

138

$

51

Employee benefits expense

 

79

 

95

 

199

 

143

120

104

337

194

Other (c)

Goods and services purchased

1

4

2

6

Employee benefits expense

7

74

1

11

2

80

Total

Goods and services purchased

42

13

140

57

Employee benefits expense

79

102

199

217

$

121

$

115

$

339

$

274

1For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, excludes real estate rationalization-related restructuring impairments of property, plant and equipment of $31 (2023 – $NIL) and $99 (2023 – $52), respectively, which are included in depreciation.

(b)

Restructuring provisions

Employee-related provisions and other provisions, as presented in Note 25, include amounts in respect of restructuring activities. In 2024, 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 six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, incremental external costs were incurred in connection with business acquisitions. 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.

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(unaudited)

17

property, plant and equipment

Owned assets

Right-of-use lease assets (Note 19)

    

    

Buildings and

    

Computer

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

Network

leasehold

hardware

Assets under

Network

Real

(millions)

assets

improvements

and other

Land

construction

Total

assets

estate

Other

Total

Total

AT COST

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Balance as at January 1, 2024

$

37,154

$

3,830

$

1,842

 $

83

$

689

$

43,598

$

1,308

$

2,386

$

116

 $

3,810

$

47,408

Additions

 

461

 

14

 

20

 

 

424

 

919

 

211

 

175

 

21

 

407

 

1,326

Additions arising from business acquisitions

1

1

1

1

2

Assets under construction put into service

227

21

31

(279)

Dispositions, retirements and other

(971)

(96)

(94)

(1,161)

(21)

(19)

(40)

(1,201)

Net foreign exchange differences

2

6

13

21

15

15

36

Balance as at June 30, 2024

$

36,873

$

3,775

$

1,813

$

83

$

834

$

43,378

$

1,519

$

2,556

$

118

$

4,193

$

47,571

ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balance as at January 1, 2024

$

25,254

$

2,404

$

1,226

$

$

$

28,884

$

172

$

1,056

$

48

$

1,276

$

30,160

Depreciation 1

 

784

 

95

 

98

 

 

 

977

 

92

 

219

 

10

 

321

 

1,298

Dispositions, retirements and other

 

(986)

 

(67)

 

(48)

 

 

 

(1,101)

 

(1)

 

(19)

 

(11)

 

(31)

 

(1,132)

Net foreign exchange differences

2

3

8

13

6

6

19

Balance as at June 30, 2024

$

25,054

$

2,435

$

1,284

$

$

$

28,773

$

263

$

1,262

$

47

$

1,572

$

30,345

NET BOOK VALUE

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Balance as at December 31, 2023

$

11,900

$

1,426

$

616

$

83

$

689

$

14,714

$

1,136

$

1,330

$

68

$

2,534

$

17,248

Balance as at June 30, 2024

$

11,819

$

1,340

$

529

$

83

$

834

$

14,605

$

1,256

$

1,294

$

71

$

2,621

$

17,226

1For six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, depreciation includes $97 in respect of impairment of real estate right-of-use lease assets.

As at June 30, 2024, our contractual commitments for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment totalled $271 million over a period ending December 31, 2027 (December 31, 2023 – $297 million over a period ending December 31, 2027).

18intangible assets and goodwill

(a)Intangible assets and goodwill, net

Intangible

assets with

Intangible assets subject to amortization

indefinite lives

 

Customer contracts,

Access to

Total

related customer

rights-of-way,

Assets

Total

intangible

relationships and

crowdsource assets

under

Spectrum

intangible

assets and

(millions)

    

Note

    

subscriber base

    

Software

    

 and other

    

construction

    

Total

    

licences

    

assets

    

Goodwill 1,2

    

goodwill

AT COST

Balance as at January 1, 2024

$

5,360

$

7,915

$

582

$

530

$

14,387

$

12,250

$

26,637

$

10,422

$

37,059

Additions

 

28

 

55

 

40

 

411

 

534

 

918

 

1,452

 

1,452

Additions arising from business acquisitions

(b)

 

85

 

13

 

3

 

 

101

 

 

101

 

151

252

Assets under construction put into service

383

(383)

Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest)

9

 

(2)

 

(243)

 

3

 

 

(242)

 

4

 

(238)

 

(238)

Net foreign exchange differences

 

61

 

1

 

10

 

 

72

 

 

72

 

64

136

Balance as at June 30, 2024

$

5,532

$

8,124

$

638

$

558

$

14,852

$

13,172

$

28,024

$

10,637

$

38,661

ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION

Balance as at January 1, 2024

$

1,533

$

5,136

$

247

$

$

6,916

$

$

6,916

$

364

$

7,280

Amortization

 

236

477

46

 

 

759

 

 

759

 

759

Dispositions, retirements and other

(5)

(248)

(10)

(263)

(263)

(263)

Net foreign exchange differences

 

11

3

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

14

Balance as at June 30, 2024

$

1,775

$

5,365

$

286

$

$

7,426

$

$

7,426

$

364

$

7,790

NET BOOK VALUE

Balance as at December 31, 2023

$

3,827

$

2,779

$

335

$

530

$

7,471

$

12,250

$

19,721

$

10,058

$

29,779

Balance as at June 30, 2024

$

3,757

$

2,759

$

352

$

558

$

7,426

$

13,172

$

20,598

$

10,273

$

30,871

1Accumulated amortization of goodwill is amortization recorded prior to 2002; there are no accumulated impairment losses in the accumulated amortization of goodwill.

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2

As at June 30, 2024, relevant events and circumstances were such that it was considered appropriate to test the carrying value of the TELUS digital experience cash-generating unit (formerly the Digitally-led customer experiences – TELUS International cash-generating unit) goodwill. As at June 30, 2024, the recoverable amount of the TELUS digital experience cash-generating unit was in excess of its carrying amount by approximately $100 million (approximately 2% of its carrying amount). Such recoverable amount was determined based on a fair value less costs of disposal method (such method categorized as a Level 3 fair value measure) and used a discount rate of 9.9%, a perpetual growth rate of 3.0% and cash flow projections through the end of 2029. We validated the results of the recoverable amount through a market-comparable approach and an analytical review of industry facts and facts that are specific to us.

