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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM
6-K
 
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE
13a-16
OR
15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of August 2021
  
Commission File
Number: 1-31349
 
 
THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
 
333 Bay Street, Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2R2, Canada
(Address of principal executive office)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form
20-F
or Form
40-F.
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40-F  ☒
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6-K
in paper as permitted by Regulation
S-T
Rule 101(b)(1):  ☐
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The information contained in Exhibit 99.1, Exhibit 99.2, Exhibit 101 and Exhibit 104 of this Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into, or as additional exhibits to, as applicable, the registrant’s outstanding registration statements.
Thomson Reuters Corporation is voluntarily furnishing certifications by its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as Exhibits
99.3-99.6
of this Form
6-K.
 
 
 
 

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION
(Registrant)
   
By:  
/s/ Marc E. Gold
    Name:   Marc E. Gold
    Title:     Deputy Company Secretary
Date: August 6, 2021

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99.1
  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
99.2
  
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
99.3
  
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99.4
  
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
99.5
  
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
99.6
  
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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EXHIBIT 99.1 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

EXHIBIT 99.1

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

This management’s discussion and analysis is designed to provide you with a narrative explanation through the eyes of our management of how we performed, as well as information about our financial condition and future prospects. As this management’s discussion and analysis is intended to supplement and complement our financial statements, we recommend that you read this in conjunction with our consolidated interim financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, our 2020 annual consolidated financial statements and our 2020 annual management’s discussion and analysis. This management’s discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our quarterly and three-year outlook, including forecasted impacts associated with our Change Program, and our expectations related to general economic conditions (including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. and global economies), market trends and their anticipated effects on our business segments, and share repurchases. For additional information related to forward-looking statements, material assumptions and material risks associated with them, please see the “Outlook” and “Additional Information—Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results” sections of this management’s discussion and analysis. This management’s discussion and analysis is dated as of August 5, 2021.

We have organized our management’s discussion and analysis in the following key sections:

 

  Executive Summary – an overview of our business and key financial highlights     3  
  Sale of Refinitiv to LSEG – a discussion of the sale of the Refinitiv business to LSEG and our current ownership interest in LSEG     6  
  Results of Operations – a comparison of our current and prior-year period results     6  
  Liquidity and Capital Resources a discussion of our cash flow and debt     15  
  Outlook – our quarterly and three-year financial outlook, including material assumptions and material risks     20  
  Related Party Transactions – a discussion of transactions with our principal and controlling shareholder, The Woodbridge Company Limited (Woodbridge)     23  
  Subsequent Events – a discussion of material events occurring after June  30, 2021 and through the date of this management’s discussion and analysis     23  
  Changes in Accounting Policies – a discussion of changes in our accounting policies     23  
  Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments – a discussion of critical estimates and judgments made by our management in applying accounting policies     24  
  Additional Information – other required disclosures     24  
  Appendix – supplemental information     26  

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this discussion to “we,” “our,” “us”, the “Company” and “Thomson Reuters” are to Thomson Reuters Corporation and our subsidiaries.

Basis of presentation

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in U.S. dollars and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

Other than EPS, we report our results in millions of U.S. dollars, but we compute percentage changes and margins using whole dollars to be more precise. As a result, percentages and margins calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented, and growth components may not total due to rounding.

Use of non-IFRS financial measures

In this management’s discussion and analysis, we discuss our results on both an IFRS and non-IFRS basis. We use non-IFRS measures as supplemental indicators of our operating performance and financial position as well as for internal planning purposes and our business outlook. We believe non-IFRS financial measures provide more insight into our performance. Non-IFRS measures do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and therefore are unlikely to be comparable to the calculation of similar measures used by other companies, and should not be viewed as alternatives to measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with IFRS.

 

 

 

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Our non-IFRS financial measures include:

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA and the related margin;

   

Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures and the related margin;

   

Adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share (EPS);

   

Net debt and our leverage ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA; and

   

Free cash flow.

We also report changes in our revenues, operating expenses, adjusted EBITDA and the related margin, and adjusted EPS before the impact of foreign currency or at “constant currency”. These measures remove the impacts from changes in foreign currency exchange rates to provide better comparability of our business trends from period to period. To provide greater insight into the revenue growth of our existing businesses on a constant currency basis, we report organic revenue growth (as defined in the glossary below and in Appendix A).

See Appendix A of this management’s discussion and analysis for a description of our non-IFRS financial measures, including an explanation of why we believe they are useful measures of our performance, including our ability to generate cash flow. Refer to the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section of this management’s discussion and analysis and Appendix B for reconciliations of our non-IFRS financial measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measures.

Glossary of key terms

We use the following terms in this management’s discussion and analysis.

 

Term

  Definition

“Big 3” segments

  Our combined Legal Professionals, Corporates and Tax & Accounting Professionals segments

Blackstone’s consortium

  The Blackstone Group and its subsidiaries, and private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone

bp

  Basis points — one basis point is equal to 1/100th of 1%; “100bp” is equivalent to 1%

Change Program

  A two-year initiative focused on transforming our company from a holding company to an operating company and into a leading content-driven technology company

constant currency

  A non-IFRS measure derived by applying the same foreign currency exchange rates to the financial results of the current and equivalent prior-year period

COVID-19

  A novel strain of coronavirus that was characterized a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020

EPS

  Earnings per share

F&R

  Our former Financial & Risk business, now the Refinitiv business of LSEG

LSEG

  London Stock Exchange Group plc

n/a

  Not applicable

n/m

  Not meaningful

organic or organically

  A non-IFRS measure that represents changes in revenues of our existing businesses at constant currency. The metric excludes the distortive impacts of acquisitions and dispositions from not owning the business in both comparable periods

Refinitiv

  Our former F&R business, which is now the Refinitiv business of LSEG. We owned 45% of Refinitiv from October 1, 2018 through January 29, 2021

YPL

  York Parent Limited, the entity that owns LSEG shares, which is jointly owned by our company and the Blackstone consortium. A group of current and former members of Refinitiv senior management also owns part of YPL. References to YPL also include its subsidiaries. YPL was previously known as Refinitiv Holdings Ltd. prior to the sale of Refinitiv to LSEG on January 29, 2021.

$ and US$

  U.S. dollars

 

 

 

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Executive Summary

Our company

Thomson Reuters is a leading provider of business information services. Our products include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news service – Reuters.

We derive most of our revenues from selling information and software solutions, primarily electronically and on a recurring subscription basis. Our solutions blend deep domain knowledge with software and automation tools. We believe our workflow solutions make our customers more productive, by streamlining how they operate, enabling them to focus on higher value activities. Many of our customers use our solutions as part of their workflows, which has led to strong customer retention. We believe that our customers trust us because of our history and dependability and our deep understanding of their businesses and industries, and they rely on our services for navigating a rapidly changing and increasingly complex digital world. Over the years, our business model has proven to be capital efficient and cash flow generative, and it has enabled us to maintain leading and scalable positions in our chosen market segments.

We are organized in five reportable segments supported by a corporate center:

 

    

 

 

Second-Quarter 2021 Revenues

 

 

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Legal Professionals

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

 

 

 

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Corporates

Serves corporate customers from small businesses to multinational organizations, including the seven largest global accounting firms, with our full suite of content-enabled technology solutions for in-house legal, tax, regulatory, compliance and IT professionals.

 

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Tax & Accounting Professionals

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

 

 

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Reuters News

Supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, including through Refinitiv, the world’s media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

 

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Global Print

Provides legal and tax information primarily in print format to customers around the world.

 

Our corporate center centrally manages commercial and technology operations, including those around our sales capabilities, digital customer experience and product and content development. Our corporate center also centrally manages functions such as finance, legal and human resources. Costs associated with our Change Program are reported within our corporate center.

 

 

 

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Key Financial Highlights

Our second-quarter performance exceeded the business outlook we communicated in May 2021 and positions our company well for the rest of this year and 2022. These results reflect the confidence of our customers in both an improving economic environment and in their prospects. This dynamic presents us with a tailwind as our customers are spending on products and solutions that fit their workflows and improve their professional lives, which are rapidly evolving. We continue to execute on our Change Program, which we announced in February 2021, to transition from a holding company to an operating company, and from a content provider to a content-driven technology company. Refer to the “Change Program” section of this Executive Summary for additional information.

On August 5, 2021, we announced our outlook for the third quarter. Based on our first-half performance and the confidence we have in the trajectory of our business for the second half of the year, we also raised our full-year 2021 total company and “Big 3” guidance for revenue growth, adjusted EBITDA margin and free cash flow. We reaffirmed the remaining measures associated with our full-year 2021 guidance as well as the 2022 and 2023 outlooks we previously communicated in February 2021. Refer to the “Outlook” section of this management’s discussion and analysis for additional information.

On August 5, 2021, we announced that we plan to repurchase up to $1.2 billion of our common shares. Refer to the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section of this management’s discussion and analysis for additional information.

Consolidated results

 

     

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 
                  

 

Change

 

 

   (millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and margins)

 

  

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

Total

 

    

 

Constant
Currency

 

 

IFRS Financial Measures

           

Revenues

     1,532        1,405        9%     

Operating profit

     316        365        (14%)     

Diluted EPS

   $ 2.15      $ 0.25        n/m     

Cash flow from operations

    

 

462

 

 

 

    

 

422

 

 

 

    

 

10%

 

 

 

        

Non-IFRS Financial Measures(1)

           

Revenues

     1,532        1,405        9%        7%  

Organic revenue growth

              7%  

Adjusted EBITDA

     502        479        5%        5%  

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     32.7%        34.1%        (140)bp        (70)bp  

Adjusted EPS

     $0.48        $0.44        9%        9%  

Free cash flow

    

 

379

 

 

 

    

 

305

 

 

 

    

 

25%

 

 

 

        

Supplemental financial results – “Big 3” Segments—Legal Professionals, Corporates and Tax & Accounting Professionals Combined

 

     

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 
                  

 

Change

 

 
(millions of U.S. dollars, except margins)   

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

Total

 

    

 

Constant
Currency

 

 

“Big 3” Non-IFRS Financial Measures(1)

           

Revenues

     1,218        1,117        9%        7%  

Organic revenue growth

              7%  

Adjusted EBITDA

     487        426        14%        13%  

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     39.9%        38.1%        180bp        190bp  

 

(1)

Refer to Appendices A and B of this management’s discussion and analysis for additional information and reconciliations of our non-IFRS financial measures to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measures.

Revenues increased 9% in total, driven by growth across all of the Company’s customer segments and a 2% favorable impact from foreign currency. Revenues increased 7% on both a constant currency and organic basis driven by 5% growth in recurring revenues (79% of total revenues) as well as growth in transactions, Reuters News and Global Print revenues, which benefited from a favorable comparison to the second quarter of 2020 when the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted results.

 

 

 

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Revenues for our “Big 3” segments (80% of total revenues) increased 9% in total and 7% on both a constant currency and organic basis. The increase in organic revenues was driven by 6% growth in recurring revenues (88% of “Big 3” revenues) and 17% growth in transactions revenues.

Operating profit decreased 14% as the prior-year period included a significant benefit from the revaluation of warrants that we previously held in Refinitiv. Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes the impact of the warrant revaluation among other items, increased as higher revenues more than offset higher operating expenses, which included Change Program costs. Adjusted EBITDA margin declined due to the higher costs.

Diluted EPS increased to $2.15 per share compared to $0.25 per share in the prior-year period due to an increase in the value of our LSEG investment. Adjusted EPS, which excludes changes in value from our LSEG investment, as well as other adjustments, increased to $0.48 per share from $0.44 per share in the prior-year period primarily due to higher adjusted EBITDA.

Cash flow from operations increased as higher revenues and favorable movements in working capital more than offset higher tax payments and expenses, which included Change Program costs. Free cash flow increased due to higher cash flow from operations and a dividend paid by LSEG.

Our second-quarter performance exceeded the business outlook we communicated in May 2021. Below is a comparison of our actual revenue performance for the second quarter of 2021 to the related quarterly outlook.

 

       
Non-IFRS Financial Measures (1)    Second-Quarter
2021 Outlook
   Second-Quarter
2021 Performance
     

 

 
     Total Thomson Reuters              

Revenue growth (before currency)

  

Between 5.5% and 6.5%

  

7.1%

  

 

 

Organic revenue growth

  

Between 5.5% and 6.5%

  

7.0%

  

 

 

     “Big 3” segments              

Revenue growth (before currency)

  

Between 6.0% and 7.0%

  

7.3%

  

 

 

Organic revenue growth

  

Between 6.0% and 7.0%

  

7.2%

  

 

 

     Other segments              

Tax & Accounting Professionals revenue growth

(before currency)

  

Between 10.0% and 15.0%

  

15.4%

  

 

 

Reuters News revenue growth (before currency)

  

Between 2.0% and 3.0%

  

6.3%

  

 

 

Global Print revenue growth (before currency)

  

Between 1.0% and 3.0%

  

6.4%

  

 

 

Our second-quarter revenue growth is forecast to be the high point for the year, reflecting strong revenue growth across the businesses combined with a favorable comparison to the second quarter of 2020 when the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted results.

 

(1)

Refer to Appendices A and B of this management’s discussion and analysis for additional information and reconciliations of our non-IFRS financial measures to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measures.

Change Program

Our outlook incorporates significant investments for our Change Program in 2021 and 2022. These investments are intended to drive growth and efficiency by transitioning our company from a holding company into an operating company, and from a content provider into a content-driven technology company.

The objectives of our Change Program are to:

 

   

Make it easier for our customers to do business with us;

   

Significantly modernize and simplify our product portfolio and product development groups;

   

Reduce complexity in our operations and technology organization; and

   

Continue to simplify our organizational structure to enable a more innovative culture.

 

 

 

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We continue to execute on our Change Program. In the first half of 2021, we invested $91 million ($52 million of operating expenses and $39 million of capital expenditures) on technology, organizational and market-related initiatives, and achieved $90 million of annualized run-rate operating expense savings toward our overall savings targets. We supplemented our existing teams with experienced talent to strengthen skill sets across product development, digital, technology, strategy and change management. We expect Change Program costs and capital expenditures combined will be between $210 million and $260 million in the second half of the year, which will include spending on Cloud migration, streamlining internal systems, and third-party contractors. Refer to the “Outlook” section of this management’s discussion and analysis for additional information.

Sale of Refinitiv to LSEG

In January 2021, our company and Blackstone’s consortium sold Refinitiv to LSEG in an all share transaction. As a result, we indirectly own LSEG shares through YPL, an entity jointly owned by our company, Blackstone’s consortium and certain current and former members of Refinitiv senior management. As of June 30, 2021, YPL held a combination of LSEG ordinary shares and LSEG limited-voting ordinary shares (with the shares carrying in aggregate an approximate 30% economic interest and a 24% voting interest in LSEG). At the same date, we owned 42.82% of YPL and indirectly owned approximately 72.4 million LSEG shares. As of August 4, 2021, these shares had a market value of approximately $7.5 billion based on LSEG’s closing share price on that day. For a discussion of the lock-up related to our LSEG shares and other governance aspects of our LSEG investment, please see our 2020 annual report.

In the first quarter of 2021, we recognized a gain of $8,075 million related to the January sale of Refinitiv to LSEG within “Share of post-tax earnings (losses) in equity method investments” in the consolidated income statement. As of the January 29, 2021 closing date, we indirectly owned approximately 82.5 million LSEG shares, which included 4.5 million shares from the exercise of warrants we previously held in Refinitiv. The transaction was predominantly tax deferred for our company except for approximately $640 million that is payable in 2021. In March 2021, as permitted under a lock-up exception, approximately 10.1 million of our LSEG shares were sold for pre-tax net proceeds of $994 million. Over the course of 2021, we will pay approximately $225 million of tax on the sale of these shares and will use the remaining after-tax proceeds to pay the approximately $640 million of taxes on the LSEG transaction. In the first half of 2021, we paid $444 million of tax in connection with these transactions. The proceeds from the sale of the shares by YPL were distributed to our company as a dividend that reduced the value of the investment. The proceeds and the associated tax payments were presented in “Net cash provided by investing activities” within the consolidated statement of cash flow.

Results of Operations

Our revenues and operating profit on a consolidated basis do not tend to be significantly impacted by seasonality as we record a large portion of our revenues ratably over the contract term and our costs are generally incurred evenly throughout the year. However, our revenues from quarter to consecutive quarter can be impacted by the release of certain tax products, which tend to be concentrated in the fourth quarter and, to a lesser extent, in the first quarter of the year. The seasonality of our operating profit may be further impacted in 2021 by the timing of significant Change Program costs we expect to incur. The seasonality of our revenues and operating expenses was impacted by COVID-19 in 2020.

Consolidated results

 

     

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

    

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 
                  

 

Change

 

                  

 

Change

 

 

   (millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts
   and margins)

 

  

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

Total

 

    

 

Constant
Currency

 

    

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

Total

 

    

 

Constant
Currency

 

 

IFRS Financial Measures

                       

Revenues

     1,532        1,405        9%           3,112        2,925        6%     

Operating profit

     316        365        (14%)           703        655        7%     

Diluted EPS

     $2.15        $0.25        n/m                 $12.28        $0.64        n/m           

Non-IFRS Financial Measures(1)

                       

Revenues

     1,532        1,405        9%        7%        3,112        2,925        6%        5%  

Organic revenue growth

              7%                 5%  

Adjusted EBITDA

     502        479        5%        5%        1,060        959        11%        10%  

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     32.7%        34.1%        (140)bp        (70)bp        34.1%        32.8%        130bp        160bp  

Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures

     389        334        17%           827        672        23%     

Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures margin

     25.4%        23.8%        160bp           26.6%        23.0%        360bp     

Adjusted EPS

     $0.48        $0.44        9%        9%        $1.06        $0.92        15%        15%  

 

 

 

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Supplemental financial results – “Big 3” Segments—Legal Professionals, Corporates and Tax & Accounting Professionals Combined

 

       
    

Three months ended June 30,

 

           

Six months ended June 30,

 

 
                  

 

Change

 

                  

 

Change

 

 

(millions of U.S. dollars, except margins)

 

  

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

Total

 

    

 

Constant
Currency

 

    

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

Total

 

    

 

Constant
Currency

 

 

Non-IFRS Financial Measures(1)

                       

Revenues

     1,218        1,117        9%        7%        2,495        2,328        7%        6%  

Organic revenue growth

              7%                 6%  

Adjusted EBITDA

     487        426        14%        13%        1,010        857        18%        16%  

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     39.9%        38.1%        180bp        190bp        40.5%        36.8%        370bp        350bp  

 

(1)

Refer to Appendices A and B of this management’s discussion and analysis for additional information and reconciliations of our non-IFRS financial measures to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measures.

Revenues

 

     
      

Three months ended June 30,

 

    

Six months ended June 30,

 

 
                   Change                    Change  

(millions of U.S. dollars)

 

  

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

Total

 

    

 

Constant
Currency

 

    

Organic

 

    

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

Total

 

    

 

Constant
Currency

 

    

Organic

 

 

Recurring revenues

     1,220        1,139        7%        5%        5%        2,440        2,307        6%        5%        4%  

Transactions revenues

     166        133        25%        22%        22%        383        331        15%        14%        14%  

Global Print revenues

     147        134        9%        6%        6%        290        289        -        (2%)        (2%)  

Eliminations/Rounding

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

Revenues

     1,532        1,405        9%        7%        7%        3,112        2,925        6%        5%        5%  

Revenues increased 9% in total and 7% on both a constant currency and organic basis in the second quarter. The increase in organic revenues included 5% growth in recurring revenues (79% of total revenues), as well as higher revenues from transactions, Reuters News and Global Print, which benefited from a favorable comparison to the second quarter of 2020 when the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted results. Specifically, transactions revenues were negatively impacted in 2020 by lower activity in our Tax & Accounting Professionals segment due to the U.S. government extension of the federal tax filing deadline from April 15 to July 15 and in our Reuters News segment by the cancellation of conferences in its Events business. Our Global Print revenues in the prior-year period were negatively impacted by shipping delays requested by customers working remotely. In the six-month period of 2021, revenues increased 6% in total and 5% on both a constant currency and organic basis due to growth in recurring and transactions revenues. Global Print revenues declined slightly on an organic basis.

Revenues for our “Big 3” segments (80% of total revenues) increased 9% in total and 7% on both a constant currency and organic basis in the second quarter. On an organic basis, recurring revenues (88% of “Big 3” revenues) grew 6% and transactions revenues increased 17%. In the six-month period of 2021, “Big 3” revenues (80% of total revenues) increased 7% in total and 6% on both a constant currency and organic basis. On an organic basis, recurring revenues (86% of “Big 3” revenues) grew 5% and transactions revenues increased 11% through June 30, 2021.

Foreign currency favorably impacted revenue growth in both periods due to the weakening of the U.S. dollar against most major currencies, including the British pound sterling, Euro, Canadian dollar and Australian dollar, which more than offset the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Argentine peso, compared to the prior-year periods. In the six-month period of 2021, the U.S. dollar also strengthened against the Brazilian real, compared to the prior-year period.

Operating profit, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures

Operating profit decreased 14% in the second quarter as the prior-year period included a significant benefit from the revaluation of warrants that we previously held in Refinitiv. Operating profit increased 7% in the six-month period of 2021 as higher revenues more than offset higher operating expenses, which included Change Program costs. We incurred $41 million and $52 million of Change Program costs in the second quarter and six-month period of 2021, respectively. The revaluation of the warrants did not significantly impact operating profit in the six-month period of 2021.

 

 

 

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Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes the impact of the warrant revaluation among other items, increased in both periods due to higher revenues, which more than offset higher operating expenses. Adjusted EBITDA margin declined in the second quarter of 2021 due to higher costs, but increased in the six-month period. Change Program costs negatively impacted adjusted EBITDA margin by 270bp and 160bp, in the second quarter and six-month periods of 2021, respectively. Foreign currency negatively impacted the year-over-year change in adjusted EBITDA margins by 70bp and 30bp in the second quarter and six-month period, respectively.

Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures and the related margins increased in both periods due to higher adjusted EBITDA and lower capital expenditures.

Operating expenses

 

     

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

    

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 
                  

 

Change

 

                  

 

Change

 

 

   (millions of U.S. dollars)

 

  

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

Total

 

    

Constant
Currency

 

    

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

Total

 

    

Constant
Currency

 

 

Operating expenses

     1,036        929        11%        8%        2,054        1,946        6%        3%  

Remove fair value adjustments(1)

     (6)        (3)                          (2)        20                    

Operating expenses, excluding fair value adjustments

     1,030        926        11%        8%        2,052        1,966        4%        3%  

 

(1)

Fair value adjustments primarily represent gains or losses due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on intercompany balances that arise in the ordinary course of business. Fair value adjustments are excluded from our calculation of adjusted EBITDA. Refer to Appendix B of this management’s discussion and analysis for reconciliations of our non-IFRS financial measures to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measures.

Operating expenses, excluding fair value adjustments, increased in both periods in total and on a constant currency basis. Higher operating expenses reflected $41 million and $52 million of Change Program costs in the second quarter and six-month period of 2021, respectively, as well as higher compensation-related costs. Change Program spending included severance as well as costs related to technology and market initiatives. The weakening of the U.S. dollar against most major currencies contributed to the increase in total expenses.

Depreciation and amortization

 

     

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

    

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 
   (millions of U.S. dollars)    2021      2020      Change      2021      2020      Change  

Depreciation

     42        43        (4%)        88        83        6%  

Amortization of computer software

     122        118        5%        237        229        4%  

Subtotal

     164        161        2%        325        312        4%  

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

     30        30        1%        61        60        2%  

 

   

Depreciation and amortization of computer software on a combined basis increased in both periods primarily due to write-downs of certain software assets as well as lease–related impairments in connection with real estate efficiency initiatives.

   

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets increased slightly in the second quarter and six-month period, respectively, as expenses associated with recent acquisitions were essentially offset by the completion of amortization of assets acquired in previous years.

