NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 – Basis of presentation
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared by Gallagher in connection with the Company’s acquisition of substantially all of the treaty reinsurance brokerage operations from Willis Towers Watson plc., Willis Re DivestCo.
The unaudited condensed combined pro forma financial information and related notes were prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X and are based on the historical consolidated financial statements of the Company and the historical combined financial statements of Willis Re DivestCo prepared on a carve-out basis, as adjusted to give effect to the pro forma adjustments described below.
The pro forma adjustments to the statements of earnings have been prepared as if the Transaction occurred on January 1, 2020. The pro forma adjustments to the balance sheet have been prepared as if the Transaction occurred on September 30, 2021. The historical consolidated financial information has been adjusted in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X as amended. The pro forma adjustments are based on currently available information and certain estimates and assumptions, and therefore the actual effect of these transactions may differ from the pro forma adjustments.
Gallagher and Willis Re DivestCo’s historical financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. There were no transactions and balances between the Company and Willis Re DivestCo as of the nine months ended September 30, 2021 or for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The audited combined financial statements and accompanying notes of Willis Re DivestCo as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the unaudited combined financial statements and accompanying notes of Willis Re DivestCo as of September 30, 2021 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, are attached to this filing as exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.
The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and related notes were prepared using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, Business Combinations, (“ASC 805”), with Gallagher considered the accounting acquirer of Willis Re DivestCo. ASC 805 requires, among other things, that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date. For purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet, the purchase price consideration has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Willis Re DivestCo based upon management’s preliminary estimate of their fair values as of December 1, 2021. The excess of the purchase price consideration over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is allocated to goodwill. Accordingly, the purchase price allocation and related adjustments reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information are preliminary and subject to adjustment based on a final determination of fair value. The purchase price consideration as well as the estimated fair values of the assets and liabilities will be updated and finalized as soon as practicable, but no later than one year from the closing of the acquisition.
The pro forma adjustments are based upon available information and certain assumptions that Gallagher believes are reasonable. Management has included certain reclassification and policy alignment adjustments for consistency in presentation as indicated in the subsequent notes (see Note 2 for further details). The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is provided for informational purposes only and does not purport to represent or be indicative of the consolidated results of operations or financial condition of the Company had the Transaction been completed as of the dates presented and should not be construed as representative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial condition of the combined entity.