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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011
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Commission File Number: 1-31349
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Title of Each Class
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The Registrant has previously filed a Form F-X in connection with the class of securities in relation to which the obligation to file this report arises.
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Any change to the name or address of the Registrant’s agent for service shall be communicated promptly to the Commission by amendment to Form F-X referencing the file number of the Registrant.
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THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION | ||
By:
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/s/ Deirdre Stanley
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Name:
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Deirdre Stanley
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and General Counsel
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Date: March 19, 2012
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2011 (which constitutes an Annual Information Form and includes Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Audited Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2011), and includes a Form 40-F Cross Reference Table on page 150
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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99.7
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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 from Thomson Reuters Corporation’s Form 6-K dated November 2, 2011)
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Audit Committee Charter
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“Thomson Reuters,” “we,” “us” and “our” each refers to Thomson Reuters Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires;
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“Woodbridge” refers to The Woodbridge Company Limited and other companies affiliated with it; and
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“$,” “US$” or “dollars” are to U.S. dollars.
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Business
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Risk Factors
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
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74
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Consolidated Financial Statements
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134
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Executive Officers and Directors
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141
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Additional Information
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149
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Cross Reference Tables
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Three-Year Overview
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2009
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· We completed our first full year of integrating legacy Thomson and legacy Reuters businesses
· We focused on capitalizing on our new Thomson Reuters global brand and presence to drive international growth. As part of our globalization strategy, we completed 31 acquisitions, 16 of which were outside of the United States
· We added Reuters News into global Westlaw offerings and reflected our comprehensive news coverage in many of our products
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2010
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· We focused on restarting growth and returned to revenue growth in the second half of 2010
· We launched a number of new product platforms, including:
m WestlawNext – our next generation legal research platform
m Thomson Reuters Eikon – our flagship financial information desktop
m ONESOURCE – our global tax workstation
m Thomson Reuters Elektron – our financial markets network and managed services environment
· We completed 26 acquisitions to support new initiatives such as global expansion and our Governance, Risk & Compliance business
· We consolidated and integrated technology platforms to achieve cost savings and increase flexibility and scalability
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2011
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· Our 2011 revenue growth was 5% before currency
· We completed 39 acquisitions, investing in faster growing international markets, with a particular emphasis on rapidly developing economies such as Brazil
· We simplified our business unit structure and realigned our sales force more closely with our markets, customers and products
· On December 31, 2011, our CEO (Thomas H. Glocer) stepped down and our CFO (Robert D. Daleo) retired. James C. Smith became our new CEO and Stephane Bello became our new CFO as of January 1, 2012
· We completed our Reuters integration programs
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Financial & Risk, a leading provider of critical news, information and analytics, enabling transactions and bringing together financial communities. Financial & Risk comprises the financial businesses that previously were part of our Markets division, plus some of our Governance, Risk & Compliance businesses that were previously included within our Legal segment;
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Legal, a leading provider of critical information, decision support tools, software and services to legal, investigation, business and government professionals around the world;
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Tax & Accounting, a leading provider of integrated tax compliance and accounting information, software and services for professionals in accounting firms, corporations, law firms and government; and
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Intellectual Property & Science, a leading provider of comprehensive intellectual property and scientific resources that enable our customers to discover, develop and deliver breakthrough innovations.
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Restarting growth in our Financial & Risk business;
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Investing in higher growing market segments and adjacent market segments;
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Utilizing the strengths and advantages of our global businesses; and
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Accelerating development and expanding our position in faster growing geographic areas around the world.
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Industry leader
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· #1 or #2 in most of the market segments that we serve
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Balanced and diversified
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· Four distinct core customer groups
· Geographical diversity – our revenues in 2011 were 58% from the Americas, 30% from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and 12% from Asia
· Our largest single customer accounted for approximately 1% of our 2011 revenues
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Attractive business model
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· 86% of our 2011 revenues were recurring
· Strong and consistent cash flow generating abilities
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Strong technology platforms and valuable content
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· Proprietary databases and deeply embedded workflow tools and solutions
· 90% of our 2011 revenues were from information delivered electronically, software and services
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Disciplined financial policies
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· Focus on free cash flow growth
· Strong and stable capital structure
· Dividends are a key component of total shareholder return (which we supplement with share repurchases from time to time)
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Trading;
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Investors;
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Marketplaces; and
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Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC).
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Major Brands
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Type of Product/Service
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Target Customers
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Thomson Reuters Eikon, Reuters 3000 Xtra
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Flagship desktop products providing pre-trade decision-making tools, news, real-time pricing, trading connectivity and collaboration tools
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Trading professionals, salespeople, brokers and financial analysts
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Thomson Reuters Elektron
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High-speed resilient financial markets network and managed services environment
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Investment banks, asset managers, custodians, liquidity centers and depositories, hedge funds, prime brokers, proprietary traders, inter-dealer brokers, multilateral trading facilities (MTFs), central banks and fund administrators
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Thomson Reuters Real Time
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Real-time datafeeds related to programmatic and automated trading, market and credit risk, instrument pricing and portfolio management and valuations
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Financial institutions
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Thomson Reuters Enterprise Platform
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Software platform for integrating and distributing real-time and historical financial information
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Financial institutions
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Major Brands and Product Categories
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Type of Product/Service
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Target Customers
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Thomson ONE platform
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Integrated access to information, analytics and tools delivered within workspaces designed specifically for each target customer’s workflow
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Portfolio managers, buy-side research analysts and associates, investment bankers, consultants, lawyers, private equity professionals, wealth management and high net worth professionals
Corporate customers including investor relations officers, public relations officers, strategy and research professionals, treasurers and finance professionals
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Thomson Reuters Datastream
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Sophisticated historical time-series analysis that enables the visualization of economic and asset class trends and relationships
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Economists, strategists, portfolio managers and research analysts
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Thomson Reuters Deals Business Intelligence
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Analysis and reporting tools for business planning, including performance, market share and targeting
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Business management and strategy teams in investment banks
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Lipper
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Mutual fund information, benchmarking data, performance information and analysis
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Asset management professionals including fund marketing, sales, product development, performance measurement, financial intermediaries and individual investors
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Thomson Reuters Datascope
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Data delivery platform for non-streaming cross asset class content globally
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Custodians, banks, insurance companies, fund administrators, pension firms, mutual funds, hedge funds, sovereign funds, underwriters, market makers, accounting firms and government institutions
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Major Brands
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Type of Product/Service
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Target Customers
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Thomson Reuters Dealing
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Peer-to-peer conversational trading product primarily related to FX and money markets
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FX and money market traders, sales desks, hedge funds and voice brokers
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Thomson Reuters Matching
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Anonymous electronic FX trade matching system, providing trading in spot and forwards FX and prime brokerage capabilities
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FX traders, sales desks and hedge funds
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Tradeweb
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Global electronic multi-dealer-to-customer marketplace for trading fixed income, derivatives and money market products which connects major investment banks with institutional customers
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Institutional traders
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Major Brand
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Type of Product/Service
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Target Customers
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Thomson Reuters Accelus
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Information-based governance, risk and compliance products and services
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Corporate compliance, audit and risk management professionals and law firms
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Large law firms;
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Small law firms and consumers;
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Corporate counsel; and
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Government.
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Major Brands
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Type of Product/Service
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Target Customers
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West
WestlawNext
Westlaw
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Legal, regulatory and compliance information-based products and services
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Lawyers, law students, law librarians and other legal professionals
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West LegalEdcenter
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Continuing legal education materials and seminars
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Lawyers and legal professionals
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Sweet & Maxwell (U.K.)
Aranzadi (Spain)
Brookers (New Zealand)
La Ley (Argentina)
Lawtel (U.K. and E.U.)
Revista dos Tribunais (Brazil)
Carswell (Canada)
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Legal information-based products and services
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Lawyers, law students, law librarians, corporate legal professionals, government agencies and trademark professionals
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Elite
Elite 3E
Elite Enterprise
ProLaw
Thomson Reuters Engage
eBillingHub
MatterSphere
LawSoft
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Suite of integrated software applications that assist with business management functions, including financial and practice management, matter management, document and email management, accounting and billing, timekeeping and records management
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Professional services organizations, lawyers, law firm finance and technology organizations
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FindLaw
Super Lawyers
Hubbard One
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Online legal directory, website creation and hosting services, law firm marketing solutions and peer rating services
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Lawyers, legal professionals and consumers
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Hildebrandt Institute
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Benchmarking, research and thought leadership services
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Lawyers and other legal professionals
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Westlaw Litigator
Westlaw CaseLogistix
West Case Notebook
Westlaw Drafting Assistant
Westlaw Court Express
West RealLegal
Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Services
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Online research tools, case analysis software and deposition technology. Expert witness, document review and document retrieval services and drafting tools to support each stage of the litigation workflow
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Lawyers, paralegals, courts and court reporters
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Major Brands
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Type of Product/Service
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Target Customers
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Serengeti
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Electronic billing and matter management software
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Corporate counsel and law firm professionals
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Pangea3
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Legal process outsourcing services
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Corporate and law firm legal professionals
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Corporate, which provides federal, state, local and international tax compliance, planning and management software and services to companies around the world;
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Indirect, Property and Trust, which provides software for managing compliance of indirect, property and trust taxes, as well as tax information reporting;
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Professional, which provides a suite of tax, accounting, digital documentation and practice management software and services to accounting firms;
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Knowledge Solutions, which provides information and research for tax and accounting professionals as well as certified professional education (CPE) tools; and
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Government, which provides integrated property tax management and land registry solutions.
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Major Brands
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Type of Product/Service
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Target Customers
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ONESOURCE
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Workstation that integrates global tax compliance software with local tax tools in a growing number of countries to manage a company’s entire tax workflow. The workstation links an organization’s global staff, controllers and finance personnel with tax advisors and auditors on one system, supporting compliance across corporate income, indirect, property, trust, fringe benefits and other taxes and reporting requirements. ONESOURCEproducts and services, which can be sold separately or as a suite, include solutions for tax planning, tax provision, transfer pricing, tax return compliance, tax and information reporting, accounts production, and overall workflow management
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Corporate, legal, bank and trust market and large accounting firms
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CS Professional Suite
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Integrated suite of software applications, including leading products such as UltraTax CS and Practice CS, that encompass every aspect of a professional accounting firm’s operations - from collecting customer data and posting finished tax returns to the overall management of the accounting practice
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Small to medium accounting firms
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Major Brands
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Type of Product/Service
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Target Customers
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Enterprise Suite
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Solutions for tax preparation, engagement, practice management and document and workflow management, including GoSystem Tax RS and GoFileRoom
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Large accounting firms
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Digita
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U.K. tax compliance and accounting software and services
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Accounting firms, corporate tax, finance and accounting departments, law firms and governments
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Checkpoint
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Platform integrating information, applications, expert guidance and workflow tools from Tax & Accounting brands including RIA, WG&L and PPC, as well as primary sources and third party content providers
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Accounting firms, corporate tax, finance and accounting departments, law firms and governments
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Checkpoint Learning
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Online platform for continuing professional education and training, integrating global research, courses and certification with credit-tracking capability for individuals and firms
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Accounting firms, corporate tax, finance and accounting departments
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Checkpoint World
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Online offering combining global research, news and guidance on international tax and accounting practices to effectively manage cross-border transactions
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Accounting firms, corporate tax, finance and accounting departments of multinational corporations
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Government Revenue Management (GRM)
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End-to-end software and services that empower governments worldwide to manage revenue through automated land and property tax administration
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National, state and local governments responsible for property registration, tax generation and collection
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IP Solutions, which provides patent and trademark content and services that help corporate and legal IP professionals drive new growth opportunities, protect IP assets and create maximum value from their IP portfolio;
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Life Sciences, which helps accelerate pharmaceutical research and development by providing decision support information and analytics to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; and
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Scientific & Scholarly Research, which enables discovery and fosters collaboration by providing access to the world’s critical research, as well as analytics designed to maximize returns on research funding and tools to publish peer-reviewed articles.
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Major Brands
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Type of Product/Service
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Target Customers
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SERION
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Suite of trademark research solutions within a web-based workflow environment for screening, searching, watching and protecting global brands
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Trademark attorneys, paralegals, marketing executives, name generators and competitive intelligence analysts in corporations and law firms
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Thomson IP Manager
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Enterprise-level, highly configurable intellectual asset management solution for patents, trademarks, licensing agreements, invention disclosures and conflicts
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IP portfolio managers, docketing administrators, IP counsel, attorneys, paralegals
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Thomson Innovation
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Leading IP intelligence and collaboration platform with comprehensive content, powerful analysis and visualization tools and market insight
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IP counsel, attorneys, information professionals, heads of research and development, licensing executives, business strategists, business intelligence analysts and M&A executives
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IP Services
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Global network of highly experienced experts skilled in patent search and analytics, licensing, preparation and prosecution, IP management administration and litigation
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Business executives, IP counsel, strategists, business developers, patent attorneys, IP specialists
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Thomson Reuters Cortellis
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Integrated platform containing authoritative R&D drug pipeline information, patents, deals, company information, breaking industry news and conference coverage
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Business development, licensing and investment professionals at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
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Thomson Reuters Integrity
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Detailed information for scientists and researchers that integrates biology, chemistry and pharmacology data to support drug discovery and development
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R&D scientific professionals at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
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Life Sciences Professional Services
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Analysts with deep pharmaceutical and life science knowledge who apply disease understanding and patient needs to discovery, clinical development and launch
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Life science, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
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Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge
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Comprehensive and integrated platform that includes proprietary Thomson Reuters databases as well as third party-hosted content, editorially selected websites and tools to access, analyze and manage research information. Features Web of Science abstracted/indexed journals, articles with cited references and conference proceedings
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Research scientists and scholars at government agencies, research libraries and universities and colleges
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EndNote
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Comprehensive collection of bibliographic resources that are searchable online to automatically organize and locate full-text references, enabling group collaboration
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Researchers, scholarly writers, students and librarians
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Research Analytics
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Research evaluation, benchmarking, management and decision support tools and services
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Academic and research institutions, governments, not-for-profits and funding agencies
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ScholarOne
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Peer-review workflow solutions that streamline and accelerate submission to publication
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Publishers, organizations and associations
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Our Reuters News Agency business provides the world's media companies with fast, accurate and extensive coverage of global, regional and national news in 20 languages covering politics, business, finance, entertainment, lifestyle, technology, health, science and sports. We also provide live/breaking news and file-based delivery of news video, a rich video archive, up-to-the minute photographs from our global network of over 600 photojournalists/videojournalists and an online picture archive that consists of over five million images. Our graphics provide a visual analysis of top world events and our multimedia news services include prioritized, ready-to-publish online reports, video and picture selections designed for digital platforms.
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The Consumer Publishing business includes the advertising-supported, direct-to-consumer publishing activities of Reuters.com and its global network of websites, mobile applications and electronic out-of-home displays.
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Major Brands
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Type of Product/Service
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Target Customers
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Thomson Reuters Advantage Suite
Consumer Advantage
HIE Advantage
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Decision support systems, fraud, waste and abuse detection, market intelligence, benchmarking and research for managing the purchase, administration and delivery of healthcare services and benefits. Interoperability platform enabling real-time data exchange
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Employers, governmental healthcare purchasers, state designated entities and stakeholders, managed care and insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and health services research providers
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Thomson Reuters Micromedex
Xpert Suite
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Comprehensive evidence-based clinical decision support for medication safety, disease treatment, patient education, toxicology and poison control. Clinical dashboards that present surveillance, prevention and intervention opportunities in real time
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Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, health professionals in hospitals and other care facilities, retail pharmacies, poison control centers, corporations, government agencies
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Thomson Reuters Discovery Suite
CareDiscovery
IntegrationDiscovery
ActionOI
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Clinical data integration and performance improvement solutions integrated with analytics and services designed to help reduce risk, understand population health, focus resources, coordinate care, and evaluate and manage performance
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Hospitals and health systems, administrative staff, service line planners, patient safety and quality managers, business development, marketing, and financial and operations managers
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TrustLaw – a hub for pro bono legal assistance that connects non-governmental organizations and social entrepreneurs to a network of law firms and general counsels willing to provide free legal support.
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AlertNet – a humanitarian news website covering crises and emergencies around the world. AlertNet’s Climate Change site explores how climate change is impacting the world’s poorest and most vulnerable populations.
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TrustMedia – global communication and journalism training programs. TrustMedia builds on a 30-year-history of training journalists across the world and is also involved in media development projects.
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Thomson Reuters
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Americas
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28,500 | |||
Europe, Middle East and Africa
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12,300 | |||
Asia
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19,700 | |||
Professional division
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29,200 | |||
Legal
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15,400 | |||
Tax & Accounting
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5,600 | |||
Intellectual Property & Science
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3,600 | |||
Other
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Healthcare
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2,100 | |||
Markets division
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27,800 | |||
Corporate headquarters
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3,500 |
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Approx. sq. ft.
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Owned/Leased
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Principal use
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610 Opperman Drive,
Eagan, Minnesota
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2,792,000
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Owned
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Legal headquarters and operating facilities
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3 Times Square,
New York, New York
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481,700
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Owned/Leased2
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Thomson Reuters headquarters and Financial & Risk operating facilities
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195 Broadway,
New York, New York
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435,200
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Leased
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Financial & Risk and Tax & Accounting offices
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2395 Midway Road,
Carrollton, Texas
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409,150
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Owned
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Tax & Accounting headquarters and operating facilities
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Boston, Massachusetts1
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358,300
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Leased
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Financial & Risk operating facilities
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Geneva, Switzerland
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291,160
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Owned
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Financial & Risk operating facilities
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Canary Wharf,
London, United Kingdom
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282,700
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Leased
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Financial & Risk operating facilities
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RMZ Infinity, Bangalore, India
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248,000
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Leased
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Financial & Risk operating facilities
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Blackwall Yard, London,
United Kingdom
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240,000
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Owned
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Financial & Risk Dockland’s Technical Center
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Consists of three addresses.
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We lease this facility from 3XSQ Associates, an entity owned by one of our subsidiaries and Rudin Times Square Associates LLC. 3XSQ Associates was formed to build and operate the 3 Times Square property and building in New York, New York that now serves as our corporate headquarters. 481,700 sq. ft. represents the net amount of space that we currently occupy / hold under our lease. The main lease covers a total of 692,200 sq. ft., of which 210,500 sq. ft. has been sub-leased.
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Overview – a brief discussion of 2011 highlights, 2012 objectives and information about our business;
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Results of Operations – a comparison of our 2011 and 2010 results;
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Liquidity and Capital Resources – a discussion of our cash flow and debt;
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Outlook – our current financial outlook for 2012;
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Related Party Transactions – a discussion of transactions with our principal and controlling shareholder, The Woodbridge Company Limited (Woodbridge), and others;
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Subsequent Events – a discussion of material events occurring after December 31, 2011 and through the date of this management’s discussion and analysis;
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Changes in Accounting Policies – a discussion of changes in our accounting policies and recent accounting pronouncements;
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Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments – a discussion of critical estimates and judgments made by our management in applying accounting policies;
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Additional Information – other required disclosures; and
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Appendices – supplemental information and discussion.
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General economic conditions and market trends and their anticipated effects on our business;
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Our 2012 financial outlook;
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Investments that we have made and plan to make and the timing for businesses that we expect to sell; and
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Our liquidity and capital resources available to us to fund our ongoing operations, investments and returns to shareholders.
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Our 2011 revenues were approximately $12.9 billion, reflecting 5% growth (before currency)(1), with particularly strong performances recorded by our Legal, Tax & Accounting and Intellectual Property & Science businesses - up 9% collectively for the year. Our Markets business grew revenues 2%. Acquisitions contributed 3% to revenue growth.
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Adjusted EBITDA margin(1) and underlying operating profit margin(1) increased 280 basis points and 50 basis points, respectively. Adjusted earnings per share (adjusted EPS)(1) of $1.98 increased 27%. These results reflected the benefit of higher revenues and integration savings. In addition, adjusted EBITDA and EPS benefited from lower integration expenses. These results include a $50 million charge primarily related to a reorganization of the Markets division.
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Free cash flow(1) of $1.6 billion remained strong, but was below our expectations.
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Restarting growth in our Financial & Risk business;
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Investing in higher growing market segments and adjacent market segments;
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Utilizing the strengths and advantages of our global businesses; and
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Accelerating development and expanding our position in faster growing geographic areas around the world.
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Refer to Appendix A for additional information on non-IFRS financial measures.
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The goodwill impairment charge is excluded from adjusted EPS, adjusted EBITDA and underlying operating profit.
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Professional, which consisted of our legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science businesses; and
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Markets, which consisted of our financial and media businesses.
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Financial & Risk, a leading provider of critical news, information and analytics, enabling transactions and bringing together financial communities. Financial & Risk comprises the financial businesses that previously were part of our Markets division, plus some of our Governance, Risk & Compliance businesses that were previously included within our Legal segment;
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Legal, a leading provider of critical information, decision support tools, software and services to legal, investigation, business and government professionals around the world;
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Tax & Accounting, a leading provider of integrated tax compliance and accounting information, software and services for professionals in accounting firms, corporations, law firms and government; and
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Intellectual Property & Science, a leading provider of comprehensive intellectual property and scientific resources that enable our customers to discover, develop and deliver breakthrough innovations.
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Revenues by Media(1)
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Revenues by Type(1)
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Revenues by Geography(1)
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(1)
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Based on revenues from ongoing businesses. See Appendix A for additional information on this measure.
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A majority of our expenses are fixed. As a result, when our revenues increase, we become more profitable and our margins increase, and when our revenues decline, we become less profitable. Our most significant operating expense is staff costs, which is comprised of salaries, bonuses, commissions, benefits, payroll taxes and equity-based compensation awards.
In 2011, our operating expenses were $9.5 billion(1), an increase of approximately $200 million compared to 2010. 2011 expenses included the final year of spending related to our Reuters integration programs.
Acquired businesses and investment initiatives increase our operating expenses, but we seek to mitigate these increases through cost management and efficiency initiatives. In particular, we leverage our technology infrastructure and source various operations from lower cost locations.
(1)Excludes fair value adjustments and Other businesses. See “Consolidated Results - Operating expenses”.
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Operating Expenses - 2011(1)
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Cash Cost (1)
(millions of U.S. dollars)
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Key Acquisitions
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(1)
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Cash consideration for acquisitions and investments in businesses, including cash acquired. TRTA refers to our Tax & Accounting segment and IP&S refers to our Intellectual Property & Science segment.
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Acquirer
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Company
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Description
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Tax & Accounting
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Manatron
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A provider of property tax automation and land registry software for governments and municipalities
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Tax & Accounting
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Mastersaf
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A Brazilian provider of tax and accounting solutions
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Legal
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World-Check(1)
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A provider of financial crime and corruption prevention information
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Markets
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Rafferty Capital Markets
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A U.S. based registered broker-dealer
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We will include the results of World-Check within our Financial & Risk business unit in 2012.
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Seller
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Business
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Description
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Legal
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BARBRI
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A provider of bar exam preparatory workshops, courses, software, lectures and other tools in the U.S.
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Legal and Tax & Accounting
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Scandinavian legal, tax and accounting businesses
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A provider of legal and regulatory products and services in Denmark and Sweden.
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Financial & Risk
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Trade and Risk Management(1)
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A provider of risk management solutions to financial institutions, including banks, broker-dealers and hedge funds
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(1)
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This transaction closed in January 2012. See “Subsequent Events”.
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Revenues from ongoing businesses;
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Revenues at constant currency (before currency or revenues excluding the effects of foreign currency);
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Underlying operating profit and underlying operating profit margin;
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Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin;
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Adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations;
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Net debt;
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Free cash flow;
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Underlying free cash flow;
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Free cash flow from ongoing operations (used in the “Outlook” section); and
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Return on invested capital.
