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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.’s (“Wheaton” or the “Company”) unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and related notes thereto which have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”). In addition, the following should be read in conjunction with the 2018 audited consolidated financial statements, the related MD&A and the 2018 Annual Information Form as well as other information relating to Wheaton on file with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Reference to Wheaton or the Company includes the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. This MD&A contains “forward-looking” statements that are subject to risk factors set out in the cautionary note contained on page 43 of this MD&A as well as throughout this document. All figures are presented in United States dollars unless otherwise noted. This MD&A has been prepared as of August 8, 2019.

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Overview

     3  

Operational Overview

     4  

Highlights

     5  

Outlook

     6  

Mineral Stream Interests

     7  

Mineral Royalty Interest

     10  

Long-Term Equity Investments

     10  

Investment in Associate

     11  

Convertible Note Receivable

     12  

Summary of Ounces Produced

     13  

Summary of Ounces Sold

     14  

Quarterly Financial Review

     15  

Results of Operations and Operational Review

     16  

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     25  

Contractual Obligations and Contingencies

     27  

Share Capital

     30  

Financial Instruments

     31  

New Accounting Standards Effective in 2019

     31  

Non-IFRS Measures

     33  

Subsequent Events

     36  

Controls and Procedures

     36  

Attributable Reserves and Resources

     37  

 

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Overview

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. is a mining company which generates its revenue primarily from the sale of precious metals. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and trades under the symbol WPM.

The Company has entered into 23 long-term purchase agreements (three of which are early deposit agreements), with 17 different mining companies, for the purchase of precious metals and cobalt (“precious metal purchase agreements” or “PMPA”) relating to 19 mining assets which are currently operating, 9 which are at various stages of development and 2 which have been placed in care and maintenance, located in 11 countries. Pursuant to the PMPAs, Wheaton acquires metal production from the counterparties for an initial upfront payment plus an additional cash payment for each ounce or pound delivered which is fixed by contract, generally at or below the prevailing market price. Attributable metal production as referred to in this MD&A and financial statements is the metal production to which Wheaton is entitled pursuant to the various PMPAs. During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the per ounce price paid by the Company for the metals acquired under the agreements averaged $5.14 for silver, $420 for gold and $247 for palladium. The primary drivers of the Company’s financial results are the volume of metal production at the various mines to which the PMPAs relate and the price realized by Wheaton upon the sale of the metals received.

 

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Operational Overview

 

      Q2 2019     Q2 2018     Change      YTD 2019     YTD 2018     Change  

Ounces produced

             

Gold

     100,577       90,391       11.3 %        195,495       170,465       14.7 %  

Silver (000’s)

     4,834       5,977       (19.1)%        10,448       13,391       (22.0)%  

Palladium

     5,736       -       n.a.        10,465       -       n.a.  

Gold equivalent 2

     161,571       166,039       (2.7)%        328,496       339,653       (3.3)%  

Silver equivalent 2

     14,221       13,118       8.4 %        28,201       26,883       4.9 %  

Ounces sold

             

Gold

     90,077       87,140       3.4 %        205,097       157,113       30.5 %  

Silver (000’s)

     4,241       5,972       (29.0)%        8,535       12,315       (30.7)%  

Palladium

     5,273       -       n.a.        10,462       -       n.a.  

Gold equivalent 2

     143,847       162,715       (11.6)%        315,809       312,705       1.0 %  

Silver equivalent 2

     12,661       12,855       (1.5)%        27,112       24,750       9.5 %  

Change in PBND 3

             

Gold

     5,925       (1,377        (18,313     4,452    

Silver

     (211     (751        149       (453  

Palladium

     (250     -                (778     -          

Per ounce metrics

             

Sales price

             

Gold

   $ 1,320     $ 1,305       1.1 %      $ 1,313     $ 1,317       (0.3)%  

Silver

   $ 14.93     $ 16.52       (9.6)%      $ 15.29     $ 16.63       (8.1)%  

Palladium

   $ 1,381     $ n.a.       n.a.      $ 1,412     $ n.a.       n.a.  

Cash costs 4

             

Gold 4

   $ 420     $ 407       3.2 %      $ 419     $ 403       4.0 %  

Silver 4

   $ 5.14     $ 4.54       13.2 %      $ 4.89     $ 4.52       8.2 %  

Palladium 4

   $ 247     $ n.a.       n.a.      $ 251     $ n.a.       n.a.  

Cash operating margin 5

             

Gold 5

   $ 900     $ 898       0.2 %      $ 894     $ 914       (2.2)%  

Silver 5

   $ 9.79     $ 11.98       (18.3)%      $ 10.40     $ 12.11       (14.1)%  

Palladium 5

   $ 1,134     $ n.a.       n.a.      $ 1,161     $ n.a.       n.a.  

Total revenue

   $ 189,466     $ 212,400       (10.8)%      $ 414,515     $ 411,652       0.7 %  

Gold revenue

   $ 118,870     $ 113,753       4.5 %      $ 269,270     $ 206,839       30.2 %  

Silver revenue

   $ 63,313     $ 98,647       (35.8)%      $ 130,474     $ 204,813       (36.3)%  

Palladium revenue

   $ 7,283     $ -       n.a.      $ 14,771     $ -       n.a.  

Net (loss) earnings

   $   (124,694   $ 318,142       n.a.      $ (67,345   $ 386,265       n.a.  

Per share

   $ (0.28   $ 0.72       n.a.      $ (0.15   $ 0.87       n.a.  

Adjusted net earnings 6

   $ 44,808     $ 72,340       (38.1)%      $ 101,348     $ 141,904       (28.6)%  

Per share 6

   $ 0.10     $ 0.16       (38.4)%      $ 0.23     $ 0.32       (28.9)%  

Operating cash flows

   $ 109,258     $     135,200           (19.2)%      $     227,452     $     260,540       (12.7)%  

Per share 7

   $ 0.25     $ 0.31       (19.4)%      $ 0.51     $ 0.59       (13.6)%  

Dividends declared 8

   $ 40,133     $ 39,888       0.6 %      $ 80,207     $ 79,739       0.6 %  

Per share

   $ 0.09     $ 0.09       0.0 %      $ 0.18     $ 0.18       0.0 %  

 

1)

All amounts in thousands except gold and palladium ounces produced and sold, per ounce amounts and per share amounts.

2)

Please refer to the tables on the bottom of pages 16, 17, 19 and 20 for further information on the methodology of converting production and sales volumes to gold-equivalent ounces and silver-equivalent ounces.

3)

Represents the increase (decrease) in payable ounces produced but not delivered (“PBND”) relative to the various mines that the Company derives precious metal from. Payable ounces PBND will be recognized in future sales as they are delivered to the Company under the terms of their contracts. Payable ounces PBND to Wheaton is expected to average approximately two to three months of annualized production for both gold and palladium and two months for silver but may vary from quarter to quarter due to a number of factors, including mine ramp-up and the timing of shipments.1

4)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 34 of this MD&A.

5)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iv) on page 35 of this MD&A.

6)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (i) on page 33 of this MD&A.

7)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (ii) on page 34 of this MD&A.

8)

Dividends declared in the referenced calendar quarter, relative to the financial results of the prior quarter.

 

 

1 

Statements made in this section contain forward-looking information with respect to forecast ounces produced but not yet delivered and readers are cautioned that actual outcomes may vary. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with this information.

 

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Highlights

Operations

   

Relative to the comparable three month period of the prior year:

 

  o

the increase in attributable gold production was primarily due to the commencement of the San Dimas gold stream effective May 10, 2018, and the Stillwater precious metals stream effective July 1, 2018, as well as higher production at Sudbury.

 

  o

the decrease in attributable silver production was primarily due to the termination of the San Dimas silver stream effective May 10, 2018 and lower production at Peñasquito due to an illegal blockade.

 

  o

the increase in gold sales volume was due to the higher production levels, partially offset by negative changes in the balance of payable gold produced but not yet delivered to Wheaton.

 

  o

the decrease in silver sales volume was due to the lower production levels coupled with negative changes in the balance of payable silver produced but not yet delivered to Wheaton.

 

  o

The net loss incurred during the current period was a result of a non-cash impairment charge in the amount of $166 million relative to the Company’s Voisey’s Bay PMPA, while during the prior period the Company terminated the previously owned San Dimas silver purchase agreement, resulting in a gain on disposal of $246 million.

 

  o

The decrease in adjusted net earnings was primarily due to lower margins relative to San Dimas, which was converted to a gold stream on May 10, 2018, lower sales relative to Peñasquito resulting from the illegal blockade, lower sales relative to Salobo resulting from negative changes in ounces PBND and higher finance costs.

 

   

Relative to the comparable six month period of the prior year:

 

  o

the increase in attributable gold production was primarily due to the commencement of the San Dimas gold stream effective May 10, 2018, and the Stillwater precious metals stream effective July 1, 2018, as well as higher production at Sudbury, partially offset by the cessation of production at Minto which was placed into care and maintenance in October 2018.

 

  o

the decrease in attributable silver production was primarily due to the termination of the San Dimas silver stream effective May 10, 2018.

 

  o

the increase in gold sales volume, which represented a record for the Company, was due to the higher production levels coupled with positive changes in the balance of payable gold produced but not yet delivered to Wheaton.

 

  o

the decrease in silver sales volume was due to the lower production levels coupled with negative changes in the balance of payable silver produced but not yet delivered to Wheaton.

 

  o

The decrease in adjusted net earnings was primarily due to lower margins relative to San Dimas, which was converted to a gold stream on May 10, 2018 and higher finance costs.

 

   

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (“Hudbay”) announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona issued a ruling vacating and remanding the U.S. Forest Service’s issuance of the Final Record of Decision for the Rosemont project in Arizona, such that Rosemont cannot proceed with construction at this time. Hudbay states that they believe that the Court has misinterpreted federal mining laws and Forest Service regulations as they apply to Rosemont and as such, they will be appealing the decision.

 

   

During the second quarter ended June 30, 2019, the Company declared dividends in the amount of $40 million. On August 8, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a dividend in the amount of $0.09 per common share.

 

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Outlook1

Wheaton’s estimated attributable production in 2019 is on track to meet its forecast of approximately 690,000 gold equivalent ounces 2; however, the mix of precious metals production has been updated based on developments in the first half of the year. Specifically, Wheaton now expects to produce approximately 385,000 ounces of gold, 22.5 million ounces of silver and 22,000 ounces of palladium. For the five year period ending in 2023, the Company estimates that average, annual gold equivalent production3 will amount to 750,000 ounces. As a reminder, Wheaton does not currently include any production from Hudbay’s Rosemont project nor the announced expansion at Salobo in its estimated average five-year production guidance 3.

From a liquidity perspective, the $87 million of cash and cash equivalents as at June 30, 2019 combined with the liquidity provided by the available credit under the $2 billion revolving term loan (“Revolving Facility”) and ongoing operating cash flows positions the Company well to fund all outstanding commitments and known contingencies as well as providing flexibility to acquire additional accretive mineral stream interests.

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Statements made in this section contain forward-looking information with respect to forecast production, funding outstanding commitments and continuing to acquire accretive mineral stream interests and readers are cautioned that actual outcomes may vary. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with this information.

2 

Gold equivalent production forecasts for 2019 and the five-year average are based on the following commodity price assumptions: $1,300 / ounce gold, $16 / ounce silver, $1,350 / ounce palladium, and $21 / pound of cobalt.

3 

In preparing the long-term production forecast, Wheaton has considered the impact of Vale’s announced approval of the Salobo III copper project, a brownfield expansion, which if completed as proposed, would increase processing throughput capacity from 24 Mtpa to 36 Mtpa once fully ramped up (the “Salobo Expansion”). However, readers are cautioned that Vale has not finalized its mine plan and as such, Wheaton has not included any production growth as a result of the Salobo Expansion.

 

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Mineral Stream Interests1

The following table summarizes the mineral stream interests currently owned by the Company:

 

Mineral Stream

Interests

  

Mine

Owner ¹

     Location¹     

Attributable

Production

    Per Ounce
Production
Payment ²
     Total Upfront
Payment ³
     Cash Flow
Generated to
Date ³
     Ounces
Received to
Date ³
    

Q2-2019

PBND 3, 4

     Term ¹     

Date of

Original

Contract

 

Gold

                            

Salobo

     Vale        BRA        75%       $404        $ 3,059,360      $ 886,692        1,033,817        43,597        LOM        28-Feb-13  

Sudbury 5

     Vale        CAN        70%       $400        623,572        154,909        181,493        22,434        20 years        28-Feb-13  

Constancia

     Hudbay        PER        50% 6       $400        135,000        47,499        56,485        699        LOM        8-Aug-12  

San Dimas

     FM        MEX        variable 7       $600        220,000        31,766        43,756        3,730        LOM        10-May-18  

Stillwater

     Sibanye        USA        100%       variable        237,880        12,209        11,705        4,687        LOM        16-Jul-18  

Other

                439,442        443,758        460,773        5,493        

Minto

     PERE        CAN        100% 8       $325                    LOM        20-Nov-08  

Rosemont

     Hudbay        USA        100%       $450                    LOM        10-Feb-10  

777 9

     Hudbay        CAN        50%       $416                                            LOM        8-Aug-12  
                                          $   4,715,254      $   1,576,833        1,788,029        80,640                    

Silver

                            

Peñasquito

     Newmont        MEX        25%       $4.91        $ 485,000      $ 848,109        49,858        678        LOM        24-Jul-07  

Antamina

     Glencore        PER        33.75% 10       variable        900,000        291,281        22,345        930        LOM        3-Nov-15  

Constancia

     Hudbay        PER        100%       $5.90        294,900        92,160        8,900        37        LOM        8-Aug-12  

Other

                1,103,708        1,185,898        82,784        1,704        

Los Filos

     Leagold        MEX        100%       $4.39                    25 years        15-Oct-04  

Zinkgruvan

     Lundin        SWE        100%       $4.39                    LOM        8-Dec-04  

Yauliyacu

     Glencore        PER        100% 11       $8.89                    LOM        23-Mar-06  

Stratoni

     Eldorado        GRC        100%       $9.31                    LOM        23-Apr-07  

Neves-Corvo

     Lundin        PRT        100%       $4.30                    50 years        5-Jun-07  

Aljustrel

     Almina        PRT        100% 12       variable                    50 years        5-Jun-07  

Keno Hill

     Alexco        CAN        25%       variable                    LOM        2-Oct-08  

Minto

     PERE        CAN        100%       $4.22                    LOM        20-Nov-08  

Pascua-Lama

     Barrick        CHL/ARG        25%       $3.90                    LOM        8-Sep-09  

Rosemont

     Hudbay        USA        100%       $3.90                    LOM        10-Feb-10  

777 9

     Hudbay        CAN        100%       $6.14                    LOM        8-Aug-12  

Navidad

     PAAS        ARG        12.5%       $4.00                                            LOM        n/a ¹³  
                                          $ 2,783,608      $ 2,417,448        163,887        3,349                    

Palladium

                            

Stillwater

     Sibanye        USA        4.5% 14       variable        $ 262,120      $ 19,735        19,179        4,504        LOM        16-Jul-18  

Cobalt

                            

Voisey’s Bay

     Vale        Canada        42.4% 15       variable        $ 390,000      $ -        -        -        LOM        11-Jun-18  

Total

                                        $ 8,150,982      $ 4,014,016                                      

 

1)

Abbreviations as follows: FM = First Majestic Silver Corp; PERE = Pembridge Resources plc; PAAS = Pan American Silver Corp; BRA = Brazil; CAN = Canada; PER = Peru; MEX = Mexico; USA = United States; SWE = Sweden; GRC = Greece; PRT = Portugal; and ARG = Argentina; LOM = Life of Mine.

2)

The per ounce production is either a fixed price per ounce purchased, subject to an annual inflationary adjustment with the exception of Sudbury and Loma de La Plata, or a percentage of the spot price of the applicable metal for each ounce of the applicable metal delivered. Please refer to the section entitled “Contractual Obligations and Contingencies – Mineral Stream Interests” on page 27 of this MD&A for more information.

3)

All figures in thousands except gold and palladium ounces received to date, gold and palladium ounces produced but not yet delivered (“PBND”) and per ounce amounts. The total upfront consideration excludes closing costs and capitalized interest, where applicable. Please refer to the section entitled “Other Contractual Obligations and Contingencies” on page 28 of this MD&A for details of when the remaining upfront consideration to be paid becomes due.

4)

Payable gold, silver and palladium ounces PBND are based on management estimates. These figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

5)

Comprised of the Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Stobie, Creighton, Totten and Victor gold interests. As of June 30, 2019, the Company has received approximately $155 million of operating cash flows relative to the Sudbury PMPA. Should the market value of gold delivered to Wheaton through the 20 year term of the contract, net of the per ounce cash payment, be lower than the initial $670 million refundable deposit, the Company will be entitled to a refund of the difference at the conclusion of the term.

6)

Gold recoveries will be set at 55% for the Constancia deposit and 70% for the Pampacancha deposit until 265,000 ounces of gold have been delivered to the Company. Should Hudbay fail to achieve a minimum level of throughput at the Pampacancha deposit during 2018, 2019 and 2020, Wheaton will be entitled to additional compensation in respect of the gold stream.

7)

Under the terms of the San Dimas PMPA, the Company is entitled to an amount equal to 25% of the payable gold production plus an additional amount of gold equal to 25% of the payable silver production converted to gold at a fixed gold to silver exchange ratio of 70:1 from the San Dimas mine. If the average gold to silver price ratio decreases to less than 50:1 or increases to more than 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more, then the “70” shall be revised to “50” or “90”, as the case may be, until such time as the average gold to silver price ratio is between 50:1 to 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more in which event the “70” shall be reinstated.

8)

The Company is entitled to acquire 100% of the first 30,000 ounces of gold produced per annum and 50% thereafter.

9)

As of June 30, 2019, the Company has received approximately $281 million of operating cash flows relative to the 777 PMPA. Should the market value of gold and silver delivered to Wheaton through the initial 40 year term of the contract, net of the per ounce cash payment, be lower than the initial $455 million upfront consideration, the Company will be entitled to a refund of the difference at the conclusion of the 40 year term.

10)

Once Wheaton has received 140 million ounces of silver under the Antamina PMPA, the Company’s attributable silver production to be purchased will be reduced to 22.5%.

11)

Glencore will deliver a per annum amount to Wheaton equal to the first 1.5 million ounces of payable silver produced at Yauliyacu and 50% of any excess.

12)

Wheaton only has the rights to silver contained in concentrate containing less than 15% copper at the Aljustrel mine.

13)

Wheaton and PAAS have not yet finalized the definitive terms of the agreement.

14)

Once the Company has received 375,000 ounces of palladium under the Stillwater agreement, the Company’s attributable palladium production to be purchased will be reduced to 2.25%, and once the Company has received 550,000 ounces of palladium under the agreement, the Company’s attributable palladium production to be purchased will be reduced to 1.00%.

15)

Once the Company has received 31 million pounds of cobalt under the Voisey’s Bay agreement, the Company’s attributable cobalt production to be purchased will be reduced to 21.2%.

 

 

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Statements made in this section contain forward-looking information including the timing and amount of estimated future production and readers are cautioned that actual outcomes may vary. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with this information.

 

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Updates Relative to the Mineral Stream Interests

Salobo – Mill Throughput Expansion

The Salobo mine currently has a mill throughput capacity of 24 million tonnes per annum (“Mtpa”). As per Vale’s third quarter 2018 report, in October 2018 Vale’s Board of Directors approved the investment in the Salobo III mine expansion (the “Salobo Expansion”). The Salobo Expansion is proposed to include a third concentrator line and will use Salobo’s existing infrastructure. Vale anticipates that the Salobo Expansion, which is scheduled to start up in the first half of 2022 with a ramp-up of 15 months, will result in an increase of throughput capacity from 24 Mtpa to 36 Mtpa once fully ramped up.

In their second quarter 2019 performance report, Vale reports that the Salobo Expansion continues to progress with the completion of the earthworks in the crushing and flotation plants in the quarter.

Update Relative to Vale – Brumadinho Incident

On January 25, 2019, Vale’s mining operations in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil experienced a significant breach and failure of a retaining dam around the tailings disposal area (the “Brumadinho Incident”). While the Brumadinho Incident did not occur at any mine that is the subject of the Company’s PMPAs, the consequences of the Brumadinho Incident may have an impact on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. See “Risks Relating to the Company – Credit and Liquidity Risk”, “Risks Relating to the Company – Security Over Underlying Assets”, “Risks Relating to the Company – Indebtedness and Guarantees Risk”, “Risks Relating to the Company – Mine Operator Concentration Risk”, “Risks Relating to the Mining Operations – International Operations”, and “Risks Relating to the Mining Operations – Exploration, Development and Operating Risks” in the Company’s Annual Information Form.

Constancia – Pampacancha Delay

As per Hudbay Minerals Inc.’s (“Hudbay”) MD&A for the three months ended March 31, 2019, during April 2019, the local community with whom Hudbay is negotiating Pampacancha surface rights was added to a list of communities designated as indigenous by the Ministry of Culture for the purposes of Peru’s Consulta Previa law, which implements Peru’s commitment to ILO Convention 169 consultation requirements. As a result, once Hudbay reaches an agreement with the local community to acquire the surface rights, the Consulta Previa law requires additional consultation between the Peruvian government and the local community before work can begin. As a result of this change, Hudbay states that they expect that ore production at Pampacancha will not begin until 2020. Assuming ore production at Pampacancha does not begin until 2020, the Company will be entitled to receive an additional 8,020 ounces of gold in each of 2019 and 2020 relative to the Constancia PMPA, with the deliveries to be made in quarterly installments, of which 4,010 ounces were received during the first half of 2019 and reported as production.

San Dimas - Mexican Tax Update

In February 2016, Primero Mining Corp. (“Primero”) announced that its Mexican subsidiary, Primero Empresa Minera S.A. de C.V. (“PEM”), received a legal claim from the Mexican tax authorities, Servicio de Administración Tributaria (“SAT”), seeking to nullify the Advance Pricing Agreement issued by SAT in 2012 (“2012 APA”). The 2012 APA confirmed PEM’s ability to pay taxes in Mexico on the sale of silver on actual prices realized by its Mexican subsidiary in connection with silver sales under the San Dimas SPA for the tax years 2010 through 2014.

As disclosed by First Majestic Silver Corp. (“First Majestic”) in their MD&A for the period ended June 30, 2019, if the SAT is successful in retroactively nullifying the 2012 APA, the SAT may seek to audit and reassess PEM in respect of sales of silver in connection with the San Dimas SPA for the tax years 2010 through 2014. First Majestic indicates that if the SAT is successful in retroactively nullifying the APA and issuing reassessments, it would likely have a material adverse effect on First Majestic’s results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. PEM would have rights of appeal in connection with any reassessments. First Majestic also stated that in June 2017 and October 2017, the SAT issued two observation letters for the 2010 tax year and the 2011 tax year that made explicit its view that PEM should pay taxes based on the market price of silver. First Majestic also indicates that since they continue to defend the APA in the Mexican legal proceeding, the APA remains valid and First Majestic will vigorously dispute any reassessment that may be issued in the future on a basis that assesses taxes on PEM’s historical silver revenues that is inconsistent with the APA. The observation letters do not represent a tax reassessment and based on First Majestic’s assessments, they believe Primero’s filings were appropriate and continue to believe its tax filing position based upon the APA is correct. However, they note that should PEM ultimately be required to pay tax on its silver revenues based on market prices without any mitigating adjustments, the incremental income tax for the years 2010-2018 would be approximately $185 million, before interest or penalties.

First Majestic has indicated in their MD&A for the period ended June 30, 2019 that while it continues to vigorously defend the validity of the APA and its transfer pricing position, it is also engaging in dialogue with the SAT seeking to resolve matters and bring tax certainty through a negotiated solution. To the extent that First Majestic is not able to defend the validity of the 2012 APA or the SAT determines that the appropriate price to tax sales under the former San Dimas SPA or the new San Dimas PMPA is significantly different from the actual realized prices thereunder, it may have an adverse impact on First Majestic’s business, financial condition or results of operations. If the Company was unable to purchase any further gold under the San Dimas PMPA, it may have a material adverse effect on Wheaton’s

 

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business, financial condition, results of operation and cash flows. In addition, should this occur, there is no assurance that Wheaton would be successful in enforcing its rights under the security interest granted by First Majestic or its other remedies under the San Dimas PMPA.

Minto – Ownership Change

The Minto mine, which was placed into care and maintenance as of October 2018, was sold by Capstone Mining Corp. to Pembridge Resources plc (“Pembridge”) effective June 3, 2019. According to Pembridge’s news release dated June 4, 2019, Pembridge expects to recommence commercial production at Minto during the fourth quarter of 2019; however, Wheaton does not include any additional production from Minto in its 2019 or five-year guidance.

Peñasquito – Illegal Blockade

In April 2019, Newmont Mining Corporation and Goldcorp Inc. merged to form Newmont Goldcorp Corporation (“Newmont”). On June 17, 2019, Newmont announced that it was ramping up operations at Peñasquito following the lifting of an illegal blockade and the establishment of a dialogue process sponsored by the national government. Newmont also stated that shipments from the mine have resumed and that during the temporary suspension of operations, which began on April 29, 2019, the mine used the downtime to bring forward maintenance on a variety of systems and equipment.

Rosemont – Permitting Update

On August 1, 2019, Hudbay announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (“Court”) issued a ruling in the lawsuits challenging the U.S. Forest Service’s issuance of the Final Record of Decision (“FROD”) for the Rosemont project in Arizona. The Court ruled to vacate and remand the FROD such that Rosemont cannot proceed with construction at this time. Hudbay states that they believe that the Court has misinterpreted federal mining laws and Forest Service regulations as they apply to Rosemont and as such, they will be appealing the Court’s decision to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Hudbay indicates that the FROD was issued in June 2017 after a thorough process of ten years involving 17 co-operating agencies at various levels of government, 16 hearings, over 1,000 studies, and 245 days of public comment resulting in more than 36,000 comments.

To date, no payments have been made to Hudbay relative to the Rosemont PMPA.

Early Deposit Mineral Stream Interests

Early deposit mineral stream interests represent agreements relative to early stage development projects whereby Wheaton can choose not to proceed with the agreement once certain documentation has been received including, but not limited to, feasibility studies, environmental studies and impact assessment studies. Once Wheaton has elected to proceed with the agreement, the carrying value of the stream will be transferred to Mineral Stream Interests.

The following table summarizes the early deposit mineral stream interests currently owned by the Company:

 

                                       

Attributable

Production to be

Purchased

            
Early Deposit
Mineral Stream
Interests
  

Mine

Owner

    

Location
of

Mine

    

Upfront

Consideration
Paid to Date 1

    

Upfront

Consideration

to be Paid 1, 2

    

Total

Upfront

Consideration¹

     Gold     Silver    

Term of

Agreement

    

Date of

Original

Contract

Toroparu

     Sandspring        Guyana        $ 15,500        $ 138,000          $ 153,500        10     50     Life of Mine        11-Nov-13  

Cotabambas

     Panoro        Peru        7,750        132,250        140,000        25 3      100 3      Life of Mine        21-Mar-16  

Kutcho

     Kutcho        Canada        7,000        58,000        65,000        100 % 4      100 % 4      Life of Mine        12-Dec-17  
                         $ 30,250        $ 328,250          $ 358,500                                    

 

1)

Expressed in thousands of United States dollars; excludes closing costs and capitalized interest, where applicable.

2)

Please refer to the section entitled “Other Contractual Obligations and Contingencies” on page 28 of this MD&A for details of when the remaining upfront consideration to be paid becomes due.

3)

Once 90 million silver equivalent ounces attributable to Wheaton have been produced, the attributable production to be purchased will decrease to 16.67% of gold production and 66.67% of silver production for the life of mine.

4)

Once 51,000 ounces of gold and 5.6 million ounces of silver have been delivered to Wheaton, the stream will decrease to 66.67% of gold and silver production for the life of mine.

Toroparu – Development Update

Sandspring Resources Ltd. (“Sandspring”) announced results from a Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) of its Toroparu Gold Project in Guyana (“Toroparu”) in a news release dated June 4, 2019, and subsequently filed the PEA on July 23, 2019. As per the PEA, Toroparu has been re-scoped to include the Sona Hill satellite deposit, modification of the processing strategy to start with gold-only production from a Carbon-in-Leach circuit for the initial ten years, and an expansion in year 11 to add flotation processing capacity. In connection with Wheaton’s Toroparu Early Deposit Agreement, Wheaton may elect to pay Sandspring an additional upfront payment, payable on an installment basis to partially fund construction of the mine, in return for 10% of the gold and 50% of the silver for the life of the mine. Sandspring has indicated that it has estimated revised, lower potential upfront payments from Wheaton as a result of the revised scope of the project, however such revised payments have not been approved by Wheaton.

 

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Mineral Royalty Interest

On August 7, 2014, the Company purchased a 1.5% net smelter return royalty interest (the “Royalty”) in the Metates properties located in Mexico from Chesapeake Gold Corp. (“Chesapeake”) for the life of mine. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company paid total upfront cash consideration of $9 million. In accordance with the terms of the Royalty, on August 7, 2019, Chesapeake exercised its option to re-acquire two-thirds of the Royalty, or 1%, for the sum of $9 million so that the Company’s net smelter return royalty will be reduced to 0.5%. The Company also has a right of first refusal on any silver streaming, royalty or any other transaction on the Metates properties.

To date, no revenue has been recognized and no depletion has been taken with respect to this royalty agreement.

Long-Term Equity Investments

The Company will, from time to time, invest in securities of companies for strategic purposes including, but not limited to, exploration and mining companies. The Company held the following investments as at June 30, 2019:

 

(in thousands)    June 30
2019
     December 31
2018
 

Common shares held

   $ 216,319      $ 164,753  

Warrants held

     9        -  

Total long-term equity investments

   $       216,328      $       164,753  

Common Shares Held

 

                         

 

Fair Value Adjustment Gains
(Losses) Included in OCI

        
(in thousands)   

Shares

Owned

    

Percentage
of

Outstanding
Shares
Owned

    

Fair Value at

Jun 30, 2019

    

Three Months
Ended

Jun 30, 2019

   

Six Months

Ended

 Jun 30, 2019

    

Fair Value at

Dec 31, 2018

 

Bear Creek

         13,264,305        13%      $ 16,825        $ 2,531     $ 6,713      $ 10,112  

Sabina

     11,700,000        4%        11,890        902       1,341        10,549  

First Majestic

     20,914,590        10%        165,434        27,816       42,247        123,187  

Other

                       22,170        (1,223     372        20,905  

Total common shares held

                     $       216,319        $       30,026     $       50,673      $       164,753  

 

                Fair Value Adjustment Gains    
(Losses) Included in OCI
 
 
    (in thousands)   

Fair Value at

Jun 30, 2018

    

Three Months
Ended

Jun 30, 2018

   

Six Months

Ended

Jun 30, 2018

 

Bear Creek

   $ 17,829      $ (5,831   $ (3,528

Sabina

     13,505        (831     (7,665

Arizona Mining

     46,780        15,370       19,199  

First Majestic

     159,578        8,578       8,578  

Other

     23,467        (623     (3,050

Total common shares held

   $         261,159      $           16,663     $           13,534  

The Company’s long-term investments in common shares (“LTI’s”) are held for long-term strategic purposes and not for trading purposes. As such, the Company has elected to reflect any fair value adjustments, net of tax, as a

 

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component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”). The cumulative gain or loss will not be reclassified to net earnings on disposal of these long-term investments.

While long-term investments in warrants are also held for long-term strategic purposes, they meet the definition of a derivative and therefore are classified as financial assets with fair value adjustments being recorded as a component of net earnings under the classification Other (Income) Expense. Warrants that do not have a quoted market price are valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.

By holding these long-term investments, the Company is inherently exposed to various risk factors including currency risk, market price risk and liquidity risk.

Investment in Associate

Kutcho Copper Corp.

On June 6, 2019, the Company acquired 1 million common shares and warrants to acquire an additional 1 million common shares of Kutcho Copper Corp. (“Kutcho”) for Cdn$0.2 million, resulting in the Company owning 7,153,846 common shares and warrants to acquire an additional 4,076,923 common shares of Kutcho. Additionally, the Company holds a Cdn$20 million subordinated secured convertible term debt loan agreement bearing interest at 10% per annum with Kutcho (the “Kutcho Convertible Note”).

As at June 30, 2019, Kutcho had 68,247,628 shares issued and outstanding, resulting in Wheaton owning approximately 10% of Kutcho on a non-diluted basis. However, as the convertible instruments described above are currently exercisable, on a fully diluted basis, Wheaton has the potential to own approximately 29% of Kutcho (37% on a non-fully diluted basis). As a result of the potential ownership position, the Company has concluded that it has significant influence over Kutcho and as such the investment in Kutcho is considered an Investment in Associate which is accounted for using the equity method. The Company records its share of Kutcho’s profit or loss based on Wheaton’s ownership interest in Kutcho on a non-diluted basis. As Kutcho’s fiscal year end is April 30, Wheaton has reported its share of Kutcho’s losses relative to Kutcho’s third quarter ended January 31, 2019, which represents the last period publicly reported by Kutcho as at the date of this MD&A.

Indicator of Impairment at June 30, 2019

Since the original investment in Kutcho on December 14, 2017, the value of Kutcho’s shares have had a significant decline in value. This decline in value was determined to be an indicator of impairment relative to the Company’s investment in Kutcho.

The recoverable amount of the investment in Kutcho was calculated to be $1 million, which resulted in an impairment charge of $1.6 million. The recoverable amount, which represents Kutcho’s fair value less cost of disposal (“FVLCD”), was calculated as the quoted market price of the common share multiplied by the quantity of shares held by the Company, and as such is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

A continuity schedule of the Kutcho Investment in Associate from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 is presented below:

 

    (in thousands)      Investment in
Associate
 

    

  

At January 1, 2018

   $ 2,995  

Share of losses

     (201

At June 30, 2018

   $ 2,794  

Share of losses

     (231

At December 31, 2018

   $ 2,563  

Share of losses

     (62

At March 31, 2019

   $ 2,501  

Amount invested

     132  

Impairment

     (1,649 )  

At June 30, 2019

   $ 984  

 

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Convertible Note Receivable

Kutcho Copper Corp.

Effective December 14, 2017, in connection with the Kutcho Early Deposit Agreement, the Company advanced to Kutcho $16 million (Cdn$20 million) and received the Kutcho Convertible Note. The Kutcho Convertible Note, which has a seven year term to maturity, carries interest at 10% per annum, compounded and payable semi-annually. Kutcho has the option to defer the first three interest payments until December 31, 2019, at which point one half of the deferred interest is payable in cash and the other half of the deferred interest can, at Kutcho’s option, either (i) be paid in cash; or (ii) be deferred for an additional period not to exceed 4 years. In the event Kutcho elects to make the second deferral, Wheaton can, at its option, convert the remaining deferred interest into common shares of Kutcho.

At any time prior to the maturity date, the Company has the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding amount of the Kutcho Convertible Note into common shares of Kutcho at Cdn$0.8125 per share. Once the Kutcho Convertible Note has been outstanding for 24 months, Kutcho has the right to repay the Kutcho Convertible Note early, subject to the applicable pre-payment cash penalties as follows:

 

   

25% of the outstanding amount if pre-paid on or after 24 months until 36 months;

   

20% of the outstanding amount if pre-paid on or after 36 months until 60 months; and

   

15% of the outstanding amount if pre-paid on or after 60 months until maturity.

