EX-99.2 3 d822013dex992.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 - UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS EXHIBIT 99.2 - UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Exhibit 99.2

 

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Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

(unaudited)

 

           

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

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

   Notes      2024      2023  

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

        

Revenues

     2        1,885        1,738  

Operating expenses

     5        (1,081)        (1,074)  

Depreciation

        (28)        (30)  

Amortization of computer software

        (153)        (118)  

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

        (25)        (25)  

Other operating (losses) gains, net

     6        (41)        17  

Operating profit

        557        508  

Finance costs, net:

        

Net interest expense

     7        (40)        (55)  

Other finance income (costs)

     7        22        (90)  

Income before tax and equity method investments

        539        363  

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

     8        (8)        570  

Tax expense

     9        (67)        (196)  

Earnings from continuing operations

        464        737  

Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax

              14        19  

Net earnings

              478        756  

Earnings (loss) attributable to:

        

Common shareholders

        481        756  

Non-controlling interests

        (3)         

Earnings per share:

     10        

Basic earnings per share:

        

From continuing operations

        $1.03        $1.56  

From discontinued operations

              0.03        0.04  

Basic earnings per share

              $1.06        $1.60  

Diluted earnings per share:

        

From continuing operations

        $1.03        $1.55  

From discontinued operations

              0.03        0.04  

Diluted earnings per share

              $1.06        $1.59  

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

 

 

 

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THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited)

 

            Three months ended March 31,  
 (millions of U.S. dollars)    Notes      2024      2023  

Net earnings

           

 

478

 

  

 

756

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

        

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

        

Cash flow hedges adjustments to net earnings

  

 

7

 

  

 

30

 

  

 

(2)

 

Cash flow hedges adjustments to equity

     

 

(21)

 

  

 

(1)

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments to equity

           

 

(71)

 

  

 

69

 

             

 

(62)

 

  

 

66

 

Items that will not be reclassified to net earnings:

        

Fair value adjustments on financial assets

  

 

11

 

  

 

1

 

  

 

(1)

 

Remeasurement on defined benefit pension plans

     

 

17

 

  

 

5

 

Related tax expense on remeasurement on defined benefit pension plans

           

 

(4)

 

  

 

(1)

 

             

 

14

 

  

 

3

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income

           

 

(48)

 

  

 

69

 

Total comprehensive income

           

 

430

 

  

 

825

 

Comprehensive income (loss) for the period attributable to:

        

Common shareholders:

        

Continuing operations

     

 

424

 

  

 

806

 

Discontinued operations

     

 

14

 

  

 

19

 

Non-controlling interests

           

 

(8)

 

  

 

 

Total comprehensive income

           

 

430

 

  

 

825

 

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

 

 

 

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THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(unaudited)

 

       
          March 31,      December 31,  
 (millions of U.S. dollars)    Notes    2024      2023  

Cash and cash equivalents

  

11

  

 

1,901

 

  

 

1,298

 

Trade and other receivables

     

 

1,040

 

  

 

1,122

 

Other financial assets

  

11

  

 

18

 

  

 

66

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

       

 

464

 

  

 

435

 

Current assets

     

 

3,423

 

  

 

2,921

 

Property and equipment, net

     

 

451

 

  

 

447

 

Computer software, net

     

 

1,500

 

  

 

1,236

 

Other identifiable intangible assets, net

     

 

3,199

 

  

 

3,165

 

Goodwill

     

 

7,285

 

  

 

6,719

 

Equity method investments

  

8

  

 

836

 

  

 

2,030

 

Other financial assets

  

11

  

 

426

 

  

 

444

 

Other non-current assets

  

12

  

 

629

 

  

 

618

 

Deferred tax

       

 

1,067

 

  

 

1,104

 

Total assets

       

 

18,816

 

  

 

18,684

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

        

Liabilities

        

Current indebtedness

  

11

  

 

941

 

  

 

372

 

Payables, accruals and provisions

  

13

  

 

922

 

  

 

1,114

 

Current tax liabilities

     

 

354

 

  

 

248

 

Deferred revenue

     

 

928

 

  

 

992

 

Other financial liabilities

  

11

  

 

390

 

  

 

507

 

Current liabilities

     

 

3,535

 

  

 

3,233

 

Long-term indebtedness

  

11

  

 

2,879

 

  

 

2,905

 

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

  

14

  

 

689

 

  

 

692

 

Other financial liabilities

  

11

  

 

253

 

  

 

237

 

Deferred tax

       

 

425

 

  

 

553

 

Total liabilities

     

 

7,781

 

  

 

7,620

 

Equity

        

Capital

  

15

  

 

3,400

 

  

 

3,405

 

Retained earnings

     

 

8,712

 

  

 

8,680

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

       

 

(1,077)

 

  

 

(1,021)

 

Total equity

       

 

11,035

 

  

 

11,064

 

Total liabilities and equity

       

 

18,816

 

  

 

18,684

 

Contingencies (note 18)

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

 

 

 

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THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

(unaudited)

 

            Three months ended March 31,  
 (millions of U.S. dollars)    Notes      2024      2023(1)  

Cash provided by (used in):

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations

  

 

 

 

  

 

464

 

  

 

737

 

Adjustments for:

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Depreciation

  

 

 

 

  

 

28

 

  

 

30

 

Amortization of computer software

  

 

 

 

  

 

153

 

  

 

118

 

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

  

 

 

 

  

 

25

 

  

 

25

 

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

  

 

8

 

  

 

8

 

  

 

(570)

 

Deferred tax

  

 

 

 

  

 

(150)

 

  

 

(127)

 

Other

  

 

16

 

  

 

48

 

  

 

132

 

Changes in working capital and other items

  

 

16

 

  

 

(143)

 

  

 

(80)

 

Operating cash flows from continuing operations

  

 

 

 

  

 

433

 

  

 

265

 

Operating cash flows from discontinued operations

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

(1)

 

  

 

2

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

432

 

  

 

267

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

  

 

17

 

  

 

(436)

 

  

 

(490)

 

Payments related to disposals of businesses and investments

  