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Financial Measure
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Outlook
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Actual Performance
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Revenues from ongoing businesses
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Grow mid-single digits
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+5%
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Adjusted EBITDA margin
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Increase by at least 300 basis points, excluding any reorganization charge
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+320 bp excluding $50 million reorganization charge
+280 bp including reorganization charge
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Underlying operating profit margin
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Increase by at least 100 basis points, excluding any reorganization charge
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+80 bp excluding $50 million reorganization charge
+40 bp including reorganization charge
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Free cash flow
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Increase 20% to 25%
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+2%, which reflected unfavorable working capital movements and higher tax payments
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Year ended December 31,
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2011
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2010
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Change
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IFRS Financial Measures
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Revenues
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13,807 | 13,070 | 6% | ||||||||
Operating (loss) profit
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(705 | ) | 1,419 | n/m | |||||||
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
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$ | (1.67 | ) | $ | 1.08 | n/m | |||||
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
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Revenues from ongoing businesses
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12,916 | 12,108 | 7% | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
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3,412 | 2,852 | 20% | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin
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26.4 | % | 23.6 | % | 280bp | ||||||
Underlying operating profit
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2,579 | 2,356 | 9% | ||||||||
Underlying operating profit margin
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20.0 | % | 19.5 | % | 50bp | ||||||
Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations
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$ | 1.98 | $ | 1.56 | 27% |
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2011
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2010
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Foreign currency
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Total
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Revenues from ongoing businesses
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12,916 | 12,108 | 2% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 7% | ||||||||||||||||
Other businesses
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891 | 962 | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues
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13,807 | 13,070 | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | 6% |
Revenues from ongoing businesses
Year ended December 31, 2011
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Year ended December 31,
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2011
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2010
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Change
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Operating (loss) profit
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(705 | ) | 1,419 | n/m | |||||||
Adjustments:
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Goodwill impairment
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3,010 | - | |||||||||
Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets
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612 | 545 | |||||||||
Integration programs expenses
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215 | 463 | |||||||||
Fair value adjustments
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(149 | ) | 117 | ||||||||
Other operating (gains) losses, net
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(204 | ) | 16 | ||||||||
Operating profit from Other businesses
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(200 | ) | (204 | ) | |||||||
Underlying operating profit
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2,579 | 2,356 | 9% | ||||||||
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Integration programs expenses
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(215 | ) | (463 | ) | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization of computer software (excluding Other businesses)
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1,048 | 959 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
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3,412 | 2,852 | 20% | ||||||||
Underlying operating profit margin
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20.0 | % | 19.5 | % | 50bp | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin
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26.4 | % | 23.6 | % | 280bp |
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See Appendix B for a reconciliation of (loss) earnings from continuing operations to adjusted EBITDA.
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Year ended December 31,
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2011
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2010
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Change
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Operating expenses
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9,997 | 10,061 | (1%) | ||||||||
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Fair value adjustments (1)
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149 | (117 | ) | ||||||||
Other businesses
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(642 | ) | (688 | ) | |||||||
Operating expenses, excluding fair value adjustments and Other businesses
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9,504 | 9,256 | 3% |
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Fair value adjustments primarily represent non-cash accounting adjustments from the revaluation of embedded foreign exchange derivatives within certain customer contracts due to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and mark-to-market adjustments from certain share-based awards.
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Savings generated from tight cost controls, efficiency and integration initiatives which mitigated increases associated with recent acquisitions, growth investments and organizational realignment charges;
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The $50 million reorganization charge mentioned above; and
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Lower integration-related expenses of $215 million in the final year of the programs.
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Year ended December 31,
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2011
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2010
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Change
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Depreciation
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438 | 457 | (4%) | ||||||||
Amortization of computer software
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659 | 572 | 15% | ||||||||
Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets
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612 | 545 | 12% |
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Depreciation reflected capital expenditures associated with our technology investments. Depreciation expense decreased in 2011 as certain assets acquired from Reuters became fully depreciated.
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Amortization of computer software increased in 2011 due to higher amortization attributable to investments in products launched in 2010, such as Thomson Reuters Eikon, WestlawNext and assets of newly-acquired businesses.
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Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets increased in 2011 due to amortization from newly-acquired assets, which more than offset decreases from the completion of amortization for certain identifiable intangible assets acquired in previous years.
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Year ended December 31,
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2011
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2010
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Other operating gains (losses), net
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204 | (16 | ) |
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$388 million of net gains on disposals of businesses and investments, primarily from the sale of our BARBRI legal education business and Scandinavian legal, tax and accounting business;
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$49 million gain from the sale of two Canadian wholly owned subsidiaries that only consisted of tax losses to a company affiliated with Woodbridge. See “Related Party Transactions”; and
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$10 million of net gains related to contingent consideration associated with a prior acquisition. The net amount included a $34 million charge due to a revision in performance criteria and a $44 million gain related to a revaluation of other contingent consideration.
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$83 million of charges in connection with the termination of an information technology (IT) outsourcing agreement which had been signed by Reuters prior to our acquisition;
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$72 million of charges related to enhanced retirement benefits provided under certain U.K. pension plans that we assumed in the Reuters acquisition;
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$72 million of disposal-related expenses and asset impairment charges associated with businesses held for sale and the Healthcare business; and
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$30 million of acquisition-related costs.
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Year ended December 31,
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2011
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2010
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Change
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Net interest expense
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396 | 383 | 3% |
Year ended December 31,
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2010
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Other finance (costs) income
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(15 | ) | 28 |
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2011
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2010
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Tax expense
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293 | 139 |
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$72 million of tax benefit from the reversal of provisions for uncertain tax positions, of which $48 million was recognized following resolution of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) challenges to certain tax positions taken on our tax returns for the years 2006 and 2007. See “Contingencies”;
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$46 million of tax benefit as a result of recognizing tax losses that arose in a prior year from the sale of an investment to Woodbridge. Because Woodbridge sold its interest in that investment to a third party in 2011, the tax losses became available to us for use for tax purposes; and
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$28 million of tax benefit related to the $3.0 billion goodwill impairment charge. Most of the goodwill is non-deductible for tax purposes.
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$13 million of tax expense as we concluded that certain tax losses that we had previously used to offset taxable income in a foreign subsidiary could not, in fact, be used by that subsidiary.
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We estimated that our inability to claim the losses will result in a $51 million liability for underpaid taxes, which we paid in 2011. The liability relates to a legacy Reuters subsidiary, of which a significant portion arose in tax years prior to our acquisition of Reuters. We increased goodwill by $28 million to establish the pre-acquisition portion of the liability. The $13 million charge was comprised of $23 million of expense representing the portion of the cash payment relating to the post acquisition period, offset by $10 million of benefit, relating to the recognition of deferred tax assets for carry forward losses and other tax attributes that will now be available for use in future periods; and
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$123 million of tax expense related to the gain on the sale of the BARBRI legal education business.
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Year ended December 31,
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2011
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2010
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Net (loss) earnings
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(1,392 | ) | 933 | |||||
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
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$ | (1.67 | ) | $ | 1.08 |
Year ended December 31,
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2011
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2010
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Change
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(Loss) earnings attributable to common shareholders
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(1,390 | ) | 909 | n/m | |||||||
Adjustments:
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Goodwill impairment
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3,010 | - | |||||||||
Goodwill impairment attributable to non-controlling interests
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(40 | ) | - | ||||||||
Operating profit from Other businesses
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(200 | ) | (204 | ) | |||||||
Fair value adjustments
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(149 | ) | 117 | ||||||||
Other operating (gains) losses, net
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(204 | ) | 16 | ||||||||
Other finance costs (income)
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15 | (28 | ) | ||||||||
Share of post-tax earnings in equity method investees
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(13 | ) | (8 | ) | |||||||
Tax on above
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129 | 9 | |||||||||
Discrete tax items (See “Tax expense” above)
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(105 | ) | (47 | ) | |||||||
Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets
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612 | 545 | |||||||||
Discontinued operations
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(4 | ) | - | ||||||||
Dividends declared on preference shares
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Adjusted earnings from continuing operations
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1,658 | 1,306 | 27% | ||||||||
Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations (adjusted EPS)
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$ | 1.98 | $ | 1.56 | 27% | ||||||
Diluted weighted average common shares (millions) (See Appendix B)
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835.8 | 836.4 |
Year ended December 31,
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2011
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2010
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Total
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Revenues
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5,435 | 4,952 | 4% | 5% | 9% | 1% | 10% | ||||||||||||||||
EBITDA
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1,888 | 1,731 | 9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA margin
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34.7 | % | 35.0 | % | (30)bp | ||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating profit
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1,441 | 1,324 | 9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating profit margin
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26.5 | % | 26.7 | % | (20)bp |
Year ended December 31,
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2011
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2010
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Total
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Revenues
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3,434 | 3,157 | 3% | 5% | 8% | 1% | 9% | ||||||||||||||||
EBITDA
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1,233 | 1,161 | 6% | ||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA margin
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35.9 | % | 36.8 | % | (90)bp | ||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating profit
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943 | 892 | 6% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating profit margin
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27.5 | % | 28.3 | % | (80)bp |
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U.S. Law Firm Solutions - these include businesses such as Westlaw, FindLaw and Elite that sell products and services to large, medium and small law firms. Revenues increased 3% (1% from existing businesses), led by a 17% (13% from existing businesses) increase in Business of Law (FindLaw and Elite), offset by a 2% decline in legal research revenues, including U.S. print;
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Corporate, Government & Academic and Risk & Compliance - these businesses serve general counsels/corporate legal departments, government customers and law schools as well as support the regulatory needs of our customers. Revenues increased 13% (4% from existing businesses) and included contributions from World-Check (acquired in 2011), Complinet and Serengeti (both acquired in 2010); and
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Global Businesses - these are our legal businesses in Latin America, Asia and other countries outside of the United States. Revenues increased 13% (4% from existing businesses), primarily due to acquisitions in Latin America (Revistas dos Tribunais in Brazil) and Canada more than offsetting declines in the United Kingdom and Spain.
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2011 Legal revenues
8% constant currency revenue growth
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Year ended December 31,
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2011
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Total
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Revenues
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1,149 | 1,006 | 6% | 8% | 14% | - | 14% | ||||||||||||||||
EBITDA
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359 | 307 | 17% | ||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA margin
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31.2 | % | 30.5 | % | 70bp | ||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating profit
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261 | 223 | 17% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating profit margin
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22.7 | % | 22.2 | % | 50bp |
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Professional revenues from small, medium and large accounting firms increased 8%, driven by higher Software as a Service (SaaS) sales and electronic tax return filings;
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Corporate revenues increased 7% from tax compliance, planning and management software and services sold to corporate tax departments, legal and banking customers. The revenue increase was led by income tax and income tax provision offerings;
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Revenues from Indirect, Property and Trust tax offerings increased 3%, led by indirect tax compliance solutions;
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Government revenues were comprised entirely of our acquisition of Manatron and related to property tax and land registry solutions sold to government and municipalities; and
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Knowledge Solutions revenues increased 5% led by Checkpoint and other expert guidance and research products as well as education products for tax and accounting professionals. Acquisitions also contributed to revenue growth.
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Year ended December 31,
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2011
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Total
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Revenues
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852 | 789 | 5% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 8% | ||||||||||||||||
EBITDA
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296 | 263 | 13% | ||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA margin
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34.7 | % | 33.3 | % | 140bp | ||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating profit
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237 | 209 | 13% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating profit margin
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27.8 | % | 26.5 | % | 130bp |
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Intellectual Property Solutions (IP Solutions) revenues increased 7% from solutions that support business professionals and attorneys through the entire intellectual property lifecycle from ideation and maintenance to protection and commercialization. IP Solutions revenues were led by Patents & Standards, Techstreet and IP Management Services;
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Scientific & Scholarly Research (SSR) solutions support scholars and researchers and include offerings such as the Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge database. SSR revenues increased 5% led by higher subscriptions; and
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Life Sciences revenues increased 12% from solutions that provide content and analytics to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other life sciences companies to improve research and development productivity and lower the cost and time of bringing a product to market. Life Sciences revenues included contributions from our 2010 acquisition of GeneGo (a provider of biology, disease information, analytics and decision support solutions).
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Year ended December 31,
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2011
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Total
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Sales & Trading
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3,715 | 3,543 | (1%) | 3% | 2% | 3% | 5% | ||||||||||||||||
Investment & Advisory
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2,208 | 2,208 | (2%) | - | (2%) | 2% | - | ||||||||||||||||
Enterprise
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1,235 | 1,093 | 10% | - | 10% | 3% | 13% | ||||||||||||||||
Media
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336 | 324 | - | - | - | 4% | 4% | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues
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7,494 | 7,168 | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | ||||||||||||||||
EBITDA
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1,992 | 1,808 | 10% | ||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA margin
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26.6 | % | 25.2 | % | 140bp | ||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating profit
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1,411 | 1,281 | 10% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating profit margin
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18.8 | % | 17.9 | % | 90bp |
An analysis of revenues by type follows:
· Subscription revenues increased 1% and included the benefit of a price increase. The division continues to experience strong demand for Thomson Reuters Elektron, our low-latency data distribution platform, and continues to progress with the rollout of Thomson Reuters Eikon, our next generation desktop platform. Thomson Reuters Eikon now has 15,000 active desktops and Thomson Reuters Elektron has 14 hosting centers around the world.
· Recoveries revenues (low-margin revenues that we collect and largely pass-through to a third party provider, such as stock exchange fees) declined 5% as exchanges continue to move clients to direct billing.
· Transaction revenues increased 10% driven by Tradeweb.
· Outright revenues, which are primarily discrete sales of software and services, represented a small portion of Markets revenues and increased 11%.
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2011 Revenues by Type
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Sales & Trading revenues increased primarily from Tradeweb, driven by both an 8% increase in its existing business and the change in ownership of Tradeweb. Excluding recoveries revenues, which declined 8% within Sales & Trading, revenues increased 4%. Treasury revenues increased 3%. Exchange Traded Instruments revenues decreased 6%, due to desktop declines.
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Investment & Advisory revenues decreased as a 2% increase in Corporate-related revenues was more than offset by weak performance in Investment Management, which declined 6%. Revenues from Investment Banking were unchanged and revenues from Wealth Management declined slightly. The 6% decline in Investment Management was an improvement from a 10% decline in 2010.
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Enterprise revenues increased driven by continued demand for pricing and reference data, low-latency data feeds and hosting solutions powered by Thomson Reuters Elektron. Content revenues increased 17% and Elektron Real-Time & Enterprise Platform revenues increased 7%. Revenues from Omgeo, our trade processing joint venture with The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, increased 4%, due to higher equity volumes.
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Media revenues were unchanged. News Agency revenues were impacted by the planned shut-down of its studio business. Revenues from the advertising-based Consumer business increased 5%.
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Year ended December 31,
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2011
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2010
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Corporate expenses
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273 | 249 |
Year ended December 31,
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2010
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Revenues
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891 | 962 | ||||||
Operating profit
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200 | 204 |
Three months ended
December 31,
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2011
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Change
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IFRS Financial Measures
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Revenues
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3,577 | 3,458 | 3% | ||||||||
Operating (loss) profit
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(2,593 | ) | 307 | n/m | |||||||
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
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$ | (3.11 | ) | $ | 0.27 | n/m | |||||
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
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Revenues from ongoing businesses
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3,355 | 3,201 | 5% | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
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864 | 685 | 26% | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin
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25.8 | % | 21.4 | % | 440bp | ||||||
Underlying operating profit
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657 | 611 | 8% | ||||||||
Underlying operating profit margin
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19.6 | % | 19.1 | % | 50bp | ||||||
Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations
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$ | 0.54 | $ | 0.37 | 46% |
Three months ended
December 31,
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Percentage change:
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2011
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2010
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Existing businesses
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Constant currency
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Foreign currency
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Total
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Legal
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907 | 862 | 1% | 4% | 5% | - | 5% | ||||||||||||||||
Tax & Accounting
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369 | 310 | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | 19% | ||||||||||||||||
Intellectual Property & Science
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225 | 207 | 7% | 2% | 9% | - | 9% | ||||||||||||||||
Professional division
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1,501 | 1,379 | 3% | 6% | 9% | - | 9% | ||||||||||||||||
Sales & Trading
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912 | 899 | - | 2% | 2% | (1%) | 1% | ||||||||||||||||
Investment & Advisory
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540 | 549 | (3%) | - | (3%) | 1% | (2%) | ||||||||||||||||
Enterprise
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318 | 292 | 10% | - | 10% | (1%) | 9% | ||||||||||||||||
Media
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87 | 86 | 1% | - | 1% | - | 1% | ||||||||||||||||
Markets division
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1,857 | 1,826 | 1% | 1% | 2% | - | 2% | ||||||||||||||||
Eliminations
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(3 | ) | (4 | ) | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | ||||||||||||||
Revenues from ongoing businesses
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3,355 | 3,201 | 2% | 3% | 5% | - | 5% | ||||||||||||||||
Other businesses
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222 | 257 | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues
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3,577 | 3,458 | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | 3% |
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Legal revenues increased principally due to contributions from acquired businesses (including World-Check). U.S. Law Firm Solutions revenues increased 3%, as 17% growth in Business of Law (FindLaw and Elite) was partly offset by a 3% decline in core legal research revenues. Corporate, Government & Academic and Risk & Compliance revenues increased 11% (2% from existing businesses). Global businesses grew 5% (1% from existing businesses) with strong growth in Latin America offsetting declines in the U.K. and Spain.
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Tax & Accounting revenues increased led by tax software sales, Checkpoint and contributions from our 2011 acquisitions, Mastersaf in Brazil and Manatron in the government tax automation market.
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Intellectual Property & Science revenues increased across our information offerings (IP Solutions, up 10%; Scientific & Scholarly Research, up 7% and Life Sciences, up 12%) and included the benefit of our November 2010 acquisition of GeneGo.
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Three months ended
December 31,
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2011
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2010
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Change
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Commentary
|
||||||||
Legal
|
EBITDA and segment operating profit increased due to the benefits of scale from higher revenues. EBITDA margins were impacted by an unfavorable shift in business mix.
|
|||||||||||
EBITDA
|
318 | 307 | 4% | |||||||||
EBITDA margin
|
35.1 | % | 35.6 | % | (50)bp | |||||||
Segment operating profit
|
251 | 238 | 5% | |||||||||
Segment operating profit margin
|
27.7 | % | 27.6 | % | 10bp | |||||||
Tax & Accounting
|
EBITDA and segment operating profit increased due to the benefits of scale from higher revenues. Margins were impacted by unfavorable expense timing. Historically, the segment earns nearly half of its operating profit in the fourth quarter. Full-year margins are more indicative of the segment’s performance.
|
|||||||||||
EBITDA
|
145 | 132 | 10% | |||||||||
EBITDA margin
|
39.3 | % | 42.6 | % | (330)bp | |||||||
Segment operating profit
|
118 | 110 | 7% | |||||||||
Segment operating profit margin
|
32.0 | % | 35.5 | % | (350)bp | |||||||
Intellectual Property & Science
|
Increases were attributable to higher revenues and favorable expense timing. Small movements of expenses can impact quarterly margins. Full-year margins are more indicative of the segment’s performance.
|
|||||||||||
EBITDA
|
80 | 65 | 23% | |||||||||
EBITDA margin
|
35.6 | % | 31.4 | % | 420bp | |||||||
Segment operating profit
|
64 | 53 | 21% | |||||||||
Segment operating profit margin
|
28.4 | % | 25.6 | % | 280bp | |||||||
Professional division
|
EBITDA and segment operating profit increased due to the benefits of scale from higher revenues. EBITDA margins were impacted by an unfavorable shift in business mix in the Legal segment and the dilutive effect of acquisitions.
|
|||||||||||
EBITDA
|
543 | 504 | 8% | |||||||||
EBITDA margin
|
36.2 | % | 36.5 | % | (30)bp | |||||||
Segment operating profit
|
433 | 401 | 8% | |||||||||
Segment operating profit margin
|
28.8 | % | 29.1 | % | (30)bp |
|
·
|
Sales & Trading revenues increased 2%, driven by 5% growth in Tradeweb’s existing business and the benefit of acquisitions, including Rafferty Capital Markets, a broker-dealer, acquired by Tradeweb in October 2011. These increases were partly offset by a 5% decline in recoveries. Excluding recoveries, Sales & Trading revenues increased 3%;
|
|
·
|
Investment & Advisory revenues decreased 3%, as a 1% increase in Corporate-related revenues was more than offset by weak, though improved, performance in Investment Management, which declined 4%. Revenues from Investment Banking were unchanged in what remains a difficult market. The 4% decline in Investment Management was its best performance since the second quarter of 2009 and an improvement from an 8% decline in both the second and third quarters of 2011 compared to the prior year periods;
|
|
·
|
Enterprise revenues increased 10%. Revenue dynamics for the fourth quarter of 2011 were similar to the full year. Content revenues increased 17% and Elektron Real-Time & Enterprise Platform revenues increased 7%; and
|
|
·
|
Media revenues increased 1%.
|
Three months ended
December 31,
|
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(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
Commentary
|
||||||||
EBITDA
|
464 | 433 | 7% |
2011 includes a $44 million reorganization charge, which impacted margins by 240 basis points. 2011 benefited from expense timing as well as integration and efficiency initiatives. Operating profit was also impacted by higher amortization associated with recent investments.
|
||||||||
EBITDA margin
|
25.0 | % | 23.7 | % | 130bp | |||||||
Segment operating profit
|
311 | 298 | 4% | |||||||||
Segment operating profit margin
|
16.7 | % | 16.3 | % | 40bp |
Three months ended
December 31,
|
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(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||
Core corporate expenses
|
87 | 88 |
Three months ended
December 31,
|
||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||
Revenues
|
222 | 257 | ||||||
Operating profit
|
51 | 58 |
Three months ended
December 31,
|
|||||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
||||||||
Operating (loss) profit
|
(2,593 | ) | 307 | n/m | |||||||
Adjustments:
|
|||||||||||
Goodwill impairment
|
3,010 | - | |||||||||
Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets
|
166 | 146 | |||||||||
Integration programs expenses
|
64 | 173 | |||||||||
Fair value adjustments
|
(37 | ) | 42 | ||||||||
Other operating losses, net
|
98 | 1 | |||||||||
Operating profit from Other businesses
|
(51 | ) | (58 | ) | |||||||
Underlying operating profit
|
657 | 611 | 8% | ||||||||
Adjustments:
|
|||||||||||
Integration programs expenses
|
(64 | ) | (173 | ) | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization of computer software (excluding Other businesses)
|
271 | 247 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
|
864 | 685 | 26% | ||||||||
Underlying operating profit margin
|
19.6 | % | 19.1 | % | 50bp | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin
|
25.8 | % | 21.4 | % | 440bp |
(1)
|
See Appendix B for a reconciliation of (loss) earnings from continuing operations to adjusted EBITDA.
|
Three months ended
December 31,
|
|||||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
||||||||
Operating expenses
|
2,604 | 2,739 | (5%) | ||||||||
Remove:
|
|||||||||||
Fair value adjustments (1)
|
37 | (42 | ) | ||||||||
Other businesses
|
(150 | ) | (181 | ) | |||||||
Operating expenses, excluding fair value adjustments and Other businesses
|
2,491 | 2,516 | (1%) |
(1)
|
Fair value adjustments primarily represent non-cash accounting adjustments from the revaluation of embedded foreign exchange derivatives within certain customer contracts due to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and mark-to-market adjustments from certain share-based awards.
|
Three months ended
December 31,
|
|||||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
||||||||
Depreciation
|
114 | 110 | 4% | ||||||||
Amortization of computer software
|
178 | 155 | 15% | ||||||||
Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets
|
166 | 146 | 14% |
|
·
|
Depreciation increased reflecting the impact of new capital expenditures.
|
|
·
|
Amortization of computer software increased due to amortization from newly-acquired businesses and new capital expenditures.
|
|
·
|
Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets increased due to amortization from newly-acquired assets, which more than offset decreases from the completion of amortization for certain identifiable intangible assets acquired in previous years.
|
Three months ended
December 31,
|
||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||
Other operating losses, net
|
98 | 1 |
|
·
|
$72 million of charges related to enhanced retirement benefits provided under certain U.K. pension plans that we assumed in the Reuters acquisition;
|
|
·
|
$49 million gain from the sale of two Canadian wholly owned subsidiaries that only consisted of tax losses to a company affiliated with Woodbridge. See “Related Party Transactions”;
|
|
·
|
$27 million of net losses related to contingent consideration associated with a prior acquisition;
|
|
·
|
$22 million of losses in connection with the termination of an IT outsourcing agreement;
|
|
·
|
$17 million of disposal related expenses and asset impairment charges associated with businesses held for sale and the Healthcare business; and
|
|
·
|
$6 million of acquisition related costs.