The Kutcho Convertible Note is revalued quarterly by discounting the stream of future interest and principal payments at the rate of interest prevailing at the balance sheet date for instruments of similar term and risk, and adding this value to the value of the convertibility feature which is estimated using a Black-Scholes model based on assumptions including risk free interest rate, expected dividend yield, expected volatility and expected remaining life of the Kutcho Convertible Note.

A summary of the fair value of the Kutcho Convertible Note and the fair value changes recognized as a component of the Company’s net earnings during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 is presented below:

 

            Fair Value Adjustment Loss
Included in Net Earnings
       
 
     (in thousands)   

Fair Value at

  Jun 30, 2019

    

Three Months
Ended

    Jun 30, 2019

   

Six Months

Ended

  Jun 30, 2019

   

Fair Value at

  Dec 31, 2018

 

Kutcho Convertible Note

   $ 11,836          $ (1,934   $ (1,063   $ 12,899  

 

              Fair Value Adjustment Gain (Loss)  
Included in Net Earnings
 
 
     (in thousands)   

Fair Value at

  Jun 30, 2018

    

  Three Months
Ended

Jun 30, 2018

    

Six Months

Ended

Jun 30, 2018

 

Kutcho Convertible Note

   $ 14,389      $ 99      $ (1,290

 

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Summary of Ounces Produced

 

     

 

    Q2 2019

         Q1 2019          Q4 2018          Q3 2018          Q2 2018          Q1 2018          Q4 2017          Q3 2017  

Gold ounces produced ²

                       

Salobo

     67,056        60,846        76,995        72,423        67,466        64,896        80,341        76,994  

Sudbury 3

     9,029        11,374        6,646        6,510        6,476        3,511        8,568        8,519  

Constancia

     4,533        4,826        4,266        3,261        3,187        3,315        2,947        2,498  

San Dimas 4

     11,496        10,290        10,092        10,642        5,726        -        -        -  

Stillwater

     3,675        3,137        3,472        6,376        -        -        -        -  

Other

                       

Minto 5

     -        -        1,441        2,546        2,554        2,707        3,328        6,105  

777

     4,788        4,445        4,248        4,124        4,982        5,645        5,478        5,114  

Total Other

     4,788        4,445        5,689        6,670        7,536        8,352        8,806        11,219  

Total gold ounces produced

     100,577        94,918        107,160        105,882        90,391        80,074        100,662        99,230  

Silver ounces produced 2

                       

San Dimas 4

     -        -        -        -        607        1,606        1,324        1,043  

Peñasquito

     699        1,595        1,455        1,050        1,267        1,450        1,561        1,641  

Antamina

     1,343        1,180        1,225        1,406        1,394        1,304        1,434        1,686  

Constancia

     511        588        695        682        552        598        621        572  

Other

                       

Los Filos

     37        38        29        21        33        29        48        43  

Zinkgruvan

     631        479        608        530        453        565        619        710  

Yauliyacu

     627        528        233        597        719        550        335        588  

Stratoni

     180        143        149        165        211        137        131        137  

Minto 5

     -        -        8        25        30        35        30        43  

Neves-Corvo

     391        498        509        458        421        405        305        341  

Aljustrel

     322        470        475        514        138        -        -        -  

Lagunas Norte 6

     -        -        -        -        -        217        253        243  

Pierina 6

     -        -        -        -        -        107        111        107  

Veladero 6

     -        -        -        -        -        265        211        201  

777

     93        95        113        136        152        146        146        145  

Total Other

     2,281        2,251        2,124        2,446        2,157        2,456        2,189        2,558  

Total silver ounces produced

     4,834        5,614        5,499        5,584        5,977        7,414        7,129        7,500  

Palladium ounces produced ²

                       

Stillwater

     5,736        4,729        5,869        8,817        -        -        -        -  

GEOs produced 7

     161,571        167,151        177,808        181,901        166,039        173,586        194,097        198,033  

SEOs produced 7

     14,221        13,999        15,009        14,699        13,118        13,763        14,810        15,033  

Gold / Silver Ratio 7

     88.0        83.8        84.4        80.8        79.0        79.3        76.3        75.9  

Palladium / Silver Ratio 7

     93.2        92.1        79.1        63.4        59.2        61.8        59.3        53.5  

Gold / Palladium Ratio 7

     0.9        0.9        1.1        1.3        1.3        1.3        1.3        1.4  

Average payable rate 2

                       

Gold

     95.3%        95.6%        95.5%        95.4%        94.9%        94.7%        95.0%        94.9%  

Silver

     83.3%        82.9%        83.1%        83.5%        86.8%        89.7%        90.1%        90.0%  

Palladium

     87.6%        98.5%        96.4%        94.6%        n.a.        n.a.        n.a.        n.a.  
1)

All figures in thousands except gold and palladium ounces produced.

2)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold, silver and palladium contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures and average payable rates are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

3)

Comprised of the Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Stobie, Creighton and Totten gold interests. The Stobie gold interest was placed into care and maintenance as of May 2017.

4)

Pursuant to the San Dimas SPA with Primero, the Company acquired 100% of the payable silver produced at San Dimas up to 6 million ounces annually, and 50% of any excess for the life of the mine. The San Dimas SPA was terminated on May 10, 2018 and concurrently the Company entered into the new San Dimas PMPA.

5)

The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance in October 2018.

6)

In accordance with the Pascua-Lama PMPA, all deliveries from Lagunas Norte, Pierina and Veladero ceased effective March 31, 2018.

7)

GEOs and SEOs are provided to assist the reader. GEOs are calculated by converting silver to a gold equivalent by using the ratio of the average price of gold to the average price of silver and by converting palladium to a gold equivalent by using the average price of gold to the average price of palladium. SEOs are calculated by converting gold to a silver equivalent by using the ratio of the average price of gold to the average price of silver and by converting palladium to a silver equivalent by using the average price of palladium to the average price of silver. Average prices are as per the LBMA during the period.

 

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Summary of Ounces Sold

 

     

 

    Q2 2019

         Q1 2019          Q4 2018          Q3 2018          Q2 2018          Q1 2018         Q4 2017          Q3 2017  

Gold ounces sold

                      

Salobo

     57,715        84,160        75,351        65,139        70,734        54,645       71,683        67,198  

Sudbury 2

     8,309        4,061        4,864        2,560        4,400        5,186       12,059        3,237  

Constancia

     4,409        5,512        3,645        2,980        2,172        3,247       1,965        2,206  

San Dimas 3

     10,284        11,510        8,453        9,771        3,738        -       -        -  

Stillwater

     3,301        2,856        3,473        2,075        -        -       -        -  

Other

                      

Minto 4

     765        3,307        2,674        796        2,284        1,763       2,020        4,603  

777

     5,294        3,614        4,353        5,921        3,812        5,132       6,568        5,304  

Total Other

     6,059        6,921        7,027        6,717        6,096        6,895       8,588        9,907  

Total gold ounces sold

     90,077        115,020        102,813        89,242        87,140        69,973       94,295        82,548  

Silver ounces sold

                      

San Dimas 3

     -        -        -        -        1,070        1,372       1,299        962  

Peñasquito

     912        1,164        901        1,241        1,547        1,227       1,537        1,109  

Antamina

     1,186        1,255        1,300        1,333        1,422        1,413       1,769        1,537  

Constancia

     478        735        629        567        410        574       491        491  

Other

                      

Los Filos

     26        38        15        27        35        52       16        43  

Zinkgruvan

     337        232        543        326        297        391       597        305  

Yauliyacu

     542        15        317        697        521        360       642        364  

Stratoni

     240        80        78        125        171        148       110        84  

Minto 4

     2        30        22        -        28        (1     34        43  

Cozamin 5

     -        -        -        -        -        -       -        23  

Neves-Corvo

     194        265        240        234        178        169       119        117  

Aljustrel

     216        381        226        302        -        -       -        -  

Lagunas Norte 6

     -        -        -        1        65        236       237        242  

Pierina 6

     -        -        -        -        54        88       106        102  

Veladero 6

     -        -        -        2        104        161       211        201  

777

     108        99        129        163        70        153       124        135  

Total Other

     1,665        1,140        1,570        1,877        1,523        1,757       2,196        1,659  

Total silver ounces sold

     4,241        4,294        4,400        5,018        5,972        6,343       7,292        5,758  

Palladium ounces sold

                      

Stillwater

     5,273        5,189        5,049        3,668        -        -       -        -  

GEOs sold 7

     143,847        171,992        159,667        154,222        162,715        149,987       189,882        158,401  

SEOs sold 7

     12,661        14,405        13,478        12,462        12,855        11,892       14,488        12,024  

Cumulative payable gold ounces PBND 8

     80,740        74,815        99,053        99,567        88,462        89,839       84,010        82,976  

Cumulative payable silver ounces PBND 8

     3,333        3,544        3,184        3,015        3,375        4,126       3,828        4,661  

Cumulative payable palladium ounces PBND 8

     4,504        4,754        5,282        4,671        -        -       -        -  

Gold / Silver Ratio 7

     88.0        83.8        84.4        80.8        79.0        79.3       76.3        75.9  

Palladium / Silver Ratio 7

     93.2        92.1        79.1        63.4        59.2        61.8       59.3        53.5  

Gold / Palladium Ratio 7

     0.9        0.9        1.1        1.3        1.3        1.3       1.3        1.4  
1)

All figures in thousands except gold and palladium ounces sold.

2)

Comprised of the Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Stobie, Creighton and Totten gold interests. The Stobie gold interest was placed into care and maintenance as of May 2017.

3)

Pursuant to the San Dimas SPA with Primero, the Company acquired 100% of the payable silver produced at San Dimas up to 6 million ounces annually, and 50% of any excess for the life of the mine. The San Dimas SPA was terminated on May 10, 2018 and concurrently the Company entered into the new San Dimas PMPA.

4)

The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance in October 2018.

5)

The Cozamin PMPA expired on April 4, 2017.

6)

In accordance with the Pascua-Lama PMPA, all deliveries from Lagunas Norte, Pierina and Veladero ceased effective March 31, 2018.

7)

GEOs and SEOs are provided to assist the reader. GEOs are calculated by converting silver to a gold equivalent by using the ratio of the average price of gold to the average price of silver and by converting palladium to a gold equivalent by using the average price of gold to the average price of palladium. SEOs are calculated by converting gold to a silver equivalent by using the ratio of the average price of gold to the average price of silver and by converting palladium to a silver equivalent by using the average price of palladium to the average price of silver. Average prices are as per the LBMA during the period.

8)

Payable gold, silver and palladium ounces PBND are based on management estimates. These figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

 

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Quarterly Financial Review

 

     

 

      Q2 2019

           Q1 2019           Q4 2018            Q3 2018            Q2 2018            Q1 2018           Q4 2017            Q3 2017  

Total gold ounces sold

     90,077        115,020       102,813        89,242        87,140        69,973       94,295        82,548  

Average realized gold price¹

   $ 1,320      $ 1,308     $ 1,229      $ 1,210      $ 1,305      $ 1,330     $ 1,277      $ 1,283  

Gold sales (000’s)

   $ 118,870      $ 150,399     $ 126,343      $ 108,012      $ 113,753      $ 93,086     $ 120,378      $ 105,908  

Total silver ounces sold (000’s)

     4,241        4,294       4,400        5,018        5,972        6,343       7,292        5,758  

Average realized silver price¹

   $ 14.93      $ 15.64     $ 14.66      $ 14.80      $ 16.52      $ 16.73     $ 16.75      $ 16.87  

Silver sales (000’s)

   $ 63,313      $ 67,162     $ 64,510      $ 74,255      $ 98,647      $ 106,166     $ 122,168      $ 97,126  

Total palladium ounces sold

     5,273        5,189       5,049        3,668        -        -       -        -  

Average realized palladium price¹

   $ 1,381      $ 1,443     $ 1,137      $ 955      $ n.a      $ n.a     $ n.a      $ n.a  

Palladium sales (000’s)

   $ 7,283      $ 7,488     $ 5,738      $ 3,502      $ -      $ -     $ -      $ -  

Total sales (000’s)

   $ 189,466      $ 225,049     $ 196,591      $ 185,769      $ 212,400      $ 199,252     $ 242,546      $ 203,034  

Average cash cost, gold 1, 2

   $ 420      $ 417     $ 409      $ 418      $ 407      $ 399     $ 399      $ 396  

Average cash cost, silver 1, 2

   $ 5.14      $ 4.64     $ 4.66      $ 5.04      $ 4.54      $ 4.49     $ 4.48      $ 4.43  

Average cash cost, palladium 1, 2

   $ 247      $ 254     $ 205      $ 169      $ n.a      $ n.a     $ n.a      $ n.a  

Average depletion, gold 1

   $ 420      $ 385     $ 421      $ 426      $ 411      $ 418     $ 440      $ 391  

Average depletion, silver 1

   $ 4.97      $ 5.05     $ 5.06      $ 4.97      $ 4.47      $ 4.42     $ 4.84      $ 5.13  

Average depletion, palladium 1

   $ 470      $ 470     $ 463      $ 462      $ n.a      $ n.a     $ n.a      $ n.a  

Net earnings (loss) (000’s)

   $ (124,694)      $ 57,349     $ 6,828      $ 34,021      $ 318,142      $ 68,123     $ (137,712)      $ 66,578  

Earnings (loss) per share

                     

Basic

   $ (0.28)      $ 0.13     $ 0.02      $ 0.08      $ 0.72      $ 0.15     $ (0.31)      $ 0.15  

Diluted

   $ (0.28)      $ 0.13     $ 0.02      $ 0.08      $ 0.72      $ 0.15     $ (0.31)      $ 0.15  

Adjusted net earnings 3 (000’s)

   $ 44,808      $ 56,540     $ 36,745      $ 35,132      $ 72,340      $ 69,563     $ 82,323      $ 66,578  

Adjusted earnings per share 3

                     

Basic

   $ 0.10      $ 0.13     $ 0.08      $ 0.08      $ 0.16      $ 0.16     $ 0.19      $ 0.15  

Diluted

   $ 0.10      $ 0.13     $ 0.08      $ 0.08      $ 0.16      $ 0.16     $ 0.19      $ 0.15  

Cash flow from operations (000’s)

   $ 109,258      $ 118,194     $ 108,461      $ 108,413      $ 135,200      $ 125,340     $ 165,083      $ 129,121  

Cash flow from operations per share 4

                     

Basic

   $ 0.25      $ 0.27     $ 0.24      $ 0.24      $ 0.31      $ 0.28     $ 0.37      $ 0.29  

Diluted

   $ 0.24      $ 0.27     $ 0.24      $ 0.24      $ 0.30      $ 0.28     $ 0.37      $ 0.29  

Dividends

                     

Dividends declared (000’s)

   $ 40,133      $ 40,074  5    $ 39,959      $ 39,921      $ 39,888      $ 39,851  6    $ 39,815      $ 44,201  

Dividends declared per share

   $ 0.09      $ 0.09     $ 0.09      $ 0.09      $ 0.09      $ 0.09     $ 0.09      $ 0.10  

Total assets (000’s)

   $ 6,240,823      $ 6,478,700     $ 6,470,046      $ 6,586,018      $ 6,216,112      $ 5,637,727     $ 5,683,313      $ 5,935,686  

Total liabilities (000’s)

   $ 1,128,877      $ 1,252,752     $ 1,298,130      $ 1,398,830      $ 981,497      $ 712,188     $ 783,649      $ 868,381  

Total shareholders’ equity (000’s)

   $ 5,111,946      $ 5,225,948     $ 5,171,916      $ 5,187,188      $ 5,234,615      $ 4,925,539     $ 4,899,664      $ 5,067,305  

 

1)

Expressed as United States dollars per ounce.

2)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 34 of this MD&A.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (i) on page 33 of this MD&A.

4)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (ii) on page 34 of this MD&A.

5)

On March 20, 2019, the Company declared dividends of $0.09 per common share for total dividends of $40 million, which was paid on April 18, 2019.

6)

On March 21, 2018, the Company declared dividends of $0.09 per common share for total dividends of $40 million, which was paid on April 20, 2018.

Changes in sales, net earnings and cash flow from operations from quarter to quarter are affected primarily by fluctuations in production at the mines, the timing of shipments, changes in the price of commodities, the commencement of operations of mines under construction, as well as acquisitions of PMPAs and any related capital raising activities.

 

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Results of Operations and Operational Review

The operating results of the Company’s reportable operating segments are summarized in the tables and commentary below.

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2019  
      Ounces
Produced²
     Ounces
Sold
    

Average

Realized

Price

($‘s Per
Ounce)

    

Average

Cash Cost

($‘s Per

Ounce)3

    

Average

Depletion

($‘s Per

Ounce)

     Sales     

Gross

Margin

     Impairment
Charges 4
   

Net

Earnings

   

Cash Flow

From

Operations

   

Total

Assets

 

Gold

                             

Salobo

     67,056        57,715        $ 1,323        $ 404        $ 383        $     76,329      $     30,898        $ -       $ 30,898       $ 58,184       $ 2,651,697  

Sudbury 5

     9,029        8,309        1,305        400        819        10,840        709        -       709       7,572       356,328  

Constancia

     4,533        4,409        1,323        400        361        5,830        2,475        -       2,475       3,954       113,964  

San Dimas

     11,496        10,284        1,323        605        310        13,601        4,191        -       4,191       9,776       201,448  

Stillwater

     3,675        3,301        1,323        234        519        4,366        1,881        -       1,881       3,595       233,233  

Other 6

     4,788        6,059        1,304        405        403        7,904        3,007        -       3,007       5,505       17,246  
       100,577        90,077        $ 1,320        $ 420        $ 420        $ 118,870      $ 43,161        $ -       $ 43,161       $ 88,586       $ 3,573,916  

Silver

                             

Peñasquito

     699        912        $ 14.89        $ 4.21        $ 3.06        $ 13,582      $ 6,949        $ -       $ 6,949       $ 9,743       $ 382,363  

Antamina

     1,343        1,186        14.89        2.98        8.73        17,660        3,778        -       3,778       14,277       688,767  

Constancia

     511        478        14.89        5.90        7.50        7,119        714        -       714       3,652       237,136  

Other 7

     2,281        1,665        14.98        6.97        2.60        24,952        9,002        -       9,002       14,230       496,675  
       4,834        4,241        $ 14.93        $     5.14        $ 4.97        $ 63,313      $ 20,443        $ -       $ 20,443       $ 41,902       $ 1,804,941  

Palladium

                             

Stillwater

     5,736        5,273        $     1,381        $ 247        $ 470        $ 7,283      $ 3,501        $ -       $ 3,501       $ 5,979       $ 254,772  

Cobalt

                             

Voisey’s Bay

     -        -        $ n.a.        $ n.a.        $ n.a.        $ -      $ -        $ (165,912     $ (165,912     $ -       $ 227,510  

Operating results

                                                  $ 189,466      $ 67,105        $ (165,912     $ (98,807     $ 136,467       $ 5,861,139  

Other

                             

General and administrative

 

                      $ (12,249     $ (9,189  

Finance costs

 

                      (13,306     (14,828  

Other

 

                      (3,090     (3,168  

Income tax recovery

 

                      2,758       (24  
                   

Total other

 

                                                          $ (25,887     $ (27,209     $ 379,684  
                                                                              $ (124,694     $ 109,258       $ 6,240,823  

 

1)

All figures in thousands except gold and palladium ounces produced and sold and per ounce amounts.

2)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold, silver and palladium contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 34 of this MD&A.

4)

Please refer to page 22 of this MD&A for more information.

5)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

6)

Comprised of the operating 777 gold interest in addition to the non-operating Rosemont and Minto gold interests.

7)

Comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Neves-Corvo, Aljustrel and 777 silver interests as well as the non-operating Keno Hill, Minto, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests.

On a gold equivalent and silver equivalent basis, results for the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2019  
     

Ounces

Produced 1, 2

      

Ounces

Sold 2

   

Average

Realized

Price

($‘s Per Ounce)

      

Average

Cash Cost

($‘s Per

Ounce) 3

      

Cash
Operating
Margin

($‘s Per
Ounce) 4

      

Average

Depletion

($‘s Per

Ounce)

   

Gross Margin

($‘s Per

Ounce)

 

Gold equivalent basis

     161,571          143,847             $  1,317            $ 424            $ 893            $ 427             $ 466  

Silver equivalent basis

     14,221          12,661             $ 14.96            $     4.81            $  10.15            $  4.85             $  5.30  

 

1)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold, silver and palladium contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

2)

Silver ounces produced and sold in thousands.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 34 of this MD&A.

4)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iv) on page 35 of this MD&A.

 

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2018  
      Ounces
Produced²
     Ounces
Sold
    

Average

Realized

Price

($‘s Per
Ounce)

    

Average

Cash Cost

($‘s Per

Ounce)3

    

Average

Depletion

($‘s Per

Ounce)

     Sales     

Net

Earnings

   

Cash Flow

From

Operations

   

Total

Assets

 

Gold

                        

Salobo

     67,466        70,734        $ 1,305        $ 400        $ 386        $ 92,327      $ 36,717       $ 64,033       $ 2,760,314  

Sudbury 4

     6,476        4,400        1,313        400        795        5,778        520       4,020       372,366  

Constancia

     3,187        2,172        1,316        400        374        2,857        1,176       1,989       120,025  

San Dimas

     5,726        3,738        1,266        600        556        4,733        411       2,490       218,158  

Other 5

     7,536        6,096        1,322        379        340        8,058        3,676       5,850       26,950  
       90,391        87,140        $ 1,305        $ 407        $ 411        $ 113,753      $ 42,500       $ 78,382       $ 3,497,813  

Silver

                        

San Dimas 6

     607        1,070        $ 16.52        $ 4.32        $ 1.46        $ 17,673      $ 11,484       $ 13,051       $ -  

Peñasquito

     1,267        1,547        16.36        4.17        2.96        25,315        14,291       18,863       395,052  

Antamina

     1,394        1,422        16.69        3.29        8.70        23,736        6,691       19,060       732,979  

Constancia

     552        410        16.66        5.90        7.14        6,826        1,481       4,409       254,773  

Other 7

     2,157        1,523        16.49        5.87        3.47        25,097        10,879       16,014       511,851  
       5,977        5,972        $     16.52        $     4.54        $ 4.47        $ 98,647      $ 44,826       $ 71,397       $ 1,894,655  

Cobalt

                        

Voisey’s Bay

     -        -        $ n.a.        $ n.a.        $ n.a.        $ -      $ -       $ -       $ 393,327  

Operating results

                                                  $     212,400      $ 87,326       $ 149,779       $ 5,785,795  

Other

                        

General and administrative

                     $ (11,972     $ (8,273  

Finance costs

                       (7,367     (8,031  

Gain on disposal of San Dimas SPA

                       245,715       -    

Other

                       1,216       1,773    

Income tax recovery

                       3,224       (48  
               

Total other

 

                                       $     230,816       $ (14,579     $ 430,317  
                                                           $ 318,142       $     135,200       $     6,216,112  

 

1)

All figures in thousands except gold ounces produced and sold and per ounce amounts.

2)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold and silver contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 34 of this MD&A.

4)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

5)

Comprised of the operating Minto and 777 gold interests in addition to the non-operating Rosemont gold interest. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance in October 2018.

6)

Pursuant to the San Dimas SPA with Primero, the Company acquired 100% of the payable silver produced at San Dimas up to 6 million ounces annually, and 50% of any excess for the life of the mine. On May 10, 2018, the Company terminated the San Dimas SPA and concurrently entered into the new San Dimas PMPA.

7)

Comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Minto, Neves-Corvo, Lagunas Norte, Pierina, Veladero and 777 silver interests as well as the non-operating Keno Hill, Aljustrel, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests. In accordance with the Pascua-Lama PMPA, all deliveries from Lagunas Norte, Pierina and Veladero ceased effective March 31, 2018. Additionally, the Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance in October 2018.

On a gold equivalent and silver equivalent basis, results for the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018  
     

Ounces

Produced 1, 2

      

Ounces

Sold 2

   

Average

Realized

Price

($‘s Per Ounce)

      

Average

Cash Cost

($‘s Per

Ounce) 3

      

Cash
Operating
Margin

($‘s Per
Ounce) 4

      

Average

Depletion

($‘s Per

Ounce)

   

Gross Margin

($‘s Per

Ounce)

 

Gold equivalent basis

     166,039          162,715             $ 1,305              $     385              $ 920            $ 384             $ 536  

Silver equivalent basis

     13,118          12,855             $ 16.52              $ 4.87              $   11.65            $ 4.86             $ 6.79  

 

1)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold and silver contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

2)

Silver ounces produced and sold in thousands.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 34 of this MD&A.

4)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iv) on page 35 of this MD&A.

 

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Gold Production

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, attributable gold production was 100,600 ounces relative to 90,400 ounces for the comparable period in 2018, with the 10,200 ounce increase being primarily attributable to the following factors:

 

   

5,800 ounce (101%) increase related to the gold stream relative to the San Dimas mine, primarily due to the commencement of the gold stream on May 10, 2018, with the most recently completed quarter representing a full quarter’s production;

 

   

3,700 ounce increase resulting from the acquisition of the gold stream relative to the Stillwater mines effective July 1, 2018;

 

   

2,600 ounce (39%) increase related to the Sudbury mines which was primarily due to higher throughput and recovery, with production during the second quarter of 2018 being adversely impacted by the temporary shutdown of the Coleman mine; and

 

   

1,300 ounce (42%) increase related to the gold stream relative to the Constancia mine which was primarily due to the additional 2,005 ounces of gold received by the Company as compensation for the mining of the Pampacancha deposit having been delayed beyond 2018, as more fully discussed on page 8 of this MD&A; partially offset by

 

   

2,700 ounce (36%) decrease related to gold production from the Other mines which was primarily due to the cessation of production at the Minto mine, which was placed into care and maintenance as of October 2018.

Silver Production

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, attributable silver production was 4.8 million ounces relative to 6.0 million ounces for the comparable period in 2018, with the 1.2 million ounce decrease being primarily attributable to the following factors:

 

   

608,000 ounce (100%) decrease related to the silver stream relative to the San Dimas mine, resulting from the termination of the San Dimas SPA effective May 10, 2018; and

 

   

568,000 ounce (45%) decrease related to the silver stream relative to the Peñasquito mine, with the impact of an illegal blockade which began on April 29, 2019 being partially offset by a significant increase in grades.

Palladium Production

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, attributable palladium production was 5,700 ounces relative to NIL ounces for the comparable period in 2018, resulting from the acquisition of the Stillwater palladium stream effective July 1, 2018.

Net Earnings

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, the net loss was $125 million relative to net earnings of $318 million for the comparable period in 2018, with the $443 million decrease being primarily attributable to the following factors:

 

Net earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2018

   $         318,142  

Variance in gross margin

  

Variance in revenue due to:

  

Payable gold production

   $ 13,114  

Payable silver production

     (19,215

Payable palladium production

     6,938  

Changes in PBND

     (18,292

Prices realized per ounce sold

     (5,479

Total decrease to revenue

   $ (22,934

Variance in cost of sales due to:

  

Sales volume

   $ 9,406  

Sales mix differences

     (9,375

Cost per ounce

     2,682  

Total decrease to cost of sales

   $ 2,713  

Total decrease to gross margin

   $ (20,221 )   

Other variances

  

General and administrative expenses

     (277

Impairment charge - Voisey’s Bay cobalt stream - current period

     (165,912

Gain on disposal - San Dimas silver stream - prior period

     (245,715

Other income / expense

     (4,306

Finance costs

     (5,939

Income taxes

     (466

Total decrease in net earnings

   $ (442,836

Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2019

   $ (124,694

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2019  
      Ounces
Produced²
     Ounces
Sold
    

Average

Realized

Price

($‘s Per
Ounce)

    

Average

Cash Cost

($‘s Per

Ounce)3

    

Average

Depletion

($‘s Per

Ounce)

     Sales     

Gross

Margin

     Impairment
Charges 4
   

Net

Earnings

   

Cash Flow

From

Operations

   

Total

Assets

 

Gold

                             

Salobo

     127,902        141,875        $ 1,314        $ 404        $ 383        $ 186,400      $ 74,720        $ -       $ 74,720       $ 134,254       $ 2,651,697  

Sudbury 5

     20,403        12,370        1,302        400        819        16,107        1,024        -       1,024       11,215       356,328  

Constancia

     9,359        9,921        1,316        400        361        13,057        5,506        -       5,506       9,089       113,964  

San Dimas

     21,786        21,794        1,318        603        310        28,731        8,852        -       8,852       18,000       201,448  

Stillwater

     6,812        6,157        1,313        234        519        8,087        3,452        -       3,452       6,647       233,233  

Other 6

     9,233        12,980        1,301        387        317        16,888        7,746        -       7,746       12,237       17,246  
       195,495        205,097        $ 1,313        $ 419        $ 400        $ 269,270      $ 101,300        $ -       $ 101,300       $ 191,442       $ 3,573,916  

Silver

                             

Peñasquito

     2,294        2,076        $ 15.36        $ 4.21        $ 3.06        $ 31,883      $ 16,785        $ -       $ 16,785       $ 23,143       $ 382,363  

Antamina

     2,523        2,441        15.27        3.04        8.73        37,274        8,546        -       8,546       29,857       688,767  

Constancia

     1,099        1,213        15.25        5.90        7.50        18,490        2,242        -       2,242       11,337       237,136  

Other 7

     4,532        2,805        15.26        6.56        2.13        42,827        18,452        -       18,452       25,036       496,675  
       10,448        8,535        $ 15.29        $     4.89        $     5.01        $ 130,474      $ 46,025        $ -       $ 46,025       $ 89,373       $ 1,804,941  

Palladium

                             

Stillwater

     10,465        10,462        $     1,412        $ 251        $ 470        $ 14,771      $ 7,234        $ -       $ 7,234       $ 12,150       $ 254,772  

Cobalt

                             

Voisey’s Bay

     -        -        $ n.a.        $ n.a.        $ n.a.        $ -      $ -        $ (165,912     $ (165,912     $ -       $ 227,510  

Operating results

                                                     $     414,515      $     154,559        $ (165,912     $ (11,353     $ 292,965       $ 5,861,139  

Other

                             

General and administrative

 

                                                         $ (28,784     $ (33,900         

Finance costs

 

                      (27,252     (26,074  

Other

 

                      (2,824     (1,957  

Income tax recovery

 

                      2,868       (3,582  
                   

Total other

 

                                                               $ (55,992     $ (65,513     $ 379,684  
                                                                                   $ (67,345     $ 227,452       $ 6,240,823  

 

1)

All figures in thousands except gold and palladium ounces produced and sold and per ounce amounts.

2)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold, silver and palladium contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 34 of this MD&A.

4)

Please refer to page 22 of this MD&A for more information.

5)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

6)

Comprised of the operating 777 gold interest in addition to the non-operating Rosemont and Minto gold interests.

7)

Comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Neves-Corvo, Aljustrel and 777 silver interests as well as the non-operating Keno Hill, Minto, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests.

On a gold equivalent and silver equivalent basis, results for the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019  
     

Ounces

Produced 1, 2

      

Ounces

Sold 2

    

Average

Realized

Price

($‘s Per
Ounce)

    

Average

Cash Cost

($‘s Per

Ounce) 3

    

Cash
Operating
Margin

($‘s Per
Ounce) 4

    

Average

Depletion

($‘s Per

Ounce)

    

Gross
Margin

($‘s Per

Ounce)

 

Gold equivalent basis

     328,496          315,809              $ 1,313              $ 412              $ 901              $ 411              $ 490  

Silver equivalent basis

     28,201          27,112              $     15.29              $     4.80              $     10.49              $     4.79              $     5.70  

 

1)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold, silver and palladium contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

2)

Silver ounces produced and sold in thousands.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 34 of this MD&A.

4)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iv) on page 35 of this MD&A.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2018  
      Ounces
Produced²
     Ounces
Sold
    

    Average

Realized

Price

($‘s Per
Ounce)

    

Average

Cash Cost

($‘s Per

Ounce)3

    

Average

  Depletion

($‘s Per

Ounce)

     Sales     

Net

Earnings

   

Cash Flow

From

  Operations

   

Total

Assets

 

Gold

                        

Salobo

     132,362        125,379      $ 1,317      $ 400      $ 386      $ 165,162      $ 66,592     $ 115,010     $     2,760,314  

Sudbury 4

     9,987        9,586        1,323        400        795        12,679        1,223       8,968       372,366  

Constancia

     6,502        5,419        1,323        400        374        7,168        2,974       5,001       120,025  

San Dimas

     5,726        3,738        1,266        600        556        4,733        411       2,490       218,158  

Other 5

     15,888        12,991        1,316        384        375        17,097        7,238       11,001       26,950  
       170,465        157,113      $ 1,317      $ 403      $ 414      $ 206,839      $ 78,438     $ 142,470     $ 3,497,813  

Silver

                        

San Dimas 6

     2,213        2,442      $ 16.62      $ 4.32      $ 1.46      $ 40,594      $ 26,470     $ 30,045     $ -  

Peñasquito

     2,717        2,774        16.56        4.17        2.96        45,935        26,169       34,367       395,052  

Antamina

     2,698        2,835        16.76        3.35        8.70        47,506        13,351       38,010       732,979  

Constancia

     1,150        984        16.67        5.90        7.14        16,406        3,569       10,599       254,773  

Other 7

     4,613        3,280        16.58        5.55        3.44        54,372        24,902       36,037       511,851  
       13,391        12,315      $ 16.63      $ 4.52      $ 4.45      $ 204,813      $ 94,461     $ 149,058     $ 1,894,655  

Cobalt

                        

Voisey’s Bay

     -        -      $ n.a.      $ n.a.      $ n.a.      $ -      $ -     $ -     $ 393,327  

Operating results

                                                $     411,652      $ 172,899     $ 291,528     $ 5,785,795  

Other

                        

General and administrative

                     $ (21,729   $ (17,918  

Finance costs

                       (14,474     (14,567  

Gain on disposal of San Dimas SPA

                       245,715       -    

Other

                       145       1,595    

Income tax recovery

                       3,709       (98  
               

Total other

 

                                       $ 213,366     $ (30,988   $ 430,317  
                                                           $     386,265     $ 260,540     $ 6,216,112  

 

1)

All figures in thousands except gold ounces produced and sold and per ounce amounts.

2)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold and silver contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 34 of this MD&A.

4)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests in addition to the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

5)

Comprised of the operating Minto and 777 gold interests in addition to the non-operating Rosemont gold interest. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance in October 2018.

6)

Pursuant to the San Dimas SPA, the Company acquired 100% of the payable silver produced at San Dimas up to 6 million ounces annually, and 50% of any excess for the life of the mine. On May 10, 2018, the Company terminated the San Dimas SPA and concurrently entered into the new San Dimas PMPA.

7)

Comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Minto, Neves-Corvo, Lagunas Norte, Pierina, Veladero and 777 silver interests as well as the non-operating Keno Hill, Aljustrel, Navidad, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests. In accordance with the Pascua-Lama PMPA, all deliveries from Lagunas Norte, Pierina and Veladero ceased effective March 31, 2018. Additionally, the Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance in October 2018.