The fair value less costs of disposal method uses discounted cash flow projections that employ the following key assumptions: future cash flows and growth projections; associated economic risk assumptions and estimates of the likelihood of achieving key operating metrics and drivers; and the future weighted average cost of capital. Had growth projections declined in the projection period by more than trivial amounts, or if the discount rate increased by more than a trivial amount, the June 30, 2024, estimate of the recoverable amount of the TELUS digital experience cash-generating unit would be less than its carrying amount; we believe that any reasonably possible change in other key assumptions on which our calculation of the recoverable amount of the TELUS digital experience cash-generating unit is based would not cause its carrying value to exceed its recoverable amount. If the future were to adversely differ from management’s best estimates for the key assumptions and associated cash flows were to be materially adversely affected, we could potentially experience future material impairment charges in respect of the TELUS digital experience cash-generating unit’s goodwill.

As at June 30, 2024, our contractual commitments for the acquisition of intangible assets totalled $24 million over a period ending December 31, 2026 (December 31, 2023 – $25 million over a period ending December 31, 2026).

The Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada 3800 MHz band spectrum auction occurred during the period from October 24, 2023, through November 24, 2023. We were the successful auction participant for 1,430 spectrum licences with a total purchase price of $620 million. In accordance with the auction terms, 20% ($124 million) was remitted to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada on its due date, January 17, 2024, while the remaining balance was paid on May 29, 2024. Until such time as Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada determines that we qualify as a radio communications carrier and comply with the Canadian Ownership and Control rules, we may not commercially use the licences.

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2024, we obtained the use of AWS-4 spectrum from the original licensee and we have accounted for it as an intangible asset with an indefinite life; such subordination of licences has been approved by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. The terms of payment for the use of the spectrum are such that an initial amount of $298 million has been accounted for as a long-term liability, as set out in Note 26(f).

(b)Business acquisitions

Individually immaterial transactions

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, we acquired 100% ownership of businesses that were 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 capacity of the businesses). A portion of the amounts assigned to goodwill may be deductible for income tax purposes.

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(unaudited)

Acquisition-date fair values

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

Individually

immaterial

(millions)

    

transactions 1

Assets

 

  

Current assets

 

  

Cash

$

4

Accounts receivable 2

 

11

Other

 

1

16

Non-current assets

Property plant and equipment

Owned assets

1

Right-of-use lease assets

1

Intangible assets subject to amortization 3

101

103

Total identifiable assets acquired

 

119

Liabilities

 

  

Current liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

8

Income and other taxes payable

15

Advance billings and customer deposits

 

15

Provisions

7

 

45

Non-current liabilities

 

  

Long-term debt

 

1

Deferred income taxes

 

22

 

23

Total liabilities assumed

 

68

Net identifiable assets acquired

 

51

Goodwill

 

151

Net assets acquired

$

202

Acquisition effected by way of:

 

Cash consideration

$

171

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

5

Provisions

 

19

Issue of TELUS Corporation Common Shares 4

7

$

202

1The purchase price allocation, primarily in respect of customer contracts, related customer relationships 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 a period of 10-15 years, and other intangible assets are expected to be amortized over a period of 5-15 years.
4The fair value of TELUS Corporation Common Shares was measured based upon market prices observed at the date of acquisition of control.

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(unaudited)

19

leases

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

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Income from subleasing right-of-use lease assets 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Co-location sublet revenue included in Operating revenues – service

$

5

$

5

$

9

$

9

Other sublet revenue included in Other income (Note 7)

$

2

$

2

$

3

$

3

Lease payments 1

$

193

$

159

$

413

$

319

1In the Consolidated statements of cash flows the principal component of lease payments is included in Cash provided (used) by financing activities (see Note 31(b)) and the interest component of lease payments is included in Interest paid.

20

other long-term assets

    

    

June 30, 

    

December 31, 

As at (millions)

    

Note

    

2024

    

2023

Pension assets

 

15

$

321

$

316

Unbilled customer finance receivables

4(a)

570

637

Derivative assets

4(d)

121

179

Deferred income taxes

41

38

Costs incurred to obtain or fulfill contracts with customers

 

 

252

 

218

Real estate joint venture advances

21(a)

94

94

Investments in real estate joint ventures

21(a)

117

50

Investments in associates

21(b)

209

232

Portfolio investments 1

At fair value through net income

53

42

At fair value through other comprehensive income

558

502

Prepaid maintenance

 

 

43

 

46

Refundable security deposits and other

140

139

 

  

$

2,519

$

2,493

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

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(unaudited)

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

Costs incurred to

    

Obtain

    

    

contracts with

Fulfill contracts

(millions)

customers

 with customers

Total

Balance as at April 1, 2024

$

493

$

45

$

538

Additions

113

9

122

Amortization

 

(85)

 

(3)

 

(88)

Balance as at June 30, 2024

$

521

$

51

$

572

Balance as at January 1, 2024

$

476

$

39

$

515

Additions

 

211

 

17

 

228

Amortization

(166)

(5)

(171)

Balance as at June 30, 2024

$

521

$

51

$

572

Current 1

$

307

$

13

$

320

Non-current

214

38

252

$

521

$

51

$

572

1Presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position as Prepaid expenses.

21

real estate joint ventures and investments in associates

(a)

Real estate joint ventures

In 2013, we partnered, as equals, with two arm’s-length parties in TELUS Sky, a residential and commercial real estate redevelopment project in Calgary, Alberta. The new-build tower, completed in 2020, was built to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum standard for the commercial portion and the Gold standard for the residential portion. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the TELUS Sky real estate joint venture entered into an agreement to sell the income-producing properties and the related net assets to the venture partners; the two arm’s-length parties will purchase the residential parcel and we will purchase the commercial parcel. Timing for the closing of these sales and purchases is dependent upon timing for the subdivision of the parcels, as well as other customary closing conditions.

In 2024 and 2023, we partnered, as equals, with an arm’s-length party in real estate redevelopment projects in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Summarized financial information

    

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Revenue

 

$

6

$

7

$

13

 

$

13

Depreciation and amortization 1

$

$

2

$

$

4

Interest expense

$

2

$

2

$

5

$

5

Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) 2

$

(3)

$

(5)

$

(7)

$

(11)

1

Depreciation and amortization of the TELUS Sky investment property ceased upon its classification as held for sale.