|
Three months ended
December 31,
|
|||||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
||||||||
Net interest expense
|
95 | 96 | (1%) |
Three months ended
December 31,
|
||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||
Tax benefit
|
78 | 4 |
Three months ended
December 31,
|
||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||
Net (loss) earnings
|
(2,602 | ) | 225 | |||||
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
|
$ | (3.11 | ) | $ | 0.27 |
Three months ended
December 31,
|
|||||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
||||||||
Earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders
|
(2,572 | ) | 224 | n/m | |||||||
Adjustments:
|
|||||||||||
Goodwill impairment
|
3,010 | - | |||||||||
Goodwill impairment attributable to non-controlling interests
|
(40 | ) | - | ||||||||
Operating profit from Other businesses
|
(51 | ) | (58 | ) | |||||||
Fair value adjustments
|
(37 | ) | 42 | ||||||||
Other operating losses, net
|
98 | 1 | |||||||||
Other finance income
|
(4 | ) | (8 | ) | |||||||
Share of post-tax earnings in equity method investees
|
(2 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||
Tax on above
|
(51 | ) | (11 | ) | |||||||
Interim period effective tax rate normalization
|
10 | 22 | |||||||||
Discrete tax items (see “Tax benefit” in this “Review of Fourth Quarter Results”)
|
(72 | ) | (47 | ) | |||||||
Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets
|
166 | 146 | |||||||||
Discontinued operations
|
(2 | ) | - | ||||||||
Dividends declared on preference shares
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||
Adjusted earnings from continuing operations
|
452 | 308 | 47% | ||||||||
Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations
|
$ | 0.54 | $ | 0.37 | 46% | ||||||
Diluted weighted average common shares (millions) (see Appendix B)
|
829.7 | 837.7 |
Three months ended
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
$ Chg
|
Commentary
|
||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
942 | 1,003 | (61) |
Higher taxes paid and 2010 working capital timing benefit offset lower integration costs
|
||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(529 | ) | (329 | ) | (200) |
Higher acquisition spending
|
||||||
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(580 | ) | (965 | ) | 385 |
Timing of debt repayments / borrowings
|
||||||
Translation adjustments on cash and cash equivalents
|
- | (3 | ) | 3 | ||||||||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(167 | ) | (294 | ) | 127 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
589 | 1,158 | (569) | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
422 | 864 | (442) |
|
·
|
Focus on free cash flow and ensure that cash generated is balanced between reinvestment in the business and returns to shareholders; and
|
|
·
|
Maintain a strong balance sheet, strong credit ratings and ample financial flexibility to support the execution of our business strategies.
|
|
·
|
Approximately $400 million of cash on hand at December 31, 2011;
|
|
·
|
Access to an undrawn $2.0 billion syndicated credit facility;
|
|
·
|
The ability to access short-term and long-term funding in global markets, as evidenced by our active commercial paper program and our issuance of new debt securities in 2011; and
|
|
·
|
No scheduled maturities of long-term debt until July 2013.
|
As at December 31,
|
||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||
Legal
|
7,318 | 6,749 | ||||||
Tax & Accounting
|
2,381 | 1,743 | ||||||
Intellectual Property & Science
|
1,379 | 1,388 | ||||||
Professional division
|
11,078 | 9,880 | ||||||
Markets division
|
18,437 | 21,908 | ||||||
Segment totals
|
29,515 | 31,788 | ||||||
Corporate
|
1,537 | 2,090 | ||||||
Other businesses
|
1,424 | 1,653 | ||||||
Total assets
|
32,476 | 35,531 |
As at December 31,
|
||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||
Current indebtedness
|
434 | 645 | ||||||
Long-term indebtedness
|
7,160 | 6,873 | ||||||
Total debt
|
7,594 | 7,518 | ||||||
Swaps
|
(224 | ) | (296 | ) | ||||
Total debt after swaps
|
7,370 | 7,222 | ||||||
Other derivatives (2)
|
(2 | ) | - | |||||
Remove fair value adjustments for hedges
|
(19 | ) | (31 | ) | ||||
Total debt after hedging arrangements
|
7,349 | 7,191 | ||||||
Remove transaction costs and discounts included in the carrying value of debt
|
60 | 62 | ||||||
Less: cash and cash equivalents (3)
|
(422 | ) | (864 | ) | ||||
Net debt
|
6,987 | 6,389 |
(1)
|
Net debt is a non-IFRS financial measure, which we define in Appendix A.
|
(2)
|
Fair value of derivatives associated with commercial paper borrowings that were not designated as hedges for accounting purposes.
|
(3)
|
Includes restricted cash of $147 million and $234 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
|
($ millions) |
Schedule of debt maturities (after swaps and other derivatives) (1)
at December 31, 2011
|
|
|
(1)
|
Excludes $45 million of bank and other borrowings primarily for short-term cash management.
|
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||
Balance at January 1,
|
19,675 | 19,335 | ||||||
Net (loss) earnings
|
(1,392 | ) | 933 | |||||
Share issuances
|
187 | 120 | ||||||
Share repurchases
|
(326 | ) | - | |||||
Effect of share-based compensation plans on contributed surplus
|
(53 | ) | (13 | ) | ||||
Dividends declared on common shares
|
(1,034 | ) | (966 | ) | ||||
Dividends declared on preference shares
|
(3 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
Change in unrecognized net loss on cash flow hedges
|
21 | (10 | ) | |||||
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment
|
(57 | ) | 1 | |||||
Net actuarial losses on defined benefit pension plans, net of tax
|
(262 | ) | (108 | ) | ||||
Change in ownership interest of subsidiary
|
34 | 416 | ||||||
Distributions to non-controlling interests
|
(40 | ) | (30 | ) | ||||
Balance at December 31,
|
16,750 | 19,675 |
Year ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
$ Change
|
||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
2,597 | 2,672 | (75) | ||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(1,807 | ) | (1,692 | ) |
(115)
|
||||||
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(1,227 | ) | (1,219 | ) | (8) | ||||||
Translation adjustments on cash and cash equivalents
|
(5 | ) | (8 | ) | 3 | ||||||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(442 | ) | (247 | ) | (195) | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
864 | 1,111 | (247) | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
422 | 864 | (442) |
|
·
|
$2.6 billion of net cash was provided by operating activities reflecting our highly cash-generative business model;
|
|
·
|
$1.3 billion was re-invested through acquisitions in 2011, redeploying $0.5 billion of proceeds principally realized from the disposal of non-core businesses; and
|
|
·
|
$1.3 billion was returned to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases in 2011.
|
(millions of U.S. dollars)
Net cash used (provided) by
investing activities
|
Capital expenditures
|
Capital expenditures mix
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Net of cash acquired of $25 million and $250 million in 2011 and 2010, respectively.
|
|
·
|
Commercial paper program. Our $2.0 billion commercial paper program provides efficient and flexible short-term funding to balance the timing of completed acquisitions, expected disposal proceeds and debt repayments. Our net commercial paper borrowings were $0.4 billion in 2011, but reached a peak of $1.1 billion in September.
|
|
·
|
Credit facility. In August 2011, we entered into a new $2.0 billion, five-year unsecured syndicated credit facility agreement which replaced a credit agreement that we signed in 2007. The new credit agreement is substantially similar to the 2007 agreement. We plan to utilize the facility from time to time to provide liquidity in connection with our commercial paper program and for general corporate purposes. As of December 31, 2011, we had no amounts drawn under the credit facility.
|
|
·
|
Long-term debt. Over the last two years, we have refinanced both scheduled maturities and early redemptions of debt securities at attractive rates. The following table summarizes these transactions.
|
Date
|
Transaction
|
Principal Amount
(in millions)
|
2011:
|
Notes issued
|
|
October 2011
|
3.95% notes due 2021
|
US$350
|
2010:
|
||
March 2010
|
5.85% notes due 2040
|
US$500
|
September 2010
|
4.35% notes due 2020
|
C$750
|
2011:
|
Notes repaid
|
|
July 2011
|
5.25% notes due 2011
|
C$600
|
2010:
|
||
March/April 2010
|
6.20% notes due 2012 (1)
|
US$700
|
November 2010
|
4.625% notes due 2010
|
€500
|
(1)
|
These notes were redeemed prior to their scheduled maturity.
|
|
·
|
The notes that matured in July 2011 were repaid for $593 million (after swaps). The repayment was funded with commercial paper and other available resources. A portion of these commercial paper borrowings were subsequently repaid with the net proceeds from the issuance of notes in October 2011.
|
|
·
|
The early redemption of notes in March/April 2010 was funded with the net proceeds from notes issued in March 2010 and available cash resources.
|
|
·
|
The Canadian dollar-denominated notes issued in September 2010 were converted to $731 million principal amount at an interest rate of 3.91% using fixed-to-fixed cross-currency swap agreements. These swaps were designated as cash flow hedges. The net proceeds and available cash resources were used to repay €500 million principal amount of 4.625% notes that matured in November 2010 for $762 million (after swaps).
|
Moody’s
|
Standard &
Poor’s
|
DBRS
Limited
|
Fitch
|
|
Long-term debt
|
Baa1
|
A-
|
A (low)
|
A-
|
Commercial paper
|
-
|
A-1 (low)
|
R-1 (low)
|
F2
|
Trend/Outlook
|
Stable
|
Stable
|
Stable
|
Stable
|
|
·
|
Dividends. Dividends paid on our common shares during the last two years were as follows:
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||
Dividends declared
|
1,034 | 966 | ||||||
Dividends reinvested in shares
|
(74 | ) | (68 | ) | ||||
Dividends paid
|
960 | 898 |
|
·
|
Share repurchases. We may buy back shares (and subsequently cancel them) from time to time as part of our capital management strategy. In May 2011, we renewed our normal course issuer bid (NCIB) for an additional 12-month period. Under the NCIB, we may repurchase up to 15 million common shares (representing less than 2% of the total outstanding shares) in open market transactions on the TSX or the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) between May 13, 2011 and May 12, 2012.
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
2,597 | 2,672 | ||||||
Capital expenditures, less proceeds from disposals
|
(1,041 | ) | (1,114 | ) | ||||
Other investing activities
|
49 | 8 | ||||||
Dividends paid on preference shares
|
(3 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
Free cash flow
|
1,602 | 1,563 | ||||||
Integration programs costs (1)
|
286 | 450 | ||||||
Underlying free cash flow
|
1,888 | 2,013 |
(1)
|
Free cash flow includes one-time cash costs related to our integration programs, which we remove to derive underlying free cash flow.
|
Revenues (1)
|
Expenses (1)
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Revenues from ongoing businesses. Expenses associated with underlying operating profit. Based on average rates of U.S. dollar / British pound sterling = 1.603 and U.S. dollar / Euro = 1.391.
|
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
Thereafter
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt (1)
|
- | 1,000 | 1,383 | 581 | 725 | 3,471 | 7,160 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interest payable (1)
|
397 | 373 | 328 | 248 | 196 | 1,429 | 2,971 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Debt-related hedges outflows (2)
|
127 | 127 | 617 | 685 | 649 | 838 | 3,043 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Debt-related hedges inflows (2)
|
(140 | ) | (139 | ) | (719 | ) | (676 | ) | (767 | ) | (838 | ) | (3,279 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Operating lease payments
|
325 | 284 | 233 | 185 | 132 | 413 | 1,572 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Unconditional purchase obligations
|
514 | 376 | 288 | 195 | 4 | 17 | 1,394 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pension contributions (3)
|
66 | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
1,289 | 2,021 | 2,130 | 1,218 | 939 | 5,330 | 12,927 |
(1)
|
Represents our contractual principal and interest payments (before swaps). Future cash flows have been calculated using forward foreign exchange rates.
|
(2)
|
Our non-U.S. dollar-denominated debt has been hedged into U.S. dollars. Debt-related hedges outflows represent our projected payments to counterparties. Where future interest cash flows are not fixed, amounts have been calculated using forward interest rates. Debt-related hedges inflows represent our projected cash receipts from counterparties. These future cash flows have been calculated using forward foreign exchange rates. We present our projected inflows along with outflows in order to reflect the net cash flow we anticipate from our debt-related hedging instruments in order to satisfy principal and interest payments to our long-term debt securities holders.
|
(3)
|
Represents expected contributions to our funded pension plans. These amounts do not include voluntary contributions we may elect to make from time to time.
|
|
·
|
Operating leases - We enter into operating leases in the ordinary course of business, primarily for real property and equipment. Lease payments represent scheduled, contractual obligations. With certain leases, we guarantee a portion of any residual value loss incurred by the lessors to dispose of the assets, or to restore a property to a specified condition after completion of the lease period. The liability associated with these restorations is recorded within “Provisions and other non-current liabilities” on our statement of financial position.
|
|
·
|
Subsidiary guarantees - For certain real property leases, banking arrangements and commercial contracts, we guarantee the obligations of some of our subsidiaries. We also guarantee borrowings by our subsidiaries under our credit agreement.
|
|
·
|
Unconditional purchase obligations - We have various obligations for materials, supplies and services in the ordinary conduct of business.
|
|
·
|
Pension obligations – We sponsor defined benefit plans that provide pension and other post-employment benefits to covered employees. As of December 31, 2011, the fair value of plan assets for our funded plans was 88% of the plan obligations. In 2011, we made contributions of $86 million to all of our defined benefit plans, including $10 million to our primary U.S. employee plan in order to improve the plan’s funded status. There were no other significant special contributions to pension plans in 2011.
|
|
·
|
Acquisition and disposition contingencies - We have obligations to pay additional consideration for prior acquisitions, typically based upon performance measures contractually agreed at the time of purchase. In certain disposition agreements, we guarantee indemnification obligations of our subsidiary that sold the business or assets. We believe that based upon current facts and circumstances, additional payments in connection with these transactions would not have a material impact on our financial statements.
|
2012 Outlook
|
Material assumptions
|
Material risks
|
||
Revenues expected to grow low single digits
|
— Improvement in net sales as the year progresses
— Positive gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the countries where we operate, led by rapidly developing economies
— Continued increase in the number of professionals around the world and their demand for high quality information and services
— Successful execution of ongoing product release and customer support programs, globalization strategy and other growth initiatives
|
— Uneven economic growth or recession across the markets we serve may result in reduced spending levels by our customers
— Demand for our products and services could be reduced by changes in customer buying patterns, competitive pressures or our inability to execute on key product or customer support initiatives
— Implementation of regulatory reform, including Dodd-Frank legislation and similar financial services laws around the world may limit business opportunities for our customers, lowering their demand for our products and services
— Uncertainty regarding the European sovereign debt crisis and the Euro currency could impact demand from our customers as well as their ability to pay us
— Pressure on our customers, in developed markets in particular, to constrain the number of professionals employed due to regulatory and economic uncertainty
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|
Material assumptions
|
Material risks
|
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Adjusted EBITDA margin expected to be between 27% and 28%
|
— Revenues expected to grow low single digits in 2012
— Business mix continues to shift to higher-growth lower margin offerings
— Realization of expected benefits from efficiency initiatives and 2011 organizational realignments
|
— See the risks above related to the revenue outlook
— Revenues from higher margin businesses may be lower than expected
— The costs of required investments exceed expectations or actual returns are below expectations
|
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Underlying operating profit margin expected to be between 18% and 19%
|
— Adjusted EBITDA margin expected to be between 27% and 28% in 2012
— Depreciation and amortization expense expected to represent 9% of revenues reflecting prior investments
— Capital expenditures expected to be between 7.5% and 8.0% of revenues
|
— See the risks above related to adjusted EBITDA margin outlook
— 2012 capital expenditures may be higher than currently expected, resulting in higher in-period depreciation and amortization
|
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Free cash flow expected to increase 5% to 10% and free cash flow from ongoing operations expected to grow 15% to 20%
|
— Revenues expected to grow low single digits in 2012
— Adjusted EBITDA margin expected to be between 27% and 28%
— Capital expenditures expected to be between 7.5% to 8.0% of revenues
|
— See the risks above related to the revenue outlook and adjusted EBITDA margin outlook
— A weaker macroeconomic environment and unanticipated disruptions from new order-to-cash applications could negatively impact working capital performance
— 2012 capital expenditures may be higher than currently expected resulting in higher cash outflows
— The timing of completing divestitures may vary from our expectations resulting in actual free cash flow performance below our expectations
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Description
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Law School Publishing
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Legal
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A provider of law school textbooks.
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Property Tax Consulting
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Tax & Accounting
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A provider of property tax outsourcing and compliance services in the U.S.
|
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eXimius
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Markets
|
A provider of software and services to wealth management companies.
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IAS 1 - Presentation of Financial Statements;
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IAS 24 - Related Party Disclosures;
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IAS 27 - Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements; and
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IAS 34 - Interim Financial Reporting.
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IFRS 7
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Financial Instruments: Disclosures
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IFRS 7 has been amended to provide common disclosure requirements with U.S. GAAP about rights of offset and related arrangements for financial instruments under an enforceable master netting or similar arrangement.
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IFRS 10
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Consolidated Financial Statements
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IFRS 10 replaces the guidance on ‘consolidation’ in IAS 27 - Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements and Standing Interpretations Committee (SIC) 12 - Consolidation - Special Purpose Entities. The new standard contains a single consolidation model that identifies control as the basis for consolidation for all types of entities, including special purpose entities. The new standard also sets out requirements for situations when control is difficult to assess, including circumstances in which voting rights are not the dominant factor in determining control.
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IFRS 11
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Joint Arrangements
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IFRS 11 replaces the guidance on ‘joint ventures’ in IAS 31 - Interests in Joint Ventures and SIC 13 - Jointly Controlled Entities - Non-Monetary Contributions by Venturers. The new standard introduces a principles-based approach to accounting for joint arrangements that requires a party to a joint arrangement to recognize its rights and obligations arising from the arrangement. The new standard requires that joint ventures be accounted for under the equity method thus eliminating the option to proportionally consolidate such ventures.
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IFRS 12
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Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities
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IFRS 12 sets out the required disclosures for entities applying IFRS 10, 11 and IAS 28 (as amended in 2011). The new standard combines, enhances and replaces the disclosure requirements for subsidiaries, associates, joint arrangements and unconsolidated structured entities.
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IFRS 13
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Fair Value Measurement
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IFRS 13 defines 'fair value' and sets out in a single standard a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosures about fair value measurements. The new standard reduces complexity and improves consistency by clarifying the definition of fair value and requiring its application to all fair value measurements.
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IAS 1
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Presentation of Financial Statements
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IAS 1 was amended to require entities to group items presented in ‘other comprehensive income’ in two categories. Items will be grouped together based on whether those items will or will not be classified to profit or loss in the future.
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IAS 27
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Separate Financial Statements
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IAS 27 has been amended for the issuance of IFRS 10, but retains the current guidance for separate financial statements.
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IAS 28
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Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures
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IAS 28 has been amended for conforming changes based on issuance of IFRS 10 and IFRS 11. The amendment requires that where a joint arrangement is determined to be a joint venture under IFRS 11, it should be accounted for using the equity method guidance provided in this standard.
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Effective – January 1, 2014
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IAS 32
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Financial Instruments: Presentation
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IAS 32 has been amended to clarify certain requirements for offsetting financial assets and liabilities. The amendment addresses the meaning and application of the concepts of legally enforceable right of set-off and simultaneous realization and settlement.
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Effective – January 1, 2015
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IFRS 9
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Financial Instruments (Classification and Measurement)
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IFRS 9 replaces the guidance on ‘classification and measurement’ of financial instruments in IAS 39 - Financial Instruments - Recognition and Measurement. The new standard requires a consistent approach to the classification of financial assets and replaces the numerous categories of financial assets in IAS 39 with two categories, measured at either amortized cost or at fair value.
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IFRS 7
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Financial Instruments: Disclosures
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IFRS 7 has been amended to require additional disclosures that are either permitted or required on the basis of the entity’s date of adoption of IFRS 9 and whether the entity elects to restate prior periods under IFRS 9.
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Non-IFRS Financial Measure
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How We Define It
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Why We Use It and Why It Is Useful to Investors
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Most Directly Comparable IFRS Measure/Reconciliation
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Revenues from ongoing businesses
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Revenues from reportable segments less eliminations.
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Provides a measure of our ability to grow our ongoing businesses over the long term.
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Revenues
|
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Revenues at constant currency (before currency or revenues excluding the effects of foreign currency)
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Revenues applying the same foreign currency exchange rates for the current and equivalent prior period. To calculate the foreign currency impact between periods, we convert the current and equivalent prior period’s local currency revenues using the same foreign currency exchange rate.
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Provides a measure of underlying business trends, without distortion from the effect of foreign currency movements during the period.
Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. However, we conduct a significant amount of our activities in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. We manage our operating segments on a constant currency basis, and we manage currency exchange risk at the corporate level.
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Underlying operating profit and underlying operating profit margin
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Operating profit from reportable segments and corporate expenses. The related margin is expressed as a percentage of revenues from ongoing businesses.
|
Provides a basis to evaluate operating profitability and performance trends, excluding the impact of items which distort the performance of our operations.
|
Operating profit
|
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Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin
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Underlying operating profit excluding the related depreciation and amortization of computer software, but including integration programs expenses. The related margin is expressed as a percentage of revenues from ongoing businesses.
|
Provides a measure commonly reported and widely used by investors as an indicator of a company’s operating performance and ability to incur and service debt, and as a valuation metric.
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Earnings from continuing operations
|
Non-IFRS Financial Measure
|
How We Define It
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Why We Use It and Why It Is Useful to Investors
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Most Directly Comparable IFRS Measure/Reconciliation
|
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Adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations
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Earnings attributable to common shareholders and per share excluding the pre-tax impacts of amortization of other identifiable intangible assets and the post-tax impacts of fair value adjustments, other operating gains and losses, certain impairment charges, the results of Other businesses, other net finance costs or income, our share of post-tax earnings or losses in equity method investees, discontinued operations and other items affecting comparability. We also deduct dividends declared on preference shares. This measure is calculated using diluted weighted average shares.
In interim periods, we also adjust our reported earnings and earnings per share to reflect a normalized effective tax rate. Specifically, the normalized effective rate is computed as the estimated full-year effective tax rate applied to adjusted pre-tax earnings of the interim period. The reported effective tax rate is based on separate annual effective income tax rates for each taxing jurisdiction that are applied to each interim period’s pre-tax income.
|
Provides a more comparable basis to analyze earnings and is also a measure commonly used by shareholders to measure our performance.
Because the geographical mix of pre-tax profits and losses in interim periods distorts the reported effective tax rate within an interim period, we believe that using the expected full-year effective tax rate provides more comparability among interim periods. The adjustment to normalize the effective tax rate reallocates estimated full-year income taxes between interim periods, but has no effect on full year tax expense or on cash taxes paid.
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Earnings attributable to common shareholders and earnings per share attributable to common shareholders
|
Non-IFRS Financial Measure
|
How We Define It
|
Why We Use It and Why It Is Useful to Investors
|
Most Directly Comparable IFRS Measure/Reconciliation
|
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Net debt
|
Total indebtedness, including the associated fair value of hedging instruments on our debt, but excluding unamortized transaction costs and premiums or discounts associated with our debt, less cash and cash equivalents.
|
Provides a commonly used measure of a company’s leverage.
Given that we hedge some of our debt to reduce risk, we include hedging instruments as we believe it provides a better measure of the total obligation associated with our outstanding debt. However, because we intend to hold our debt and related hedges to maturity, we do not consider certain components of the associated fair value of hedges in our measurements. We reduce gross indebtedness by cash and cash equivalents.
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Total debt (current indebtedness plus long-term indebtedness)
|
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Free cash flow
|
Net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, other investing activities and dividends paid on our preference shares.
|
Helps assess our ability, over the long term, to create value for our shareholders as it represents cash available to repay debt, pay common dividends and fund share repurchases and new acquisitions.
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
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Underlying free cash flow
|
Free cash flow excluding one-time cash costs associated with integration programs.
|
Provides a supplemental measure of our ability, over the long term, to create value for our shareholders because it represents free cash flow generated by our operations excluding certain unusual items.