On a gold equivalent and silver equivalent basis, results for the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018  
     

Ounces

Produced 1, 2

      

Ounces

Sold 2

   

Average

Realized

Price

($‘s Per
Ounce)

      

Average

Cash Cost

($‘s Per

Ounce) 3

      

Cash
Operating
Margin

($‘s Per
Ounce) 4

      

Average

Depletion

($‘s Per

Ounce)

   

Gross
Margin

($‘s Per

Ounce)

 

Gold equivalent basis

     339,653          312,705     $  1,316             $ 381              $ 935        $ 383     $ 552  

Silver equivalent basis

     26,883          24,750     $ 16.63             $      4.81              $    11.82        $  4.84     $  6.98  

 

1)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold and silver contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

2)

Silver ounces produced and sold in thousands.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 34 of this MD&A.

4)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iv) on page 35 of this MD&A.

 

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Gold Production

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, attributable gold production was 195,500 ounces, relative to 170,500 ounces for the comparable period in 2018, with the 25,000 ounce increase being primarily attributable to the following factors:

 

   

16,100 ounce (280%) increase related to the gold stream relative to the San Dimas mine, primarily due to the commencement of the gold stream on May 10, 2018;

 

   

10,400 ounce (104%) increase related to the Sudbury mines, with production during the first half of 2018 being adversely impacted by the temporary shutdown of the Coleman mine;

 

   

6,800 ounce increase resulting from the acquisition of the gold stream relative to the Stillwater mines effective July 1, 2018; and

 

   

2,900 ounce (44%) increase related to the Constancia mine, primarily due to the additional 4,010 ounces of gold received by the Company as compensation for the mining of the Pampacancha deposit having been delayed beyond 2018, as more fully discussed on page 8 of this MD&A; partially offset by

 

   

6,700 ounce (42%) decrease related to gold production at the Other mines, primarily due to the Minto mine being placed into care and maintenance during Q4 2018.

Silver Production

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, attributable silver production was 10.4 million ounces, relative to 13.4 million ounces for the comparable period in 2018, with the 3.0 million ounce decrease being primarily attributable to the following factors:

 

   

2,214,000 ounce (100%) decrease related to the previously owned silver stream relative to the San Dimas mine resulting from the termination of the San Dimas SPA effective May 10, 2018;

 

   

423,000 ounce (16%) decrease related to the silver stream relative to the Peñasquito mine, with current period production being negatively impacted by the impact of an illegal blockade which began on April 29, 2019 (see page 9 of this MD&A for more information); and

 

   

175,000 ounce (6%) decrease related to the silver stream relative to the Antamina mine, which was primarily due to the mining of lower grade material.

Palladium Production

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, attributable palladium production was 10,500 ounces, relative to NIL ounces for the comparable period in 2018, resulting from the acquisition of the Stillwater palladium stream effective July 1, 2018.

Net Earnings and Cash Flow from Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the net loss was $67 million relative to net earnings of $386 million for the comparable period in 2018, with the $453 million decrease being primarily attributable to the following factors:

 

Net earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2018

   $ 386,265  

Variance in gross margin

  

Variance in revenue due to:

  

Payable gold production

   $ 32,945  

Payable silver production

     (52,611

Payable palladium production

     13,672  

Changes in PBND

     21,073  

Prices realized per ounce sold

     (12,216

Total increase to revenue

   $ 2,863  

Variance in cost of sales due to:

  

Sales volume

   $ (12,882

Sales mix differences

     (13,969

Cost per ounce

     5,648  

Total increase to cost of sales

   $ (21,203

Total decrease to gross margin

   $ (18,340

Other variances

  

General and administrative expenses

     (7,055

Impairment charge - Voisey’s Bay cobalt stream - current period

     (165,912

Gain on disposal - San Dimas silver stream - prior period

     (245,715

Other income / expense

     (2,969

Finance costs

     (12,778

Income taxes

     (841

Total decrease in net earnings

   $       (453,610

Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2019

   $ (67,345

 

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Impairment of Mineral Stream Interests

Management considers each PMPA to be a separate cash generating unit (“CGU”), which is the lowest level for which cash inflows are largely independent of those of other assets. At the end of each reporting period, the Company assesses each PMPA to determine whether any indication of impairment or impairment reversal exists. If such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the PMPA is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment (if any). The recoverable amount of each PMPA is the higher of fair value less cost of disposal (“FVLCD”) and value in use (“VIU”). In determining the recoverable amounts of each of the Company’s CGU’s, the Company uses the FVLCD as this will generally be greater than or equal to the VIU.

To determine the FVLCD that could be received from each PMPA in an arm’s length transaction at the measurement date, the Company estimates a range of potential values using the net asset value (“NAV”) methodology and the net present value (“NPV”) methodology (as described below), and then selects a value within this range which is the most representative of the estimated recoverable amount of the stream.

NAV is estimated by using an appropriate discount rate to calculate the present value of the expected future cash flows associated with each mineral category. The values are adjusted for each mineral category dependent on the likelihood of conversion from resources to reserves. A market multiple is applied to the NAV computed in order to assess the estimated fair value. Precious metal companies typically trade at a market capitalization that is based on a multiple of their underlying NAV, with this market multiple being generally understood to take account of a variety of additional value and risk factors such as the ability to find and produce more metal than what is currently included in the life of mine plan, the benefit of precious metal price optionality, the potential remaining mine life and adjustments for relative mine and country risk. Consequently, a market participant would generally apply a NAV multiple when estimating the fair value of a precious metal interest.

NPV is estimated by using a nominal discount rate to calculate the present value of expected future cash flows.

The expected future cash flows are management’s best estimates of expected future revenues and costs. Under each valuation methodology, expected future revenues reflect an estimate of future payable production for each mine at which the Company has a PMPA based on detailed life of mine plans received from each of the mine operators. Expected future revenues also reflect management’s estimated long-term metal prices. Estimated future cash costs are generally fixed based on the terms of each PMPA, as disclosed in the Contractual Obligations and Contingencies section of this MD&A.

If the carrying amount of the PMPA exceeds its recoverable amount, the PMPA is considered impaired and an impairment charge is reflected as a component of net earnings so as to reduce the carrying amount to its recoverable value. A previously recognized impairment charge is reversed only if there has been an indicator of a potential impairment reversal and the resulting assessment of the PMPA’s recoverable amount exceeds its carrying value. If this is the case, the carrying amount of the PMPA is increased to its recoverable amount. The increased amount cannot exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depletion, had no impairment charge been recognized for the PMPA in prior years. Such reversal is reflected as a component of net earnings.

Based on the Company’s analysis, the following PMPA was determined to be impaired:

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
(in thousands)    2019      2018      2019      2018  

Cobalt interests

           

Voisey’s Bay

   $     165,912      $ -      $     165,912      $ -  

Total impairment charges

   $ 165,912      $                 -      $ 165,912      $                 -  

Voisey’s Bay - Indicator of Impairment at June 30, 2019

On June 11, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Voisey’s Bay PMPA”) to acquire from Vale an amount of cobalt equal to 42.4% of the cobalt production from its Voisey’s Bay mine, located in Canada, until the delivery of 31 million pounds of cobalt and 21.2% of cobalt production thereafter for the life of mine for a total upfront cash payment of $390 million. Concurrently, Vale also entered into a streaming agreement with Cobalt 27 Capital Corp. (“Cobalt 27”) on the Voisey’s Bay mine with similar terms and conditions to the Voisey’s Bay PMPA.

On June 18, 2019, Cobalt 27 announced that it had entered into an agreement with Pala Investments Limited (“Pala”) whereby Pala would acquire 100% of Cobalt 27’s issued and outstanding common shares. The estimated implied price paid by Pala for Cobalt 27’s streaming agreement on the Voisey’s Bay mine was significantly lower than the original upfront cash payment paid by Cobalt 27 to Vale at the time their agreement was entered into. The implied purchase

 

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price paid by Pala to acquire Cobalt 27’s Voisey’s Bay stream was determined to be an indicator of impairment relative to the Company’s Voisey’s Bay PMPA.

The Voisey’s Bay PMPA had a carrying value at June 30, 2019 of $393 million. Management estimated that the recoverable amount at June 30, 2019 under the Voisey’s Bay PMPA was $227 million, representing its FVLCD and resulting in an impairment charge of $166 million. The recoverable amount related to the Voisey’s Bay PMPA was estimated using an average discount rate of 7% and the market price of cobalt of $14.83 per pound. As this valuation technique requires the use of estimates and assumptions such as long-term commodity prices, discount rates, recoverable pounds of cobalt and operating performance, it is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

General and Administrative

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30

   

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
     (in thousands)    2019      2018     2019     2018  

Salaries and benefits

         

Salaries and benefits, excluding PSUs

   $ 3,771      $ 3,458      $ 7,668      $ 7,049   

PSUs

     2,417        3,316       9,541       3,499  

Total salaries and benefits

   $ 6,188      $ 6,774     $ 17,209     $ 10,548  

Depreciation

     467        233       960       473  

Donations

     333        439       809       1,138  

Professional fees

     970        515       1,333       1,876  

Other

     2,835        2,617       5,660       5,051  

General and administrative before equity settled stock based compensation

   $ 10,793      $ 10,578     $ 25,971     $ 19,086  

Equity settled stock based compensation (a non-cash expense)

     1,456        1,394       2,813       2,643  

Total general and administrative

   $         12,249      $         11,972     $         28,784     $         21,729  

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, general and administrative expenses increased by $7 million relative to the comparable period in the previous year, with the increase being primarily the result of differences in accrued costs associated with the Company’s performance share units (“PSUs”).

Other (Income) Expense

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30

   

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
     (in thousands)    2019     2018     2019     2018  

Interest income

   $ (274   $ (279   $ (500   $ (462

Dividend income

     (23     (18     (39     (39

Guarantee fees - Primero Revolving Credit Facility

     -       (858     -       (858

Fees for contract amendments and reconciliations

     -       -       -       (248

Share of losses of associate

     -       -       62       201  

Impairment loss - investment in associate

     1,649       -       1,649       -  

Foreign exchange loss (gain)

     146       26       819       (144

Loss on fair value adjustment of share purchase warrants held

     7       12       7       111  

(Gain) loss on fair value adjustment of Kutcho Convertible Note

     1,934       (99     1,063                 1,290  

Other

     (349     -       (237     4  

Total other (income) expense

   $           3,090     $         (1,216   $           2,824     $ (145

 

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Finance Costs

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
     (in thousands)    2019      2018      2019     2018  

Average principle outstanding during period

   $   1,165,994      $     657,144      $   1,195,591     $     687,516  

Average effective interest rate during period

     4.25%        3.44%        4.27%       3.27%  

Total interest costs incurred during period

   $ 12,388      $ 5,659      $ 25,508     $ 11,249  

Costs related to undrawn credit facilities

     871        1,218        1,712       2,418  

Interest expense - lease liabilities

     47        -        78       -  

Letter of guarantee

     -        490        (46     807  

Total finance costs

   $ 13,306      $ 7,367      $ 27,252     $ 14,474  

Income Tax Expense (Recovery)

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30

   

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
     (in thousands)    2019     2018     2019     2018  

Current income tax expense

   $              85     $              29     $              104     $              51  

Deferred income tax expense (recovery) related to:

        

Origination and reversal of temporary differences

     1,089       845     $ 4,284     $ 1,891  

Reversal of write down or recognition of prior period temporary differences

     (3,932     (4,098     (7,256     (5,651

Total deferred income tax expense (recovery)

   $ (2,843   $ (3,253   $ (2,972   $ (3,760

Income tax expense (recovery) recognized in net earnings

   $ (2,758   $ (3,224   $ (2,868   $ (3,709

In June 2019, the Company received Notices of Reassessment for the 2005 to 2017 taxation years relating to the settlement reached with the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) on December 13, 2018 (the “Settlement Agreement”). These reassessments resulted in total tax of approximately $4.3 million (Cdn$5.6 million) and interest and other penalties of approximately $4.4 million (Cdn$5.7 million), consistent with the amounts accrued in the Company’s results for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company believes the interest should be lower by approximately $1.4 million (Cdn$1.9 million) and expects to file notices of objection to challenge the CRA’s computation of interest.

The 2011 to 2015 taxation years remain under audit for international transactions, subject to the terms of the Settlement Agreement.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources1

As at June 30, 2019, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $87 million (December 31, 2018 - $76 million) and debt outstanding under its $2 billion revolving term loan (the “Revolving Facility”) of $1,096 million (December 31, 2018 - $1,264 million), resulting in a net debt position of $1,009 million (December 31, 2018 - $1,188 million).

A summary of the Company’s cash flow activity is as follows:

Three Months Ended June 30, 2019

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company generated operating cash flows of $109 million compared with $135 million during the comparable period of 2018, with the decrease being attributable to the following:

 

Operating cash flow for the three months ended June 30, 2018

   $         135,200  

Variance attributable to revenue (see page 18):

   $ (22,934

Decrease in receivables relative to sales

     453  

Total decrease to cash inflows attributable to sales

   $ (22,481

Variance attributable to cost of sales, excluding depletion:

  

Sales volume

   $ 5,351  

Sales mix differences

     (2,784

Cost per ounce

     (945

Increase in payables relative to cost of sales

     7,547  

Total decrease to cash outflows attributable to cost of sales

   $ 9,169  

Total decrease to cash inflows attributable to gross margin

   $ (13,312

Other variances:

  

General and administrative

     (916

Finance costs

     (6,797

Income taxes

     24  

Other

     (4,941

Total increase to cash outflows

   $ (25,942

Operating cash flow for the three months ended June 30, 2019

   $ 109,258  

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had net cash outflows from financing activities of $146 million, which was primarily the result of repayments under the Company’s Revolving Facility in the amount of $88 million and dividend payments totaling $64 million, partially offset by proceeds relative to the exercise of stock options in the amount of $6 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company had net cash inflows from financing activities of $230 million which was primarily the result of an advance in the amount of $373 million taken under the Company’s Revolving Facility which was used to partially fund the Voisey’s Bay cobalt stream, with this cash inflow being partially offset by repayments under the Company’s Revolving Facility in the amount of $79 million and dividend payments totaling $65 million.

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had net cash outflows from investing activities of $2 million, which was primarily the result of a $1 million payment to Panoro Minerals Ltd. (“Panoro”) in connection with the Cotabambas Early Deposit Agreement. During the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company had net cash outflows from investing activities of $388 million, which was primarily the result of (i) a payment to Vale in the amount of $390 million in connection with the Voisey’s Bay cobalt stream; (ii) a $220 million payment to First Majestic in connection with the San Dimas PMPA; (iii) a $4 million payment to Kutcho in connection with the Kutcho Early Deposit Agreement; and (iv) a $1 million payment to Panoro in connection with the Cotabambas Early Deposit Agreement; with these cash outflows being partially offset by a $220 million payment received from First Majestic as partial consideration for the termination of the previously owned San Dimas SPA and a $10 million payment received from Goldcorp as consideration for the termination of the Goldcorp Guarantee.

 

 

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Statements made in this section contain forward-looking information with respect to funding outstanding commitments and continuing to acquire accretive mineral stream interests and readers are cautioned that actual outcomes may vary. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with this information.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company generated operating cash flows of $227 million compared with $261 million during the comparable period of 2018, with the decrease being attributable to the following:

 

Operating cash flow for the six months ended June 30, 2018

   $         260,540  

Variance attributable to revenue (see page 21):

   $ 2,863  

Decrease in receivables relative to sales

     619  

Total increase to cash inflows attributable to sales

   $ 3,482  

Variance attributable to cost of sales, excluding depletion:

  

Sales volume

   $ (4,914

Sales mix differences

     (5,047

Cost per ounce

     (1,218

Increase in payables relative to cost of sales

     9,134  

Total increase to cash outflows attributable to cost of sales

   $ (2,045

Total increase to cash inflows attributable to gross margin

   $ 1,437  

Other variances:

  

General and administrative

     (15,982

Finance costs

     (11,507

Income taxes

     (3,487

Other

     (3,549

Total increase to cash outflows

   $ (33,088

Operating cash flow for the six months ended June 30, 2019

   $ 227,452  

The increase to cash outflows relative to general administrative expenses during the six month period was primarily a result of the payment of previously accrued professional fee invoices associated with the settlement of the CRA dispute in the amount of $5 million and the payment relative to the Company’s performance share units (“PSUs”) in the amount of $9 million. During 2018, the PSUs which matured did not result in any payment being owed.

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had net cash outflows from financing activities of $213 million, which was primarily the result of repayments under the Company’s Revolving Facility in the amount of $169 million and dividend payments totaling $64 million, partially offset by proceeds relative to the exercise of stock options in the amount of $20 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company had net cash inflows from financing activities of $122 million, which was primarily the result of an advance in the amount of $373 million taken under the Company’s Revolving Facility which was used to partially fund the Voisey’s Bay cobalt stream, with this cash inflow being partially offset by repayments under the Company’s Revolving Facility in the amount of $186 million and dividend payments totaling $65 million.

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had net cash outflows from investing activities of $3 million, which included a $1 million payment to Panoro in connection with the Cotabambas Early Deposit Agreement. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company had net cash outflows from investing activities of $388 million, which was primarily the result of (i) a payment to Vale in the amount of $390 million in connection with the Voisey’s Bay cobalt stream; (ii) a $220 million payment to First Majestic in connection with the San Dimas PMPA; (iii) a $4 million payment to Kutcho in connection with the Kutcho Early Deposit Agreement; and (iv) a $1 million payment to Panoro in connection with the Cotabambas Early Deposit Agreement; with these cash outflows being partially offset by a $220 million payment received from First Majestic as partial consideration for the termination of the previously owned San Dimas SPA and a $10 million payment received from Goldcorp as consideration for the termination of the Goldcorp Guarantee.

In the opinion of management, the $87 million of cash and cash equivalents as at June 30, 2019, combined with the liquidity provided by the available credit under the $2 billion Revolving Facility and ongoing operating cash flows positions the Company well to fund all outstanding commitments and known contingencies as well as providing flexibility to acquire additional accretive mineral stream interests.

 

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Contractual Obligations and Contingencies1

Mineral Stream Interests

The following table summarizes the Company’s commitments to make per-ounce cash payments for gold, silver and palladium and per pound cash payments for cobalt to which it has the contractual right pursuant to the PMPAs:

 

Mineral Stream Interests    Attributable Payable Production to be
Purchased
    Per Unit of Measurement Cash Payment 1, 2    

Term of

Agreement

    

Date of

Original

Contract

 
  

 

Gold

    Silver     Palladium     Cobalt     Gold     Silver     Palladium     Cobalt  

Peñasquito

     0%       25%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.21       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        24-Jul-07  

Constancia

     50%  3      100%       0%       0%     $ 400  4    $ 5.90  4      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Aug-12  

Salobo

     75%       0%       0%       0%     $ 404       n/a       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        28-Feb-13  

Sudbury

     70%       0%       0%       0%     $ 400       n/a       n/a       n/a       20 years        28-Feb-13  

Antamina

     0%       33.75%       0%       0%       n/a       variable  5      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        3-Nov-15  

San Dimas

     variable  6      0%  6      0%       0%     $ 600       n/a       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        10-May-18  

Stillwater

     100%       0%       4.5%  7      0%       variable  8      n/a       variable  8      n/a       Life of Mine        16-Jul-18  

Voisey’s Bay

     0%       0%       0%       42.4%  9      n/a       n/a       n/a       variable  10      Life of Mine        11-Jun-18  

Other

                     

Los Filos

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.39       n/a       n/a       25 years        15-Oct-04  

Zinkgruvan

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.39       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Dec-04  

Yauliyacu

     0%       100%  11      0%       0%       n/a     $ 8.89  12      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        23-Mar-06  

Stratoni

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 9.31  13      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        23-Apr-07  

Neves-Corvo

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.30       n/a       n/a       50 years        5-Jun-07  

Aljustrel

     0%       100%  14      0%       0%       n/a       variable  15      n/a       n/a       50 years        5-Jun-07  

Minto

     100%  16      100%  16      0%       0%     $ 325  17    $ 4.22       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        20-Nov-08  

Keno Hill

     0%       25%       0%       0%       n/a       variable  18      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        2-Oct-08  

Pascua-Lama

     0%       25%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 3.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Sep-09  

Rosemont

     100%       100%       0%       0%     $ 450     $ 3.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        10-Feb-10  

Loma de La Plata

     0%       12.5%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.00       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        n/a  19 

777

     50%       100%       0%       0%     $ 416  4    $ 6.14  4      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Aug-12  

Early Deposit

                     

Toroparu

     10%       50%       0%       0%     $ 400     $ 3.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        11-Nov-13  

Cotabambas

     25%  20      100%  20      0%       0%     $ 450     $ 5.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        21-Mar-16  

Kutcho

     100%  21      100%  21      0%       0%       variable  22      variable  22      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        12-Dec-17  

 

1)

Subject to an annual inflationary adjustment with the exception of Loma de La Plata and Sudbury.

2)

All amounts are measured on a per ounce basis with the exception of cobalt which is measured on a per pound basis. Should the prevailing market price for the applicable metal be lower than this amount, the per ounce or per pound cash payment will be reduced to the prevailing market price, with the exception of Yauliyacu where the per ounce cash payment will not be reduced below $4.35 per ounce, subject to an annual inflationary factor.

3)

Gold recoveries will be set at 55% for the Constancia deposit and 70% for the Pampacancha deposit until 265,000 ounces of gold have been delivered to the Company.

4)

Subject to an increase to $9.90 per ounce of silver and $550 per ounce of gold after the initial 40-year term.

5)

The Company is committed to pay Glencore 20% of the spot price of silver for each ounce of silver delivered under the Antamina PMPA.

6)

Under the terms of the San Dimas PMPA, the Company is entitled to an amount equal to 25% of the payable gold production plus an additional amount of gold equal to 25% of the payable silver production converted to gold at a fixed gold to silver exchange ratio of 70:1 from the San Dimas mine. If the average gold to silver price ratio decreases to less than 50:1 or increases to more than 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more, then the “70” shall be revised to “50” or “90”, as the case may be, until such time as the average gold to silver price ratio is between 50:1 to 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more in which event the “70” shall be reinstated.

7)

The Company is committed to purchase 4.5% of Stillwater palladium production until 375,000 ounces are delivered to the Company, thereafter 2.25% of Stillwater palladium production until 550,000 ounces are delivered to the Company and 1% of Stillwater palladium production thereafter for the life of mine.

8)

The Company is committed to pay Sibanye 18% of the spot price of gold and palladium for each ounce of gold and palladium delivered under the Stillwater mines PMPA until the market value of gold and palladium delivered to Wheaton, net of the per ounce cash payment, exceeds the initial upfront cash deposit, and 22% of the spot price thereafter.

9)

Once the Company has received 31 million pounds of cobalt, the Company’s attributable cobalt production to be purchased will be reduced to 21.2%.

10)

The Company is committed to pay Vale 18% of the spot price of cobalt per pound of cobalt delivered under the agreement until the market value of cobalt delivered to Wheaton, net of the per pound cash payment, exceeds the initial upfront cash deposit, and 22% of the spot price thereafter.

11)

Wheaton is committed to purchase from Glencore a per annum amount equal to the first 1.5 million ounces of payable silver produced at Yauliyacu and 50% of any excess.

12)

Should the market price of silver exceed $20 per ounce, in addition to the $8.89 per ounce, the Company is committed to pay Glencore an additional amount for each ounce of silver delivered equal to 50% of the excess, to a maximum of $10 per ounce, such that when the market price of silver is $40 or above, the Company will pay Glencore $18.89 per ounce of silver delivered.

13)

In October 2015, in order to incentivize additional exploration and potentially extend the limited remaining mine life of Stratoni, Wheaton and Eldorado Gold agreed to modify the Stratoni PMPA. The primary modification is to increase the production price per ounce of silver delivered to Wheaton over the current fixed price by one of the following amounts: (i) $2.50 per ounce of silver delivered if 10,000 meters of drilling is completed outside of the existing ore body and within Wheaton’s defined area of interest (“Expansion Drilling”); (ii) $5.00 per ounce of silver delivered if 20,000 meters of Expansion Drilling is completed; and (iii) $7.00 per ounce of silver delivered if 30,000 meters of Expansion Drilling is completed. Drilling in all three cases must be completed by December 31, 2020, in order for the agreed upon increase in production price to be initiated. The figures in the above table reflect the fact that Eldorado completed 20,000 meters of Expansion Drilling in June 2019.

14)

Wheaton only has the rights to silver contained in concentrate containing less than 15% copper at the Aljustrel mine.

15)

In respect of the Aljustrel PMPA, the Company is committed to pay Almina 50% of the amount received under the respective concentrate sales contracts.

16)

The Company is committed to acquire 100% of the first 30,000 ounces of gold produced per annum and 50% thereafter. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance in October 2018.

17)

The production payment per ounce of gold delivered to Wheaton is to be increased over the current fixed price in periods where the market price of copper is lower than $2.50 per pound.

18)

The production payment related to the Keno Hill silver interest is a function of the silver head grade and silver spot price in the month in which the silver is produced.

19)

Terms of the agreement not yet finalized.

20)

Once 90 million silver equivalent ounces attributable to Wheaton have been produced, the attributable production to be purchased will decrease to 66.67% of silver production and 16.67% of gold production for the life of mine.

21)

Once 51,000 ounces of gold and 5.6 million ounces of silver have been delivered to Wheaton, the stream will decrease to 66.67% of gold and silver production for the life of mine.

22)

The Company is committed to pay Kutcho 20% of the spot price of gold and silver for each ounce of gold and silver delivered under the Kutcho Early Deposit Agreement.

 

 

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Statements made in this section contain forward-looking information and readers are cautioned that actual outcomes may vary. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with this information.

 

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Other Contractual Obligations and Contingencies

 

     Obligations With Scheduled Payment Dates                
(in thousands)    2019      2020 - 2022      2023 - 2024        After 2024      Sub-Total      Other
Commitments
     Total  

Bank debt 1

   $ -      $ -      $ 1,095,500      $ -      $ 1,095,500      $ -      $ 1,095,500  

Interest 2

     23,147        96,947        39,922        -        160,016        -        160,016  

Payments for mineral stream interest 3

                    

Rosemont 4

     -        -        -        -        -        231,150        231,150  

Loma de La Plata

     -        -        -        -        -        32,400        32,400  

Payments for early deposit mineral stream interest

                    

Toroparu

     -        -        -        -        -        138,000        138,000  

Cotabambas

     750        4,500        1,000        -        6,250        126,000        132,250  

Kutcho

     -        -        -        -        -        58,000        58,000  

Operating leases

     406        1,764        1,122        234        3,526        -        3,526  

Total contractual obligations

   $     24,303      $ 103,211      $ 1,137,544      $ 234      $   1,265,292      $     585,550      $     1,850,842  

 

1)

At June 30, 2019, the Company had $1.1 billion drawn and outstanding on the Revolving Facility.

2)

As the applicable interest rates are floating in nature, the interest charges are estimated based on market-based forward interest rate curves at the end of the reporting period combined with the assumption that the principal balance outstanding at June 30, 2019 does not change until the debt maturity date.

3)

Does not reflect the contingent payment due related to the Salobo gold purchase agreement (see the Salobo section on the following page).

4)

Includes contingent transaction costs of $1 million.

Rosemont

Effective February 8, 2019, the Company amended the Rosemont PMPA. In connection with the amended Rosemont PMPA, the Company is committed to pay Hudbay total upfront cash payments of $230 million in two installments, with the first $50 million being advanced upon Hudbay’s receipt of permitting for the Rosemont project and other customary conditions and the balance of $180 million being advanced once project costs incurred on the Rosemont project exceed $98 million. Under the amendment, the Company is now permitted to elect to pay the deposit in cash or the delivery of common shares and Hudbay has provided a corporate guarantee. Additionally, the Company will be entitled to certain delay payments, including where construction ceases in any material respect, or if completion is not achieved within agreed upon timelines. Please see page 9 of the MD&A for more information.

Loma de La Plata

In connection with the Loma de La Plata PMPA, the Company is committed to pay Pan American Silver Corp. (“PAAS”) total upfront cash payments of $32 million following the satisfaction of certain conditions, including PAAS receiving all necessary permits to proceed with the mine construction.

Toroparu

In connection with the Toroparu Early Deposit Agreement, the Company is committed to pay Sandspring an additional $138 million, payable on an installment basis to partially fund construction of the mine. Following the delivery of certain feasibility documentation or after December 31, 2019 if the feasibility documentation has not been delivered to Wheaton by such date, Wheaton may elect not to proceed with the agreement or not pay the balance of the upfront consideration and reduce the gold stream percentage from 10% to 0.909% and the silver stream percentage from 50% to nil. If Wheaton elects to terminate, Wheaton will be entitled to a return of the amounts advanced less $2 million which is non-refundable on the occurrence of certain events. If Wheaton elects to reduce the streams, Sandspring may elect to terminate the agreement and Wheaton will be entitled to a return of the amount of the deposit already advanced less $2 million which is non-refundable. Sandspring has filed a Preliminary Economic Assessment defining the re-scoping of the Toroparu project, including a revised operating plan. Please see the section entitled Toroparu – Development Update on page 9 of this MD&A for more information.

Cotabambas

In connection with the Cotabambas Early Deposit Agreement, the Company is committed to pay Panoro a total cash consideration of $140 million, of which $8 million has been paid to date. Once certain conditions have been met, the Company will advance an additional $6 million to Panoro, spread over up to five years. Following the delivery of a bankable definitive feasibility study, environmental study and impact assessment, and other related documents (collectively, the “Cotabambas Feasibility Documentation”), and receipt of permits and construction commencing, the Company may then advance the remaining deposit or elect to terminate the Cotabambas Early Deposit Agreement. If the Company elects to terminate, the Company will be entitled to a return of the portion of the amounts advanced less $2 million payable upon certain triggering events occurring. Until January 1, 2020, Panoro has a one-time option to

 

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repurchase 50% of the precious metal stream on a change of control for an amount based on a calculated rate of return for the Company.

Kutcho

In connection with the Kutcho Early Deposit Agreement, the Company is committed to pay Kutcho a total cash consideration of $65 million, of which $7 million has been paid to date. The remaining $58 million will be advanced on an installment basis to partially fund construction of the mine once certain conditions have been satisfied.

The Company will be required to make an additional payment to Kutcho, of up to $20 million, if processing throughput is increased to 4,500 tonnes per day or more within 5 years of attaining commercial production.

Salobo

The Salobo mine currently has a mill throughput capacity of 24 Mtpa. In October 2018, Vale’s Board of Directors approved the investment in the Salobo Expansion, which is proposed to include a third concentrator line and will use Salobo’s existing infrastructure. Vale anticipates that the Salobo Expansion, which is scheduled to start up in the first half of 2022 with a ramp-up of 15 months, will result in an increase of throughput capacity from 24 Mtpa to 36 Mtpa once fully ramped up.

If actual throughput is expanded above 28 Mtpa, then under the terms of the Salobo PMPA, Wheaton will be required to make an additional set payment to Vale based on the size of the expansion, the timing of completion and the grade of the material processed. The set payment ranges from $113 million if throughput is expanded beyond 28 Mtpa by January 1, 2036 up to $953 million if throughput is expanded beyond 40 Mtpa by January 1, 2021. Based on Vale’s disclosure relating to the size and timing of the Salobo Expansion, the Company estimates that an expansion payment of between $550 million to $650 million would be payable. Given Vale’s proposed schedule, this payment would likely become payable in 2023 though the actual amount and timing of the expansion payment may significantly differ from this estimate.

Taxes - Canada Revenue Agency – 2013-2015 Taxation Years - Domestic Reassessments 1

On July 24, 2018, the Company received a Notice of Reassessment for the 2013 taxation year (the “2013 Domestic Reassessment”) in which the CRA is seeking to change the timing of the deduction of upfront payments with respect to the Company’s PMPAs in respect of Canadian mining assets, so that the cost of precious metal acquired under these Canadian PMPAs is equal to the cash cost paid on delivery plus an amortized amount of the upfront payment determined on a units-of-production basis over the estimated recoverable reserves, and where applicable, resources and exploration potential at the respective mine. On June 12, 2019, the Company received Notices of Reassessment for the 2014 and 2015 taxation years (the “2014 and 2015 Domestic Reassessments” and together with the 2013 Domestic Reassessment, the “Domestic Reassessments”) in which the CRA applied the methodology in the 2013 Domestic Reassessment to the 2014 and 2015 taxation years. In total, the Domestic Reassessments resulted in tax, interest and other penalties of approximately $7 million for the 2013 through 2015 taxation years.

The Company’s position, as reflected in its Canadian income tax returns and consistent with the terms of the PMPAs, is that the cost of the precious metal acquired under the Canadian PMPAs is equal to the market value while a deposit is outstanding, and the cash cost thereafter. Management believes the Company’s position is correct and that it has filed its tax returns and paid applicable taxes in compliance with Canadian tax law. The Company previously filed a notice of objection in respect of the 2013 Domestic Reassessment and intends to file notices of objection in respect of the 2014 and 2015 Domestic Reassessments.

If CRA were to apply the methodology in the Domestic Reassessments to the 2016 to 2018 taxation years, the Company estimates that losses would arise in the 2016 to 2018 taxation years that could be carried back to reduce tax and interest relating to the Domestic Reassessments by approximately $5 million such that the total tax, interest and other penalties relating to the Domestic Reassessments for the years 2013 through 2015 would be approximately $2 million. The 2016 to 2018 taxation years remain open to a domestic audit.

U.S. Shareholder Class Action

During July 2015, after the Company disclosed that the CRA was proposing that they would issue the Reassessments, two putative securities class action lawsuits were filed against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in connection with the proposal (the “Complaints”).

 

 

1 

The assessment by management of the expected impact of the 2013-2015 Domestic Reassessments on the Company is “forward-looking information”. Statements in respect of the impact of the 2013-2015 Domestic Reassessments are based on the expectation that the Company will be successful in challenging the 2013-2015 Domestic Reassessments. Statements in respect of the 2013-2015 Domestic Reassessments and estimates of any future taxes that the CRA may assert are payable are subject to known and unknown risks including that the Company’s interpretation of, or compliance with, tax laws, is found to be incorrect. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in the MD&A for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with this information.

 

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On October 19, 2015, the Complaints were consolidated into one action, In re Silver Wheaton Securities Litigation, as against the Company, Randy Smallwood, President & Chief Executive Officer, Gary Brown, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer and Peter Barnes, former Chief Executive Officer (together the “Defendants”) and a lead plaintiff (the “Plaintiff”) was selected. The Plaintiff filed a consolidated amended complaint in December 2015, and then filed a second amended complaint in April 2018 (the “Amended Complaint”). The Amended Complaint alleges, among other things, that the Defendants made false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, prospects and performance in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Specifically, the Amended Complaint focuses on the Reassessments. The Amended Complaint purports to be brought on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s securities in the United States during an alleged class period of March 30, 2011 to July 6, 2015.

At a hearing on June 6, 2016, the Court denied the Defendants’ motion to dismiss. A denial of such a motion is not a ruling on the merits of the claims in the lawsuit. Certification of the class was granted by the Court on May 11, 2017.

On March 27, 2018, the court granted Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint, which adds a claim under Section 10(b) against our auditors. Defendants filed motions to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint, however on March 29, 2019 the court issued a ruling denying the motion to dismiss as against both defendants and our auditors. No trial date is currently set for this matter.

The Company believes the allegations are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against this matter. No amounts have been recorded for any potential liability arising from this matter, as the original Complaints do not specify a quantum of damages and the Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome.