2

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

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(unaudited)

June 30, 

December 31, 

As at (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

ASSETS

Current assets 

Cash and temporary investments, net

$

6

 

$

5

Other

 

29

 

29

 

35

 

34

Non-current assets

Investment property 1

 

324

 

326

Investment property under development

199

81

Promissory notes and other 2

205

90

728

497

$

763

 

$

531

LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

6

 

$

8

Construction credit facilities 1

282

282

288

290

Owners’ equity 

TELUS 2

 

224

 

108

Other partners 3

 

251

 

133

 

475

 

241

$

763

 

$

531

1Classified as held for sale as at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.

2

Other partners’ equity is gross of $195 (December 31, 2023 – $80) promissory notes issued to the joint ventures by the arm’s-length party in the real estate redevelopment projects in Vancouver, British Columbia; in the event of dissolution or other wind-up of the partnerships, the other partner’s equity will first be reduced by the promissory notes’ amounts outstanding when determining the equity of the joint ventures.The primary intended method of repayment of the promissory notes is through contribution of in-kind development costs, but may optionally include cash payments.

3

The equity amounts recorded by the real estate joint ventures 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 ventures.

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(unaudited)

Our real estate joint ventures activity

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

    

Loans and

    

(millions)

    

receivables 1

    

Equity 2

Balance as at April 1, 2023

$

114

$

(8)

Related to real estate joint ventures’ statements of income and other comprehensive income

 

  

 

  

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to us 3

(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)

2

 

Cash flows in the current reporting period

 

  

 

  

Construction credit facilities

Financing costs paid to us

(2)

 

Funds we advanced or contributed, excluding construction credit facilities

1

Balance as at June 30, 2023

$

114

$

(8)

Balance as at April 1, 2024

$

94

$

96

Related to real estate joint ventures’ statements of income and other comprehensive income

 

  

 

  

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to us 3

 

 

(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

Our real estate contributed

38

Deferred gains on our remaining interests in our real estate contributed

(19)

Cash flows in the current reporting period

Construction credit facilities

Financing costs paid to us

(1)

Funds we advanced or contributed, excluding construction credit facilities

3

Balance as at June 30, 2024

$

94

$

117

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

    

Loans and

    

(millions)

    

receivables 1

    

Equity 2

Balance as at January 1, 2023

$

114

$

(8)

Related to real estate joint ventures’ statements of income and other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to us 3

(2)

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)

 

4

 

Cash flows in the current reporting period

 

  

 

  

Construction credit facilities

 

Financing costs paid to us

 

(4)

 

Funds we advanced or contributed, excluding construction credit facilities

2

Balance as at June 30, 2023

$

114

$

(8)

Balance as at January 1, 2024 4

$

94

$

50

Related to real estate joint ventures’ statements of income and other comprehensive income

 

  

 

  

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to us 3

 

 

(2)

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)

3

Our real estate contributed

114

Deferred gains on our remaining interests in our real estate contributed

(51)

Cash flows in the current reporting period

Construction credit facilities

Financing costs paid to us

(3)

Funds we advanced or contributed, excluding construction credit facilities

6

Balance as at June 30, 2024

$

94

$

117

1Loans and receivables are included in our Consolidated statements of financial position as Other long-term assets (see Note 20) 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 and such interests are included in our Consolidated statements of financial position as Other long-term assets (see Note 20). As at June 30, 2023, 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 other long-term liabilities (see Note 27).
3As the real estate joint ventures are partnerships, no provision is made for income taxes in respect of the partners 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 six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, the TELUS Sky real estate joint venture recognized $2 million (2023 – $2 million) and $4 million (2023 – $4 million), respectively, of revenue from our office tenancy; of this amount, as at the statement of financial position date, one-third was due to our economic interest and two-thirds was due to our partners’ economic interests.

Construction credit facilities

The TELUS Sky real estate joint venture had a credit agreement, maturing October 1, 2024 (December 31, 2023 – July 12, 2025), with Canadian financial institutions and others (as 66-2/3% lenders) and TELUS Corporation (as 33-1/3% lender), that provides $282 million (December 31, 2023 – $282 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.

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

(b)Investments in associates

As set out in Note 20, our investments in associates are included in our Consolidated statements of financial position as Other long-term assets. As at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, we had an equity interest in Miovision Technologies Incorporated, an associate that is incorporated in Canada and 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 initial equity interest. Miovision Technologies Incorporated is developing a suite of hardware and cloud-based solutions that provide cities with the data and tools they need to reduce traffic congestion, make better urban planning decisions and improve safety on their roads. Our aggregate interests in other individually immaterial associates as at June 30, 2024, totalled $32 million (December 31, 2023 – $48 million).

Miovision Technologies Incorporated

 

June 30,

June 30,

December 31,

As at, or for the periods ended, ($ in millions)

2024

2023

2023

 

Statement of financial position 1

 

  

 

  

 

  

Current assets

$

91

$

109

Non-current assets

$

417

$

395

Current liabilities

$

32

$

40

Non-current liabilities

$

69

$

43

Net assets

$

407

$

421

Statement of income and other comprehensive income 1

 

  

 

  

 

  

THREE-MONTH

 

  

 

  

 

  

Revenue and other income

$

41

$

36

 

  

Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)

$

(8)

$

(6)

 

  

SIX-MONTH

 

  

 

  

 

  

Revenue and other income

$

73

$

53

 

  

Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)

$

(18)

$

(16)

 

  

Reconciliation of statement of financial position summary financial information to carrying amounts

 

  

 

  

 

  

Net assets (above)

$

407

$

421

Our interest

 

43.5

%  

 

43.5

%  

Our interest in net assets (our carrying amount)

$

177

$

184

1

As required by IFRS-IASB, this summarized information is not just our share of these amounts.

22

short-term borrowings

On May 22, 2024, we entered into an agreement with an arm’s-length securitization trust associated with a major Schedule I bank under which we are currently able to borrow, up to a maximum of $1.6 billion, secured by $2.0 billion of certain trade receivables and unbilled customer finance receivables; the term of this revolving period securitization agreement ends May 22, 2027, and requires minimum cash advances of $920 million. Funding under the agreement may be provided in either Canadian dollars or U.S. dollars. Foreign currency forward contracts are used to manage currency risk associated from funding denominated in U.S. dollars.