 

 

 

  

 

(4)

 

  

 

-

 

Proceeds from sales of LSEG shares

  

 

8

 

  

 

1,244

 

  

 

2,293

 

Capital expenditures

  

 

 

 

  

 

(145)

 

  

 

(140)

 

Other investing activities

  

 

 

 

  

 

-

 

  

 

23

 

Taxes paid on sales of LSEG shares and disposals of businesses

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

(16)

 

  

 

(18)

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

643

 

  

 

1,668

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Repayments of debt

  

 

 

 

  

 

(48)

 

  

 

-

 

Net borrowings (repayments) under short-term loan facilities

  

 

11

 

  

 

564

 

  

 

(361)

 

Payments of lease principal

  

 

 

 

  

 

(15)

 

  

 

(16)

 

Repurchases of common shares

  

 

15

 

  

 

(352)

 

  

 

(718)

 

Dividends paid on preference shares

  

 

 

 

  

 

(1)

 

  

 

(1)

 

Dividends paid on common shares

  

 

15

 

  

 

(237)

 

  

 

(224)

 

Purchase of non-controlling interests

  

 

17

 

  

 

(380)

 

  

 

-

 

Other financing activities

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

(1)

 

  

 

5

 

Net cash used in financing activities

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

(470)

 

  

 

(1,315)

 

Translation adjustments

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

(2)

 

  

 

1

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

  

 

 

 

  

 

603

 

  

 

621

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  

 

 

 

  

 

1,298

 

  

 

1,069

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

1,901

 

  

 

1,690

 

Supplemental cash flow information is provided in note 16.

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Interest paid, net of debt related hedges

  

 

 

 

  

 

(25)

 

  

 

(26)

 

Interest received

  

 

 

 

  

 

13

 

  

 

8

 

Income taxes paid

  

 

16

 

  

 

(113)

 

  

 

(100)

 

 

(1)

Amounts have been reclassified to reflect the current presentation.

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

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

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

 

 

 

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THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(unaudited)

 

(millions of U.S. dollars)

 

 

Stated
share
capital

 

   

Contributed
surplus

 

   

Total
capital

 

      

 

   

Retained
earnings

 

   

Unrecognized
gain on
financial
instruments

 

   

Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments

 

   

Total
accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss ("AOCL")

 

   

Shareholders’
equity

 

   

Non-
controlling
interests
(see note
17)

 

   

Total
equity

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2023

    1,901       1,504       3,405    

 

 

 

    8,680       21       (1,042)       (1,021)       11,064             11,064  

Net earnings

                   

 

 

 

    481                         481       (3)       478  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

                     

 

 

 

 

 

    13       10       (66)       (56)       (43)       (5)       (48)  

Total comprehensive income (loss)

                     

 

 

 

 

 

    494       10       (66)       (56)       438       (8)       430  

Non-controlling interests on acquisition of subsidiaries

                   

 

 

 

                                  388       388  

Purchase of non-controlling interests

                   

 

 

 

                                  (380)       (380)  

Dividends declared on preference shares

                   

 

 

 

    (1)                         (1)             (1)  

Dividends declared on common shares

                   

 

 

 

    (244)                         (244)             (244)  

Shares issued under Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”)

    7             7    

 

 

 

                            7             7  

Repurchases of common shares (see note 15)

    (5)             (5)    

 

 

 

    (217)                         (222)             (222)  

Stock compensation plans

    89       (96)       (7)      

 

 

 

 

 

                            (7)             (7)  

Balance, March 31, 2024

    1,992       1,408       3,400      

 

 

 

 

 

    8,712       31       (1,108)       (1,077)       11,035             11,035  

 

(millions of U.S. dollars)

 

 

Stated
share
capital

 

   

Contributed
surplus

 

   

Total
capital

 

      

 

   

Retained
earnings

 

   

Unrecognized
gain (loss) on
financial
instruments

 

   

Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments

 

   

AOCL

 

   

Shareholders’
equity

 

   

Non-
controlling
interests

 

   

Total
equity

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2022

    3,864       1,534       5,398    

 

 

 

    7,642       17       (1,172)       (1,155)       11,885             11,885  

Net earnings

       

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

    756                         756             756  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

         

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

    4       (4)       69       65       69             69  

Total comprehensive income (loss)

         

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

    760       (4)       69       65       825             825  

Dividends declared on preference shares

       

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

    (1)                         (1)             (1)  

Dividends declared on common shares

       

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

    (232)                         (232)             (232)  

Shares issued under DRIP

    8             8    

 

 

 

                            8             8  

Repurchases of common shares (see note 15)

    2             2    

 

 

 

    (2)                                      

Stock compensation plans

    84       (90)       (6)      

 

 

 

 

 

                            (6)             (6)  

Balance, March 31, 2023

    3,958       1,444       5,402      

 

 

 

 

 

    8,167       13       (1,103)       (1,090)       12,479             12,479  

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

 

 

 

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Thomson Reuters Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

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

Note 1: Business Description and Basis of Preparation

General business description

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

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements (“interim financial statements”) were approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company on May 1, 2024.

Basis of preparation

The interim financial statements were prepared using the same accounting policies and methods as those used in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023. The interim financial statements comply with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), have been omitted or condensed.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IAS 34 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving more judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements have been disclosed in note 2 of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

The Company continues to operate in an uncertain macroeconomic environment, reflecting ongoing geopolitical risk, uneven economic growth, and an evolving interest rate and inflationary backdrop, among other factors. While the Company is closely monitoring these conditions to assess potential impacts on its businesses, some of management’s estimates and judgments may be more variable and may change materially in the future due to the significant uncertainty created by these circumstances.

The accompanying interim financial statements include all adjustments, composed of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary by management to fairly state the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, which are included in the Company’s 2023 annual report.