Canadian Shareholder Class Action

By Notice of Action dated August 10, 2016 (as amended September 2, 2016), proposed representative plaintiff Suzan Poirier commenced proceedings pursuant to the Class Proceedings Act (Ontario) in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., Randy Smallwood, President and Chief Executive Officer and Gary Brown, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. The statement of claim filed alleges, among other things, misrepresentation pursuant to primary and secondary market civil liability provisions under the Securities Act (Ontario), common law negligence and negligent misrepresentation. The claim focuses on the Reassessments. The statement of claim purports to be brought on behalf of persons who (i) acquired Wheaton common shares in Wheaton’s March 2015 public offering, and (ii) acquired Wheaton common shares in the secondary market, other than in the United States, during an alleged class period of August 14, 2013 to July 6, 2015 inclusive.

The Company believes that the allegations are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against this matter. No amounts have been recorded for potential liability arising from this claim as no value has been specified in the statement of claim and the Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome.

Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in the MD&A for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with outstanding litigation.

Other

Due to the size, complexity and nature of the Company’s operations, various legal and tax matters are outstanding from time to time, including audits. By their nature, contingencies will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The assessment of contingencies inherently involves the exercise of significant judgment and estimates of the outcome of future events. If the Company is unable to resolve any of these matters favorably, there may be a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial performance, cash flows or results of operations. In the event that management’s estimate of the future resolution of these matters changes, the Company will recognize the effects of the changes in its consolidated financial statements in the appropriate period relative to when such changes occur.

Share Capital

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company received cash proceeds of $6 million from the exercise of 283,620 share purchase options at a weighted average exercise price of Cdn$26.09 per option (six months - $20 million from the exercise of 1,035,790 share purchase options at a weighted average exercise price of Cdn$26.42). During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company received cash proceeds of $1 million from the exercise of 46,800 share purchase options at a weighted average exercise price of $24.28 per option, with all exercises taking place during the three months ended June 30, 2018.

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company released 185 RSUs (six months - 130,915 RSUs). During the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company released 185 RSUs (six months – 70,360 RSUs).

As of August 8, 2019, there were 446,272,128 outstanding common shares, 3,392,855 share purchase options, 369,238 restricted share units and 10,000,000 share purchase warrants.

 

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Financial Instruments

The Company owns equity interests in several companies as long-term investments (see page 10 of this MD&A) in addition to the Kutcho Convertible Note (see page 12 of this MD&A) and therefore is inherently exposed to various risk factors including currency risk, market price risk and liquidity risk.

In order to mitigate the effect of short-term volatility in gold, silver and palladium prices, the Company will occasionally enter into forward contracts in relation to gold, silver and palladium deliveries that it is highly confident will occur within a given quarter. The Company does not hedge its long-term exposure to commodity prices. Other than these very short-term forward contracts, the Company has not used derivative financial instruments to manage the risks associated with its operations and therefore, in the normal course of business, it is inherently exposed to currency, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations. No forward contracts were outstanding at June 30, 2019.

New Accounting Standards Effective in 2019

IFRS 16 – Leases:

General Impact of Application of IFRS 16 - Leases

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted IFRS 16 – Leases, which supersedes IAS 17 – Leases (“IAS 17”). IFRS 16 removes the distinction between operating leases and finance leases and instead has all leases accounted for as a finance lease which requires the recognition of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at the lease commencement for all leases. Additionally, IFRS 16 requires the Company to recognize depreciation expense relative to the right-of use assets and interest expense relative to the lease liability in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings.

The Company determined that it had two leases which are subject to the provisions of IFRS 16, specifically related to its offices in Vancouver, Canada and the Cayman Islands. As a result, at January 1, 2019, the Company recognized an additional $5 million of right-of-use assets on its balance sheet with an offsetting $5 million of lease liabilities.

The Company has applied the new standard prospectively with no restatement of the prior periods.

A reconciliation of the lease commitment relative to these two leases as reported on the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the lease liability which has been reflected on the balance sheet effective January 1, 2019 is as follows:

 

  (in thousands)      

Lease commitment as disclosed at December 31, 2018

  

Not later than 1 year

   $ 789  

Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years

               2,772  

Later than 5 years

     224  

Total lease commitment as disclosed at December 31, 2018

   $ 3,785  

Extension option reasonably certain to be exercised 1

     1,530  

Less: Discounting using the incremental borrowing rate 2

     (636

Lease liability as at January 1, 2019

   $ 4,679  

Lease liability is comprised of:

  

Current portion

   $ 679  

Long-term portion

     4,000  

Lease liability as at January 1, 2019

   $ 4,679  

 

  1)

The Company’s office lease in the Cayman Islands contains two optional extension periods. Upon applying IFRS 16, the Company concluded it was reasonably certain to exercise the first extension period. The second extension period, which covers a term of 5 years, was not included in the calculation of the lease liability.

  2)

The future cash outflows were discounted using the Company’s estimated incremental borrowing rate ranging from 3.9764% to 4.3340%.

Accounting Policy – The Company as a Lessee

At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to use an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.

The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability with respect to all lease agreements in which it is the lessee, except for short-term leases (defined as leases with a lease term of 12 months or less) and leases of low value assets. For these leases, the Company recognizes the lease payments as an operating expense

 

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on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease unless another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date discounted by using the rate implicit in the lease. If this rate cannot be readily determined, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate.

The lease liability is subsequently measured by increasing the carrying amount to reflect interest on the lease liability (using the effective interest method) and by reducing the carrying amount to reflect the lease payments made.

The Company re-measures the lease liability (and makes a corresponding adjustment to the related right-of-use asset) whenever the lease term has changed or there is a change in the assessment of exercise of a purchase option, in which case the lease liability is re-measured by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate.

The right-of-use assets comprise the initial measurement of the corresponding lease liability and any initial direct costs. They are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, if any.

IFRIC 23 – Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments:

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted IFRIC 23 – Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments. IFRIC 23 provides guidance on the accounting for current and deferred tax liabilities and assets in circumstances in which there is uncertainty over income tax treatments. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Earnings.

 

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Non-IFRS Measures

Wheaton has included, throughout this document, certain non-IFRS performance measures, including (i) adjusted net earnings and adjusted net earnings per share; (ii) operating cash flow per share (basic and diluted); (iii) average cash costs of gold, silver and palladium on a per ounce basis; and (iv) cash operating margin.

 

  i.

Adjusted net earnings and adjusted net earnings per share are calculated by removing the effects of the non-cash impairment charges, non-cash fair value (gains) losses, non-cash share of losses of associates and other one-time (income) expenses. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, management and certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance.

The following table provides a reconciliation of adjusted net earnings and adjusted net earnings per share (basic and diluted).

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
(in thousands, except for per share amounts)    2019      2018      2019      2018  

Net (loss) earnings

   $ (124,694    $ 318,142      $ (67,345    $ 386,265  

Add back (deduct):

           

Impairment loss

     167,561        -        167,561        -  

Gain on disposal of San Dimas SPA

     -        (245,715      -        (245,715

Share in losses of associate

     -        -        62        201  

Loss on fair value adjustment of share purchase warrants held

     7        12        7        111  

(Gain) loss on fair value adjustment of Kutcho Convertible Note

     1,934        (99      1,063        1,290  

Fees for contract amendments and reconciliations

     -        -        -        (248

Adjusted net earnings

   $ 44,808      $       72,340      $     101,348      $     141,904  

Divided by:

           

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

           445,769        443,191        445,083        442,961  

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

     446,470        443,770        445,815        443,453  

Equals:

           

Adjusted earnings per share - basic

   $ 0.10      $ 0.16      $ 0.23      $ 0.32  

Adjusted earnings per share - diluted

   $ 0.10      $ 0.16      $ 0.23      $ 0.32  

 

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  ii.

Operating cash flow per share (basic and diluted) is calculated by dividing cash generated by operating activities by the weighted average number of shares outstanding (basic and diluted). The Company presents operating cash flow per share as management and certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance in comparison to other companies in the precious metal mining industry who present results on a similar basis.

The following table provides a reconciliation of operating cash flow per share (basic and diluted).

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30

      

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
(in thousands, except for per share amounts)    2019        2018        2019        2018 

Cash generated by operating activities

       $     109,258        $     135,200        $     227,452        $     260,540  

Divided by:

                 

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

     445,769          443,191          445,083          442,961  

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

     446,470          443,770          445,815          443,453  

Equals:

                 

Operating cash flow per share - basic

       $ 0.25        $ 0.31        $ 0.51        $ 0.59  

Operating cash flow per share - diluted

       $ 0.24        $ 0.30        $ 0.51        $ 0.59  

 

  iii.

Average cash cost of gold, silver and palladium on a per ounce basis is calculated by dividing the total cost of sales, less depletion, by the ounces sold. In the precious metal mining industry, this is a common performance measure but does not have any standardized meaning. In addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, management and certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance and ability to generate cash flow.

The following table provides a calculation of average cash cost of gold, silver and palladium on a per ounce basis.

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 

(in thousands, except for gold and palladium ounces sold and

per ounce amounts)

   2019      2018      2019      2018  

Cost of sales

   $ 122,361      $ 125,074      $ 259,956      $ 238,753  

Less: depletion

     (61,404      (62,494      (129,785      (119,759)  

Cash cost of sales

   $ 60,957      $ 62,580      $ 130,171      $ 118,994  

Cash cost of sales is comprised of:

           

Total cash cost of gold sold

   $       37,853      $       35,473      $       85,834      $       63,388  

Total cash cost of silver sold

     21,800        27,107        41,716        55,606  

Total cash cost of palladium sold

     1,304        -        2,621        -  

Total cash cost of sales

   $ 60,957      $ 62,580      $ 130,171      $ 118,994  

Divided by:

           

Total gold ounces sold

     90,077        87,140        205,097        157,113  

Total silver ounces sold

     4,241        5,972        8,535        12,315  

Total palladium ounces sold

     5,273        -        10,462        -  

Equals:

           

Average cash cost of gold (per ounce)

   $ 420      $ 407      $ 419      $ 403  

Average cash cost of silver (per ounce)

   $ 5.14      $ 4.54      $ 4.89      $ 4.52  

Average cash cost of palladium (per ounce)

   $ 247      $ n.a.      $ 251      $ n.a.  

 

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  iv.

Cash operating margin is calculated by subtracting the average cash cost of gold, silver and palladium on a per ounce basis from the average realized selling price of gold, silver and palladium on a per ounce basis. The Company presents cash operating margin as management and certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance in comparison to other companies in the precious metal mining industry who present results on a similar basis as well as to evaluate the Company’s ability to generate cash flow.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash operating margin.

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30

   

Six Months Ended

June 30

 

(in thousands, except for gold and palladium ounces sold and per

ounce amounts)

   2019     2018     2019     2018  

Total sales:

        

Gold

   $  118,870     $  113,753     $       269,270     $       206,839  

Silver

   $ 63,313     $ 98,647     $ 130,474     $ 204,813  

Palladium

   $ 7,283     $ -     $ 14,771     $ -  

Divided by:

        

Total gold ounces sold

     90,077       87,140       205,097       157,113  

Total silver ounces sold

     4,241       5,972       8,535       12,315  

Total palladium ounces sold

     5,273       -       10,462       -  

Equals:

        

Average realized price of gold (per ounce)

   $ 1,320     $ 1,305     $ 1,313     $ 1,317  

Average realized price of silver (per ounce)

   $ 14.93     $ 16.52     $ 15.29     $ 16.63  

Average realized price of palladium (per ounce)

   $ 1,381     $ n.a.     $ 1,412     $ n.a.  

Less:

        

Average cash cost of gold 1 (per ounce)

   $ (420   $ (407   $ (419   $ (403

Average cash cost of silver 1 (per ounce)

   $ (5.14   $ (4.54   $ (4.89   $ (4.52

Average cash cost of palladium 1 (per ounce)

   $ (247   $ n.a.     $ (251   $ n.a.  

Equals:

        

Cash operating margin per gold ounce sold

   $ 900     $ 898     $ 894     $ 914  

As a percentage of realized price of gold

     68%       69%       68%       69%  

Cash operating margin per silver ounce sold

   $ 9.79     $ 11.98     $ 10.40     $ 12.11  

As a percentage of realized price of silver

     66%       73%       68%       73%  

Cash operating margin per palladium ounce sold

   $ 1,134     $ n.a.     $ 1,161     $ n.a.  

As a percentage of realized price of palladium

     82%       n.a.       82%       n.a.  

 

  1)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 34 of this MD&A.

These non-IFRS measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS, and other companies may calculate these measures differently. The presentation of these non-IFRS measures is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.

 

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Subsequent Events

Declaration of Dividend

Under the Company’s dividend policy, the quarterly dividend per common share is targeted to equal approximately 30% of the average cash flow generated by operating activities in the previous four quarters divided by the Company’s then outstanding common shares, all rounded to the nearest cent. To minimize volatility in quarterly dividends, the Company has set a minimum quarterly dividend of $0.09 per common share for the duration of 2019. The declaration, timing, amount and payment of future dividends remain at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

On August 8, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a dividend in the amount of $0.09 per common share, with this dividend being payable to shareholders of record on August 23, 2019 and is expected to be distributed on or about September 5, 2019. The Company has implemented a dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”) whereby shareholders can elect to have dividends reinvested directly into additional Wheaton common shares at a discount of 3% of the Average Market Price, as defined in the DRIP.

Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Wheaton’s management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the design and effectiveness of Wheaton’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian Securities Administrators, as of June 30, 2019. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that Wheaton’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of June 30, 2019.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The Company’s management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Under the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS. The Company’s controls include policies and procedures that:

 

   

pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

 

   

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of the Company’s management and directors; and,

 

   

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the annual financial statements or interim financial statements.

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30, 2019 that would materially affect, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

The Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting using the framework and criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management has concluded that the internal control over financial reporting was effective at the reasonable assurance level as of June 30, 2019.

Limitation of Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, believe that any disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, they cannot provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been prevented or detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by unauthorized override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Accordingly, because of the inherent limitations in a cost effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

 

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Attributable Reserves and Resources

The following tables set forth the estimated Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources (metals attributable to Wheaton only) for the mines relating to which the Company has PMPAs, adjusted where applicable to reflect the Company’s percentage entitlement to such metals, as of December 31, 2018, unless otherwise noted.

Attributable Proven and Probable Reserves (1,2,3,8,25)

As of December 31, 2018 unless otherwise noted (6)

 

      Proven      Probable      Proven & Probable          
      Tonnage
Mt
     Grade
g/t
     Contained
Moz
     Tonnage
Mt
     Grade
g/t
     Contained
Moz
     Tonnage
Mt
     Grade
g/t
     Contained
Moz
     Process
Recovery % (7)
 

Gold

                             

Salobo (75%) (10)

     464.4        0.34        5.10        403.3        0.29        3.76        867.7        0.32        8.86        68%  

Sudbury (70%) (11)

     14.5        0.51        0.24        21.8        0.45        0.32        36.3        0.48        0.56        77%  

Constancia (50%)

     227.1        0.06        0.43        39.8        0.06        0.08        266.9        0.06        0.51        61%  

Stillwater (12,13)

     6.3        0.47        0.09        40.1        0.47        0.61        46.4        0.47        0.70        69%  

San Dimas (25%) (14)

     0.4        4.09        0.05        0.9        3.34        0.10        1.4        3.56        0.16        95%  

777 (50%)

     1.1        1.77        0.06        0.7        2.03        0.05        1.8        1.87        0.11        59%  

Minto

     0.4        0.25        0.003        2.0        0.67        0.04        2.4        0.60        0.05        77%  

Toroparu (10%) (15,16)

     3.0        1.10        0.10        9.7        0.98        0.31        12.7        1.00        0.41        89%  

Kutcho (16,17)

     -        -        -        10.4        0.37        0.12        10.4        0.37        0.12        41%  

Metates Royalty (18)

     4.3        0.70        0.10        12.3        0.45        0.18        16.5        0.52        0.27        91%  

Total Gold

                       6.17                          5.56                          11.74           

Silver

                             

Peñasquito (25%) (10)

     94.1        34.6        104.6        36.0        23.6        27.3        130.1        31.5        131.9        85%  

Antamina (33.75%) (10,11,19)

                             

Copper

     52.0        7.0        11.7        42.5        8.0        10.9        94.5        7.4        22.6        71%  

Copper-Zinc

     27.3        17.0        14.9        43.5        13.0        18.2        70.9        14.5        33.1        71%  

Constancia

     454.2        3.0        43.6        79.5        3.3        8.5        533.7        3.0        52.1        70%  

Neves-Corvo

                             

Copper

     5.7        39.0        7.2        24.6        34.0        26.9        30.3        34.9        34.1        24%  

Zinc

     5.1        78.0        12.7        25.3        63.0        51.2        30.4        65.5        64.0        30%  

Zinkgruvan

                             

Zinc

     5.1        78.0        12.7        5.3        89.0        15.0        10.3        83.6        27.7        83%  

Copper

     2.9        32.0        3.0        0.3        33.0        0.3        3.2        32.1        3.3        70%  

Yauliyacu (20)

     2.5        86.6        6.8        6.1        108.9        21.5        8.6        102.5        28.3        83%  

San Dimas (25%) (14)

     0.4        323.5        4.2        0.9        303.2        9.2        1.4        309.3        13.5        94%  

Los Filos

     26.2        3.5        3.0        78.1        10.2        25.5        104.2        8.5        28.5        10%  

Stratoni

     -        -        -        0.6        161.0        3.0        0.6        161.0        3.0        80%  

777

     2.2        26.4        1.8        1.4        21.6        1.0        3.6        24.6        2.8        48%  

Minto

     0.4        3.4        0.05        2.0        6.0        0.4        2.4        5.6        0.4        78%  

Rosemont (21)

     408.6        5.0        66.2        108.0        3.0        10.4        516.6        4.6        76.7        76%  

Kutcho (16,17)

     -        -        -        10.4        34.6        11.6        10.4        34.6        11.6        46%  

Metates Royalty (18)

     4.3        17.2        2.4        12.3        13.1        5.2        16.5        14.2        7.5        66%  

Total Silver

                       294.9                          246.2                          541.1           

Palladium

                             

Stillwater (4.5%) (12,13)

     0.2        13.4        0.09        1.3        13.4        0.58        1.5        13.4        0.66        92%  

Total Palladium

                       0.09                          0.58                          0.66           

Cobalt

                             

Voisey’s Bay (42.4%) (22)

     4.8        0.14        14.5        6.6        0.13        18.1        11.3        0.13        32.6        84%  

Total Cobalt

                       14.5                          18.1                          32.6           

 

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Attributable Measured & Indicated Resources (1,2,3,4,5,9,25)

As of December 31, 2018 unless otherwise noted (6)

 

      Measured      Indicated      Measured & Indicated  
      Tonnage
Mt
         Grade
g/t
     Contained
Moz
     Tonnage
Mt
         Grade
g/t
     Contained
Moz
     Tonnage
Mt
         Grade
g/t
     Contained
Moz
 

Gold

                          

Salobo (75%) (10)

     24.6        0.43        0.34        129.2        0.31        1.29        153.8        0.33        1.63  

Sudbury (70%) (11)

     1.1        0.70        0.02        10.1        0.38        0.12        11.2        0.41        0.15  

Constancia (50%)

     90.4        0.04        0.12        93.3        0.04        0.13        183.7        0.04        0.25  

777 (50%)

     -        -        -        0.2        1.79        0.01        0.2        1.79        0.01  

Minto

     3.3        0.40        0.04        9.0        0.57        0.17        12.4        0.53        0.21  

Toroparu (10%) (15,16)

     1.2        0.93        0.03        9.0        0.87        0.25        10.2        0.87        0.29  

Cotabambas (25%) (16,24)

     -        -        -        29.3        0.23        0.22        29.3        0.23        0.22  

Kutcho (16,17)

     -        -        -        6.7        0.62        0.13        6.7        0.62        0.13  

Total Gold

                       0.56                          2.32                          2.88  

Silver

                          

Peñasquito (25%) (10)

     23.5        28.3        21.4        26.2        22.8        19.2        49.7        25.4        40.6  

Antamina (33.75%) (10,11,19)

                          

Copper

     29.7        7.0        6.7        106.7        9.0        30.9        136.4        8.6        37.5  

Copper-Zinc

     8.1        16.0        4.2        46.2        18.0        26.8        54.3        17.7        30.9  

Constancia

     180.8        2.4        13.7        186.5        2.3        13.5        367.3        2.3        27.3  

Neves-Corvo

                          

Copper

     4.4        59.0        8.4        28.5        50.9        46.6        32.9        52.0        55.0  

Zinc

     10.4        55.7        18.7        64.0        52.2        107.3        74.4        52.7        126.0  

Zinkgruvan

                          

Zinc

     2.6        67.5        5.7        3.5        56.3        6.3        6.1        61.1        12.0  

Copper

     2.0        34.7        2.2        0.2        52.2        0.3        2.1        36.0        2.5  

Yauliyacu (20)

     5.3        111.9        19.1        8.4        163.4        43.9        13.7        143.4        63.0  

Los Filos

     88.5        5.3        15.2        133.7        8.1        35.0        222.2        7.0        50.2  

Aljustrel (23)

     1.3        65.6        2.7        20.5        60.3        39.7        21.8        60.7        42.4  

Stratoni

     -        -        -        0.3        148.2        1.2        0.3        148.2        1.2  

777

     -        -        -        0.4        29.6        0.4        0.4        29.6        0.4  

Minto

     3.3        3.4        0.4        9.0        5.0        1.5        12.4        4.6        1.8  

Rosemont (21)

     112.2        3.9        14.1        358.0        2.7        31.5        470.2        3.0        45.6  

Pascua-Lama (25%)

     10.7        57.2        19.7        97.9        52.2        164.4        108.6        52.7        184.1  

Keno Hill (25%)

                          

Underground

     -        -        -        1.1        523.1        18.6        1.1        523.1        18.6  

Elsa Tailings

     -        -        -        0.6        119.0        2.4        0.6        119.0        2.4  

Loma de La Plata (12.5%)

     -        -        -        3.6        169.0        19.8        3.6        169.0        19.8  

Toroparu (50%) (15,16)

     21.9        1.1        0.8        98.5        0.7        2.3        120.4        0.8        3.1  

Cotabambas (16,24)

     -        -        -        117.1        2.7        10.3        117.1        2.7        10.3  

Kutcho (16,17)

     -        -        -        6.7        27.3        5.9        6.7        27.3        5.9  

Total Silver

                       153.0                          627.6                          780.6  

Cobalt

                          

Voisey’s Bay (42.4%) (22)

     -        -        -        1.4        0.05        1.6        1.4        0.05        1.6  

Total Cobalt

                       -                          1.6                          1.6  

 

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Attributable Inferred Resources (1,2,3,4,5,9,25)

As of December 31, 2018 unless otherwise noted (6)

 

      Inferred  
            Tonnage
Mt
             Grade
g/t
           Contained
Moz
 

Gold

        

Salobo (75%) (10)

     128.4        0.28        1.16  

Sudbury (70%) (11)

     4.7        0.66        0.10  

Constancia (50%)

     30.4        0.08        0.08  

Stillwater (12,13)

     87.3        0.45        1.25  

San Dimas (25%) (14)

     1.4        3.60        0.17  

777 (50%)

     0.2        3.09        0.02  

Minto

     6.1        0.51        0.10  

Cotabambas (25%) (16,24)

     151.3        0.17        0.84  

Toroparu (10%) (15,16)

     12.9        0.76        0.32  

Kutcho (16,17)

     10.7        0.26        0.09  

Metates Royalty (18)

     0.8        0.39        0.01  

Total Gold

                       4.13  

Silver

        

Peñasquito (25%) (10)

     3.7        13.5        1.6  

Antamina (33.75%) (10,11,19)

        

Copper

     211.3        10.0        67.9  

Copper-Zinc

     105.6        16.0        54.3  

Constancia

     60.8        2.7        5.2  

Neves-Corvo

        

Copper

     10.5        38.0        12.8  

Zinc

     14.1        52.0        23.5  

Yauliyacu (20)

     11.9        298.9        114.8  

Zinkgruvan

        

Zinc

     16.3        76.0        39.9  

Copper

     0.4        27.0        0.4  

San Dimas (25%) (14)

     1.4        341.3        15.7  

Stratoni

     1.1        153.0        5.5  

777

     0.4        40.4        0.5  

Minto

     6.1        4.9        1.0  

Los Filos

     98.2        6.1        19.4  

Rosemont (21)

     68.7        1.7        3.7  

Pascua-Lama (25%)

     3.8        17.8        2.2  

Aljustrel (23)

     8.7        50.4        14.0  

Keno Hill (25%)

        

Underground

     0.4        404.1        5.7  

Loma de La Plata (12.5%)

     0.2        76.0        0.4  

Cotabambas (16,24)

     605.3        2.3        45.4  

Toroparu (50%) (15,16)

     58.7        0.1        0.1  

Kutcho (16,17)

     10.7        21.5        7.4  

Metates Royalty (18)

     0.8        9.5        0.2  

Total Silver

                       441.7  

Palladium

        

Stillwater (4.5%) (12,13)

     0.9        12.7        0.36  

Total Palladium

                       0.36  

Cobalt

        

Voisey’s Bay (42.4%) (22)

     4.0        0.11        9.3  

Total Cobalt

                       9.3  

 

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Notes on Mineral Reserves & Mineral Resources:

 

1.

All Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources have been estimated in accordance with the 2014 Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves and National Instrument 43-101 – Standards for Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), or the 2012 Australasian Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves.

 

2.

Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources are reported above in millions of metric tonnes (“Mt”), grams per metric tonne (“g/t”) for gold, silver and palladium, percent (“%”) for cobalt, millions of ounces (“Moz”) for gold, silver and palladium and millions of pounds (“Mlbs”) for cobalt.

 

3.

Qualified persons (“QPs”), as defined by the NI 43-101, for the technical information contained in this document (including the Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource estimates) are:

 

  a.

Neil Burns, M.Sc., P.Geo. (Vice President, Technical Services); and

  b.

Ryan Ulansky, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. (Senior Director, Engineering),

both employees of the Company (the “Company’s QPs”).

 

4.

The Mineral Resources reported in the above tables are exclusive of Mineral Reserves. The San Dimas mine, Minto mine, Neves-Corvo mine, Zinkgruvan mine, Stratoni mine, Stillwater mines and Toroparu project (gold only) report Mineral Resources inclusive of Mineral Reserves. The Company’s QPs have made the exclusive Mineral Resource estimates for these mines based on average mine recoveries and dilution.

 

5.

Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.

 

6.

Other than as detailed below, Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources are reported as of December 31, 2018 based on information available to the Company as of the date of this document, and therefore will not reflect updates, if any, after such date.

 

  a.

Mineral Resources for Aljustrel’s Feitais and Moinho mines are reported as of November 30, 2010. Mineral Resources for the Estaçao project are reported as of December 31, 2007.

 

  b.

Mineral Resources for the Cotabambas project are reported as of June 20, 2013.

 

  c.

Mineral Resources for Keno Hill’s Elsa Tailings project are reported as of April 22, 2010, Bellekeno mine Indicated Mineral Resources as of September 30, 2013, Mineral Resources for the Lucky Queen, Flame & Moth, Onek projects as of January 3, 2017 and Bermingham projects as of September 17, 2018.

  d.

Mineral Resources for the Kutcho project are reported as of February 22, 2019 and Mineral Reserves are reported as of June 15, 2017.

 

  e.

Mineral Resources for the Loma de La Plata project are reported as of May 20, 2009.

 

  f.

Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for the Los Filos mine are reported as of October 31, 2018.

 

  g.

Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for the Peñasquito, Neves-Corvo and Zinkgruvan mines are reported as of June 30, 2018.

 

  h.

Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for the Metates royalty are reported as of April 29, 2016.

 

  i.

Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for the Rosemont project are reported as of March 30, 2017.

 

  j.

Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for the Stratoni mine are reported as of September 30, 2018.

 

  k.

Mineral Resources for the Toroparu project are reported as of September 20, 2018 and Mineral Reserves are reported as of March 31, 2013.

 

7.

Process recoveries are the average percentage of gold, silver palladium or cobalt in a saleable product (doré or concentrate) recovered from mined ore at the applicable site process plants as reported by the operators.

 

8.

Mineral Reserves are estimated using appropriate process and mine recovery rates, dilution, operating costs and the following commodity prices:

 

  a.

Antamina mine - $2.94 per pound copper, $1.05 per pound zinc, $7.96 per pound molybdenum and $19.54 per ounce silver.

 

  b.

Constancia mine - $1,260 per ounce gold, $18.00 per ounce silver, $3.00 per pound copper and $11.00 per pound molybdenum.

 

  c.

Kutcho project – 1.5% copper cut-off for the Main deposit and 1.0% copper cut-off for the Esso deposit, both assuming $2.75 per pound copper, $1.10 per pound zinc, $1,250 per ounce gold and $17.00 per ounce silver.

 

  d.

Los Filos mine - $1,200 per ounce gold and $4.39 per ounce silver.

 

  e.

Metates royalty – 0.34 grams per tonne gold equivalent cut-off assuming $1,200 per ounce gold and $19.20 per ounce silver.

 

  f.

Minto mine – 1.2% copper cut-off assuming $300 per ounce gold, $3.90 per ounce silver and $2.50 per pound copper.

 

  g.

Neves-Corvo mine – 1.3% copper cut-off for the copper Mineral Reserves and 5.5% zinc equivalent cut-off for the zinc Mineral Reserves, both assuming $2.75 per pound copper, $1.00 per pound lead and zinc.

 

  h.

Peñasquito mine - $1,200 per ounce gold, $18.00 per ounce silver, $2.75 per pound copper, $0.95 per pound lead and $1.15 per pound zinc.

 

  i.

Rosemont project - $6.00 per ton NSR cut-off assuming $18.00 per ounce silver, $3.15 per pound copper and $11.00 per pound molybdenum.

 

  j.

Salobo mine – 0.253% copper equivalent cut-off assuming $1,275 per ounce gold and $3.22 per pound copper.

 

  k.

San Dimas mine – 220 grams per tonne silver equivalent cut-off for longhole and 230 grams per tonne silver equivalent cut-off for cut and fill assuming $1,250 per ounce gold and $17.00 per ounce silver.

 

  l.

Stillwater mines - combined platinum and palladium cut-off of 6.86 g/t

 

  m.

Stratoni mine – 13.5% zinc equivalent cut-off assuming $8.14 per ounce silver, $1.02 per pound lead and $1.13 per pound zinc.

 

  n.

Sudbury mines - $1,275 per ounce gold, $8.16 per pound nickel, $3.22 per pound copper, $800 per ounce platinum, $875 per ounce palladium and $22.68 per pound cobalt.

 

  o.

Toroparu project – 0.38 grams per tonne gold cut-off assuming $1,070 per ounce gold for fresh rock and 0.35 grams per tonne gold cut-off assuming $970 per ounce gold for saprolite.

 

  p.

Voisey’s Bay mines:

 

    i.

Ovoid, Mini Ovoid and SE Extension Mineral Reserves – Cdn $25.43 per tonne assuming $6.35 per pound nickel, $3.04 per pound copper and $24.81 per pound cobalt.

   ii.

Reid Brook Mineral Reserves - $275.00 per tonne assuming $9.72 per pound nickel, $3.40 per pound copper and $11.50 per pound cobalt.

  iii.

Eastern Deeps Mineral Reserves - $225.00 per tonne assuming $6.35 per pound nickel, $2.81 per pound copper and $18.13 per pound cobalt.

 

  q.

Yauliyacu mine - $19.54 per ounce silver, $2.94 per pound copper, and $1.05 per pound zinc.

 

  r.

Zinkgruvan mine – 5.2% zinc equivalent cut-off for the zinc Mineral Reserve and 1.4% copper cut-off for the copper Mineral Reserve, both

 

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assuming $2.75 per pound copper and $1.00 per pound lead and zinc.

 

  s.

777 mine – $1,283 per ounce gold, $17.50 per ounce silver, $3.10 per pound copper and $1.24 per pound zinc.

 

9.

Mineral Resources are estimated using appropriate recovery rates and the following commodity prices:

 

  a.

Aljustrel mine – 4.5% zinc cut-off for Feitais and Moinho mines zinc Mineral Resources and 4.0% zinc cut-off for Estação zinc Mineral Resources.

 

  b.

Antamina mine - $3.30 per pound copper, $1.23 per pound zinc, $9.29 per pound molybdenum and $20.50 per ounce silver.

 

  c.

Constancia mine – $1,260 per ounce gold, $18.00 per ounce silver, $3.00 per pound copper and $11.00 per pound molybdenum.

 

  d.

Cotabambas project – 0.2% copper equivalent cut-off assuming $1,350 per ounce gold, $23.00 per ounce silver, $3.20 per pound copper and $12.50 per pound molybdenum.

 

  e.

Keno Hill mines:

 

     i.

Bellekeno mine – Cdn $185 per tonne NSR cut-off assuming $22.50 per ounce silver, $0.85 per pound lead and $0.95 per pound zinc.

 

    ii.

Lucky Queen, Onek, Flame and Moth – Cdn $185 per tonne NSR cut-off assuming $1,300 per ounce gold, $20.00 per ounce silver, $0.95 per pound lead and $1.00 per pound zinc.

 

   iii.

Bermingham - Cdn $185 per tonne NSR cut-off assuming $20.80 per ounce silver, $1.10 per pound lead, $1.20 per pound zinc and $1,450 per ounce gold.

 

  iv.

Elsa Tailings project – 50 grams per tonne silver cut-off assuming $17.00 per ounce silver and $1,000 per ounce gold.

 

  f.

Kutcho project – 1.2% copper equivalent cut-off assuming $3.00 per pound copper, $1.25 per pound zinc, $1,350 per ounce gold and $17.00 per ounce silver.

 

  g.

Loma de La Plata project – 50 grams per tonne silver equivalent cut-off assuming $12.50 per ounce silver and $0.50 per pound lead.

 

  h.

Los Filos mine - $1,400 per ounce gold and $4.39 per ounce silver.

 

  i.

Metates royalty – 0.34 grams per tonne gold equivalent cut-off assuming $1,200 per ounce gold and $19.20 per ounce silver.

 

  j.

Minto mine – 0.5% copper cut-off for Open Pit and 1.0% copper cut-off for Underground.

 

  k.

Neves-Corvo mine – 1.0% copper cut-off for the copper Mineral Resource and 3.0% zinc cut-off for the zinc Mineral Resource, both assuming $2.75 per pound copper and $1.00 per pound lead and zinc.

 

  l.

Pascua-Lama project – $1,500 per ounce gold, $18.75 per ounce silver and $3.50 per pound copper.

 

  m.

Peñasquito mine - $1,400 per ounce gold, $20.00 per ounce silver, $1.05 per pound lead and $1.25 per pound zinc.

 

  n.

Rosemont project – $5.70 per ton NSR cut-off assuming $18.00 per ounce silver, $3.15 per pound copper and $11.00 per pound molybdenum.

 

  o.

Salobo mine – 0.253% copper equivalent cut-off assuming $1,275 per ounce gold and $3.22 per pound copper.

 

  p.

San Dimas mine – 210 grams per tonne silver equivalent cut-off assuming $1,300 per ounce gold and $17.50 per ounce silver.

 

  q.

Stillwater mines – geologic boundaries for Inferred Mineral Resources at both the Stillwater mine and East Boulder mine.

 

  r.

Stratoni mine – Geologically constrained to massive sulfide contacts.

 

  s.

Sudbury mines - $1,275 per ounce gold, $8.16 per pound nickel, $3.22 per pound copper, $800 per ounce platinum, $875 per ounce palladium and $22.68 per pound cobalt.

 

  t.

Toroparu project – 0.30 grams per tonne gold cut-off assuming $1,350 per ounce gold and $3.00 per pound copper.