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
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Free cash flow from ongoing operations
|
Free cash flow excluding businesses that have been or are expected to be exited through sale or closure, which we refer to as “Other businesses”.
|
Provides a supplemental measure of our ability, over the long term, to create value for our shareholders because it represents free cash flow generated by our operations excluding businesses that have been or are expected to be exited through sale or closure.
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
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Return on invested capital (ROIC)
|
Adjusted operating profit after net taxes paid expressed as a percentage of the average adjusted invested capital during the period.
|
Provides a measure of how efficiently we allocate resources to profitable activities and is indicative of our ability to create value for our shareholders.
|
IFRS does not require a measure comparable to ROIC. Please see our calculation of ROIC in Appendix C for a reconciliation of the components in the calculation to the most comparable IFRS measure.
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December 31,
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December 31,
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(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations
|
(2,604 | ) | 225 | n/m | (1,396 | ) | 933 | n/m | ||||||||||||||
Adjustments:
|
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Tax (benefit) expense
|
(78 | ) | (4 | ) | 293 | 139 | ||||||||||||||||
Other finance (income) costs
|
(4 | ) | (8 | ) | 15 | (28 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net interest expense
|
95 | 96 | 396 | 383 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets
|
166 | 146 | 612 | 545 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of computer software
|
178 | 155 | 659 | 572 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
|
114 | 110 | 438 | 457 | ||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA
|
(2,133 | ) | 720 | 1,017 | 3,001 | |||||||||||||||||
Adjustments:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Share of post tax earnings in equity method investees
|
(2 | ) | (2 | ) | (13 | ) | (8 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Other operating losses (gains), net
|
98 | 1 | (204 | ) | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment
|
3,010 | - | 3,010 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Fair value adjustments
|
(37 | ) | 42 | (149 | ) | 117 | ||||||||||||||||
EBITDA from Other businesses (1)
|
(72 | ) | (76 | ) | (249 | ) | (274 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
864 | 685 | 26% | 3,412 | 2,852 | 20% | ||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin
|
25.8 | % | 21.4 | % | 440bp | 26.4 | % | 23.6 | % | 280bp |
Three months ended
December 31, 2011
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Three months ended
December 31, 2010
|
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(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
Underlying
Operating profit
|
Add:
Depreciation and amortization of computer software **
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
Underlying
Operating profit
|
Add:
Depreciation and amortization of computer software **
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
||||||||||||||||||
Legal
|
251 | 67 | 318 | 238 | 69 | 307 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tax & Accounting
|
118 | 27 | 145 | 110 | 22 | 132 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intellectual Property & Science
|
64 | 16 | 80 | 53 | 12 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Professional division
|
433 | 110 | 543 | 401 | 103 | 504 | ||||||||||||||||||
Markets division
|
311 | 153 | 464 | 298 | 135 | 433 | ||||||||||||||||||
Corporate expenses
|
(87 | ) | 8 | (79 | ) | (88 | ) | 9 | (79 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Integration programs expenses
|
na
|
na
|
(64 | ) |
na
|
na
|
(173 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total
|
657 | 271 | 864 | 611 | 247 | 685 |
Year ended
December 31, 2011
|
Year ended
December 31, 2010
|
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(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
Underlying
Operating profit
|
Add:
Depreciation and amortization of computer software **
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
Underlying
Operating profit
|
Add:
Depreciation and amortization of computer software **
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
||||||||||||||||||
Legal
|
943 | 290 | 1,233 | 892 | 269 | 1,161 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tax & Accounting
|
261 | 98 | 359 | 223 | 84 | 307 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intellectual Property & Science
|
237 | 59 | 296 | 209 | 54 | 263 | ||||||||||||||||||
Professional division
|
1,441 | 447 | 1,888 | 1,324 | 407 | 1,731 | ||||||||||||||||||
Markets division
|
1,411 | 581 | 1,992 | 1,281 | 527 | 1,808 | ||||||||||||||||||
Corporate expenses
|
(273 | ) | 20 | (253 | ) | (249 | ) | 25 | (224 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Integration programs expenses
|
na
|
na
|
(215 | ) |
na
|
na
|
(463 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total
|
2,579 | 1,048 | 3,412 | 2,356 | 959 | 2,852 |
(1)
|
Other businesses are businesses that have been or are expected to be exited through sale or closure. Significant businesses in this category include: BARBRI (legal education provider, sold in the second quarter of 2011); Enterprise Risk (risk management solutions provider to financial institutions, sold in January 2012); and Healthcare (data, analytics and performance benchmarking solutions provider).
|
Three months ended
December 31,
|
Year ended
December 31,
|
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(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||||||
Revenues
|
222 | 257 | 891 | 962 | ||||||||||||
Operating profit
|
51 | 58 | 200 | 204 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization of computer software
|
21 | 18 | 49 | 70 | ||||||||||||
EBITDA
|
72 | 76 | 249 | 274 |
Three months ended
|
Year ended
|
|||||||
(weighted average common shares)
|
December 31, 2011
|
|||||||
IFRS: Basic and Diluted
|
828,185,741 | 833,459,452 | ||||||
Effect of stock options and other equity incentive awards
|
1,489,159 | 2,297,510 | ||||||
Non- IFRS Diluted
|
829,674,900 | 835,756,962 |
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
Year ended
December 31, 2011
|
|||
Free cash flow
|
1,602 | |||
Other businesses
|
(215 | ) | ||
Free cash flow from ongoing operations
|
1,387 |
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||
Calculation of adjusted operating profit after taxes
|
||||||||
Operating (loss) profit
|
(705 | ) | 1,419 | |||||
Add / (Deduct):
|
||||||||
Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets
|
612 | 545 | ||||||
Fair value adjustments
|
(149 | ) | 117 | |||||
Goodwill impairment
|
3,010 | - | ||||||
Other operating (gains) losses, net
|
(204 | ) | 16 | |||||
Adjusted operating profit (1)
|
2,564 | 2,097 | ||||||
Net cash taxes paid on operations (2)
|
(358 | ) | (231 | ) | ||||
Post-tax adjusted operating profit
|
2,206 | 1,866 | ||||||
Calculation of invested capital
|
||||||||
Trade and other receivables
|
1,984 | 1,809 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
641 | 912 | ||||||
Assets held for sale (3)
|
808 | - | ||||||
Computer hardware and other property, net
|
1,509 | 1,567 | ||||||
Computer software, net
|
1,640 | 1,613 | ||||||
Other identifiable intangible assets (excludes accumulated amortization)
|
12,491 | 12,191 | ||||||
Goodwill (4)
|
16,283 | 16,351 | ||||||
Payables, accruals and provisions
|
(2,675 | ) | (2,924 | ) | ||||
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale (3)
|
(27 | ) | - | |||||
Deferred revenue
|
(1,379 | ) | (1,300 | ) | ||||
Present value of operating leases (5)
|
1,267 | 1,322 | ||||||
Total invested capital (6)
|
32,542 | 31,541 | ||||||
Average invested capital
|
32,042 | 30,945 | ||||||
Return on invested capital
|
6.9 | % | 6.0 | % |
(1)
|
Adjusted operating profit includes integration expenses as well as operating profit from “Other businesses”.
|
(2)
|
Excludes cash taxes paid on the disposal of businesses and investments.
|
(3)
|
Assets held for sale exclude $8 million of financial assets and include $47 million in accumulated intangible asset amortization and impairment and $2 million in goodwill impairment. Liabilities associated with assets held for sale exclude financial liabilities of $8 million.
|
(4)
|
Goodwill has not been reduced for the $3.0 billion impairment recorded in 2011. Goodwill excludes amounts associated with deferred taxes of $2.6 billion and $2.5 billion in 2011 and 2010, respectively, arising from acquisition accounting.
|
(5)
|
Present value of operating leases primarily for real property and equipment contracted in the ordinary course of business.
|
(6)
|
Invested capital excludes: financial assets and liabilities, including cash and debt; deferred taxes; and provisions and other non-current liabilities, which are largely comprised of defined benefit plan obligations.
|
|
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|
most critical estimates and assumptions in determining the value of assets and liabilities; and
|
|
·
|
most critical judgments in applying accounting policies.
|
Markets
|
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|
All Other
|
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Discount rate
|
9.5 | % | 7.5 | % | 8.1% - 11.5 | % | ||||||
Perpetual growth rate
|
3.0 | % | 2.0 | % | 3.0 | % |
For the years ended and as at
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||
Consolidated Income Statement Data:
|
||||||||||||
Revenues
|
13,807 | 13,070 | 12,997 | |||||||||
Operating (loss) profit
|
(705 | ) | 1,419 | 1,575 | ||||||||
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations
|
(1,396 | ) | 933 | 844 | ||||||||
Net (loss) earnings
|
(1,392 | ) | 933 | 867 | ||||||||
Basic (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations
|
$ | (1.68 | ) | $ | 1.09 | $ | 0.99 | |||||
Basic (loss) earnings per share
|
$ | (1.67 | ) | $ | 1.09 | $ | 1.01 | |||||
Diluted (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations
|
$ | (1.68 | ) | $ | 1.08 | $ | 0.99 | |||||
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
|
$ | (1.67 | ) | $ | 1.08 | $ | 1.01 | |||||
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Data:
|
||||||||||||
Total assets
|
32,476 | 35,531 | 34,573 | |||||||||
Total long-term financial liabilities (1)
|
7,187 | 6,944 | 6,863 | |||||||||
Dividend Data:
|
||||||||||||
Dividends per Thomson Reuters Corporation common share (US$)
|
$ | 1.24 | $ | 1.16 | $ | 1.12 | ||||||
Dividends per Thomson Reuters PLC ordinary share (US$) (2)
|
- | - | $ | 0.84 | ||||||||
Dividends per Thomson Reuters Corporation Series II preference share (C$)
|
$ | C0.53 | $ | C0.45 | $ | C0.43 | ||||||
Non-IFRS Data (unaudited) (3):
|
||||||||||||
Revenues from ongoing businesses
|
12,916 | 12,108 | 12,003 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
3,412 | 2,852 | 3,019 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin
|
26.4 | % | 23.6 | % | 25.2 | % | ||||||
Underlying operating profit
|
2,579 | 2,356 | 2,540 | |||||||||
Underlying operating profit margin
|
20.0 | % | 19.5 | % | 21.2 | % | ||||||
Adjusted earnings from continuing operations
|
1,658 | 1,306 | 1,377 | |||||||||
Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations
|
$ | 1.98 | $ | 1.56 | $ | 1.65 | ||||||
Net debt
|
6,987 | 6,389 | 6,383 | |||||||||
Free cash flow
|
1,602 | 1,563 | 1,570 | |||||||||
Underlying free cash flow
|
1,888 | 2,013 | 2,058 |
(1)
|
Long-term financial liabilities are comprised of “Long-term indebtedness” and “Other financial liabilities” classified as non-current on our consolidated statement of financial position.
|
(2)
|
On September 10, 2009, all Thomson Reuters PLC ordinary shares were exchanged for an equivalent number of Thomson Reuters Corporation common shares in connection with the unification of our dual listed company structure.
|
(3)
|
Non-IFRS financial measures are defined in Appendix A of this management’s discussion and analysis.
|
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June 30,
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December 31,
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(millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
|
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
3,330 | 3,140 | 3,447 | 3,216 | 3,453 | 3,256 | 3,577 | 3,458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating profit (loss)
|
396 | 321 | 833 | 435 | 659 | 356 | (2,593 | ) | 307 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
|
255 | 134 | 572 | 303 | 381 | 271 | (2,604 | ) | 225 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
2 | - | - | (6 | ) | - | 6 | 2 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss)
|
257 | 134 | 572 | 297 | 381 | 277 | (2,602 | ) | 225 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) attributable to common shares
|
250 | 127 | 563 | 290 | 369 | 268 | (2,572 | ) | 224 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared on preference shares
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | - | - | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
From continuing operations
|
$ | 0.30 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.67 | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.31 | $ | (3.11 | ) | $ | 0.27 | |||||||||||||||
From discontinued operations
|
- | - | - | (0.01 | ) | - | 0.01 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 0.30 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.67 | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.32 | $ | (3.11 | ) | $ | 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share
|
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From continuing operations
|
$ | 0.30 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.67 | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.31 | $ | (3.11 | ) | $ | 0.27 | |||||||||||||||
From discontinued operations
|
- | - | - | (0.01 | ) | - | 0.01 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 0.30 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.67 | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.32 | $ | (3.11 | ) | $ | 0.27 |
James C. Smith
|
Stephane Bello
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
March 19, 2012
|
James C. Smith
|
Stephane Bello
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
March 19, 2012
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
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(millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
|
Notes
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||
Revenues
|
|
13,807 | 13,070 | ||||||||
Operating expenses
|
5 | (9,997 | ) | (10,061 | ) | ||||||
Depreciation
|
(438 | ) | (457 | ) | |||||||
Amortization of computer software
|
(659 | ) | (572 | ) | |||||||
Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets
|
(612 | ) | (545 | ) | |||||||
Goodwill impairment
|
17 | (3,010 | ) | - | |||||||
Other operating gains (losses), net
|
6 | 204 | (16 | ) | |||||||
Operating (loss) profit
|
(705 | ) | 1,419 | ||||||||
Finance costs, net:
|
|||||||||||
Net interest expense
|
7 | (396 | ) | (383 | ) | ||||||
Other finance (costs) income
|
7 | (15 | ) | 28 | |||||||
(Loss) income before tax and equity method investees
|
(1,116 | ) | 1,064 | ||||||||
Share of post tax earnings in equity method investees
|
13 | 8 | |||||||||
Tax expense
|
8 | (293 | ) | (139 | ) | ||||||
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations
|
(1,396 | ) | 933 | ||||||||
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
4 | - | |||||||||
Net (loss) earnings
|
(1,392 | ) | 933 | ||||||||
(Loss) earnings attributable to:
|
|||||||||||
Common shareholders
|
(1,390 | ) | 909 | ||||||||
Non-controlling interests
|
27 | (2 | ) | 24 | |||||||
(Loss) earnings per share:
|
9 | ||||||||||
Basic (loss) earnings per share:
|
|||||||||||
From continuing operations
|
$ | (1.68 | ) | $ | 1.09 | ||||||
From discontinued operations
|
0.01 | - | |||||||||
Basic (loss) earnings per share
|
$ | (1.67 | ) | $ | 1.09 | ||||||
Diluted (loss) earnings per share:
|
|||||||||||
From continuing operations
|
$ | (1.68 | ) | $ | 1.08 | ||||||
From discontinued operations
|
0.01 | - | |||||||||
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
|
$ | (1.67 | ) | $ | 1.08 |
|
Year ended December 31,
|
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(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
Notes
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||
Net (loss) earnings
|
|
(1,392 | ) | 933 | |||||||
Other comprehensive loss:
|
|
||||||||||
Cash flow hedges adjustments to equity
|
|
(41 | ) | 113 | |||||||
Cash flow hedges adjustments to earnings
|
18 | 62 | (123 | ) | |||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments to equity
|
(59 | ) | 9 | ||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments to earnings
|
2 | (8 | ) | ||||||||
Net actuarial losses on defined benefit pension plans, net of tax(1)
|
25 | (262 | ) | (108 | ) | ||||||
Other comprehensive loss
|
(298 | ) | (117 | ) | |||||||
Total comprehensive (loss) income
|
(1,690 | ) | 816 | ||||||||
Comprehensive (loss) income for the period attributable to:
|
|||||||||||
Common shareholders
|
(1,688 | ) | 792 | ||||||||
Non-controlling interests
|
27 | (2 | ) | 24 |
(1)
|
The related tax benefit was $126 million and $58 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
|
|
December 31,
|
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(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
Notes
|
2011
|
2010
|
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ASSETS
|
|
|
|||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
10 | 422 | 864 | ||||||||
Trade and other receivables
|
11 | 1,984 | 1,809 | ||||||||
Other financial assets
|
18 | 100 | 74 | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
12 | 641 | 912 | ||||||||
Current assets excluding assets held for sale
|
3,147 | 3,659 | |||||||||
Assets held for sale
|
13 | 767 | - | ||||||||
Current assets
|
3,914 | 3,659 | |||||||||
Computer hardware and other property, net
|
14 | 1,509 | 1,567 | ||||||||
Computer software, net
|
15 | 1,640 | 1,613 | ||||||||
Other identifiable intangible assets, net
|
16 | 8,471 | 8,714 | ||||||||
Goodwill
|
17 | 15,932 | 18,892 | ||||||||
Other financial assets
|
18 | 425 | 460 | ||||||||
Other non-current assets
|
19 | 535 | 558 | ||||||||
Deferred tax
|
22 | 50 | 68 | ||||||||
Total assets
|
32,476 | 35,531 | |||||||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
|||||||||||
Liabilities
|
|||||||||||
Current indebtedness
|
18 | 434 | 645 | ||||||||
Payables, accruals and provisions
|
20 | 2,675 | 2,924 | ||||||||
Deferred revenue
|
1,379 | 1,300 | |||||||||
Other financial liabilities
|
18 | 81 | 142 | ||||||||
Current liabilities excluding liabilities associated with assets held for sale
|
4,569 | 5,011 | |||||||||
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale
|
13 | 35 | - | ||||||||
Current liabilities
|
4,604 | 5,011 | |||||||||
Long-term indebtedness
|
18 | 7,160 | 6,873 | ||||||||
Provisions and other non-current liabilities
|
21 | 2,513 | 2,217 | ||||||||
Other financial liabilities
|
18 | 27 | 71 | ||||||||
Deferred tax
|
22 | 1,422 | 1,684 | ||||||||
Total liabilities
|
15,726 | 15,856 | |||||||||
Equity
|
|||||||||||
Capital
|
23 | 10,288 | 10,284 | ||||||||
Retained earnings
|
7,633 | 10,518 | |||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(1,516 | ) | (1,480 | ) | |||||||
Total shareholders’ equity
|
16,405 | 19,322 | |||||||||
Non-controlling interests
|
27 | 345 | 353 | ||||||||
Total equity
|
16,750 | 19,675 | |||||||||
Total liabilities and equity
|
32,476 | 35,531 |
David Thomson
|
James C. Smith
|
Director
|
Director
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
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(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
Notes
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||
Cash provided by (used in):
|
|
|
|||||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net (loss) earnings
|
|
(1,392 | ) | 933 | |||||||
Adjustments for:
|
|
||||||||||
Depreciation
|
|
438 | 457 | ||||||||
Amortization of computer software
|
|
659 | 572 | ||||||||
Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets
|
|
612 | 545 | ||||||||
Goodwill impairment
|
|
3,010 | - | ||||||||
Net gains on disposals of businesses and investments
|
|
(388 | ) | (26 | ) | ||||||
Deferred tax
|
22 | (202 | ) | (205 | ) | ||||||
Other
|
26 | 139 | 440 | ||||||||
Changes in working capital and other items
|
26 | (279 | ) | (38 | ) | ||||||
Operating cash flows from continuing operations
|
2,597 | 2,678 | |||||||||
Operating cash flows from discontinued operations
|
- | (6 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
26 | 2,597 | 2,672 | ||||||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|||||||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
|
27 | (1,286 | ) | (612 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from other disposals, net of taxes paid
|
415 | 26 | |||||||||
Capital expenditures, less proceeds from disposals
|
26 | (1,041 | ) | (1,114 | ) | ||||||
Other investing activities
|
49 | 8 | |||||||||
Investing cash flows from continuing operations
|
(1,863 | ) | (1,692 | ) | |||||||
Investing cash flows from discontinued operations
|
56 | - | |||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities
|
26 | (1,807 | ) | (1,692 | ) | ||||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|||||||||||
Proceeds from debt
|
18 | 349 | 1,367 | ||||||||
Repayments of debt
|
18 | (648 | ) | (1,683 | ) | ||||||
Net borrowings under short-term loan facilities
|
400 | 5 | |||||||||
Repurchases of common shares
|
23 | (326 | ) | - | |||||||
Dividends paid on preference shares
|
(3 | ) | (3 | ) | |||||||
Dividends paid on common shares
|
23 | (960 | ) | (898 | ) | ||||||
Other financing activities
|
(39 | ) | (7 | ) | |||||||
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(1,227 | ) | (1,219 | ) | |||||||
Translation adjustments on cash and cash equivalents
|
(5 | ) | (8 | ) | |||||||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(442 | ) | (247 | ) | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
10 | 864 | 1,111 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
10 | 422 | 864 | ||||||||
Supplemental cash flow information is provided in note 26.
|
|||||||||||
Interest paid
|
(399 | ) | (393 | ) | |||||||
Interest received
|
9 | 7 | |||||||||
Income taxes paid
|
(511 | ) | (243 | ) |
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
Stated share capital
|
Contributed surplus
|
Total capital
|
Retained earnings
|
Unrecognized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments
|
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”)
|
Non-
controlling interests
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2010
|
10,077 | 207 | 10,284 | 10,518 | (43 | ) | (1,437 | ) | (1,480 | ) | 353 | 19,675 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive (loss) income(1)
|
- | - | - | (1,652 | ) | 21 | (57 | ) | (36 | ) | (2 | ) | (1,690 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in ownership interest of subsidiary
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to non-controlling interest
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | (40 | ) | (40 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared on preference shares
|
- | - | - | (3 | ) | - | - | - | - | (3 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared on common shares
|
- | - | - | (1,034 | ) | - | - | - | - | (1,034 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued under Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”)
|
74 | - | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchases of common shares
|
(130 | ) | - | (130 | ) | (196 | ) | - | - | - | - | (326 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock compensation plans
|
113 | (53 | ) | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2011
|
10,134 | 154 | 10,288 | 7,633 | (22 | ) | (1,494 | ) | (1,516 | ) | 345 | 16,750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions of U.S. dollars)
|
Stated share capital
|
Contributed surplus
|
Total capital
|
Retained earnings
|
Unrecognized loss on cash flow hedges
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments
|
AOCL
|
Non-
controlling interests
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2009
|
9,957 | 220 | 10,177 | 10,561 | (33 | ) | (1,438 | ) | (1,471 | ) | 68 | 19,335 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss)(1)
|
- | - | - | 801 | (10 | ) | 1 | (9 | ) | 24 | 816 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in ownership interest of subsidiary(2)
|
- | - | - | 125 | - | - | - | 291 | 416 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to non-controlling interest
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | (30 | ) | (30 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared on preference shares
|
- | - | - | (3 | ) | - | - | - | - | (3 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared on common shares
|
- | - | - | (966 | ) | - | - | - | - | (966 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued under DRIP
|
68 | - | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock compensation plans
|
52 | (13 | ) | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2010
|
10,077 | 207 | 10,284 | 10,518 | (43 | ) | (1,437 | ) | (1,480 | ) | 353 | 19,675 |
(1)
|
Retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011 includes net actuarial losses of $262 million, net of tax, (2010 - $108 million).
|
(2)
|
Comprised of amounts relating to Tradeweb. See note 27.
|
|
·
|
IFRS 3 - Business Combinations;
|
|
·
|
IFRS 7 - Financial Instruments: Disclosures;
|
|
·
|
IAS 1 - Presentation of Financial Statements;
|
|
·
|
IAS 24 - Related Party Disclosures;
|
|
·
|
IAS 27 - Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements; and
|
|
·
|
IAS 34 - Interim Financial Reporting.
|
|
·
|
acquisition cost is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange, excluding transaction costs which are expensed as incurred;
|
|
·
|
identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed are measured at their fair values at the acquisition date;
|
|
·
|
the excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill;
|
|
·
|
if the acquisition cost is less than the fair value of the net assets acquired, the fair value of the net assets is re-assessed and any remaining difference is recognized directly in the income statement;
|
|
·
|
contingent consideration is measured at fair value on the acquisition date, with subsequent changes in the fair value recorded through the income statement when the contingent consideration is a financial liability. Contingent consideration is not re-measured when it is an equity instrument; and
|
|
·
|
upon gaining control in a step acquisition, the existing ownership interest is re-measured to fair value through the income statement.