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

Recent accounting pronouncements

IAS 21, The Effect of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates

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

IFRS 18, Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements

In April 2024, the IASB issued IFRS 18, which will replace IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, and is effective for reporting periods beginning January 1, 2027. IFRS 18 will change the presentation of the Company’s financial statements and add new disclosure requirements. Specifically, the new standard requires:

 

   

The consolidated income statement to be structured according to operating, investing and financing categories, and include additional subtotals for “Operating Profit” and “Profit Before Financing and Income Taxes”;

 

 

 

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Management-defined performance measurements (“MPM’s”), which represent certain of the Company’s non-IFRS measures, to be identified, defined, and have an explanation why each one is useful. Each MPM must be reconciled to the most directly comparable IFRS subtotal. All disclosures related to MPM’s must be disclosed in a single footnote within the consolidated financial statements; and

   

The application of enhanced guidance related to the grouping of financial information associated with amounts presented within the financial statements, otherwise known as aggregation or disaggregation.

The Company is assessing the impact of IFRS 18 on its disclosures.

Amendments to IAS 7, Statement of Cash Flows

The amendments were issued to align the presentation of the statement of cash flows, as prepared under the indirect method, to the changes prescribed to the income statement under IFRS 18.

Both IFRS 18 and the amendments to IAS 7 are disclosure related and do not impact the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

Other pronouncements issued by the IASB and International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”) are not applicable or consequential to the Company.

Note 2: Revenues

Revenues by type and geography

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

 

Revenues by type

 

 

Legal

                     

Tax &
Accounting

                     

Global

         

Eliminations/

                   

Three months ended

 

 

Professionals

 

          

Corporates

 

          

Professionals

 

          

Reuters News

 

          

Print

 

          

Rounding

 

          

Total

 

        

March 31,

 

 

2024

 

   

2023

 

          

2024

 

   

2023

 

          

2024

 

   

2023

 

          

2024

 

   

2023

 

          

2024

 

   

2023

 

          

2024

 

   

2023

 

          

2024

 

   

2023

 

        

Recurring

 

 

698

 

 

 

672

 

   

 

370

 

 

 

326

 

   

 

199

 

 

 

176

 

   

 

164

 

 

 

155

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

(5)

 

 

 

(6)

 

   

 

1,426

 

 

 

1,323

 

 

Transactions

 

 

23

 

 

 

42

 

   

 

137

 

 

 

109

 

   

 

129

 

 

 

106

 

   

 

46

 

 

 

20

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

335

 

 

 

277

 

 

Global Print

                                                                                    124       138                                   124       138          

Total

    721       714               507       435               328       282               210       175               124       138               (5)       (6)               1,885       1,738          
                                                 

Revenues by geography

(country of destination)

 

 

Legal

 

                     

Tax &
Accounting

                     

Global

 

         

Eliminations/

                   

Three months ended

 

 

Professionals

 

          

Corporates

 

          

Professionals

 

          

Reuters News

 

          

Print

 

          

Rounding

 

          

Total

 

        

March 31,

 

 

2024

 

   

2023

 

          

2024

 

   

2023

 

          

2024

 

   

2023

 

          

2024

 

   

2023

 

          

2024

 

   

2023

 

          

2024

 

   

2023

 

          

2024

 

   

2023

 

        

U.S.

 

 

586

 

 

 

583

 

   

 

391

 

 

 

351

 

   

 

265

 

 

 

227

 

   

 

62

 

 

 

30

 

   

 

95

 

 

 

105

 

   

 

(5)

 

 

 

(6)

 

   

 

1,394

 

 

 

1,290

 

 

Canada (country of domicile)

 

 

23

 

 

 

20

 

   

 

5

 

 

 

4

 

   

 

13

 

 

 

12

 

   

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

   

 

10

 

 

 

13

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

52

 

 

 

50

 

 

Other

    7       7               26       19               38       33               2       2               3       4                                   76       65          

Americas (North America, Latin America, South America)

 

 

616

 

 

 

610

 

   

 

422

 

 

 

374

 

   

 

316

 

 

 

272

 

   

 

65

 

 

 

33

 

   

 

108

 

 

 

122

 

   

 

(5)

 

 

 

(6)

 

   

 

1,522

 

 

 

1,405

 

 

U.K.

 

 

66

 

 

 

68

 

   

 

34

 

 

 

29

 

   

 

7

 

 

 

5

 

   

 

105

 

 

 

102

 

   

 

9

 

 

 

8

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

221

 

 

 

212

 

 

Other

    10       9               35       17               1                     28       27               1       1                                   75       54          

EMEA (Europe, Middle East
and Africa)

 

 

76

 

 

 

77

 

   

 

69

 

 

 

46

 

   

 

8

 

 

 

5

 

   

 

133

 

 

 

129

 

   

 

10

 

 

 

9

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

296

 

 

 

266

 

 

Asia Pacific

    29       27               16       15               4       5               12       13               6       7                                   67       67          

Total

    721       714               507       435               328       282               210       175               124       138               (5)       (6)               1,885       1,738          

The Company revised its 2023 presentation to correct immaterial reclassifications, which did not impact total segment revenues or total consolidated revenues.

 

 

 

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Note 3: Segment Information

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

Legal Professionals

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

Corporates

The Corporates segment serves corporate customers from small businesses to multinational organizations, including the seven largest global accounting firms, with the Company’s full suite of content-driven technologies, including generative AI, providing integrated workflow solutions designed to help our customers digitally transform and achieve their business outcomes.

Tax & Accounting Professionals

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

Reuters News

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

Global Print

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

The Company also reports “Corporate costs”, which includes expenses for corporate functions and does not qualify as a reportable segment.

 

     

Three months ended March 31,

 

 
     

2024

 

    

2023

 

 

Revenues

     

Legal Professionals

     721        714  

Corporates

     507        435  

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     328        282  

Reuters News

     210        175  

Global Print

     124        138  

Eliminations/Rounding

     (5)        (6)  

Revenues

     1,885        1,738  

Adjusted EBITDA

     

Legal Professionals

     342        318  

Corporates

     193        154  

Tax & Accounting Professionals

     181        149  

Reuters News

     60        29  

Global Print

     47        50  

Total reportable segments adjusted EBITDA

     823        700  

Corporate costs

     (17)        (23)  

Fair value adjustments(1)

     (2)        (13)  

Depreciation

     (28)        (30)  

Amortization of computer software

     (153)        (118)  

Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets

     (25)        (25)  

Other operating (losses) gains, net

     (41)        17  

Operating profit

     557        508  

Net interest expense

     (40)        (55)  

Other finance income (costs)

     22        (90)  

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

     (8)        570  

Tax expense

     (67)        (196)  

Earnings from continuing operations

     464        737  

 

(1)

The three months ended March 31, 2024 includes $4 million of acquired deferred revenue (2023 – $9 million).