 

  u.

Voisey’s Bay mines:

 

   i.

Reid Brook Mineral Resources - $275.00 per tonne assuming $9.72 per pound nickel, $3.40 per pound copper and $11.50 per pound cobalt.

 

  ii.

Discovery Hill Mineral Resources - $24.81 per tonne assuming $9.53 per pound nickel, $3.13 per pound copper and $12.50 per pound cobalt.

 

  v.

Yauliyacu mine – $20.50 per ounce silver, $3.30 per pound copper, and $1.23 per pound zinc.

 

  w.

Zinkgruvan mine – 3.7% zinc equivalent cut-off for the zinc Mineral Resource and 1.0% copper cut-off for the copper Mineral Resource, both assuming $2.75 per pound copper and $1.00 per pound lead and zinc.

 

  x.

777 mine – $1,283 per ounce gold, $17.50 per ounce silver, $3.10 per pound copper and $1.24 per pound zinc.

 

10.

The scientific and technical information in these tables regarding the Peñasquito mine, the Antamina mine and the Constancia mine was sourced by the Company from the following SEDAR (www.sedar.com) filed documents:

 

  a.

Peñasquito – Goldcorp’s annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2018 filed on March 28, 2019;

  b.

Antamina – Glencore’s December 31, 2018 Resources and Reserves report (http://www.glencore.com/investors/reports-results/reserves-and-resources); and

  c.

Constancia – Hudbay’s annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2018 filed on March 29, 2019.

The Company QP’s have approved this partner disclosed scientific and technical information in respect of the Peñasquito mine, Antamina mine and Constancia mine, as well as, the Company’s Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates for the Salobo mine.

 

11.

The Company’s attributable Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for the Antamina silver interest, Sudbury gold interest and Voisey’s Bay cobalt interest, have been constrained to the production expected for the various contracts.

 

12.

The Stillwater precious metals purchase agreement provides that effective July 1, 2018, Sibanye-Stillwater will deliver 100% of the gold production for the life of the mines and 4.5% of palladium production until 375,000 ounces are delivered, 2.25% of palladium production until a further 175,000 ounces are delivered and 1.0% of the palladium production thereafter for the life of the mines. Attributable palladium Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources have been calculated based upon the 4.5% / 2.25% / 1.0% production entitlements.

13.

The Stillwater mine has been in operation since 1986 and the East Boulder mine since 2002. Individual grades for platinum, palladium, gold and rhodium are estimated using ratios applied to the combined platinum plus palladium grades based upon average historic production results provided to the Company as of the date of this document. As such, the Attributable Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve palladium and gold grades for the Stillwater mines have been estimated using the following ratios:

 

  a.

Stillwater mine: Pd = (Pt + Pd) / (1/3.5 + 1) and Au = (Pd + Pt) x 0.0238

 

  b.

East Boulder mine: Pd = (Pt + Pd) / (1/3.6 + 1) and Au = (Pd + Pt) x 0.0323

 

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14.

Under the terms of the San Dimas PMPA, the Company is entitled to an amount equal to 25% of the payable gold production plus an additional amount of gold equal to 25% of the payable silver production converted to gold at a fixed gold to silver exchange ratio of 70:1 from the San Dimas mine. If the average gold to silver price ratio decreases to less than 50:1 or increases to more than 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more, then the “70” shall be revised to “50” or “90”, as the case may be, until such time as the average gold to silver price ratio is between 50:1 to 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more in which event the “70” shall be reinstated.

 

15.

The Company’s agreement with Sandspring is an Early Deposit agreement, whereby the Company will be entitled to purchase 10% of the gold production and 50% of the silver production from the Toroparu project for the life of mine.

 

16.

The Company has the option in the Early Deposit agreements, to terminate the agreement following the delivery of a feasibility study or if feasibility study has not been delivered within a required time frame.

 

17.

The Company’s agreement with Kutcho Copper is an Early Deposit agreement, whereby the Company will be entitled to purchase 100% of the gold and silver production from the Kutcho project until 51,000 ounces of gold and 5.6 million ounces of silver have been delivered, after which both streams will decrease to 66.67% for the remaining life of mine.

 

18.

Effective August 7, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement for a 1.5% net smelter returns royalty on Chesapeake Gold Corp.’s (Chesapeake) Metates property, located in Mexico. As part of the agreement, Chesapeake will have the right at any time for a period of five years to repurchase two-thirds of the royalty, with the Company retaining a 0.5% royalty interest.

 

19.

The Antamina silver purchase agreement in respect to the Antamina mine (November 3, 2015) provides that Glencore will deliver 33.75% of the silver production until 140 million ounces are delivered and 22.5% of silver production thereafter, for a 50 year term that can be extended in increments of 10 years at the Company’s discretion. Attributable reserves and resources have been calculated on the 33.75% / 22.5% basis.

 

20.

The Yauliyacu mine silver purchase agreement provides that Glencore will deliver to the Company a per annum amount equal to the first 1.5 million ounces of payable silver produced at the Yauliyacu mine and 50% of any excess for the life of the mine.

 

21.

The Rosemont mine Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves do not include the Oxide material.

 

22.

The Voisey’s Bay PMPA provides that effective January 1, 2021, Vale will deliver 42.4% of the cobalt production until 31 million pounds are delivered to the Company and 21.2% of cobalt production thereafter, for the life of the mine. Attributable reserves and resources have been calculated on the 42.4% / 21.2% basis.

 

23.

The Company only has the rights to silver contained in concentrates containing less than 15% copper at the Aljustrel mine.

 

24.

The Company’s agreement with Panoro is an Early Deposit agreement, whereby the Company will be entitled to purchase 100% of the silver production and 25% of the gold production from the Cotabambas project until 90 million silver equivalent ounces have been delivered, at which point the stream will drop to 66.67% of silver production and 16.67% of gold production for the life of mine.

 

25.

Precious metals and cobalt are by-product metals at all of the Mining Operations, other than silver at the Keno Hill mines and the Loma de La Plata zone of the Navidad project, gold at the Toroparu project and palladium at the Stillwater mines and therefore, the economic cut off applied to the reporting of precious metals and cobalt reserves and resources will be influenced by changes in the commodity prices of other metals at the mines.

Statements made in this section contain forward-looking information. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with this information.

 

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The information contained herein contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements, which are all statements other than statements of historical fact, include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to:

 

   

estimated future production as a result of the Salobo Expansion;

 

   

the commencement and timing of delivery of cobalt by Vale under the Voisey’s Bay cobalt purchase agreement;

 

   

the impact of counterparties experiencing financial, operational or other difficulties, including insolvency, in connection with the Brumadinho Incident (as defined herein) or for any other reason;

 

   

the commencement of production at the Rosemont project;

 

   

the impact of the suspension of operations at the Peñasquito mine;

 

   

the effect of the SAT legal claim on the business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 in respect of the San Dimas mine;

 

   

the repayment of the Kutcho Convertible Note;

 

   

the development and commencement of mining of the Pampacancha deposit at the Constancia mine;

 

   

proposed improvements at mining operations;

 

   

future payments by the Company in accordance with PMPAs, including any acceleration of payments, estimated throughput and exploration potential;

 

   

projected increases to Wheaton’s production and cash flow profile;

 

   

projected changes to Wheaton’s production mix;

 

   

anticipated increases in total throughput;

 

   

the estimated future production;

 

   

the future price of commodities;

 

   

the estimation of mineral reserves and mineral resources;

 

   

the realization of mineral reserve estimates;

 

   

the timing and amount of estimated future production (including 2019 and average attributable annual production over the next five years);

 

   

the costs of future production;

 

   

reserve determination;

 

   

estimated reserve conversion rates and produced but not yet delivered ounces;

 

   

any statements as to future dividends, the ability to fund outstanding commitments and the ability to continue to acquire accretive mineral stream interests;

 

   

confidence in the Company’s business structure;

 

   

the Company’s assessment of the impact of the December 2018 settlement entered into with the CRA in respect of the reassessment under transfer pricing rules of the 2005 to 2010 taxation years related to the income generated by the Company’s wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries outside of Canada (the “CRA Settlement”) for years subsequent to 2010;

 

   

The Company’s assessment of the impact of the CRA Settlement for years subsequent to 2010;

 

   

possible audits for taxation years subsequent to 2015;

 

   

the Company’s position relating to the Domestic Reassessments and the Company’s intention to defend reassessments issued by the CRA;

 

   

the impact of potential taxes, penalties and interest payable to the CRA in connection with the Domestic Reassessments;

 

   

estimates as to amounts that may be reassessed by the CRA in respect of taxation years subsequent to 2015;

 

   

the Company’s intention to file future tax returns in a manner consistent with the CRA Settlement; and

 

   

assessments of the impact and resolution of various legal and tax matters, including but not limited to outstanding class actions and audits.

Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “projects”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, “potential”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Wheaton to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to:

 

   

Vale is unable to produce the estimated future production in connection with the Salobo Expansion;

   

Wheaton is unable to sell its cobalt production delivered under the Voisey’s Bay PMPA at acceptable prices or at all or decrease in demand for cobalt, the decrease in uses for cobalt or the discovery of new supplies of

 

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cobalt, any or all of which could result in a decrease to the price of cobalt or a decrease in the ability to sell cobalt;

 

   

Vale not being able to meet its obligations under any of the Company’s PMPAs with Vale as a result of Vale experiencing financial, operational or other difficulties, including insolvency, in connection with the Brumadinho Incident or for any other reason;

 

   

First Majestic being able to defend the validity of the 2012 APA, is unable to pay taxes in Mexico based on realized silver prices or the SAT proceedings or actions otherwise having an adverse impact on the business, financial condition or results of operation in respect of the San Dimas mine;

 

   

Kutcho not being able to make payments under the Kutcho Convertible Note;

 

   

Hudbay will not commence development and /or mining of the Pampacancha deposit at the Constancia mine;

 

   

proposed improvements at mining operations will not be achieved;

 

   

that each party does not satisfy its obligations in accordance with the terms of the Company’s PMPAs including the ability of the companies with which the Company has PMPAs to perform their obligations under those PMPAs in the event of a material adverse effect on the results of operations, financial condition, cash flows or business of such companies, any acceleration of payments, estimated throughput and exploration potential;

 

   

fluctuations in the price of commodities;

 

   

risks related to the Mining Operations including risks related to fluctuations in the price of the primary commodities mined at such operations, actual results of mining and exploration activities, environmental, economic and political risks of the jurisdictions in which the Mining Operations are located, and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined;

 

   

absence of control over the Mining Operations and having to rely on the accuracy of the public disclosure and other information Wheaton receives from the owners and operators of the Mining Operations as the basis for its analyses, forecasts and assessments relating to its own business;

 

   

differences in the interpretation or application of tax laws and regulations or accounting policies and rules;

 

   

Wheaton’s interpretation of, or compliance with, tax laws and regulations or accounting policies and rules, being found to be incorrect or the tax impact to the Company’s business operations being materially different than currently contemplated;

 

   

any challenge by the CRA of the Company’s tax filings being successful and the potential negative impact to the Company’s previous and future tax filings;

 

   

any reassessment of the Company’s tax filings and the continuation or timing of any such process is outside the Company’s control;

 

   

any requirement to pay reassessed tax, and the amount of any tax, interest and penalties that may be payable changing due to currency fluctuations;

 

   

risks in assessing the impact of the CRA Settlement for years subsequent to 2010, including whether there will be any material change in the Company’s facts or change in law or jurisprudence;

 

   

risks in estimating cash taxes payable in respect of the 2013 through 2015 taxation years in respect of the Domestic Reassessments and assessing the impact of the Domestic Reassessments for years subsequent to 2015;

 

   

credit and liquidity risks;

 

   

indebtedness and guarantees risks;

 

   

mine operator concentration risks;

 

   

hedging risk;

 

   

competition in the streaming industry;

 

   

risks related to Wheaton’s acquisition strategy;

 

   

risks related to the market price of the common shares of Wheaton;

 

   

equity price risks related to Wheaton’s holding of long-term investments in other companies;

 

   

risks related to interest rates;

 

   

risks related to the declaration, timing and payment of dividends;

 

   

the ability of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to retain key management employees or procure the services of skilled and experienced personnel;

 

   

litigation risk associated with outstanding legal matters;

 

   

risks related to claims and legal proceedings against Wheaton or the Mining Operations;

 

   

risks related to activist shareholders;

 

   

risks related to reputational damage;

 

   

risks relating to unknown defects and impairments;

 

   

risks relating to security over underlying assets;

 

   

risks related to ensuring the security and safety of information systems, including cyber security risks;

 

   

risks related to the adequacy of internal control over financial reporting;

 

   

risks related to fluctuations in commodity prices of metals produced from the Mining Operations other than precious metals or cobalt;

 

   

risks related to governmental regulations;

 

   

risks related to international operations of Wheaton and the Mining Operations;

 

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risks relating to exploration, development and operations at the Mining Operations;

 

   

risks related to the ability of the companies with which Wheaton has PMPAs to perform their obligations under those PMPAs in the event of a material adverse effect on the results of operations, financial condition, cash flows or business of such companies;

 

   

risks related to environmental regulations and climate change;

 

   

the ability of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to obtain and maintain necessary licenses, permits, approvals and rulings;

 

   

the ability of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to comply with applicable laws, regulations and permitting requirements;

 

   

lack of suitable infrastructure and employees to support the Mining Operations;

 

   

uncertainty in the accuracy of mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates;

 

   

inability to replace and expand mineral reserves;

 

   

risks relating to production estimates from Mining Operations, including anticipated timing of the commencement of production by certain Mining Operations;

 

   

uncertainties related to title and indigenous rights with respect to the mineral properties of the Mining Operations;

 

   

the ability of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to obtain adequate financing;

 

   

the ability of the Mining Operations to complete permitting, construction, development and expansion;

 

   

challenges related to global financial conditions;

 

   

risks relating to future sales or the issuance of equity securities; and

 

   

other risks discussed in the section entitled “Description of the Business – Risk Factors” in Wheaton’s Annual Information Form available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and in Wheaton’s Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2018 and Form 6-K filed March 20, 2019 both on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. (the “Disclosure”).

Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management currently believes to be reasonable, including but not limited to:

 

   

Vale is able to produce the estimated future production as a result of the Salobo Expansion;

 

   

Wheaton is able to sell cobalt production delivered under the Voisey’s Bay PMPA at acceptable prices

 

   

Vale is able to meet its obligations under the Company’s PMPAs with Vale;

 

   

the demand and uses for cobalt will not significantly decrease and the supply of cobalt will not significantly increase;

 

   

that Kutcho will make all required payments and not be in default under the Kutcho Convertible Note;

 

   

that Wheaton will be able to terminate the Pascua-Lama PMPA in accordance with its terms;

 

   

Hudbay will commence development and /or mining of the Pampacancha deposit at the Constancia mine or will deliver a delay payment in accordance with the precious metals purchase agreement;

 

   

proposed improvements at mining operations will be achieved;

 

   

that each party will satisfy their obligations in accordance with the PMPAs;

 

   

that there will be no material adverse change in the market price of commodities;

 

   

that the Mining Operations will continue to operate and the mining projects will be completed in accordance with public statements and achieve their stated production estimates;

 

   

that Wheaton will continue to be able to fund or obtain funding for outstanding commitments;

 

   

that Wheaton will be able to source and obtain accretive mineral stream interests;

 

   

expectations regarding the resolution of legal and tax matters, including the ongoing class action litigation and CRA audits involving the Company;

 

   

that Wheaton will be successful in challenging any reassessment by the CRA;

 

   

that Wheaton has properly considered the application of Canadian tax law to its structure and operations;

 

   

that Wheaton has filed its tax returns and paid applicable taxes in compliance with Canadian tax law;

 

   

that Wheaton’s ability to enter into new PMPAs will not be impacted by any CRA reassessment;

 

   

expectations and assumptions concerning prevailing tax laws and the potential amount that could be reassessed as additional tax, penalties and interest by the CRA;

 

   

that Wheaton’s assessment of the impact of the CRA Settlement for years subsequent to 2010 are accurate, including the Company’s assessment that there will be no material change in the Company’s facts or change in law or jurisprudence for years subsequent to 2010;

 

   

that Wheaton’s estimation of cash taxes payable in respect of the 2013 to 2015 taxation years as a result of the Domestic Reassessments and the Company’s estimates as to amounts that may be reassessed by the CRA in respect of taxation years subsequent to 2015 are accurate;

 

   

the estimate of the recoverable amount for any PMPA with an indicator of impairment; and

 

   

such other assumptions and factors as set out in the Disclosure.

Although Wheaton has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be

 

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other factors that cause results, level of activity, performance or achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and even if events or results described in the forward-looking statements are realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, Wheaton. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and are cautioned that actual outcomes may vary. The forward-looking statements included herein are for the purpose of providing investors with information to assist them in understanding Wheaton’s expected financial and operational performance and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Any forward looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Wheaton does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are included or incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Cautionary Language Regarding Reserves And Resources

For further information on Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources and on Wheaton more generally, readers should refer to Wheaton’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2018 and other continuous disclosure documents filed by Wheaton since January 1, 2019, available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Wheaton’s Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources are subject to the qualifications and notes set forth therein. Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.

Cautionary Note to United States Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources: The information contained herein has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the securities laws in effect in Canada, which differ from the requirements of United States securities laws. The terms “mineral reserve”, “proven mineral reserve” and “probable mineral reserve” are Canadian mining terms defined in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the “CIM”) – CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council, as amended (the “CIM Standards”). These definitions differ from the definitions in Industry Guide 7 (“SEC Industry Guide 7”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”). Under U.S. standards, mineralization may not be classified as a “reserve” unless the determination has been made that the mineralization could be economically and legally produced or extracted at the time the reserve determination is made. Also, under SEC Industry Guide 7 standards, a “final” or “bankable” feasibility study is required to report reserves, the three-year historical average price is used in any reserve or cash flow analysis to designate reserves and the primary environmental analysis or report must be filed with the appropriate governmental authority. In addition, the terms “mineral resource”, “measured mineral resource”, “indicated mineral resource” and “inferred mineral resource” are defined in and required to be disclosed by NI 43-101; however, these terms are not defined terms under SEC Industry Guide 7 and are normally not permitted to be used in reports and registration statements filed with the SEC. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of the mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. “Inferred mineral resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in rare cases. Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource exists or is economically or legally mineable. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Disclosure of “contained ounces” in a resource is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations; however, the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute “reserves” by SEC standards as in place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures. Accordingly, information contained herein that describes Wheaton’s mineral deposits may not be comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies subject to reporting and disclosure requirements under the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. United States investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in Wheaton’s Form 40-F, a copy of which may be obtained from Wheaton or from http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.

 

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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Earnings

 

           

Three Months Ended

June 30

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 

  (US dollars and shares in thousands, except per share

  amounts - unaudited)

   Note      2019      2018      2019      2018  

Sales

     6      $       189,466      $       212,400      $       414,515      $       411,652  

Cost of sales

              

Cost of sales, excluding depletion

      $ 60,957      $ 62,580      $ 130,171      $ 118,994  

Depletion

     10        61,404        62,494        129,785        119,759  

Total cost of sales

            $ 122,361      $ 125,074      $ 259,956      $ 238,753  

Gross margin

      $ 67,105      $ 87,326      $ 154,559      $ 172,899  

General and administrative

     7        12,249        11,972        28,784        21,729  

Impairment charges

     11        165,912        -        165,912        -  

(Loss) earnings from operations

      $ (111,056)      $ 75,354      $ (40,137)      $ 151,170  

Gain on disposal of mineral stream interest

     10        -        (245,715)        -        (245,715)  

Other (income) expense

     8        3,090        (1,216)        2,824        (145)  

(Loss) earnings before finance costs and income taxes

      $ (114,146)      $ 322,285      $ (42,961)      $ 397,030  

Finance costs

     18.4        13,306        7,367        27,252        14,474  

(Loss) earnings before income taxes

      $ (127,452)      $ 314,918      $ (70,213)      $ 382,556  

Income tax recovery

     24        2,758        3,224        2,868        3,709  

Net (loss) earnings

            $ (124,694)      $ 318,142      $ (67,345)      $ 386,265  

Basic (loss) earnings per share

      $ (0.28)      $ 0.72      $ (0.15)      $ 0.87  

Diluted (loss) earnings per share

      $ (0.28)      $ 0.72      $ (0.15)      $ 0.87  

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

              

Basic

     22        445,769        443,191        445,083        442,961  

Diluted

     22        446,470        443,770        445,815        443,453  

 

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

 

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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income

 

           

Three Months Ended

June 30

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
  (US dollars in thousands - unaudited)    Note      2019      2018      2019      2018  

Net (loss) earnings

            $ (124,694)      $ 318,142      $ (67,345)      $ 386,265  

Other comprehensive income

              

Items that will not be reclassified to net earnings

              

Gain on LTIs¹

     16      $       30,026      $     16,663      $     50,673      $     13,534  

Income tax recovery (expense) related to LTIs¹

     24        (1,956)        (3,233)        (2,001)        (3,691)  

Total other comprehensive income

            $ 28,070      $ 13,430      $ 48,672      $ 9,843  

Total comprehensive (loss) income

            $ (96,624)      $ 331,572      $ (18,673)      $ 396,108  

 

1)

LTIs = long-term investments – common shares held.

 

 

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

 

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Condensed Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

  (US dollars in thousands - unaudited)    Note     

    

As at

June 30
2019

    

As at

December 31
2018

 

Assets

        

Current assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

      $ 87,182      $ 75,767  

Accounts receivable

     9        1,324        2,186  

Current taxes receivable

        125        210  

Other

              2,653        1,541  

Total current assets

            $ 91,284      $ 79,704  

Non-current assets

        

Mineral stream interests

     10      $ 5,861,139      $ 6,156,839  

Early deposit mineral stream interests

     12        30,991        30,241  

Mineral royalty interest

     13        9,107        9,107  

Long-term equity investments

     16        216,328        164,753  

Investment in associates

     14        984        2,562  

Convertible note receivable

     15        11,836        12,899  

Property, plant and equipment

     17        7,621        3,626  

Other

     25        11,533        10,315  

Total non-current assets

            $     6,149,539      $     6,390,342  

Total assets

            $ 6,240,823      $ 6,470,046  

Liabilities

        

Current liabilities

        

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

      $ 17,451      $ 19,883  

Current taxes payable

     24        13        3,361  

Current portion of performance share units

     21.1        6,913        5,578  

Current portion of lease liabilities

     18.3        647        -  

Other

              17        19  

Total current liabilities

            $ 25,041      $ 28,841  

Non-current liabilities

        

Bank debt

     18.1      $ 1,095,500      $ 1,264,000  

Lease liabilities

     18.3        3,833        -  

Deferred income taxes

     24        125        111  

Performance share units

     21.1        4,378        5,178  

Total non-current liabilities

            $ 1,103,836      $ 1,269,289  

Total liabilities

            $ 1,128,877      $ 1,298,130  

Shareholders’ equity

        

Issued capital

     19      $ 3,560,705      $ 3,516,437  

Reserves

     20        51,207        7,893  

Retained earnings

              1,500,034        1,647,586  

Total shareholders’ equity

            $ 5,111,946      $ 5,171,916  

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

            $ 6,240,823      $ 6,470,046  

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

 

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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

           

Three Months Ended

June 30

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
  (US dollars in thousands - unaudited)    Note      2019      2018      2019      2018  

Operating activities

              

Net (loss) earnings

      $ (124,694)      $ 318,142      $ (67,345)      $ 386,265  

Adjustments for

              

Depreciation and depletion

        61,871        62,727        130,745        120,232  

Gain on disposal of mineral stream interest

     10        -        (245,715)        -        (245,715)  

Impairment charges

     11, 14        167,561        -        167,561        -  

Interest expense

     18.4        12,434        5,659        25,586        11,249  

Equity settled stock based compensation

        1,456        1,394        2,813        2,643  

Performance share units

     21.1        793        3,316        201        3,500  

Income tax expense (recovery)

     24        (2,758)        (3,224)        (2,868)        (3,709)  

Loss on fair value adjustment of share purchase warrants held

     16        7        12        7        111  

Share in losses of associate

     14        -        -        62        201  

Fair value (gain) loss on convertible note receivable

     15        1,934        (99)        1,063        1,290  

Investment income recognized in net (loss) earnings

        (297)        (299)        (539)        (502)  

Other

        242        287        670        513  

Change in non-cash working capital

     23        4,659        (1,772)        (2,511)        (4,847)  

Cash generated from operations before income taxes and interest

      $     123,208      $     140,428      $     255,445      $     271,231  

Income taxes paid

        (24)        (48)        (3,586)        (98)  

Interest paid

        (14,200)        (5,459)        (24,907)        (11,055)  

Interest received

              274        279        500        462  

Cash generated from operating activities

            $ 109,258      $ 135,200      $ 227,452      $ 260,540  

Financing activities

              

Bank debt repaid

     18.1      $ (88,000)      $ (79,000)      $ (168,500)      $ (186,000)  

Bank debt drawn

     18.1        -        372,500        -        372,500  

Credit facility extension fees

     18.1        -        (5)        (1,100)        (1,205)  

Share purchase options exercised

     20.2        5,502        878        20,393        1,027  

Lease payments

     18.3        (153)        -        (323)        -  

Dividends paid

     19.2, 23        (63,515)        (64,589)        (63,515)        (64,589)  

Cash (used for) generated from financing activities

            $ (146,166)      $ 229,784      $ (213,045)      $ 121,733  

Investing activities

              

Mineral stream interests

     10      $ -      $ (610,235)      $ (174)      $ (610,235)  

Early deposit mineral stream interests

     12        (750)        (4,255)        (750)        (4,458)  

Net proceeds on disposal of mineral stream interests

     10, 23        -        230,000        -        230,000  

Acquisition of long-term investments

     16, 23        (909)        (1,016)        (909)        (1,016)  

Investment in associate

     14        (132)        -        (132)        -  

Dividend income received

        23        20        39        40  

Other

              (53)        (2,384)        (1,207)        (2,425)  

Cash used for investing activities

            $ (1,821)      $ (387,870)      $ (3,133)      $ (388,094)  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

            $ 130      $ (21)      $ 141      $ (39)  

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

      $ (38,599)      $ (22,907)      $ 11,415      $ (5,860)  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

              125,781        115,568        75,767        98,521  

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

            $ 87,182      $ 92,661      $ 87,182      $ 92,661  

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

 

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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

 

         
                   Reserves                
(US dollars in thousands - unaudited)   

Number of

Shares

(000’s)

    

Issued

Capital

     Share
Purchase
Warrants
Reserve
     Share
Purchase
Options
Reserve
     Restricted
Share Units
Reserve
    

LTI 1
Revaluation
Reserve

(Net of Tax)

    

Total

Reserves

     Retained
Earnings
     Total  

At January 1, 2018

     442,724      $ 3,472,029      $ 83,077      $ 28,799      $ 5,178      $ (40,047)      $ 77,007      $ 1,350,628      $ 4,899,664  

Total comprehensive income

                          

Net earnings

      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 68,123      $ 68,123  

OCI 1

              -        -        -        -        (3,586)        (3,586)        -        (3,586)  

Total comprehensive income

            $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (3,586)      $ (3,586)      $ 68,123      $ 64,537  

Income tax recovery (expense)

      $ (59)      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (59)  

SBC 1 expense

        -        -        651        598        -        1,249        -        1,249  

RSUs 1 released

     70        1,473        -        -        (1,473)        -        (1,473)        -        -  

Dividends (Note 19.2)

              -        -        -        -        -        -        (39,852)        (39,852)  

At March 31, 2018

     442,794      $ 3,473,443      $ 83,077      $ 29,450      $ 4,303      $ (43,633)      $ 73,197      $ 1,378,899      $ 4,925,539  

Total comprehensive income

                          

Net earnings

      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 318,142      $ 318,142  

OCI 1

              -        -        -        -        13,430        13,430        -        13,430  

Total comprehensive income

            $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 13,430      $ 13,430      $ 318,142      $ 331,572  

Income tax recovery (expense)

        (30)      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (30)  

SBC 1 expense

        -        -        584        810        -        1,394        -        1,394  

Options 1 exercised

     47        1,076        -        (198)        -        -        (198)        -        878  

RSUs 1 released

     0        4        -        -        (4)        -        (4)        -        -  

Dividends (Note 19.2)

     719        15,150        -        -        -        -        -        (39,888)        (24,738)  

At June 30, 2018

     443,560      $ 3,489,643      $ 83,077      $ 29,836      $ 5,109      $ (30,203)      $ 87,819      $ 1,657,153      $ 5,234,615  

Total comprehensive income

                          

Net earnings

      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 40,850      $ 40,850  

OCI 1

              -        -        -        -        (52,491)        (52,491)        -        (52,491)  

Total comprehensive income (loss)

            $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (52,491)      $ (52,491)      $ 40,850      $ (11,641)  

SBC 1 expense

        -        -        1,166        1,623        -        2,789        -        2,789  

RSUs 1 released

     33        762        -        -        (762)        -        (762)        -        -  

Income tax recovery (expense)

        14,479        -        -        -        -        -        -        14,479  

Realized gain on disposal of LTIs ¹

        -        -        -        -        (29,462)        (29,462)        29,462        -  

Dividends

     743        11,553        -        -        -        -        -        (79,879)        (68,326)  

At December 31, 2018

     444,336      $ 3,516,437      $ 83,077      $ 31,002      $ 5,970      $ (112,156)      $ 7,893      $ 1,647,586      $ 5,171,916  

Total comprehensive income

                          

Net earnings

      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 57,349      $ 57,349  

OCI 1

              -        -        -        -        20,602        20,602        -        20,602  

Total comprehensive income

            $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 20,602      $ 20,602      $ 57,349      $ 77,951  

Income tax recovery (expense)

      $ (92)      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (92)  

SBC 1 expense

        -        -        568        789        -        1,357        -        1,357  

Options 1 exercised

     752        18,762        -        (3,872)        -        -        (3,872)        -        14,890  

RSUs 1 released

     131        2,726        -        -        (2,726)        -        (2,726)        -        -  

Dividends (Note 19.2)

              -        -        -        -        -        -        (40,074)        (40,074)  

At March 31, 2019

     445,219      $ 3,537,833      $ 83,077      $ 27,698      $ 4,033      $ (91,554)      $ 23,254      $ 1,664,861      $ 5,225,948  

Total comprehensive income (loss)

                          

Net earnings

      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (124,694)      $ (124,694)  

OCI 1

              -        -        -        -        28,070        28,070        -        28,070  

Total comprehensive income (loss)

            $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 28,070      $ 28,070      $ (124,694)      $ (96,624)  

Income tax recovery (expense)

      $ (894)      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (894)  

SBC 1 expense

        -        -        642        814        -        1,456        -        1,456  

Options 1 exercised

     284        7,070        -        (1,569)        -        -        (1,569)        -        5,501  

RSUs 1 released

     -        4        -        -        (4)        -        (4)        -        -  

Dividends (Note 19.2)

     762        16,692        -        -        -        -        -        (40,133)        (23,441)  

At June 30, 2019

     446,265      $  3,560,705      $      83,077      $      26,771      $ 4,843      $ (63,484)      $     51,207      $  1,500,034      $  5,111,946  

 

1)

Definitions as follows: “OCI” = Other Comprehensive Income (Loss); “SBC” = Equity Settled Stock Based Compensation; “Options” = Share Purchase Options; “RSUs” = Restricted Share Units; “LTI’s” = Long-Term Investments; “Warrants” = Share Purchase Warrants.

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

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (US Dollars)

 

1.

Description of Business and Nature of Operations

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. is a mining company which generates its revenue primarily from the sale of precious metals. Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (“Wheaton” or the “Company”), which is the ultimate parent company of its consolidated group, is incorporated and domiciled in Canada, and its principal place of business is at Suite 3500 - 1021 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 0C3. The Company trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol WPM.

The Company has entered into 23 long-term purchase agreements (three of which are early deposit agreements), with 17 different mining companies, for the purchase of precious metals and cobalt (“precious metal purchase agreements” or “PMPA”) relating to 19 mining assets which are currently operating, 9 which are at various stages of development and 2 which have been placed in care and maintenance, located in 11 countries. Pursuant to the PMPAs, Wheaton acquires metal production from the counterparties for an initial upfront payment plus an additional cash payment for each ounce or pound delivered which is fixed by contract, generally at or below the prevailing market price.

The condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 were authorized for issue as of August 8, 2019 in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

2.

Basis of Presentation and Statement of Compliance

These unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for certain financial instruments which have been measured at fair value as at the relevant balance sheet date. The consolidated financial statements are presented in United States (“US”) dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency, and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand US dollars (US$ 000’s) unless otherwise noted. References to “Cdn$” refer to Canadian dollars.

These unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”). The accounting policies applied in these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements are based on International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and have been prepared using the same accounting policies and methods of application as disclosed in Note 3 to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 and were consistently applied to all the periods presented unless otherwise stated below. These unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and note disclosures required by IFRS for annual consolidated financial statements and therefore should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IAS 34 requires the use of certain accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements, are disclosed in Note 4.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position at June 30, 2019 and the results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented have been made. The interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies

 

3.1.

New Accounting Standards Effective in 2019

IFRIC 23 – Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments:

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted IFRIC 23 – Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments. IFRIC 23 provides guidance on the accounting for current and deferred tax liabilities and assets in circumstances in which there is uncertainty over income tax treatments. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Earnings.

IFRS 16 – Leases:

General Impact of Application of IFRS 16 - Leases

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted IFRS 16 – Leases (“IFRS16”), which supersedes IAS 17 – Leases (“IAS 17”). IFRS 16 removes the distinction between operating leases and finance leases and instead has all leases accounted for as a finance lease which requires the recognition of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at the lease commencement for all leases. Additionally, IFRS 16 requires the Company to recognize depreciation expense relative to the right-of use assets and interest expense relative to the lease liability in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings.

 

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The Company determined that it had two leases which are subject to the provisions of IFRS 16, specifically related to its offices in Vancouver, Canada and the Cayman Islands. As a result, at January 1, 2019, the Company recognized an additional $5 million of right-of-use assets on its balance sheet with an offsetting $5 million of lease liabilities.

The Company has applied the new standard prospectively with no restatement of the prior periods.

A reconciliation of the lease commitment relative to these two leases as reported on the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the lease liability which has been reflected on the balance sheet effective January 1, 2019 is as follows:

 

  (in thousands)        

Lease commitment as disclosed at December 31, 2018

  

Not later than 1 year

   $ 789  

Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years

     2,772  

Later than 5 years

     224  

Total lease commitment as disclosed at December 31, 2018

   $ 3,785  

Extension option reasonably certain to be exercised 1

     1,530  

Less: Discounting using the incremental borrowing rate 2

     (636

Lease liability as at January 1, 2019

   $ 4,679  

Lease liability is comprised of:

  

Current portion

   $ 679  

Long-term portion

     4,000  

Lease liability as at January 1, 2019

   $                 4,679  

1)  The Company’s office lease in the Cayman Islands contains two optional extension periods. Upon applying IFRS 16, the Company concluded it was reasonably certain to exercise the first extension period. The second extension period, which covers a term of 5 years, was not included in the calculation of the lease liability.

2)  The future cash outflows were discounted using the Company’s estimated incremental borrowing rate ranging from 3.9764% to 4.3340%.

   

   

Accounting Policy – The Company as a Lessee

At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to use an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.