The new agreement replaced a previous agreement with an arm’s-length securitization trust associated with a major Schedule I bank under which we were able to sell an interest in certain trade receivables up to a maximum of $0.6 billion and which was otherwise due to end December 31, 2024. The previous securitization agreement required minimum cash proceeds of $100 million from monthly sales of interests in certain trade receivables. In the previous agreement, sales of trade receivables in securitization transactions were recognized as collateralized short-term borrowings and thus did not result in our de-recognition of the trade receivables sold. When we sold our trade receivables, we retained reserve accounts, which were retained interests in the securitized trade receivables, and servicing rights. As at December 31, 2023, we had sold to the current trust (but continued to recognize) trade receivables of $121 million.

Short-term borrowings of $1.0 billion (December 31, 2023 – $0.1 billion for the previous trust) are comprised of amounts advanced to us by the arm’s-length securitization trust ; all amounts advanced as at June 30, 2024, were denominated in U.S. dollars.

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

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

23

accounts payable and accrued liabilities

June 30, 

December 31, 

As at (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

Trade accounts payable 1

$

998

$

996

Accrued liabilities

1,341

1,342

Payroll and other employee-related liabilities

 

564

 

674

Interest payable

 

255

 

235

Indirect taxes payable and other

 

151

 

144

$

3,309

$

3,391

1The composition of trade accounts payable varies due to factors that include suppliers’ invoice timing, data processing cycle timing and the seasonal nature of some of business activities, as well as whether the statement of financial position date is a business day. Trade accounts payable represent future payments for invoices received in respect of both operating and capital activities, and may include amounts for assessed and self-assessed government remittances.

Initiated in 2023, we have a supply chain financing program that allows suppliers of qualifying trade accounts payable to choose to be paid in advance of industry-standard payment terms by an arm’s-length third party; in turn, we reimburse the arm’s-length third party for those payments when the trade accounts payable would otherwise have been due.

24

advance billings and customer deposits

June 30, 

December 31, 

As at (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

Advance billings

$

782

$

718

Deferred customer activation and connection fees

 

3

 

3

Customer deposits

 

15

 

15

Contract liabilities

800

736

Other

 

224

 

235

$

1,024

$

971

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

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

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Balance, beginning of period

$

1,023

$

965

$

974

$

914

Revenue deferred in previous period and recognized in current period

 

 

(647)

 

(661)

 

(631)

 

(625)

Net additions arising from operations

 

 

674

 

670

 

691

 

678

Additions arising from business acquisitions

 

 

(1)

 

 

15

 

7

Balance, end of period

 

$

1,049

$

974

$

1,049

$

974

Current

 

 

 

  

$

942

$

879

Non-current (Note 27)

 

 

 

  

 

 

Deferred revenues

 

 

 

  

 

103

 

89

Deferred customer activation and connection fees

 

 

 

  

 

4

 

6

 

 

 

  

$

1,049

$

974

Reconciliation of contract liabilities presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position – current

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Gross contract liabilities

 

 

 

  

$

942

$

879

Reclassification to contract assets of contracts with contract liabilities less than contract assets (Note 6(c))

 

 

 

  

 

(127)

 

(126)

Reclassification from contract assets of contracts with contract assets less than contract liabilities (Note 6(c))

 

 

 

  

 

(15)

 

(14)

 

 

 

  

$

800

$

739

25

provisions

    

    

    

Written put 

    

    

Asset

options and

retirement

Employee-

contingent

(millions)

Note

    

obligations 1

related 2

consideration 3

Other 2

Total

Balance as at April 1, 2024

$

379

$

157

$

247

$

246

$

1,029

Additions

 

 

81

 

 

60

 

141

Reversals

 

 

1

 

(43)

 

(10)

 

(52)

Uses

 

(3)

 

(121)

 

 

(27)

 

(151)

Interest effects 4

9

 

4

 

 

3

 

 

7

Effects of foreign exchange, net 4

3

3

Balance as at June 30, 2024

$

380

$

118

$

210

$

269

$

977

Balance as at January 1, 2024

$

378

$

219

$

276

$

188

$

1,061

Additions

 

 

194

 

 

176

 

370

Reversals

 

 

 

(82)

 

(10)

 

(92)

Uses

 

(6)

 

(295)

 

 

(85)

 

(386)

Interest effects 4

9

 

8

 

 

7

 

 

15

Effects of foreign exchange, net 4

9

9

Balance as at June 30, 2024

$

380

$

118

$

210

$

269

$

977

Current

$

19

$

114

$

$

110

$

243

Non-current

 

361

 

4

 

210

 

159

 

734

Balance as at June 30, 2024

$

380

$

118

$

210

$

269

$

977

1Additions and reversals for Asset retirement obligations are included in the Consolidated statements of financial position as Property, plant and equipment, net. Uses, to the extent that such items includes a flow of cash, are included net in Cash used by investing activities in the Consolidated statements of cash flows (see Note 31(a)).

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

2Generally, additions and reversals for Employee-related and Other are included in the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income as Employee benefits expense and Goods and services purchased, respectively. Uses, to the extent that such items include a flow of cash, are generally included net in Cash provided by operating activities in the Consolidated statements of cash flows.
3Additions and reversals for Written put options and contingent consideration are included in the Consolidated statements of financial position as Goodwill, net, and in the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income as Other income, respectively. Uses, to the extent that such items include a flow of cash, are included in Cash used by investing activities in the Consolidated statements of cash flows.
4Interest effects and Effects of foreign exchange, net, are included in the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income as Financing costs.

Asset retirement obligations

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

Our 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, 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; in some instances, settlement of the provision for written put options may include the use of equity instruments.