 

 

 

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Reuters News revenues included $5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 (2023 - $6 million) primarily from content-related services that it provided to the Legal Professionals, Corporates and Tax & Accounting Professionals segments.

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

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

 

   

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

   

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

   

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

Note 4: Seasonality

The Company’s revenues and operating profit on a consolidated basis do not tend to be significantly impacted by seasonality as it records a large portion of its revenues ratably over the contract term and its costs are generally incurred evenly throughout the year. However, the Company’s revenues from quarter to consecutive quarter can be impacted by seasonality, particularly in the Company’s Tax & Accounting business, where revenues tend to be concentrated in the first and fourth quarters.

Note 5: Operating Expenses

The components of operating expenses include the following:

 

     

Three months ended March 31,

 

 
     

2024

 

    

2023

 

 

Salaries, commissions and allowances

     570        587  

Share-based payments

     19        25  

Post-employment benefits

     31        29  

Total staff costs

     620        641  

Goods and services(1)

     373        342  

Content

     71        69  

Telecommunications

     9        10  

Facilities

     10        8  

Fair value adjustments(2)

     (2)        4  

Total operating expenses

     1,081        1,074  

 

(1)

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

(2)

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

Note 6: Other Operating (Losses) Gains, Net

Other operating losses, net, were $41 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and included acquisition-related deal costs and costs related to a legal provision. Other operating gains, net, were $17 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and included a $23 million gain on the sale of a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary to a company affiliated with The Woodbridge Company Limited (“Woodbridge”), the Company’s principal shareholder.

 

 

 

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Note 7: Finance Costs, Net

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

 

   
   

Three months ended March 31,

 

 
    

2024

 

   

2023

 

 

Interest expense:

   

Debt

    40       52  

Other, net

    2       5  

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

    27       (2)  

Net foreign exchange (gains) losses on debt

    (27)       2  

Net interest expense – debt and other

    42       57  

Net interest expense – leases

    3       2  

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

    6       6  

Interest income

    (11)       (10)  

Net interest expense

    40       55  

 

   
   

Three months ended March 31,

 

 
    

2024

 

   

2023

 

 

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

    (26)       23  

Net (gains) losses on derivative instruments

    (1)       69  

Other

    5       (2)  

Other finance (income) costs

    (22)       90  

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

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

Note 8: Equity Method Investments

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

 

       

March 31,

 

   

December 31,

 

 
       

2024

 

   

2023

 

 

YPL

       611       1,798  

Other equity method investments

       225       232  

Total equity method investments

       836       2,030  

Equity method investments were primarily comprised of the Company’s indirect investment in LSEG shares, which it holds through its direct investment in York Parent Limited and its subsidiaries (“YPL”). YPL is an entity jointly owned by the Company and Blackstone’s consortium (comprised of The Blackstone Group and its subsidiaries, and private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone).

The investment in LSEG is subject to equity accounting because the LSEG shares are held through YPL, over which the Company has significant influence. As YPL owns only the financial investment in LSEG shares, which the parties intend to sell over time, and is not involved in operating LSEG, the investment in LSEG shares held by YPL is accounted for at fair value, based on the share price of LSEG. As the investment in LSEG is denominated in British pounds sterling, the Company has entered into a series of foreign exchange contracts to mitigate currency risk on its investment (see note 11).

On March 5, 2024, LSEG amended the terms of contractual lock-up provisions previously agreed between LSEG and the Blackstone consortium/Thomson Reuters entities that hold the LSEG shares, which increased the number of LSEG shares the Company could sell between March 2, 2024 and January 29, 2025 from 6.1 million shares to 7.5 million shares. In the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company sold 10.1 million shares of LSEG that it indirectly owned, including 2.6 million that were subject to call options. The company received $1.2 billion of gross proceeds related to LSEG transactions, which included $57 million from the settlement of foreign exchange contracts and $58 million from shares sold in 2023 that settled in 2024. Virtually all of the $1.2 billion was received in the form of dividends from YPL.

 

 

 

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In the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company sold 24.5 million shares of LSEG that it indirectly owned. The company received $2.3 billion of gross proceeds related to LSEG transactions, which included $96 million from the settlement of foreign exchange contracts. Of this amount, $2.2 billion was received in the form of dividends from YPL.

These amounts were recorded as a reduction of the Company’s investment (except for the amounts related to the settlement of the foreign exchange contracts) and presented as investing activities in the consolidated statement of cash flow.

As of March 31, 2024, YPL held LSEG ordinary shares, which carry an approximate 6% economic and voting interest in LSEG. As of December 31, 2023, YPL held a combination of LSEG ordinary shares and LSEG limited-voting ordinary shares, with the shares carrying in aggregate an approximate 12% economic interest and 9% voting interest in LSEG.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company owned 18.2% (December 31, 2023 – 24.6%) of YPL and indirectly owned approximately 5.9 million (December 31, 2023 – 16.0 million) LSEG shares, which are subject to amended lock-up provisions that allow it to sell all of these remaining shares after January 29, 2025.

See note 20 for transactions that occurred after March 31, 2024.