Other operating gains, net

 

     

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

    

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

   (millions of U.S. dollars)

 

  

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

2021

 

    

2020

 

 

   Other operating gains, net

     14        80        31        48  

In 2021, other operating gains, net, in both periods included a gain on the sale of a business and income related to a license that allows the Refinitiv business of LSEG to use the “Reuters” mark to brand certain products and services. Additionally, the six-month period included a $9 million benefit from the revaluation of warrants that we previously held in Refinitiv.

In 2020, other operating gains, net, included a benefit of $54 million in the second quarter and $1 million in the six-month period related to the revaluation of the warrants. Both periods included income related to the license for the “Reuters” mark referred to above and gains associated with the sale of certain real estate. The six-month period also included a gain associated with a distribution from an investment.

 

 

 

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Net interest expense

 

     

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

    

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

(millions of U.S. dollars)

 

  

2021

 

    

2020

 

     Change     

2021

 

    

2020

 

     Change  

Net interest expense

     49        52        (5%)        100        97        3%  

In the second quarter of 2021, interest expense decreased due to lower interest costs on our net pension obligations. Interest expense associated with our debt obligations was essentially unchanged. In the six-month period of 2021, net interest expense increased reflecting the issuance of C$1.4 billion (approximately US$1 billion) five-year notes in May 2020.

Other finance (income) costs

 

     

 

Three months ended June 30,

     Six months ended June 30,  
(millions of U.S. dollars)   

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

2021

 

    

2020

 

 
Other finance (income) costs      (2)        13        4        (34)  

Other finance (income) costs primarily included gains or losses from fluctuations of foreign currency exchange rates on certain intercompany funding arrangements. The 2020 periods also included gains related to the ineffective portion of cash flow hedges, and the six-month period in 2020 included a benefit associated with foreign exchange contracts.

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

 

     

 

Three months ended June 30,

     Six months ended June 30,  
(millions of U.S. dollars)   

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

2021

 

    

2020

 

 

YPL (formerly Refinitiv Holdings Ltd.)

     1,090        (155)        7,385        (213)  

Other equity method investments

     2        2        4        6  

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

     1,092        (153)        7,389        (207)  

We account for our investment in LSEG at fair value, based on the share price of LSEG, within “Share of post-tax earnings (losses) in equity method investments” in the consolidated income statement. The investment is subject to equity accounting because the LSEG shares are held through YPL, over which we have significant influence. As YPL owns only the financial investment in LSEG shares, which the parties intend to sell over time, and is not involved in operating LSEG or the Refinitiv business, the investment in LSEG shares held by YPL is accounted for at fair value. LSEG dividends distributed to our company from YPL were included in “Other investing activities” in the consolidated statement of cash flow.

In the second quarter of 2021, our share of post-tax earnings in equity method investments was comprised of a $1,039 million increase in the value of our LSEG investment, and $51 million of dividend income from LSEG. In the six-month period of 2021, our share of post-tax earnings in equity method investments was primarily comprised of an $8,075 million gain from the sale of Refinitiv, but also included LSEG dividend income. These items were partly offset by a $573 million decline in the value of our LSEG investment subsequent to the sale date and $168 million of post-tax losses related to the Refinitiv operations prior to the sale.

Based on our ownership interest in LSEG, we expect to receive dividends of approximately $75 million for the full year of 2021.

Tax expense

 

     

 

Three months ended June 30,

     Six months ended June 30,  
(millions of U.S. dollars)   

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

2021

 

    

2020

 

 

Tax expense

     289        16        1,883        63  

The increase in tax expense in both periods was driven by our earnings in equity method investments. Additionally, tax expense in each period reflected the mix of taxing jurisdictions in which pre-tax profits and losses were recognized. Because the geographical mix of pre-tax profits and losses in interim periods may be different from that for the full year, tax expense or benefit in interim periods is not necessarily indicative of tax expense for the full year.

 

 

 

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The comparability of our tax expense was impacted by various transactions and accounting adjustments during each period. The following table sets forth certain components within income tax expense that impact comparability from period to period, including tax expense associated with items that are removed from adjusted earnings:

 

      Three months ended June 30,      Six months ended June 30,  
(millions of U.S. dollars)   

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

2021

 

    

2020

 

 

Tax (benefit) expense

           

Tax items impacting comparability:

           

Corporate tax laws and rates(1)

     (12)        19        (11)        46  

Deferred tax adjustments(2)

     -        (10)        -        (7)  

Subtotal

     (12)        9        (11)        39  

Tax related to:

           

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

     (7)        (7)        (14)        (13)  

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

     262        (39)        1,800        (53)  

Other operating gains, net

     -        18        4        5  

Other items

     -        -        -        2  

Subtotal

     255        (28)        1,790        (59)  

Total

     243        (19)        1,779        (20)  

 

(1)

In the second quarter and six-month period of 2021, this amount included changes in deferred tax assets due to changes in foreign tax rates. In the second quarter and six-month period of 2020, this amount primarily related to a minimum tax that we did not ultimately pay due to the taxable gains that arose on the sale of an investment in the fourth quarter of 2020. However, IFRS required that we accrue the tax before that transaction took place.

(2)

Relates primarily to the recognition of deferred tax assets that arose in prior years and adjustments required due to disposals and acquisitions.

Because the items described above impact the comparability of our tax expense or benefit for each period, we remove them from our calculation of adjusted earnings, along with the pre-tax items to which they relate. The computation of our adjusted tax expense is set forth below:

 

      Three months ended June 30,      Six months ended June 30,  
(millions of U.S. dollars)   

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

2021

 

    

2020

 

 

Tax expense

     289        16        1,883        63  

Remove: Items from above impacting comparability

     (243)        19        (1,779)        20  

Other adjustment:

           

Interim period effective tax rate normalization(1)

     3        10        2        6  
         

Total tax expense on adjusted earnings

     49        45        106        89  

 

(1)

Adjustment to reflect income taxes based on estimated full-year effective tax rate. Earnings or losses for interim periods under IFRS generally reflect income taxes based on the estimated effective tax rates of each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. The non-IFRS adjustment reallocates estimated full-year income taxes between interim periods, but has no effect on full-year income taxes.

Results of Discontinued Operations

(Loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, includes the following:

 

      Three months ended June 30,      Six months ended June 30,  
(millions of U.S. dollars)   

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

2021

 

    

2020

 

 

(Loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

     (4)        (5)        (1)        (3)  

(Loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, included residual income and expenses related to our former F&R business.

 

 

 

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Net earnings and diluted EPS

 

     

 

Three months ended June 30,

     Six months ended June 30,  
(millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)   

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

Change

 

    

2021

 

    

2020

 

    

Change

 

 

Net earnings

     1,068        126        n/m        6,104        319        n/m  

Diluted EPS

     $2.15      $ 0.25        n/m        $12.28      $ 0.64        n/m  

Net earnings and diluted EPS increased in the second quarter due to the increase in the value of our LSEG investment. The increase in the six-month period was due to the gain on the sale of Refinitiv.

Adjusted earnings and adjusted EPS

 

     
     Three months ended June 30,      Six months ended June 30,  
                   Change                    Change  
(millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)    2021      2020      Total      Constant
Currency
     2021      2020      Total      Constant
Currency
 

Adjusted earnings

     240        221        8%           528        460        15%     

Adjusted EPS

   $ 0.48      $ 0.44        9%        9%      $ 1.06      $ 0.92        15%        15%  

Adjusted earnings and the related per share amount increased in both periods due to higher adjusted EBITDA. The increase in the six-month period was partly offset by higher depreciation and amortization of computer software.

Segment results

The following is a discussion of our five reportable segments and our Corporate costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. We assess revenue growth for each segment, as well as the businesses within each segment, in constant currency and on an organic basis. See Appendix A of this management’s discussion and analysis for additional information.

Legal Professionals

 

     
      Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
                Change                 Change  
(millions of U.S. dollars, except margins)   2021     2020    

Total

    Constant
Currency
   

Organic

    2021     2020     Total     Constant
Currency
    Organic  

Recurring revenues

    626       580       8%       6%       6%       1,247       1,167       7%       5%       5%  

Transactions revenues

    47       40       18%       14%       14%       94       79       19%       16%       16%  

Revenues

    673       620       9%       7%       6%       1,341       1,246       8%       6%       6%  

Segment adjusted EBITDA

    285       254       12%       10%         564       484       17%       14%    

Segment adjusted EBITDA margin

    42.3%       40.9%       140bp       140bp               42.1%       38.8%       330bp       300bp          

Revenues increased in total and on both a constant currency and organic basis in both periods. The increase in organic revenues was due to growth in recurring revenues (93% of the Legal Professionals segment in the second quarter) and transactions revenues (7% of the Legal Professionals segment in the second quarter). Revenues from law firms, which includes revenues from large global law firms and represent just over two-thirds of the segment’s revenues, and the segment’s Global business, representing smaller law firms outside the U.S., each increased 6% in the second quarter (5% in the six-month period). U.S. government revenues, which include much of our risk, fraud and compliance offerings, grew 8% in both periods. We expect revenue growth for the segment’s Government business to increase in the second half of the year, compared to the first half of the year.

In both periods, the recurring and transactions revenues increased on an organic basis driven by growth from Westlaw Edge, Practical Law, and the Government business. Recurring revenues also benefited from growth in FindLaw and the international businesses.

Segment adjusted EBITDA and the related margin increased in the second quarter driven by higher revenues, which more than offset higher expenses. In the six-month period, the increase in both measures was primarily driven by higher revenues. Foreign currency had no impact on the year-over-year change in segment adjusted EBITDA margin in the second quarter, but benefited the year-over-year change in the six-month period by 30bp.

 

 

 

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Corporates

 

     
     

Three months ended June 30,

 

   

Six months ended June 30,

 

 
                      

Change

 

                              

Change

 

        
(millions of U.S. dollars, except margins)   2021     2020     Total     Constant
Currency
     Organic     2021     2020     Total     Constant
Currency
    Organic  

Recurring revenues

    300       282       6%       5%        5%       595       563       6%       5%       5%  

Transactions revenues

    48       47       2%       1%        1%       137       133       3%       3%       3%  

Revenues

    348       329       6%       4%        4%       732       696       5%       4%       4%  

Segment adjusted EBITDA

    130       118       10%       9%          276       235       17%       17%    

Segment adjusted EBITDA margin

    37.2%       35.9%       130bp       160bp                37.7%       33.8%       390bp       410bp          

Revenues increased in total, constant currency and on an organic basis in both periods. The increase in organic revenues was due to growth in recurring revenues (86% of the Corporates segment in the second quarter) and in transactions revenues (14% of the Corporates segment in the second quarter).

In both periods, the increase in recurring revenues on an organic basis reflected growth in legal and tax solutions as well as from Corporates’ international businesses. In the second quarter, transactions revenues increased despite a loss of revenues related to the CLEAR business that were recorded in the prior-year period, but did not reoccur in 2021. Transactions revenue growth in both periods was driven by the indirect tax and Confirmation businesses. We expect Corporates revenue growth to increase in the second half of the year, compared to the first half of the year.

Segment adjusted EBITDA and the related margin increased in the second quarter as higher revenues more than offset higher expenses. In the six-month period of 2021, slightly lower expenses resulting from 2020 cost savings initiatives also contributed to the increase in both measures. Foreign currency negatively impacted the year-over-year change in segment adjusted EBITDA margin by 30bp and 20bp in the second quarter and six-month period, respectively.

Tax & Accounting Professionals

 

     
     

Three months ended June 30,

 

   

Six months ended June 30,

 

 
                      

Change

 

                              

Change

 

        
(millions of U.S. dollars, except margins)   2021     2020     Total     Constant
Currency
     Organic     2021     2020     Total     Constant
Currency
    Organic  

Recurring revenues

    150       136       10%       9%        9%       310       294       6%       6%       6%  

Transactions revenues

    47       32       45%       43%        43%       112       92       20%       19%       19%  

Revenues

    197       168       17%       15%        15%       422       386       9%       9%       9%  

Segment adjusted EBITDA

    72       54       32%       32%          170       138       23%       23%    

Segment adjusted EBITDA margin

    36.2%       31.9%       430bp       450bp                40.2%       35.7%       450bp       440bp          

Revenues increased in total, constant currency and on an organic basis in both periods. The increase in organic revenues was driven by growth in recurring revenues (76% of the Tax & Accounting Professionals segment in the second quarter), and transactions revenues (24% of the Tax & Accounting Professionals segment in the second quarter). The increase in recurring revenues included strong growth from the Latin American businesses in both periods. In the second quarter, transactions revenues included Pay-Per-Return tax filing revenues that are normally recorded in the first quarter, but were delayed due to the extension of the 2021 U.S. federal tax filing deadline. Transaction revenue growth in the second quarter also benefited from a favorable comparison to 2020, when a similar shift of Pay-Per-Return tax filing revenues from the second quarter to the third quarter occurred due to an extension of the U.S. federal tax filing deadline. In both years, the change in filing deadlines related to conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tax & Accounting Professionals’ organic revenues in the second quarter would have grown 10%, after adjusting the 2020 Pay-Per-Return revenues to be comparable to the revenue pattern of 2021.

We expect Tax & Accounting Professionals to report low-single digit revenue growth in the third quarter. This expected performance is due to the comparison with 2020, when the tax filing deadline was extended causing Pay-Per-Return revenues to be deferred until the third quarter of 2020. If the 2020 Pay-Per-Return revenues were adjusted to be on a comparable basis with 2021, we would have expected mid-single digit revenue growth for the segment.

 

 

 

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Segment adjusted EBITDA and the related margin increased in both periods as higher revenues more than offset higher expenses. Foreign currency negatively impacted the year-over-year change in segment adjusted EBITDA margin by 20bp in the second quarter and benefited segment adjusted EBITDA margin by 10bp in the six-month period.

Tax & Accounting Professionals is a more seasonal business relative to our other businesses, with a higher percentage of its segment adjusted EBITDA historically generated in the fourth quarter and to a slightly lesser extent, the first quarter, due to the release of certain tax products. Small movements in the timing of revenues and expenses can impact quarterly margins.

Reuters News

 

     
   

Three months ended June 30,

 

   

Six months ended June 30,

 

 
               

Change

 

               

Change

 

 
   (millions of U.S. dollars, except margins)

 

 

2021

 

   

2020

 

   

Total

 

   

Constant
Currency

 

   

Organic

 

   

2021

 

   

2020

 

   

Total

 

   

Constant
Currency

 

   

Organic

 

 

   Recurring revenues

    144       141       3%       1%       1%       288       283       2%       -       -  

   Transactions revenues

    24       14       72%       62%       61%       40       27       48%       43%       42%  

   Revenues

    168       155       9%       6%       6%       328       310       6%       4%       4%  

   Segment adjusted EBITDA

    35       25       45%       66%         63       44       45%       65%    

   Segment adjusted EBITDA margin

    20.8%       15.6%       520bp       820bp               19.2%       14.1%       510bp       780bp          

Revenues increased in total, constant currency and on an organic basis in both periods. The increase in organic revenues was driven by transactions revenues from the segment’s Professional business, including Reuters Events. In 2020, Reuters Events was negatively impacted by the cancellation of in-person events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the business has been holding events virtually while it continues to assess when it can resume its full in-person event schedule based on local health guidelines and feedback from customers. Recurring revenues increased slightly in both periods.

Reuters News has an agreement to supply news and editorial content to Refinitiv through October 1, 2048. In the first half of 2021, Reuters News recorded revenues of $169 million (2020 — $168 million) under this agreement.

We expect Reuters News total and organic revenue growth to be between 2% and 3% in the third quarter of 2021, driven by all Reuters News business lines.

Segment adjusted EBITDA and the related margins increased in both periods primarily due to higher revenues and cost savings initiatives from 2020. Foreign currency negatively impacted the year-over-year change in segment adjusted EBITDA margin by 300bp and 270bp in the second quarter and six-month period, respectively.

 

 

 

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Global Print

 

     
   

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

   

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 
               

Change

 

               

Change

 

 
   (millions of U.S. dollars, except margins)   2021     2020     Total     Constant
Currency
    Organic     2021     2020     Total     Constant
Currency
    Organic  

   Revenues

 

 

147

 

 

 

134

 

 

 

9%

 

 

 

6%

 

 

 

6%

 

 

 

290

 

 

 

289

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2%)

 

 

 

(2%)

 

   Segment adjusted EBITDA

 

 

56

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

2%

 

 

 

(1%)

 

   

 

113

 

 

 

117

 

 

 

(4%)

 

 

 

(6%)

 

 

   Segment adjusted EBITDA margin

 

 

37.9%

 

 

 

40.5%

 

 

 

(260)bp

 

 

 

(280)bp

 

         

 

38.9%

 

 

 

40.5%

 

 

 

(160)bp

 

 

 

(190)bp

 

       

Revenues increased in total, constant currency, and on an organic basis in the second quarter driven by higher third-party revenues for printing services and an increase in shipments reflecting a gradual return to office by the segment’s customers. The quarter’s performance also reflected a favorable comparison to the second quarter of 2020 when shipments were delayed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the six-month period, revenues were slightly higher due to the favorable impact of foreign currency, but decreased in constant currency and on an organic basis. We expect Global Print revenues to decline between 5% and 8% in the third quarter and to decline between 4% and 7% for the full year.

Segment adjusted EBITDA increased slightly in the second quarter and decreased in the six-month period. The related margins decreased in both periods due to higher expenses and the dilutive impact of lower margin third-party print revenues. Foreign currency benefited the year-over-year change in segment adjusted EBITDA margin by 20bp and 30bp in the second quarter and six-month period, respectively.

Corporate costs

 

     
   

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

   

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 
   (millions of U.S. dollars)   2021     2020     2021     2020  

   Corporate costs

 

 

76

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

126

 

 

 

59

 

The increase in Corporate costs primarily reflected $41 million and $52 million of Change Program expenses in the second quarter and six-month period, respectively. We continue to expect between $175 million and $200 million of Change Program expenses for the full year 2021.

 

 

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have historically maintained a disciplined capital strategy that balances growth, long-term financial leverage, credit ratings and returns to shareholders. We are focused on having the investment capacity to drive revenue growth, both organically and through acquisitions, while also maintaining our long-term financial leverage and credit ratings and continuing to provide returns to shareholders. Our principal sources of liquidity are cash on hand, cash provided by our operations, our commercial paper program and credit facility. From time to time, we also issue debt securities. Our principal uses of cash are for debt repayments, debt servicing costs, dividend payments, capital expenditures, share repurchases and acquisitions.

To date, we have not experienced any significant adverse impacts to our liquidity from the economic crisis caused by COVID-19. We continue to believe that we can weather the periods of volatility that are likely to occur as a result of the ongoing crisis, as our capital strategy approach has provided us with a strong capital structure and liquidity position. At June 30, 2021, we had $2.3 billion of cash on hand. Over the remainder of 2021, we expect to use about $415 million of our cash balance to pay the remaining income taxes on the sale of Refinitiv to LSEG and on the subsequent sale of some of our LSEG shares. We also expect to use about $266 million of cash to fund advance payments to the U.K. tax authorities in connection with an ongoing audit. We plan to repurchase some of our common shares, as described below, as well.

We expect that the operating leverage of our business will increase our free cash flow if we increase revenues as contemplated by our outlook. We target a maximum leverage ratio of 2.5x net debt to adjusted EBITDA and have set a target to pay out 50% to 60% of our expected free cash flow as dividends to our shareholders. We completed a $200 million share repurchase program during the first quarter of 2021 to offset the dilution associated with our dividend reinvestment and equity incentive plans. On August 5, 2021, we announced that we plan to repurchase up to $1.2 billion of our common shares (refer to the Share Repurchases - Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB) section below). In the future, we expect that proceeds from sales of LSEG shares after the expiration of the applicable contractual lock-up provisions, as discussed in the “Sale of Refinitiv to LSEG” section of this management’s discussion and analysis, will provide us with further options for investment and returns to shareholders.

Our net debt to adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio as of June 30, 2021 was approximately 0.8:1, which is lower than our target of 2.5:1. As calculated under our credit facility covenant, our net debt to adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio at June 30, 2021 was 0.6:1, which is well below the maximum leverage ratio allowed under the credit facility of 4.5:1. None of our debt securities are scheduled to mature until 2023.

We believe that our existing sources of liquidity will be sufficient to fund our projected cash requirements for the next 12 months.

The information above and in this section is forward-looking and should be read in conjunction with the section entitled “Additional Information—Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results”.

Cash flow

Summary of consolidated statement of cash flow

 

     
    

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

    

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

   (millions of U.S. dollars)

  

2021

    

2020

    

$ Change

    

2021

    

2020

    

$ Change

 

   Net cash provided by operating activities

  

 

462

 

  

 

422

 

  

 

40

 

  

 

842

 

  

 

598

 

  

 

244

 

   Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

  

 

(489)

 

  

 

(93)

 

  

 

(396)

 

  

 

340

 

  

 

(342)

 

  

 

682

 

   Net cash used in financing activities

  

 

(216)

 

  

 

(205)

 

  

 

(11)

 

  

 

(627)

 

  

 

(125)

 

  

 

(502)

 

   (Decrease) increase in cash and bank overdrafts

  

 

(243)

 

  

 

124

 

  

 

(367)

 

  

 

555

 

  

 

131

 

  

 

424

 

   Translation adjustments

  

 

1

 

  

 

-

 

  

 

1

 

  

 

-

 

  

 

(10)

 

  

 

10

 

   Cash and bank overdrafts at beginning of period

  

 

2,584

 

  

 

822

 

  

 

1,762

 

  

 

1,787

 

  

 

825

 

  

 

962

 

   Cash and bank overdrafts at end of period

  

 

2,342

 

  

 

946

 

  

 

1,396

 

  

 

2,342

 

  

 

946

 

  

 

1,396

 

   Non-IFRS Financial Measure(1)

                 

   Free cash flow

  

 

379

 

  

 

305

 

  

 

74

 

  

 

618

 

  

 

340

 

  

 

278

 

 

(1)

Refer to Appendices A and B of this management’s discussion and analysis for additional information and reconciliations of our non-IFRS financial measures to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure.

Operating activities. Net cash provided by operating activities increased in both periods as higher revenues and favorable movements in working capital more than offset higher tax payments and higher expenses, which included Change Program-related costs. In the six-month period, working capital was also favorable due to lower bonus payments, which reflected the impact of COVID-19 in 2020, and because the prior-year period included costs and investments to reposition our company following the separation of our former F&R business.

 

 

 

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Investing activities. In the second quarter of 2021, net cash used in investing activities included $438 million of taxes paid on the sale of Refinitiv and the subsequent sale of LSEG shares as discussed in the “Sale of Refinitiv to LSEG” section of this management’s discussion and analysis, as well as $113 million of capital expenditures. These outflows were partly offset by a $51 million dividend from LSEG. In the second quarter of 2020, net cash used in investing activities included capital expenditures of $145 million that were partly offset by proceeds from the sale of certain real estate.

In the six-month period of 2021, net cash provided by investing activities reflected $1,045 million of dividends, which included $994 million in connection with the sale of LSEG shares and $51 million paid by LSEG. The dividends were partly offset by associated tax payments as well as taxes on the sale of Refinitiv. Capital expenditures were $233 million in the six-month period of 2021. In the six-month period of 2020, net cash used in investing activities reflected $287 million of capital expenditures, as well as spending to acquire Pondera Solutions, a provider of technology and advanced analytics to combat fraud, waste and abuse in healthcare and large government programs. These outflows were partly offset by the proceeds from the sale of certain real estate.

Financing activities. In the second quarter of 2021 and 2020, net cash used in financing activities was primarily comprised of dividends on common shares. Net cash used in financing activities in the six-month period of 2021 and 2020 was comprised of dividends on common shares as well as share repurchases totaling $588 million and $564 million, respectively. The six-month period of 2020 also included $492 million of proceeds from net borrowings of debt. In May 2020, we repaid our borrowings under the credit facility primarily with the proceeds we received from our May 2020 debt issuance. Refer to the “Commercial paper program”, “Credit facility” and “Long-term debt” subsections below for additional information regarding our debt activity.