|
|
·
|
investments are initially recognized at cost;
|
|
·
|
equity method investees include goodwill identified on acquisition, net of any accumulated impairment loss;
|
|
·
|
the Company’s share of post-acquisition profits or losses is recognized in the income statement and is adjusted against the carrying amount of the investments;
|
|
·
|
when the Company’s share of losses equals or exceeds its interest in the investee, including unsecured receivables, the Company does not recognize further losses, unless it has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of the investee; and
|
|
·
|
gains on transactions between the Company and its equity method investees are eliminated to the extent of the Company’s interest in these entities, and losses are eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.
|
|
·
|
the statement of financial position includes the Company’s share of the assets that it controls jointly and the liabilities for which it is jointly responsible;
|
|
·
|
the income statement includes the Company’s share of the income and expenses of the jointly controlled entity; and
|
|
·
|
gains on transactions between the Company and its joint ventures are eliminated to the extent of the Company’s interest in the joint ventures and losses are eliminated, unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.
|
|
·
|
borrowings and related hedging instruments;
|
|
·
|
cash and cash equivalents; and
|
|
·
|
intercompany loans that are not permanent in nature.
|
|
·
|
the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
|
|
·
|
the stage of completion can be measured reliably;
|
|
·
|
the receipt of economic benefits is probable; and
|
|
·
|
costs incurred and to be incurred can be measured reliably.
|
|
·
|
the risks and rewards of ownership, including managerial involvement, have transferred to the buyer;
|
|
·
|
the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
|
|
·
|
the receipt of economic benefits is probable; and
|
|
·
|
costs incurred or to be incurred can be measured reliably.
|
Computer hardware
|
3-5 years
|
Buildings and building improvements
|
5-40 years
|
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
|
3-10 years
|
|
·
|
it is technically feasible to complete the software product so that it will be available for use;
|
|
·
|
management intends to complete the software product and use or sell it;
|
|
·
|
there is an ability to use or sell the software product;
|
|
·
|
it can be demonstrated how the software product will generate probable future economic benefits;
|
|
·
|
adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and to use or sell the software product are available; and
|
|
·
|
the expenditure attributable to the software product during its development can be reliably measured.
|
Trade names
|
2-27 years
|
Customer relationships
|
2-40 years
|
Databases and content
|
2-30 years
|
Other
|
2-30 years
|
|
·
|
trade names with indefinite useful lives are subject to an annual impairment assessment. For purposes of impairment testing, the fair value of trade names is determined using an income approach, specifically the relief from royalties method; and
|
|
·
|
for the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to cash-generating units (“CGUs”) based on the level at which management monitors it, which is not higher than an operating segment. Goodwill is allocated to those CGUs that are expected to benefit from the business combination in which the goodwill arose.
|
|
·
|
represent a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations;
|
|
·
|
are part of a single coordinated plan to dispose of a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations; or
|
|
·
|
are a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to resale.
|
|
·
|
Classification
|
|
·
|
Recognition and measurement
|
|
·
|
Classification
|
|
·
|
Recognition and measurement
|
|
·
|
Classification
|
|
·
|
Recognition and measurement
|
|
·
|
Fair value hedges
|
|
·
|
Cash flow hedges
|
|
·
|
amounts accumulated in other comprehensive income are recycled to the income statement in the period when the hedged item will affect earnings;
|
|
·
|
when a hedging instrument expires or is sold, or when a hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, any cumulative gain or loss in other comprehensive income remains in other comprehensive income and is recognized when the forecast transaction is ultimately recognized in the income statement; and
|
|
·
|
when a forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, the cumulative gain or loss that was reported in other comprehensive income is immediately recognized in the income statement.
|
|
·
|
are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences;
|
|
·
|
are recognized for taxable temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, except where the reversal of the temporary difference can be controlled and it is probable that the difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future or create a tax liability; and
|
|
·
|
are not recognized on temporary differences that arise from goodwill which is not deductible for tax purposes.
|
|
·
|
are recognized to the extent it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which the deductible temporary differences can be utilized; and
|
|
·
|
are reviewed at the end of the reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.
|
|
·
|
most critical estimates and assumptions in determining the value of assets and liabilities; and
|
|
·
|
most critical judgments in applying accounting policies.
|
Effective – January 1, 2013
|
||
IFRS 7
|
Financial Instruments: Disclosures
|
IFRS 7 has been amended to provide common disclosure requirements with U.S. GAAP about rights of offset and related arrangements for financial instruments under an enforceable master netting or similar arrangement.
|
IFRS 10
|
Consolidated Financial Statements
|
IFRS 10 replaces the guidance on ‘consolidation’ in IAS 27 - Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements and Standing Interpretations Committee (“SIC”) 12 - Consolidation - Special Purpose Entities. The new standard contains a single consolidation model that identifies control as the basis for consolidation for all types of entities, including special purpose entities. The new standard also sets out requirements for situations when control is difficult to assess, including circumstances in which voting rights are not the dominant factor in determining control.
|
IFRS 11
|
Joint Arrangements
|
IFRS 11 replaces the guidance on ‘joint ventures’ in IAS 31 - Interests in Joint Ventures and SIC 13 - Jointly Controlled Entities - Non-Monetary Contributions by Venturers. The new standard introduces a principles-based approach to accounting for joint arrangements that requires a party to a joint arrangement to recognize its rights and obligations arising from the arrangement. The new standard requires that joint ventures be accounted for under the equity method thus eliminating the option to proportionally consolidate such ventures.
|
IFRS 12
|
Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities
|
IFRS 12 sets out the required disclosures for entities applying IFRS 10, 11 and IAS 28 (as amended in 2011). The new standard combines, enhances and replaces the disclosure requirements for subsidiaries, associates, joint arrangements and unconsolidated structured entities.
|
IFRS 13
|
Fair Value Measurement
|
IFRS 13 defines 'fair value' and sets out in a single standard a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosures about fair value measurements. The new standard reduces complexity and improves consistency by clarifying the definition of fair value and requiring its application to all fair value measurements.
|
IAS 1
|
Presentation of Financial Statements
|
IAS 1 was amended to require entities to group items presented in ‘other comprehensive income’ in two categories. Items will be grouped together based on whether those items will or will not be classified to profit or loss in the future.
|
IAS 27
|
Separate Financial Statements
|
IAS 27 has been amended for the issuance of IFRS 10, but retains the current guidance for separate financial statements.
|
IAS 28
|
Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures
|
IAS 28 has been amended for conforming changes based on issuance of IFRS 10 and IFRS 11. The amendment requires that where a joint arrangement is determined to be a joint venture under IFRS 11, it should be accounted for using the equity method guidance provided in this standard.
|
Effective – January 1, 2014
|
||
IAS 32
|
Financial Instruments: Presentation
|
IAS 32 has been amended to clarify certain requirements for offsetting financial assets and liabilities. The amendment addresses the meaning and application of the concepts of legally enforceable right of set-off and simultaneous realization and settlement.
|
Effective – January 1, 2015
|
||
IFRS 9
|
Financial Instruments (Classification and Measurement)
|
IFRS 9 replaces the guidance on ‘classification and measurement’ of financial instruments in IAS 39 - Financial Instruments - Recognition and Measurement. The new standard requires a consistent approach to the classification of financial assets and replaces the numerous categories of financial assets in IAS 39 with two categories, measured at either amortized cost or at fair value.
|
IFRS 7
|
Financial Instruments: Disclosures
|
IFRS 7 has been amended to require additional disclosures that are either permitted or required on the basis of the entity’s date of adoption of IFRS 9 and whether the entity elects to restate prior periods under IFRS 9.
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||
Revenues
|
|
|||||||
Legal
|
3,434 | 3,157 | ||||||
Tax & Accounting
|
1,149 | 1,006 | ||||||
Intellectual Property & Science
|
852 | 789 | ||||||
Professional
|
5,435 | 4,952 | ||||||
Markets
|
7,494 | 7,168 | ||||||
Reportable segments
|
12,929 | 12,120 | ||||||
Eliminations
|
(13 | ) | (12 | ) | ||||
Revenues from ongoing businesses
|
12,916 | 12,108 | ||||||
Other businesses (1)
|
891 | 962 | ||||||
Consolidated revenues
|
13,807 | 13,070 | ||||||
Operating (loss) profit
|
||||||||
Segment operating profit
|
||||||||
Legal
|
943 | 892 | ||||||
Tax & Accounting
|
261 | 223 | ||||||
Intellectual Property & Science
|
237 | 209 | ||||||
Professional
|
1,441 | 1,324 | ||||||
Markets
|
1,411 | 1,281 | ||||||
Reportable segments
|
2,852 | 2,605 | ||||||
Corporate expenses (2)
|
(273 | ) | (249 | ) | ||||
Underlying operating profit
|
2,579 | 2,356 | ||||||
Other businesses (1)
|
200 | 204 | ||||||
Integration programs expenses (see note 5)
|
(215 | ) | (463 | ) | ||||
Fair value adjustments (see note 5)
|
149 | (117 | ) | |||||
Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets
|
(612 | ) | (545 | ) | ||||
Goodwill impairment (3) (see note 17)
|
(3,010 | ) | - | |||||
Other operating gains (losses), net
|
204 | (16 | ) | |||||
Consolidated operating (loss) profit
|
(705 | ) | 1,419 |
Depreciation and
amortization of computer
software
|
Additions to capital
assets(4) and goodwill
|
Total assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31,
|
Year ended December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Legal
|
290 | 269 | 1,047 | 882 | 7,318 | 6,749 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tax & Accounting
|
98 | 84 | 700 | 96 | 2,381 | 1,743 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intellectual Property & Science
|
59 | 54 | 73 | 89 | 1,379 | 1,388 | ||||||||||||||||||
Professional
|
447 | 407 | 1,820 | 1,067 | 11,078 | 9,880 | ||||||||||||||||||
Markets
|
581 | 527 | 662 | 1,297 | 18,437 | 21,908 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reportable segments
|
1,028 | 934 | 2,482 | 2,364 | 29,515 | 31,788 | ||||||||||||||||||
Corporate
|
20 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 1,537 | 2,090 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other businesses(1)
|
49 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 1,424 | 1,653 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
1,097 | 1,029 | 2,579 | 2,445 | 32,476 | 35,531 |
Geographic Information
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
Non-current assets(5)
|
|||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
(by country of origin)
|
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||||||
Americas (North America, Latin America, South America)
|
8,094 | 7,754 | 17,014 | 18,754 | ||||||||||||
EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
|
4,093 | 3,845 | 8,628 | 9,676 | ||||||||||||
Asia Pacific
|
1,620 | 1,471 | 2,178 | 2,615 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
13,807 | 13,070 | 27,820 | 31,045 |
(1)
|
Other businesses are businesses that have been or are expected to be exited through sale or closure that did not qualify for discontinued operations classification. Significant businesses in this category include: BARBRI (legal education provider, sold in the second quarter of 2011); Trade and Risk Management (trade and risk management solutions provider to financial institutions sold in January 2012); and Healthcare (data, analytics and performance benchmarking solutions provider). See notes 6 and 13.
|
(2)
|
Corporate expense includes corporate functions and certain share-based compensation costs.
|
(3)
|
The goodwill impairment relates to the Markets segment.
|
(4)
|
Capital assets include computer hardware and other property, computer software and other identifiable intangible assets.
|
(5)
|
Non-current assets are primarily comprised of computer hardware and other property, computer software, other identifiable intangible assets, goodwill and investments in equity method investees.
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||
Electronic, software & services
|
12,546 | 11,836 | ||||||
Print
|
1,261 | 1,234 | ||||||
Total
|
13,807 | 13,070 |
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Salaries, commissions and allowances
|
|
5,132
|
|
|
4,852
|
|
||
Share-based payments
|
|
87
|
|
|
92
|
|
||
Post-employment benefits
|
|
242
|
|
|
229
|
|
||
Total staff costs
|
|
5,461
|
|
|
5,173
|
|
||
Goods and services (1)
|
|
2,487
|
|
|
2,637
|
|
||
Data
|
|
1,044
|
|
|
1,006
|
|
||
Telecommunications
|
|
628
|
|
|
635
|
|
||
Real estate
|
|
526
|
|
|
493
|
|
||
Fair value adjustments (2)
|
|
(149
|
)
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
9,997
|
|
|
10,061
|
|
(1)
|
Goods and services include professional fees, consulting services, contractors, technology-related expenses, selling and marketing, and other general and administrative costs.
|
(2)
|
Fair value adjustments primarily represent mark-to-market impacts on embedded derivatives and certain share-based awards.
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Integration programs expenses
|
|
215
|
|
|
463
|
|
||
Reorganization charge
|
|
50
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
·
|
$388 million of net gains on disposals of businesses and investments, primarily from the sale of the BARBRI legal education business and Scandinavian legal, tax and accounting business;
|
|
·
|
$49 million gain from the sale of two Canadian wholly owned subsidiaries that only consisted of tax losses to a company affiliated with The Woodbridge Company Limited (“Woodbridge”), the Company’s principal and controlling shareholder. See note 29; and
|
|
·
|
$10 million of net gains related to contingent consideration associated with a prior acquisition. The net amount included a $34 million charge due to a revision in performance criteria and a $44 million gain related to a revaluation of other contingent consideration.
|
|
·
|
$83 million of charges in connection with the termination of an information technology (“IT”) outsourcing agreement. Earlier in 2011, the Company reached agreement with a vendor to terminate an IT outsourcing agreement, which had been signed by Reuters prior to the acquisition of that business. The Company and the vendor mutually terminated the agreement as the vendor was unable to provide certain services. The Company transitioned these technology support services into existing in-house operations. The net charges represent payments that were made to the vendor in prior periods for which the Company will receive no future value, net of amounts that were paid by the Company and the vendor in connection with the termination and subsequent transition. The majority of the net charges were non-cash and were amortized over the transition period of the contract;
|
|
·
|
$72 million of charges related to enhanced retirement benefits provided under certain U.K. pension plans assumed in the Reuters acquisition. See note 25;
|
|
·
|
$72 million of disposal-related expenses and asset impairment charges associated with businesses held for sale and the Healthcare business. See note 13; and
|
|
·
|
$30 million of acquisition-related costs.
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Interest expense:
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Debt
|
|
(422
|
)
|
|
|
(433
|
)
|
|
Derivative financial instruments - hedging activities
|
|
30
|
|
|
52
|
|
||
Other
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
|
(25
|
)
|
|
Fair value gains (losses) on financial instruments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Debt
|
|
7
|
|
|
30
|
|
||
Cash flow hedges, transfer from equity (see note 18)
|
|
(62
|
)
|
|
|
123
|
|
|
Fair value hedges (see note 18)
|
|
12
|
|
|
(31
|
)
|
||
Net foreign exchange gains (losses) on debt
|
|
43
|
|
|
(122
|
)
|
||
|
(415
|
)
|
|
|
(406
|
)
|
||
Interest income
|
|
19
|
|
|
23
|
|
||
Net interest expense
|
|
(396
|
)
|
|
|
(383
|
)
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Net (losses) gains due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
|
89
|
|
|
Net losses on derivative instruments
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
Loss from redemption of debt securities
|
|
-
|
|
|
(62
|
)
|
||
Other
|
|
-
|
|
|
10
|
|
||
Other finance (costs) income
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
|
28
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
|
||||||
Current tax expense (benefit):
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Continuing operations
|
|
495
|
|
|
344
|
|
||
Discontinued operations
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Continuing operations
|
|
(202
|
)
|
|
|
(205
|
)
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total tax expense (benefit):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Continuing operations
|
|
293
|
|
|
139
|
|
||
Discontinued operations
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Deferred tax benefit on actuarial losses on defined benefit plans
|
|
(126
|
)
|
|
|
(58
|
)
|
|
Deferred tax expense (benefit) on share-based payments
|
|
19
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
·
|
$72 million of tax benefit from the reversal of provisions for uncertain tax positions, of which $48 million was recognized following resolution of IRS challenges to certain tax positions taken on the Company’s tax returns for the years 2006 and 2007. The remainder included a benefit from statute of limitation expiries;
|
|
·
|
$46 million of tax benefit as a result of recognizing tax losses that arose in a prior year from the sale of an investment to Woodbridge. Because Woodbridge sold its interest in that investment to a third party in 2011, the tax losses became available to the Company for tax purposes; and
|
|
·
|
$28 million of tax benefit related to the $3.0 billion goodwill impairment charge (see note 17).
|
|
·
|
$13 million of tax expense as the Company concluded that certain tax losses that it had previously used to offset taxable income in a foreign subsidiary could not, in fact, be used by that subsidiary. The Company estimates that its inability to claim the losses will result in a $51 million liability for underpaid taxes, which it paid in 2011. The liability relates to a legacy Reuters subsidiary, of which a significant portion arose in tax years prior to the Company’s acquisition of Reuters. The Company increased goodwill by $28 million to establish the pre-acquisition portion of the liability. The $13 million charge was comprised of $23 million of expense representing the portion of the cash payment relating to the post acquisition period, offset by $10 million of benefit, relating to the recognition of deferred tax assets for carry forward losses and other tax attributes that will now be available for use in future periods; and
|
|
·
|
$123 million of tax expense related to the gain on the sale of the BARBRI legal education business.
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
(Loss) income before tax
|
|
(1,103
|
)
|
|
|
1,072
|
|
|
(Loss) income before tax multiplied by the standard rate of Canadian corporate tax of 28.0% (2010 - 30.5%)
|
|
(309
|
)
|
|
|
327
|
|
|
Effects of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Income taxes recorded at rates different from the Canadian tax rate
|
|
(272
|
)
|
|
|
(349
|
)
|
|
Tax losses for which no benefit is recognized
|
|
109
|
|
|
102
|
|
||
Recognition of tax losses that arose in prior years
|
|
(47
|
)
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
Impairments of non-deductible goodwill (1)
|
|
827
|
|
|
-
|
|
||
Net non-taxable foreign exchange and other gains
|
|
(55
|
)
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
Withholding taxes
|
|
40
|
|
|
39
|
|
||
Impact of non-controlling interests
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
Other adjustments related to prior years
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(38
|
)
|
|
Impact of tax law changes
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
Provision for uncertain tax positions(2)
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
89
|
|
|
Other differences
|
|
23
|
|
|
19
|
|
||
Total tax expense on continuing operations
|
|
293
|
|
|
139
|
|
(1)
|
Relates primarily to non-deductible impairment of goodwill required under IFRS 3. See note 17.
|
(2)
|
In 2011, includes $72 million of tax benefit from the reversal of provisions for uncertain tax positions.
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Net (loss) earnings
|
|
(1,392
|
)
|
|
|
933
|
|
|
Less: Loss (earnings) attributable to non-controlling interests
|
|
2
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
||
Dividends declared on preference shares
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
(Loss) earnings used in consolidated earnings per share
|
|
(1,393
|
)
|
|
|
906
|
|
|
Less: Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(Loss) earnings used in (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations
|
|
(1,397
|
)
|
|
|
906
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
|
|
832,793,760
|
|
|
|
831,396,928
|
|
|
Vested DSUs and PRSUs
|
|
665,692
|
|
|
|
910,777
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
833,459,452
|
|
|
|
832,307,705
|
|
|
Effect of stock options and other incentive plans
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,139,709
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
833,459,452
|
|
|
|
836,447,414
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Cash
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash at bank and on hand
|
|
249
|
|
|
359
|
|
||
Cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Short-term deposits
|
|
25
|
|
|
158
|
|
||
Money market accounts
|
|
110
|
|
|
208
|
|
||
Commercial paper investments
|
|
38
|
|
|
139
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
422
|
|
|
864
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Trade receivables
|
|
2,111
|
|
|
1,893
|
|
||
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
|
|
(49
|
)
|
|
|
(39
|
)
|
|
Less: allowance for sales adjustments
|
|
(96
|
)
|
|
|
(95
|
)
|
|
Net trade receivables
|
|
1,966
|
|
|
1,759
|
|
||
Other receivables
|
|
18
|
|
|
50
|
|
||
Trade and other receivables
|
|
1,984
|
|
|
1,809
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Current
|
|
1,536
|
|
|
1,410
|
|
||
Past due 1-30 days
|
|
181
|
|
|
152
|
|
||
Past due 31-60 days
|
|
196
|
|
|
160
|
|
||
Past due 61-90 days
|
|
147
|
|
|
42
|
|
||
Past due >91 days
|
|
51
|
|
|
129
|
|
||
Balance at December 31
|
|
2,111
|
|
|
1,893
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Balance at beginning of year
|
|
39
|
|
|
38
|
|
||
Charges
|
|
51
|
|
|
50
|
|
||
Write-offs
|
|
(52
|
)
|
|
|
(49
|
)
|
|
Acquisitions
|
|
9
|
|
|
1
|
|
||
Other
|
|
2
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||
Balance at end of year
|
|
49
|
|
|
39
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Inventory
|
|
66
|
|
|
86
|
|
||
Prepaid expenses
|
|
372
|
|
|
434
|
|
||
Other current assets
|
|
203
|
|
|
392
|
|
||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
641
|
|
|
912
|
|
December 31,
2011
|
||||
Trade and other receivables
|
|
12
|
||
Computer software, net
|
|
76
|
||
Goodwill
|
|
659
|
||
Other assets
|
|
20
|
||
Total assets held for sale
|
|
767
|
||
|
||||
Payables, accruals and provisions
|
|
14
|
||
Deferred revenue
|
|
13
|
||
Other liabilities
|
|
8
|
||
Total liabilities associated with assets held for sale
|
|
35
|
Computer
hardware
|
Land,
buildings and
building
improvements
|
Furniture,
fixtures
and
equipment
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Cost:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
1,833
|
|
|
|
1,121
|
|
|
|
511
|
|
|
|
3,465
|
|
Additions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
348
|
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
470
|
|
Acquisitions
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
Disposals
|
|
|
(79
|
)
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
|
(109
|
)
|
Translation and other, net
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
|
5
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
2,101
|
1,212
|
524
|
3,837
|
|||||||||||
Additions:
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures
|
|
308
|
57
|
55
|
420
|
|||||||||||
Acquisitions
|
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
7
|
|||||||||||
Disposals
|
|
(59
|
)
|
(16
|
)
|
(10
|
)
|
(85
|
)
|
|||||||
Removed from service
|
|
(122
|
)
|
(29
|
)
|
(29
|
)
|
(180
|
)
|
|||||||
Transfer to assets held for sale
|
|
(14
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(17
|
)
|
|||||||
Translation and other, net
|
|
(43
|
)
|
(13
|
)
|
5
|
(51
|
)
|
||||||||
December 31, 2011
|
|
2,174
|
1,213
|
544
|
3,931
|
|||||||||||
Accumulated depreciation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
(1,278
|
)
|
|
|
(330
|
)
|
|
|
(311
|
)
|
|
|
(1,919
|
)
|
Current year depreciation
|
|
|
(335
|
)
|
|
|
(76
|
)
|
|
|
(46
|
)
|
|
|
(457
|
)
|
Disposals
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
102
|
|
Translation and other, net
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
4
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
(1,530
|
)
|
(400
|
)
|
(340
|
)
|
(2,270
|
)
|
|||||||
Current year depreciation
|
|
(313
|
)
|
(82
|
)
|
(43
|
)
|
(438
|
)
|
|||||||
Disposals
|
|
56
|
11
|
9
|
76
|
|||||||||||
Removed from service
|
|
122
|
29
|
29
|
180
|
|||||||||||
Transfer to assets held for sale
|
|
11
|
-
|
-
|
11
|
|||||||||||
Translation and other, net
|
|
14
|
2
|
3
|
19
|
|||||||||||
December 31, 2011
|
|
(1,640
|
)
|
(440
|
)
|
(342
|
)
|
(2,422
|
)
|
|||||||
Carrying amount:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
|
571
|
|
|
|
812
|
|
|
|
184
|
|
|
|
1,567
|
|
December 31, 2011
|
534
|
773
|
202
|
1,509
|
Computer
Software
|
||||
Cost:
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
4,093
|
|
Additions:
|
|
|
|
|
Internally developed
|
|
|
564
|
|
Purchased
|
|
|
67
|
|
Acquisitions
|
|
|
57
|
|
Disposals
|
|
|
(81
|
)
|
Translation and other, net
|
|
|
4
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
4,704
|
|
|
Additions:
|
|
|
|
|
Internally developed
|
|
615
|
||
Purchased
|
|
41
|
||
Acquisitions
|
|
95
|
||
Disposals
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
Removed from service
|
|
(979
|
)
|
|
Transfer to assets held for sale
|
|
(206
|
)
|
|
Translation and other, net
|
|
6
|
||
December 31, 2011
|
|
4,250
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated amortization:
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
(2,598
|
)
|
Current year amortization
|
|
|
(572
|
)
|
Disposals
|
|
|
77
|
|
Translation and other, net
|
|
|
2
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
(3,091
|
)
|
|
Current year amortization
|
|
(659
|
)
|
|
Disposals
|
|
20
|
||
Removed from service
|
|
979
|
||
Transfer to assets held for sale
|
|
130
|
||
Translation and other, net
|
|
11
|
||
December 31, 2011
|
|
(2,610
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying amount:
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
|
1,613
|
|
December 31, 2011
|
|
1,640
|
Indefinite
useful life
|
Finite useful life
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade
names
|
Trade
names
|
Customer
relationships
|
Databases
and
content
|
Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Cost:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2009
|
2,646 | 284 | 6,284 | 868 | 1,521 | 11,603 | ||||||||||||||||||
Acquisitions
|
- | 53 | 242 | 77 | 211 | 583 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
- | (9 | ) | - | - | (8 | ) | (17 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Translation and other, net
|
- | 4 | 15 | (5 | ) | 8 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2010
|
2,646 | 332 | 6,541 | 940 | 1,732 | 12,191 | ||||||||||||||||||
Acquisitions
|
47 | 355 | 89 | 12 | 503 | |||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
(30 | ) | (19 | ) | (12 | ) | (20 | ) | (81 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Transfer to assets held for sale
|
(4 | ) | (41 | ) | (2 | ) | - | (47 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Translation and other, net
|
(11 | ) | (41 | ) | - | (23 | ) | (75 | ) | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2011
|
2,646 | 334 | 6,795 | 1,015 | 1,701 | 12,491 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated amortization:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2009
|
- | (152 | ) | (1,418 | ) | (503 | ) | (836 | ) | (2,909 | ) | |||||||||||||
Current year amortization
|
- | (31 | ) | (406 | ) | (47 | ) | (61 | ) | (545 | ) | |||||||||||||
Disposals
|
- | 9 | - | - | 8 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Translation and other, net
|
- | (2 | ) | (8 | ) | 6 | (36 | ) | (40 | ) | ||||||||||||||
December 31, 2010
|
- | (176 | ) | (1,832 | ) | (544 | ) | (925 | ) | (3,477 | ) | |||||||||||||
Current year amortization
|
(36 | ) | (451 | ) | (54 | ) | (71 | ) | (612 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Impairment(1)
|
- | (26 | ) | - | - | (26 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
6 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Transfer to assets held for sale
|
4 | 41 | 2 | - | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Translation and other, net
|
- | 11 | 3 | (9 | ) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2011
|
- | (202 | ) | (2,242 | ) | (583 | ) | (993 | ) | (4,020 | ) | |||||||||||||
Carrying amount:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2010
|
2,646 | 156 | 4,709 | 396 | 807 | 8,714 | ||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2011
|
2,646 | 132 | 4,553 | 432 | 708 | 8,471 |
(1)
|
Impairment charges associated with businesses held for sale. See note 6.