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

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2024     2023  

YPL

          574  

Other equity method investments

    (8)       (4)  

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

    (8)       570  

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

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2024     2023  

(Decrease) increase in LSEG share price

    (49)       478  

Foreign exchange (losses) gains on LSEG shares

    (7)       159  

Loss from forward contract

          (77)  

Gain from call options

    22        

Historical excluded equity adjustment(1)

    34       14  

YPL - Share of post-tax earnings in equity method investments

          574  

 

(1)

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

Set forth below is summarized financial information for 100% of YPL.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2024     2023  

Mark-to-market of LSEG shares

    (258)       1,541  

Loss from forward contract

          (179)  

Gain from call options

    74        

Net (loss) earnings

    (184)       1,362  

Total comprehensive (loss) income

    (184)       1,362  

 

 

 

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

 

       

March 31,

 

    

December 31,

 

 
       

2024

 

    

2023

 

 

Assets

       

Current assets

    

 

11

 

  

 

160

 

Non-current assets

    

 

4,128

 

  

 

8,036

 

Total assets

    

 

4,139

 

  

 

8,196

 

Liabilities

       

Current liabilities

    

 

36

 

  

 

105

 

Non-current liabilities

    

 

243

 

  

 

236

 

Total liabilities

    

 

279

 

  

 

341

 

Net assets attributable to YPL

    

 

3,860

 

  

 

7,855

 

Net assets attributable to YPL - beginning period

    

 

7,855

 

  

 

14,598

 

Net (loss) earnings attributable to YPL

    

 

(184)

 

  

 

2,936

 

Distributions to owners

    

 

(3,811)

 

  

 

(9,679)

 

Net assets attributable to YPL - ending period

    

 

3,860

 

  

 

7,855

 

Thomson Reuters % share

    

 

18.2%

 

  

 

24.6%

 

Thomson Reuters $ share

    

 

706

 

  

 

1,927

 

Historical excluded equity adjustment(1)

    

 

(95)

 

  

 

(129)

 

Thomson Reuters carrying amount

    

 

611

 

  

 

1,798

 

 

(1)

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

See note 19 for related party transactions with YPL.

Note 9: Taxation

Tax expense was $67 million and $196 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. In the three months ended March 31, 2024, tax expense included a $15 million benefit from the release of tax reserves due to the favorable resolution of a tax dispute. In the three months ended March 31, 2023, tax expense included $136 million related to the Company’s earnings in equity method investments.

In January 2024, the Company began recording tax expense associated with the “Pillar Two model rules” as published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”). These rules are designed to ensure large multinational enterprises within the scope of the rules pay a minimum level of tax in each jurisdiction where they operate. In general, the “Pillar Two model rules” apply a system of top-up taxes to bring the enterprise’s effective tax rate in each jurisdiction to a minimum of 15%. In the three months ended March 31, 2024, income tax expense included $2 million of top-up tax which was attributable to the Company’s earnings in Switzerland.

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

Note 10: Earnings Per Share

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

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

 

 

 

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

 

     

Three months ended March 31,

 

 
     

2024

    

2023

 

Earnings attributable to common shareholders

     481        756  

Less: Dividends declared on preference shares

     (1)        (1)  

Earnings used in consolidated earnings per share

     480        755  

Less: Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax

     (14)        (19)  

Earnings used in earnings per share from continuing operations

  

 

466

 

  

 

736

 

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

 

     

Three months ended March 31,

 

 
     

2024

 

    

2023

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

     451,984,791        473,101,530  

Weighted-average number of vested DSUs

     141,538        167,526  

Basic

     452,126,329        473,269,056  

Effect of stock options and TRSUs

     700,734        893,743  

Diluted

     452,827,063        474,162,799  

Note 11: Financial Instruments

Financial assets and liabilities

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

 

           

March 31, 2024

 

  

Assets/

(Liabilities)
at
Amortized
Cost

 

    

Assets/
(Liabilities)
at Fair

Value
through
Earnings

 

    

Assets at Fair
Value through
Other
Comprehensive
Income or Loss

 

    

Derivatives
Used for
Hedging

 

    

Total

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

     384        1,517        -        -        1,901  

Trade and other receivables

     1,040        -        -        -        1,040  

Other financial assets - current

     8        10        -        -        18  

Other financial assets - non-current

     17        262        105        42        426  

Current indebtedness

     (941)        -        -        -        (941)  

Trade payables (see note 13)

     (145)        -        -        -        (145)  

Accruals (see note 13)

     (627)        -        -        -        (627)  

Other financial liabilities - current(1)(2)

     (337)        (53)        -        -        (390)  

Long-term indebtedness

     (2,879)        -        -        -        (2,879)  

Other financial liabilities - non current(3)

     (232)        (21)        -        -        (253)  

Total

     (3,712)        1,715        105        42        (1,850)  
              
           

December 31, 2023

 

  

Assets/
(Liabilities)
at
Amortized
Cost

 

    

Assets/
(Liabilities)
at Fair

Value
through
Earnings

 

    

Assets at Fair
Value through
Other
Comprehensive
Income or Loss

 

    

Derivatives
Used for
Hedging

 

    

Total

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

     392        906        -        -        1,298  

Trade and other receivables

     1,122        -        -        -        1,122  

Other financial assets - current

     8        58        -        -        66  

Other financial assets - non-current

     18        263        98        65        444  

Current indebtedness

     (372)        -        -        -        (372)  

Trade payables (see note 13)

     (181)        -        -        -        (181)  

Accruals (see note 13)

     (798)        -        -        -        (798)  

Other financial liabilities - current(1)(2)

     (463)        (44)        -        -        (507)  

Long-term indebtedness

     (2,905)        -        -        -        (2,905)  

Other financial liabilities - non current(3)

     (227)        (10)        -        -        (237)  

Total

     (3,406)        1,173        98        65        (2,070)  

 

(1)

Includes lease liabilities of $60 million (2023 - $56 million).

(2)

Includes a commitment to repurchase up to $270 million of shares related to the Company’s pre-defined plan with its broker to repurchase the Company’s shares during its internal trading blackout period (2023 - $400 million). See note 15.

(3)

Includes lease liabilities of $215 million (2023 - $209 million).

 

 

 

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Cash and cash equivalents

Of total cash and cash equivalents, $111 million and $100 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, were held in subsidiaries which have regulatory restrictions, contractual restrictions or operate in countries where exchange controls and other legal restrictions apply and were therefore not available for general use by the Company.