Cash and bank overdrafts. The increase in cash and cash and bank overdrafts was primarily due to proceeds from the sale of LSEG shares. Additionally, we received $367 million in after-tax net proceeds from the sale of an investment in December 2020.

Free cash flow. Free cash flow increased in both periods primarily due to higher cash flows from operating activities and the $51 million dividend paid by LSEG in the second quarter.

Additional information about our debt, dividends and share repurchases is as follows:

 

   

Commercial paper program. Our $1.8 billion commercial paper program provides cost-effective and flexible short-term funding. There was no outstanding commercial paper at June 30, 2021. In January 2020, we issued $630 million of commercial paper, the proceeds of which were used to redeem debt obligations ahead of their maturity. Most of the commercial paper was repaid in February and March 2020, primarily from funds borrowed under our credit facility.

 

   

Credit facility. We have a $1.8 billion syndicated credit facility agreement which matures in December 2024 and may be used to provide liquidity for general corporate purposes (including acquisitions or support for our commercial paper program). There were no outstanding borrowings under the credit facility at June 30, 2021. We borrowed $1.0 billion in the first three months of 2020, of which a portion of the proceeds was used to repay commercial paper. In May 2020, we repaid our borrowings under the credit facility primarily with the proceeds we received from our May 2020 debt issuance. Based on our current credit ratings, the cost of borrowing under the facility is priced at LIBOR/EURIBOR plus 112.5 basis points. We have the option to request an increase, subject to approval by applicable lenders, in the lenders’ commitments in an aggregate amount of $600 million for a maximum credit facility commitment of $2.4 billion.

 

 

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, is phasing out the majority of LIBOR rates globally by the end of 2021. Key alternative reference rates have been established and progress continues to be made in establishing better liquidity and term structures required to efficiently replace the existing LIBOR structures. With the exception of the LIBOR-based benchmarks within our external credit facility, we have no material agreements with third parties that use or reference LIBOR as a benchmark rate which require amendment.

 

 

If our debt rating is downgraded by Moody’s or S&P, our facility fees and borrowing costs may increase, although availability would be unaffected. Conversely, an upgrade in our ratings may reduce our facility fees and borrowing costs. We also monitor the lenders that are party to our facility and believe they continue to be able to lend to us.

 

 

We guarantee borrowings by our subsidiaries under the credit facility. We must also maintain a ratio of net debt as defined in the credit agreement (total debt after swaps less cash and cash equivalents) as of the last day of each fiscal quarter to EBITDA as defined in the credit agreement (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and other modifications described in the credit agreement) for the last four quarters ended of not more than 4.5:1. If we complete an acquisition with a purchase price of over $500 million, the ratio of net debt to EBITDA would temporarily increase to 5.0:1 for three quarters after completion, at which time the ratio would revert to 4.5:1. As of June 30, 2021, we were in compliance with this covenant as our ratio of net debt to EBITDA, as calculated under the terms of our syndicated credit facility, was 0.6:1.

 

 

 

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Long-term debt. We did not issue notes or make any debt repayments in the six months ended June 30, 2021. The following table provides information regarding notes that we issued and repaid in the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

MONTH/YEAR    TRANSACTION    PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (IN MILLIONS)
     Notes issued     
May 2020    2.239% Notes, due 2025    C$1,400
     Notes repaid     
January 2020    3.309% Notes, due 2021    C$550
January 2020    3.95% Notes, due 2021    US$139

 

 

The notes issued in May 2020 were immediately swapped into U.S. dollars and we used the $999 million of net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which included repayment of borrowings under our credit facility.

 

 

In January 2020, we repaid notes prior to their scheduled maturity dates for $640 million. This amount included early redemption premiums and the settlement of cross-currency swaps. The repayments were funded with commercial paper borrowings.

 

 

Thomson Reuters Corporation and one of its U.S. subsidiaries, TR Finance LLC, may collectively issue up to $3.0 billion of unsecured debt securities from time to time through August 6, 2022 under a base shelf prospectus. Any debt securities issued by TR Finance LLC will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis by Thomson Reuters Corporation and three U.S. subsidiary guarantors, which are also indirect 100%-owned and consolidated subsidiaries of Thomson Reuters Corporation. Except for TR Finance LLC and the subsidiary guarantors, none of Thomson Reuters Corporation’s other subsidiaries have guaranteed or would otherwise become obligated with respect to any issued TR Finance LLC debt securities. As of August 5, 2021, neither Thomson Reuters Corporation nor TR Finance LLC has issued any debt securities under the prospectus. Please refer to Appendix D of this management’s discussion and analysis for condensed consolidating financial information about TR Finance LLC and the subsidiary guarantors.

 

   

Credit ratings. Our access to financing depends on, among other things, suitable market conditions and the maintenance of suitable long-term credit ratings. Our credit ratings may be adversely affected by various factors, including increased debt levels, decreased earnings, declines in customer demand, increased competition, a deterioration in general economic and business conditions and adverse publicity. Any downgrades in our credit ratings may impede our access to the debt markets or result in higher borrowing rates.

 

 

In May 2021, Moody’s affirmed our credit ratings and raised our Outlook to Positive from Stable, citing the strength of our business and strong liquidity position, among other items.

 

 

The following table sets forth the credit ratings from rating agencies in respect of our outstanding securities as of the date of this management’s discussion and analysis:

 

     

Moody’s

  

S&P Global Ratings

  

DBRS Limited

 

Fitch

   Long-term debt

  

Baa2

  

BBB

  

BBB (high)

 

BBB+

   Commercial paper

  

P-2

  

A-2

  

R-2 (high)

 

F1

   Trend/Outlook

  

Positive

  

Stable

  

Stable

 

Stable

 

 

These credit ratings are not recommendations to purchase, hold, or sell securities and do not address the market price or suitability of a specific security for a particular investor. Credit ratings may not reflect the potential impact of all risks on the value of securities. We cannot assure you that our credit ratings will not be lowered in the future or that rating agencies will not issue adverse commentaries regarding our securities.

 

 

Dividends. Dividends on our common shares are declared in U.S. dollars. In February 2021, we announced a $0.10 per share increase in the annualized dividend to $1.62 per common share (beginning with the common share dividend that we paid in March 2021). In our consolidated statement of cash flow, dividends paid on common shares are shown net of amounts reinvested in our company under our dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP). Registered holders of common shares may participate in our DRIP, under which cash dividends are automatically reinvested in new common shares. Common shares are valued at the weighted-average price at which the shares traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) during the five trading days immediately preceding the record date for the dividend.

 

 

 

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

 

     

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

    

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

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

  

        2021        

    

        2020        

    

        2021        

    

        2020        

 

   Dividends declared per share

  

$

0.405        

 

  

$

0.380        

 

  

$

0.810        

 

  

$

0.760        

 

   Dividends declared

  

 

200        

 

  

 

188        

 

  

 

400        

 

  

 

376        

 

   Dividends reinvested

  

 

(6)        

 

  

 

(6)        

 

  

 

(12)        

 

  

 

(12)        

 

   Dividends paid

  

 

194        

 

  

 

182        

 

  

 

388        

 

  

 

364        

 

 

 

Share repurchases – Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB). We may buy back shares (and subsequently cancel them) from time to time as part of our capital strategy. On August 5, 2021, we announced that we plan to repurchase up to $1.2 billion of our common shares (refer to the “Subsequent Events’’ section of this management’s discussion and analysis for additional information). This new buyback program is in addition to the $200 million repurchase program that was completed in February 2021. Share repurchases are typically executed under a NCIB. Shares will be repurchased for the new buyback program under an amended NCIB, which was approved by the TSX. The amended NCIB will become effective on August 10, 2021. The amended NCIB increases the maximum number of common shares that may be repurchased by an additional 15 million. Under the amended NCIB, up to 20 million common shares may be repurchased between January 4, 2021 and January 3, 2022. The NCIB, as originally approved in December 2020, contemplated the repurchase of up to 5 million common shares. Under the amended NCIB, we may repurchase common shares in open market transactions on the TSX, the NYSE and/or other exchanges and alternative trading systems, if eligible, or by such other means as may be permitted by the TSX and/or NYSE or under applicable law, including private agreement purchases if we receive an issuer bid exemption order from applicable securities regulatory authorities in Canada for such purchases. The price that our company will pay for shares in open market transactions under the NCIB will be the market price at the time of purchase or such other price as may be permitted by TSX.

 

 

We did not repurchase any shares in the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. Details of share repurchases under the NCIB for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

 

     

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 
     

        2021        

    

        2020        

 

   Share repurchases (millions of U.S. dollars)

  

 

200        

 

  

 

200        

 

   Shares repurchased (number in millions)

  

 

2.5        

 

  

 

2.6        

 

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

  

$

81.45        

 

  

$

78.37        

 

 

 

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

Financial position

Our total assets were $24.6 billion at June 30, 2021, compared to $17.9 billion at December 31, 2020. The increase reflected the value associated with our LSEG investment.

At June 30, 2021, the carrying amounts of our total current assets exceeded total current liabilities by $1.1 billion, primarily because of an unusually high cash balance. As described earlier, over the remainder of 2021, we expect to use a significant portion of this cash balance to pay the remaining income taxes on the sale of Refinitiv to LSEG and on the subsequent sale of some of our LSEG shares as well as for advance payments to the U.K. tax authorities in connection with an ongoing audit and to repurchase some of our common shares. From time to time, our current liabilities may exceed our current assets because current liabilities include a significant amount of deferred revenue, which arises from the sale of subscription-based products and services that many customers pay for in advance. The cash received from these advance payments is used to currently fund the operating, investing and financing activities of our business. However, for accounting purposes, these advance payments must be deferred and recognized over the term of the subscription. As such, we typically reflect a negative working capital position in our consolidated statement of financial position. In the ordinary course of business, deferred revenue does not represent a cash obligation, but rather an obligation to perform services or deliver products, and therefore when we are in that situation, we do not believe it is indicative of a liquidity issue, but rather an outcome of the required accounting for our business model.

 

 

 

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Net debt and leverage ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA

 

     
    

June 30,

    

December 31,

 

   (millions of U.S. dollars)

  

2021

    

2020

 

   Long-term indebtedness

  

 

3,806

 

  

 

3,772

 

   Total debt

  

 

3,806

 

  

 

3,772

 

   Swaps

  

 

(125)

 

  

 

(100)

 

   Total debt after swaps

  

 

3,681

 

  

 

3,672

 

   Remove fair value adjustments for hedges(1)

  

 

(7)

 

  

 

1

 

   Total debt after currency hedging arrangements

  

 

3,674

 

  

 

3,673

 

   Remove transaction costs, premiums or discounts included in the carrying value of debt

  

 

36

 

  

 

38

 

   Add: lease liabilities (current and non-current)

  

 

271

 

  

 

306

 

   Less: cash and cash equivalents(2)

  

 

(2,342)

 

  

 

(1,787)

 

   Net debt(3)

  

 

1,639

 

  

 

2,230

 

   Leverage ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA

     

   Adjusted EBITDA(3)(4)

  

 

2,076

 

  

 

1,975

 

   Net debt / adjusted EBITDA(3)(4)

  

 

0.8:1

 

  

 

1.1:1

 

 

(1)

Represents the interest-related fair value component of hedging instruments that are removed to reflect net cash outflow upon maturity.

 

(2)

Includes cash and cash equivalents of $68 million and $61 million at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, held in subsidiaries which have regulatory restrictions, contractual restrictions or operate in countries where exchange controls and other legal restrictions apply and are therefore not available for general use by our company.

 

(3)

Amount represents non-IFRS measures. For additional information about our liquidity, we provide our leverage ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA. Refer to Appendix A of this management’s discussion and analysis for additional information of our non-IFRS financial measures.

 

(4)

For purposes of this calculation, adjusted EBITDA is computed on a rolling 12-month basis and includes adjusted EBITDA of $502 million, $558 million, $525 million and $491 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively. Refer to Appendix B of this management’s discussion and analysis, our 2020 annual report, and our interim reports for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, for additional information regarding the calculation of adjusted EBITDA in each of these periods.

At June 30, 2021, our total debt position (after swaps) was $3.7 billion. The maturity dates for our term debt are well balanced with no significant concentration in any one year. At June 30, 2021, the average maturity of our term debt was approximately nine years at an average interest rate (after swaps) of slightly over 4%, all of which is fixed. Our leverage ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA was below our target ratio of 2.5:1. The decrease in our net debt is primarily due to the increase in our cash and cash equivalents (refer to the “Cash Flow” section of this management’s discussion and analysis for additional information).

Off-balance sheet arrangements, commitments and contractual obligations

For a summary of our other off-balance sheet arrangements, commitments and contractual obligations please see our 2020 annual management’s discussion and analysis. There were no material changes to these arrangements, commitments and contractual obligations during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Contingencies

Lawsuits and legal claims

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

Uncertain tax positions

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

 

 

 

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

In February 2018, the U.K. tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), issued notices of assessment under the Diverted Profits Tax (DPT) regime for the 2015 taxation year of certain of our current and former U.K. affiliates. We paid $31 million in tax, as required under the notices. As management does not believe that these U.K. affiliates fall within the scope of the Diverted Profits Tax regime, we appealed these assessments in July 2019 to obtain a refund. In February 2021, HMRC issued DPT notices for the 2016 taxation year aggregating $87 million, which we paid in March 2021, as required under the notices. In June 2021, HMRC issued preliminary DPT notices for the 2018 taxation year for approximately $266 million, which we expect to be required to pay in September 2021. In addition, based on recent discussions with HMRC, management believes it is reasonably possible that HMRC may issue similar notices in the next six months for another taxation year for as much as $80 million. These outstanding and expected assessments largely relate to businesses that we have sold. Certain of the assessments are subject to indemnity arrangements under which we have been or will be required to pay additional taxes to HMRC, including those attributable to the indemnity counterparty. We intend to vigorously defend our position by contesting the outstanding and expected assessments through all available administrative and judicial remedies. Any payments made by us are not a reflection of our view on the merits of the case. Because management believes that our position is supported by the weight of law, we do not believe that the resolution of this matter will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition taken as a whole. As a result, we would expect to record substantially all of these payments as non-current receivables from HMRC and the indemnity counterparty on our financial statements since we would expect to receive refunds of substantially all of the aggregate amount paid pursuant to these notices of assessment. We expect that our existing sources of liquidity will be sufficient to fund any required payments.

For additional information, please see the “Risk Factors” section of our 2020 annual report, which contains further information on risks related to legal and tax matters.

Outlook

The information in this section is forward-looking and should be read in conjunction with the section entitled “Additional Information—Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results”.

Our second quarter performance exceeded all of the revenue growth measures included in our second quarter business outlook communicated in May 2021. In August 2021, we announced our business outlook for the third quarter of 2021.

Our full-year 2021 business outlook was originally communicated in February 2021 and updated in both May and August of 2021. The following table summarizes the changes in our 2021 full-year business outlook that occurred during 2021.

 

   
Total Thomson Reuters 2021 Full-Year Outlook     

 

 
           
  

 

   February 23, 2021    May 4, 2021     

 

     August 5, 2021     

 

 
    

Before currency, includes the Change Program impact and
excludes the impact of future acquisitions/dispositions

 

       

Revenue growth

  

3.0% - 4.0%

  

3.5% - 4.0%

    

4.0% - 4.5%

 

Organic revenue growth

  

3.0% - 4.0%

  

3.5% - 4.0%

          

4.0% - 4.5%

       

Adjusted EBITDA margin

  

30% - 31%

  

Unchanged

          

31% - 32%

       

Corporate costs

  

$305 million - $340 million  

  

Unchanged

    

Unchanged

 

Core corporate costs

   $130 million - $140 million      Unchanged      Unchanged  

Change Program operating expenses

   $175 million - $200 million      Unchanged            Unchanged        

Free cash flow

  

$1.0 billion - $1.1 billion  

  

Unchanged

          

$1.1 billion - $1.2 billion  

       

Capital expenditures, as a percentage of revenues

  

9.0% - 9.5%

  

Unchanged

    

Unchanged

 

Change Program capital expenditures

   $125 million - $150 million      Unchanged            Unchanged        

Depreciation and amortization of computer software

  

$650 million - $675 million  

  

Unchanged

          

Unchanged

       

Interest expense

  

$190 million - $210 million  

  

Unchanged

          

Unchanged

       

Effective tax rate on adjusted earnings

  

16% - 18%

  

Unchanged

          

Unchanged

       

 

 

 

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“Big 3” Segments 2021 Full-Year Outlook

 
           
  

 

   February 23, 2021    May 4, 2021     

 

   August 5, 2021     

 

 
    

Before currency, includes the Change Program impact  and
excludes the impact of future acquisitions/dispositions

 

       

Revenue growth

  

4.5% - 5.5%

  

5.0% - 5.5%

    

5.5% - 6.0%

 

Organic revenue growth

  

4.5% - 5.5%

  

5.0% - 5.5%

      

5.5% - 6.0%

       

Adjusted EBITDA margin

  

38% - 39%

  

Unchanged

      

Approximately 39%

       

In February 2021, the Company announced a two-year Change Program to transition from a holding company to an operating company, and from a content provider to a content-driven technology company. Our outlook incorporates the forecasted impacts associated with the Change Program, which is expected to take 24 months (2021 – 2022) to largely complete and is projected to require an investment of between $500 million and $600 million during the course of that time. By 2023, we believe the financial benefits that will result from these initiatives include:

 

   

Organic revenue growth of 5% — 6% including additional annual revenues of $100 million;

   

Adjusted EBITDA margin of 38% — 40%;

   

Free cash flow of $1.8 billion – $2.0 billion;

   

Annual operating expense savings of $600 million, of which $200 million is expected to be reinvested in growth initiatives; and

   

Capital expenditures as a percentage of revenue between 6% — 6.5%.

Our Outlook also assumes constant currency rates relative to 2020 and does not factor in the impact of any acquisitions or divestitures that may occur in future periods. We believe this type of guidance provides useful insight into the performance of our business. Some of the financial measures in this Outlook are provided on a non-IFRS basis. Refer to Appendices A and B of this management’s discussion and analysis for additional information and reconciliations of our non-IFRS financial measures to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measures.

The following table sets forth our current three-year business outlook.

 

2021, 2022 and 2023 Full-Year Outlook

 
   

Total Thomson Reuters

    

 

 
           
  

 

   2021 (August 5 Update)    2022     

 

     2023     

 

 
    

Before currency, includes the Change Program impact  and
excludes the impact of future acquisitions/dispositions

 

       

Revenue growth

  

4.0% - 4.5%

  

4.0% - 5.0%

    

5.0% - 6.0%

 

Organic revenue growth

  

4.0% - 4.5%

  

4.0% - 5.0%

          

5.0% - 6.0%

       

Adjusted EBITDA margin

  

31% - 32%

  

34% - 35%

          

38% - 40%

       

Corporate costs

  

$305 million - $340 million

  

$245 million - $280 million

    

$110 million - $120 million

 

Core corporate costs

   $130 million - $140 million    $120 million - $130 million      $110 million - $120 million  

Change Program operating expenses

   $175 million - $200 million      $125 million - $150 million              $0        

Free cash flow

  

$1.1 billion - $1.2 billion

  

$1.2 billion - $1.3 billion

          

$1.8 billion - $2.0 billion

       

Capital expenditures, as a percentage of revenues

  

9.0% - 9.5%

  

7.5% - 8.0%

    

6.0% - 6.5%

 

Change Program capital expenditures

   $125 million - $150 million      $75 million - $100 million              $0        

Depreciation and amortization of computer software

  

$650 million - $675 million

  

$620 million - $645 million

          

$580 million - $605 million

       

Interest expense

  

$190 million - $210 million

  

$190 million - $210 million

          

$190 million - $210 million

       

Effective tax rate on adjusted earnings

  

16% - 18%

  

n/a

          

n/a

       

 

 

 

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“Big 3” Segments Outlook

 
           
  

 

   2021 (August 5 Update)      2022     

 

     2023     

 

 
    

Before currency, includes the Change Program impact  and
excludes the impact of future acquisitions/dispositions

 

       

Revenue growth

  

5.5% - 6.0%

    

5.5% - 6.5%

      

6.0% - 7.0%

 

Organic revenue growth

  

5.5% - 6.0%

    

5.5% - 6.5%

        

6.0% - 7.0%

       

Adjusted EBITDA margin

  

Approximately 39%

    

41% - 42%

        

43% - 45%

       

Change Program Investment in 2021

In 2021, we plan to invest between $300 million and $350 million in the Change Program, of which we incurred $91 million in the first half of 2021 and expect to incur between $210 million and $260 million in the second half of the year. In each period and for the full year, we expect to expense 60% of the investments and capitalize 40% of the investments, which will be amortized over future periods.    

Third-Quarter 2021 Outlook

 

   

Total revenues and total organic revenues are expected to increase between 3.5% and 4.0%.

   

“Big 3” total revenues and organic revenues are expected to increase between 5.0% and 5.5%.

   

Tax & Accounting Professionals revenues are expected to increase low single digits.

   

Reuters News revenues are expected to increase between 2.0% and 3.0%.

   

Global Print revenues are expected to decline between 5.0% and 8.0%.

The following table summarizes our material assumptions and material risks that may cause actual performance to differ from our expectations underlying our financial outlook.

 

 

 

   Revenues

 

 

   Material assumptions

 

  

   Material risks

 

 Improved global economic conditions throughout 2021 to 2023, despite periods of volatility due to disruption caused by COVID-19 and the measures intended to mitigate its impact

 

 Continued need for trusted products and services that help customers navigate evolving and complex legal, tax, accounting, regulatory, geopolitical and commercial changes, developments and environments, and for cloud-based digital tools that drive productivity

 

 Continued ability to deliver innovative products that meet evolving customer demands

 

 Acquisition of new customers through expanded and improved digital platforms, simplification of the product portfolio and through other sales initiatives

 

 Improvement in customer retention through commercial simplification efforts and customer service improvements

  

 Business disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, including government enforced quarantines and stay-at-home orders, may continue longer than we expect or may be interrupted by future outbreaks and resurgences of the virus, delaying the anticipated recovery of the global economy

 

 Global economic uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as related regulatory reform and changes in the political environment may lead to limited business opportunities for our customers, creating significant cost pressures for some of them and potentially constraining the number of professionals employed, which could lead to lower demand for our products and services

 

 Demand for our products and services could be reduced by changes in customer buying patterns, or our inability to execute on key product design or customer support initiatives

 

 Competitive pricing actions and product innovation could impact our revenues

 

 Our sales, commercial simplification and product design initiatives may be insufficient to retain customers or generate new sales

 

 

 

   Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

 

   Material assumptions

 

  

   Material risks

 

 Our ability to achieve revenue growth targets

 

 Business mix continues to shift to higher-growth product offerings

 

 Change Program expenses of $500 million to $600 million in 2021 and 2022

 

 Change Program investments drive higher adjusted EBITDA margin through higher revenues and efficiencies by 2023

 

  

 Same as the risks above related to the revenue outlook

 

 The costs to execute our Change Program may be higher than current expectations, or the expected benefits by 2023 may be lower than current expectations

 

 Acquisition and disposal activity may dilute adjusted EBITDA margin

 

 

 

 

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   Free Cash Flow

 

   Material assumptions

 

  

   Material risks

 

 Our ability to achieve our revenue and adjusted EBITDA margin targets

 

 Capital expenditures expected to be between 9% and 9.5% of revenues in 2021; between 7.5% and 8% of revenues in 2022; and between 6% and 6.5% of revenues in 2023

  

 Same as the risks above related to the revenue and adjusted EBITDA margin outlook

 

 A weaker macroeconomic environment could negatively impact working capital performance, including the ability of our customers to pay us

 

 Capital expenditures may be higher than currently expected

 

 The timing and amount of tax payments to governments may differ from our expectations

 

 

 

   Effective tax rate on adjusted earnings

 

   Material assumptions

 

  

   Material risks

 

 Our ability to achieve our adjusted EBITDA target

 

 The mix of taxing jurisdictions where we recognized pre-tax profit or losses in 2020 does not significantly change

 

 No unexpected changes in tax laws and treaties within the jurisdictions where we operate

 

 Depreciation and amortization of computer software between $650 million and $675 million in 2021

 

 Interest expense between $190 million and $210 million in 2021

 

  

 Same as the risks above related to adjusted EBITDA

 

 A material change in the geographical mix of our pre-tax profits and losses

 

 A material change in current tax laws or treaties to which we are subject, and did not expect

 

 Depreciation and amortization of computer software as well as interest expense may be significantly higher or lower than expected

 

Our Outlook contains various non-IFRS financial measures. We believe that providing reconciliations of forward-looking non-IFRS financial measures in our Outlook would be potentially misleading and not practical due to the difficulty of projecting items that are not reflective of ongoing operations in any future period. The magnitude of these items may be significant. Consequently, for Outlook purposes only, we are unable to reconcile these non-IFRS measures to the most comparable IFRS measures because we cannot predict, with reasonable certainty, the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates which impact (i) the translation of our results reported at average foreign currency rates for the year and (ii) other finance income or expense related to intercompany financing arrangements. Additionally, we cannot reasonably predict (i) our share of post-tax earnings (losses) in equity method investments, which is subject to changes in the stock price of LSEG or (ii) the occurrence or amount of other operating gains and losses, which generally arise from business transactions we do not currently anticipate.