|
|
·
|
$1,939 million of indefinite-lived trade names and $3,043 million of customer relationships, which have a remaining amortization period of 10 to 12 years, each arising from the Reuters acquisition; and
|
|
·
|
$707 million of indefinite-lived trade names associated with West.
|
Carrying amount of
indefinite lived intangible
assets at
|
||||||||
December 31,
|
||||||||
Cash Generating Unit
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|||
West
|
|
707
|
|
|
707
|
|
||
Markets
|
|
1,939
|
|
|
1,939
|
|
||
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets
|
|
2,646
|
|
|
2,646
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|||
Cost:
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Balance at January 1,
|
|
18,892
|
|
|
18,135
|
|
||
Acquisitions
|
|
898
|
|
|
698
|
|
||
Disposals
|
|
(145
|
)
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
Transfer to assets held for sale
|
|
(659
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Translation and other, net
|
|
(75
|
)
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
Balance at December 31,
|
|
18,911
|
|
|
18,892
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Accumulated impairments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Balance at January 1,
|
|
-
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
||
Disposals
|
|
-
|
|
|
5
|
|
||
Impairment
|
|
(3,010
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Translation
|
|
31
|
|
|
-
|
|
||
Balance at December 31,
|
|
(2,979
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Carrying amount at December 31:
|
|
15,932
|
|
|
18,892
|
|
Carrying amount of
goodwill at
|
||||||||
December 31,
|
||||||||
Cash Generating Unit
|
|
2011
|
|
2010(1)
|
|
|||
West
|
|
2,591
|
|
|
2,700
|
|
||
Markets
|
|
9,925
|
|
|
12,890
|
|
||
All other
|
|
3,416
|
|
|
3,302
|
|
||
Total goodwill
|
|
15,932
|
|
|
18,892
|
|
(1)
|
2010 is presented on a comparable basis to 2011.
|
|
Markets
|
|
|
West
|
|
|
All Other
|
|
||||
Discount rate
|
|
|
9.5
|
%
|
|
|
7.5
|
%
|
|
|
8.1% - 11.5
|
%
|
Perpetual growth rate
|
|
|
3.0
|
%
|
|
|
2.0
|
%
|
|
|
3.0
|
%
|
December 31, 2011
|
Cash, loans
and
receivables
|
Assets/
(liabilities)
at fair
value
through
earnings
|
Derivatives
used for
hedging(1)
|
Available
for sale
|
Other
financial
liabilities
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
422 | - | - | - | - | 422 | ||||||||||||||||||
Trade and other receivables
|
1,984 | - | - | - | - | 1,984 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other financial assets – current
|
27 | 73 | - | - | - | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other financial assets – non-current
|
154 | - | 251 | 20 | - | 425 | ||||||||||||||||||
Current indebtedness
|
- | - | - | - | (434 | ) | (434 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Trade payables (see note 20)
|
- | - | - | - | (508 | ) | (508 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Accruals (see note 20)
|
- | - | - | - | (1,756 | ) | (1,756 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other financial liabilities – current
|
- | (32 | ) | - | - | (49 | ) | (81 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Long term indebtedness
|
- | - | - | - | (7,160 | ) | (7,160 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other financial liabilities – non-current
|
- | - | (27 | ) | - | - | (27 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total
|
2,587 | 41 | 224 | 20 | (9,907 | ) | (7,035 | ) |
December 31, 2010
|
Cash, loans
and
receivables
|
Assets/
(liabilities)
at fair value
through
earnings
|
Derivatives
used for
hedging(1)
|
Available
for sale
|
Other
financial
liabilities
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
864 | - | - | - | - | 864 | ||||||||||||||||||
Trade and other receivables
|
1,809 | - | - | - | - | 1,809 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other financial assets – current
|
25 | 20 | 29 | - | - | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other financial assets – non-current
|
157 | - | 287 | 16 | - | 460 | ||||||||||||||||||
Current indebtedness
|
- | - | - | - | (645 | ) | (645 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Trade payables (see note 20)
|
- | - | - | - | (519 | ) | (519 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Accruals (see note 20)
|
- | - | - | - | (1,943 | ) | (1,943 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other financial liabilities – current
|
- | (118 | ) | - | - | (24 | ) | (142 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Long term indebtedness
|
- | - | - | - | (6,873 | ) | (6,873 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other financial liabilities – non-current
|
- | - | (20 | ) | - | (51 | ) | (71 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
2,855 | (98 | ) | 296 | 16 | (10,055 | ) | (6,986 | ) |
(1)
|
Derivatives are entered into with specific objectives for each transaction, and are linked to specific assets, liabilities or to specific firm commitments of forecasted transactions.
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||||
Fair value
gain (loss)
through
earnings
|
Fair value
gain (loss)
through
equity
|
Fair value
gain (loss)
through
earnings
|
Fair value
gain (loss)
through
equity
|
|||||||||||||
Embedded derivatives
|
97 | - | (72 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Hedging instruments:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cross currency interest rate swaps - fair value hedges
|
12 | - | (31 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Cross currency interest rate swaps – cash flow hedges
|
(62 | ) | 21 | 123 | (10 | ) | ||||||||||
Other derivatives (1)
|
(6 | ) | - | (8 | ) | - | ||||||||||
41 | 21 | 12 | (10 | ) |
(1)
|
Represents derivatives used to manage foreign exchange risk on cash flows excluding long-term indebtedness.
|
Carrying amount
|
Fair value
|
|||||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2011
|
Primary
debt
instruments
|
Derivative
instruments
(asset)
liability
|
Primary
debt
instruments
|
Derivative
instruments
(asset)
liability
|
||||||||||||
Bank and other
|
45 | - | 47 | - | ||||||||||||
Commercial paper
|
390 | - | 390 | - | ||||||||||||
C$600, 5.20% Notes, due 2014
|
604 | (121 | ) | 641 | (121 | ) | ||||||||||
C$600, 5.70% Notes, due 2015
|
587 | 27 | 658 | 27 | ||||||||||||
C$750, 6.00% Notes due 2016
|
733 | (117 | ) | 842 | (117 | ) | ||||||||||
C$750, 4.35% Notes due 2020
|
731 | (13 | ) | 782 | (13 | ) | ||||||||||
$250, 5.25% Notes, due 2013
|
249 | - | 265 | - | ||||||||||||
$750, 5.95% Notes, due 2013
|
748 | - | 799 | - | ||||||||||||
$800, 5.70% Notes, due 2014
|
796 | - | 883 | - | ||||||||||||
$1,000, 6.50% Notes, due 2018
|
990 | - | 1,191 | - | ||||||||||||
$500, 4.70% Notes due 2019
|
496 | - | 552 | - | ||||||||||||
$350, 3.95% Notes due 2021
|
346 | - | 362 | - | ||||||||||||
$400, 5.50% Debentures, due 2035
|
392 | - | 426 | - | ||||||||||||
$500, 5.85% Debentures, due 2040
|
487 | - | 566 | - | ||||||||||||
Total
|
7,594 | (224 | ) | 8,404 | (224 | ) | ||||||||||
Current portion
|
(434 | ) | - | |||||||||||||
Long-term portion
|
7,160 | (224 | ) |
Carrying amount
|
Fair value
|
|||||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2010
|
Primary
debt
instruments
|
Derivative
instruments
(asset)
liability
|
Primary
debt
instruments
|
Derivative
instruments
(asset)
liability
|
||||||||||||
Bank and other
|
36 | - | 36 | - | ||||||||||||
C$600, 5.25% Notes, due 2011
|
612 | (29 | ) | 616 | (29 | ) | ||||||||||
C$600, 5.20% Notes, due 2014
|
617 | (129 | ) | 648 | (129 | ) | ||||||||||
C$600, 5.70% Notes, due 2015
|
602 | 20 | 663 | 20 | ||||||||||||
C$750, 6.00% Notes due 2016
|
751 | (119 | ) | 843 | (119 | ) | ||||||||||
C$750, 4.35% Notes due 2020
|
748 | (39 | ) | 746 | (39 | ) | ||||||||||
$250, 5.25% Notes, due 2013
|
249 | - | 272 | - | ||||||||||||
$750, 5.95% Notes, due 2013
|
746 | - | 832 | - | ||||||||||||
$800, 5.70% Notes, due 2014
|
794 | - | 887 | - | ||||||||||||
$1,000, 6.50% Notes, due 2018
|
989 | - | 1,165 | - | ||||||||||||
$500, 4.70% Notes due 2019
|
495 | - | 524 | - | ||||||||||||
$400, 5.50% Debentures, due 2035
|
392 | - | 390 | - | ||||||||||||
$500, 5.85% Debentures, due 2040
|
487 | - | 511 | - | ||||||||||||
Total
|
7,518 | (296 | ) | 8,133 | (296 | ) | ||||||||||
Current portion
|
(645 | ) | 29 | |||||||||||||
Long-term portion
|
6,873 | (267 | ) |
Received
|
Paid
|
Hedged Risk
|
Year of
Maturity
|
Principal
Amount
|
|||
2011 fair value hedges
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Canadian dollar fixed
|
U.S. dollar floating
|
Interest rate and foreign exchange
|
2014
|
123 | |||
2010 fair value hedges
|
|
|
|
||||
Canadian dollar fixed
|
U.S. dollar floating
|
Interest rate and foreign exchange
|
2011
|
593 | |||
Canadian dollar fixed
|
U.S. dollar floating
|
Interest rate and foreign exchange
|
2014
|
123 |
Received
|
Paid
|
Hedged Risk
|
Year of
Maturity
|
Principal
Amount
|
|||
2011 cash flow hedges
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Canadian dollar fixed
|
U.S. dollar fixed
|
Foreign exchange
|
2014
|
369 | |||
Canadian dollar fixed
|
U.S. dollar fixed
|
Foreign exchange
|
2015
|
593 | |||
Canadian dollar fixed
|
U.S. dollar fixed
|
Foreign exchange
|
2016
|
610 | |||
Canadian dollar fixed
|
U.S. dollar fixed
|
Foreign exchange
|
2020
|
731 | |||
2010 cash flow hedges
|
|
|
|
||||
Canadian dollar fixed
|
U.S. dollar fixed
|
Foreign exchange
|
2014
|
369 | |||
Canadian dollar fixed
|
U.S. dollar fixed
|
Foreign exchange
|
2015
|
593 | |||
Canadian dollar fixed
|
U.S. dollar fixed
|
Foreign exchange
|
2016
|
610 | |||
Canadian dollar fixed
|
U.S. dollar fixed
|
Foreign exchange
|
2020
|
731 |
Before currency
hedging arrangements
|
After currency hedging
arrangements (1)
|
|||||||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||
Canadian dollar
|
2,794 | 3,336 | - | 7 | ||||||||||||
U.S. dollar
|
4,791 | 4,160 | 7,340 | 7,162 | ||||||||||||
Euro
|
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Other currencies
|
6 | 19 | 6 | 19 | ||||||||||||
7,594 | 7,518 | 7,349 | 7,191 |
(1)
|
Excludes fair value adjustments of ($19) million and ($31) million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. In 2011, includes ($2) million of derivatives associated with commercial paper borrowings that were not designated as hedges for accounting purposes.
|
2011
|
Average
interest rate
|
% Share
|
2010
|
Average
interest rate
|
% Share
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed
|
|
6,798
|
5.6
|
%
|
93
|
%
|
|
|
6,476
|
|
|
|
5.7
|
%
|
|
|
90
|
%
|
||||||
Total floating
|
|
551
|
0.9
|
%
|
7
|
%
|
|
|
715
|
|
|
|
1.5
|
%
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
||||||
|
7,349
|
5.2
|
%
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
7,191
|
|
|
|
5.2
|
%
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
Date
|
Transaction
|
Principal Amount
(in millions)
|
2011:
|
Notes issued
|
|
October 2011
|
3.95% notes due 2021
|
US$350
|
2010:
|
||
March 2010
|
5.85% notes due 2040
|
US$500
|
September 2010
|
4.35% notes due 2020
|
C$750
|
2011:
|
Notes repaid
|
|
July 2011
|
5.25% notes due 2011
|
C$600
|
2010:
|
||
March/April 2010
|
6.20% notes due 2012 (1)
|
US$700
|
November 2010
|
4.625% notes due 2010
|
€500
|
(1)
|
These notes were redeemed prior to their scheduled maturity.
|
|
·
|
The notes that matured in July 2011 were repaid for $593 million (after swaps). The repayment was funded with commercial paper and other available resources. A portion of these commercial paper borrowings were subsequently repaid with the net proceeds from the issuance of notes in October 2011.
|
|
·
|
The early redemption of notes in March/April 2010 was funded with the net proceeds from notes issued in March 2010 and available cash resources.
|
|
·
|
The Canadian dollar-denominated notes issued in September 2010 were converted to $731 million principal amount at an interest rate of 3.91% using fixed-to-fixed cross-currency swap agreements. These swaps were designated as cash flow hedges. The net proceeds and available cash resources were used to repay €500 million principal amount of 4.625% notes that matured in November 2010 for $762 million (after swaps).
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
Sell (buy)
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|||
Euros
|
|
477
|
|
|
386
|
|
||
British pounds sterling
|
|
(208
|
)
|
|
|
(218
|
)
|
|
Japanese yen
|
|
123
|
|
|
113
|
|
|
·
|
changes in exchange rates between 2010 and 2011 increased consolidated revenues by approximately 2%;
|
|
·
|
the translation effects of changes in exchange rates in the consolidated statement of financial position were net translation losses of $59 million in 2011 (2010 - net translation gains of $9 million) and are recorded within accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity; and
|
|
·
|
the Company only uses derivative instruments to reduce foreign currency and interest rate exposures. In particular, borrowings in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are generally converted to U.S. dollar obligations through the use of currency swap arrangements. At each reporting date presented, substantially all indebtedness was denominated in U.S. dollars or had been swapped into U.S. dollar obligations. Additionally, the Company enters into forward contracts to mitigate foreign exchange risk related to operating cash flows other than the U.S. dollar.
|
10% weakening in foreign currency vs. US$
(in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) to earnings
|
£
|
€
|
Other
currencies
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Impact on earnings from financial assets and liabilities(1)
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
(30
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(33
|
)
|
Impact on earnings from non-permanent intercompany loans
|
|
|
(55
|
)
|
|
|
(17
|
)
|
|
|
(25
|
)
|
|
|
(97
|
)
|
Total impact on earnings
|
|
|
(58
|
)
|
|
|
(47
|
)
|
|
|
(25
|
)
|
|
|
(130
|
)
|
(1)
|
Excludes debt which has been swapped into U.S. dollar obligations.
|
|
·
|
cash investments are placed with high-quality financial institutions with limited exposure to any one institution. At December 31, 2011, nearly all cash and cash equivalents were held by institutions that were rated at least “A” by major credit rating agencies;
|
|
·
|
counterparties to derivative contracts are major investment-grade international financial institutions and exposure to any single counterparty is monitored and limited; and
|
|
·
|
the Company assesses the creditworthiness of customers.
|
December 31, 2011
|
|
2012
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|||||||
Long-term debt (1)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
1,383
|
|
|
|
581
|
|
|
|
725
|
|
|
|
3,471
|
|
|
|
7,160
|
|
Interest payable (1)
|
|
|
397
|
|
|
|
373
|
|
|
|
328
|
|
|
|
248
|
|
|
|
196
|
|
|
|
1,429
|
|
|
|
2,971
|
|
Debt-related hedges outflows (2)
|
|
|
127
|
|
|
|
127
|
|
|
|
617
|
|
|
|
685
|
|
|
|
649
|
|
|
|
838
|
|
|
|
3,043
|
|
Debt-related hedges inflows (2)
|
|
|
(140
|
)
|
|
|
(139
|
)
|
|
|
(719
|
)
|
|
|
(676
|
)
|
|
|
(767
|
)
|
|
|
(838
|
)
|
|
|
(3,279
|
)
|
Commercial paper
|
|
|
390
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
390
|
|
Trade payables
|
|
|
508
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
508
|
|
Accruals
|
|
|
1,756
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,756
|
|
Other financial liabilities
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
126
|
|
Total
|
|
|
3,163
|
|
|
|
1,362
|
|
|
|
1,609
|
|
|
|
838
|
|
|
|
803
|
|
|
|
4,900
|
|
|
|
12,675
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
Total
|
|
||
Long-term debt (1)
|
|
|
598
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
1,387
|
|
|
|
588
|
|
|
|
3,887
|
|
|
|
7,460
|
|
Interest payable (1)
|
|
|
404
|
|
|
|
384
|
|
|
|
360
|
|
|
|
315
|
|
|
|
235
|
|
|
|
1,563
|
|
|
|
3,261
|
|
Debt-related hedges outflows (2)
|
|
|
727
|
|
|
|
127
|
|
|
|
129
|
|
|
|
620
|
|
|
|
685
|
|
|
|
1,487
|
|
|
|
3,775
|
|
Debt-related hedges inflows (2)
|
|
|
(759
|
)
|
|
|
(141
|
)
|
|
|
(140
|
)
|
|
|
(725
|
)
|
|
|
(684
|
)
|
|
|
(1,648
|
)
|
|
|
(4,097
|
)
|
Trade payables
|
|
|
519
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
519
|
|
Accruals
|
|
|
1,943
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,943
|
|
Other financial liabilities
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
178
|
|
Total
|
|
|
3,607
|
|
|
|
373
|
|
|
|
1,349
|
|
|
|
1,597
|
|
|
|
824
|
|
|
|
5,289
|
|
|
|
13,039
|
|
(1)
|
Represents contractual principal and interest payments. Future cash flows have been calculated using forward foreign exchange rates.
|
(2)
|
Substantially all non-U.S. dollar-denominated debt has been hedged into U.S. dollars. Debt-related hedges outflows represent projected payments to counterparties. Where future interest cash flows are not fixed, amounts have been calculated using forward interest rates. Debt-related hedges inflows represent projected cash receipts from counterparties. These future cash flows have been calculated using forward foreign exchange rates.
|
Moody's
|
Standard & Poor's
|
DBRS Limited
|
Fitch
|
|
Long-term debt
|
Baa1
|
A-
|
A (low)
|
A-
|
Commercial paper
|
-
|
A-1 (low)
|
R-1 (low)
|
F2
|
Trend/Outlook
|
Stable
|
Stable
|
Stable
|
Stable
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Current indebtedness
|
|
434
|
|
|
645
|
|
||
Long-term debt
|
|
7,160
|
|
|
6,873
|
|
||
Total debt
|
|
7,594
|
|
|
7,518
|
|
||
Swaps
|
|
(224
|
)
|
|
|
(296
|
)
|
|
Total debt after swaps
|
|
7,370
|
|
|
7,222
|
|
||
Other derivatives (1)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Remove fair value adjustments for hedges (2)
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|
|
(31
|
)
|
|
Total debt after hedging arrangements
|
|
7,349
|
|
|
7,191
|
|
||
Remove transaction costs and discounts included in carrying value of debt
|
|
60
|
|
|
62
|
|
||
Less: cash and cash equivalents (3)
|
|
(422
|
)
|
|
|
(864
|
)
|
|
Net debt (2)
|
|
6,987
|
|
|
6,389
|
|
(1)
|
Fair value of derivatives associated with commercial paper borrowings that were not designated as hedges for accounting purposes.
|
(2)
|
Amounts are removed to reflect net cash outflow upon maturity.
|
(3)
|
Includes restricted cash of $147 million and $234 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
|
|
·
|
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).
|
December 31, 2011
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Assets
|
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Balance
|
|||||||||||
Financial assets at fair value through earnings
|
|
-
|
73
|
-
|
73
|
|||||||||||
Derivatives used for hedging
|
|
-
|
251
|
-
|
251
|
|||||||||||
Available for sale
|
|
20
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
|||||||||||
Total assets
|
|
20
|
324
|
-
|
344
|
|||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Liabilities
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Financial liabilities at fair value through earnings
|
|
-
|
(32
|
)
|
-
|
(32
|
)
|
|||||||||
Derivatives used for hedging
|
|
-
|
(27
|
)
|
-
|
(27
|
)
|
|||||||||
Total liabilities
|
|
-
|
(59
|
)
|
-
|
(59
|
)
|
December 31, 2010
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Assets
|
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Balance
|
|||||||||||
Financial assets at fair value through earnings
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
Derivatives used for hedging
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
316
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
316
|
|
Available for sale
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
336
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
352
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial liabilities at fair value through earnings
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(118
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(118
|
)
|
Derivatives used for hedging
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(138
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(138
|
)
|
|
·
|
quoted market prices or dealer quotes for similar instruments; and
|
|
·
|
the fair value of currency and interest rate swaps and also forward foreign exchange contracts is calculated as the present value of the estimated future cash flows based on observable yield curves.