The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability with respect to all lease agreements in which it is the lessee, except for short-term leases (defined as leases with a lease term of 12 months or less) and leases of low value assets. For these leases, the Company recognizes the lease payments as an operating expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease unless another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date discounted by using the rate implicit in the lease. If this rate cannot be readily determined, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate.

The lease liability is subsequently measured by increasing the carrying amount to reflect interest on the lease liability (using the effective interest method) and by reducing the carrying amount to reflect the lease payments made.

The Company re-measures the lease liability (and makes a corresponding adjustment to the related right-of-use asset) whenever the lease term has changed or there is a change in the assessment of exercise of a purchase option, in which case the lease liability is re-measured by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate.

The right-of-use assets comprise the initial measurement of the corresponding lease liability and any initial direct costs. They are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, if any.

 

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4.

Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainty and Critical Accounting Judgments

The preparation of the Company’s condensed interim consolidated financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates and assumptions are continuously evaluated and are based on management’s experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. However, actual outcomes can differ from these estimates.

Information about significant areas of estimation uncertainty and judgments made by management in preparing the consolidated financial statements are described below.

Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainty

 

4.1.

Attributable Reserve, Resource and Exploration Potential Estimates

Mineral stream interests are significant assets of the Company, with a carrying value of $5.9 billion at June 30, 2019. This amount represents the capitalized expenditures related to the acquisition of the mineral stream interests, net of accumulated depletion and accumulated impairment charges, if any. The Company estimates the reserves, resources and exploration potential relating to each agreement. Reserves are estimates of the amount of metals contained in ore that can be economically and legally extracted from the mining properties in respect of which the Company has PMPAs. Resources are estimates of the amount of metals contained in mineralized material for which there is a reasonable prospect for economic extraction from the mining properties in respect of which the Company has PMPAs. Exploration potential represents an estimate of additional reserves and resources which may be discovered through the mine operator’s exploration program. The Company adjusts its estimates of reserves, resources (where applicable) and exploration potential (where applicable) to reflect the Company’s percentage entitlement to metals produced from such mines. The Company compiles its estimates of its reserves and resources based on information supplied by appropriately qualified persons relating to the geological data on the size, density and grade of the ore body, and require complex geological and geostatistical judgments to interpret the data. The estimation of recoverable reserves and resources is based upon factors such as estimates of foreign exchange rates, commodity prices, future capital requirements, and production costs along with geological assumptions and judgments made in estimating the size and grade of the ore body. The Company estimates exploration potential based on assumptions surrounding the ore body continuity which requires judgment as to future success of any exploration programs undertaken by the mine operator. Changes in the reserve estimates, resource estimates or exploration potential estimates may impact upon the carrying value of the Company’s mineral stream interests and depletion charges.

 

4.2.

Depletion

The Company’s mineral stream interests are separately allocated to reserves, resources and exploration potential. The value allocated to reserves is classified as depletable and is depleted on a unit-of-production basis over the estimated recoverable proven and probable reserves at the mine corresponding to the specific agreement. The value associated with resources and exploration potential is the value beyond proven and probable reserves at acquisition and is classified as non-depletable until such time as it is transferred to the depletable category as a result of the conversion of resources and/or exploration potential into reserves. To make this allocation, the Company estimates the recoverable reserves, resources and exploration potential at each mining operation. These calculations require the use of estimates and assumptions, including the amount of contained metals, recovery rates and payable rates. Changes to these assumptions may impact the estimated recoverable reserves, resources or exploration potential which could directly impact the depletion rates used. Changes to depletion rates are accounted for prospectively.

 

4.3.

Impairment of Assets

As more fully described in Note 11, the Company assesses each PMPA at the end of every reporting period to determine whether any indication of impairment or impairment reversal exists. If such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the PMPA is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment or impairment reversal (if any). The calculation of the recoverable amount requires the use of estimates and assumptions such as long-term commodity prices, discount rates, recoverable ounces of attributable metals, and operating performance.

The price of precious metals and cobalt has been extremely volatile over the past several years. The Company monitors spot and forward metal prices and if necessary re-evaluates the long-term metal price assumptions used for impairment testing. Should price levels decline or increase in the future, either for an extended period of time or due to known macro economic changes, the Company may need to re-evaluate the long-term metal price assumptions used for impairment testing. A significant decrease in long-term metal price assumptions may be an indication of potential impairment, while a significant increase in long-term metal price assumptions may be an indication of potential impairment reversal. Should the Company conclude that it has an indication of impairment or impairment reversal at any balance sheet date, the Company is required to perform an impairment assessment.

 

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4.4.

Valuation of Stock Based Compensation

The Company has various forms of stock based compensation, including share purchase options, restricted share units (“RSUs”) and performance share units (“PSUs”). The calculation of the fair value of share purchase options, RSUs and PSUs issued requires the use of estimates as more fully described in Notes 20.2, 20.3, and 21.1, respectively.

 

4.5.

Valuation of Convertible Note Receivable

As more fully described in Note 15, the Company measures its convertible note receivable with Kutcho Copper Corp. (“Kutcho”) at fair value for financial reporting purposes. This calculation requires the use of estimates and assumptions such as rate of interest prevailing at the balance sheet date for instruments of similar term and risk, expected dividend yield, expected volatility and expected remaining life of the convertible note receivable.

 

4.6.

Valuation of Minto Derivative Liability

As more fully described in Note 5.3, the Company’s Minto PMPA has a pricing mechanism whereby there is an increase to the production payment per ounce of gold delivered to Wheaton over the current fixed price in periods where the market price of copper is lower than $2.50 per pound. As this pricing mechanism meets the definition of a derivative, it is reflected at fair value for financial reporting purposes. This calculation requires the use of estimates and assumptions such as long-term price of copper, recoverable ounces of gold and operating performance.

 

4.7.

Contingencies

Due to the size, complexity and nature of the Company’s operations, various legal and tax matters are outstanding from time to time, including those matters described in Note 26. By their nature, contingencies will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The assessment of contingencies inherently involves the exercise of significant judgment and estimates of the outcome of future events. If the Company is unable to resolve any of these matters favorably, there may be a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial performance, cash flows or results of operations. In the event that management’s estimate of the future resolution of these matters changes, the Company will recognize the effects of the changes in its consolidated financial statements in the appropriate period relative to when such changes occur.

Critical Accounting Judgments

 

4.8.

Functional Currency

The functional currency for the Company and each of its subsidiaries is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates. As a result of the following factors, the Company has determined that the functional currency of each entity is the US dollar:

 

   

The entities’ revenues are denominated in US dollars;

 

   

The entities’ cash cost of sales are denominated in US dollars;

 

   

The majority of the entities’ cash is held in US dollars; and

 

   

The Company generally seeks to raise capital in US dollars.

Determination of the functional currency may involve certain judgments to determine the primary economic environment and the Company reconsiders the functional currency of its entities if there is a change in events and conditions which determined the primary economic environment.

 

4.9.

Significant Influence over Kutcho

Note 14 describes Kutcho as an associate though the Company only owns an 11% ownership interest in Kutcho. The Company has determined it has significant influence over Kutcho by virtue of the convertible instruments of Kutcho that the Company owns.

 

4.10.

Income Taxes

The interpretation and application of existing tax laws, regulations or rules in Canada, the Cayman Islands, Barbados, Luxembourg, the Netherlands or any of the countries in which the Company’s subsidiaries or the mining operations are located or to which deliveries of precious metals, precious metal credits or cobalt are made requires the use of judgment. The likelihood that tax positions taken will be sustained is assessed based on facts and circumstances of the relevant tax position considering all available evidence. Differing interpretation of these laws, regulations or rules could result in an increase in the Company’s taxes, or other governmental charges, duties or impositions. Refer to Note 26 for more information.

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estimates are based on forecasted cash flows from operations which require the use of estimates and assumptions such as long-term commodity prices and recoverable metal ounces. The estimates and assumptions are consistent with those used in testing asset impairment of PMPAs. The amount of deferred income tax assets recognized on the balance sheet could be reduced if the actual results differ significantly from forecast. The Company reassesses its deferred income tax assets at the end of each reporting period.

 

4.11.

Leases

As more fully described in Note 3.1, on January 1, 2019, the Company adopted IFRS 16 – Leases. Under IFRS 16, the Company assesses whether a contract contains a lease and, if so, recognizes a lease liability by discounting the future lease payments by using the Company’s estimated incremental borrowing rate. If the lease agreement contains an option to extend the lease, the Company must assess the likelihood of whether that option will be exercised. The determination of whether an option to extend a lease will be exercised requires significant management judgment, and providing the Company concludes that it is reasonably certain that the option to extend will be exercised, the lease payments during the extension period will comprise part of the right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability.

 

5.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company classifies its fair value measurements within a fair value hierarchy, which reflects the significance of the inputs used in making the measurements as defined in IFRS 13 – Fair Value Measurements (“IFRS 13”).

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy. As required by IFRS 13, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

            June 30, 2019  
  (in thousands)    Note        Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Cash and cash equivalents

      $ 87,182      $ 87,182      $ -      $ -  

Trade receivables from provisional concentrate sales, net of fair value adjustment

     9          98        -        98        -  

Long-term investments - common shares held

     16          216,319        216,319        -        -  

Long-term investments - warrants held

     16          9        -        9        -  

Convertible note receivable

     15          11,836        -        -        11,836  
              $     315,444      $     303,501      $         107      $     11,836  

 

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            December 31, 2018  
  (in thousands)            Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Cash and cash equivalents

      $ 75,767      $ 75,767      $ -      $ -  

Trade receivables from provisional concentrate sales, net of fair value adjustment

     9        1,332        -        1,332        -  

Long-term investments - common shares held

     16        164,753        164,753        -        -  

Long-term investments - warrants held

     16        -        -        -        -  

Convertible note receivable

     15        12,899        -        -        12,899  
              $     254,751      $     240,520      $       1,332      $     12,899  

Other accounts receivables and accounts payables and accrued liabilities are non-interest bearing and are stated at carrying values, which approximate fair values due to the short terms to maturity. Where necessary, other receivables are reported net of allowances for uncollectable amounts.

The Company’s bank debt (Note 18.1) is reported at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The carrying value of the bank debt approximates its fair value.

 

5.1.

Valuation Techniques for Level 1 Assets

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are valued using quoted market prices in active markets and, as such, are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Long-Term Investments in Common Shares Held

The Company’s long-term investments in common shares held are valued using quoted market prices in active markets and, as such, are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the long-term investments in common shares held is calculated as the quoted market price of the common share multiplied by the quantity of shares held by the Company.

 

5.2.

Valuation Techniques for Level 2 Assets

Accounts Receivable Arising from Sales of Metal Concentrates

The Company’s trade receivables and accrued liabilities from provisional concentrate sales are valued based on forward prices of gold and silver to the expected date of final settlement (Note 6). As such, these receivables and/or liabilities are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Long-Term Investments in Warrants Held

The fair value of the Company’s long-term investments in warrants held that are not traded in an active market are determined using a Black-Scholes model based on assumptions including risk free interest rate, expected dividend yield, expected volatility and expected warrant life which are supported by observable current market conditions and as such are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The use of reasonably possible alternative assumptions would not significantly affect the Company’s results.

 

5.3.

Valuation Techniques for Level 3 Assets

Convertible Note Receivable

The fair value of the Kutcho Convertible Note receivable (Note 15), which is not traded in an active market, is determined by discounting the stream of future interest and principal payments at the rate of interest prevailing at the balance sheet date for instruments of similar term and risk (the market interest rate), and adding this value to the value of the convertibility feature which is estimated using a Black-Scholes model based on assumptions including risk free interest rate, expected dividend yield, expected volatility and expected remaining life of the Kutcho Convertible Note receivable.

As the expected volatility and market interest rate are not observable inputs, the Kutcho Convertible Note receivable is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and any changes in fair value are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Earnings under the classification Other (Income) Expense (Note 8).

Management estimates that the market interest rate on similar borrowings without the conversion feature was approximately 18% and has used an implied volatility of 30% in valuing the convertibility feature. Holding all other

 

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variables constant, a fluctuation in interest rates of 1% would have impacted the valuation by approximately $0.8 million.

Minto Derivative Liability

The production payment per ounce of gold delivered to Wheaton under the Minto PMPA is to be increased over the fixed price in periods where the market price of copper is lower than $2.50 per pound. As this pricing mechanism meets the definition of a derivative, it is reflected at fair value for financial reporting purposes. At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company estimated the fair value of this derivative liability to be $NIL. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance in October 2018.

 

6.

Revenue

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
(in thousands)    2019      2018      2019      2018  

Sales

                       

Gold

                       

Gold credit sales

       $ 117,873        62%          $ 110,688        52%          $ 263,991        64%          $ 201,545        49%  

Concentrate sales

     997        1%        3,065        2%        5,279        1%        5,294        1%  
         $   118,870        63%          $   113,753        54%          $   269,270        65%          $   206,839        50%  

Silver

                       

Silver credit sales

       $ 48,446        25%          $ 87,620        41%          $ 100,097        24%          $ 182,109        44%  

Concentrate sales

     14,867        8%        11,027        5%        30,377        7%        22,704        6%  
         $ 63,313        33%          $ 98,647        46%          $ 130,474        31%          $ 204,813        50%  

Palladium

                       

Palladium credit sales

       $ 7,283        4%          $ -        0%          $ 14,771        4%          $ -        0%  

Total sales revenue

       $ 189,466        100%          $ 212,400        100%          $ 414,515        100%          $ 411,652        100%  

Gold, Silver and Palladium Credit Sales

Under certain PMPAs, precious metal is acquired from the mine operator in the form of precious metal credits, which is then sold through a network of third party brokers or dealers. Revenue from precious metal credit sales is recognized at the time of the sale of such credits, which is also the date that control of the precious metal is transferred to the customer.

The Company will occasionally enter into forward contracts in relation to precious metal deliveries that it is highly confident will occur within a given quarter. No forward contracts were outstanding at June 30, 2019 or December 31, 2018. The sales price is fixed at the delivery date based on either the terms of these short-term forward sales contracts or the spot price of precious metal.

Concentrate Sales

Under certain PMPAs, gold and/or silver is acquired from the mine operator in concentrate form, which is then sold under the terms of the concentrate sales contracts to third-party smelters or traders. Where the Company acquires precious metal in concentrate form, final precious metal prices are set on a specified future quotational period (the “Quotational Period”) pursuant to the concentrate sales contracts with third-party smelters, typically one to three months after the shipment date, based on market prices for precious metal. The contracts, in general, provide for a provisional payment based upon provisional assays and quoted gold and silver prices. Final settlement is based upon the average applicable price for the Quotational Period applied to the actual number of precious metal ounces recovered calculated using confirmed smelter weights and settlement assays. Revenues and the associated cost of sales are recorded on a gross basis under these contracts at the time title passes to the buyer, which is also the date that control of the precious metal is transferred to the customer. The Company has concluded that the adjustments relating to the final assay results for the quantity of concentrate sold and the retroactive pricing adjustment for the Quotational Period are not significant and do not constrain the recognition of revenue.

 

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7.

General and Administrative

 

           

Three Months Ended

June 30

  

Six Months Ended

June 30

   (in thousands)    Note      2019     2018     2019     2018 

Salaries and benefits

              

Salaries and benefits, excluding PSUs

      $ 3,771      $ 3,458      $ 7,668      $ 7,049  

PSUs 1

     21.1        2,417        3,316        9,541        3,499  

Total salaries and benefits

      $ 6,188      $ 6,774      $ 17,209      $ 10,548  

Depreciation

        467        233        960        473  

Donations

        333        439        809        1,138  

Professional fees

        970        515        1,333        1,876  

Other

              2,835        2,617        5,660        5,051  

General and administrative before equity settled stock based compensation

            $ 10,793      $ 10,578      $ 25,971      $ 19,086  

Equity settled stock based compensation 2

              

Stock options

     20.2      $ 642      $ 584      $ 1,210      $ 1,235  

RSUs

     20.3        814        810        1,603        1,408  

Total equity settled stock based compensation

            $ 1,456      $ 1,394      $ 2,813      $ 2,643  

Total general and administrative

            $     12,249      $         11,972      $       28,784      $       21,729  

 

1)  The PSU accrual related to the anticipated fair value of the PSUs issued uses a weighted average performance factor of 181% during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to 83% during the comparable period of 2018.

2)  Equity settled stock based compensation is a non-cash expense.

 

8.   Other (Income) Expense

   

   

    

           

Three Months Ended

June 30

  

Six Months Ended

June 30

   (in thousands)    Note      2019     2018     2019     2018  

Interest income

      $ (274)      $ (279)      $ (500)      $ (462)  

Dividends received

     16        (23)        (18)        (39)        (39)  

Guarantee fees - Primero Revolving Credit Facility

        -        (858)        -        (858)  

Fees for contract amendments and reconciliations

        -        -        -        (248)  

Share of losses of associate

     14        -        -        62        201  

Impairment loss - investment in associate

     14        1,649        -        1,649        -  

Foreign exchange loss (gain)

        146        26        819        (144)  

Net (gain) loss arising on financial assets mandatorily measured at FVTPL ¹

              

Loss on fair value adjustment of share purchase warrants held

     16        7        12        7        111  

(Gain) loss on fair value adjustment of Kutcho Convertible Note

     15        1,934        (99)        1,063        1,290  

Other

              (349)        -        (237)        4  

Total other (income) expense

            $ 3,090      $ (1,216)      $ 2,824      $ (145)  

 

1)

FVTPL refers to Fair Value Through Profit or Loss.

 

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Accounts Receivable

 

(in thousands)    Note     

June 30 

2019 

  

December 31 

2018 

 

Trade receivables from provisional concentrate sales, net of fair value adjustment

     6      $ 98      $ 1,332   

Other accounts receivable

              1,226        854   

Total accounts receivable

            $         1,324      $         2,186   

 

10.

Mineral Stream Interests

 

     Six Months Ended June 30, 2019  
 
     Cost      Accumulated Depletion & Impairment 1      Carrying  
  (in thousands)   

Balance

Jan 1, 2019

     Additions     

Balance

Jun 30, 2019

    

Balance

Jan 1, 2019

     Depletion      Impairment     

Balance

Jun 30, 2019

    

Amount

Jun 30, 2019

 
   

Gold interests

                           

Salobo

   $ 3,059,876      $ -      $ 3,059,876      $ (353,816)      $ (54,363)      $ -      $ (408,179)      $ 2,651,697  

Sudbury 2

     623,864        -        623,864        (257,401)        (10,135)        -        (267,536)        356,328  

Constancia

     136,058        -        136,058        (18,511)        (3,583)        -        (22,094)        113,964  

San Dimas

     220,429        -        220,429        (12,234)        (6,747)        -        (18,981)        201,448  

Stillwater

     239,357        (4)        239,353        (2,925)        (3,195)        -        (6,120)        233,233  

Other 3

     402,232        -        402,232        (380,873)        (4,113)        -        (384,986)        17,246  
   
     $ 4,681,816      $ (4)      $ 4,681,812      $ (1,025,760)      $ (82,136)      $ -      $ (1,107,896)      $ 3,573,916  
   

Silver interests

 

                        

Peñasquito

   $ 524,626        -        524,626      $ (135,904)      $ (6,359)      $ -      $ (142,263)      $ 382,363  

Antamina

     900,343        -        900,343        (190,266)        (21,310)        -        (211,576)        688,767  

Constancia

     302,948        -        302,948        (56,717)        (9,095)        -        (65,812)        237,136  

Other 4

     1,283,039        6        1,283,045        (780,401)        (5,969)        -        (786,370)        496,675  
   
     $ 3,010,956      $ 6      $ 3,010,962      $ (1,163,288)      $ (42,733)      $ -      $ (1,206,021)      $   1,804,941  
   

Palladium interests

 

                        

Stillwater

   $ 263,726      $ (5)      $ 263,721      $ (4,033)      $ (4,916)      $ -      $ (8,949)      $ 254,772  
   

Cobalt interests

 

                        

Voisey’s Bay

   $ 393,422      $ -      $ 393,422      $ -      $ -      $ (165,912)      $ (165,912)      $ 227,510  
   
     $   8,349,920      $ (3)      $  8,349,917      $ (2,193,081)      $ (129,785)      $ (165,912)      $ (2,488,778)      $ 5,861,139  

 

1)

Includes cumulative impairment charges to June 30, 2019 as follows: Keno Hill silver interest - $11 million; Pascua-Lama silver interest - $338 million; 777 silver interest - $64 million; 777 gold interest - $151 million; Sudbury gold interest - $120 million; and Voisey’s Bay cobalt interest - $166 million.

2)

Comprised of the Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Stobie, Creighton, Totten and Victor gold interests.

3)

Comprised of the Minto, Rosemont and 777 gold interests.

4)

Comprised of the Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Keno Hill, Neves-Corvo, Minto, Aljustrel, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama, Rosemont and 777 silver interests.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (US Dollars)

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2018  
    

 

Cost

     Accumulated Depletion & Impairment 1     

Carrying

Amount

Dec 31, 2018

 
  (in thousands)   

Balance

Jan 1, 2018

     Additions      Disposal     

Balance

Dec 31,

2018

    

Balance

Jan 1, 2018

     Depletion      Disposal     

Balance

Dec 31, 2018

 
   

Gold interests

 

                           

Salobo

   $ 3,059,876      $ -      $ -      $ 3,059,876      $ (251,144)      $ (102,672)      $ -      $ (353,816)      $ 2,706,060  

Sudbury 2

     623,864        -        -        623,864        (243,876)        (13,525)        -        (257,401)        366,463  

Constancia

     136,058        -        -        136,058        (14,007)        (4,504)        -        (18,511)        117,547  

San Dimas

     -        220,429        -        220,429        -        (12,234)        -        (12,234)        208,195  

Stillwater

     -        239,357        -        239,357        -        (2,925)        -        (2,925)        236,432  

Other 3

     402,232        -        -        402,232        (370,414)        (10,459)        -        (380,873)        21,359  
   
     $ 4,222,030      $ 459,786      $ -      $ 4,681,816      $ (879,441)      $ (146,319)      $ -      $ (1,025,760)      $ 3,656,056  
   

Silver interests

 

                           

San Dimas

   $ 190,331      $ -      $ (190,331)      $ -      $ (55,469)      $ (3,575)      $ 59,044      $ -      $ -  

Peñasquito

     524,626        -        -        524,626        (121,376)        (14,528)        -        (135,904)        388,722  

Antamina

     900,343        -        -        900,343        (142,705)        (47,561)        -        (190,266)        710,077  

Constancia

     302,948        -        -        302,948        (41,145)        (15,572)        -        (56,717)        246,231  

Other 4

     1,282,837        202        -        1,283,039        (759,702)        (20,699)        -        (780,401)        502,638  
   
     $ 3,201,085      $ 202      $ (190,331)      $ 3,010,956      $ (1,120,397)      $ (101,935)      $ 59,044      $ (1,163,288)      $ 1,847,668  
   

Palladium interests

 

                           

Stillwater

   $ -      $ 263,726        -      $ 263,726      $ -      $ (4,033)        -      $ (4,033)      $ 259,693  

Cobalt interests

 

                           

Voisey’s Bay

   $ -      $ 393,422        -      $ 393,422      $ -      $ -        -      $ -      $ 393,422  
   
     $   7,423,115      $   1,117,136      $   (190,331)      $  8,349,920      $ (1,999,838)      $   (252,287)      $     59,044      $ (2,193,081)      $   6,156,839  

 

1)

Includes cumulative impairment charges to December 31, 2018 as follows: Keno Hill silver interest - $11 million; Pascua-Lama silver interest - $338 million; 777 silver interest - $64 million; 777 gold interest - $151 million; and Sudbury gold interest - $120 million.

2)

Comprised of the Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Stobie, Creighton, Totten and Victor gold interests.

3)

Comprised of the Minto, Rosemont and 777 gold interests.

4)

Comprised of the currently owned Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Keno Hill, Neves-Corvo, Minto, Aljustrel, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama, Rosemont and 777 silver interests in addition to the Lagunas Norte, Pierina and Veladero silver interests, all of which expired on March 31, 2018.

 

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The value allocated to reserves is classified as depletable upon a mining operation achieving first production and is depleted on a unit-of-production basis over the estimated recoverable proven and probable reserves at the mine. The value associated with resources and exploration potential is allocated at acquisition and is classified as non-depletable until such time as it is transferred to the depletable category, generally as a result of the conversion of resources or exploration potential into reserves.

 

     June 30, 2019      December 31, 2018  
  (in thousands)    Depletable     

Non-

Depletable

     Total       Depletable     

Non-

Depletable

     Total   

Gold interests

                 

Salobo

   $ 2,125,107      $ 526,590      $ 2,651,697       $ 2,171,292      $ 534,768      $ 2,706,060   

Sudbury 1

     303,126        53,202        356,328         308,041        58,422        366,463   

Constancia

     104,821        9,143        113,964         108,403        9,144        117,547   

San Dimas

     94,674        106,774        201,448         101,421        106,774        208,195   

Stillwater

     206,401        26,832        233,233         209,569        26,863        236,432   

Other 2

     17,246        -        17,246         21,359        -        21,359   
     $ 2,851,375      $ 722,541      $ 3,573,916       $ 2,920,085      $ 735,971      $ 3,656,056   

Silver interests

                 

Peñasquito

   $ 295,153      $ 87,210      $ 382,363       $ 284,194      $ 104,528      $ 388,722   

Antamina

     342,105        346,662        688,767         353,679        356,398        710,077   

Constancia

     221,123        16,013        237,136         230,983        15,248        246,231   

Other 3

     92,676        403,999        496,675         87,386        415,252        502,638   
     $ 951,057      $ 853,884      $ 1,804,941       $ 956,242      $ 891,426      $ 1,847,668   

Palladium interests

                 

Stillwater

   $ 243,288      $ 11,484      $ 254,772       $ 248,299      $ 11,394      $ 259,693   

Cobalt interests

                 

Voisey’s Bay

   $ -      $ 227,510      $ 227,510       $ -      $ 393,422      $ 393,422   
     $   4,045,720      $    1,815,419      $   5,861,139       $   4,124,626      $   2,032,213      $   6,156,839   

 

1)

Comprised of the Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Stobie, Creighton, Totten and Victor gold interests.

2)

Comprised of the Minto, Rosemont and 777 gold interests.

3)

Comprised of the Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Keno Hill, Neves-Corvo, Minto, Aljustrel, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama, Rosemont and 777 silver interests.

Termination of the San Dimas Silver Interest and Acquisition of the San Dimas Gold Interest

On October 15, 2004, the Company entered into an agreement with Goldcorp Inc. (“Goldcorp”) to acquire an amount equal to 100% of the silver produced by Goldcorp’s Luismin mining operations in Mexico, including the San Dimas mine. On August 6, 2010, Goldcorp completed the sale of San Dimas to Primero Mining Corp. (“Primero”), and pursuant to the amended silver purchase agreement with Primero (the “San Dimas SPA”), the Company acquired 100% of the payable silver produced at San Dimas up to 6 million ounces annually, and 50% of any excess for the life of the mine. Goldcorp also provided a guarantee with respect to the delivery by Primero of all silver produced and owing to the Company until 2029 (the “Goldcorp Guarantee”).

On May 10, 2018, First Majestic Silver Corp. (“First Majestic”) completed the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding common shares of Primero (the “Acquisition”). In connection with the Acquisition, on May 10, 2018, the Company terminated the San Dimas SPA and entered into a new precious metal purchase agreement with First Majestic relating to the San Dimas mine (the “San Dimas PMPA”). As consideration for terminating the San Dimas SPA, the Company received a cash payment of $220 million and 20,914,590 First Majestic common shares with a fair value of $151 million (the “First Majestic Shares”), and the Goldcorp Guarantee was terminated in exchange for a payment of $10 million, with the net result being that the Company has reflected a gain on disposal during the six months ended June 30, 2018 of the San Dimas SPA in the amount of $246 million, calculated as follows:

 

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   (in thousands)      

Cash received

   $ 220,000  

Fair value of First Majestic shares received

     151,000  

Fee from Goldcorp in exchange for release from the guarantee of deliveries relative to San Dimas

     10,000  

Total net proceeds from the disposal of the San Dimas SPA

   $ 381,000  

Less: carrying value plus closing costs

     (135,285 )  

Gain on disposal of the San Dimas SPA

   $             245,715  

 

11.

Impairment of Mineral Stream Interests

Management considers each PMPA to be a separate cash generating unit (“CGU”), which is the lowest level for which cash inflows are largely independent of those of other assets. At the end of each reporting period, the Company assesses each PMPA to determine whether any indication of impairment or impairment reversal exists. If such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the PMPA is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment (if any). The recoverable amount of each PMPA is the higher of fair value less cost of disposal (“FVLCD”) and value in use (“VIU”). In determining the recoverable amounts of each of the Company’s CGU’s, the Company uses the FVLCD as this will generally be greater than or equal to the VIU.

To determine the FVLCD that could be received from each PMPA in an arm’s length transaction at the measurement date, the Company estimates a range of potential values using the net asset value (“NAV”) methodology and the net present value (“NPV”) methodology (as described below), and then selects a value within this range which is the most representative of the estimated recoverable amount of the stream.

NAV is estimated by using an appropriate discount rate to calculate the present value of the expected future cash flows associated with each mineral category. The values are adjusted for each mineral category dependent on the likelihood of conversion from resources to reserves. A market multiple is applied to the NAV computed in order to assess the estimated fair value. Precious metal companies typically trade at a market capitalization that is based on a multiple of their underlying NAV, with this market multiple being generally understood to take account of a variety of additional value and risk factors such as the ability to find and produce more metal than what is currently included in the life of mine plan, the benefit of precious metal price optionality, the potential remaining mine life and adjustments for relative mine and country risk. Consequently, a market participant would generally apply a NAV multiple when estimating the fair value of a precious metal interest.

NPV is estimated by using a nominal discount rate to calculate the present value of expected future cash flows.

The expected future cash flows are management’s best estimates of expected future revenues and costs. Under each valuation methodology, expected future revenues reflect an estimate of future payable production for each mine at which the Company has a PMPA based on detailed life of mine plans received from each of the mine operators. Expected future revenues also reflect management’s estimated long-term metal prices. Estimated future cash costs are generally fixed based on the terms of each PMPA, as disclosed in Note 26.

If the carrying amount of the PMPA exceeds its recoverable amount, the PMPA is considered impaired and an impairment charge is reflected as a component of net earnings so as to reduce the carrying amount to its recoverable value. A previously recognized impairment charge is reversed only if there has been an indicator of a potential impairment reversal and the resulting assessment of the PMPA’s recoverable amount exceeds its carrying value. If this is the case, the carrying amount of the PMPA is increased to its recoverable amount. The increased amount cannot exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depletion, had no impairment charge been recognized for the PMPA in prior years. Such reversal is reflected as a component of net earnings.

 

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Based on the Company’s analysis, the following PMPA was determined to be impaired:

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
   (in thousands)    2019      2018      2019      2018  

  Cobalt Interests

           

Voisey’s Bay

   $     165,912      $           -      $ 165,912      $ -  

  Total impairment charges

   $ 165,912      $                 -      $     165,912      $                 -  

Voisey’s Bay - Indicator of Impairment at June 30, 2019

On June 11, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Voisey’s Bay PMPA”) to acquire from Vale an amount of cobalt equal to 42.4% of the cobalt production from its Voisey’s Bay mine, located in Canada, until the delivery of 31 million pounds of cobalt and 21.2% of cobalt production thereafter for the life of mine for a total upfront cash payment of $390 million. Concurrently, Vale also entered into a streaming agreement with Cobalt 27 Capital Corp. (“Cobalt 27”) on the Voisey’s Bay mine with similar terms and conditions to the Voisey’s Bay PMPA.

On June 18, 2019, Cobalt 27 announced that it had entered into an agreement with Pala Investments Limited (“Pala”) whereby Pala would acquire 100% of Cobalt 27’s issued and outstanding common shares. The estimated implied price paid by Pala for Cobalt 27’s streaming agreement on the Voisey’s Bay mine was significantly lower than the original upfront cash payment paid by Cobalt 27 to Vale at the time their agreement was entered into. The implied purchase price paid by Pala to acquire Cobalt 27’s Voisey’s Bay stream was determined to be an indicator of impairment relative to the Company’s Voisey’s Bay PMPA.

The Voisey’s Bay PMPA had a carrying value at June 30, 2019 of $393 million. Management estimated that the recoverable amount at June 30, 2019 under the Voisey’s Bay PMPA was $227 million, representing its FVLCD and resulting in an impairment charge of $166 million. The recoverable amount related to the Voisey’s Bay PMPA was estimated using an average discount rate of 7% and the market price of cobalt of $14.83 per pound. As this valuation technique requires the use of estimates and assumptions such as long-term commodity prices, discount rates, recoverable pounds of cobalt and operating performance, it is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

12.

Early Deposit Mineral Stream Interests

Early deposit mineral stream interests represent agreements relative to early stage development projects whereby Wheaton can choose not to proceed with the agreement once certain documentation has been received including, but not limited to, feasibility studies, environmental studies and impact assessment studies (please see Note 26 for more information). Once Wheaton has elected to proceed with the agreement, the carrying value of the stream will be transferred to Mineral Stream Interests.

The following table summarizes the early deposit mineral stream interests currently owned by the Company:

 

                                        Attributable
Production to be
Purchased
       

Early Deposit Mineral Stream

    Interests

  

Mine

Owner

    

Location of

Mine

    

Upfront

Consideration
Paid to Date 1

    

Upfront

Consideration

to be Paid 1, 2

    

Total

Upfront

Consideration¹

     Gold     Silver    

Term of

Agreement

 

Toroparu

     Sandspring        Guyana      $ 15,500        $ 138,000        $ 153,500        10%       50%       Life of Mine  

Cotabambas

     Panoro        Peru        7,750        132,250        140,000        25%  3      100%  3      Life of Mine  

Kutcho

     Kutcho        Canada        7,000        58,000        65,000        100%  4      100%  4      Life of Mine  
                       $ 30,250        $ 328,250        $ 358,500                           

 

1)

Expressed in thousands of United States dollars; excludes closing costs and capitalized interest, where applicable.

2)

Please refer to Note 26 for details of when the remaining upfront consideration to be paid becomes due.

3)

Once 90 million silver equivalent ounces attributable to Wheaton have been produced, the attributable production to be purchased will decrease to 16.67% of gold production and 66.67% of silver production for the life of mine.

4)

Once 51,000 ounces of gold and 5.6 million ounces of silver have been delivered to Wheaton, the stream will decrease to 66.67% of gold and silver production for the life of mine.

 

13.

Mineral Royalty Interest

On August 7, 2014, the Company purchased a 1.5% net smelter return royalty interest (the “Royalty”) in the Metates properties located in Mexico from Chesapeake Gold Corp. (“Chesapeake”) for the life of mine. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company paid total upfront cash consideration of $9 million. In accordance with the terms of the Royalty, on August 7, 2019, Chesapeake

 

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exercised its option to re-acquire two-thirds of the Royalty, or 1%, for the sum of $9 million so that the Company’s net smelter return royalty will be reduced to 0.5%. The Company also has a right of first refusal on any silver streaming, royalty or any other transaction on the Metates properties.

To date, no revenue has been recognized and no depletion has been taken with respect to this royalty agreement.

 

14.

Investment in Associate

Kutcho

On June 6, 2019, the Company acquired 1 million common shares and warrants to acquire an additional 1 million common shares of Kutcho Copper Corp. (“Kutcho”) for Cdn$0.2 million, resulting in the Company owning 7,153,846 common shares and warrants to acquire an additional 4,076,923 common shares of Kutcho. Additionally, the Company holds a Cdn$20 million subordinated secured convertible term debt loan agreement bearing interest at 10% per annum with Kutcho (the “Kutcho Convertible Note” – see Note 15).