While our first-half 2021 performance provides us with increasing confidence about our outlook, the global economy continues to experience substantial disruption due to concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19, as well as from the measures intended to mitigate its impact. Any worsening of the global economic or business environment could impact our ability to achieve our outlook.

Related Party Transactions

As of August 4, 2021, Woodbridge beneficially owned approximately 66% of our common shares.

In March 2021, we received a dividend of $994 million related to the sale of LSEG shares from YPL, an equity method investment. In June 2021, we received a dividend of $51 million from YPL reflecting our portion of dividends from LSEG (see the “Sale of Refinitiv to LSEG” section of this management’s discussion and analysis for additional information).

Except for the above transactions, there were no new significant related party transactions during the first six months of 2021. Refer to the “Related Party Transactions” section of our 2020 annual management’s discussion and analysis, which is contained in our 2020 annual report, as well as note 31 of our 2020 annual consolidated financial statements for information regarding related party transactions.

Subsequent Events

Share Repurchases

On August 5, 2021, we announced that we plan to repurchase up to $1.2 billion of our common shares. The completion of this program will depend on factors such as market conditions, share price and other opportunities to invest capital for growth.

Changes in Accounting Policies

Please refer to the “Changes in Accounting Policies” section of our 2020 annual management’s discussion and analysis, which is contained in our 2020 annual report, for information regarding changes in accounting policies. Since the date of our 2020 annual management’s discussion and analysis, there have not been any significant changes to our accounting policies.

 

 

 

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Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments about the future. Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Please refer to the “Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments” section of our 2020 annual management’s discussion and analysis, which is contained in our 2020 annual report, for additional information. Since the date of our 2020 annual management’s discussion and analysis, there have not been any significant changes to our critical accounting estimates and judgments.

Additional Information

Disclosure controls and procedures

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in applicable U.S. and Canadian securities law) as of the end of the period covered by this management’s discussion and analysis, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that all information that we are required to disclose in reports that we file or furnish under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act and applicable Canadian securities law is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Internal control over financial reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS.

We are engaged in a long-term efficiency initiative which impacts our financial reporting. We are enhancing our order-to-cash (OTC) applications and related workflow processes in phases over multiple years. Key elements of the OTC solutions are order management, billing, cash management and collections functionality. We expect to reduce the number of applications and to streamline and automate processes across our organization through this initiative.

As we are implementing this initiative in phases over an extended period, the nature and extent of activity will vary by quarter. The initiative could result in material changes to our internal control over financial reporting depending on the nature and volume of work completed, as we will continue to modify the design and documentation of the related internal control processes and procedures, as necessary.

Except as described above, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the last fiscal quarter of 2021 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Share capital

As of August 4, 2021, we had outstanding 495,851,072 common shares, 6,000,000 Series II preference shares, 3,044,665 stock options and a total of 2,652,774 time-based restricted share units and performance restricted share units. We have also issued a Thomson Reuters Founders Share which enables Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company to exercise extraordinary voting power to safeguard the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Public securities filings and regulatory announcements

You may access other information about our company, including our 2020 annual report (which contains information required in an annual information form) and our other disclosure documents, reports, statements or other information that we file with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities through SEDAR at www.sedar.com and in the United States with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

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Cautionary note concerning factors that may affect future results

Certain statements in this management’s discussion and analysis are forward-looking, including, but not limited to, our quarterly and three-year business outlook, expectations related to the Change Program, statements regarding the Company’s intention to target a dividend payout ratio of between 50% to 60% of its free cash flow, statements regarding the expected future growth of our customer segments or businesses, the Company’s expectations regarding share repurchases, and the funding of any required HMRC payments. The words “will”, “expect”, “believe”, “target”, “estimate”, “could”, “should”, “intend”, “predict”, “project” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. While we believe that we have a reasonable basis for making forward-looking statements in this management’s discussion and analysis, they are not a guarantee of future performance or outcomes or that any other events described in any forward-looking statement will materialize. Forward-looking statements, including those related to the COVID-19 pandemic, are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations. Many of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions are beyond our company’s control and the effects of them can be difficult to predict. In particular, the full extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, operations and financial results will depend on numerous evolving factors that we may not be able to accurately predict.

Certain factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations are discussed in the “Outlook” section above. Additional factors are discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of our 2020 annual report and in materials that we from time to time file with, or furnish to, the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Many of those risks are, and could be, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and any worsening of the global business and economic environment as a result. There is no assurance that any forward-looking statement will materialize.

Our company’s quarterly and three-year business outlook is based on information currently available to the Company and is based on various external and internal assumptions made by the Company in light of its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments (including those related to the COVID-19 pandemic), as well as other factors that the Company believes are appropriate under the circumstances.

Our company has provided a business outlook for the purpose of presenting information about current expectations for the periods presented. This information may not be appropriate for other purposes. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements which reflect expectations only as of the date of this management’s discussion and analysis. Except as may be required by applicable law, Thomson Reuters disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

 

 

 

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Appendix A

Non-IFRS Financial Measures

We use non-IFRS financial measures as supplemental indicators of our operating performance and financial position. Additionally, we use non-IFRS measures as performance metrics as the basis for management incentive programs. These measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore are unlikely to be comparable to the calculation of similar measures used by other companies.

The following table sets forth our non-IFRS financial measures, including an explanation of why we believe they are useful measures of our performance. Reconciliations to the most directly comparable IFRS measure are reflected in Appendix B and the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section of this management’s discussion and analysis.

 

     

 

How We Define It

 

  

 

Why We Use It and Why It Is Useful to
Investors

  

 

Most Directly Comparable IFRS
Measure/Reconciliation

 

 

  Segment adjusted EBITDA, consolidated adjusted EBITDA and the related margins

 

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

 

Consolidated adjusted EBITDA is comprised of adjusted EBITDA from each reportable segment and Corporate costs.

 

The related margins are expressed as a percentage of revenues.

 

  

Provides a consistent basis to evaluate operating profitability and performance trends by excluding items that we do not consider to be controllable activities for this purpose.

 

Represents a measure commonly reported and widely used by investors as a valuation metric. Additionally, this measure is used to assess our ability to incur and service debt.

  

Earnings from continuing operations

  Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures and the related margin

 

Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures. The related margin is expressed as a percentage of revenues.

  

Provides a basis for evaluating the operating profitability and capital intensity of a business in a single measure. This measure captures investments regardless of whether they are expensed or capitalized.

  

Earnings from continuing operations

 

 

 

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  How We Define It

  

 

Why We Use It and Why It Is Useful to Investors

  

 

Most Directly Comparable IFRS Measure/
Reconciliation

 

 

  Adjusted earnings and adjusted EPS

 

Net earnings:

 Excluding the post-tax impacts of fair value adjustments, amortization of other identifiable intangible assets, other operating gains and losses, certain asset impairment charges, other finance costs or income, our share of post-tax earnings or losses in equity method investments, discontinued operations and other items affecting comparability. We calculate the post-tax amount of each item excluded from adjusted earnings based on the specific tax rules and tax rates associated with the nature and jurisdiction of each item.

 We also deduct dividends declared on preference shares.

 

   Provides a more comparable basis to analyze earnings and is also a measure commonly used by shareholders to measure our performance.    Net earnings and diluted earnings per share

Adjusted EPS is calculated from adjusted earnings using diluted weighted-average shares.

     

 

In interim periods, we also adjust our reported earnings and earnings per share to reflect a normalized effective tax rate. Specifically, the normalized effective rate is computed as the estimated full-year effective tax rate applied to pre-tax adjusted earnings of the interim period. The reported effective tax rate is based on separate annual effective income tax rates for each taxing jurisdiction that are applied to each interim period’s pre-tax income.

  

Because the geographical mix of pre-tax profits and losses in interim periods may be different from that for the full year, our effective tax rate computed in accordance with IFRS may be more volatile by quarter. Therefore, we believe that using the expected full-year effective tax rate provides more comparability among interim periods. The adjustment to normalize the effective tax rate reallocates estimated full-year income taxes between interim periods, but has no effect on full-year tax expense or on cash taxes paid.

 

  
 
  Net debt and leverage ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA

 

Net debt:

 

Total indebtedness (excluding the associated unamortized transaction costs and premiums or discount) plus the currency related fair value of associated hedging instruments, and lease liabilities less cash and cash equivalents.

  

 

Provides a commonly used measure of a company’s leverage.

 

Given that we hedge some of our debt to reduce risk, we include hedging instruments as we believe it provides a better measure of the total obligation associated with our outstanding debt. However, because we intend to hold our debt and related hedges to maturity, we do not consider the interest components of the associated fair value of hedges in our measurements. We reduce gross indebtedness by cash and cash equivalents.

  

 

Total debt (current indebtedness plus long-term indebtedness)

 

Net debt to adjusted EBITDA:

Net debt is divided by adjusted EBITDA for the previous twelve-month period ending with the current fiscal quarter.

  

Provides a commonly used measure of a company’s ability to pay its debt. Our non- IFRS measure is aligned with the calculation of our internal target and is more conservative than the maximum ratio allowed under our contractual covenants in our credit facility.

 

   For adjusted EBITDA, refer to the definition above for the most directly comparable IFRS measure

 

 

 

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  How We Define It

  

 

Why We Use It and Why It Is Useful to Investors

 

 

Most Directly Comparable IFRS
Measure/Reconciliation

 

Free cash flow

 

Net cash provided by operating activities, proceeds from disposals of property and equipment, and other investing activities, less capital expenditures, payments of lease principal and dividends paid on our preference shares.

 

  

 

Helps assess our ability, over the long term, to create value for our shareholders as it represents cash available to repay debt, pay common dividends and fund share repurchases and new acquisitions.

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

Changes before the impact of foreign currency or at “constant currency”

 

Applicable measures where changes are reported before the impact of foreign currency or at “constant currency”

 

IFRS Measures:

 Revenues

 Operating expenses

 

Non-IFRS Measures:

 Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin

 Adjusted EPS

  

 

Provides better comparability of business trends from period to period.

 

Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. However, we conduct activities in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. We measure our performance before the impact of foreign currency (or at “constant currency”), which means that we apply the same foreign currency exchange rates for the current and equivalent prior period. To calculate the foreign currency impact between periods, we convert the current and equivalent prior period’s local currency results using the same foreign currency exchange rate.

 

 

 

For each non-IFRS measure, refer to the definitions above for the most directly comparable IFRS measure.

 

Changes in revenues computed on an “organic” basis

 

Represent changes in revenues of our existing businesses at constant currency. The metric excludes the distortive impacts of acquisitions and dispositions from not owning the business in both comparable periods.

 

 For acquisitions, we calculate organic growth as though we had owned the acquired business in both periods. We compare revenues for the acquired business for the period we owned the business to the same prior-year period revenues for that business, when we did not own it.

 For dispositions, we calculate organic growth as though we did not own the business in either period. We exclude revenues of the disposed business from the point of disposition, as well as revenues from the same prior-year period before the sale.

  

 

Provides further insight into the performance of our existing businesses by excluding distortive impacts and serves as a better measure of our ability to grow our business over the long term.

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

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Appendix B

This appendix provides reconciliations of certain non-IFRS measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measure that are not presented elsewhere in this management’s discussion and analysis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

Reconciliation of earnings from continuing operations to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures

 

     
     Three months ended June 30,      Six months ended June 30,  
(millions of U.S. dollars, except margins)    2021      2020      2021      2020  
Earnings from continuing operations      1,072        131        6,105        322  
Adjustments to remove:            

Tax expense

     289        16        1,883        63  

Other finance (income) costs

     (2)        13        4        (34)  

Net interest expense

     49        52        100        97  

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

     30        30        61        60  

Amortization of computer software

     122        118        237        229  

Depreciation

     42        43        88        83  
EBITDA      1,602        403        8,478        820  
Adjustments to remove:            

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

     (1,092)        153        (7,389)        207  

Other operating gains, net

     (14)        (80)        (31)        (48)  

Fair value adjustments

     6        3        2        (20)  
Adjusted EBITDA      502        479        1,060        959  

Deduct: Capital expenditures

     (113)        (145)        (233)        (287)  
Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures      389        334        827        672  
Adjusted EBITDA margin      32.7%        34.1%        34.1%        32.8%  
Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures margin      25.4%        23.8%        26.6%        23.0%  

Reconciliation of net earnings to adjusted earnings and adjusted EPS

 

     
     Three months ended June 30,      Six months ended June 30,  
(millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and share data)    2021      2020      2021      2020  
Net earnings      1,068        126        6,104        319  
Adjustments to remove:            

Fair value adjustments

     6        3        2        (20)  

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

     30        30        61        60  

Other operating gains, net

     (14)        (80)        (31)        (48)  

Other finance (income) costs

     (2)        13        4        (34)  

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

     (1,092)        153        (7,389)        207  

Tax on above items(1)

     255        (28)        1,790        (59)  

Tax items impacting comparability(1)

     (12)        9        (11)        39  

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     4        5        1        3  
Interim period effective tax rate normalization(1)      (3)        (10)        (2)        (6)  
Dividends declared on preference shares      -        -        (1)        (1)  
Adjusted earnings      240        221        528        460  
Adjusted EPS      $0.48        $0.44        $1.06        $0.92  
Diluted weighted-average common shares (millions)      497.3        497.6        497.1        497.6  

 

(1)

See the “Results of Operations—Tax expense” section of this management’s discussion and analysis for additional information.

 

 

 

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Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow

 

     
     Three months ended June 30,      Six months ended June 30,  
   (millions of U.S. dollars)    2021      2020      2021      2020  

Net cash provided by operating activities

     462        422        842        598  

Capital expenditures

     (113      (145      (233      (287

Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment

     -        45        -        64  

Other investing activities

     52        1        53        2  

Payments of lease principal

     (22      (18      (43      (36

Dividends paid on preference shares

     -        -        (1      (1

Free cash flow

     379        305        618        340  

Reconciliation of changes in revenues excluding the effects of foreign currency (constant currency) as well as acquisitions/divestitures (organic basis)(1)

 

   
    

Three months ended June 30,

 
                   Change  
   (millions of U.S. dollars)    2021      2020      Total      Foreign
Currency
     Subtotal
Constant
Currency
     Acquisitions/
(Divestitures)
     Organic  

   Revenues

                    

   Legal Professionals

     673        620        9%        2%        7%        -        6%  

   Corporates

     348        329        6%        1%        4%        -        4%  

   Tax & Accounting Professionals

     197        168        17%        1%        15%        -        15%  

   “Big 3” Segments Combined

     1,218        1,117        9%        2%        7%        -        7%  

   Reuters News

     168        155        9%        2%        6%        -        6%  

   Global Print

     147        134        9%        3%        6%        -        6%  

   Eliminations/Rounding

     (1      (1                                             

   Total revenues

     1,532        1,405        9%        2%        7%        -        7%  

Reconciliation of changes in recurring revenues excluding the effects of foreign currency (constant currency) as well as acquisitions/divestitures (organic basis)(1)

 

   
    

Three months ended June 30,

 
                   Change  
   (millions of U.S. dollars)    2021      2020      Total      Foreign
Currency
    

Subtotal

Constant

Currency

     Acquisitions/
(Divestitures)
     Organic  

   Recurring Revenues

                    

   Legal Professionals

     626        580        8%        2%        6%        -        6%  

   Corporates

     300        282        6%        2%        5%        -        5%  

   Tax & Accounting Professionals

     150        136        10%        1%        9%        -        9%  

   “Big 3” Segments Combined

     1,076        998        8%        2%        6%        -        6%  

   Reuters News

     144        141        3%        2%        1%        -        1%  

   Total recurring revenues

     1,220        1,139        7%        2%        5%        -        5%  

 

(1)

Growth percentages are computed using whole dollars. Accordingly, percentages calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented, and components of growth may not total due to rounding.

 

 

 

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Reconciliation of changes in transactions revenues excluding the effects of foreign currency (constant currency) as well as acquisitions/divestitures (organic basis)(1)

 

   
     Three months ended June 30,  
                   Change  
   (millions of U.S. dollars)    2021      2020      Total      Foreign
Currency
     Subtotal
Constant
Currency
     Acquisitions/
(Divestitures)
     Organic  

   Transactions Revenues

                    

   Legal Professionals

     47        40        18%        4%        14%        -        14%  

   Corporates

     48        47        2%        1%        1%        -        1%  

   Tax & Accounting Professionals

     47        32        45%        2%        43%        -        43%  

   “Big 3” Segments Combined

     142        119        19%        2%        17%        -        17%  

   Reuters News

     24        14        72%        9%        62%        2%        61%  

   Total transactions revenues

     166        133        25%        3%        22%        -        22%  

Reconciliation of changes in revenues excluding the effects of foreign currency (constant currency) as well as acquisitions/divestitures (organic basis)(1)

 

   
     Six months ended June 30,  
                   Change  
   (millions of U.S. dollars)    2021      2020      Total      Foreign
Currency
     Subtotal
Constant
Currency
    Acquisitions/
(Divestitures)
     Organic  

   Revenues

                   

   Legal Professionals

     1,341        1,246        8%        2%        6%       -        6%  

   Corporates

     732        696        5%        1%        4%       -        4%  

   Tax & Accounting Professionals

     422        386        9%        -        9%       -        9%  

   “Big 3” Segments Combined

     2,495        2,328        7%        1%        6%       -        6%  

   Reuters News

     328        310        6%        2%        4%       -        4%  

   Global Print

     290        289        -        2%        (2%)       -        (2%)  

   Eliminations/Rounding

     (1)        (2)                                              

   Total revenues

     3,112        2,925        6%        1%        5%       -        5%  

Reconciliation of changes in recurring revenues excluding the effects of foreign currency (constant currency) as well as acquisitions/divestitures (organic basis)(1)

 

   
     Six months ended June 30,  
                   Change  
   (millions of U.S. dollars)    2021      2020      Total      Foreign
Currency
    

Subtotal

Constant

Currency

    Acquisitions/
(Divestitures)
     Organic  

   Recurring Revenues

                   

   Legal Professionals

     1,247        1,167        7%        2%        5%       -        5%  

   Corporates

     595        563        6%        1%        5%       -        5%  

   Tax & Accounting Professionals

     310        294        6%        (1%)        6%       -        6%  

   “Big 3” Segments Combined

     2,152        2,024        6%        1%        5%       -        5%  

   Reuters News

     288        283        2%        2%        -       -        -  

   Total recurring revenues

     2,440        2,307        6%        1%        5%       -        4%  

 

(1)

Growth percentages are computed using whole dollars. Accordingly, percentages calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented, and components of growth may not total due to rounding.

 

 

 

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Reconciliation of changes in transactions revenues excluding the effects of foreign currency (constant currency) as well as acquisitions/divestitures (organic basis)(1)

 

   
     Six months ended June 30,  
                   Change  
   (millions of U.S. dollars)    2021      2020      Total      Foreign
Currency
     Subtotal
Constant
Currency
     Acquisitions/
(Divestitures)
     Organic  

   Transactions Revenues

                    

   Legal Professionals

     94        79        19%        3%        16%        -        16%  

   Corporates

     137        133        3%        -        3%        -        3%  

   Tax & Accounting Professionals

     112        92        20%        1%        19%        -        19%  

   “Big 3” Segments Combined

     343        304        13%        1%        11%        -        11%  

   Reuters News

     40        27        48%        5%        43%        1%        42%  

   Total transactions revenues

     383        331        15%        2%        14%        -        14%  

 

(1)

Growth percentages are computed using whole dollars. Accordingly, percentages calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented, and components of growth may not total due to rounding.

Reconciliation of changes in adjusted EBITDA and the related margin, and consolidated operating expenses and adjusted EPS, excluding the effects of foreign currency(1)

 

   
     Three months ended June 30,  
   (millions of U.S. dollars, except margins and per share amounts)    2021      2020      Total      Change
Foreign
Currency
     Constant
Currency
 

   Adjusted EBITDA

              

   Legal Professionals

     285        254        12%        2%        10%  

   Corporates

     130        118        10%        1%        9%  

   Tax & Accounting Professionals

     72        54        32%        1%        32%  

   “Big 3” Segments Combined

     487        426        14%        2%        13%  

   Reuters News

     35        25        45%        (21%)        66%  

   Global Print

     56        54        2%        3%        (1%)  

   Corporate costs

     (76)        (26)        n/a        n/a        n/a  

   Consolidated adjusted EBITDA

     502        479        5%        -        5%  
           

   Adjusted EBITDA Margin

              

   Legal Professionals

     42.3%        40.9%        140bp        -        140bp  

   Corporates

     37.2%        35.9%        130bp        (30)bp        160bp  

   Tax & Accounting Professionals

     36.2%        31.9%        430bp        (20)bp        450bp  

   “Big 3” Segments Combined

     39.9%        38.1%        180bp        (10)bp        190bp  

   Reuters News

     20.8%        15.6%        520bp        (300)bp        820bp  

   Global Print

     37.9%        40.5%        (260)bp        20bp        (280)bp  

   Corporate costs

     n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a  

   Consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin

     32.7%        34.1%        (140)bp        (70)bp        (70)bp  

   Consolidated operating expenses

     1,036        929        11%        3%        8%  

   Consolidated adjusted EPS

     $0.48        $0.44        9%        -        9%  

 

(1)

Growth percentages and adjusted EBITDA margins are computed using whole dollars. Accordingly, percentages and margins calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented, and components of growth may not total due to rounding.

 

 

 

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Reconciliation of changes in adjusted EBITDA and the related margin, and consolidated operating expenses and adjusted EPS, excluding the effects of foreign currency(1)

 

   
     Six months ended June 30,  
                   Change  
   (millions of U.S. dollars, except margins and per share amounts)    2021      2020      Total      Foreign
Currency
     Constant
Currency
 

   Adjusted EBITDA

              

   Legal Professionals

     564        484        17%        3%        14%  

   Corporates

     276        235        17%        -        17%  

   Tax & Accounting Professionals

     170        138        23%        -        23%  

   “Big 3” Segments Combined

     1,010        857        18%        2%        16%  

   Reuters News

     63        44        45%        (20%)        65%  

   Global Print

     113        117        (4%)        3%        (6%)  

   Corporate costs

     (126)        (59)        n/a        n/a        n/a  

   Consolidated adjusted EBITDA

     1,060        959        11%        1%        10%  
           

   Adjusted EBITDA Margin

              

   Legal Professionals

     42.1%        38.8%        330bp        30bp        300bp  

   Corporates

     37.7%        33.8%        390bp        (20)bp        410bp  

   Tax & Accounting Professionals

     40.2%        35.7%        450bp        10bp        440bp  

   “Big 3” Segments Combined

     40.5%        36.8%        370bp        20bp        350bp  

   Reuters News

     19.2%        14.1%        510bp        (270)bp        780bp  

   Global Print

     38.9%        40.5%        (160)bp        30bp        (190)bp  

   Corporate costs

     n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a  

   Consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin

     34.1%        32.8%        130bp        (30)bp        160bp  

   Consolidated operating expenses

     2,054        1,946        6%        3%        3%  

   Consolidated adjusted EPS

     $1.06        $0.92        15%        -        15%  

 

(1)

Growth percentages and adjusted EBITDA margins are computed using whole dollars. Accordingly, percentages and margins calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented, and components of growth may not total due to rounding.