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Net defined benefit plan surpluses (see note 25)
|
|
13
|
|
|
48
|
|
||
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies
|
|
241
|
|
|
237
|
|
||
Investments in equity method investees
|
|
253
|
|
|
247
|
|
||
Other non-current assets
|
|
28
|
|
|
26
|
|
||
Total other non-current assets
|
|
535
|
|
|
558
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Trade payables
|
|
508
|
|
|
519
|
|
||
Accruals
|
|
1,756
|
|
|
1,943
|
|
||
Provisions (see note 21)
|
|
232
|
|
|
203
|
|
||
Other current liabilities
|
|
179
|
|
|
259
|
|
||
Total payables, accruals and provisions
|
|
2,675
|
|
|
2,924
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Net defined benefit plan obligations (see note 25)
|
|
1,438
|
|
|
1,026
|
|
||
Deferred compensation and employee incentives
|
|
218
|
|
|
239
|
|
||
Provisions
|
|
176
|
|
|
181
|
|
||
Unfavorable contract liability
|
|
147
|
|
|
208
|
|
||
Uncertain tax positions
|
|
446
|
|
|
459
|
|
||
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
88
|
|
|
104
|
|
||
Total provisions and other non-current liabilities
|
|
2,513
|
|
|
2,217
|
|
Integration &
restructuring
|
Other
provisions
|
Total
provisions
|
||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2009
|
|
|
185
|
|
|
|
236
|
|
|
|
421
|
|
Charges
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
148
|
|
Utilization
|
|
|
(149
|
)
|
|
|
(41
|
)
|
|
|
(190
|
)
|
Translation and other
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2010
|
|
|
146
|
|
|
|
238
|
|
|
|
384
|
|
Less: short-term provisions
|
|
|
121
|
|
|
|
82
|
|
|
|
203
|
|
Long-term provisions
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
156
|
|
|
|
181
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2010
|
|
146
|
238
|
384
|
||||||||
Charges
|
|
214
|
28
|
242
|
||||||||
Utilization
|
|
(189
|
)
|
(32
|
)
|
(221
|
)
|
|||||
Translation and other
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
|
172
|
236
|
408
|
||||||||
Less: short-term provisions
|
|
149
|
83
|
232
|
||||||||
Long-term provisions
|
|
23
|
153
|
176
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
Goodwill
and other
identifiable
intangible
assets
|
Computer
software,
computer
hardware
and other
property
|
Other
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
2,436
|
|
|
|
137
|
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
|
2,853
|
|
Acquisitions
|
|
|
106
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
139
|
|
(Benefit) expense to income statement
|
|
|
(149
|
)
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
|
(170
|
)
|
Translation and other
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
2,405
|
172
|
271
|
2,848
|
|||||||||||
Acquisitions
|
|
91
|
23
|
3
|
117
|
|||||||||||
Benefit to income statement
|
|
(280
|
)
|
(41
|
)
|
(8
|
)
|
(329
|
)
|
|||||||
Translation and other
|
|
(20
|
)
|
-
|
(30
|
)
|
(50
|
)
|
||||||||
December 31, 2011
|
|
2,196
|
154
|
236
|
2,586
|
Deferred tax assets
|
|
Tax losses
|
Employee
benefits
|
Deferred and
share based
compensation
|
Other
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
354
|
|
|
|
252
|
|
|
|
140
|
|
|
|
335
|
|
|
|
1,081
|
|
Acquisitions
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
(Expense) benefit to income statement
|
|
|
(30
|
)
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
|
35
|
|
Benefit to equity
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
67
|
|
Translation and other
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
359
|
365
|
177
|
331
|
1,232
|
||||||||||||||
Acquisitions
|
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
7
|
||||||||||||||
(Expense) benefit to income statement
|
|
(87
|
)
|
13
|
(35
|
)
|
(18
|
)
|
(127
|
)
|
||||||||||
Benefit (expense) to equity
|
|
-
|
126
|
(19
|
)
|
-
|
107
|
|||||||||||||
Translation and other
|
|
(6
|
)
|
1
|
1
|
(1
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
|||||||||||
December 31, 2011
|
|
270
|
505
|
124
|
315
|
1,214
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net deferred liability at December 31, 2010
|
|
(1,616
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net deferred liability at December 31, 2011
|
|
(1,372
|
)
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Deferred tax liabilities to be recovered after more than 12 months
|
|
2,562
|
|
|
2,840
|
|
||
Deferred tax liabilities to be recovered within 12 months
|
|
24
|
|
|
8
|
|
||
Total deferred tax liabilities
|
|
2,586
|
|
|
2,848
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Deferred tax assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Deferred tax assets to be recovered after more than 12 months
|
|
992
|
|
|
1,018
|
|
||
Deferred tax assets to be recovered within 12 months
|
|
222
|
|
|
214
|
|
||
Total deferred tax assets
|
|
1,214
|
|
|
1,232
|
|
||
Net deferred tax liability
|
|
1,372
|
|
|
1,616
|
|
Number of
Common
shares
|
Stated
capital
|
Series II,
cumulative
redeemable
preference
share
capital
|
Contributed
surplus
|
Total
capital
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2009
|
|
|
829,758,313
|
|
|
|
9,847
|
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
|
220
|
|
|
|
10,177
|
|
Shares issued under DRIP
|
|
|
1,829,280
|
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
68
|
|
Stock compensation plans
|
|
|
1,808,642
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
|
39
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2010
|
|
833,396,235
|
9,967
|
110
|
207
|
10,284
|
||||||||||||||
Shares issued under DRIP
|
|
2,003,374
|
74
|
-
|
-
|
74
|
||||||||||||||
Stock compensation plans
|
|
3,223,924
|
113
|
-
|
(53
|
)
|
60
|
|||||||||||||
Repurchases of common shares
|
|
(10,755,900
|
)
|
(130
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(130
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2011
|
|
827,867,633
|
10,024
|
110
|
154
|
10,288
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Dividends declared per common share
|
|
$ |
1.24
|
|
$ |
1.16
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Dividend reinvestment
|
|
74
|
|
|
68
|
|
Equity settled
|
Cash settled (1)
|
|||
Type of award
|
Vesting period
|
Fair Value Measure
|
Compensation expense based on:
|
|
Stock options
|
Up to four years
|
Black-Scholes
option pricing model
|
Fair value on
business day prior
to grant date
|
Fair value
at reporting date
|
TRSUs
|
Up to seven years
|
Closing common
share price
|
Fair value on
business day prior
to grant date
|
Fair value
at reporting date
|
PRSUs
|
Three year
performance period
|
Closing common
share price
|
Fair value on
business day prior
to grant date
|
Fair value
at reporting date
|
(1)
|
Cash settled awards represent the portion of share-based compensation relating to withholding tax.
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Weighted average fair value ($)
|
|
8.39
|
|
|
8.92
|
|
||
Weighted average of key assumptions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Share price ($)
|
|
38.90
|
|
|
35.22
|
|
||
Exercise price ($)
|
|
38.90
|
|
|
35.22
|
|
||
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
2.6
|
%
|
|
|
2.8
|
%
|
|
Dividend yield
|
|
3.3
|
%
|
|
|
3.1
|
%
|
|
Volatility factor
|
|
29
|
%
|
|
|
33
|
%
|
|
Expected life (in years)
|
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
|
Stock
Options
|
TRSUs
|
PRSUs
|
SAYE
|
SARs
|
Total
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price ($)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards outstanding in thousands:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2009
|
16,798
|
2,768
|
4,523
|
1,155
|
589
|
25,833
|
25.46
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Granted
|
1,925
|
433
|
2,068
|
-
|
-
|
4,426
|
15.32
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Exercised
|
(1,933
|
)
|
(484
|
)
|
(646
|
)
|
(17
|
)
|
-
|
(3,080
|
)
|
19.58
|
||||||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(1,516
|
)
|
(12
|
)
|
(325
|
)
|
(132
|
)
|
(106
|
)
|
(2,091
|
)
|
34.64
|
|||||||||||||||
Expired
|
(2,004
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(58
|
)
|
(2,062
|
)
|
45.14
|
||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2010
|
13,270
|
2,705
|
5,620
|
1,006
|
425
|
23,026
|
21.89
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Exercisable at December 31, 2010
|
8,129
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
394
|
8,524
|
37.74
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Granted
|
1,902
|
862
|
1,791
|
-
|
-
|
4,555
|
16.24
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Exercised
|
(2,339
|
)
|
(1,785
|
)
|
(999
|
)
|
(28
|
)
|
(13
|
)
|
(5,164
|
)
|
15.21
|
|||||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(639
|
)
|
(69
|
)
|
(1,248
|
)
|
(57
|
)
|
(48
|
)
|
(2,061
|
)
|
11.87
|
|||||||||||||||
Expired
|
(1,623
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(51
|
)
|
(57
|
)
|
(1,731
|
)
|
46.24
|
|||||||||||||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2011
|
10,571
|
1,713
|
5,164
|
870
|
307
|
18,625
|
21.10
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Exercisable at December 31, 2011
|
6,367
|
-
|
-
|
689
|
300
|
7,356
|
33.53
|
Stock
Options
|
TRSUs
|
PRSUs
|
Others(2)
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2011(1)
|
|
(6
|
)
|
19
|
26
|
5
|
44
|
|||||||||||||
December 31, 2010 (1)
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
105
|
|
(1)
|
Includes gain of $43 million at December 31, 2011 (2010 – loss of $13 million) relating to the revaluation of withholding taxes on stock based compensation awards, which is included within fair value adjustments in the presentation of “Operating expenses” in note 5.
|
(2)
|
Principally comprised of expense related to ESPP, SAYE and SARs.
|
Range of exercise prices
|
Number
Outstanding
(in
thousands)
|
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price for
plans
outstanding
|
Number
exercisable
(in
thousands)
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price for
plans
exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||
0.00 – 30.00
|
|
|
10,042
|
|
|
|
2.23
|
|
|
$ |
7.07
|
|
|
|
1,966
|
|
|
$ |
22.28
|
|
30.01 - 35.00
|
|
|
890
|
|
|
|
2.65
|
|
|
$ |
33.61
|
|
|
|
881
|
|
|
$ |
33.64
|
|
35.01 – 40.00
|
|
|
6,314
|
|
|
|
6.57
|
|
|
$ |
36.91
|
|
|
|
3,130
|
|
|
$ |
36.48
|
|
40.01 - 45.00
|
|
|
1,359
|
|
|
|
3.52
|
|
|
$ |
42.74
|
|
|
|
1,359
|
|
|
$ |
42.74
|
|
45.01 – 50.00
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
0.09
|
|
|
$ |
47.50
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
$ |
47.50
|
|
Total
|
|
|
18,625
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,356
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Plans (1)
|
OPEB (1)
|
Total (1)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||||||||
As of January 1
|
(782
|
)
|
(590
|
)
|
(196
|
)
|
(179
|
)
|
(978
|
)
|
(769
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Plan expense recognized in income statement
|
(134
|
)
|
(66
|
)
|
(16
|
)
|
(15
|
)
|
(150
|
)
|
(81
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Actuarial losses
|
(358
|
)
|
(155
|
)
|
(30
|
)
|
(11
|
)
|
(388
|
)
|
(166
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Exchange differences
|
2
|
(16
|
)
|
2
|
-
|
4
|
(16
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Contributions paid
|
75
|
71
|
11
|
11
|
86
|
82
|
||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
8
|
(26
|
)
|
(7
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
1
|
(28
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Net plan obligations as of December 31
|
(1,189
|
)
|
(782
|
)
|
(236
|
)
|
(196
|
)
|
(1,425
|
)
|
(978
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net plan surpluses recognized in non-current assets
|
13
|
48
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net plan obligations recognized in non-current liabilities
|
(1,438
|
)
|
(1,026
|
)
|
(1)
|
Includes amounts for immaterial defined benefit and OPEB plans that are not included in the detailed analysis below.
|
|
Funded
|
Unfunded (1)
|
OPEB
|
Total
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of December 31,
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
Present value of plan obligations
|
|
(5,686
|
)
|
|
|
(4,883
|
)
|
|
(314
|
)
|
|
|
(281
|
)
|
|
(216
|
)
|
|
|
(186
|
)
|
|
(6,216
|
)
|
|
|
(5,350
|
)
|
||||
Fair value of plan assets
|
|
4,991
|
|
|
4,586
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,991
|
|
|
4,586
|
|
||||||||
|
(695
|
)
|
|
|
(297
|
)
|
|
(314
|
)
|
|
|
(281
|
)
|
|
(216
|
)
|
|
|
(186
|
)
|
|
(1,225
|
)
|
|
|
(764
|
)
|
|||||
Unrecognized plan assets (2)
|
|
(155
|
)
|
|
|
(172
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(155
|
)
|
|
|
(172
|
)
|
||||||
Net plan obligations
|
|
(850
|
)
|
|
|
(469
|
)
|
|
(314
|
)
|
|
|
(281
|
)
|
|
(216
|
)
|
|
|
(186
|
)
|
|
(1,380
|
)
|
|
|
(936
|
)
|
||||
Net plan surpluses
|
|
11
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
48
|
|
||||||||
Net plan obligations
|
|
(861
|
)
|
|
|
(517
|
)
|
|
(314
|
)
|
|
|
(281
|
)
|
|
(216
|
)
|
|
|
(186
|
)
|
|
(1,391
|
)
|
|
|
(984
|
)
|
(1)
|
The unfunded pension plans referred to above consist of supplemental executive retirement plans (“SERPs”) for eligible employees.
|
(2)
|
Unrecognized plan assets represent the plan surpluses deemed not recoverable as the Company cannot unilaterally reduce future contributions in order to utilize the surplus. These amounts are not included in the statement of financial position.
|
Present Value of Defined Benefit Obligation
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funded
|
Unfunded
|
OPEB
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||||||||||
Opening defined benefit obligation
|
|
(4,883
|
)
|
|
|
(4,436
|
)
|
|
(281
|
)
|
|
|
(263
|
)
|
|
(186
|
)
|
|
|
(172
|
)
|
|
(5,350
|
)
|
|
|
(4,871
|
)
|
||||
Current service cost
|
|
(87
|
)
|
|
|
(75
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(94
|
)
|
|
|
(81
|
)
|
||||
Past service cost
|
|
(72
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(72
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
||||||
Interest cost
|
|
(264
|
)
|
|
|
(247
|
)
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
(288
|
)
|
|
|
(272
|
)
|
||||
Actuarial losses
|
|
(542
|
)
|
|
|
(357
|
)
|
|
(30
|
)
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
(600
|
)
|
|
|
(381
|
)
|
||||
Contributions by employees
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
||||||
Benefits paid
|
|
171
|
|
|
164
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
197
|
|
|
189
|
|
||||||||
Exchange differences
|
|
6
|
|
|
104
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
6
|
|
|
104
|
|
||||||||
Other
|
|
1
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
(25
|
)
|
||||||||
Closing defined benefit obligation
|
|
(5,686
|
)
|
|
|
(4,883
|
)
|
|
(314
|
)
|
|
|
(281
|
)
|
|
(216
|
)
|
|
|
(186
|
)
|
|
(6,216
|
)
|
|
|
(5,350
|
)
|
Fair Value of Plan Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funded
|
Unfunded
|
OPEB
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||||||||||
Opening fair value of plan assets
|
|
4,586
|
|
|
4,261
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,586
|
|
|
4,261
|
|
||||||||
Expected return (1)
|
|
314
|
|
|
279
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
314
|
|
|
279
|
|
||||||||
Actuarial gains (1)
|
|
201
|
|
|
271
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
201
|
|
|
271
|
|
||||||||
Contributions by employer
|
|
56
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
82
|
|
|
79
|
|
||||||||
Contributions by employees
|
|
16
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
13
|
|
||||||||
Benefits paid
|
|
(171
|
)
|
|
|
(164
|
)
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
(197
|
)
|
|
|
(189
|
)
|
||||
Exchange differences
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
(127
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
(127
|
)
|
||||||
Other
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||||||
Closing fair value of plan assets
|
|
4,991
|
|
|
4,586
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,991
|
|
|
4,586
|
|
(1)
|
Actuarial gains and losses include the difference between the expected and actual return on plan assets. The expected return on assets represents the projected increase in the fair value of plan assets due to investment returns. The actual return on plan assets for the year ended December 31, 2011 was a gain of $515 million (2010: gain of $550 million).
|
As of December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Equity
|
|
32
|
%
|
|
|
40
|
%
|
|
Bonds
|
|
61
|
%
|
|
|
54
|
%
|
|
Property
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
Other
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
Total
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
As of December 31,
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Funded
|
Unfunded
|
OPEB
|
Total
|
|
Funded
|
|
|
Unfunded
|
|
|
OPEB
|
|
|
Total
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Present value of plan obligations
|
|
(5,686
|
)
|
(314
|
)
|
(216
|
)
|
(6,216
|
)
|
|
|
(4,883
|
)
|
|
|
(281
|
)
|
|
|
(186
|
)
|
|
|
(5,350
|
)
|
|||||||
Fair value of plan assets
|
|
4,991
|
-
|
-
|
4,991
|
|
|
4,586
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,586
|
|
|||||||||||
Deficit
|
|
(695
|
)
|
(314
|
)
|
(216
|
)
|
(1,225
|
)
|
|
|
(297
|
)
|
|
|
(281
|
)
|
|
|
(186
|
)
|
|
|
(764
|
)
|
Year ended December 31,
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funded
|
Unfunded
|
OPEB
|
Total
|
|
Funded
|
|
|
Unfunded
|
|
|
OPEB
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
Experience gains (losses) on plan obligations
|
|
37
|
(1
|
)
|
(4
|
)
|
32
|
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|||||||||
Experience gains (losses) on plan assets
|
|
201
|
-
|
-
|
201
|
|
|
271
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
271
|
|
As of December 31,
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Funded
|
|
|
Unfunded
|
|
|
OPEB
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Funded
|
|
|
Unfunded
|
|
|
OPEB
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|||||||||
Present value of plan obligations
|
|
|
(4,436
|
)
|
|
|
(263
|
)
|
|
|
(172
|
)
|
|
|
(4,871
|
)
|
|
|
(3,922
|
)
|
|
|
(253
|
)
|
|
|
(166
|
)
|
|
|
(4,341
|
)
|
Fair value of plan assets
|
|
|
4,261
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,261
|
|
|
|
3,698
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,698
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
(175
|
)
|
|
|
(263
|
)
|
|
|
(172
|
)
|
|
|
(610
|
)
|
|
|
(224
|
)
|
|
|
(253
|
)
|
|
|
(166
|
)
|
|
|
(643
|
)
|
Year ended December 31,
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Funded
|
|
|
Unfunded
|
|
|
OPEB
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Funded
|
|
|
Unfunded
|
|
|
OPEB
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|||||||||
Experience gains (losses) on plan obligations
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
(37
|
)
|
Experience gains (losses) on plan assets
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
|
(578
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(578
|
)
|
(1)
|
Experience adjustments represent the difference between actual changes in pension asset and liability balances during the year compared to expectations based on previous actuarial assumptions.
|
Funded
|
Unfunded
|
OPEB
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
As of December 31,
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|||||||||
Discount rate
|
|
4.59
|
%
|
|
|
5.32
|
%
|
|
4.53
|
%
|
|
|
5.41
|
%
|
|
4.20
|
%
|
|
|
5.05
|
%
|
|||
Inflation assumption
|
|
3.17
|
%
|
|
|
3.33
|
%
|
|
2.65
|
%
|
|
|
2.73
|
%
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
||||
Rate of increase in salaries
|
|
3.80
|
%
|
|
|
3.91
|
%
|
|
3.58
|
%
|
|
|
3.60
|
%
|
|
3.50
|
%
|
|
|
3.50
|
%
|
|||
Rate of increase in pensions in payment
|
|
3.12
|
%
|
|
|
3.25
|
%
|
|
3.25
|
%
|
|
|
3.40
|
%
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
||||
Medical cost trend
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
7.03
|
%
|
|
|
7.53
|
%
|
|||||
Expected rate of return on assets
|
|
6.57
|
%
|
|
|
6.82
|
%
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
December 31, 2011
|
|
Life Expectation in Years
|
|
|||||
|
Male
|
|
|
Female
|
|
|||
Employee retiring as of December 31, 2011 at age 65
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
Employee age 40 as of December 31, 2011 retiring at age 65
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
Life Expectation in Years
|
|
|||||
|
Male
|
|
|
Female
|
|
|||
Employee retiring as of December 31, 2010 at age 65
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
Employee age 40 as of December 31, 2010 retiring at age 65
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
Income Statement(1)
|
|
Funded
|
Unfunded
|
OPEB
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31,
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||||||||||
Current service cost
|
|
87
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
81
|
|
||||||||
Interest cost
|
|
264
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
288
|
|
|
272
|
|
||||||||
Expected gain on plan assets
|
|
(314
|
)
|
|
|
(279
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(314
|
)
|
|
|
(279
|
)
|
||||||
Past service cost
|
|
72
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
-
|
|
||||||||
Losses on special termination benefits
|
|
1
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
-
|
|
||||||||
Defined benefit plan expense
|
|
110
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
142
|
|
|
74
|
|
(1)
|
Past service cost is reported within “Other operating gains (losses), net” in the income statement. All other components of defined benefit plan expense are included in the “Post-employment benefits” component of “Operating expenses” as set out in note 5.
|
Statement of Comprehensive Income
|
|
Funded
|
Unfunded
|
OPEB
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31,
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||||||||||
Actuarial losses
|
|
341
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
399
|
|
|
110
|
|
||||||||
Effect of asset ceiling
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
|
52
|
|
||||||
Total recognized in other comprehensive income before taxation
|
|
328
|
|
|
138
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
386
|
|
|
162
|
|
Accumulated Comprehensive Income
|
|
Funded
|
Unfunded
|
OPEB
|
Total
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|||||||||||||
Balance of actuarial losses (gains) at January 1
|
|
628
|
|
|
542
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
640
|
|
|
530
|
|
|||||||
Net actuarial losses recognized in the year
|
|
341
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
399
|
|
|
110
|
|
||||||||
Balance of actuarial losses (gains) at December 31
|
|
969
|
|
|
628
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
1,039
|
|
|
640
|
|
||||||||
Balance of asset ceiling at January 1
|
|
98
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
46
|
|
||||||||
Effects of the asset ceiling in the year
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
|
52
|
|
||||||
Balance of asset ceiling at December 31
|
|
85
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
98
|
|
||||||||
Total accumulated comprehensive income at December 31
|
|
1,054
|
|
|
726
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
1,124
|
|
|
738
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Non-cash employee benefit charges
|
|
161
|
|
|
206
|
|
||
Employee benefits - past service cost (see note 25)
|
|
72
|
|
|
-
|
|
||
Embedded derivatives fair value adjustments
|
|
(97
|
)
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
Net losses (gains) on foreign exchange and derivative financial instruments
|
|
17
|
|
|
(91
|
)
|
||
Losses from redemption of debt securities
|
|
-
|
|
|
62
|
|
||
Other
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
191
|
|
|
|
139
|
|
|
440
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Trade and other receivables
|
|
(164
|
)
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
114
|
|
|
2
|
|
||
Other financial assets
|
|
2
|
|
|
9
|
|
||
Payables, accruals and provisions
|
|
(274
|
)
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
77
|
|
|
89
|
|
||
Other financial liabilities
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
||
Income taxes
|
|
146
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
||
Other
|
|
(189
|
)
|
|
|
(148
|
)
|
|
|
(279
|
)
|
|
|
(38
|
)
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||||
Number of
transactions
|
Cash
consideration(1)
|
Number of
transactions
|
Cash
consideration(1)
|
|||||||||||||
Businesses and identifiable intangible assets acquired
|
|
|
38
|
1,279
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
592
|
|
|||
Investments in businesses
|
|
|
1
|
7
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|||
|
|
39
|
1,286
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
612
|
|
(1)
|
Cash consideration is net of cash acquired of $25 million and $250 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
25
|
|
|
250
|
|
||
Trade and other receivables (1)
|
|
78
|
|
|
43
|
|
||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
20
|
|
|
111
|
|
||
Current assets
|
|
123
|
|
|
404
|
|
||
Computer hardware and other property, net
|
|
7
|
|
|
6
|
|
||
Computer software, net
|
|
95
|
|
|
57
|
|
||
Other identifiable intangible assets
|
|
503
|
|
|
583
|
|
||
Other financial assets and other non-current assets (2)
|
|
8
|
|
|
(88
|
)
|
||
Deferred tax
|
|
7
|
|
|
4
|
|
||
Total assets
|
|
743
|
|
|
966
|
|
||
Current indebtedness
|
|
(49
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Payables, accruals and provisions
|
|
(78
|
)
|
|
|
(143
|
)
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
(72
|
)
|
|
|
(64
|
)
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
(199
|
)
|
|
|
(207
|
)
|
|
Provisions and other non-current liabilities
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
Financial liabilities
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
(52
|
)
|
|
Deferred tax
|
|
(117
|
)
|
|
|
(139
|
)
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
(337
|
)
|
|
|
(406
|
)
|
|
Net assets acquired
|
|
406
|
|
|
560
|
|
||
Retained earnings (3)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(125
|
)
|
||
Non-controlling interests (3)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(291
|
)
|
||
Goodwill
|
|
898
|
|
|
698
|
|
||
Total
|
|
1,304
|
|
|
842
|
|
(1)
|
The gross contractual amount of trade and other receivables is $87 million, of which $9 million is expected to be uncollectible at December 31, 2011 (2010 - trade and other receivables were $44 million, of which $1 million was expected to be uncollectible).