As at June 30, 2019, Kutcho had 68,247,628 shares issued and outstanding, resulting in Wheaton owning approximately 10% of Kutcho on a non-diluted basis. However, as the convertible instruments described above are currently exercisable, on a fully diluted basis, Wheaton has the potential to own approximately 29% of Kutcho (37% on a non-fully diluted basis). As a result of the potential ownership position, the Company has concluded that it has significant influence over Kutcho and as such the investment in Kutcho is considered an Investment in Associate which is accounted for using the equity method. The Company records its share of Kutcho’s profit or loss based on Wheaton’s ownership interest in Kutcho on a non-diluted basis. As Kutcho’s fiscal year end is April 30, Wheaton has reported its share of Kutcho’s loss relative to Kutcho’s third quarter ended January 31, 2019, which represents the last period publicly reported by Kutcho as at the date these financial statements were approved for issue.

Kutcho’s principal address is 1030 West Georgia Street, Suite 717, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6E 2Y3.

Indicator of Impairment at June 30, 2019

Since the original investment in Kutcho on December 14, 2017, the value of Kutcho’s shares have had a significant decline in value. This decline in value was determined to be an indicator of impairment relative to the Company’s investment in Kutcho.

The recoverable amount of the investment in Kutcho was calculated to be $1 million, which resulted in an impairment charge of $1.6 million. The recoverable amount, which represents Kutcho’s FVLCD, was calculated as the quoted market price of the common share multiplied by the quantity of shares held by the Company, and as such is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

A continuity schedule of the Kutcho Investment in Associate from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 is presented below:

 

   (in thousands)        Investment in  
Associate  
 

  At January 1, 2018

   $ 2,995    

Share of losses

     (201)    

  At June 30, 2018

   $ 2,794    

Share of losses

     (231)    

  At December 31, 2018

   $ 2,563    

Share of losses

     (62)    

  At March 31, 2019

   $ 2,501    

Amount invested

     132    

Impairment

     (1,649)    

  At June 30, 2019

   $ 984    

 

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15.

Convertible Note Receivable

Kutcho

Effective December 14, 2017, in connection with the Kutcho Early Deposit Agreement, the Company advanced to Kutcho $16 million (Cdn$20 million) and received the Kutcho Convertible Note. The Kutcho Convertible Note, which has a seven year term to maturity, carries interest at 10% per annum, compounded and payable semi-annually. Kutcho has the option to defer the first three interest payments until December 31, 2019, at which point one half of the deferred interest is payable in cash and the other half of the deferred interest can, at Kutcho’s option, either (i) be paid in cash; or (ii) be deferred for an additional period not to exceed 4 years. In the event Kutcho elects to make the second deferral, Wheaton can, at its option, convert the remaining deferred interest into common shares of Kutcho.

At any time prior to the maturity date, the Company has the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding amount of the Kutcho Convertible Note into common shares of Kutcho at Cdn$0.8125 per share. Once the Kutcho Convertible Note has been outstanding for 24 months, Kutcho has the right to repay the Kutcho Convertible Note early, subject to the applicable pre-payment cash penalties as follows:

 

   

25% of the outstanding amount if pre-paid on or after 24 months until 36 months;

   

20% of the outstanding amount if pre-paid on or after 36 months until 60 months; and

   

15% of the outstanding amount if pre-paid on or after 60 months until maturity.

The Kutcho Convertible Note is revalued quarterly by discounting the stream of future interest and principal payments at the rate of interest prevailing at the balance sheet date for instruments of similar term and risk, and adding this value to the value of the convertibility feature which is estimated using a Black-Scholes model based on assumptions including risk free interest rate, expected dividend yield, expected volatility and expected remaining life of the Kutcho Convertible Note.

A continuity schedule of the Kutcho Convertible Note from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 is presented below:

 

   (in thousands)    Convertible Note  
Receivable  

  At January 1, 2018

   $  15,777  

Fair value gain (loss) reflected in net earnings

     (1,388

  At March 31, 2018

   $ 14,389  

Fair value gain (loss) reflected in net earnings

     99  

  At June 30, 2018

   $ 14,488  

Fair value gain (loss) reflected in net earnings

     (1,589

  At December 31, 2018

   $ 12,899  

Fair value gain (loss) reflected in net earnings

     871  

  At March 31, 2019

   $ 13,770  

Fair value gain (loss) reflected in net earnings

     (1,934

  At June 30, 2019

   $ 11,836  

 

16.

Long-Term Equity Investments

 

(in thousands)    June 30
2019
     December 31  
2018  
 

Common shares held

   $ 216,319      $ 164,753    

Warrants held

     9        -    

Total long-term equity investments

   $       216,328      $       164,753    

 

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Common Shares Held

 

                         

 

Fair Value Adjustment Gains  

(Losses) Included in OCI  

        
(in thousands)   

Shares

Owned

    

Percentage
of

Outstanding
Shares
Owned

    

Fair Value at

Jun 30, 2019

    

Three Months
Ended

Jun 30, 2019

   

Six Months

Ended

  Jun 30, 2019

    

Fair Value at

Dec 31, 2018

 

Bear Creek

         13,264,305        13%      $ 16,825      $ 2,531     $ 6,713      $ 10,112  

Sabina

     11,700,000        4%        11,890        902       1,341        10,549  

First Majestic

     20,914,590        10%        165,434        27,816       42,247        123,187  

Other

                       22,170        (1,223     372        20,905  

Total common shares held

                     $  216,319      $  30,026     $  50,673      $  164,753  

 

            Fair Value Adjustment Gains  
(Losses) Included in OCI  
 
 
   (in thousands)   

  Fair Value at

Jun 30, 2018

    

  Three Months
Ended

Jun 30, 2018

    

Six Months  

Ended  

    Jun 30, 2018  

 

  Bear Creek

   $ 17,829      $  (5,831)      $  (3,528)    

  Sabina

     13,505        (831)        (7,665)    

  Arizona Mining

     46,780        15,370        19,199    

  First Majestic

     159,578        8,578        8,578    

  Other

     23,467        (623)        (3,050)    

  Total common shares held

   $  261,159      $  16,663      $  13,534    

The Company’s long-term investments in common shares (“LTI’s”) are held for long-term strategic purposes and not for trading purposes. As such, the Company has elected to reflect any fair value adjustments, net of tax, as a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”). The cumulative gain or loss will not be reclassified to net earnings on disposal of these long-term investments.

While long-term investments in warrants are also held for long-term strategic purposes, they meet the definition of a derivative and therefore are classified as financial assets with fair value adjustments being recorded as a component of net earnings under the classification Other (Income) Expense. Warrants that do not have a quoted market price are valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.

By holding these long-term investments, the Company is inherently exposed to various risk factors including currency risk, market price risk and liquidity risk.

 

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17.

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

     June 30, 2019  
  (in thousands)    Leasehold
Improvements
    Right of Use
Assets -
Property
    Other     Total  

  Cost

        

Balance - January 1, 2019

     $       4,378       $ -     $ 3,318     $ 7,696  

Additions upon adoption of IFRS 16

     -       4,679       -       4,679  

Additions

     5       -       148       153  

Disposals

     (7     -       (29     (36

Balance - June 30, 2019

     $ 4,376       $       4,679     $       3,437     $       12,492  

  Accumulated Depreciation

        

Balance - January 1, 2019

     $ (2,024     $ -     $ (2,046   $ (4,070

Disposals

     7       -       29       36  

Depreciation

     (252     (363     (222     (837

Balance - June 30, 2019

     $ (2,269     $ (363   $ (2,240   $ (4,871

  Net book value - June 30, 2019

     $ 2,107       $ 4,316     $ 1,197     $ 7,621  

 

18.

Credit Facilities

 

18.1.

Bank Debt

 

(in thousands)    June 30
2019
     December 31
2018
 

Current portion

   $ -      $ -  

Long-term portion

         1,095,500            1,264,000  

Gross bank debt outstanding 1

   $  1,095,500      $  1,264,000  

 

1)

There is $6 million unamortized debt issue costs associated with the Revolving Facility which have been recorded as a long-term asset under the classification Other (see Note 25).

On February 27, 2019, the term of the Company’s $2 billion revolving term loan (“Revolving Facility”) was extended by an additional year, with the facility now maturing on February 27, 2024. The Company incurred fees of $1 million in relation to this extension.

The Company’s Revolving Facility has financial covenants which require the Company to maintain: (i) a net debt to tangible net worth ratio of less than or equal to 0.75:1; and (ii) an interest coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 3.00:1. Only cash interest expenses are included for the purposes of calculating the interest coverage ratio. The Company is in compliance with these debt covenants as at June 30, 2019.

At the Company’s option, amounts drawn under the Revolving Facility incur interest based on the Company’s leverage ratio at either (i) LIBOR plus 1.20% to 2.20%; or (ii) the Bank of Nova Scotia’s Base Rate plus 0.20% to 1.20%. Undrawn amounts under the Revolving Facility are subject to a stand-by fee of 0.24% to 0.44% per annum, dependent on the Company’s leverage ratio.

The Revolving Facility, which is classified as a financial liability and reported at amortized cost using the effective interest method, can be drawn down at any time to finance acquisitions, investments or for general corporate purposes.

 

18.2.

Letters of Guarantee

On March 15, 2016, the Company entered into a letter of guarantee in favour of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of National Revenue in the amount of Cdn$192 million. On March 15, 2017 and 2018, additional letters of guarantee in the amount of Cdn$11 million and Cdn$10 million, respectively, were delivered to the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) as security for additional estimated interest for the respective following year.

 

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The letters of guarantee, which carried an annual fee of 100 basis points, were cancelled effective December 18, 2018.

 

18.3.

Lease Liabilities

The lease liability relative to the Company’s offices located in Vancouver, Canada and the Cayman Islands is as follows:

 

   (in thousands)    June 30
2019
     December 31
2018
 

  Current portion

   $ 647      $ -  

  Long-term portion

     3,833        -  

  Total lease liability

   $         4,480      $ -  

The maturity analysis of these leases is as follows:

 

                        
   (in thousands)    June 30
2019
 

  Not later than 1 year

   $ 647  

  Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years

             3,066  

  Later than 5 years

     767  

  Total lease liability

   $ 4,480  

 

18.4.

Finance Costs

A summary of the Company’s finance costs relative to the above facilities during the period is as follows:

 

                                                                                                                            
           

Three Months Ended

June 30

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
   (in thousands)    Note     

 

2019

     2018      2019      2018  

  Interest Expense During Period

              

Average principle outstanding during period

      $     1,165,994      $     657,144      $     1,195,591      $     687,516  

Average effective interest rate during period

     18.1        4.25%        3.44%        4.27%        3.27%  

  Total interest expense incurred during period

            $ 12,388      $ 5,659      $ 25,508      $ 11,249  

  Costs related to undrawn credit facilities

     18.1        871        1,218        1,712        2,418  

  Interest expense - lease liabilities

     18.3        47        -        78        -  

  Letters of guarantee

     18.2        -        490        (46)        807  

  Total finance costs

            $ 13,306      $ 7,367      $ 27,252      $ 14,474  

 

19.

Issued Capital

 

                                                                          
(in thousands)    Note      June 30
2019
     December 31
2018
 

Issued capital

        

Share capital issued and outstanding: 446,265,488 common shares (December 31, 2018: 444,336,361 common shares)

     19.1      $ 3,560,705      $ 3,516,437  

 

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19.1.

Shares Issued

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares having no par value and an unlimited number of preference shares issuable in series. As at June 30, 2019, the Company had no preference shares outstanding.

A continuity schedule of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 is presented below:

 

     

Number

of

Shares

    

    Weighted

Average

Price

 

  At January 1, 2018

     442,724,309     

Restricted share units released 1

     70,175        $0.00  

  At March 31, 2018

     442,794,484     

Share purchase options exercised 1

     46,800        Cdn$24.28  

Restricted share units released 1

     185        Cdn$0.00  

Dividend reinvestment plan 2

     718,453        US$21.09  

  At June 30, 2018

     443,559,922     

Restricted share units released 1

     33,818        US$0.00  

Dividend reinvestment plan 2

     742,621        US$15.56  

  At December 31, 2018

     444,336,361     

Share purchase options exercised 1

     752,170        Cdn$26.55  

Restricted share units released 1

     130,730        $0.00  

  At March 31, 2019

     445,219,261     

Share purchase options exercised 1

     283,620        Cdn$26.09  

Restricted share units released 1

     185        $0.00  

Dividend reinvestment plan 2

     762,422        US$21.89  

  At June 30, 2019

     446,265,488           

 

1)

The weighted average price of share purchase options exercised and restricted share units released represents the respective exercise price.

2)

The Company has implemented a dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”) whereby shareholders can elect to have dividends reinvested directly into additional Wheaton common shares. The weighted average price for common shares issued under the DRIP represents the volume weighted average price of the common shares on the five trading days preceding the dividend payment date, less a discount of 3%.

 

19.2.

Dividends Declared

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
      2019              2018              2019              2018          

Dividends declared per share

   $ 0.09         $ 0.09         $ 0.18         $ 0.18     

Average number of shares eligible for dividend (000’s)

     445,928                 443,197                 445,597                 442,996           

Total dividends paid

   $ 40,133               $ 39,888               $ 80,207               $ 79,739           

Paid as follows:

                       

Cash

   $ 31,950        80%      $ 32,480        81%      $ 63,515        79%      $ 64,589        81%  

DRIP 2

     8,183        20%        7,408        19%        16,692        21%        15,150        19%  

Total dividends paid

   $ 40,133        100%      $ 39,888        100%      $ 80,207        100%      $ 79,739        100%  

Shares issued under the DRIP

     378,135                 347,461                 762,422                 718,453           

 

1)

US dollars in thousands, except per share amounts.

2)

The Company has implemented a dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”) whereby shareholders can elect to have dividends reinvested directly into additional Wheaton common shares at a discount of 3% of the Average Market Price, as defined in the DRIP.

3)

As at June 30, 2019, cumulative dividends of $998 million have been declared and paid by the Company.

 

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20.

Reserves

 

(in thousands)    Note      June 30
2019
    December 31
2018
 

Reserves

       

Share purchase warrants

     20.1      $       83,077     $         83,077  

Share purchase options

     20.2        26,771       31,002  

Restricted share units

     20.3        4,843       5,970  

Long-term investment revaluation reserve, net of tax

     20.4        (63,484     (112,156

Total reserves

            $ 51,207     $ 7,893  

 

20.1.

Share Purchase Warrants

The Company’s share purchase warrants (“warrants”) are presented below:

 

      Number of
Warrants
     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Exchange
Ratio
     Share
Purchase
Warrants
Reserve
 

Warrants outstanding

     10,000,000        $43.75        1.00      $ 83,077  

The warrants, which expire on February 28, 2023, were valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. Each warrant entitles the holder the right to purchase one of the Company’s common shares.

 

20.2.

Share Purchase Options

The Company has established an equity settled share purchase option plan whereby the Company’s Board of Directors may, from time to time, grant options to employees or consultants. The maximum term of any share purchase option may be ten years, but generally options are granted with a term to expiry of five years. The exercise price of an option is not less than the closing price on the TSX on the last trading day preceding the grant date. The vesting period of the options is determined at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors at the time the options are granted, but generally vest over a period of two years.

Each share purchase option converts into one common share of Wheaton on exercise. No amounts are paid or payable by the recipient on receipt of the option. The options do not carry rights to dividends or voting rights. Options may be exercised at any time from the date of vesting to the date of their expiry, subject to certain black-out periods.

The Company expenses the fair value of share purchase options that are expected to vest on a straight-line basis over the vesting period using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value for each option at the date of grant. The Black-Scholes model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions. The model requires the use of subjective assumptions, including expected share price volatility. Historical data has been considered in setting the assumptions. Expected volatility is determined by considering the trailing 30-month historic average share price volatility. The weighted average fair value of share purchase options granted and principal assumptions used in applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model are as follows:

 

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Three Months Ended

June 30

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
     

 

2019

     2018      2019      2018  

Black-Scholes weighted average assumptions

           

Grant date share price and exercise price

     Cdn$29.79        Cdn$27.96        Cdn$32.88        Cdn$26.25  

Expected dividend yield

     1.60%        1.65%        1.49%        1.73%  

Expected volatility

     30%        35%        31%        35%  

Risk-free interest rate

     1.43%        2.37%        1.60%        1.91%  

Expected option life, in years

     2.5        2.5        2.5        2.5  

Weighted average fair value per option granted

     Cdn$5.29        Cdn$6.00        Cdn$6.10        Cdn$5.49  

Number of options issued during the period

     8,200        3,880        583,500        549,210  

Total fair value of options issued (000’s)

   $ 32      $ 18      $ 2,652      $ 2,347  

At June 30, 2019, there were 3,407,815 share purchase options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of Cdn$26.52 per option. For the comparable period in 2018, there were 3,887,850 share purchase options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of Cdn$25.58 per option.

A continuity schedule of the Company’s outstanding share purchase options from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 is presented below:

 

     

Number of

Options

Outstanding

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 

  At January 1, 2018

     4,232,260     Cdn$ 26.71  

Granted (fair value - $2 million or Cdn$5.49 per option)

     545,330       26.24  

Expired

     (829,000     32.75  

  At March 31, 2018

     3,948,590     Cdn$ 25.50  

Granted (fair value - Cdn$6.00 per option)

     3,880       27.96  

Exercised

     (46,800     24.28  

Forfeited

     (2,820     26.98  

Expired

     (15,000     30.19  

  At June 30, 2018

     3,887,850     Cdn$ 25.58  

Forfeited

     (4,500     30.65  

  At December 31, 2018

     3,883,350     Cdn$ 25.71  

Granted (fair value - $3 million or Cdn$6.11 per option)

     575,300       32.92  

Exercised

     (752,170     26.55  

Forfeited

     (1,350     26.85  

  At March 31, 2019

     3,705,130     Cdn$ 26.58  

Granted (fair value - Cdn$5.29 per option)

     8,200       29.79  

Exercised

     (283,620     26.09  

Forfeited

     (4,745     30.78  

Expired

     (17,150     30.69  

At June 30, 2019

     3,407,815     Cdn$ 26.52  

As it relates to share purchase options, during the three months ended June 30, 2019, the weighted average share price at the time of exercise was Cdn$27.42 per share (six months - Cdn$31.79 per share), as compared to Cdn$28.10 per share during the three months ended June 30, 2018.

 

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20.3.

Restricted Share Units (“RSUs”)

The Company has established an RSU plan whereby RSUs will be issued to eligible employees or directors as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors or the Company’s Compensation Committee. RSUs give the holder the right to receive a specified number of common shares at the specified vesting date. RSUs generally vest over a period of two years. Compensation expense related to RSUs is recognized over the vesting period based upon the fair value of the Company’s common shares on the grant date and the awards that are expected to vest. The fair value is calculated with reference to the closing price of the Company’s common shares on the TSX on the business day prior to the date of grant.

RSU holders receive a cash payment based on the dividends paid on the Company’s common shares in the event that the holder of a vested RSU has elected to defer the release of the RSU to a future date. This cash payment is reflected as a component of net earnings under the classification General and Administrative.

A continuity schedule of the Company’s restricted share units outstanding from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 is presented below:

 

     

Number of

RSUs

Outstanding

   

Weighted

Average

Intrinsic Value
at Date Granted

 

  At January 1, 2018

     313,846     $ 20.71  

Granted (fair value - $3 million)

     160,270       20.41  

Released

     (70,175     20.98  

  At March 31, 2018

     403,941     $ 20.54  

Granted

     790       21.89  

Released

     (185     20.44  

Forfeited

     (595     20.48  

  At June 30, 2018

     403,951     $ 20.54  

Released

     (33,818     22.54  

  At December 31, 2018

     370,133     $ 20.36  

Granted (fair value - $3 million)

     131,210       24.53  

Released

     (130,730     20.85  

Forfeited

     (280     20.51  

  At March 31, 2019

     370,333     $ 21.66  

Granted

     1,400       22.12  

Released

     (185     20.44  

Forfeited

     (830     23.00  

  At June 30, 2019

     370,718     $ 21.66  

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company issued 1,400 RSUs with a fair value of Cdn$29.68 per RSU (six months - 132,610 RSUs with a fair value of $3 million or Cdn$32.89 per RSU). For the same period in 2018, the Company issued 790 RSUs with a fair value of Cdn$27.96 per RSU (six months - 161,060 RSUs with a fair value of $3 million or Cdn$26.25 per RSU).

As of June 30, 2019, there were 370,718 RSUs outstanding. For the comparable period in 2018, there were 403,951 RSUs outstanding.

 

20.4.

Long-Term Investment Revaluation Reserve

The Company’s long-term investments in common shares (Note 16) are held for long-term strategic purposes and not for trading purposes. Upon the application of IFRS 9, Financial Instruments, the Company has chosen to designate these long-term investments in common shares as financial assets with fair value adjustments being recorded as a component of OCI as it believes that this provides a more meaningful presentation for long-term strategic investments, rather than reflecting changes in fair value as a component of net earnings. As some of these long-term investments are denominated in Canadian dollars, changes in their fair value is affected by both the change in share price in addition to changes in the Cdn$/US$ exchange rate.

 

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Where the fair value of a long-term investment in common shares held exceeds its tax cost, the Company recognizes a deferred income tax liability. To the extent that the value of the long-term investment subsequently declines, the deferred income tax liability is reduced. However, where the fair value of the long-term investment decreases below the tax cost, the Company does not recognize a deferred income tax asset on the unrealized capital loss unless it is probable that the Company will generate future capital gains to offset the loss.

A continuity schedule of the Company’s long-term investment revaluation reserve from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 is presented below:

 

(in thousands)    Change in
Fair Value
     Deferred
Tax
Recovery
(Expense)
     Total  

At January 1, 2018

   $ (38,111)      $  (1,936)      $ (40,047)  

Unrealized gain (loss) on LTIs 1

     (3,128)        (458)        (3,586)  

At March 31, 2018

   $ (41,239)      $ (2,394)      $ (43,633)  

Unrealized gain (loss) on LTIs 1

     16,663        (3,233)        13,430  

At June 30, 2018

   $ (24,576)      $ (5,627)      $ (30,203)  

Unrealized gain (loss) on LTIs 1

     (53,520)              1,029        (52,491)  

Reallocate reserve to retained earnings upon disposal of LTIs 1

     (34,060)        4,598        (29,462)  

At December 31, 2018

   $ (112,156)      $ -      $ (112,156)  

Unrealized gain (loss) on LTIs 1

     20,647        (45)        20,602  

At March 31, 2019

   $ (91,509)      $ (45)      $ (91,554)  

Unrealized gain (loss) on LTIs 1

     30,026        (1,956)        28,070  

At June 30, 2019

   $ (61,483)      $ (2,001)      $ (63,484)  

 

1)

LTIs refers to long-term investments in common shares held.

 

21.

Stock Based Compensation

The Company’s stock based compensation consists of share purchase options (Note 20.2), restricted share units (Note 20.3) and performance share units (Note 21.1). The accrued value of share purchase options and restricted share units are reflected as reserves in the shareholder’s equity section of the Company’s balance sheet while the accrued value associated with performance share units is reflected as an accrued liability.

 

21.1.

Performance Share Units (“PSUs”)

The Company has established a Performance Share Unit Plan (“the PSU plan”) whereby PSUs will be issued to eligible employees as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors or the Company’s Compensation Committee. PSUs issued under the PSU plan entitle the holder to a cash payment at the end of a three year performance period equal to the number of PSUs granted, multiplied by a performance factor and multiplied by the fair market value of a Wheaton common share on the expiry of the performance period. The performance factor can range from 0% to 200% and is determined by comparing the Company’s total shareholder return to those achieved by various peer companies, the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index and the price of gold and silver.

Compensation expense for the PSUs is recorded on a straight-line basis over the three year vesting period. The amount of compensation expense is adjusted at the end of each reporting period to reflect (i) the fair value of common shares; (ii) the number of PSUs anticipated to vest; and (iii) the anticipated performance factor.

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company issued 2,850 PSUs (six months - 191,410 PSUs). For the comparable period of the previous year, the Company issued 1,590 PSUs (six months - 220,260 PSUs).

 

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A continuity schedule of the Company’s outstanding PSUs (assuming a performance factor of 100% is achieved over the performance period) and the Company’s PSU accrual from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 is presented below:

 

     

Number of
PSUs

Outstanding

     PSU accrual
liability
 

At January 1, 2018

     656,599      $ 1,430  

Granted

     218,670        -  

Accrual related to the fair value of the PSUs outstanding

     -        184  

Foreign exchange adjustment

     -        (32)  

Paid 1

     (218,615)        -  

At March 31, 2018

     656,654      $ 1,582  

Granted

     1,590        -  

Accrual related to the fair value of the PSUs outstanding

     -        3,316  

Foreign exchange adjustment

     -        (21)  

Forfeited

     (2,517)        (6)  

At June 30, 2018

     655,727      $ 4,871  

Accrual related to the fair value of the PSUs outstanding

     -        6,018  

Foreign exchange adjustment

     -        (132)  

At December 31, 2018

     655,727        10,757  

Granted

     188,560        -  

Accrual related to the fair value of the PSUs outstanding

     -        7,124  

Foreign exchange adjustment

     -        185  

Paid

     (189,214)        (7,701)  

Forfeited

     (616)        (15)  

At March 31, 2019

     654,457        10,350  

Granted

     2,850        -  

Accrual related to the fair value of the PSUs outstanding

     -        2,417  

Foreign exchange adjustment

     -        148  

Paid

     (39,836)        (1,624)  

Forfeited

     (7,629)        -  

At June 30, 2019

     609,842      $ 11,291  

 

  1)

The PSUs paid out during 2018 had a performance factor of 0% resulting in a cash disbursement of $Nil.

A summary of the PSUs outstanding at June 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

Year

of Grant

    

Year of

Maturity

      

Number

outstanding

       Estimated
Value Per PSU
at Maturity
       Anticipated
Performance
Factor at
Maturity
      

Percent of
Vesting Period
Complete at

June 30, 2019

      

PSU

Liability at

June 30, 2019

 

2017

       2020          204,142          $23.98          197%          75%        $ 7,214  

2018

       2021          216,440          $23.98          168%          42%          3,665  

2019

       2022          189,260          $23.98          106%          9%          412  
                    609,842                                         $  11,291  

 

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22.

Earnings per Share (“EPS”) and Diluted Earnings per Share (“Diluted EPS”)

Diluted earnings per share is calculated using the treasury method which assumes that outstanding share purchase options and warrants, with exercise prices that are lower than the average market price of the Company’s common shares for the relevant period, are exercised and the proceeds are used to purchase shares of the Company at the average market price of the common shares for the relevant period.

Diluted EPS is calculated based on the following weighted average number of shares outstanding:

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
  (in thousands)   

 

            2019

                 2018                  2019                  2018  

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

     445,769        443,191        445,083        442,961  

Effect of dilutive securities

           

Share purchase options

     444        175        422        131  

Restricted share units

     257        404        310        361  

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

     446,470        443,770        445,815        443,453  

The following table lists the number of share purchase options and share purchase warrants excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise prices exceeded the average market value of the common shares of Cdn$29.68 (six months - Cdn$28.96), compared to Cdn$27.76 (six months - Cdn$26.89) for the comparable period in 2018.

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
  (in thousands)   

 

            2019

                 2018                  2019                  2018  

Share purchase options

     599        827        599        1,983  

Share purchase warrants

     10,000        10,000        10,000        10,000  

Total

     10,599        10,827        10,599        11,983  

 

23.

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Change in Non-Cash Working Capital

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30

   

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
  (in thousands)   

 

            2019

                2018                 2019                 2018  

Change in non-cash working capital

        

Accounts receivable

   $ 559     $ (4,663   $ 867     $ (3,784

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     5,274       4,975       (2,267     817  

Other

     (1,174     (2,084     (1,111     (1,880

Total change in non-cash working capital

   $ 4,659     $ (1,772   $ (2,511   $ (4,847

Cash Outflow Relative to Leases

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the total cash outflows relative to the Company’s leases was $300,000.

 

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Non-Cash Transactions – Receipt of Shares as Consideration for Contract Amendments

As more fully described in note 10, during 2018 the company received 20,914,590 First Majestic common shares with a fair value of $151 million as partial consideration for the termination of the previously owned San Dimas SPA.

Non-Cash Transactions – Payment of Dividends Under DRIP

As more fully described in Note 19.2, during the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company declared and paid dividends to its shareholders in the amount of $0.18 per common share for total dividends of $80 million. Approximately 21% of shareholders elected to have their dividends reinvested in common shares of the Company under the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”). As a result, $63 million of dividend payments were made in cash and $17 million in common shares issued. For the comparable period in 2018, the Company declared and paid dividends to its shareholders in the amount of $0.18 per common share for total dividends of $80 million, with the payment being comprised of $65 million in cash and $15 million in common shares issued.

 

24.

Income Taxes

A summary of the Company’s income tax expense (recovery) is as follows:

Income tax recognized in net earnings is comprised of the following:

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2019

   

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
  (in thousands)                2019                 2018                 2019                 2018  

Current income tax expense

   $ 85     $ 29     $ 104     $ 51  

Deferred income tax expense (recovery) related to:

        

Origination and reversal of temporary differences

   $ 1,089     $ 845     $ 4,284     $ 1,891  

Reversal of write down or recognition of prior period temporary differences

     (3,932     (4,098     (7,256     (5,651

Total deferred income tax expense (recovery)

   $ (2,843   $ (3,253   $ (2,972   $ (3,760

Income tax expense (recovery) recognized in net earnings

   $ (2,758   $ (3,224   $ (2,868   $ (3,709

Income tax recognized as a component of OCI is comprised of the following:

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2019

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
  (in thousands)                2019                  2018                  2019                  2018  

Income tax expense (recovery) related to LTIs - common shares held

   $ 1,956      $ 3,233      $ 2,001      $ 3,691  

Income tax expense (recovery) recognized in OCI

   $ 1,956      $ 3,233      $ 2,001      $ 3,691  

 

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Income tax recognized directly in equity is comprised of the following:

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2019

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
  (in thousands)                2019                  2018                  2019                  2018  

Income tax expense (recovery) related to share issue costs

           

Write down of previously recognized temporary differences

   $ 894      $ 30      $ 986      $ 89  

Income tax expense (recovery) recognized in equity

   $ 894      $ 30      $ 986      $ 89  

The provision for income taxes differs from the amount that would be obtained by applying the statutory income tax rate to consolidated earnings before income taxes due to the following:

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2019

    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
(in thousands)                2019                  2018                  2019                  2018  

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

   $ (127,452)      $ 314,918      $ (70,213)      $ 382,556  

Canadian federal and provincial income tax rates

     27.00%        27.00%        27.00%        27.00%  

Income tax expense (recovery) based on above rates

   $ (34,413)      $ 85,028      $ (18,958)      $ 103,290  

Non-deductible stock based compensation and other

     1,225        1,128        1,795        1,915  

Differences in tax rates in foreign jurisdictions

     (14,866)        (86,764)        (33,761)        (106,925)  

Current period unrecognized temporary differences - impairments

     44,796        -        44,796        -  

Current period unrecognized temporary differences

     4,432        1,482        10,516        3,662  

Reversal of write down or recognition of prior period temporary differences

     (3,932)        (4,098)        (7,256)        (5,651)  

Income tax expense (recovery)

   $ (2,758)      $ (3,224)      $ (2,868)      $ (3,709)  

The majority of the Company’s income generating activities, including the sale of precious metals, is conducted by its 100% owned subsidiary Wheaton Precious Metals International Ltd., which operates in the Cayman Islands and is not subject to income tax.

 

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The recognized deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset on the balance sheet and relate to Canada, except for the foreign withholding tax. The movement in deferred income tax assets and liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018 is shown below:

 

    Six Months Ended June 30, 2019  
  Recognized deferred income tax assets and liabilities   Opening
Balance
     Recovery
(Expense)
Recognized
In Net
Earnings
     Recovery
(Expense)
Recognized
In OCI
     Recovery
(Expense)
Recognized
In
Shareholders’
Equity
    

Closing

Balance

 

Deferred tax assets

             

Non-capital loss carryforward 1

  $      3,823      $ 1,002      $ -      $ (936)      $       3,889  

Capital loss carryforward 2

    -        2,001        -        -        2,001  

Other 3

    387        45        -        -        432  

Deferred tax liabilities

             

Interest capitalized for accounting

    (87)        -        -        -        (87)  

Debt and share financing fees 4

    (591)        (61)        -        (50)        (702)  

Unrealized gains on long-term investments

    -        -        (2,001)        -        (2,001)  

Mineral stream interests 5

    (3,532)        -        -        -        (3,532)  

Foreign withholding tax

    (111)        (14)        -        -        (125)  

Total

  $ (111)      $ 2,973      $ (2,001)      $ (986)      $ (125)  

 

1)

As at June 30, 2019, the Company had recognized the tax effect on $14 million of non-capital losses against deferred tax liabilities on income account.

2)

As at June 30, 2019, the Company had recognized net capital losses of $7 million to offset unrealized taxable capital gains on long-term investments.

3)

Other includes capital assets, charitable donation carryforward, and PSU accrual.

4)

Debt and share financing fees are deducted over a five year period for Canadian income tax purposes. For accounting purposes, debt financing fees are deducted over the term of the credit facility and share financing fees are charged directly to issued capital.

5)

The Company’s position, as reflected in its filed Canadian income tax returns and consistent with the terms of the PMPAs, is that the cost of the precious metal acquired under the Canadian PMPAs is equal to the market value while a deposit is outstanding (where applicable to an agreement), and the cash cost thereafter. For accounting purposes, the cost of the mineral stream interests is depleted on a unit-of-production basis as described in Note 4.2.

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2018  
Recognized deferred income tax assets and liabilities    Opening
Balance
     Recovery
(Expense)
Recognized
In Net
Earnings
     LTI
Disposition
     Recovery
(Expense)
Recognized
In OCI
     Recovery
(Expense)
Recognized
In
Shareholders’
Equity
    

Closing

Balance

 

Deferred tax assets

                 

Non-capital loss carryforward

   $       3,848      $ (2,057)      $        $ -      $ 2,032      $ 3,823  

Long-term investments

     -        -           -        -        -  

Capital loss carryforward

     1,965        2,633        (4,598)        -        -        -  

Foreign exchange on investments

     -        -           -        -        -  

Other

     147        240           -        -        387  

Deferred tax liabilities

                 

Interest capitalized for accounting

     (87)        -           -        -        (87)  

Debt and share financing fees

     (375)        (107)           -        (109)        (591)  

Kutcho Convertible Note

     (29)        29           -        -        -  

Unrealized gains on long-term investments

     (1,937)        1        4,598        (2,662)        -        -  

Mineral stream interests

     (3,532)        -           -        -            (3,532)  

Foreign withholding tax

     (76)        (35)                 -        -        (111)  

Total

   $ (76)      $ 704      $ -      $ (2,662)      $ 1,923      $ (111)  

 

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Deferred income tax assets in Canada not recognized are shown below:

 

  (in thousands)   

June 30

                2019

    

December 31

2018

 

Non-capital loss carryforward 1

   $ 17,544      $ 7,209  

Debt and equity financing fees

     2,978        4,474  

Mineral stream interests

     110,750        67,717  

Other

     2,647        3,656  

Capital loss carryforward 2

     5,796        7,723  

Kutcho Convertible Note

     829        648  

Unrealized losses on long-term investments

     11,068        15,907  

Total

   $ 151,612      $ 107,334  

 

1)

As at June 30, 2019, the Company had not recognized the tax effect on $65 million of non-capital losses as a deferred tax asset.