 

 

 

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Appendix C

Quarterly information (unaudited)

The following table presents a summary of our consolidated operating results for the eight most recent quarters.

 

   
 

 

  Quarters ended  
   (millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)   June 30,
2021
    March 31,
2021
    December 31,
2020
    September 30,
2020
    June 30,
2020
    March 31,
2020
    December 31,
2019
    September 30,
2019
 

Revenues

    1,532       1,580       1,616       1,443       1,405       1,520       1,583       1,413  

Operating profit

    316       387       956       318       365       290       216       262  

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

    1,072       5,033       587       240       131       191       1,321       (72)  

(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax

    (4)       3       (25)       1       (5)       2       3       28  
                 

Net earnings (loss)

    1,068       5,036       562       241       126       193       1,324       (44)  

Earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

    1,068       5,036       562       241       126       193       1,324       (44)  
                 
 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From continuing operations

    $2.16       $10.15       $1.18       $0.48       $0.26       $0.38       $2.64       $(0.14)  

From discontinued operations

    (0.01)       -       (0.05)       -       (0.01)       0.01       0.01       0.05  
                 
 

 

    $2.15       $10.15       $1.13       $0.48       $0.25       $0.39       $2.65       $(0.09)  

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From continuing operations

    $2.16       $10.13       $1.18       $0.48       $0.26       $0.38       $2.63       $(0.14)  

From discontinued operations

    (0.01)       -       (0.05)       -       (0.01)       0.01       0.01       0.05  
 

 

    $2.15       $10.13       $1.13       $0.48       $0.25       $0.39       $2.64       $(0.09)  

Revenues – Our revenues do not tend to be significantly impacted by seasonality as we record a large portion of our revenues ratably over a contract term. However, our revenues from quarter to consecutive quarter can be impacted by the release of certain tax products, which tend to be concentrated in the fourth quarter and, to a lesser extent, in the first quarter of the year. The COVID-19 pandemic caused some of our revenue to shift from our traditional patterns. Specifically, revenues in our Tax & Accounting Professionals segment in the second quarter of 2021 benefited from higher pay-per-return revenues associated with extended U.S. federal tax deadlines, while revenues in our Global Print segment benefited from more professionals returning to work. In contrast, revenues in the second quarter of 2020 were negatively impacted by delayed print shipments and deferrals of pay-per-return revenues due to extended U.S. federal tax deadlines. Foreign currency had a slightly negative impact on our revenues through December 31, 2020. Acquisitions or divestitures of businesses did not significantly impact our revenues throughout the eight quarter period.

Operating profit – Similarly, our operating profit does not tend to be significantly impacted by seasonality, as most of our operating expenses are fixed. As a result, when our revenues increase, we become more profitable, and when our revenues decline, we become less profitable. In 2021, our operating profit was negatively impacted by Change Program costs and, in 2019, by costs and investments to reposition our business. In the third quarter of 2019, operating profit benefited from a significant gain on the revaluation of warrants that we held in our former Refinitiv investment. In 2020, operating profit benefited from lower costs due to the completion of the repositioning of our company in 2019 following the sale of F&R in October 2018 and, beginning with the second quarter of 2020, our COVID-19 related cost-reduction initiatives. In the fourth quarter of 2020, operating profit also benefited from a significant gain from the sale of an investment and a gain from an amendment to a pension plan.

Net earnings (loss) – Net earnings in the second quarter reflected an increase in the value of our LSEG investment. The increase in net earnings in the first quarter of 2021 was due to the gain on sale of Refinitiv to LSEG. Net earnings in the fourth quarter of 2019 was due to a $1.2 billion deferred tax benefit associated with the reorganization of certain foreign operations.

 

 

 

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Appendix D

Guarantor Supplemental Financial Information

The following tables set forth consolidating summary financial information in connection with the full and unconditional guarantee by Thomson Reuters Corporation and three U.S. subsidiary guarantors, which are also indirect 100%-owned and consolidated subsidiaries of Thomson Reuters Corporation (referred to as the Guarantor Subsidiaries), of any debt securities issued by TR Finance LLC under a trust indenture to be entered into between Thomson Reuters Corporation, TR Finance LLC, the Guarantor Subsidiaries, Computershare Trust Company of Canada, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. TR Finance LLC is an indirect 100%-owned subsidiary of Thomson Reuters Corporation and was formed with the sole purpose of issuing debt securities. TR Finance LLC has no significant assets or liabilities, as well as no subsidiaries or ongoing business operations of its own. The ability of TR Finance LLC to pay interest, premiums, operating expenses and to meet its debt obligations will depend upon the credit support of Thomson Reuters Corporation and the subsidiary guarantors. See the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section of this management’s discussion and analysis for additional information.

The tables below contain condensed consolidating financial information for the following:

 

   

Parent – Thomson Reuters Corporation, the direct or indirect owner of all of its subsidiaries

   

Subsidiary Issuer – TR Finance LLC

   

Guarantor Subsidiaries on a combined basis

   

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries – Other subsidiaries of Thomson Reuters Corporation on a combined basis that will not guarantee TR Finance LLC debt securities

   

Eliminations – Consolidating adjustments

   

Thomson Reuters on a consolidated basis

The Guarantor Subsidiaries referred to above are comprised of the following indirect 100%-owned and consolidated subsidiaries of Thomson Reuters Corporation:

 

   

Thomson Reuters Applications Inc., which operates part of the Company’s Legal Professionals, Tax & Accounting Professionals and Corporates businesses;

   

Thomson Reuters (Tax & Accounting) Inc., which operates part of the Company’s Tax & Accounting Professionals and Corporates businesses; and

   

West Publishing Corporation, which operates part of the Company’s Legal Professionals, Corporates and Global Print businesses.

Thomson Reuters Corporation accounts for its investments in subsidiaries using the equity method for purposes of the condensed consolidating financial information. Where subsidiaries are members of a consolidated tax filing group, Thomson Reuters Corporation allocates income tax expense pursuant to the tax sharing agreement among the members of the group, including application of the percentage method whereby members of the consolidated group are reimbursed for losses when they occur, regardless of the ability to use such losses on a standalone basis. We believe that this allocation is a systematic, rational approach for allocation of income tax balances. Adjustments necessary to consolidate the Parent, Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries are reflected in the “Eliminations” column.

This basis of presentation is not intended to present the financial position of Thomson Reuters Corporation and the results of its operations for any purpose other than to comply with the specific requirements for guarantor reporting and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated interim financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, our 2020 annual consolidated financial statements, as well as our 2020 annual management’s discussion and analysis included in our 2020 annual report.

The following condensed consolidating financial information is provided in compliance with the requirements of Section 13.4 of National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations providing for an exemption for certain credit support issuers. Thomson Reuters Corporation has also elected to provide the following supplemental financial information in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation S-X, as adopted by the SEC on March 2, 2020 and set forth in SEC Release No. 33-10762.

 

 

 

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The following condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared in accordance with IFRS, as issued by the IASB and is unaudited.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING INCOME STATEMENT

 

   
     Three months ended June 30, 2021  
(millions of U.S. dollars)    Parent      Subsidiary
Issuer
     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations      Consolidated  

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

                 

Revenues

     -        -        1,049        853        (370)        1,532  

Operating expenses

     (3)        -        (900)        (503)        370        (1,036)  

Depreciation

     -        -        (17)        (25)        -        (42)  

Amortization of computer software

     -        -        (5)        (117)        -        (122)  

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

     -        -        (12)        (18)        -        (30)  

Other operating gains, net

     -        -        -        14        -        14  

Operating (loss) profit

     (3)        -        115        204        -        316  

Finance (costs) income, net:

                 

Net interest expense

     (39)        -        -        (10)        -        (49)  

Other finance income (costs)

     13        -        -        (11)        -        2  

Intercompany net interest income (expense)

     29        -        (13)        (16)        -        -  

Income before tax and equity method investments

     -        -        102        167        -        269  

Share of post-tax earnings in equity method investments

     -        -        -        1,092        -        1,092  

Share of post-tax earnings in subsidiaries

     1,068        -        5        77        (1,150)        -  

Tax expense

     -        -        (25)        (264)        -        (289)  

Earnings from continuing operations

     1,068        -        82        1,072        (1,150)        1,072  

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     -        -        -        (4)        -        (4)  

Net earnings

     1,068        -        82        1,068        (1,150)        1,068  

Earnings attributable to common shareholders

     1,068        -        82        1,068        (1,150)        1,068  

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING INCOME STATEMENT

 

   
     Three months ended June 30, 2020  
(millions of U.S. dollars)    Parent      Subsidiary
Issuer
     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations      Consolidated  

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

                 

Revenues

     -        -        995        740        (330)        1,405  

Operating expenses

     (5)        -        (863)        (391)        330        (929)  

Depreciation

     -        -        (17)        (26)        -        (43)  

Amortization of computer software

     -        -        (6)        (112)        -        (118)  

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

     -        -        (14)        (16)        -        (30)  

Other operating (losses) gains, net

     -        -        (14)        94        -        80  

Operating (loss) profit

     (5)        -        81        289        -        365  

Finance (costs) income, net:

                 

Net interest expense

     (39)        -        (1)        (12)        -        (52)  

Other finance costs

     (9)        -        -        (4)        -        (13)  

Intercompany net interest income (expense)

     26        -        (13)        (13)        -        -  

(Loss) income before tax and equity method investments

     (27)        -        67        260        -        300  

Share of post-tax losses in equity method investments

     -        -        -        (153)        -        (153)  

Share of post-tax earnings in subsidiaries

     153        -        6        31        (190)        -  

Tax (expense) benefit

     -        -        (36)        20        -        (16)  

Earnings from continuing operations

     126        -        37        158        (190)        131  

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     -        -        -        (5)        -        (5)  

Net earnings

     126        -        37        153        (190)        126  

Earnings attributable to common shareholders

     126        -        37        153        (190)        126  

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING INCOME STATEMENT

 

   
     Six months ended June 30, 2021  
(millions of U.S. dollars)    Parent      Subsidiary
Issuer
     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations      Consolidated  

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

                 

Revenues

     -        -        2,141        1,737        (766)        3,112  

Operating expenses

     (5)        -        (1,854)        (961)        766        (2,054)  

Depreciation

     -        -        (33)        (55)        -        (88)  

Amortization of computer software

     -        -        (10)        (228)        1        (237)  

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

     -        -        (25)        (36)        -        (61)  

Other operating (losses) gains, net

     -        -        (1)        32        -        31  

Operating (loss) profit

     (5)        -        218        489        1        703  

Finance (costs) income, net:

                 

Net interest expense

     (78)        -        (1)        (21)        -        (100)  

Other finance costs

     (3)        -        -        (1)        -        (4)  

Intercompany net interest income (expense)

     57        -        (25)        (32)        -        -  

(Loss) income before tax and equity method investments

     (29)        -        192        435        1        599  

Share of post-tax earnings in equity method investments

     -        -        -        7,389        -        7,389  

Share of post-tax earnings in subsidiaries

     6,133        -        7        144        (6,284)        -  

Tax expense

     -        -        (48)        (1,835)        -        (1,883)  

Earnings from continuing operations

     6,104        -        151        6,133        (6,283)        6,105  

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     -        -        -        (1)        -        (1)  

Net earnings

     6,104        -        151        6,132        (6,283)        6,104  

Earnings attributable to common shareholders

     6,104        -        151        6,132        (6,283)        6,104  

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING INCOME STATEMENT

 

   
    

Six months ended June 30, 2020

 
(millions of U.S. dollars)    Parent      Subsidiary
Issuer
     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations      Consolidated  

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

                 

Revenues

     -        -        2,065        1,549        (689)        2,925  

Operating expenses

     (8)        -        (1,801)        (826)        689        (1,946)  

Depreciation

     -        -        (33)        (50)        -        (83)  

Amortization of computer software

     -        -        (12)        (218)        1        (229)  

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

     -        -        (27)        (33)        -        (60)  

Other operating (losses) gains, net

     -        -        (11)        59        -        48  

Operating (loss) profit

     (8)        -        181        481        1        655  

Finance (costs) income, net:

                 

Net interest expense

     (75)        -        (1)        (21)        -        (97)  

Other finance income (costs)

     84        -        (1)        (49)        -        34  

Intercompany net interest income (expense)

     52        -        (25)        (27)        -        -  

Income before tax and equity method investments

     53        -        154        384        1        592  

Share of post-tax losses in equity method investments

     -        -        -        (207)        -        (207)  

Share of post-tax earnings in subsidiaries

     266        -        11        84        (361)        -  

Tax (expense) benefit

     -        -        (70)        7        -        (63)  

Earnings from continuing operations

     319        -        95        268        (360)        322  

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     -        -        -        (3)        -        (3)  

Net earnings

     319        -        95        265        (360)        319  

Earnings attributable to common shareholders

     319        -        95        265        (360)        319  

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

   
     June 30, 2021  
(millions of U.S. dollars)    Parent      Subsidiary
Issuer
     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations      Consolidated  

Cash and cash equivalents

     3        -        350        1,989        -        2,342  

Trade and other receivables

     10        -        669        362        -        1,041  

Intercompany receivables

     3,520        -        304        3,750        (7,574)        -  

Other financial assets

     -        -        5        72        -        77  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1        -        207        217        -        425  

Current assets

     3,534        -        1,535        6,390        (7,574)        3,885  

Property and equipment, net

     -        -        217        265        -        482  

Computer software, net

     -        -        15        805        (1)        819  

Other identifiable intangible assets, net

     -        -        1,124        2,244        -        3,368  

Goodwill

     -        -        3,730        2,262        -        5,992  

Equity method investments

     -        -        -        7,913        -        7,913  

Other non-current assets

     125        -        125        679        -        929  

Intercompany receivables

     223        -        -        778        (1,001)        -  

Investments in subsidiaries

     18,988        -        185        4,154        (23,327)        -  

Deferred tax

     -        -        -        1,173        -        1,173  
             

Total assets

     22,870        -        6,931        26,663        (31,903)        24,561  

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

                 

Liabilities

                 

Payables, accruals and provisions

     44        -        379        600        -        1,023  

Current tax liabilities

     -        -        -        663        -        663  

Deferred revenue

     -        -        661        262        -        923  

Intercompany payables

     3,240        -        511        3,823        (7,574)        -  

Other financial liabilities

     -        -        17        141        -        158  

Current liabilities

     3,284        -        1,568        5,489        (7,574)        2,767  

Long-term indebtedness

     3,806        -        -        -        -        3,806  

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

     3        -        64        860        -        927  

Intercompany payables

     -        -        778        223        (1,001)        -  

Deferred tax

     -        -        182        1,102        -        1,284  
             

Total liabilities

     7,093        -        2,592        7,674        (8,575)        8,784  

Equity

                 

Total equity

     15,777        -        4,339        18,989        (23,328)        15,777  

Total liabilities and equity

     22,870        -        6,931        26,663        (31,903)        24,561  

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

   
     December 31, 2020  

(millions of U.S. dollars)

   Parent      Subsidiary
Issuer
     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations      Consolidated  

Cash and cash equivalents

     3        -        359        1,425        -        1,787  

Trade and other receivables

     1        -        735        415        -        1,151  

Intercompany receivables

     3,406        -        245        3,298        (6,949)        -  

Other financial assets

     -        -        5        607        -        612  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1        -        212        212        -        425  

Current assets

     3,411        -        1,556        5,957        (6,949)        3,975  

Property and equipment, net

     -        -        241        304        -        545  

Computer software, net

     -        -        12        821        (3)        830  

Other identifiable intangible assets, net

     -        -        1,150        2,277        -        3,427  

Goodwill

     -        -        3,731        2,245        -        5,976  

Equity method investments

     -        -        -        1,136        -        1,136  

Other non-current assets

     101        -        132        555        -        788  

Intercompany receivables

     245        -        -        778        (1,023)        -  

Investments in subsidiaries

     12,854        -        175        4,056        (17,085)        -  

Deferred tax

     -        -        -        1,204        -        1,204  

Total assets

     16,611        -        6,997        19,333        (25,060)        17,881  

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

                 

Liabilities

                 

Payables, accruals and provisions

     39        -        421        699        -        1,159  

Current tax liabilities

     -        -        1        250        -        251  

Deferred revenue

     -        -        611        255        -        866  

Intercompany payables

     2,617        -        681        3,651        (6,949)        -  

Other financial liabilities

     200        -        19        157        -        376  

Current liabilities

     2,856        -        1,733        5,012        (6,949)        2,652  

Long-term indebtedness

     3,772        -        -        -        -        3,772  

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

     3        -        72        1,008        -        1,083  

Intercompany payables

     -        -        778        245        (1,023)        -  

Deferred tax

     -        -        183        211        -        394  

Total liabilities

     6,631        -        2,766        6,476        (7,972)        7,901  

Equity

                 

Total equity

     9,980        -        4,231        12,857        (17,088)        9,980  

Total liabilities and equity

     16,611        -        6,997        19,333        (25,060)        17,881  

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

 

             
(millions of U.S. dollars)    Parent      Subsidiary
Issuer
    

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

    

Non-Guarantor

Subsidiaries

     Eliminations      Consolidated  
    

 

Three months ended June 30, 2021

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (74)        -        123        413        -        462  

Net cash used in investing activities

     -        -        (8)        (481)        -        (489)  

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     71        -        (97)        (190)        -        (216)  
             

(Decrease) increase in cash and bank overdrafts

     (3)        -        18        (258)        -        (243)  
                                                       
    

 

Three months ended June 30, 2020

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (65)        -        346        141        -        422  

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     28        -        (9)        101        (213)        (93)  

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     40        -        (139)        (319)        213        (205)  
             

Increase (decrease) in cash and bank overdrafts

     3        -        198        (77)        -        124  

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

 

             
(millions of U.S. dollars)    Parent     

Subsidiary

Issuer

    

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

    

Non-Guarantor

Subsidiaries

     Eliminations      Consolidated  
    

 

Six months ended June 30, 2021

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (87)        -        183        746        -        842  

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     -        -        (11)        386        (35)        340  

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     87        -        (181)        (568)        35        (627)  
             

(Decrease) increase in cash and bank overdrafts

     -        -        (9)        564        -        555  
                                                       
  

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (101)        -        427        272        -        598  

Net cash used in investing activities

     (47)        -        (11)        (96)        (188)        (342)  

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     147        -        (303)        (157)        188        (125)  
             

(Decrease) increase in cash and bank overdrafts

     (1)        -        113        19        -        131  

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 99.2 - UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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EXHIBIT 99.2

 
 
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
(unaudited)
 
       
           
    Three months ended June 30,
      
Six months ended June 30,
 
           
    
(millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
  
Notes
    
2021
    
2020
      
2021
    
2020
 
           
CONTINUING OPERATIONS
                                              
           
Revenues
  
 
2
 
  
 
1,532
    
 
1,405
      
 
3,112
    
 
2,925
 
           
Operating expenses
  
 
5
 
  
 
(1,036)
    
 
(929)
      
 
(2,054)
    
 
(1,946)
 
           
Depreciation
           
 
(42)
    
 
(43)
      
 
(88)
    
 
(83)
 
           
Amortization of computer software
           
 
(122)
    
 
(118)
      
 
(237)
    
 
(229)
 
           
Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets
           
 
(30)
    
 
(30)
      
 
(61)
    
 
(60)
 
           
Other operating gains, net
  
 
6
 
  
 
14
    
 
80
      
 
31
    
 
48
 
           
Operating profit
           
 
316
    
 
365
      
 
703
    
 
655
 
           
Finance costs, net:
                                              
           
Net interest expense
  
 
7
 
  
 
(49)
    
 
(52)
      
 
(100)
    
 
(97)
 
           
Other finance
income (costs)
  
 
7
 
  
 
2
    
 
(13)
      
 
(4)
    
 
34
 
           
Income before tax and equity method investments
           
 
269
    
 
300
      
 
599
    
 
592
 
           
Share of post-tax earnings (losses) in equity method
 
investments
  
 
8
 
  
 
1,092
    
 
(153)
      
 
7,389
    
 
(207)
 
           
Tax expense
  
 
9
 
  
 
(289)
    
 
(16)
      
 
(1,883)
    
 
(63)
 
           
Earnings from continuing operations
           
 
1,072
    
 
131
      
 
6,105
    
 
322
 
           
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
  
 
 
 
  
 
(4)
    
 
(5)
      
 
(1)
    
 
(3)
 
           
Net earnings
  
 
 
 
  
 
1,068
    
 
126
      
 
6,104
    
 
319
 
           
Earnings attributable to common shareholders
           
 
1,068
    
 
126
      
 
6,104
    
 
319
 
           
Earnings (loss) per share:
  
 
10
 
                                     
           
Basic earnings per share:
                                              
           
From continuing operations
           
 
$2.16
    
 
$0.26
      
 
$12.31
    
 
$0.65
 
           
From discontinued operations
  
 
 
 
  
 
(0.01)
    
 
(0.01)
      
 
(0.01)
    
 
(0.01)
 
           
Basic earnings per share
  
 
 
 
  
 
$2.15
    
 
$0.25
      
 
$12.30
    
 
$0.64
 
           
Diluted earnings per share:
                                              
           
From continuing operations
           
 
$2.16
    
 
$0.26
      
 
$12.28
    
 
$0.65
 
           
From discontinued operations
  
 
 
 
  
 
(0.01)
    
 
(0.01)
      
 
-
    
 
(0.01)
 
           
Diluted earnings per share
  
 
 
 
  
 
$2.15
    
 
$0.25
      
 
$12.28
    
 
$0.64
 
The related notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited)
 
       
         
Three months ended June 30,
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
           
    
(millions of U.S. dollars)
  
Notes
  
2021
    
2020
    
2021
    
2020
 
           
Net earnings
  
 
  
 
1,068
    
 
126
    
 
6,104
    
 
319
 
           
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                                        
           
Items that have been or may be subsequently
 
reclassified to net earnings:
                                        
           
Cash flow hedges adjustments to net earnings
  
7
  
 
(17)
    
 
(37)
    
 
(32)
    
 
(34)
 
           
Cash flow hedges adjustments to equity
       
 
15
    
 
17
    
 
24
    
 
14
 
           
Foreign currency translation adjustments to equity
       
 
27
    
 
22
    
 
32
    
 
(195)
 
           
Share of other comprehensive income (loss) in equity method investments
  
8
  
 
-
    
 
54
    
 
(98)
    
 
(47)
 
           
Related tax (expense) benefit on share of other comprehensive income (loss) in equity method investments
  
 
  
 
-
    
 
(14)
    
 
23
    
 
11
 
           
 
  
 
  
 
25
    
 
42
    
 
(51)
    
 
(251)
 
           
Items that will not be reclassified to net earnings:
                                        
           
Fair value adjustments on financial assets
  
11
  
 
7
    
 
13
    
 
5
    
 
5
 
           
Remeasurement on defined benefit pension plans
       
 
37
    
 
65
    
 
133
    
 
23
 
           
Related tax expense on remeasurement on defined benefit pension plans
       
 
(14)
    
 
(15)
    
 
(37)
    
 
(2)
 
           
Share of other comprehensive income (loss) in equity method investments
  
8
  
 
-
    
 
3
    
 
-
    
 
(3)
 
           
Related tax (expense) benefit on share of other comprehensive income (loss) in equity method investments
  
 
  
 
-
    
 
(1)
    
 
-
    
 
1
 
           
 
  
 
  
 