Other

The provisions for other include: legal claims; rationalization of real estate and other non-employee-related restructuring activities; and contract termination costs and onerous contracts related to business acquisitions. 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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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

26

long-term debt

(a)Details of long-term debt

    

    

June 30, 

    

December 31, 

As at (millions)

Note

2024

2023

Senior unsecured

TELUS Corporation senior notes

 

(b)

$

21,145

$

20,301

TELUS Corporation commercial paper

 

(c)

 

1,760

 

1,021

TELUS Corporation credit facilities

 

(d)

 

 

1,144

TELUS Communications Inc. debentures

200

200

Secured

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility

 

(e)

 

1,745

 

1,781

Other

(f)

613

288

25,463

24,735

Lease liabilities

 

(g)

2,688

2,614

Long-term debt

 

  

$

28,151

$

27,349

Current

 

  

$

3,334

$

3,994

Non-current

 

  

24,817

23,355

Long-term debt

$

28,151

$

27,349

(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 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.

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June 30, 2024|51

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

At any time prior to the respective maturity dates set out in the table below, the notes issued prior to September 2023 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; for notes issued subsequent to August 2023, the notice period is not fewer than 10 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 issued prior to September 2023 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; for notes issued subsequent to August 2023, the notice period is not fewer than 10 days’ and not more than 60 days’ prior notice. In addition, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be paid to the date fixed for redemption.

Redemption present

Principal face amount

value spread

    

    

    

    

Effective

    

    

    

Outstanding at

    

Issue

interest 

Originally

financial

Basis 

Cessation 

Series

Issued

Maturity

price

rate 1

issued

statement date

points 2

    

date

3.35% Notes, Series CK

 

April 2013

 

April 2024

$

994.35

 

3.41

%  

$

1.1

billion  

$

NIL

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 Notes 3

 

September 2016

 

February 2027

US$

991.89

 

2.89

%  

US$

600

million  

US$

600

million  

20

Nov. 16, 2026

3.70% U.S. Dollar Notes 3

 

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

4.80% Notes, Series CAO

February 2024

December 2028

$

998.95

4.83

%

$

700

million  

$

700

million  

28

Nov. 15, 2028

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

5.60% Notes, Series CAM

September 2023

September 2030

$

998.85

5.62

%  

$

500

million  

$

500

million  

46

July 9, 2030

2.05% Notes, Series CAD

October 2020

October 2030

$

997.93

2.07

%  

$

500

million  

$

500

million  

38

July 7, 2030

4.95% Notes, Series CAP

February 2024

February 2031

$

997.07

5.00

%  

$

600

million  

$

600

million  

34.5

Dec. 18, 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 3

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

4.95% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAJ

March 2023

March 2033

$

998.28

4.97

%  4

$

500

million

$

500

million

54.5

Dec. 28, 2032

5.75% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAK

September 2023

September 2033

$

997.82

5.78

%  4

$

850

million

$

850

million

52

June 8, 2033

5.10% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAN

February 2024

February 2034

$

996.44

5.15

%  4

$

500

million

$

500

million

38.5

Nov. 15, 2033

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

$

987.91

5

4.93

%  5

$

500

million 5

$

900

million 5

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

Multiple 6

March 2048

$

998.06

6

4.71

%  6

$

325

million 6

$

475

million 6

58.5

Sept. 6, 2047

4.60% U.S. Dollar Notes 3

June 2018

November 2048

US$

987.60

4.68

%  

US$

750

million  

US$

750

million  

25

May 16, 2048

4.30% U.S. Dollar Notes 3

May 2019

June 2049

US$

990.48

4.36

%

US$

500

million  

US$

500

million  

25

Dec. 15, 2048

3.95% Notes, Series CAB

Multiple 7

February 2050

$

997.54

7

3.97

%  7

$

400

million 7

$

800

million 7

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

5.95% Notes, Series CAL

September 2023

September 2053

$

992.67

6.00

%  

$

400

million

$

400

million  

61.5

Mar. 8, 2053

1The effective interest rate is that which the notes would yield to an initial debt holder if held to maturity and, in respect of sustainability-linked notes, no trigger events or MFN step-ups occur.
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.

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

3We have entered into foreign exchange derivatives (cross currency interest rate exchange agreements) that effectively convert the principal payments and interest obligations to Canadian dollar obligations as follows:

    

Canadian dollar

    

Interest rate 

equivalent

Exchange 

Series

    

fixed at

principal

    

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 maturities. 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 exceed the initial rate by more than the aggregate MFN step-up and trigger event limit, whether as a result of not obtaining a sustainability performance target verification assurance certificate and/or any targets provided for in 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

Aggregate

Redemption

Post-trigger

MFN step-up

interest accrual

event

and trigger

rate if certificate

Series

    

Fiscal year

    

Trigger date

    

interest rate

    

event limit

    

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

%

4.95% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAJ

2030

Mar. 28, 2031

5.70

%

1.50

%

5.70

%

5.75% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAK

2030

Apr. 30, 2031

6.35

%

1.20

%

6.35

%

5.10% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAN

2030

Feb. 15, 2031

5.60

%

1.00

%

5.60

%

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 in March 2018 at an issue price of $1,014.11 and an effective interest rate of 4.61%.
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%.

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(unaudited)

(c)

TELUS Corporation commercial paper

TELUS Corporation has an unsecured commercial paper program, which is backstopped by our revolving $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 equivalent amount at any one time of $2.1 billion (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 June 30, 2024, we had $1.8 billion (December 31, 2023 - $1.0 billion) of commercial paper outstanding, all of which was denominated in U.S. dollars (US$1.3 billion; December 31, 2023 - US$0.8 billion), with an effective average interest rate of 5.6%, maturing through December 2024.

(d)

TELUS Corporation credit facilities

As at June 30, 2024, TELUS Corporation had an unsecured revolving $2.75 billion bank credit facility, expiring on July 14, 2028 (unchanged from December 31, 2023), with a syndicate of financial institutions, which is to be used for general corporate purposes, including the backstopping of commercial paper.

As at June 30, 2024, TELUS Corporation had repaid an unsecured, non-revolving, syndicated $1.1 billion bank credit facility, which was to be used for general corporate purposes and that was to mature July 9, 2024; as at December 31, 2023, we had drawn $1.1 billion on the facility.

The TELUS Corporation credit facilities bear interest at prime rate, U.S. Dollar Base Rate, Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA) or term secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) (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.