Commercial paper program

The Company’s $2.0 billion commercial paper program provides cost effective and flexible short-term funding. The carrying amount of outstanding commercial paper of $699 million is included in “Current indebtedness” within the consolidated statement of financial position as of March 31, 2024 (December 31, 2023 – $130 million).

Credit facility

The Company has a $2.0 billion syndicated credit facility agreement which matures in November 2027 and may be used to provide liquidity for general corporate purposes (including acquisitions or support for its commercial paper program). There were no outstanding borrowings under the credit facility as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Based on the Company’s current credit ratings, the cost of borrowing under the facility is priced at the Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”)/Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURiBOR”)/Simple Sterling Overnight Index Average (“SONIA”) plus 102.5 basis points. The Company has the option to request an increase, subject to approval by applicable lenders, in the lenders’ commitments in an aggregate amount of $600 million for a maximum credit facility commitment of $2.6 billion.

The Company guarantees borrowings by its subsidiaries under the credit facility. The Company must also maintain a ratio of net debt as defined in the credit agreement (total debt after swaps less cash and cash equivalents) as of the last day of each fiscal quarter to EBITDA as defined in the credit agreement (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and other modifications described in the credit agreement) for the last four quarters ended of not more than 4.5:1. If the Company were to complete an acquisition with a purchase price of over $500 million, the Company may elect, subject to notification, to temporarily increase the ratio of net debt to EBITDA to 5.0:1 at the end of the quarter within which the transaction closed and for each of the three immediately following fiscal quarters. At the end of that period, the ratio would revert to 4.5:1. As of March 31, 2024, the Company complied with this covenant as its ratio of net debt to EBITDA, as calculated under the terms of its syndicated credit facility, was 0.7:1.

Foreign exchange contracts

The Company has entered into foreign exchange contracts that are intended to reduce foreign currency risk related to a portion of its indirect investment in LSEG, which is denominated in British pounds sterling. These instruments are not related to changes in the LSEG share price.

In the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company settled foreign exchange contracts with a notional amount of £0.9 billion ($1.2 billion) for net proceeds of $57 million in conjunction with the sale of 7.5 million LSEG shares. In the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company settled foreign exchange contracts with a notional amount £1.0 billion ($1.3 billion) for net proceeds of $96 million in conjunction with the sale of 13.6 million LSEG shares.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had remaining foreign exchange contracts with a notional amount of £300 million ($349 million) outstanding. The Company’s interest in LSEG shares had a market value of approximately $0.7 billion, based on LSEG’s share price on that day (December 31, 2023 - $1.9 billion).

In the three months ended March 31, 2024, a gain of $1 million (2023 – losses of $69 million) was reported within “Other finance income (costs)” in the consolidated income statement (see note 7) due to fluctuations in the U.S. dollar – British pounds sterling exchange rate. The Company records the foreign exchange contracts at fair value each reporting period. The associated net fair value of these contracts was a liability of $30 million and an asset of $26 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, which were recorded within other current financial assets and liabilities, as appropriate, in the consolidated statement of financial position.

 

 

 

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Fair Value

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

Debt and Related Derivative Instruments

Carrying Amounts

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

Fair Value

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

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

 

     

Carrying Amount

 

            

Fair Value

 

 

March 31, 2024

 

  

Primary
Debt
Instruments

 

    

Derivative
Instruments
(Asset)

 

            

Primary
Debt
Instruments

 

    

Derivative
Instruments
(Asset)

 

 

Commercial paper

     699                  700         

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

     1,034        (42)           1,003        (42)  

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

     242                  239         

$500, 3.35% Notes, due 2026

     499                  482         

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

     116                  94         

$350, 5.65% Notes, due 2043

     342                  342         

$400, 5.50% Debentures, due 2035

     396                  404         

$500, 5.85% Debentures, due 2040

     492                        508         

Total

     3,820        (42)           3,772        (42)  

Current portion

     941                                    

Long-term portion

     2,879        (42)           

 

     

Carrying Amount

 

            

Fair Value

 

 
December 31, 2023   

Primary
Debt
Instruments

 

    

Derivative
Instruments
(Asset)

 

            

Primary
Debt
Instruments

 

    

Derivative
Instruments
(Asset)

 

 

Commercial paper

     130                  130         

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

     1,060        (65)           1,026        (65)  

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

     242                  239         

$500, 3.35% Notes, due 2026

     499                  482         

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

     116                  95         

$350, 5.65% Notes, due 2043

     342                  346         

$400, 5.50% Debentures, due 2035

     396                  415         

$500, 5.85% Debentures, due 2040

     492                        519         

Total

     3,277        (65)                 3,252        (65)  

Current portion

     372                  

Long-term portion

     2,905        (65)                             

 

(1)

Notes were partially redeemed in October 2018.

 

 

 

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Fair value estimation

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

 

   

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

   

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

   

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

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

 

 March 31, 2024

 

                          

Total

 

 

 Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Balance  

  Money market accounts

            1,517               1,517  

  Other receivables(1)

                   272        272  

 Financial assets at fair value through earnings

            1,517        272        1,789  

 Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income(2)

     35               70        105  

 Derivatives used for hedging(3)

            42               42  

 Total assets

     35        1,559        342        1,936  

 Liabilities

           

 Foreign exchange contracts(4)

            (30)               (30)  

Contingent consideration(5)

                   (44)        (44)  

Financial liabilities at fair value through earnings

            (30)        (44)        (74)  

Total liabilities

            (30)        (44)        (74)  

 

 December 31, 2023

 

                          

Total

 

 

 Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Balance  

  Money market accounts

            906               906  

  Other receivables(1)

                   263        263  

  Foreign exchange contracts(4)

            58               58  

 Financial assets at fair value through earnings

            964        263        1,227  

 Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income(2)

     33               65        98  

 Derivatives used for hedging(3)

            65               65  

 Total assets

     33        1,029        328        1,390  

 Liabilities

           

 Foreign exchange contracts(4)

            (32)               (32)  

 Contingent consideration(5)

                   (22)        (22)  

 Financial liabilities at fair value through earnings

            (32)        (22)        (54)  

 Total liabilities

            (32)        (22)        (54)  

 

(1)

Receivables under indemnification arrangement (see below and in note 18).