30
    
 
65
    
 
101
    
 
24
 
           
Other comprehensive income (loss)
  
 
  
 
55
    
 
107
    
 
50
    
 
(227)
 
           
Total comprehensive income
  
 
  
 
1,123
    
 
233
    
 
6,154
    
 
92
 
           
Comprehensive income (loss) for the period attributable to:
                                        
           
Common shareholders:
                                        
           
Continuing operations
       
 
1,127
    
 
238
    
 
6,155
    
 
95
 
           
Discontinued operations
  
 
  
 
(4)
    
 
(5)
    
 
(1)
    
 
(3)
 
           
Total comprehensive income
  
 
  
 
1,123
    
 
233
    
 
6,154
    
 
92
 
The related notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(unaudited)
 
       
         
June 30,
  
December 31,
       
   (millions of U.S. dollars)
  
Notes
  
2021
  
2020
       
Cash and cash equivalents
  
11
  
 
2,342
 
  
 
1,787
 
       
Trade and other receivables
       
 
1,041
 
  
 
1,151
 
       
Other financial assets
  
11
  
 
77
 
  
 
612
 
       
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
  
 
  
 
425
 
  
 
425
 
       
Current assets
       
 
3,885
 
  
 
3,975
 
       
Property and equipment, net
       
 
482
 
  
 
545
 
       
Computer software, net
       
 
819
 
  
 
830
 
       
Other identifiable intangible assets, net
       
 
3,368
 
  
 
3,427
 
       
Goodwill
       
 
5,992
 
  
 
5,976
 
       
Equity method investments
  
8
  
 
7,913
 
  
 
1,136
 
       
Other
non-current
assets
  
12
  
 
929
 
  
 
788
 
       
Deferred tax
  
 
  
 
1,173
 
  
 
1,204
 
       
Total assets
  
 
  
 
24,561
 
  
 
17,881
 
       
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
                      
       
Liabilities
                      
       
Payables, accruals and provisions
  
13
  
 
1,023
 
  
 
1,159
 
       
Current tax liabilities
       
 
663
 
  
 
251
 
       
Deferred revenue
       
 
923
 
  
 
866
 
       
Other financial liabilities
  
11
  
 
158
 
  
 
376
 
       
Current liabilities
       
 
2,767
 
  
 
2,652
 
       
Long-term indebtedness
  
11
  
 
3,806
 
  
 
3,772
 
       
Provisions and other
non-current
liabilities
  
14
  
 
927
 
  
 
1,083
 
       
Deferred tax
  
 
  
 
1,284
 
  
 
394
 
       
Total liabilities
  
 
  
 
8,784
 
  
 
7,901
 
       
Equity
                      
       
Capital
  
15
  
 
5,502
 
  
 
5,458
 
       
Retained earnings
       
 
11,010
 
  
 
5,211
 
       
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
  
 
  
 
(735)
    
 
(689)
 
       
Total equity
  
 
  
 
15,777
 
  
 
9,980
 
       
Total liabilities and equity
  
 
  
 
24,561
 
  
 
17,881
 
Contingencies (note 18)
The related notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW
(unaudited)
 
       
           
Three months ended June 30,
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
           
  (millions of U.S. dollars)
  
Notes
    
2021
    
2020
    
2021
    
2020
 
  Cash provided by (used in):
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  Earnings from continuing operations
  
 
 
 
  
 
1,072
    
 
131
    
 
6,105
    
 
322
 
  Adjustments for:
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  Depreciation
  
 
 
 
  
 
42
    
 
43
    
 
88
    
 
83
 
  Amortization of computer software
  
 
 
 
  
 
122
    
 
118
    
 
237
    
 
229
 
  Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets
  
 
 
 
  
 
30
    
 
30
    
 
61
    
 
60
 
  Share of
post-tax
(earnings) losses in equity method investments
  
 
8
 
  
 
(1,092)
    
 
153
    
 
(7,389)
    
 
207
 
  Deferred tax
  
 
 
 
  
 
249
    
 
(34)
    
 
923
    
 
(37)
 
  Other
  
 
16
 
  
 
33
    
 
(17)
    
 
63
    
 
(6)
 
  Changes in working capital and other items
  
 
16
 
  
 
15
    
 
(7)
    
 
800
    
 
(250)
 
  Operating cash flows from continuing operations
  
 
 
 
  
 
471
    
 
417
    
 
888
    
 
608
 
  Operating cash flows from discontinued operations
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
(9)
    
 
5
    
 
(46)
    
 
(10)
 
  Net cash provided by operating activities
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
462
    
 
422
    
 
842
    
 
598
 
  INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
  
 
17
 
  
 
-
    
 
2
    
 
(3)
    
 
(122)
 
  Proceeds from disposals of businesses and investments
  
 
 
 
  
 
10
    
 
4
    
 
15
    
 
1
 
  Dividend from sale of LSEG shares
  
 
8
 
  
 
-
    
 
-
    
 
994
    
 
-
 
  Capital expenditures
  
 
 
 
  
 
(113)
    
 
(145)
    
 
(233)
    
 
(287)
 
  Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment
  
 
 
 
  
 
-
    
 
45
    
 
-
    
 
64
 
  Other investing activities
  
 
8
 
  
 
52
    
 
1
    
 
53
    
 
2
 
  Taxes paid on sale of Refinitiv and LSEG shares
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
(438)
    
 
-
    
 
(444)
    
 
-
 
  Investing cash flows from continuing operations
  
 
 
 
  
 
(489)
    
 
(93)
    
 
382
    
 
(342)
 
  Investing cash flows from discontinued operations
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
-
    
 
-
    
 
(42)
    
 
-
 
  Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
(489)
    
 
(93)
    
 
340
    
 
(342)
 
  FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  Proceeds from debt
  
 
11
 
  
 
-
    
 
999
    
 
-
    
 
2,019
 
  Repayments of debt
  
 
11
 
  
 
-
    
 
(1,000)
    
 
-
    
 
(1,645)
 
  Net borrowings under short-term loan facilities
  
 
11
 
  
 
-
    
 
-
    
 
-
    
 
118
 
  Payments of lease principal
  
 
 
 
  
 
(22)
    
 
(18)
    
 
(43)
    
 
(36)
 
  Repurchases of common shares
  
 
15
 
  
 
-
    
 
-
    
 
(200)
    
 
(200)
 
  Dividends paid on preference shares
  
 
 
 
  
 
-
    
 
-
    
 
(1)
    
 
(1)
 
  Dividends paid on common shares
  
 
15
 
  
 
(194)
    
 
(182)
    
 
(388)
    
 
(364)
 
  Other financing activities
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
-
    
 
(4)
    
 
5
    
 
(16)
 
  Net cash used in financing activities
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
(216)
    
 
(205)
    
 
(627)
    
 
(125)
 
  
(Decrease) increase 
in cash and bank overdrafts
  
 
 
 
  
 
(243)
    
 
124
    
 
555
    
 
131
 
  Translation adjustments
  
 
 
 
  
 
1
    
 
-
    
 
-
    
 
(10)
 
  Cash and bank overdrafts at beginning of period
  
 
 
 
  
 
2,584
    
 
822
    
 
1,787
    
 
825
 
  Cash and bank overdrafts at end of period
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
2,342
    
 
946
    
 
2,342
    
 
946
 
  Cash and bank overdrafts at end of period comprised of:
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  Cash and cash equivalents
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
2,342
 
  
 
946
 
  
 
2,342
 
  
 
946
 
  Supplemental cash flow information is provided in note 16.
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  Interest paid, net of debt related hedges
  
 
 
 
  
 
(67)
    
 
(62)
    
 
(81)
    
 
(83)
 
  Interest received
  
 
 
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
1
    
 
1
 
  
 
4
 
  Income taxes paid
  
 
16
 
  
 
(503)
 
  
 
(18)
    
 
(589)
 
  
 
(34)
 
Interest received and interest paid are reflected as operating cash flows.
Income taxes paid are reflected as either operating or investing cash flows depending on the nature of the underlying transaction.
The related notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(unaudited)
 
                   
    (millions of U.S. dollars)
 
Stated
share
capital
   
Contributed
surplus
   
Total
capital
      
 
   
Retained
earnings
   
Unrecognized
(loss) gain on
financial
instruments
   
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments
   
Total
accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss (“AOCL”)
   
Total
equity
 
                   
Balance, December 31, 2020
 
 
3,719
 
 
 
1,739
 
 
 
5,458
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,211
 
 
 
(8)
 
 
 
(681)
 
 
 
(689)
 
 
 
9,980
 
                   
Net earnings
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,104
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
6,104
 
                   
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
96
 
 
 
19
 
 
 
(65)
 
 
 
(46)
 
 
 
50
 
                   
Total comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,200
 
 
 
19
 
 
 
(65)
 
 
 
(46)
 
 
 
6,154
 
                   
Dividends declared on preference shares
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
   
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
(1)
 
                   
Dividends declared on common shares
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(400)
   
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
(400)
 
                   
Shares issued under Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”)
 
 
12
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
12
 
                   
Stock compensation plans
 
 
84
 
 
 
(52)
 
 
 
32
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
32
 
                   
Balance, June 30, 2021
 
 
3,815
 
 
 
1,687
 
 
 
5,502
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,010
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
(746)
 
 
 
(735)
 
 
 
15,777
 
 
    (millions of U.S. dollars)
 
Stated
share
capital
   
Contributed
surplus
   
Total
capital
      
 
   
Retained
earnings
   
Unrecognized
loss on financial
instruments
   
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments
   
        AOCL        
   
Total
equity
 
                   
Balance, December 31, 2019
 
 
3,576
 
 
 
1,801
 
 
 
5,377
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,965
 
 
 
(3)
 
 
 
(779)
 
 
 
(782)
 
 
 
9,560
 
                   
Net earnings
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
319
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
319
 
                   
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19
 
 
 
(29)
 
 
 
(217)
 
 
 
(246)
 
 
 
(227)
 
                   
Total comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
338
 
 
 
(29)
 
 
 
(217)
 
 
 
(246)
 
 
 
92
 
                   
Dividends declared on preference shares
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
(1)
 
                   
Dividends declared on common shares
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(376)
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
(376)
 
                   
Shares issued under DRIP
 
 
12
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
12
 
                   
Repurchases of common shares (see note 15)
 
 
2
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2)
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
                   
Stock compensation plans
 
 
96
 
 
 
(74)
 
 
 
22
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
22
 
                   
Balance, June 30, 2020
 
 
3,686
 
 
 
1,727
 
 
 
5,413
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,924
 
 
 
(32)
 
 
 
(996)
 
 
 
(1,028)
 
 
 
9,309
 
The related notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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Thomson Reuters Corporation
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(unless otherwise stated, all amounts are in millions of U.S. dollars)
Note 1: Business Description and Basis of Preparation
General business description
Thomson Reuters Corporation (the “Company” or “Thomson Reuters”) is an Ontario, Canada corporation with common shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and Series II preference shares listed on the TSX. The Company is a leading provider of business information services. The Company’s products include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news service - Reuters.
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements (“interim financial statements”) wer
e
 approved by the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on August 4, 2021.
Basis of preparation
The interim financial statements were prepared using the same accounting policies and methods as those used in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. The interim financial statements comply with International Accounting Standard 34,
Interim Financial Reporting
(“IAS 34”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), have been omitted or condensed.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IAS 34 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving more judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements have been disclosed in note 2 of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. The global economy continues to experience substantial disruption due to concerns regarding resurgences and new strains of
COVID-19,
as well as from the measures intended to mitigate its impact. Due to the significant uncertainty about the duration and impact of the global economic crisis caused by the
COVID-19
pandemic, some of management’s estimates and judgments may be more variable and may change materially in the future.
The accompanying interim financial statements include all adjustments, composed of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary by management to fairly state the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, which are included in the Company’s 2020 annual report.
References to “$” are to U.S. dollars and references to “C$” are to Canadian dollars.
Change Program
In February 2021, the Company announced a two-year
 
Change Program to transition from a holding company to an operating
company, and from a content provider to a content-driven technology company (see note 5).
 
 
 
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Note 2: Revenues
Revenues by type and geography
The following tables disaggregate revenues by type and geography and reconciles them to reportable segments (see note 3).
 
Revenues by type
 
Legal
Professionals
         
Corporates
         
Tax & Accounting
Professionals
         
Reuters News
         
Global Print
         
Total
       
                                     
Three months ended June 30,
 
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
        
Recurring
 
 
626
 
 
 
580
 
         
 
300
 
 
 
282
 
         
 
150
 
 
 
136
 
         
 
144
 
 
 
141
 
         
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
         
 
1,220
 
 
 
1,139
 
       
Transactions
 
 
47
 
 
 
40
 
         
 
48
 
 
 
47
 
         
 
47
 
 
 
32
 
         
 
24
 
 
 
14
 
         
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
         
 
166
 
 
 
133
 
       
Global Print
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
         
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
         
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
         
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
         
 
147
 
 
 
134
 
         
 
147
 
 
 
134
 
       
Eliminations/Rounding
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
 
 
 
(1)
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
673
 
 
 
620
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
348
 
 
 
329
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
197
 
 
 
168
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
168
 
 
 
155
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
147
 
 
 
134
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,532
 
 
 
1,405
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                                                               
                         
Revenues by type
 
Legal
Professionals
         
Corporates
         
Tax & Accounting
Professionals
         
Reuters News
         
Global Print
         
Total
       
                                     
Six months ended June 30,
 
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
        
Recurring
 
 
1,247
 
 
 
1,167
 
         
 
595
 
 
 
563
 
         
 
310
 
 
 
294
 
         
 
288
 
 
 
283
 
         
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
         
 
2,440
 
 
 
2,307
 
       
Transactions
 
 
94
 
 
 
79
 
         
 
137
 
 
 
133
 
         
 
112
 
 
 
92
 
         
 
40
 
 
 
27
 
         
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
         
 
383
 
 
 
331
 
       
Global Print
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
         
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
         
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
         
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
         
 
290
 
 
 
289
 
         
 
290
 
 
 
289
 
       
Eliminations/Rounding
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
 
 
 
(2)
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
1,341
 
 
 
1,246
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
732
 
 
 
696
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
422
 
 
 
386
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
328
 
 
 
310
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
290
 
 
 
289
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,112
 
 
 
2,925
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                                                               
                         
Revenues by geography
(country of destination)
 
Legal
Professionals
         
Corporates
         
Tax & Accounting
Professionals
         
Reuters News
         
Global Print
         
Total
       
                                     
Three months ended June 30,
 
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
          
2021
(1)
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
        
U.S.
 
 
532
 
 
 
499
 
         
 
287
 
 
 
270
 
         
 
151
 
 
 
131
 
         
 
21
 
 
 
107
 
         
 
104
 
 
 
97
 
         
 
1,095
 
 
 
1,104
 
       
Canada (country of domicile)
 
 
15
 
 
 
13
 
         
 
3
 
 
 
2
 
         
 
11
 
 
 
8
 
         
 
1
 
 
 
1
 
         
 
19
 
 
 
16
 
         
 
49
 
 
 
40
 
       
Other
 
 
6
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
47
 
 
 
42
 
 
 
 
 
Americas (North America, Latin
America, South America)
 
 
553
 
 
 
519
 
         
 
301
 
 
 
283
 
         
 
185
 
 
 
156
 
         
 
24
 
 
 
111
 
         
 
128
 
 
 
117
 
         
 
1,191
 
 
 
1,186
 
       
                                     
U.K.
 
 
69
 
 
 
58
 
         
 
27
 
 
 
28
 
         
 
7
 
 
 
6
 
         
 
103
 
 
 
5
 
         
 
9
 
 
 
7
 
         
 
215
 
 
 
104
 
       
Other
 
 
17
 
 
 
13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28
 
 
 
25
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
60
 
 
 
54
 
 
 
 
 
EMEA (Europe, Middle East
and Africa)
 
 
86
 
 
 
71
 
         
 
38
 
 
 
38
 
         
 
7
 
 
 
8
 
         
 
131
 
 
 
30
 
         
 
13
 
 
 
11
 
         
 
275
 
 
 
158
 
       
Asia Pacific
 
 
34
 
 
 
30
 
         
 
9
 
 
 
8
 
         
 
5
 
 
 
4
 
         
 
13
 
 
 
14
 
         
 
6
 
 
 
6
 
         
 
67
 
 
 
62
 
       
Eliminations/Rounding
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
 
 
 
(1)
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
673
 
 
 
620
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
348
 
 
 
329
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
197
 
 
 
168
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
168
 
 
 
155
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
147
 
 
 
134
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,532
 
 
 
1,405
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                                                               
                         
Revenues by geography
(country of destination)
 
Legal
Professionals
         
Corporates
         
Tax & Accounting
Professionals
         
Reuters News
         
Global Print
         
Total
       
                                     
Six months ended June 30,
 
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
          
2021
(1)
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
          
2021
   
2020
        
U.S.
 
 
1,058
 
 
 
1,002
 
         
 
610
 
 
 
578
 
         
 
338
 
 
 
313
 
         
 
70
 
 
 
211
 
         
 
205
 
 
 
212
 
         
 
2,281
 
 
 
2,316
 
       
Canada (country of domicile)
 
 
31
 
 
 
26
 
         
 
5
 
 
 
5
 
         
 
21
 
 
 
17
 
         
 
2
 
 
 
2
 
         
 
36
 
 
 
32
 
         
 
95
 
 
 
82
 
       
Other
 
 
11
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23
 
 
 
23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
44
 
 
 
38
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
91
 
 
 
85
 
 
 
 
 
Americas (North America, Latin
America, South America)
 
 
1,100
 
 
 
1,039
 
         
 
638
 
 
 
606
 
         
 
403
 
 
 
368
 
         
 
76
 
 
 
218
 
         
 
250
 
 
 
252
 
         
 
2,467
 
 
 
2,483
 
       
                                     
U.K.
 
 
137
 
 
 
117
 
         
 
53
 
 
 
55
 
         
 
11
 
 
 
10
 
         
 
169
 
 
 
12
 
         
 
18
 
 
 
16
 
         
 
388
 
 
 
210
 
       
Other
 
 
34
 
 
 
29
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23
 
 
 
19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
55
 
 
 
52
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
120
 
 
 
109
 
 
 
 
 
EMEA (Europe, Middle East
and Africa)
 
 
171
 
 
 
146
 
         
 
76
 
 
 
74
 
         
 
11
 
 
 
12
 
         
 
224
 
 
 
64
 
         
 
26
 
 
 
23
 
         
 
508
 
 
 
319
 
       
Asia Pacific
 
 
70
 
 
 
61
 
         
 
18
 
 
 
16
 
         
 
8
 
 
 
6
 
         
 
28
 
 
 
28
 
         
 
14
 
 
 
14
 
         
 
138
 
 
 
125
 
       
Eliminations/Rounding
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
 
 
 
(2)
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
1,341
 
 
 
1,246
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
732
 
 
 
696
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
422
 
 
 
386
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
328
 
 
 
310
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
290
 
 
 
289
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,112
 
 
 
2,925
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Following the sale of Refinitiv to London Stock Exchange Group (“LSEG”) in January of 2021, revenues from the Reuters News agreement to supply news and editorial content to Refinitiv were moved from the U.S. to the U.K.
 
 
 
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Note 3: Segment Information
The Company is organized as five reportable segments, reflecting how the businesses are managed. The accounting policies applied by the segments are the same as those applied by the Company. The segments offer products and services to target customers as described below.
Legal Professionals
The Legal Professionals segment serves law firms and governments with research and workflow products, focusing on intuiti
v
e legal research powered by emerging technologies and integrated legal workflow solutions that combine content, tools and analytics.
Corporates
The Corporates segment serves corporate customers from small businesses to multinational organizations, including the seven largest global accounting firms, with the Company’s full suite of content-enabled technology solutions for
in-house
legal, tax, regulatory, compliance and IT professionals.
Tax & Accounting Professionals
The Tax & Accounting Professionals segment serves tax, accounting and audit professionals in accounting firms (other than the seven largest, which are served by the Corporates segment) with research and workflow products, focusing on intuitive tax offerings and automating tax workflows.
Reuters News
The Reuters News segment supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, including through Refinitiv, the world’s media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.
Global Print
The Global Print segment provides legal and tax information primarily in print format to customers around the world.
The Company also reports “Corporate costs”, which includes expenses for corporate functions and does not qualify as a reportable segment.
 
     
    
Three months ended June 30,
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
         
     
2021
    
2020
    
2021
    
2020
 
Revenues
                                   
Legal Professionals
  
 
673
 
  
 
620
 
  
 
1,341
 
  
 
1,246
 
Corporates
  
 
348
 
  
 
329
 
  
 
732
 
  
 
696
 
Tax & Accounting Professionals
  
 
197
 
  
 
168
 
  
 
422
 
  
 
386
 
Reuters News
  
 
168
 
  
 
155
 
  
 
328
 
  
 
310
 
Global Print
  
 
147
 
  
 
134
 
  
 
290
 
  
 
289
 
Eliminations/Rounding
  
 
(1)
 
  
 
(1)
 
  
 
(1)
 
  
 
(2)
 
Consolidated revenues
  
 
1,532
 
  
 
1,405
 
  
 
3,112
 
  
 
2,925
 
         
Adjusted EBITDA
                                   
Legal Professionals
  
 
285
 
  
 
254
 
  
 
564
 
  
 
484
 
Corporates
  
 
130
 
  
 
118
 
  
 
276
 
  
 
235
 
Tax & Accounting Professionals
  
 
72
 
  
 
54
 
  
 
170
 
  
 
138
 
Reuters News
  
 
35
 
  
 
25
 
  
 
63
 
  
 
44
 
Global Print
  
 
56
 
  
 
54
 
  
 
113
 
  
 
117
 
Corporate costs
  
 
(76)
 
  
 
(26)
 
  
 
(126)
 
  
 
(59)
 
Adjusted EBITDA
  
 
502
 
  
 
479
 
  
 
1,060
 
  
 
959
 
Fair value adjustments (see note 5)
  
 
(6)
 
  
 
(3)
 
  
 
(2)
 
  
 
20
 
Depreciation
  
 
(42)
 
  
 
(43)
 
  
 
(88)
 
  
 
(83)
 
Amortization of computer software
  
 
(122)
 
  
 
(118)
 
  
 
(237)
 
  
 
(229)
 
Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets
  
 
(30)
 
  
 
(30)
 
  
 
(61)
 
  
 
(60)
 
Other operating gains, net
  
 
14
 
  
 
80
 
  
 
31
 
  
 
48
 
Consolidated operating profit
  
 
316
 
  
 
365
 
  
 
703
 
  
 
655
 
Net interest expense
  
 
(49)
 
  
 
(52)
 
  
 
(100)
 
  
 
(97)
 
Other finance
income (costs)
  
 
2
 
  
 
(13)
 
  
 
(4)
 
  
 
34
 
Share of
post-tax
earnings (losses) in equity method investments
  
 
1,092
 
  
 
(153)
 
  
 
7,389
 
  
 
(207)
 
Tax expense
  
 
(289)
 
  
 
(16)
 
  
 
(1,883)
 
  
 
(63)
 
Earnings from continuing operations
  
 
1,072
 
  
 
131
 
  
 
6,105
 
  
 
322
 
 
 
 
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In accordance with IFRS 8,
Operating Segments
,
the Company discloses certain information about its reportable segments based upon measures used by management in assessing the performance of those reportable segments. These measures are defined below and may not be comparable to similar measures of other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
 
Segment adjusted EBITDA represents earnings from continuing operations before tax expense or benefit, net interest expense, other finance costs or income, depreciation, amortization of software and other identifiable intangible assets, the Company’s share of
post-tax
earnings or losses in equity method investments, other operating gains and losses, certain asset impairment charges, fair value adjustments, and corporate related items.
 
 
The Company does not consider these excluded items to be controllable operating activities for purposes of assessing the current performance of the reportable segments.
 
 
Each segment includes an allocation of costs, based on usage or other applicable measures, for centralized support services such as technology, customer service, commercial policy, facilities management, and product and content development. Additionally, product costs are allocated when one segment sells products managed by another segment.
 
