Term Facility
On March 10, 2023, the Company amended its Term Loan B-1 by replacing the LIBOR references with SOFR references, with all other conditions remaining the same.
As at April 30, 2023, the cost of borrowing under the Term Loan was as follows:
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Loan | | Cost of Borrowing |
Term Loan B-1 | | ◾ 2.00% per annum, with a Term SOFR floor of 0.00%; or ◾ U.S. Base Rate plus 1.00%; or ◾ U.S. Prime Rate plus 1.00% |
Term Loan B-2 | | ◾ Term SOFR plus 3.50% per annum, with a Term SOFR floor of 0.5% |
Under the Term Facility, the cost of borrowing in U.S. Base Rate or U.S. Prime Rate cannot be lower than the cost of borrowing under SOFR.
The Company is required to repay a minimum of 0.25% of the nominal amount each quarter. Consequently, the Company repaid an amount of U.S. $5.1 million ($6.9 million) during the three-month period ended April 30, 2023. Also, the Company may be required to repay a portion of the Term Facility in the event that it has an excess cash position at the end of the fiscal year and its leverage ratio is above a certain threshold level. As at April 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company was not required to repay any portion of the Term Facility under this requirement.
Austrian Term Loans
During the three-month period ended April 30, 2023, the Company entered into an unsecured loan agreement at a favourable interest rate under an Austrian government program. This program supports R&D projects based on the Company’s incurred expenses in Austria. The term loan has a nominal amount of €0.2 million ($0.3 million) with an interest rate of 1% with a maturity date of March 2027.
As at April 30, 2023, the Company had €128.1 million ($191.7 million) outstanding under its Austrian term loans bearing interest at a range between 0.87% to 4.23% and maturing between December 2023 and December 2030.
Lease Liabilities
As at April 30, 2023, the contractual obligations in relation to assets acquired under lease agreements amounted to $218.1 million.
Normal Course Issuer Bid Program
During the three-month period ended April 30, 2023, the Company continued its repurchases under the NCIB that was announced and started during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2023, and repurchased for cancellation 535,500 subordinate voting shares for a total consideration of $54.7 million.
Dividend
On May 31, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share for holders of its multiple voting shares and subordinate voting shares. The dividend will be paid on July 14, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 30, 2023.
The Board of Directors has determined that this quarterly dividend is appropriate based on several relevant factors, including, without limitation, the Company’s results of operations, current and anticipated cash requirements and surplus, financial condition, contractual restrictions and financing agreement covenants (including restrictions in the Term Facility and the Revolving Credit Facilities or other material agreements) and solvency tests imposed by corporate law.
The payment of each quarterly dividend remains subject to the declaration of that dividend by the Board of Directors. The actual amount, the declaration date, the record date and the payment date of each quarterly dividend are subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors.
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