    

June 30, 

    

December 31, 

As at (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

Net available

 

$

990

 

$

1,729

Backstop of commercial paper

1,760

1,021

Gross available revolving $2.75 billion bank credit facility

 

$

2,750

 

$

2,750

We had $61 million of letters of credit outstanding as at June 30, 2024 (December 31, 2023 – $60 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. Further, we had arranged $338 million of incremental letters of credit to allow us to participate in the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada 3800 MHz band spectrum auction that was held in October-November 2023, as discussed further in Note 18(a). Concurrent with funding the purchase of the spectrum licences, these incremental letters of credit were extinguished.

(e)

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility

As at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, TELUS International (Cda) Inc. had a credit facility, secured by its assets, expiring on January 3, 2028, with a syndicate of financial institutions, including TELUS Corporation. The credit facility is comprised of revolving components totalling US$800 million, with TELUS Corporation as approximately 7.2% lender, and amortizing term loan components totalling US$1.2 billion, with TELUS Corporation as approximately 7.2% lender. The credit facility is non-recourse to TELUS Corporation. The outstanding revolving components and term loan components had a weighted average interest rate of 7.4% as at June 30, 2024.

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

The TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility bears interest at prime rate, U.S. Dollar Base Rate or term secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) (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 3.75:1.00 through fiscal 2024, and 3.25:1.00 subsequently; and 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.

The term loan components are subject to amortization schedules which require that 5% of the principal advanced be repaid each year of the term of the agreement, with the balance due at maturity.

Revolving

Term loan

As at (millions)

    

components

    

components 1

    

Total

June 30, 2024

Available

US$

539

US$

US$

539

Outstanding

Due to other

242

1,044

1,286

Due to TELUS Corporation

19

81

100

US$

800

US$

1,125

US$

1,925

December 31, 2023

Available

US$

492

US$

US$

492

Outstanding

  

  

  

Due to other

286

1,072

1,358

Due to TELUS Corporation

22

83

105

US$

800

US$

1,155

US$

1,955

1Relative 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$419 of the principal payments, and associated interest obligations, to European euro obligations with an effective fixed interest rate of 2.6% and an effective fixed exchange rate of US$1.088:1.00. These have been accounted for as a net investment hedge in a foreign operation (see Note 4).

(f)Other

Other liabilities bear interest at 4.4%, are secured by the AWS-4 spectrum licences associated with these other liabilities, 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 5.8% as at June 30, 2024.

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

(h)

Long-term debt maturities

Anticipated requirements for long-term debt repayments, calculated for long-term debt owing as at June 30, 2024, are as follows:

Other

Composite long-term debt denominated in

Canadian dollars

U.S. dollars

currencies

 

Long-term

Long-term

Currency swap agreement

debt,

debt,

amounts to be exchanged

excluding

Leases

excluding

Leases

Leases

 

Years ending December 31 (millions)

    

leases

    

(Note 19)

    

Total

    

leases

    

(Note 19)

(Receive) 1

    

Pay

    

Total

    

(Note 19)

    

Total

2024 (remainder of year)

$

19

$

274

$

293

$

1,835

$

15

$

(1,811)

$

1,802

$

1,841

$

28

$

2,162

2025

 

1,048

490

1,538

 

76

30

 

(32)

 

32

 

106

50

 

1,694

2026

 

1,450

382

1,832

 

76

31

 

(32)

 

32

 

107

43

 

1,982

2027

 

52

300

352

 

1,582

27

 

(1,537)

 

1,491

 

1,563

35

 

1,950

2028

1,955

190

2,145

1,494

18

(468)

460

1,504

28

3,677

2029-2033

7,046

348

7,394

1,232

49

(1,232)

1,148

1,197

59

8,650

Thereafter

 

6,104

270

6,374

 

1,711

 

(1,711)

 

1,646

 

1,646

 

8,020

Future cash outflows in respect of composite long-term debt principal repayments

 

17,674

2,254

19,928

 

8,006

170

 

(6,823)

 

6,611

 

7,964

243

 

28,135

Future cash outflows in respect of associated interest and like carrying costs 2

 

9,190

469

9,659

 

2,848

77

 

(2,476)

 

2,317

 

2,766

67

 

12,492

Undiscounted contractual maturities (Note 4(b))

$

26,864

$

2,723

$

29,587

$

10,854

$

247

$

(9,299)

$

8,928

$

10,730

$

310

$

40,627

1Where applicable, cash flows reflect foreign exchange rates as at June 30, 2024.
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 June 30, 2024.

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other long-term liabilities

June 30, 

December 31, 

As at (millions)

    

Note

    

2024

    

2023

Contract liabilities

 

24

$

103

$

84

Other

 

  

 

2

 

2

Deferred revenues

105

86

Pension benefit liabilities

15

413

453

Other post-employment benefit liabilities

 

 

80

 

76

Derivative liabilities

 

4(d)

 

50

 

191

Deferred capital expenditure government grants

45

Other

 

  

 

55

 

57

 

  

748

863

Deferred customer activation and connection fees

24

4

4

$

752

$

867

28

owners’ equity

(a)

TELUS Corporation Common Share capital - general

Our authorized share capital is as follows:

June 30, 

December 31, 

As at

    

2024

    

2023

First Preferred Shares

 

1

billion  

1

billion

Second Preferred Shares

 

1

billion  

1

billion

Common Shares

 

4

billion  

4

billion

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

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 June 30, 2024, approximately 105 million Common Shares were reserved for issuance from Treasury under a dividend reinvestment and share purchase plan (see Note 13(b)); approximately 46 million Common Shares were reserved for issuance from Treasury under a restricted share unit plan (see Note 14(b)); and approximately 12 million Common Shares were reserved for issuance from Treasury under a share option plan (see Note 14(d)).

(b)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 its principal places of business located in Asia, Central America, Europe and North America.

Changes in our economic and voting interests during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, and which are included in the Consolidated statement of changes in owners’ equity, are set out in the following table.

Economic interest 1

Voting interest 1

 

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Interest in TELUS International (Cda) Inc., beginning of period

56.0

%

56.6

%

85.4

%

72.4

%

Effect of

Issue of TELUS International (Cda) Inc. subordinate voting shares as consideration in business acquisition

(1.4)

(0.2)

TELUS Corporation acquisition of shares from non-controlling interests 2

0.9

 

1.2

Share-based compensation and other

 

(0.2)

 

Non-controlling interests conversion of multiple voting shares to subordinate voting shares

1.3

Interest in TELUS International (Cda) Inc., end of period

 

55.8

%

56.1

%

86.7

%

73.4

%

1Due to the voting rights associated with the multiple voting shares held by TELUS Corporation, our economic and voting interests differ.
2Acquisition of shares from non-controlling interests of $NIL (2023 – $57 million), of which $NIL (2023 – $32 million) was charged to amounts recorded in owners’ equity for contributed surplus and the balance was charged to non-controlling interests.

