Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
(tabular amounts only are
in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
5. Capital stock, share-based payments and earnings per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A subordinate voting shares |
|
|
Class B shares (multiple voting) |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number |
|
|
Carrying value |
|
|
Number |
|
|
Carrying value |
|
|
Number |
|
|
Carrying value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As at September 30, 2023 |
|
|
206,714,497 |
|
|
|
1,440,286 |
|
|
|
26,445,706 |
|
|
|
36,894 |
|
|
|
233,160,203 |
|
|
|
1,477,180 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Release of shares held in trusts1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,575 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,575 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased and held in trusts1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(66,847 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(66,847 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued upon exercise of stock options2 |
|
|
999,434 |
|
|
|
70,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
999,434 |
|
|
|
70,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased and cancelled3 |
|
|
(6,258,658 |
) |
|
|
(43,022 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,258,658 |
) |
|
|
(43,022 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of
shares4 |
|
|
2,322,948 |
|
|
|
3,241 |
|
|
|
(2,322,948 |
) |
|
|
(3,241 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As at June 30, 2024 |
|
|
203,778,221 |
|
|
|
1,417,299 |
|
|
|
24,122,758 |
|
|
|
33,653 |
|
|
|
227,900,979 |
|
|
|
1,450,952 |
|
1 |
During the nine months ended June 30, 2024, 165,603 shares held in trust were released (171,735 during the nine
months ended June 30, 2023) with a recorded value of $13,575,000 ($13,657,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2023) that was removed from contributed surplus. |
During the nine months ended June 30, 2024, the Company settled the withholding tax obligations of the employees under the performance share unit
(PSU) plans for a cash payment of $14,881,000 ($13,850,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2023).
During the nine months ended
June 30, 2024, the trustees, in accordance with the terms of the PSU plans and Trust Agreements, purchased 463,364 Class A subordinate voting shares of the Company on the open market (640,052 during the nine months ended June 30,
2023) for a cash consideration of $66,847,000 ($74,455,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2023).
As at June 30, 2024, 2,607,504
Class A subordinate voting shares were held in trusts under the PSU plans (2,310,026 as at June 30, 2023 and 2,309,743 as at September 30, 2023).
2 |
The carrying value of Class A subordinate voting shares includes $11,580,000 which corresponds to a reduction in
contributed surplus representing the value of accumulated compensation costs associated with the stock options exercised during the nine months ended June 30, 2024 ($15,202,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2023).
|
3 |
On January 30, 2024, the Companys Board of Directors authorized and subsequently received regulatory approval
from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) for the renewal of its Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB), which allows for the purchase for cancellation of up to 20,457,737 Class A subordinate voting shares on the open market through the TSX, the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE) and/or alternative trading systems or otherwise pursuant to exemption orders issued by securities regulators. The Class A subordinate voting shares were available for purchase for cancellation commencing on
February 6, 2024, until no later than February 5, 2025, or on such earlier date when the Company has either acquired the maximum number of Class A subordinate voting shares allowable under the NCIB or elects to terminate the bid.
|
On February 23, 2024, the Company entered into a private agreement with the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of the
Company, as well as a wholly-owned holding company, to purchase for cancellation 1,674,930 Class A subordinate voting shares under its current NCIB for a total cash consideration of $250,000,000, excluding transaction costs of $370,000. The
excess of the purchase price over the carrying value in the amount of $244,821,000 was charged to retained earnings. The 1,674,930 Class A subordinate voting shares purchased for cancellation on February 23, 2024, included 1,266,366
Class B shares (multiple voting) converted into Class A subordinate voting shares on February 23, 2024, by a holding company wholly-owned by the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company. The repurchase transaction
was reviewed and recommended for approval by an independent committee of the Board of Directors of the Company following the receipt of an external opinion regarding the reasonableness of the financial terms of the transaction, and ultimately
approved by the Board of Directors. The purchase was made pursuant to an exemption order issued by the Autorité des marchés financiers and is considered within the annual aggregate limit that the Company is entitled to purchase under
its current NCIB.
During the nine months ended June 30, 2024, the Company purchased for cancellation 1,627,300 Class A subordinate voting
shares (390,100 during the nine months ended June 30, 2023) under its previous and current NCIB for a total cash consideration of $225,852,000 ($53,062,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2023). The excess of the purchase price over
the carrying value in the amount of $212,373,000 was charged to retained earnings ($49,923,097 during the nine months ended June 30, 2023).
During the nine months ended June 30, 2024, the Company purchased for cancellation 2,887,878 Class A subordinate voting shares under its current
NCIB from the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) for a total cash consideration of $400,000,000 (3,344,996 and $400,000,000, respectively during the nine months ended June 30, 2023). The excess of the purchase
price over the carrying value in the amount of $375,636,000 was charged to retained earnings ($361,791,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2023). The purchase was made pursuant to an exemption order issued by the Autorité des
marchés financiers and is considered within the annual aggregate limit that the Company is entitled to purchase under its current NCIB.
During
the nine months ended June 30, 2024, the Company paid for and cancelled 68,550 Class A subordinate voting shares under its previous NCIB, with a carrying value of $558,000 and for a total consideration of $9,177,000, which were purchased
but were neither paid nor cancelled as at September 30, 2023 (100,100 Class A subordinate voting shares, $778,000 and $10,291,000, respectively, during the nine months ended June 30, 2023, which were purchased, or committed to be
purchased, but were neither paid nor cancelled as at September 30, 2022).
On June 20, 2024, the Canadian government enacted new legislation
to implement tax measures on equity repurchased by public companies. The legislation requires a company to pay a 2% tax on the fair market value of their repurchased shares. This tax liability can be offset by the issuance of new equity during the
relevant taxation year. The tax applies retroactively to repurchases and issuances of equity that occurred on or after January 1, 2024. As of June 30, 2024, the Company has complied with this new legislation, and has adjusted its financial
reporting accordingly by recording $13,588,000 of accrued liabilities related to shares repurchased, with a corresponding reduction to retained earnings.
4 |
On May 28, 2024, the Co-Founder and Advisor to the Executive Chairman of the
Board of the Company converted a total of 900,000 Class B shares (multiple voting) into 900,000 Class A subordinate voting shares. |
During the nine months ended June 30, 2024, a holding company wholly-owned by the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company
converted a total of 1,422,948 Class B shares (multiple voting) into 1,422,948 Class A subordinate voting shares.
|
|
|
|
|
CGI Inc. Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
|
|
9 |
|