 
Consolidated adjusted EBITDA is comprised of adjusted EBITDA from reportable segments and Corporate costs.
Note 4: Seasonality
The Company’s revenues and operating profit on a consolidated basis do not tend to be significantly impacted by seasonality as it records a large portion of its revenues ratably over the contract term and its costs are generally incurred evenly throughout the year. However, the Company’s revenues from quarter to consecutive quarter can be impacted by the release of certain tax products, which tend to be concentrated in the fourth quarter and, to a lesser extent, in the first quarter of the year. The seasonality of the Company’s operating profit may be further impacted in 2021 by the timing of significant Change Program costs it expects to incur. The seasonality of the Company’s revenues and operating expenses was impacted by
COVID-19
in 2020.                
Note 5: Operating Expenses
The components of operating expenses include the following:
 
     
    
Three months ended June 30,
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
         
     
2021
    
2020
    
2021
    
2020
 
Salaries, commissions and allowances
  
 
608
 
  
 
531
 
  
 
1,192
 
  
 
1,092
 
Share-based payments
  
 
16
 
  
 
18
 
  
 
34
 
  
 
35
 
Post-employment benefits
  
 
37
 
  
 
35
 
  
 
74
 
  
 
68
 
Total staff costs
  
 
661
 
  
 
584
 
  
 
1,300
 
  
 
1,195
 
Goods and services
(1)
  
 
279
 
  
 
252
 
  
 
567
 
  
 
582
 
Content
  
 
67
 
  
 
63
 
  
 
138
 
  
 
131
 
Telecommunications
  
 
11
 
  
 
14
 
  
 
23
 
  
 
26
 
Facilities
  
 
12
 
  
 
13
 
  
 
24
 
  
 
32
 
Fair value adjustments
(2)
  
 
6
 
  
 
3
 
  
 
2
 
  
 
(20)
 
Total operating expenses
  
 
1,036
 
  
 
929
 
  
 
        2,054
 
  
 
    1,946
 
 
(1)
Goods and services include professional fees, consulting and outsourcing services, contractors, selling and marketing, and other general and administrative costs.
(2)
Fair value adjustments primarily represent gains or losses due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on intercompany balances that arise in the ordinary course of business.
Operating expenses in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 included $41 million and $52
 
million, respectively, related to the Change Program
.
The charges included severance as well as costs related to technology and market initiatives and were recorded in Corporate costs.
Note 6: Other Operating Gains, Net
Other operating gains, net, were $14 million and $31
 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively. Both periods included a gain on the sale of a business and income related to a license that allows the Refinitiv business of LSEG to use the “Reuters” mark to brand certain products and services. Additionally, the six-month period included a $
9
 million benefit from the revaluation of warrants that the Company previously held in Refinitiv (see note 8). 
 
 
 
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Other operating gains, net, were $80 million and $48 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, and included a
 
benefit
 
of
 
$54 million and $1 million, respectively, related to the revaluation of the warrants. Additionally, both periods included income related to the license for the “Reuters” mark referred to above and gains associated with the sale of certain real estate. The six-month period also included a gain associated with a distribution from an investment.
Note 7: Finance Costs, Net
The components of finance costs, net, include interest expense (in
c
ome) and other finance costs (income) as follows:
 
     
    
Three months ended June 30,
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
     
2021
    
2020
    
2021
    
2020
 
Interest expense:
                                   
Debt
  
 
40
 
  
 
39
 
  
 
80
 
  
 
76
 
Derivative financial instruments — hedging activities
  
 
(1)
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(2)
    
 
-
 
Other, net
  
 
5
 
  
 
5
 
  
 
12
 
  
 
8
 
Fair value gains on cash flow hedges, transfer from equity
  
 
(17)
 
  
 
(30)
 
  
 
(32)
 
  
 
(27)
 
Net foreign exchange losses on debt
  
 
17
 
  
 
30
 
  
 
32
 
  
 
27
 
Net interest expense — debt and other
  
 
44
 
  
 
44
 
  
 
90
 
  
 
84
 
Net interest expense — leases
  
 
2
 
  
 
3
 
  
 
4
 
  
 
5
 
Net interest expense — pension and other post-employment benefit plans
  
 
3
 
  
 
6
 
  
 
7
 
  
 
11
 
Interest income
  
 
-
 
  
 
(1)
 
  
 
(1)
 
  
 
(3)
 
Net interest expense
  
 
49
 
  
 
52
 
  
 
100
 
  
 
97
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Three months ended June 30,
 
  
Six months ended June 30,
 
         
  
  
2021
 
  
2020
 
  
2021
 
  
2020
 
Net
(gains) losses 
due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates
  
 
(2)
 
  
 
21
 
  
 
4
 
  
 
(15)
 
Net gains on derivative instruments
  
 
-
 
  
 
(8)
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(19)
 
Other finance
(income) costs
  
 
(2)
 
  
 
13
 
  
 
4
 
  
 
(34)
 
Net
(gains) losses due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates
Net (gains) losses due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates were principally comprised of amounts related to certain intercompany funding arrangements.
Net gains on derivative instruments
Net gains on derivative instruments were principally comprised of amounts related to foreign exchange contracts and the ineffective portion of cash flow hedges.
Note 8: Equity Method Investments
On January 29, 2021, the Company and The Blackstone Group and its subsidiaries, and private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone (“Blackstone’s consortium”)
sold
Refinitiv to LSEG in an
a
ll share transaction. As a result, equity method investments at June 30, 2021 were primarily comprised of the Company’s indirect investment in LSEG shares, which it holds through its direct investment in York Parent Limited and its subsidiaries (“YPL”), formerly Refinitiv Holdings Ltd. (“RHL”). YPL is an entity incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and jointly owned by the Company, Blackstone’s consortium and certain current and former members of Refinitiv senior management. As of June 30, 2021, YPL held a combination of LSEG ordinary shares and LSEG limited-voting ordinary shares (with the shares carrying in aggregate an approximate 30% economic interest and a 24% voting interest in LSEG). At the same date, the Company owned 42.82% of YPL and indirectly owned approximately 72.4 million LSEG shares.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Company and Blackstone’s consortium have otherwise agreed to be subject to a
lock-up
for their LSEG shares through January 29, 2023. In each of years three and four following closing (starting on January 30, 2023 and January 30, 2024, respectively), the Company and Blackstone’s consortium will become entitled to sell in aggregate
one-third
of the LSEG shares that were issued. The
lock-up
arrangement will terminate on January 29, 2025. The ability of current and former members of Refinitiv senior management to sell shares held by them is also subject to certain restrictions.
 
 
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YPL is entitled to nominate
 
three non-executive LSEG directors for as long as it holds at least 25% of LSEG shares, two LSEG directors for as long as it holds at least 17.5% but less than 25% of LSEG shares and one LSEG director for as long as it holds at least 10% but less than 17.5% of LSEG shares. For so long as YPL is entitled to nominate three directors, one nominee will be a Thomson Reuters representative. Once YPL is released from the
lock-up
agreement described above, any disposals of LSEG shares will be subject to orderly marketing restrictions. A standstill restriction also applies to YPL under which it (and the underlying investors) have agreed not to, among other matters, acquire further LSEG shares, or make a takeover offer for LSEG for designated time periods. YPL has also committed to vote its LSEG shares in line with the LSEG Board’s recommendation.
The Company accounts for its investment in LSEG at fair value, based on the share price of LSEG, within “Share of post-tax earnings (losses) in equity method investments” in the consolidated income statement. The investment is subject to equity accounting because the LSEG shares are held through YPL, over which the Company has significant influence. As YPL owns only the financial investment in LSEG shares, which the parties intend to sell over time, and is not involved in operating LSEG or the Refinitiv business, the investment in LSEG shares held by YPL is accounted for at fair value. LSEG dividends distributed to the Company from YPL, which amounted to $51 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 were included in “Other investing activities” in the consolidated statement of cash flow.
Gain on sale of Refinitiv to LSEG and subsequent sale of LSEG shares
The Company recognized a gain of $8,075 million related to the January sale of Refinitiv to LSEG within “Share of post-tax earnings (losses) in equity method investments” in the consolidated income statement. As of the January 29, 2021 closing date, the Company indirectly owned approximately 82.5 million LSEG shares, which included 4.5 million shares from the exercise of warrants the Company previously held in Refinitiv. The transaction was predominantly tax deferred for the Company except for approximately $640 million that is payable in 2021. In March 2021, as permitted under a lock-up exception, approximately 10.1 million of the Company’s LSEG shares were sold for pre-tax net proceeds of $994 million. Over the course of 2021, the Company will pay approximately $225 million of tax on the sale of these shares and will use the remaining after-tax proceeds to pay the approximately $640 million of taxes on the LSEG transaction. In the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company paid $444 million of tax in connection with these transactions. The proceeds from the sale of the shares by YPL were distributed to the Company as a dividend that reduced the value of the investment. The proceeds and the associated tax payments were presented in “Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities” within the consolidated statement of cash flow.
The Company’s share of
post-tax
earnings (losses) in equity method investments as reported in the consolidated income statement is comprised of the following:
 
     
    
Three months ended June 30,
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
         
     
2021
    
2020
    
2021
    
2020
 
YPL (formerly RHL)
  
 
1,090
 
  
 
(155)
 
  
 
7,385
 
  
 
(213)
 
Other equity method investments
  
 
2
 
  
 
2
 
  
 
4
 
  
 
6
 
Total share of
post-tax
earnings (losses) in equity method investments
  
 
1,092
 
  
 
(153)
 
  
 
7,389
 
  
 
(207)
 
In the three-month period ended June 30, 2021, the Company’s share of post-tax earnings in equity method investments was comprised of a
$
1,039
million increase in the value of its LSEG investment and
$
51
million of dividend income from LSEG. The
six-month
period ended June 30, 2021 was primarily comprised of an
$
8,075 
million gain from the sale of Refinitiv, but also included LSEG dividend income. These items were partly offset by a
$573
million decline in the value of the LSEG investment subsequent to the sale date and
$
168 
million of
post-tax
losses related to the Refinitiv operations prior to the sale.
The composition of equity method investments as reported in the consolidated statement of financial position is comprised of the following:
 
     
    
June 30,
    
December 31,
 
     
     
2021
    
2020
 
YPL (formerly RHL)
  
 
7,750
 
  
 
981
 
Other equity method investments
  
 
163
 
  
 
155
 
Total equity method investments
  
 
7,913
 
  
 
1,136
 
 
 
 
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Set forth below is summarized financial information for 100% of YPL at June 30, 2021 (formerly RHL at June 30, 2020).
 
     
     
Three months ended June 30,
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
         
     
2021
    
2020
    
2021
    
2020
 
Revenues
  
 
-
 
  
 
1,588
 
  
 
551
 
  
 
3,221
 
         
Gain related to the sale of Refinitiv to LSEG
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
18,645
 
  
 
-
 
Mark-to-market
of LSEG shares
  
 
2,427
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(1,147)
 
  
 
-
 
Dividend income
  
 
120
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
120
 
  
 
-
 
Refinitiv net loss prior to its sale to LSEG
  
 
-
 
  
 
(326)
 
  
 
(361)
 
  
 
(419)
 
Net earnings (loss)
  
 
2,547
 
  
 
(326)
 
  
 
17,257
 
  
 
(419)
 
Remove: Net earnings attributable to
non-controlling
interests
  
 
-
 
  
 
(18)
 
  
 
(11)
 
  
 
(54)
 
Net earnings (loss) attributable to YPL (formerly RHL)
  
 
2,547
 
  
 
(344)
 
  
 
17,246
 
  
 
(473)
 
Other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to YPL (formerly RHL)
  
 
-
 
  
 
128
 
  
 
(214)
 
  
 
(111)
 
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to YPL (formerly RHL)
  
 
2,547
 
  
 
(216)
 
  
 
17,032
 
  
 
(584)
 
The Company’s share of net earnings attributable to YPL was $1,090 million and $7,385 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively. In the six-month period, the Company’s share of net earnings reflected changes in the Company’s percentage ownership of RHL and YPL during the first
six
months of the year.
The following table reconciles the net assets attributable to YPL to the Company’s carrying value of its investment in YPL:
 
 
 
 
 
  
June 30,
 
  
December 31,
 
     
  
  
2021
 
  
2020
 
Assets
                 
Current assets
  
 
7
 
  
 
2,071
 
Non-current
assets
  
 
18,663
 
  
 
21,094
 
Total assets
  
 
18,670
 
  
 
23,165
 
Liabilities
                 
Current liabilities
  
 
7
 
  
 
3,995
 
Non-current
liabilities
  
 
36
 
  
 
14,268
 
Total liabilities
  
 
43
 
  
 
18,263
 
Net assets
  
 
18,627
 
  
 
4,902
 
Non-controlling
interests
  
 
-
 
  
 
(2,415)
 
Net assets attributable to YPL (formerly RHL)
  
 
18,627
 
  
 
2,487
 
Net assets attributable to YPL (formerly RHL) - beginning period
  
 
2,487
 
  
 
3,278
 
Net earnings (loss) attributable to YPL (formerly RHL)
  
 
17,246
 
  
 
(1,232)
 
Other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to YPL (formerly RHL)
  
 
(214)
 
  
 
330
 
Other adjustments
(1)
  
 
253
 
  
 
111
 
Distribution to
owners
  
 
(1,145)
 
  
 
-
 
Net assets attributable to YPL (formerly RHL) - ending period
  
 
18,627
 
  
 
2,487
 
Thomson Reuters % share
  
 
42.82%
  
 
45%
 
Thomson Reuters $ share
  
 
7,976
 
  
 
1,119
 
Historical excluded equity adjustment
(2)
  
 
(226)
 
  
 
(138)
 
Thomson Reuters carrying amount
  
 
7,750
 
  
 
981
 
 
(1)
Consists of equity transactions excluded from total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to YPL.
(2)
Represents the cumulative impact of equity transactions excluded from the Company’s investment in YPL.
 
 
 
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Note 9: Taxation
Tax expense was $289 million and $16 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $1,883 million and $63 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The three and six month periods ended June 30, 2021 include
d
 $262 million and $1,800
million of tax expense related to the Company’s earnings in equity method investments. In the
six-month
period, the tax expense related primarily to the gain on sale of Refinitiv to LSEG. Additionally, tax expense in each period reflected the mix of taxing jurisdictions in which
pre-tax
profits and losses were recognized. Because the geographical mix of
pre-tax
profits and losses in interim periods may be different from that for the full year, tax expense or benefit in interim periods is not necessarily indicative of tax expense for the full year.
Note 10: Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share was calculat
e
d by dividing earnings attributable to common shareholders less dividends declared on preference shares by the sum of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and vested deferred share units (“DSUs”) outstanding during the period. DSUs represent common shares that certain employees have elected to receive in the future upon vesting of share-based compensation awards or in lieu of cash compensation.
Diluted earnings per share was calculated using the denominator of the basic calculation described above adjusted to include the potentially dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and time-based restricted share units (“TRSUs”).
Earnings used in determining consolidated earnings per share and earnings per share from continuing operations are as follows:
 
     
     
Three months ended June 30,
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
         
     
2021
    
2020
    
2021
    
2020
 
Earnings attributable to common shareholders
  
 
1,068
 
  
 
126
 
  
 
6,104
 
  
 
319
 
Less: Dividends declared on preference shares
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(1)
 
  
 
(1)
 
Earnings used in consolidated earnings per share
  
 
1,068
 
  
 
126
 
  
 
6,103
 
  
 
318
 
Less: Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
  
 
4
 
  
 
5
 
  
 
1
 
  
 
3
 
Earnings used in earnings per share from continuing operations
  
 
1,072
 
  
 
131
 
  
 
6,104
 
  
 
321
 
The weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, as well as a reconciliation of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding used in the basic earnings per share computation to the weighted-average number of common
shares outstanding used in the diluted earnings per share computation, is presented below:
 
     
     
Three months ended June 30,
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
         
     
2021
    
2020
    
2021
    
2020
 
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
  
 
495,687,352
 
  
 
495,903,023
 
  
 
495,597,737
 
  
 
495,842,141
 
Weighted-average number of vested DSUs
  
 
410,886
 
  
 
414,092
 
  
 
418,730
 
  
 
418,929
 
Basic
  
 
496,098,238
 
  
 
496,317,115
 
  
 
496,016,467
 
  
 
496,261,070
 
Effect of stock options and TRSUs
  
 
1,160,834
 
  
 
1,263,224
 
  
 
1,093,324
 
  
 
1,318,061
 
Diluted
  
 
497,259,072
 
  
 
497,580,339
 
  
 
497,109,791
 
  
 
497,579,131
 
 
 
 
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Note 11: Financial Instruments
Financial assets and liabilities
Financial assets and liabilities in the consolidated statement of financial position were as follows:
 
June 30, 2021
  
Assets/
(Liabilities)
at
Amortized
Cost
 
  
Assets/
(Liabilities)
at Fair
Value
through
Earnings
 
  
Assets at Fair
Value through
Other
Comprehensive
Income or Loss
 
  
Derivatives
Used for
Hedging
 
  
Total
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  
 
352
 
  
 
1,990
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
2,342
 
Trade and other receivables
  
 
1,041
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
1,041
 
Other financial assets - current
  
 
77
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
77
 
Other financial
assets - non-current
(see note 12)
  
 
31
 
  
 
37
 
  
 
50
 
  
 
125
 
  
 
243
 
Trade payables (see note 13)
  
 
(146)
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(146)
 
Accruals (see note 13)
  
 
(701)
    
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(701)
 
Other financial liabilitie
s
 - current
(1)
  
 
(156)
    
 
(2)
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(158)
 
Long-term indebtedness
  
 
(3,806)
    
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(3,806)
 
Other financial liabilities - non current (see note 14)
(2)
  
 
(192)
    
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(192)
 
Total
  
 
(3,500)
 
  
 
2,025
 
  
 
50
 
  
 
125
 
  
 
(1,300)
 
 
December 31, 2020
  
Assets/
(Liabilities)
at
Amortized
Cost
    
Assets/
(Liabilities)
at Fair
Value
through
Earnings
    
Assets at Fair
Value through
Other
Comprehensive
Income or Loss
    
Derivatives
Used for
Hedging
    
Total
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  
 
311
 
  
 
1,476
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
1,787
 
Trade and other receivables
  
 
1,151
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
1,151
 
Other financial assets - current
  
 
95
 
  
 
517
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
612
 
Other financial
assets - non-current
(see note 12)
  
 
35
 
  
 
17
 
  
 
46
 
  
 
100
 
  
 
198
 
Trade payables (see note 13)
  
 
(217)
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(217)
 
Accruals (see note 13)
  
 
(761)
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(761)
 
Other financial liabilities - current
(1)(
3
)
  
 
(374)
 
  
 
(2)
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(376)
 
Long-term indebtedness
  
 
(3,772)
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(3,772)
 
Other financial liabilities - non current (see note 14)
(2)
  
 
(223)
 
  
 
(1)
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(224)
 
Total
  
 
(3,755)
 
  
 
2,007
 
  
 
46
 
  
 
100
 
  
 
(1,602)
 
 
(1)
Includes lease liabilities of $79
 
million (2020 - $83 million).
(2)
Includes lease liabilities of $192
 
million (2020 - $223 million).
(3)
Includes a commitment to repurchase up to $200 million of common shares related to the Company’s
pre-defined
plan with its broker to repurchase the Company’s shares during its internal trading blackout period. See note 15.
Cash and cash equivalents
Of total cash and cash equivalents, $68 million and $61 
million at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, were held in subsidiaries which have regulatory restrictions, contractual restrictions or operate in countries where exchange controls and other legal restrictions apply and were therefore not available for general use by the Company.
 
 
 
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Debt-related activity
The Company did not issue notes or make any debt repayments in the six months ended June 30, 2021. The following table provides information regarding notes that the Company issued and repaid in the six months ended June 30, 2020.
 
MONTH/YEAR
  
TRANSACTION
  
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (IN MILLIONS)
 
  
Notes issued
  
 
May
2020
  
2.239% Notes, due 2025
  
C$1,400
 
  
Notes repaid
  
 
January
2020
  
3.309% Notes, due 2021
  
C$550
January
2020
  
3.95% Notes, due 2021
  
US$139
The notes issued in May 2020 were immediately swapped into U.S. dollars and the Company used the $999 million of net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which included repayment of borrowings under the Company’s credit facility.
In January 2020, the Company repaid notes prior to their scheduled maturity dates for $640 million. This amount included early redemption premiums and the settlement of cross-currency swaps. The repayments were funded with commercial paper borrowings.
Commercial paper program
Under its commercial paper program, the Company may issue up to $1.8 billion of notes. There was no outstanding commercial paper at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. In January 2020, the Company issued $630 million of commercial paper, the proceeds of which were used to redeem debt obligations ahead of their maturity. Most of the commercial paper was repaid in February and March 2020, primarily from funds borrowed under the Company’s credit facility.
Credit facility
The Company has a $1.8 billion syndicated credit facility agreement which matures in December 2024 and may be used to provide liquidity for general corporate purposes (including acquisitions or support for its commercial paper program). There were no outstanding
borrowings under the credit facility at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The Company borrowed $1.0 billion in the first three months of 2020, of which a portion of the proceeds was used to repay commercial paper. In May 2020, the
C
ompany repaid its borrowings under the credit facility primarily with the proceeds it received from its May 2020 debt issuance. Based on the Company’s current credit ratings, the cost of borrowing under the facility is priced at LIBOR/EURIBOR plus 112.5 basis points. The Company has the option to request an increase, subject to approval by applicable lenders, in the lenders’ commitments in an aggregate amount of $600 million for a maximum credit facility commitment of $2.4 billion.
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, is phas
ing
out the majority of LIBOR rates globally by the end of 2021. Key alternative reference rates have been established and progress continues to be made in establishing better liquidity and term structures required to efficiently replace the existing LIBOR structures. With the exception of the LIBOR-based benchmarks within the Company’s external credit facility, the Company has no material agreements with third parties that use or reference LIBOR as a benchmark rate which requires amendment.
The Company must maintain a ratio of net debt as defined in the credit agreement (total debt after swaps less cash and cash equivalents) as of the last day of each fiscal quarter to EBITDA as defined in the credit agreement (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and other modifications described in the credit agreement) for the last four quarters ended of not more than 4.5:
1
. If the Company were to complete an acquisition with a purchase price of over $500 million, the ratio of net debt to EBITDA
would temporarily increase
to 5.0:
1
for three quarters after completion, at which time the ratio would revert to
4.5
:
1
. As of June 30, 2021, the Company was in compliance with this covenant as its ratio of net debt to EBITDA, as calculated under the terms of its syndicated credit facility, was 0.6
:1.
Fair Value
The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, trade payables and accruals approximate their carrying amounts because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. The fair value of long-term debt and related derivative instruments is set forth below.
 