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

Summarized financial information

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

June 30, 

    

June 30, 

    

December 31, 

As at, or for the periods ended, ($ in millions) 1

    

2024

    

2023

    

2023

Statement of financial position 1

  

    

  

    

  

Current assets

 

$

1,265

 

  

$

1,122

Non-current assets

 

$

5,424

 

  

$

5,395

Current liabilities

 

$

1,172

 

  

$

990

Non-current liabilities

 

$

2,702

 

  

$

2,829

Statement of income and other comprehensive income

 

  

 

  

 

  

THREE-MONTH

Revenue and other income

$

936

$

896

 

  

Net income (loss)

$

(5)

$

(8)

 

  

Comprehensive income (loss)

$

19

$

(67)

 

  

SIX-MONTH

Revenue and other income

$

1,860

$

1,824

Net income

$

33

$

10

Comprehensive income (loss)

$

102

$

(31)

Statement of cash flows

THREE-MONTH

Cash provided by operating activities

$

125

$

78

Cash used by investing activities

$

(38)

$

(34)

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

$

(88)

$

(43)

SIX-MONTH

Cash provided by operating activities

$

250

$

143

Cash used by investing activities

$

(72)

$

(1,203)

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

$

(143)

$

1,082

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

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contingent liabilities

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.

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

Certified class actions

Certified class actions against us include the following:

System access fee class action

In 2004, a class action was brought in Saskatchewan against a number of past and present wireless service providers, including us, which alleged breach of contract, misrepresentation, unjust enrichment and violation of competition, trade practices and consumer protection legislation across Canada in connection with the collection of system access fees. In September 2007, a national opt-in class was certified by the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench in relation to the unjust enrichment claim only. In February 2008, the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench granted an order amending the certification order so as to exclude from the class of plaintiffs any customer bound by an arbitration clause with us. After a long period of dormancy, the Plaintiff sought, in 2024, to advance the class action. The defendants have applied to dismiss the class action for want of prosecution.

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. Notice of this certified class action was provided to potential class members in 2022.

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. Subject to a number of conditions, including court approval, we have now settled both the British Columbia and the Alberta class actions.

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.

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

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.

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related 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, included in the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income as Employee benefits expense, is as follows:

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Short-term benefits

$

5

$

6

$

9

$

11

Post-employment pension 1 and other benefits

 

2

 

2

 

4

 

4

Share-based compensation 2

 

14

 

10

 

20

 

27

$

21

$

18

$

33

$

42

1The members of our Executive Team 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 in respect of restricted share units that do not ultimately vest is reversed against the expense that was previously recorded in their respect.

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

As disclosed in Note 14, we made initial awards of share-based compensation in 2024 and 2023 to our key management personnel, as set out in the following table. 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 2024 and 2023 initial awards is included in the amounts in the table above.

Six-month periods ended June 30

    

Number of

Notional

Grant-date

($ in millions)

units

    

value 1

    

fair value 1

2024

TELUS Corporation

Restricted share units

1,465,459

$

35

$

41

TELUS International (Cda) Inc.

Restricted share units

915,896

11

11

$

46

$

52

2023

TELUS Corporation

Restricted share units

1,220,549

$

33

$

35

TELUS International (Cda) Inc.

Restricted share units

353,789

10

10

$

43

$

45

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

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 are settled when a director ceases to be a director, for any reason, at a time elected by the director in accordance with the Directors’ Deferred Share Unit Plan. As at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, no share-based compensation awards accounted for as liabilities were outstanding.

Employment agreements with members of the Executive Team typically provide for severance payments if an executive’s employment is terminated without cause: generally, 18 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.

(b)

Transactions with defined benefit pension plans

During the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, we provided our defined benefit pension plans with management and administrative services on a cost recovery basis and actuarial services on an arm’s-length basis; the charges for these services amounted to $2 million (2023 – $2 million) and $5 million (2023 – $5 million), respectively, and are included net in the Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income as Goods and services purchased.

(c)

Transactions with real estate joint ventures and associate

During the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, we had transactions with the real estate joint ventures, which are related parties, as set out in Note 21. As at June 30, 2024, presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position as Long-term debt, we had recorded lease liabilities of $83 million (December 31, 2023 – $84 million) in respect of our TELUS Sky leases, and monthly cash payments are made in accordance with the lease agreements; as at the statement of financial position date, one-third of those amounts is due to our economic interest in the real estate joint venture.

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June 30, 2024|61

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

31

additional statement of cash flow information

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

Three months

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net change in non-cash operating working capital

 

Current

Accounts receivable

 

$

(72)

$

(8)

$

108

 

$

164

Inventories

 

 

9

 

4

 

(46)

 

 

(43)

Contract assets

12

10

23

14

Prepaid expenses

 

 

(56)

 

(50)

 

(191)

 

 

(186)

Unrealized change in held for trading derivatives (Note 4(d))

10

(4)

22

(5)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

192

 

18

 

(33)

 

 

(525)

Income and other taxes receivable and payable, net

 

 

38

 

(47)

 

81

 

 

(55)

Advance billings and customer deposits

 

 

25

 

13

 

38

 

 

44

Provisions

 

 

(46)

 

32

 

(91)

 

 

74

 

112

(32)

(89)

 

(518)

Non-current

Contract assets

9

16

24

30

Unbilled customer finance receivables

115

(8)

67

(22)

Unrealized change in held for trading derivatives (Note 4(d))

32

12

89

28

Costs incurred to obtain or fulfill contracts with customers (Note 20)

(18)

(14)

(34)

(19)

Prepaid maintenance

2

3

3

8

Refundable security deposits and other

(6)

(6)

(1)

(20)

Provisions

(36)

(55)

(43)

(108)

Contract liabilities (Note 24)