(2)

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

(3)

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

(4)

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

(5)

Obligations to pay additional consideration for prior acquisitions, based upon performance measures contractually agreed at the time of purchase, and to purchase shares from minority owners of a subsidiary.

The receivable from the indemnification arrangement is a level 3 in the fair value measurement hierarchy. The increase in the receivable between December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024 is primarily due to fair value gains based on interest rates associated with the indemnifying party’s credit profile, partly offset by net foreign exchange losses, which are included within “Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax”, in the consolidated income statement.

The Company recognizes transfers into and out of the fair value measurement hierarchy levels at the end of the reporting period in which the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer occurred. There were no transfers between hierarchy levels for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

 

 

 

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Valuation Techniques

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

Specific valuation techniques used to value financial instruments include:

 

   

Quoted market prices or dealer quotes for similar instruments;

   

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

   

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

   

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

Note 12: Other Non-Current Assets

 

     
    

 

March 31,

 

    

December 31, 

 

 
     

2024

 

    

2023

 

 

  Net defined benefit plan surpluses

     49        45  

  Cash surrender value of life insurance policies

     359        354  

  Deferred commissions

     102        108  

  Other non-current assets(1)

     119        111  

  Total other non-current assets

     629        618  

 

(1)

Includes a tax receivable from HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) of $90 million and $91 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively (see note 18).

Note 13: Payables, Accruals and Provisions

 

     
    

 

March 31,

 

    

December 31, 

 

 
     

2024

 

    

2023

 

 

  Trade payables

     145        181  

  Accruals

     627        798  

  Provisions

     105        92  

  Other current liabilities

     45        43  

  Total payables, accruals and provisions

     922        1,114  

Note 14: Provisions and Other Non-Current Liabilities

 

     
    

 

March 31,

 

    

December 31, 

 

 
     

2024

 

    

2023

 

 

  Net defined benefit plan obligations

     525        535  

  Deferred compensation and employee incentives

     77        74  

  Provisions

     76        71  

  Other non-current liabilities

     11        12  

  Total provisions and other non-current liabilities

     689        692  

Note 15: Capital

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

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

 

 

 

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Details of share repurchases were as follows:

 

    

Three months ended March 31,

 

 
    

 2024

 

      

 2023

 

 

  Share repurchases (millions of U.S. dollars)

    352          718  

  Shares repurchased (number in millions)

    2.3          6.0  

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

  $ 153.50        $ 120.10  

Decisions regarding any future repurchases will depend on certain factors, such as market conditions, share price, and other opportunities to invest capital for growth. The Company may elect to suspend or discontinue share repurchases at any time, in accordance with applicable laws. From time to time when the Company does not possess material nonpublic information about itself or its securities, it may enter into a pre-defined plan with its broker to allow for the repurchase of shares at times when the Company ordinarily would not be active in the market due to its own internal trading blackout periods, insider trading rules or otherwise. Any such plans entered into with the Company’s broker will be adopted in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws and the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company entered into such a plan with its broker on March 26, 2024. As a result, the Company recorded a $270 million liability in “Other financial liabilities” within current liabilities as of March 31, 2024 with a corresponding amount recorded in equity in the consolidated statement of financial position (December 31, 2023 – $400 million, of which $352 million was used to repurchase shares in the three months ended March 31, 2024).

Dividends

Dividends on common shares are declared in U.S. dollars. In the consolidated statement of cash flow, dividends paid on common shares are shown net of amounts reinvested in the Company under its dividend reinvestment plan. Details of dividends declared per common share and dividends paid on common shares are as follows:

 

     

Three months ended March 31,

 

 
     

 2024

 

    

 2023

 

 

Dividends declared per common share

   $ 0.54      $ 0.49  

Dividends declared

     244        232  

Dividends reinvested

     (7)        (8)  

Dividends paid

     237        224  

Note 16: Supplemental Cash Flow Information

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

 

     

Three months ended March 31,

 

 
     

 2024

 

    

 2023

 

 

Non-cash employee benefit charges

     34        38  

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

     (23)        91  

Fair value adjustments (see note 5)

     (2)        4  

Other

     39        (1)  
       48        132  

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

 

     

Three months ended March 31,

 

 
     

 2024

 

    

 2023

 

 

Trade and other receivables

     101        90  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3        24  

Payables, accruals and provisions

     (274)        (370)  

Deferred revenue

     (76)        (47)  

Income taxes(1)

     120        241  

Other

     (17)        (18)  
       (143)        (80)  

 

(1)

Both periods include current tax liabilities that were recorded on the sale of LSEG shares (see note 8), for which the tax payments are included in investing activities.

 

 

 

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Details of income taxes paid are as follows:

 

     

Three months ended March 31,

 

 
     

 2024

 

    

 2023

 

 

Operating activities - continuing operations

     (97)        (82)  

Investing activities - continuing operations

     (16)        (18)  

Total income taxes paid

     (113)        (100)  

Note 17: Acquisitions

In 2024, acquisitions of businesses included the purchase of a controlling equity interest in Pagero. All other acquisition activity in both years comprised the purchase of all the equity interests of the businesses acquired. Acquisitions are integrated into existing operations of the Company to broaden its offerings to customers as well as its presence in global markets. The results of acquired businesses are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. Acquisitions also include investments in businesses in which the Company does not have a controlling interest.

Acquisition activity

The number of acquisitions completed, and the related consideration for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

 

   
    

Three months ended March 31,

 

 
     

2024

 

    

2023

 

 
     

Number of
Transactions

 

    

Cash
Consideration

 

    

Number of
Transactions

 

    

Cash
Consideration

 

 

Business acquired

     2        450        1        513  

Less: Cash acquired

              (24)                 (25)  

Business acquired, net of cash

     2        426        1        488  

Investments in businesses

     2        6        1        2  

Deferred and contingent consideration payments

        4           -  
       4        436        2        490  

The following provides a brief description of the most significant acquisitions completed in the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:

 

       
  Date    Company   Acquiring Segments   Description

  January 2024

   Pagero Group AB (publ) (“Pagero”)   Corporates   A global leader in e-invoicing and indirect tax solutions, which it delivers through its Smart Business Network.