 
 
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Debt and Related Derivative Instruments
Carrying Amounts
Amounts recorded in the consolidated statement of financial position are referred to as “carrying amounts”. The carrying amounts of primary debt are reflected in “Long-term indebtedness” and “Current indebtedness” and the carrying amounts of derivative instruments are included in “Other financial assets” and “Other financial liabilities”, both current and
non-current,
in the consolidated statement of financial position, as appropriate.
Fair Value
The fair value of debt is estimated based on either quoted market prices for similar issues or current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same maturity. The fair value of interest rate swaps is estimated based upon discounted cash flows using applicable current market rates and considering
non-performance
risk.
The following is a summary of debt and related derivative instruments that hedged the cash flows of debt:
 
     
Carrying Amount
 
            
Fair Value
 
 
June 30, 2021
  
Primary
Debt
Instruments
    
Derivative
Instruments
(Asset)
            
Primary
Debt
Instruments
    
Derivative
Instruments
(Asset)
 
C$1,400, 2.239% Notes, due 2025
  
 
1,124
 
  
 
(125)
 
           
 
1,160
 
  
 
(125)
 
$600, 4.30% Notes, due 2023
  
 
598
 
  
 
-
 
           
 
646
 
  
 
-
 
$450, 3.85% Notes, due 2024
(1)
  
 
241
 
  
 
-
 
           
 
262
 
  
 
-
 
$500, 3.35% Notes, due 2026
  
 
497
 
  
 
-
 
           
 
543
 
  
 
-
 
$350, 4.50% Notes, due 2043
(1)
  
 
116
 
  
 
-
 
           
 
133
 
  
 
-
 
$350, 5.65% Notes, due 2043
  
 
342
 
  
 
-
 
           
 
470
 
  
 
-
 
$400, 5.50% Debentures, due 2035
  
 
396
 
  
 
-
 
           
 
528
 
  
 
-
 
$500, 5.85% Debentures, due 2040
  
 
492
 
  
 
-
 
           
 
689
 
  
 
-
 
Total
  
 
3,806
 
  
 
(125)
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
4,431
 
  
 
(125)
 
Long-term portion
  
 
3,806
 
  
 
(125)
 
                          
 
     
Carrying Amount
 
            
Fair Value
 
 
December 31, 2020
  
Primary
Debt
Instruments
    
Derivative
Instruments
(Asset)
            
Primary
Debt
Instruments
    
Derivative
Instruments
(Asset)
 
C$1,400, 2.239% Notes, due 2025
  
 
1,093
 
  
 
(100)
 
           
 
1,151
 
  
 
(100)
 
$600, 4.30% Notes, due 2023
  
 
597
 
  
 
-
 
           
 
657
 
  
 
-
 
$450, 3.85% Notes, due 2024
(1)
  
 
241
 
  
 
-
 
           
 
266
 
  
 
-
 
$500, 3.35% Notes, due 2026
  
 
497
 
  
 
-
 
           
 
557
 
  
 
-
 
$350, 4.50% Notes, due 2043
(1)
  
 
116
 
  
 
-
 
           
 
130
 
  
 
-
 
$350, 5.65% Notes, due 2043
  
 
342
 
  
 
-
 
           
 
471
 
  
 
-
 
$400, 5.50% Debentures, due 2035
  
 
395
 
  
 
-
 
           
 
531
 
  
 
-
 
$500, 5.85% Debentures, due 2040
  
 
491
 
  
 
-
 
           
 
696
 
  
 
-
 
Total
  
 
3,772
 
  
 
(100)
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
4,459
 
  
 
(100)
 
Long-term portion
  
 
3,772
 
  
 
(100)
 
                          
 
(1)
Notes were partially redeemed in October 2018.
 
 
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Fair value estimation
The following fair value measurement hierarchy is used for financial instruments that are measured in the consolidated statement of financial position at fair value:
 
 
 
Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
 
 
Level 2 - inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices); and
 
 
Level 3 - inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (that is, unobservable inputs).
The levels used to determine fair value measurements for those instruments carried at fair value in the consolidated statement of financial position are as follows:
 
         
 June 30, 2021
                       
Total
 
         
 Assets
  
 
Level 1
 
  
 
Level 2
 
  
 
Level 3
 
  
 
Balance
 
         
     Money market accounts
  
 
-
 
  
 
1,990
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
1,990
 
         
     Other receivables
(1)
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
37
 
  
 
37
 
         
 Financial assets at fair value through earnings
  
 
-
 
  
 
1,990
 
  
 
37
 
  
 
2,027
 
         
 Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income
(2)
  
 
28
 
  
 
22
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
50
 
         
 Derivatives used for hedging
(3)
  
 
-
 
  
 
125
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
125
 
         
 Total assets
  
 
28
 
  
 
2,137
 
  
 
37
 
  
 
2,202
 
         
 Liabilities
                                   
         
 Contingent consideration
(4)
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(2)
 
  
 
(2)
 
         
 Financial liabilities at fair value through earnings
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(2)
 
  
 
(2)
 
         
 Total liabilities
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(2)
 
  
 
(2)
 
 
         
 December 31, 2020
                       
Total
 
         
 Assets
  
 
Level 1
 
  
 
Level 2
 
  
 
Level 3
 
  
 
Balance
 
         
     Money market accounts
  
 
-
 
  
 
1,476
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
1,476
 
         
     Warrants
(5)
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
517
 
  
 
517
 
         
     Other receivables
(1)
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
17
 
  
 
17
 
         
 Financial assets at fair value through earnings
  
 
-
 
  
 
1,476
 
  
 
534
 
  
 
2,010
 
         
 Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income
(2)
  
 
27
 
  
 
19
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
46
 
         
 Derivatives used for hedging
(3)
  
 
-
 
  
 
100
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
100
 
         
 Total assets
  
 
27
 
  
 
1,595
 
  
 
534
 
  
 
2,156
 
         
 Liabilities
                                   
         
     Contingent consideration
(4)
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(3)
 
  
 
(3)
 
         
 Financial liabilities at fair value through earnings
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(3)
 
  
 
(3)
 
         
 Total liabilities
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(3)
 
  
 
(3)
 
 
(1)
Receivables under indemnification arrangement (see note 18).
(2)
Investments in entities over which the Company does not have control, joint control or significant influence.
(3)
Comprised of
fixed-to-fixed
cross-currency swaps on indebtedness.
(4)
Obligations to pay additional consideration for prior acquisitions, based upon performance measures contractually agreed at the time of purchase.
(5)
Warrants related to the Company’s former investment in Refinitiv (see note 8).
The receivable from the indemnification arrangement is a level 3 in the fair value measurement hierarchy. The increase in the receivable between December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2021 reflected additional payments that are expected to be recovered and a fair value loss based on interest rates associated with the indemnifying party’s credit profile.   
 
 
 
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The following reflects the change in the fair value of the Refinitiv warrants, which are a level 3 in the fair value measurement hierarchy, for the six months ended June 30, 2021:
 
   
    
Six months ended June 30,   
 
   
     
2021  
 
   December 31, 2020
  
 
517  
 
   Gain recognized prior to the sale of Refinitiv to LSEG within other operating gains, net
  
 
9  
 
   Exercise of warrants on date of sale of Refinitiv to LSEG (see note 8)
  
 
(526)  
 
   June 30, 2021
  
 
-  
 
The Company recognizes transfers into and out of the fair value measurement hierarchy levels at the end of the reporting period in which the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer occurred. There were no transfers between hierarchy levels for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Valuation Techniques
The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market (for example,
over-the-counter
derivatives) is determined by using valuation techniques. These valuation techniques maximize the use of observable market data where it is available and rely as little as possible on entity specific estimates. If all significant inputs required to fair value an instrument are observable, the instrument is included in level 2. If one or more of the significant inputs is not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 3.
Specific valuation techniques used to value financial instruments include:
 
 
 
Quoted market prices or dealer quotes for similar instruments;
 
 
The fair value of cross-currency interest rate swaps are calculated as the present value of the estimated future cash flows based on observable yield curves;
 
 
The fair value of other receivables considers estimated future cash flows, current market interest rates and
non-performance
risk; and
 
 
The fair value of contingent consideration is calculated based on estimates of future revenue performance.
Valuation of the Refinitiv Warrants at December 31, 2020
 
 
 
On August 1, 2019, the Company and private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone agreed to sell Refinitiv, in which the Company owned a 45% interest, to LSEG, in an all share transaction which closed on January 29, 2021 (see note 8). Under the terms of the warrant agreement, the transaction constituted a change in control whereby the exercise of the warrants in connection with the closing of the transaction entitled the Company to an additional 4.5 million shares of YPL. The value of the warrants at December 31, 2020 reflected the entry into a definitive agreement for the sale of the Refinitiv business on August 1, 2019. The closing of the transaction on January 29, 2021 was not considered an adjusting subsequent event, and therefore the value at December 31, 2020 was not adjusted to incorporate the closing of the transaction. As such, the value was primarily based on the number of incremental shares in YPL to which the Company was entitled upon closing and the share price of LSEG on December 31, 2020. The valuation also incorporated (on a weighted-average basis) other outcomes
based on the likelihood (at the time) of the
 transaction closing in the first quarter of 2021.
 
 
The Monte Carlo simulation approach, which was incorporated into the valuation of the Refinitiv warrants, generates values based on the random outcomes from a probability distribution. Key inputs under the Monte Carlo approach include
d
: the estimated equity value of Refinitiv; the capitalization structure of Refinitiv; the expected volatility; the risk-free rate of return; annual dividends or distributions; and assumptions about the timing of a liquidity event.
Note 12: Other
Non-Current
Assets
 
     
    
June 30,
    
December 31,    
 
     
     
2021
    
2020    
 
     
   Net defined benefit plan surpluses
  
 
170
 
  
 
128    
 
     
   Cash surrender value of life insurance policies
  
 
344
 
  
 
334    
 
     
   Deferred commissions
  
 
101
 
  
 
105    
 
     
   
Other financial assets (see note 11)
  
 
243
 
  
 
198    
 
     
   Other
non-current
assets
(1)
  
 
71
 
  
 
23    
 
     
   Total other
non-current
assets
  
 
929
 
  
 
788    
 
 
(1)
Includes a tax receivable from HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) of $56
 
million at June 30, 2021 (see note 18).
 
 
 
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Note 13: Payables, Accruals and Provisions
 
     
    
June 30,
    
December 31,    
 
     
     
2021
    
2020    
 
     
   Trade payables
  
 
146
 
  
 
217    
 
     
   Accruals
  
 
701
 
  
 
761    
 
     
   Provisions
  
 
108
 
  
 
111    
 
     
   Other current liabilities
  
 
68
 
  
 
70    
 
     
   Total payables, accruals and provisions
  
 
1,023
 
  
 
1,159    
 
Note 14: Provisions and Other
Non-Current
Liabilities
 
     
    
June 30,
    
December 31,    
 
     
     
2021
    
2020    
 
     
   Net defined benefit plan obligations
  
 
516
 
  
 
598    
 
     
Other financial liabilities (see note 11)
  
 
192
 
  
 
224    
 
     
   Deferred compensation and employee incentives
  
 
105
 
  
 
111    
 
     
   Provisions
  
 
108
 
  
 
140    
 
     
   Other
non-current
liabilities
  
 
6
 
  
 
10    
 
     
   Total provisions and other
non-current
liabilities
  
 
927
 
  
 
1,083    
 
Note 15: Capital
Share repurchases - Normal Course Issuer Bid (“NCIB”)
The Company may buy back shares (and subsequently cancel them) from time to time as part of its capital strategy. On August 5, 2021, the Company announced that it plans to repurchase up to
$1.2 
billion of its common shares (see note 20). This new buyback program is in addition to the $200
 
million repurchase program that was completed in February 2021. Share repurchases are typically executed under a NCIB. Shares will be repurchased for the new buyback program under an amended NCIB, which was approved by the TSX. The amended NCIB will become effective on August 10, 2021. The amended NCIB increases the maximum number of common shares that may be repurchased by an additional
15 million. Under the amended NCIB, up
to 20 million 
common shares may be repurchased between January 4, 2021 and January 3, 2022. The NCIB, as originally approved in December 2020, contemplated the repurchase of up to 5 million common shares. Under the amended NCIB, the Company may repurchase common shares in open market transactions on the TSX, the NYSE and/or other exchanges and alternative trading systems, if eligible, or by such other means as may be permitted by the TSX and/or NYSE or under applicable law, including private agreement purchases if the Company receives an issuer bid exemption order from applicable securities regulatory authorities in Canada for such purchases. The price that the Company will pay for shares in open market
t
ransactions under the NCIB will be the market price at the time of purchase or such other price as may be permitted by TSX.
The Company did not repurchase any shares in the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. Details of share repurchases under the NCIB for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
 
   
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
     
     
    2021
    
    2020
 
     
   Share repurchases (millions of U.S. dollars)
  
 
200
 
  
 
200
 
     
   Shares repurchased (number in millions)
  
 
2.5
 
  
 
2.6
 
     
   Share repurchases - average price per share in U.S. dollars
  
$
81.45
 
  
$
78.37
 
Decisions regarding any future repurchases will depend on factors, such as market conditions, share price, and other opportunities to invest capital for growth. The Company may elect to suspend or discontinue its share repurchases at any time, in accordance with applicable laws. From time to time when the Company does not possess material nonpublic information about itself or its securities, it may enter into a pre-defined plan with its broker to allow for the repurchase of shares at times when the Company ordinarily would not be active in the market due to its own internal trading blackout periods, insider trading rules or otherwise. Any such plans entered into with the Company’s broker will be adopted in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws and the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company entered into such a plan with its broker on December 2
9
, 2020. As a result, the Company recorded a
 $200 million liability in “Other financial liabilities” within current liabilities at December 31, 2020 with a corresponding amount recorded in equity in the consolidated statement of financial position.
 
 
 
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Dividends
Dividends on common shares are declared in U.S. dollars. In the consolidated statement of cash flow, dividends paid on common shares are shown net of amounts reinvested in the Company under its dividend reinvestment plan. Details of dividends declared per common share and dividends paid on common shares are as follows:
 
     
    
Three months ended June 30,
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
         
     
    2021
    
    2020
    
    2021
    
    2020
 
         
   Dividends declared per common share
  
 
$0.405
 
  
 
$0.380
 
  
 
$0.810
 
  
 
$0.760
 
         
   Dividends declared
  
 
200
 
  
 
188
 
  
 
400
 
  
 
376
 
         
   Dividends reinvested
  
 
(6)
 
  
 
(6)
 
  
 
(12)
 
  
 
(12)
 
         
   Dividends paid
  
 
194
 
  
 
182
 
  
 
388
 
  
 
364
 
Note 16: Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Details of “Other” in the consolidated statement of cash flow are as follows:
 
     
    
Three months ended June 30,
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
         
     
    2021
    
    2020
    
    2021
    
    2020
 
         
   Non-cash
employee benefit charges
  
 
39
 
  
 
44
 
  
 
78
 
  
 
84
 
         
   
Net (gains) losses on foreign exchange and derivative
 
financial instruments
  
 
(3)
 
  
 
13
 
  
 
3
 
  
 
(33)
 
         
   
Net (gains) losses on disposals of businesses and investments
  
 
(8)
 
  
 
(2)
 
  
 
(8)
 
  
 
1
 
         
Revaluation of Refinitiv warrants (see note 11)
  
 
-
 
  
 
(54)
 
  
 
(9)
 
  
 
(1)
 
         
   Fair value adjustments
  
 
6
 
  
 
3
 
  
 
2
 
  
 
(20)
 
         
   Other
  
 
(1)
 
  
 
(21)
 
  
 
(3)
    
 
(37)
 
         
 
  
 
33
 
  
 
(17)
 
  
 
63
 
  
 
(6)
 
Details of “Changes in working capital and other items” are as follows:
 
     
    
Three months ended June 30,
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
         
     
    2021
    
    2020
    
    2021
    
    2020
 
         
Trade and other receivables
  
 
8
 
  
 
30
 
  
 
102
 
  
 
65
 
         
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
  
 
15
 
  
 
18
 
  
 
(1)
 
  
 
(8)
 
         
Other financial assets
  
 
1
 
  
 
2
 
  
 
18
 
  
 
41
 
         
Payables, accruals and provisions
  
 
(46)
 
  
 
(40)
 
  
 
(175)
    
 
(275)
 
         
Deferred revenue
  
 
89
 
  
 
(21)
 
  
 
57
 
  
 
(54)
 
         
Other financial liabilities
  
 
-
 
  
 
(2)
 
  
 
(18)
    
 
(41)
 
         
Income taxes
(1)
  
 
(24)
 
  
 
23
 
  
 
860
 
  
 
62
 
         
Other
  
 
(28)
 
  
 
(17)
 
  
 
(43)
 
  
 
(40)
 
         
 
  
 
15
 
  
 
(7)
 
  
 
800
 
  
 
(250)
 
 
(1)
The six months ended June 30, 2021 reflects working capital associated with current tax liabilities on the LSEG transaction and subsequent sale of LSEG shares (see note 8).
Details of income taxes paid are as follows:
 
     
    
Three months ended June 30,
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
         
     
    2021
    
    2020
    
    2021
    
    2020
 
         
Operating activities - continuing operations
  
 
(65)
    
 
(25)
 
  
 
(101)
 
  
 
(36)
 
         
Operating activities - discontinued operations
  
 
-
 
  
 
7
 
  
 
(2)
 
  
 
2
 
         
Investing activities - continuing operations
  
 
(438)
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(444)
    
 
-
 
         
Investing activities - discontinued operations
(1)
  
 
-
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
(42)
 
  
 
-
 
         
Total income taxes paid
  
 
(503)
 
  
 
(18)
 
  
 
(589)
 
  
 
(34)
 
 
(1)
Reflects payments made to HMRC (see note 18).
 
 
 
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Note 17: Acquisitions
Acquisitions primarily comprise the purchase of businesses that are integrated into existing operations to broaden the Company’s range of offerings to customers as well as its presence in global markets. The results of acquired businesses are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. Acquisitions also include investments in equity method investments. 
Acquisition activity
The Company did not acquire any businesses in the six months ended June 30, 2021 and acquired one business in the six months ended June 30, 2020. The related total consideration was as follows:
 
   
    
Six months ended June 30,
 
     
   Total consideration
  
2021
    
2020
 
     
   Business acquired
  
 
-
 
  
 
121
 
     
   Less: Cash acquired
  
 
-
 
  
 
(1)
 
     
   Business acquired, net of cash
  
 
-
 
  
 
120
 
     
   Contingent consideration payments
  
 
3
 
  
 
2
 
     
 
  
 
3
 
  
 
122
 
The following provides a brief description of the acquisition completed during the six months ended June 30, 2020:
 
       
   Date
  
Company
  
Acquiring Segment
 
Description
March 2020    Pondera Solutions    Legal Professionals   A provider of technology and advanced analytics to combat fraud, waste and abuse in healthcare and large government programs.
Purchase price allocation
Purchase price allocations related to certain acquisitions may be subject to adjustment pending completion of final valuations.
The details of net assets acquired were as follows:
 
        
Six months ended June 30,
 
     
          
2020
 
Cash and cash equivalents
      
 
1
 
Trade receivables
      
 
3
 
Current assets
 
 
  
 
4
 
Computer software
      
 
16
 
Other identifiable intangible assets
      
 
6
 
Total assets
 
 
  
 
26
 
Payables and accruals
      
 
(2)
 
Deferred revenue
      
 
(1)
 
Other financial liabilities
      
 
(2)
 
Current liabilities
 
 
  
 
(5)
 
Provisions and other
non-current
liabilities
      
 
(1)
 
Deferred tax
      
 
(3)
 
Total liabilities
 
 
  
 
(9)
 
Net assets acquired
      
 
17
 
Goodwill
 
 
  
 
104
 
Total
 
 
  
 
121
 
The excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill and reflects synergies and the value of the acquired workforce. The majority of goodwill for the acquisition completed in 2020 is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.
The acquisition transaction was completed by acquiring all equity interests of the acquired business.
Other
The revenues and operating profit of the acquired business since the date of acquisition were not material to the Company’s results of operations.
 
 
 
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Note 18: Contingencies
Lawsuits and legal claims
The Company is engaged in various legal proceedings, claims, audits and investigations that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. These matters include, but are not limited to, employment matters, commercial matters, defamation claims and intellectual property infringement claims. The outcome of all of the matters against the Company is subject to future resolution, including the uncertainties of litigation. Based on information currently known to the Company and after consultation with outside legal counsel, management believes that the ultimate resolution of any such matters, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition taken as a whole.
Uncertain tax positions
The Company is subject to taxation in numerous jurisdictions and is routinely under audit by many different taxing authorities in the ordinary course of business. There are many transactions and calculations during the course of business for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain, as taxing authorities may challenge some of the Company’s positions and propose adjustments or changes to its tax filings.
As a result, the Company maintains provisions for uncertain tax positions that it believes appropriately reflect its risk. These provisions are made using the Company’s best estimates of the amount expected to be paid based on a qualitative assessment of all relevant factors. When appropriate, the Company performs an expected value calculation to determine its provisions. The Company reviews the adequacy of these provisions at the end of each reporting period and adjusts them based on changing facts and circumstances. Due to the uncertainty associated with tax audits, it is possible that at some future date, liabilities resulting from such audits or related litigation could vary significantly from the Company’s provisions. However, based on currently enacted legislation, information currently known by the Company and after consultation with outside tax advisors, management believes that the ultimate resolution of any such matters, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition taken as a whole.
In February 2018, the U.K. tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”), issued notices of assessment under the Diverted Profits Tax (“DPT”) regime for the 2015 taxation year of certain of the Company’s current and former U.K. affiliates. The Company paid $31 million in tax, as required under the notices. As management does not believe that these U.K. affiliates fall within the scope of the Diverted Profits Tax regime, the Company appealed these assessments in July 2019 to obtain a refund. In February 2021, HMRC issued DPT notices for the 2016 taxation year aggregating $87 
million, which the Company paid in March 2021, as required under the notices. In June 2021, HMRC issued preliminary DPT notices for the 2018 taxation year for approximately $266 million, which the Company expects to be required to pay in September 2021. In addition, based on recent discussions with HMRC, management believes it is reasonably possible that HMRC may issue similar notices in the
next
six
months
for another taxation year for as much as $80 million. These outstanding and expected assessments largely relate to businesses that the Company has sold. Certain of the assessments are subject to indemnity arrangements under which the Company has been or will be required to pay additional taxes to HMRC, including those attributable to the indemnity counterparty. The Company intends to vigorously defend its position by contesting the outstanding and expected assessments through all available administrative and judicial remedies. Any payments made by the Company are not a reflection of its view on the merits of the case. Because management believes that its position is supported by the weight of law, it does not believe that the resolution of this matter will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition taken as a whole.
 
As a result, the Company would expect to record substantially all of these payments as non-current receivables from HMRC and the indemnity counterparty on its financial statements since the Company would expect to receive refunds of substantially all of the aggregate amount paid pursuant to these notices of assessment. The Company expects that its existing sources of liquidity will be sufficient to fund any required payments. 
 
 
 
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Note 19: Related Party Transactions
As of June 30, 2021, the Company’s principal shareholder, The Woodbridge Company Limited, beneficially owned approximately 66% of the Company’s common shares.
I
n March 2021, the Company received a dividend of
 
$994 
million
 
related to the sale of LSEG shares
from YPL, an equity method investment
.
 
I
n June 2021, the Company received a
 dividend of
 
$51 
million from YPL, reflecting the Company’s portion of dividends from LSEG (see note 8). 
Except for the above transactions, there were no new significant related party transactions during the first six months of 2021. Refer to “Related party transactions” disclosed in note 31 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, which are included in the Company’s 2020 annual report, for information regarding related party transactions.
Note 20: Subsequent Events
Share Repurchases
On August 5, 2021, the Company announced that it plans to repurchase up to
$1.2 billion
of its common shares. The completion of this program will depend on factors such as market conditions, share price and other opportunities to invest capital for growth.
 
 
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EXHIBIT 99.3 - CEO 302 CERTIFICATION

EXHIBIT 99.3

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Steve Hasker, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 6-K of Thomson Reuters Corporation;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 6, 2021  
 

/s/ Steve Hasker

  Steve Hasker
  President and Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT 99.4 - CFO 302 CERTIFICATION

EXHIBIT 99.4

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Michael Eastwood, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 6-K of Thomson Reuters Corporation;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 6, 2021  

/s/ Michael Eastwood

  Michael Eastwood
  Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT 99.5 - CEO 906 CERTIFICATION

EXHIBIT 99.5

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the report of Thomson Reuters Corporation (the “Corporation”) on Form 6-K for the period ended June 30, 2021, as furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Steve Hasker, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

 

Date: August 6, 2021  

/s/ Steve Hasker

 

Steve Hasker

President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 99.6 - CFO 906 CERTIFICATION

EXHIBIT 99.6

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the report of Thomson Reuters Corporation (the “Corporation”) on Form 6-K for the period ended June 30, 2021, as furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael Eastwood, Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

 

Date: August 6, 2021  

/s/ Michael Eastwood

 

Michael Eastwood

Chief Financial Officer