7

9

19

7

Other post-employment benefit liabilities

6

4

5

Other long-term liabilities

(4)

1

(2)

3

107

(42)

126

(88)

$

219

$

(74)

$

37

$

(606)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Cash payments for capital assets, excluding spectrum licences

 

Capital asset additions

 

Gross capital expenditures

 

Property, plant and equipment (Note 17)

 

$

(690)

 

$

(829)

$

(1,326)

 

$

(1,371)

Intangible assets subject to amortization (Note 18)

 

 

(299)

 

 

(258)

 

(534)

 

 

(474)

 

 

(989)

 

 

(1,087)

 

(1,860)

 

 

(1,845)

Additions arising from leases (Note 17)

261

280

407

325

Additions arising from non-monetary transactions

 

 

37

 

 

 

37

 

 

Capital expenditures (Note 5)

(691)

(807)

(1,416)

(1,520)

Change in associated non-cash investing working capital

25

30

(62)

(233)

$

(666)

$

(777)

$

(1,478)

$

(1,753)

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notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

(b)Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities

Three-month period ended June 30, 2023

Three-month period ended June 30, 2024

Statement of cash flows

Non-cash changes

 

Statement of cash flows

Non-cash changes

 

Foreign

Foreign

Redemptions,

exchange

Redemptions,

exchange

Beginning

Issued or

repayments

movement

End of

Beginning

Issued or

repayments or

movement

End of

(millions)

  

of period

  

received

  

or payments

  

(Note 4(e))

  

Other

  

period

  

of period

  

received

  

payments

  

(Note 4(e))

  

Other

  

period

Dividends payable to holders of Common Shares

$

506

$

$

(506)

$

$

526

$

526

$

554

$

$

(554)

$

$

577

$

577

Dividends reinvested in shares from Treasury

186

(186)

123

(123)

$

506

$

$

(320)

$

$

340

$

526

$

554

$

$

(431)

$

$

454

$

577

Short-term borrowings

$

593

$

101

$

(100)

$

$

$

594

$

104

$

1,040

$

(100)

$

$

$

1,044

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

TELUS Corporation senior notes

$

18,656

$

$

$

(95)

$

3

$

18,564

$

22,194

$

$

(1,100)

$

45

$

6

$

21,145

TELUS Corporation commercial paper

1,874

 

1,744

 

(1,630)

 

(44)

 

 

1,944

 

1,172

 

1,165

 

(588)

 

11

 

 

1,760

TELUS Corporation credit facilities

1,145

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

1,144

 

1,144

 

 

(1,144)

 

 

 

TELUS Communications Inc. debentures

199

 

 

 

 

 

199

 

200

 

 

 

 

 

200

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility

2,086

 

92

 

(110)

 

(46)

 

1

 

2,023

 

1,791

 

57

 

(121)

 

18

 

 

1,745

Other

317

(21)

2

298

282

(1)

332

613

Lease liabilities

2,289

(129)

(6)

262

2,416

2,583

(154)

2

257

2,688

Derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt – liability (asset)

(79)

 

1,648

 

(1,656)

 

148

 

11

 

72

 

7

 

607

 

(600)

 

(52)

 

31

 

(7)

26,487

 

3,484

 

(3,546)

 

(43)

 

278

 

26,660

 

29,373

 

1,829

 

(3,708)

 

24

 

626

 

28,144

To eliminate effect of gross settlement of derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt

 

(1,648)

 

1,648

 

 

 

 

 

(607)

 

607

 

 

 

$

26,487

$

1,836

$

(1,898)

$

(43)

$

278

$

26,660

$

29,373

$

1,222

$

(3,101)

$

24

$

626

$

28,144

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June 30, 2024|63

notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(unaudited)

Six-month period ended June 30, 2023

Six-month period ended June 30, 2024

Statement of cash flows

Non-cash changes

Statement of cash flows

Non-cash changes

    

    

    

    

Foreign

    

Foreign

    

Redemptions,

exchange

Redemptions,

exchange

Beginning

Issued or

repayments

movement

End of

Beginning

Issued or

repayments

movement

End of

(millions)

of period

received

or payments

(Note 4(e))

Other

    

period

    

of period

    

received

or payments

    

(Note 4(e))

Other

period

Dividends payable to holders of Common Shares

$

502

$

$

(1,008)

$

$

1,032

$

526

$

550

$

$

(1,104)

$

$

1,131

$

577

Dividends reinvested in shares from Treasury

370

(370)

314

(314)

$

502

$

$

(638)

$

$

662

$

526

$

550

$

$

(790)

$

$

817

$

577

Short-term borrowings

$

104

$

590

$

(100)

$

$

$

594

$

104

$

1,040

$

(100)

$

$

$

1,044

Long-term debt

TELUS Corporation senior notes

$

18,660

$

500

$

(500)

$

(99)

$

3

$

18,564

$

20,301

$

1,800

$

(1,100)

$

150

$

(6)

$

21,145

TELUS Corporation commercial paper

1,458

3,704

(3,176)

(42)

1,944

1,021

1,876

(1,172)

35

1,760

TELUS Corporation credit facilities

1,145

(1)

1,144

1,144

(1,144)

TELUS Communications Inc. debentures

199

199

200

200

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility

914

1,313

(148)

(57)

1

2,023

1,781

113

(211)

63

(1)

1,745

Other

321

(173)

150

298

288

(7)

332

613

Lease liabilities

 

2,340

 

 

(259)

 

6

 

329

 

2,416

 

2,614

 

 

(332)

 

8

 

398

 

2,688

Derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt – liability (asset)

(80)

3,194

(3,208)

160

6

72

13

1,210

(1,195)

(167)

132

(7)

 

24,957

 

8,711

 

(7,464)

 

(32)

 

488

 

26,660

 

27,362

 

4,999

 

(5,161)

 

89

 

855

 

28,144

To eliminate effect of gross settlement of derivatives used to manage currency risk arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long – term debt

 

 

(3,194)

 

3,194

 

 

 

 

 

(1,210)

 

1,210

 

 

 

$

24,957

$

5,517

$

(4,270)

$

(32)

$

488

$

26,660

$

27,362

$

3,789

$

(3,951)

$

89

$

855

$

28,144

64|June 30, 2024

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