2)

As at June 30, 2019, the Company had not recognized the tax effect on $21 million of net capital losses as a deferred tax asset.

In June 2019, the Company received Notices of Reassessment for the 2005 to 2017 taxation years relating to the settlement reached with the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) on December 13, 2018 (the “Settlement Agreement”). These reassessments resulted in total tax of approximately $4.3 million (Cdn$5.6 million) and interest and other penalties of approximately $4.4 million (Cdn$5.7 million), consistent with the amounts accrued in the Company’s results for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company believes the interest should be lower by approximately $1.4 million (Cdn$1.9 million) and expects to file notices of objection to challenge the CRA’s computation of interest.

The 2011 to 2015 taxation years remain under audit for international transactions, subject to the terms of the Settlement Agreement.

 

25.

Other Long-Term Assets

The composition of other long-term assets are shown below:

 

  (in thousands)    Note      June 30
                2019
     December 31
2018
 

Intangible assets

      $ 4,203      $ 3,291  

Debt issue costs - Revolving Facility

     18.1        5,883        5,507  

Other

              1,447        1,517  

Total other long-term assets

            $ 11,533      $ 10,315  

 

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26.

Commitments and Contingencies

Mineral Stream Interests

The following table summarizes the Company’s commitments to make per-ounce cash payments for gold, silver and palladium and per pound cash payments for cobalt to which it has the contractual right pursuant to the PMPAs:

 

Mineral Stream Interests    Attributable Payable Production to be
Purchased
    Per Unit of Measurement Cash Payment 1, 2    

Term of

Agreement

    

Date of

Original

Contract

 
  

 

Gold

    Silver     Palladium     Cobalt     Gold     Silver     Palladium     Cobalt  

Peñasquito

     0%       25%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.21       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        24-Jul-07  

Constancia

     50%  3      100%       0%       0%     $ 400  4    $ 5.90  4      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Aug-12  

Salobo

     75%       0%       0%       0%     $ 404       n/a       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        28-Feb-13  

Sudbury

     70%       0%       0%       0%     $ 400       n/a       n/a       n/a       20 years        28-Feb-13  

Antamina

     0%       33.75%       0%       0%       n/a       variable  5      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        3-Nov-15  

San Dimas

     variable  6      0%  6      0%       0%     $ 600       n/a       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        10-May-18  

Stillwater

     100%       0%       4.5%  7      0%       variable  8      n/a       variable  8      n/a       Life of Mine        16-Jul-18  

Voisey’s Bay

     0%       0%       0%       42.4%  9      n/a       n/a       n/a       variable  10      Life of Mine        11-Jun-18  

Other

                     

Los Filos

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.39       n/a       n/a       25 years        15-Oct-04  

Zinkgruvan

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.39       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Dec-04  

Yauliyacu

     0%       100%  11      0%       0%       n/a     $ 8.89  12      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        23-Mar-06  

Stratoni

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 9.31  13      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        23-Apr-07  

Neves-Corvo

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.30       n/a       n/a       50 years        5-Jun-07  

Aljustrel

     0%       100%  14      0%       0%       n/a       variable  15      n/a       n/a       50 years        5-Jun-07  

Minto

     100%  16      100%  16      0%       0%     $ 325  17    $ 4.22       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        20-Nov-08  

Keno Hill

     0%       25%       0%       0%       n/a       variable  18      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        2-Oct-08  

Pascua-Lama

     0%       25%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 3.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Sep-09  

Rosemont

     100%       100%       0%       0%     $ 450     $ 3.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        10-Feb-10  

Loma de La Plata

     0%       12.5%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.00       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        n/a  19 

777

     50%       100%       0%       0%     $ 416  4    $ 6.14  4      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Aug-12  

Early Deposit

                     

Toroparu

     10%       50%       0%       0%     $ 400     $ 3.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        11-Nov-13  

Cotabambas

     25%  20      100%  20      0%       0%     $ 450     $ 5.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        21-Mar-16  

Kutcho

     100%  21      100%  21      0%       0%       variable  22      variable  22      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        12-Dec-17  

 

1)

Subject to an annual inflationary adjustment with the exception of Loma de La Plata and Sudbury.

2)

All amounts are measured on a per ounce basis with the exception of cobalt which is measured on a per pound basis. Should the prevailing market price for the applicable metal be lower than this amount, the per ounce or per pound cash payment will be reduced to the prevailing market price, with the exception of Yauliyacu where the per ounce cash payment will not be reduced below $4.35 per ounce, subject to an annual inflationary factor.

3)

Gold recoveries will be set at 55% for the Constancia deposit and 70% for the Pampacancha deposit until 265,000 ounces of gold have been delivered to the Company.

4)

Subject to an increase to $9.90 per ounce of silver and $550 per ounce of gold after the initial 40-year term.

5)

The Company is committed to pay Glencore 20% of the spot price of silver for each ounce of silver delivered under the Antamina PMPA.

6)

Under the terms of the San Dimas PMPA, the Company is entitled to an amount equal to 25% of the payable gold production plus an additional amount of gold equal to 25% of the payable silver production converted to gold at a fixed gold to silver exchange ratio of 70:1 from the San Dimas mine. If the average gold to silver price ratio decreases to less than 50:1 or increases to more than 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more, then the “70” shall be revised to “50” or “90”, as the case may be, until such time as the average gold to silver price ratio is between 50:1 to 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more in which event the “70” shall be reinstated.

7)

The Company is committed to purchase 4.5% of Stillwater palladium production until 375,000 ounces are delivered to the Company, thereafter 2.25% of Stillwater palladium production until 550,000 ounces are delivered to the Company and 1% of Stillwater palladium production thereafter for the life of mine.

8)

The Company is committed to pay Sibanye 18% of the spot price of gold and palladium for each ounce of gold and palladium delivered under the Stillwater mines PMPA until the market value of gold and palladium delivered to Wheaton, net of the per ounce cash payment, exceeds the initial upfront cash deposit, and 22% of the spot price thereafter.

9)

Once the Company has received 31 million pounds of cobalt, the Company’s attributable cobalt production to be purchased will be reduced to 21.2%.

10)

The Company is committed to pay Vale 18% of the spot price of cobalt per pound of cobalt delivered under the agreement until the market value of cobalt delivered to Wheaton, net of the per pound cash payment, exceeds the initial upfront cash deposit, and 22% of the spot price thereafter.

11)

Wheaton is committed to purchase from Glencore a per annum amount equal to the first 1.5 million ounces of payable silver produced at Yauliyacu and 50% of any excess.

12)

Should the market price of silver exceed $20 per ounce, in addition to the $8.89 per ounce, the Company is committed to pay Glencore an additional amount for each ounce of silver delivered equal to 50% of the excess, to a maximum of $10 per ounce, such that when the market price of silver is $40 or above, the Company will pay Glencore $18.89 per ounce of silver delivered.

13)

In October 2015, in order to incentivize additional exploration and potentially extend the limited remaining mine life of Stratoni, Wheaton and Eldorado Gold agreed to modify the Stratoni PMPA. The primary modification is to increase the production price per ounce of silver delivered to Wheaton over the current fixed price by one of the following amounts: (i) $2.50 per ounce of silver delivered if 10,000 meters of drilling is completed outside of the existing ore body and within Wheaton’s defined area of interest (“Expansion Drilling”); (ii) $5.00 per ounce of silver delivered if 20,000 meters of Expansion Drilling is completed; and (iii) $7.00 per ounce of silver delivered if 30,000 meters of Expansion Drilling is completed. Drilling in all three cases must be completed by December 31, 2020, in order for the agreed upon increase in production price to be initiated. The figures in the above table reflect the fact that Eldorado completed 20,000 meters of Expansion Drilling in June 2019.

14)

Wheaton only has the rights to silver contained in concentrate containing less than 15% copper at the Aljustrel mine.

15)

In respect of the Aljustrel PMPA, the Company is committed to pay Almina 50% of the amount received under the respective concentrate sales contracts.

16)

The Company is committed to acquire 100% of the first 30,000 ounces of gold produced per annum and 50% thereafter. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance in October 2018.

17)

The production payment per ounce of gold delivered to Wheaton is to be increased over the current fixed price in periods where the market price of copper is lower than $2.50 per pound.

18)

The production payment related to the Keno Hill silver interest is a function of the silver head grade and silver spot price in the month in which the silver is produced.

19)

Terms of the agreement not yet finalized.

20)

Once 90 million silver equivalent ounces attributable to Wheaton have been produced, the attributable production to be purchased will decrease to 66.67% of silver production and 16.67% of gold production for the life of mine.

21)

Once 51,000 ounces of gold and 5.6 million ounces of silver have been delivered to Wheaton, the stream will decrease to 66.67% of gold and silver production for the life of mine.

22)

The Company is committed to pay Kutcho 20% of the spot price of gold and silver for each ounce of gold and silver delivered under the Kutcho Early Deposit Agreement.

 

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Other Contractual Obligations and Contingencies

 

     Obligations With Scheduled Payment Dates                  
(in thousands)    2019        2020 - 2022        2023 - 2024        After 2024        Sub-Total        Other
Commitments
     Total  

Bank debt 1

   $ -        $ -        $ 1,095,500        $ -        $ 1,095,500        $ -      $ 1,095,500  

Interest 2

     23,147          96,947          39,922          -          160,016          -        160,016  

Payments for mineral stream interest 3

                              

Rosemont 4

     -          -          -          -          -          231,150        231,150  

Loma de La Plata

     -          -          -          -          -          32,400        32,400  

Payments for early deposit mineral stream interest

                              

Toroparu

     -          -          -          -          -          138,000        138,000  

Cotabambas

     750          4,500          1,000          -          6,250          126,000        132,250  

Kutcho

     -          -          -          -          -          58,000        58,000  

Operating leases

     406          1,764          1,122          234          3,526          -        3,526  

Total contractual obligations

   $       24,303        $       103,211        $   1,137,544        $ 234        $   1,265,292        $       585,550      $   1,850,842  

 

1)

At June 30, 2019, the Company had $1.1 billion drawn and outstanding on the Revolving Facility.

2)

As the applicable interest rates are floating in nature, the interest charges are estimated based on market-based forward interest rate curves at the end of the reporting period combined with the assumption that the principal balance outstanding at June 30, 2019 does not change until the debt maturity date.

3)

Does not reflect the contingent payment due related to the Salobo gold purchase agreement (see the Salobo section on the following page).

4)

Includes contingent transaction costs of $1 million.

Rosemont

Effective February 8, 2019, the Company amended the Rosemont PMPA. In connection with the amended Rosemont PMPA, the Company is committed to pay Hudbay total upfront cash payments of $230 million in two installments, with the first $50 million being advanced upon Hudbay’s receipt of permitting for the Rosemont project and other customary conditions and the balance of $180 million being advanced once project costs incurred on the Rosemont project exceed $98 million. Under the amendment, the Company is now permitted to elect to pay the deposit in cash or the delivery of common shares and Hudbay has provided a corporate guarantee. Additionally, the Company will be entitled to certain delay payments, including where construction ceases in any material respect, or if completion is not achieved within agreed upon timelines.

On August 1, 2019, Hudbay announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (“Court”) issued a ruling in the lawsuits challenging the U.S. Forest Service’s issuance of the Final Record of Decision (“FROD”) for the Rosemont project in Arizona. The Court ruled to vacate and remand the FROD such that Rosemont cannot proceed with construction at this time. Hudbay states that they will be appealing the Court’s decision to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Loma de La Plata

In connection with the Loma de La Plata PMPA, the Company is committed to pay Pan American Silver Corp. (“Pan American”) total upfront cash payments of $32 million following the satisfaction of certain conditions, including Pan American receiving all necessary permits to proceed with the mine construction.

Toroparu

In connection with the Toroparu Early Deposit Agreement, the Company is committed to pay Sandspring an additional $138 million, payable on an installment basis to partially fund construction of the mine. Following the delivery of certain feasibility documentation or after December 31, 2019 if the feasibility documentation has not been delivered to Wheaton by such date, Wheaton may elect not to proceed with the agreement or not pay the balance of the upfront consideration and reduce the gold stream percentage from 10% to 0.909% and the silver stream percentage from 50% to nil. If Wheaton elects to terminate, Wheaton will be entitled to a return of the amounts advanced less $2 million which is non-refundable on the occurrence of certain events. If Wheaton elects to reduce the streams, Sandspring may elect to terminate the agreement and Wheaton will be entitled to a return of the amount of the deposit already advanced less $2 million which is non-refundable. Sandspring has filed a Preliminary Economic Assessment defining the re-scoping of the Toroparu project, including a revised operating plan.

 

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Cotabambas

In connection with the Cotabambas Early Deposit Agreement, the Company is committed to pay Panoro a total cash consideration of $140 million, of which $8 million has been paid to date. Once certain conditions have been met, the Company will advance an additional $6 million to Panoro, spread over up to five years. Following the delivery of a bankable definitive feasibility study, environmental study and impact assessment, and other related documents (collectively, the “Cotabambas Feasibility Documentation”), and receipt of permits and construction commencing, the Company may then advance the remaining deposit or elect to terminate the Cotabambas Early Deposit Agreement. If the Company elects to terminate, the Company will be entitled to a return of the portion of the amounts advanced less $2 million payable upon certain triggering events occurring. Until January 1, 2020, Panoro has a one-time option to repurchase 50% of the precious metal stream on a change of control for an amount based on a calculated rate of return for the Company.

Kutcho

In connection with the Kutcho Early Deposit Agreement, the Company is committed to pay Kutcho a total cash consideration of $65 million, of which $7 million has been paid to date. The remaining $58 million will be advanced on an installment basis to partially fund construction of the mine once certain conditions have been satisfied.

The Company will be required to make an additional payment to Kutcho, of up to $20 million, if processing throughput is increased to 4,500 tonnes per day or more within 5 years of attaining commercial production.

Salobo

The Salobo mine currently has a mill throughput capacity of 24 million tonnes per annum (“Mtpa”). In October 2018, Vale’s Board of Directors approved the investment in the Salobo III mine expansion (the “Salobo Expansion”). The Salobo Expansion is proposed to include a third concentrator line and will use Salobo’s existing infrastructure. Vale anticipates that the Salobo Expansion, which is scheduled to start up in the first half of 2022 with a ramp-up of 15 months, will result in an increase of throughput capacity from 24 Mtpa to 36 Mtpa once fully ramped up.

If actual throughput is expanded above 28 Mtpa, then under the terms of the Salobo PMPA, Wheaton will be required to make an additional set payment to Vale based on the size of the expansion, the timing of completion and the grade of the material processed. The set payment ranges from $113 million if throughput is expanded beyond 28 Mtpa by January 1, 2036 up to $953 million if throughput is expanded beyond 40 Mtpa by January 1, 2021. Based on Vale’s estimated size and timing of the Salobo Expansion, the Company estimates that an expansion payment of between $550 million to $650 million would be payable. Given Vale’s proposed schedule, this payment would likely become payable in 2023 though the actual amount and timing of the expansion payment may significantly differ from this estimate.

Canada Revenue Agency – Canada Revenue Agency – 2013-2015 Taxation Years - Domestic Reassessments

On July 24, 2018, the Company received a Notice of Reassessment for the 2013 taxation year (the “2013 Domestic Reassessment”) in which the CRA is seeking to change the timing of the deduction of upfront payments with respect to the Company’s PMPAs in respect of Canadian mining assets, so that the cost of precious metal acquired under these Canadian PMPAs is equal to the cash cost paid on delivery plus an amortized amount of the upfront payment determined on a units-of-production basis over the estimated recoverable reserves, and where applicable, resources and exploration potential at the respective mine. On June 12, 2019, the Company received Notices of Reassessment for the 2014 and 2015 taxation years (the “2014 and 2015 Domestic Reassessments” and together with the 2013 Domestic Reassessment, the “Domestic Reassessments”) in which the CRA applied the methodology in the 2013 Domestic Reassessment to the 2014 and 2015 taxation years. In total, the Domestic Reassessments result in tax, interest and other penalties of approximately $7 million for the 2013 through 2015 taxation years.

The Company’s position, as reflected in its Canadian income tax returns and consistent with the terms of the PMPAs, is that the cost of the precious metal acquired under the Canadian PMPAs is equal to the market value while a deposit is outstanding, and the cash cost thereafter. Management believes the Company’s position is correct and that it has filed its tax returns and paid applicable taxes in compliance with Canadian tax law. The Company previously filed a notice of objection in respect of the 2013 Domestic Reassessment and intends to file notices of objection in respect of the 2014 and 2015 Domestic Reassessments.

If CRA were to apply the methodology in the Domestic Reassessments to the 2016 to 2018 taxation years, the Company estimates that losses would arise in the 2016 to 2018 taxation years that could be carried back to reduce tax and interest relating to the Domestic Reassessments by approximately $5 million such that the total tax, interest and other penalties relating to the Domestic Reassessments for the years 2013 through 2015 would be approximately $2 million. The 2016 to 2018 taxation years remain open to a domestic audit.

 

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U.S. Shareholder Class Action

During July 2015, after the Company disclosed that the CRA was proposing that they would issue the Reassessments, two putative securities class action lawsuits were filed against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in connection with the proposal (the “Complaints”).

On October 19, 2015, the Complaints were consolidated into one action, In re Silver Wheaton Securities Litigation, as against the Company, Randy Smallwood, President & Chief Executive Officer, Gary Brown, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer and Peter Barnes, former Chief Executive Officer (together the “Defendants”) and a lead plaintiff (the “Plaintiff”) was selected. The Plaintiff filed a consolidated amended complaint in December 2015, and then filed a second amended complaint in April 2018 (the “Amended Complaint”). The Amended Complaint alleges, among other things, that the Defendants made false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, prospects and performance in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Specifically, the Amended Complaint focuses on the Reassessments. The Amended Complaint purports to be brought on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s securities in the United States during an alleged class period of March 30, 2011 to July 6, 2015.

At a hearing on June 6, 2016, the Court denied the Defendants’ motion to dismiss. A denial of such a motion is not a ruling on the merits of the claims in the lawsuit. Certification of the class was granted by the Court on May 11, 2017.

On March 27, 2018, the court granted Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint, which adds a claim under Section 10(b) against our auditors. Defendants filed motions to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint, however on March 29, 2019 the court issued a ruling denying the motion to dismiss as against both defendants and our auditors. No trial date is currently set for this matter.

The Company believes the allegations are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against this matter. No amounts have been recorded for any potential liability arising from this matter, as the original Complaints do not specify a quantum of damages and the Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome.

Canadian Shareholder Class Action

By Notice of Action dated August 10, 2016 (as amended September 2, 2016), proposed representative plaintiff Suzan Poirier commenced proceedings pursuant to the Class Proceedings Act (Ontario) in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., Randy Smallwood, President and Chief Executive Officer and Gary Brown, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. The statement of claim filed alleges, among other things, misrepresentation pursuant to primary and secondary market civil liability provisions under the Securities Act (Ontario), common law negligence and negligent misrepresentation. The claim focuses on the Reassessments. The statement of claim purports to be brought on behalf of persons who (i) acquired Wheaton common shares in Wheaton’s March 2015 public offering, and (ii) acquired Wheaton common shares in the secondary market, other than in the United States, during an alleged class period of August 14, 2013 to July 6, 2015 inclusive.

The Company believes that the allegations are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against this matter. No amounts have been recorded for potential liability arising from this claim as no value has been specified in the statement of claim and the Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome.

Other

Due to the size, complexity and nature of the Company’s operations, various legal and tax matters are outstanding from time to time, including audits. By their nature, contingencies will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The assessment of contingencies inherently involves the exercise of significant judgment and estimates of the outcome of future events. If the Company is unable to resolve any of these matters favorably, there may be a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial performance, cash flows or results of operations. In the event that management’s estimate of the future resolution of these matters changes, the Company will recognize the effects of the changes in its consolidated financial statements in the appropriate period relative to when such changes occur.

 

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Segmented Information

Operating Segments

The Company’s reportable operating segments, which are the components of the Company’s business where separate financial information is available and which are evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), who is the Company’s chief operating decision maker, for the purpose of assessing performance, are summarized in the tables below:

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2019  
(in thousands)    Sales     

Cost

of Sales

     Depletion     

Gross

Margin

     Impairment
Charges 1
    

Net (Loss)

Earnings

    Cash Flow
From
Operations
   

Total

Assets

 

Gold

                     

Salobo

   $ 76,329      $ 23,317      $ 22,114      $ 30,898      $ -      $ 30,898     $ 58,184     $ 2,651,697  

Sudbury 2

     10,840        3,324        6,807        709        -        709       7,572       356,328  

Constancia

     5,830        1,763        1,592        2,475        -        2,475       3,954       113,964  

San Dimas

     13,601        6,226        3,184        4,191        -        4,191       9,776       201,448  

Stillwater

     4,366        771        1,714        1,881        -        1,881       3,595       233,233  

Other 3

     7,904        2,452        2,445        3,007        -        3,007       5,505       17,246  

Total gold interests

   $     118,870      $     37,853      $     37,856      $     43,161      $ -      $       43,161     $       88,586     $   3,573,916  

Silver

                     

Peñasquito

   $ 13,582      $ 3,839      $ 2,794      $ 6,949      $ -      $ 6,949     $ 9,743     $ 382,363  

Antamina

     17,660        3,530        10,352        3,778        -        3,778       14,277       688,767  

Constancia

     7,119        2,819        3,586        714        -        714       3,652       237,136  

Other 4

     24,952        11,612        4,338        9,002        -        9,002       14,230       496,675  

Total silver interests

   $ 63,313      $ 21,800      $ 21,070      $ 20,443      $ -      $ 20,443     $ 41,902     $ 1,804,941  

Palladium

                     

Stillwater

   $ 7,283      $ 1,304      $ 2,478      $ 3,501      $ -      $ 3,501     $ 5,979     $ 254,772  

Cobalt

                     

Voisey’s Bay

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 165,912      $ (165,912   $ -     $ 227,510  

Total mineral stream interests

   $ 189,466      $ 60,957      $ 61,404      $ 67,105      $ 165,912      $ (98,807   $ 136,467     $ 5,861,139  

Other

                     

General and administrative

                  $ (12,249   $ (9,189  

Finance costs

                    (13,306     (14,828  

Other

                    (3,090     (3,168  

Income tax recovery

                                                  2,758       (24        

Total other

                                                $ (25,887   $ (27,209   $ 379,684  

Consolidated

                                                $ (124,694   $ 109,258     $ 6,240,823  

 

1)

See Note 11 for more information.

2)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

3)

Where a gold interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the gold interest has been summarized under Other gold interests. Other gold interests are comprised of the operating 777 gold interest and the non-operating Minto and Rosemont gold interests.

4)

Where a silver interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the silver interest has been summarized under Other silver interests. Other silver interests are comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Neves-Corvo, Aljustrel, and 777 silver interests and the non-operating Keno Hill, Minto, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests.

 

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2018  
(in thousands)    Sales       

Cost

of Sales

       Depletion       

Net

Earnings

      

Cash Flow

From

Operations

      

Total  

Assets  

Gold

                           

Salobo

   $ 92,327        $ 28,294        $ 27,316        $ 36,717        $ 64,033        $ 2,760,314    

Sudbury 1

     5,778          1,760          3,498          520          4,020          372,366  

Constancia

     2,857          869          812          1,176          1,989          120,025  

San Dimas

     4,733          2,243          2,079          411          2,490          218,158  

Other 2

     8,058          2,307          2,075          3,676          5,850          26,950  

Total gold interests

   $         113,753        $         35,473        $         35,780        $           42,500        $           78,382        $         3,497,813  

Silver

                           

San Dimas 3

   $ 17,673        $ 4,622        $ 1,567        $ 11,484        $ 13,051        $ -  

Peñasquito

     25,315          6,452          4,572          14,291          18,863          395,052  

Antamina

     23,736          4,676          12,369          6,691          19,060          732,979  

Constancia

     6,826          2,418          2,927          1,481          4,409          254,773  

Other 4

     25,097          8,939          5,279          10,879          16,014          511,851  

Total silver interests

   $ 98,647        $ 27,107        $ 26,714        $ 44,826        $ 71,397        $ 1,894,655  

Cobalt

                           

Voisey’s Bay

   $ -        $ -        $ -        $ -        $ -        $ 393,327  

Total mineral stream interests

   $ 212,400        $ 62,580        $ 62,494        $ 87,326        $ 149,779        $ 5,785,795  

Other

                           

General and administrative

                  $ (11,972)        $ (8,273)       

Finance costs

                    (7,367)          (8,031)       

Gain on disposal of San Dimas SPA 3

 

                 245,715          -       

Other

                    1,216          1,773       

Income tax recovery

                                      3,224          (48)             

Total other

                                    $ 230,816        $ (14,579)        $ 430,317  

Consolidated

                                    $ 318,142        $ 135,200        $ 6,216,112  

 

1)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

2)

Where a gold interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the gold interest has been summarized under Other gold interests. Other gold interests are comprised of the operating Minto and 777 gold interests and the non-operating Rosemont gold interest. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance in October 2018.

3)

On May 10, 2018, the Company terminated the San Dimas SPA and concurrently entered into the new San Dimas PMPA.

4)

Where a silver interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the silver interest has been summarized under Other silver interests. Other silver interests are comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Neves-Corvo, Minto, and 777 silver interests, the non-operating Keno Hill, Aljustrel, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests as well as the previously owned Lagunas Norte, Pierina and Veladero silver interests which expired on March 31, 2018. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance in October 2018.

 

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(in thousands)    Sales     

Cost

of Sales

     Depletion     

Gross

Margin

     Impairment
Charges 1
    

Net (Loss)

Earnings

    Cash Flow
From
Operations
   

Total

Assets

 

Gold

                     

Salobo

   $ 186,400      $ 57,317      $ 54,363      $ 74,720      $ -      $ 74,720     $ 134,254     $ 2,651,697  

Sudbury 2

     16,107        4,948        10,135        1,024        -        1,024       11,215       356,328  

Constancia

     13,057        3,968        3,583        5,506        -        5,506       9,089       113,964  

San Dimas

     28,731        13,132        6,747        8,852        -        8,852       18,000       201,448  

Stillwater

     8,087        1,440        3,195        3,452        -        3,452       6,647       233,233  

Other 3

     16,888        5,029        4,113        7,746        -        7,746       12,237       17,246  

Total gold interests

   $     269,270      $     85,834      $     82,136      $     101,300      $ -      $     101,300     $     191,442     $     3,573,916  

Silver

                     

Peñasquito

   $ 31,883      $ 8,739      $ 6,359      $ 16,785      $ -      $ 16,785     $ 23,143     $ 382,363  

Antamina

     37,274        7,418        21,310        8,546        -        8,546       29,857       688,767  

Constancia

     18,490        7,153        9,095        2,242        -        2,242       11,337       237,136  

Other 4

     42,827        18,406        5,969        18,452        -        18,452       25,036       496,675  

Total silver interests

   $ 130,474      $ 41,716      $ 42,733      $ 46,025      $ -      $ 46,025     $ 89,373     $ 1,804,941  

Palladium

                     

Stillwater

   $ 14,771      $ 2,621      $ 4,916      $ 7,234      $ -      $ 7,234     $ 12,150     $ 254,772  

Cobalt

                     

Voisey’s Bay

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 165,912      $ (165,912   $ -     $ 227,510  

Total mineral stream interests

   $ 414,515      $ 130,171      $ 129,785      $ 154,559      $ 165,912      $ (11,353   $ 292,965     $ 5,861,139  

Other

                     

General and administrative

                  $ (28,784   $ (33,900  

Finance costs

                    (27,252     (26,074  

Other

                    (2,824     (1,954  

Income tax recovery

                                                  2,868       (3,585        

Total other

                                                $ (55,992   $ (65,513   $ 379,684  

Consolidated

                                                $ (67,345   $ 227,452     $ 6,240,823  

 

1)

See Note 11 for more information.

2)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

3)

Where a gold interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the gold interest has been summarized under Other gold interests. Other gold interests are comprised of the operating 777 gold interest and the non-operating Minto and Rosemont gold interests.

4)

Where a silver interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the silver interest has been summarized under Other silver interests. Other silver interests are comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Neves-Corvo, Aljustrel, and 777 silver interests and the non-operating Keno Hill, Minto, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2018  
(in thousands)    Sales     

Cost

of Sales

     Depletion     

Net

Earnings

   

Cash Flow

From

Operations

   

Total

Assets

Gold

               

Salobo

   $ 165,162      $ 50,152      $ 48,418      $ 66,592     $ 115,010     $ 2,760,314  

Sudbury 1

     12,679        3,834        7,622        1,223       8,968       372,366  

Constancia

     7,168        2,168        2,026        2,974       5,001       120,025  

San Dimas

     4,733        2,243        2,079        411       2,490       218,158  

Other 2

     17,097        4,991        4,868        7,238       11,001       26,950  

Total gold interests

   $     206,839      $ 63,388      $ 65,013      $ 78,438     $ 142,470     $ 3,497,813  

Silver

               

San Dimas 3

   $ 40,594      $ 10,549      $ 3,575      $ 26,470     $ 30,045     $ -  

Peñasquito

     45,935        11,568        8,198        26,169       34,367       395,052  

Antamina

     47,506        9,496        24,659        13,351       38,010       732,979  

Constancia

     16,406        5,807        7,030        3,569       10,599       254,773  

Other 4

     54,372        18,186        11,284        24,902       36,037       511,851  

Total silver interests

   $ 204,813      $ 55,606      $ 54,746      $ 94,461     $ 149,058     $ 1,894,655  

Cobalt

               

Voisey’s Bay

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -     $ -     $ 393,327  

Total mineral stream interests

   $ 411,652      $     118,994      $     119,759      $ 172,899     $     291,528     $     5,785,795  

Other

               

General and administrative

            $ (21,729   $ (17,918  

Finance costs

              (14,474     (14,567  

Gain on disposal of San Dimas SPA 3

              245,715          

Other

              145       1,595    

Income tax recovery

                                3,709       (98        

Total other

                              $ 213,366     $ (30,988   $ 430,317  

Consolidated

                              $ 386,265     $ 260,540     $ 6,216,112  

 

1)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

2)

Where a gold interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the gold interest has been summarized under Other gold interests. Other gold interests are comprised of the operating Minto and 777 gold interests and the non-operating Rosemont gold interest. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance in October 2018.

3)

On May 10, 2018, the Company terminated the San Dimas SPA and concurrently entered into the new San Dimas PMPA.

4)

Where a silver interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the silver interest has been summarized under Other silver interests. Other silver interests are comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Neves-Corvo, Minto, and 777 silver interests, the non-operating Keno Hill, Aljustrel, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests as well as the previously owned Lagunas Norte, Pierina and Veladero silver interests which expired on March 31, 2018. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance in October 2018.

 

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Geographical Areas

The Company’s geographical information, which is based on the location of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate, are summarized in the tables below:

 

     Sales    

Carrying Amount at

June 30, 2019

 
(in thousands)   

Three Months
Ended

Jun 30, 2019

   

Six Months
Ended

Jun 30, 2019

   

Gold

Interests

    

Silver

Interests

    

Palladium

Interests

    

Cobalt

Interests

     Total  
 

North America

                             

Canada

   $ 20,390        11   $ 36,642        9   $ 373,575      $ 32,861      $ -      $ 227,510      $ 633,946        11

United States

     11,648        6     22,858        5     233,232        557        254,772        -        488,561        8

Mexico

     27,573        15     61,595        15     201,446        383,702        -        -        585,148        10

Europe

                             

Greece

     3,637        2     4,905        1     -        4,356        -        -        4,356        0

Portugal

     6,127        3     16,347        4     -        21,848        -        -        21,848        0

Sweden

     5,080        3     8,642        2     -        36,495        -        -        36,495        1

South America

                             

Argentina/Chile 1

     -        0     -        0     -        264,401        -        -        264,401        5

Brazil

     76,329        40     186,400        45     2,651,699        -        -        -        2,651,699        45

Peru

     38,682        20     77,126        19     113,964        1,060,721        -        -        1,174,685        20
 

Consolidated

   $ 189,466        100   $ 414,515        100   $ 3,573,916      $ 1,804,941      $ 254,772      $ 227,510      $ 5,861,139        100

 

1)

Includes the Pascua-Lama project, which straddles the border of Argentina and Chile.

 

     Sales    

Carrying Amount at

June 30, 2018

 
(in thousands)   

Three Months
Ended

Jun 30, 2018

   

Six Months

Ended

Jun 30, 2018

   

Gold

Interests

    

Silver

Interests

    

Palladium

Interests

    

Cobalt

Interests

     Total          
 

North America

                             

Canada

   $ 15,448        7   $ 33,917        8   $ 399,317      $ 35,546      $ -      $ 393,327      $ 828,190        14

United States

     -        0     -        0     -        433        -        -        433        0

Mexico

     48,285        23     92,693        23     218,158        396,458        -        -        614,616        10

Europe

                             

Greece

     2,763        1     5,248        1     -        7,108        -        -        7,108        0

Portugal

     2,916        1     5,718        1     -        23,141        -        -        23,141        0

Sweden

     4,882        2     11,316        3     -        38,623        -        -        38,623        1

South America

                             

Argentina/Chile 1

     1,723        2     4,419        1     -        264,411        -        -        264,411        5

Brazil

     92,327        43     165,162        40     2,760,314        -        -        -        2,760,314        48

Peru

     44,056        21     93,179        23     120,024        1,128,935        -        -        1,248,959        22
 

Consolidated

   $   212,400        100   $ 411,652        100   $  3,497,813      $ 1,894,655      $             -      $     393,327      $   5,785,795        100

 

1)

Includes the Pascua-Lama project, which straddles the border of Argentina and Chile.

 

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28.

Subsequent Events

Declaration of Dividend

Under the Company’s dividend policy, the quarterly dividend per common share is targeted to equal approximately 30% of the average cash flow generated by operating activities in the previous four quarters divided by the Company’s then outstanding common shares, all rounded to the nearest cent. To minimize volatility in quarterly dividends, the Company has set a minimum quarterly dividend of $0.09 per common share for the duration of 2019. The declaration, timing, amount and payment of future dividends remain at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

On August 8, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a dividend in the amount of $0.09 per common share, with this dividend being payable to shareholders of record on August 23, 2019 and is expected to be distributed on or about September 5, 2019. The Company has implemented a dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”) whereby shareholders can elect to have dividends reinvested directly into additional Wheaton common shares at a discount of 3% of the Average Market Price, as defined in the DRIP.

 

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INFORMATION

 

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DIRECTORS

GEORGE BRACK

JOHN BROUGH

PETER GILLIN

CHANTAL GOSSELIN

DOUGLAS HOLTBY, Chairman

CHARLES JEANNES

EDUARDO LUNA

MARILYN SCHONBERNER

RANDY SMALLWOOD

OFFICERS

RANDY SMALLWOOD

President & Chief Executive Officer

CURT BERNARDI

Senior Vice President,

Legal & Corporate Secretary

GARY BROWN

Senior Vice President

& Chief Financial Officer

PATRICK DROUIN

Senior Vice President,

Investor Relations

HAYTHAM HODALY

Senior Vice President,

Corporate Development

 

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