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Government Subsidies
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2022
Government Subsidies  
Government Subsidies

13. Government Subsidies

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was enacted in the U.S. in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The CARES Act includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferral of the employer portion of certain payroll taxes, net operating loss carrybacks, and other areas. The payroll tax deferral requires that the deferred payroll taxes be paid over two years, with the first half, or $6.2 million, paid in December 2021 and the other half to be paid by December 31, 2022. As of May 31, 2022, we have deferred payroll taxes of $6.2 million which are included in Accrued Liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

During the three-month period ended August 31, 2020, we received $57.2 million from the U.S. Treasury Department through the Payroll Support Program under the CARES Act.  This funding included a $48.5 million cash grant which was to be used exclusively for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries and benefits for employees of certain MRO facilities.  The grant was recognized as contra-expense on our Consolidated Statement of Income as the eligible wages, salaries and benefits were incurred.  In fiscal 2021, we recognized the full amount of the grant as contra-expense within Cost of sales and Selling, general and administrative expenses of $47.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

The remaining funding of $8.7 million was a low interest 10-year senior unsecured promissory note (“Promissory Note”) which included interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) 1.0% for the first five years, and the applicable secured overnight financing rate plus 2.0% in years six through ten plus (ii) in kind interest of 3.0% for the first five years and increasing by 1.0% each year over the remaining term.  The Promissory Note was pre-payable at par at any time and we re-paid the Promissory Note in full during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. The restrictions previously applicable to us relating to dividends, stock repurchases, employee compensation, and certain workforce actions have lapsed.

Other countries have enacted legislation similar to the CARES Act to provide relief and stimulus measures to assist companies in mitigating the financial impact from COVID-19 and supporting their employees. In fiscal 2022 and 2021, our foreign subsidiaries recognized subsidies of $4.9 million and $7.9 million, respectively, from foreign governments which have been deducted from the related expenses on our Consolidated Statements of Income.