  January 2024

   World Business Media Limited   Reuters News   A cross-platform, subscription-based provider of editorial coverage for the global P&C and specialty (re)insurance industry.

  January 2023

  

SurePrep LLC

  Corporates and Tax & Accounting Professionals   A provider of tax automation software and services.

 

 

 

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The details of net assets acquired were as follows:

 

     

March 31,

 

    

 

March 31,

 

 
     

 2024

 

    

 2023

 

 
     Pagero      Other      Total      SurePrep LLC  

Cash and cash equivalents

     22        2        24        25  

Trade receivables

     24        3        27        8  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     6        -        6        3  

Current assets

     52        5        57        36  

Property and equipment

     9        -        9        2  

Computer software

     302        -        302        180  

Other identifiable intangible assets

     42        19        61        13  

Other non-current assets

     4        -        4        1  

Total assets

     409        24        433        232  

Payables and accruals

     (44)        (1)        (45)        (5)  

Current taxes payable

     (4)        (1)        (5)        -  

Deferred revenue

     (13)        (5)        (18)        (47)  

Other financial liabilities

     (2)        (6)        (8)        -  

Current liabilities

     (63)        (13)        (76)        (52)  

Long-term indebtedness

     (48)        -        (48)        -  

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

     (3)        -        (3)        (1)  

Other financial liabilities

     (13)        (11)        (24)        -  

Deferred tax

     (42)        (5)        (47)        (9)  

Total liabilities

     (169)        (29)        (198)        (62)  

Net assets acquired

     240        (5)        235        170  

Goodwill

     557        46        603        343  

Non-controlling interests

     (388)        -        (388)        -  

Total

     409        41        450        513  

Businesses acquired, net of cash

     387        39        426        488  

The excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill and reflects synergies and the value of the acquired workforce. Relative to the acquisitions completed in three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the majority of goodwill is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Pagero

In January 2024, the Company acquired a controlling interest in Pagero through a public tender offer. The Company purchased further interests from the non-controlling shareholders through March 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the Company owned approximately 99.58% of Pagero.

The non-controlling interest was measured at fair value, based on the tender offer price of SEK 50 per share, on the date of acquisition and recorded as part of equity. After the date of acquisition, the non-controlling interest was adjusted for its proportionate share of changes in equity. After the Company gained control of Pagero, further purchases of shares from the non-controlling interest reduced equity and were presented in financing activities within the consolidated statement of cash flow.

Purchase price allocation

Purchase price allocations related to certain acquisitions may be subject to adjustment pending completion of final valuations.

Other

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

 

 

 

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Note 18: Contingencies

Lawsuits and legal claims

The Company is engaged in various legal proceedings, claims, audits and investigations that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. These matters include, but are not limited to, employment matters, commercial matters, privacy and data protection matters, defamation matters and intellectual property infringement matters. The outcome of all the matters against the Company is subject to future resolution, including uncertainties of litigation. Litigation outcomes are difficult to predict with certainty due to various factors, including but not limited to: the preliminary nature of some claims; uncertain damage theories and demands; an incomplete factual record; uncertainty concerning legal theories and procedures and their resolution by the courts, at both trial and appellate levels; and the unpredictable nature of opposing parties. Based on information currently known to the Company and after consultation with outside legal counsel, management believes that the ultimate resolution of any such matters, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition taken as a whole.

Uncertain tax positions

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

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

Prior to December 31, 2023, the Company paid $430 million of tax as required under notices of assessment issued by the U.K. tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”), under the Diverted Profits Tax (“DPT”) regime that collectively related to the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 taxation years of certain of its current and former U.K. affiliates. The Company does not believe these current and former U.K. affiliates fall within the scope of the DPT regime. Because the Company believes its position is supported by the weight of law, it intends to vigorously defend its position and will continue contesting these assessments through all available administrative and judicial remedies. As the assessments largely relate to businesses that the Company has sold, the majority are subject to indemnity arrangements under which the Company has been required to pay additional taxes to HMRC or the indemnity counterparty.

The Company does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition taken as a whole. Payments made by the Company are not a reflection of its view on the merits of the case. As the Company expects to receive refunds of substantially all of the aggregate of amounts paid pursuant to these notices of assessment, it expects to continue recording substantially all of these payments as non-current receivables from HMRC or the indemnity counterparty, in its financial statements.

 

 

 

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Guarantees

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

Note 19: Related Party Transactions

As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s principal shareholder, Woodbridge, beneficially owned approximately 69% of the Company’s common shares.

Transactions with YPL

In the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company received $1.2 billion of dividends from YPL related to sale of LSEG shares indirectly owned by the Company. See note 8 for further details about these transactions.

Except for the above transactions, there were no new significant related party transactions during the first three months of 2024. Refer to “Related party transactions” disclosed in note 32 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, which are included in the Company’s 2023 annual report, for information regarding related party transactions.

Note 20: Subsequent Events

Sale of LSEG Shares

On May 1, 2024, the Company agreed to sell to LSEG approximately 1.6 million LSEG shares that it indirectly owned for approximately $175 million in an off-market purchase pursuant to the terms of a buyback contract that was approved by LSEG’s shareholders on April 25, 2024. In order to enable the off-market purchase, LSEG agreed to a limited variation of the contractual lock-up provisions previously agreed between LSEG and the Blackstone consortium/Thomson Reuters entities that hold the LSEG shares.

As of May 1, 2024, after the completion of the above transaction, the Company indirectly owned approximately 4.3 million LSEG shares and the market value was approximately $0.5 billion, based on LSEG’s closing share price on that date. These shares are subject to amended lock-up provisions that allow the Company to sell all of the remaining shares after January 29, 2025.

Share Repurchases

From April 1, 2024 through April 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 0.7 million of its common shares for $106 million under the $1.0 billion share buyback program announced in November 2023. Under this program, the Company has cumulatively repurchased $819 million of its common shares.

 

 

 

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