|
(2)
|
Primarily represents elimination of the carrying value of the equity interest in Tradeweb New Markets in 2010. See “Tradeweb transaction” within this note 27.
|
(3)
|
Relates to the exchange of equity interests to form a single Tradeweb entity in 2010. See “Tradeweb transaction” within this note 27.
|
Date
|
Company (2)
|
Acquiring segment
|
Description
|
|||
October 2011
|
Rafferty Capital Markets
|
Markets
|
A U.S. based registered broker-dealer
|
|||
July 2011
|
Manatron
|
Tax & Accounting
|
A provider of property tax automation and land registry software for governments and municipalities
|
|||
May 2011
|
Mastersaf
|
Tax & Accounting
|
A Brazilian provider of tax and accounting solutions
|
|||
May 2011
|
World-Check
|
Legal
|
A provider of financial crime and corruption prevention information
|
|||
November 2010
|
Pangea3
|
Legal
|
A provider of legal process outsourcing services
|
|||
November 2010
|
Tradeweb New Markets
|
Markets
|
A multi-asset class over-the-counter trading platform
|
|||
October 2010
|
Serengeti
|
Legal
|
A provider of electronic billing and matter management systems for corporate legal departments
|
|||
August 2010
|
Canada Law Book
|
Legal
|
A Canadian legal publisher
|
|||
June 2010
|
Complinet
|
Legal
|
A provider of global compliance information solutions for financial services institutions and their advisors
|
|||
June 2010
|
Point Carbon
|
Markets
|
A provider of essential trading analytics, news and content for the energy and environmental markets
|
|||
May 2010
|
Revista dos Tribunais
|
Legal
|
A Brazilian legal publisher
|
(1)
|
Including cash acquired, these 2011 acquisitions represented approximately 77% of total cash consideration (2010 acquisitions represented approximately 79% of total cash consideration).
|
(2)
|
Acquisition transactions were completed by acquiring all equity interests or the net assets of the acquired business, except Tradeweb New Markets (see “Tradeweb transaction” within this note 27).
|
|
·
|
the portion of the change in the non-controlling interest arising from the acquisition of TWNM was measured at fair value as of the date of the transaction applying the income approach, market approach and comparable transaction approach;
|
|
·
|
the change in the Company’s ownership interest in TWM did not result in a change in control and therefore was accounted for as an equity transaction measured at historical book value and recorded in retained earnings; and
|
|
·
|
the contingent consideration was measured at fair value at the date of the transaction, a portion of which was recorded to retained earnings and a portion recorded as a financial liability.
|
December 31,
|
||||
2011
|
||||
2012
|
|
|
325
|
|
2013
|
|
|
284
|
|
2014
|
|
|
233
|
|
2015
|
|
|
185
|
|
2016
|
|
|
132
|
|
2017 and thereafter
|
|
|
413
|
|
|
|
1,572
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
2011
|
||||
2012
|
|
|
514
|
|
2013
|
|
|
376
|
|
2014
|
|
|
288
|
|
2015
|
|
|
195
|
|
2016
|
|
|
4
|
|
2017 and thereafter
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
1,394
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
||||
Salaries and other benefits
|
|
27
|
|
|
23
|
|
||
Share-based payments (1)
|
|
25
|
|
|
28
|
|
||
Total compensation
|
|
52
|
|
|
51
|
|
(1)
|
Share-based payments exclude mark-to-market fair value adjustments.
|
Business
|
Segment
|
Description
|
Law School Publishing
|
Legal
|
A provider of law school textbooks.
|
Property Tax Consulting
|
Tax & Accounting
|
A provider of property tax outsourcing and compliance services in the U.S.
|
eXimius
|
Markets
|
A provider of software and services to wealth management companies.
|
Name
|
Age
|
Title
|
||
James C. Smith
|
52
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
||
Stephane Bello
|
52
|
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
||
Deirdre Stanley
|
47
|
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
|
||
Peter Warwick
|
60
|
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
|
||
James T. Powell
|
50
|
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
|
||
Stephen J. Adler
|
57
|
Editor-in-Chief, Reuters News, and Executive Vice President, News
|
||
David W. Craig
|
42
|
President, Financial & Risk
|
||
Michael E. Suchsland
|
52
|
President, Legal
|
||
Christopher Kibarian
|
42
|
President, Intellectual Property & Science
|
||
Brian Peccarelli
|
51
|
President, Tax & Accounting
|
||
Shanker Ramamurthy
|
51
|
President, Global Growth & Operations
|
Committee memberships
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Age
|
Audit
|
Corporate
Governance
|
Human
Resources
|
Director
Since
|
|||||||||||||||
David Thomson, Chairman
|
54 | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
W. Geoffrey Beattie, Deputy Chairman
|
51 | • | • | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
James C. Smith
|
52 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
Manvinder S. Banga
|
57 | • | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
Mary Cirillo
|
64 | • | • | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Steven A. Denning
|
63 |
Chair
|
2000 | |||||||||||||||||
Lawton W. Fitt
|
58 | • |
Chair
|
2008 | ||||||||||||||||
Roger L. Martin
|
55 | • | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||
Sir Deryck Maughan
|
64 | • | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
Ken Olisa, OBE
|
60 | • | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
Vance K. Opperman
|
69 |
Chair
|
1996 | |||||||||||||||||
John M. Thompson
|
69 | • | • | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
Peter J. Thomson
|
46 | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wulf von Schimmelmann
|
65 | • | 2011 |
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||
Audit fees
|
$ | 21.4 | $ | 20.2 | ||||
Audit-related fees
|
14.7 | 2.5 | ||||||
Tax fees
|
8.6 | 9.2 | ||||||
All other fees
|
1.1 | 1.3 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 45.8 | $ | 33.2 |
|
·
|
The policy gives detailed guidance to management as to the specific types of services that have been pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
|
|
·
|
The policy requires the Audit Committee’s specific pre-approval of all other permitted types of services that have not already been pre-approved.
|
|
·
|
Senior management periodically provides the Audit Committee with a summary of services provided by the independent auditors in accordance with the pre-approval policy.
|
|
·
|
The Audit Committee’s charter delegates to its Chair the authority to evaluate and approve engagements in the event that the need arises for approval between Audit Committee meetings. If the Chair approves any such engagements, he must report his approval decisions to the full Audit Committee at its next meeting.
|
|
·
|
For the year ended December 31, 2011, none of the fees of Thomson Reuters described above made use of the de minimis exception to pre-approval provisions as provided for by Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of SEC Regulation S-X and Section 2.4 of the Canadian Securities Administrators’ Multilateral Instrument 52-110 (Audit Committees).
|
|
·
|
One of the directors (James C. Smith) is not independent because he is the CEO of Thomson Reuters.
|
|
·
|
Three of the directors (David Thomson, W. Geoffrey Beattie and Peter J. Thomson) are considered not independent pursuant to applicable rules because they are directors and executive officers of Woodbridge, the controlling shareholder of Thomson Reuters. None of these individuals is a member of the Thomson Reuters executive management team. With its substantial equity investment in Thomson Reuters, Woodbridge considers that its interests as a shareholder are aligned with those of all other shareholders.
|
|
·
|
The remaining 10 directors are independent.
|
|
—
|
our authorized share capital consisted of an unlimited number of common shares, an unlimited number of preference shares, issuable in series, and a Thomson Reuters Founders Share; and
|
|
—
|
we had outstanding 828,064,645 common shares, 6,000,000 Series II preference shares and one Thomson Reuters Founders Share.
|
Common shares
(C$)
|
Common shares
(US$)
|
Series II preference shares
(C$)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High
|
Low
|
Closing
|
Trading
volume
|
High
|
Low
|
Closing
|
Trading
volume
|
High
|
Low
|
Closing
|
Trading
volume
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January
|
40.49 | 36.85 | 40.00 | 15,636,709 | 40.48 | 37.11 | 40.01 | 13,430,210 | 23.99 | 22.40 | 23.00 | 53,812 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February
|
41.61 | 38.16 | 38.32 | 19,213,652 | 42.15 | 38.58 | 39.45 | 16,953,944 | 23.99 | 22.90 | 23.05 | 107,075 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March
|
38.93 | 37.20 | 38.05 | 21,170,552 | 40.09 | 37.61 | 39.24 | 16,168,806 | 23.68 | 22.90 | 23.10 | 45,506 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April
|
39.44 | 37.75 | 38.36 | 14,590,553 | 41.35 | 39.02 | 40.47 | 11,617,755 | 23.49 | 23.05 | 23.05 | 71,565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May
|
38.90 | 36.99 | 37.74 | 17,243,114 | 40.99 | 37.81 | 38.97 | 13,341,500 | 23.50 | 23.05 | 23.50 | 93,933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
June
|
37.73 | 35.28 | 36.21 | 16,972,528 | 38.88 | 35.71 | 37.56 | 15,317,739 | 23.90 | 23.25 | 23.75 | 195,391 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July
|
36.33 | 31.90 | 32.86 | 22,941,768 | 37.84 | 33.64 | 34.43 | 18,841,360 | 24.25 | 23.25 | 23.50 | 41,595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August
|
33.00 | 28.77 | 30.29 | 37,879,468 | 34.81 | 28.91 | 30.94 | 36,962,408 | 23.70 | 21.50 | 22.24 | 7,200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September
|
30.48 | 27.81 | 28.40 | 29,889,460 | 31.24 | 27.04 | 27.04 | 30,422,148 | 22.50 | 21.00 | 21.00 | 21,247 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
October
|
30.24 | 27.55 | 29.49 | 26,694,414 | 30.40 | 26.11 | 29.67 | 31,310,298 | 20.99 | 19.85 | 20.25 | 22,601 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November
|
30.40 | 26.46 | 27.61 | 28,317,350 | 30.08 | 25.58 | 27.07 | 21,614,264 | 20.75 | 19.99 | 20.25 | 18,613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December
|
27.94 | 26.10 | 27.23 | 24,025,752 | 27.30 | 25.28 | 26.67 | 20,662,700 | 20.99 | 19.75 | 20.50 | 21,553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January
|
29.47 | 27.09 | 27.54 | 26,761,760 | 29.14 | 26.59 | 27.49 | 20,441,627 | 21.00 | 20.15 | 21.00 | 10,451 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February
|
28.90 | 26.47 | 28.71 | 37,319,217 | 29.24 | 26.39 | 28.98 | 30,131,219 | 23.00 | 20.16 | 20.16 | 11,940 |
Dividend currency (default)
|
Dividend currency (for electing holders)
|
|
Common shares
|
U.S. dollars
|
Canadian dollars
British pounds sterling
|
DIs (representing common shares)
|
British pounds sterling
|
U.S. dollars
Canadian dollars
|
Series II preference shares
|
Canadian dollars
|
N/A
|
Common shares (US$)
|
Series II preference shares (C$)
|
|||||||
2009
|
||||||||
Q1
|
$ | 0.280000 | $ | C 0.131610 | ||||
Q2
|
$ | 0.280000 | $ | C 0.101222 | ||||
Q3
|
$ | 0.280000 | $ | C 0.099247 | ||||
Q4
|
$ | 0.280000 | $ | C 0.099247 | ||||
2010
|
||||||||
Q1
|
$ | 0.290000 | $ | C 0.097089 | ||||
Q2
|
$ | 0.290000 | $ | C 0.100349 | ||||
Q3
|
$ | 0.290000 | $ | C 0.119537 | ||||
Q4
|
$ | 0.290000 | $ | C 0.132329 | ||||
2011
|
||||||||
Q1
|
$ | 0.310000 | $ | C 0.129452 | ||||
Q2
|
$ | 0.310000 | $ | C 0.130890 | ||||
Q3
|
$ | 0.310000 | $ | C 0.132329 | ||||
Q4
|
$ | 0.310000 | $ | C 0.132329 | ||||
2012
|
||||||||
Q1
|
$ | 0.320000 | $ | C | * |
*
|
The first quarter 2012 dividend on our Series II preference shares had not yet been declared by our company as of the date of this annual report.
|
|
—
|
corporate governance, including the effectiveness of our board;
|
|
—
|
appointment of the Chief Executive Officer and other members of senior management and related succession planning;
|
|
—
|
development of the long-term business strategy of Thomson Reuters and assessment of its implementation; and
|
|
—
|
capital strategy.
|
Type of shares
|
Country
|
Transfer agent/registrar
|
Location of transfer facilities
|
Common shares
|
Canada
|
Computershare Trust Company of Canada
|
Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver
|
United States
|
Computershare Trust Company N.A.
|
Golden, Colorado
|
|
United Kingdom
|
Computershare Investor Services PLC
|
Bristol, England
|
|
Depositary interests
|
United Kingdom
|
Computershare Investor Services PLC
|
Bristol, England
|
Series II preference shares
|
Canada
|
Computershare Trust Company of Canada
|
Toronto
|
|
—
|
That Thomson Reuters shall at no time pass into the hands of any one interest, group or faction;
|
|
—
|
That the integrity, independence and freedom from bias of Thomson Reuters shall at all times be fully preserved;
|
|
—
|
That Thomson Reuters shall supply unbiased and reliable news services to newspapers, news agencies, broadcasters and other media subscribers and to businesses, governments, institutions, individuals and others with whom Thomson Reuters has or may have contracts;
|
|
—
|
That Thomson Reuters shall pay due regard to the many interests which it serves in addition to those of the media; and
|
|
—
|
That no effort shall be spared to expand, develop and adapt the news and other services and products of Thomson Reuters so as to maintain its leading position in the international news and information business.
|
Name
|
Country
|
Director since
|
||
Dame Helen Alexander
|
U.K.
|
2011
|
||
Leonard T. Berkowitz
|
U.K.
|
1998
|
||
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
|
Denmark
|
2001
|
||
John Fairfax
|
Australia
|
2005
|
||
Pehr Gyllenhammar (Chairman)
|
Sweden
|
1997
|
||
Yuko Kawamoto
|
Japan
|
2011
|
||
Pascal Lamy
|
France
|
2009
|
||
Joseph Lelyveld
|
U.S.A.
|
2004
|
||
Christine Loh
|
Hong Kong
|
2011
|
||
Pedro Malan
|
Brazil
|
2011
|
||
Sir Christopher Mallaby (Deputy Chairman)
|
U.K.
|
1998
|
||
Lord Malloch-Brown
|
U.K
|
2011
|
||
John H. McArthur
|
U.S.A.
|
2001
|
||
Dr. Michael Naumann
|
Germany
|
2010
|
||
The Right Honourable Baroness Noakes
|
U.K.
|
1998
|
||
Jaakko Kaarle M. Rauramo
|
Finland
|
1999
|
Subsidiary
|
Jurisdiction of incorporation/formation
|
1602854 Ontario Limited
|
Ontario, Canada
|
3097052 Nova Scotia Company
|
Nova Scotia, Canada
|
IAG US LLC
|
Delaware, U.S.A.
|
International Thomson Reuters B.V.
|
The Netherlands
|
LiveNote Technologies Limited
|
England
|
LiveNote Inc.
|
Delaware, U.S.A.
|
LN Holdings Limited
|
Bermuda
|
Reuters (Canvas) Holdings 1 Limited
|
Bermuda
|
Reuters Holdings Limited
|
England
|
Reuters Hong Kong Limited
|
Cook Islands
|
Reuters International Holdings SARL
|
Switzerland
|
Reuters Limited
|
England
|
Thomcorp Holdings Inc.
|
Delaware, U.S.A.
|
Thomson Financial Holdings Inc.
|
Delaware, U.S.A.
|
Thomson PME LLC
|
Delaware, U.S.A.
|
Thomson Reuters (Healthcare) Inc.
|
Delaware, U.S.A.
|
Thomson Reuters (Legal) Inc.
|
Minnesota, U.S.A.
|
Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC
|
Delaware, U.S.A.
|
Thomson Reuters (Markets) SA
|
Switzerland
|
Thomson Reuters (Tax & Accounting) Inc.
|
Texas, U.S.A.
|
Thomson Reuters (TRI) Inc.
|
Delaware, U.S.A.
|
Thomson Reuters Canada Limited
|
Ontario, Canada
|
Thomson Reuters Corporation Pte Limited
|
Singapore
|
Thomson Reuters Finance S.A.
|
Luxembourg
|
Thomson Reuters Global Resources
|
Ireland
|
Thomson Reuters Group Limited
|
England
|
Thomson Reuters Holdings A.G.
|
Switzerland
|
Thomson Reuters Holdings B.V.
|
The Netherlands
|
Thomson Reuters Holdings S.A.
|
Luxembourg
|
Thomson Reuters Hong Kong Limited
|
Hong Kong
|
Thomson Reuters Investment Holdings Limited
|
England
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Thomson Reuters Italia Holdings S.p.A.
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Italy
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Thomson Reuters Netherlands Holdings BV
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The Netherlands
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Thomson Reuters No. 4 Inc.
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Delaware, U.S.A.
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Thomson Reuters No. 5 LLC
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Delaware, U.S.A.
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Thomson Reuters No. 8 Inc.
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Delaware, U.S.A.
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Thomson Reuters Organization Corp.
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Florida, U.S.A.
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Thomson Reuters U.S. Inc.
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Delaware, U.S.A.
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Thomson TradeWeb LLC
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Delaware, U.S.A.
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TR (2008) Limited
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England
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TR Holdings Limited
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Bermuda
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TR International Holdings S.à.r.l.
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Luxembourg
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TR Netherlands Holdings Coöperatief U.A.
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The Netherlands
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TR U.S. Inc.
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Delaware, U.S.A.
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West Publishing Corporation
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Minnesota, U.S.A.
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West Services Inc.
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Delaware, U.S.A.
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ITEM 1. COVER PAGE
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Cover
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ITEM 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1
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ITEM 3. CORPORATE STRUCTURE
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3.1 Name, Address and Incorporation
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141
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3.2 Intercorporate Relationships
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147
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ITEM 4. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS
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4.1 Three Year History
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2, 34-40
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4.2 Significant Acquisitions
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15, 27-28
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ITEM 5. DESCRIBE THE BUSINESS
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5.1 General
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2-15
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5.2 Risk Factors
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16-22
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5.3 Companies with Asset-backed Securities Outstanding
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N/A
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5.4 Companies With Mineral Projects
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N/A
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5.5 Companies with Oil and Gas Activities
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N/A
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ITEM 6. DIVIDENDS
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142-143
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ITEM 7. DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE
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7.1 General Description of Capital Structure
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141
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7.2 Constraints
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N/A
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7.3 Ratings
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144-145
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ITEM 8. MARKET FOR SECURITIES
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8.1 Trading Price and Volume
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142
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8.2 Prior Sales
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142
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ITEM 9. ESCROWED SECURITIES AND SECURITIES SUBJECT TO CONTRACTUAL RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER
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N/A
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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
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10.1 Name, Occupation and Security Holding
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134-140
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10.2 Cease Trade Orders, Bankruptcies, Penalties or Sanctions
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140
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10.3 Conflicts of Interest
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N/A
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ITEM 11. PROMOTERS
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N/A
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ITEM 12. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND REGULATORY ACTIONS
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12.1 Legal Proceedings
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54-55
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12.2 Regulatory Actions
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54-55
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ITEM 13. INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS
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57-58
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ITEM 14. TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS
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144
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ITEM 15. MATERIAL CONTRACTS
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145-146
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ITEM 16. INTEREST OF EXPERTS
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16.1 Names of Experts
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148
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16.2 Interests of Experts
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148
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ITEM 17. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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148
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ITEM 18. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE FOR COMPANIES NOT SENDING INFORMATION CIRCULARS
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N/A
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ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM
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See AIF table
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AUDITED ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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74-133
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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23-73
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DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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60
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INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
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a. Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
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61
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b. Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
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74
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c. Independent Auditor's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
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75-76
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NOTICE PURSUANT TO REGULATION BTR
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N/A
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AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
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138
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CODE OF ETHICS
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140
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PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
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138-139
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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
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53-54
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TABULAR DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
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53-54
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IDENTIFICATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
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136-138
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1.
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I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Thomson Reuters Corporation;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4.
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The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have:
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a)
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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b)
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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c)
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d)
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Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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5.
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The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a)
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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b)
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.
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/s/ James C. Smith
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James C. Smith
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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1.
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I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Thomson Reuters Corporation;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4.
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The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have:
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a)
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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b)
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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c)
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d)
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Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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5.
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The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a)
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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b)
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.
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/s/ Stephane Bello
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Stephane Bello
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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By:
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/s/ James C. Smith
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James C. Smith
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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By:
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/s/ Stephane Bello
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Stephane Bello
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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1.
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PURPOSE
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1
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2.
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MEMBERS
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1
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3.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
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1
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4.
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COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
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7
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5.
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REPORTING
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7
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6.
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REVIEW AND DISCLOSURE
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7
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7.
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ASSESSMENT
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7
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8.
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MEETINGS
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8
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9.
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CHAIR
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8
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10.
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REMOVAL AND VACANCIES
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8
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11.
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ACCESS TO MANAGEMENT AND OUTSIDE ADVISORS
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8
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12.
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DEFINITIONS
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8
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1.
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PURPOSE
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the integrity of financial statements and other financial information relating to the Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Thomson Reuters”);
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Thomson Reuters compliance with risk management, and legal and regulatory requirements;
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the qualifications, independence and performance of Thomson Reuters auditor;
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the adequacy and effectiveness of Thomson Reuters internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures;
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the effectiveness of Thomson Reuters internal audit function; and
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any additional matters delegated to the Audit Committee by the Board.
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2.
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MEMBERS
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3.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
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(a)
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Appointment and Review of the Auditor
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review and approve the auditor’s engagement letter;
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after seeking and taking into account the views of senior management and the officer in charge of internal audit, review the independence, experience, qualifications and performance of the auditor, including the lead audit partner;
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oversee the auditor’s work, including investigating and resolving any disagreements between senior management and the auditor regarding financial reporting or the internal audit function;
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at least annually, obtain and review a report by the auditor describing its internal quality-control procedures, any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years, respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the auditor and any steps taken to deal with any such issues; and
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where appropriate, terminate the auditor.
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(b)
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Confirmation of the Auditor’s Independence
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confirm that the auditor has submitted a formal written statement describing all of its relationships with Thomson Reuters that in the auditor’s professional judgment may reasonably be thought to bear on its independence;
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discuss with the auditor any disclosed relationships or services, including any non-audit services the auditor has provided, that may affect its independence;
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obtain written confirmation from the auditor that it is independent with respect to Thomson Reuters within the meaning of the Rules of Professional Conduct adopted by the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants to which it belongs and that it is an independent public accountant with respect to Thomson Reuters within the meaning of the federal securities legislation administered by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; and
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confirm that the auditor has complied with applicable law with respect to the rotation of certain members of the audit engagement team for Thomson Reuters.
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(c)
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Pre-Approval of Non-Audit Services
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(d)
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Communications with the Auditor
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planning and staffing of the audit;
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any material written communications between the auditor and senior management, such as any management letter or schedule of unadjusted differences;
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whether or not the auditor is satisfied with the quality and effectiveness of financial recording procedures and systems;
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the extent to which the auditor is satisfied with the nature and scope of its examination;
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any instances of fraud or other illegal acts involving senior management or employees involved in financial reporting of Thomson Reuters;
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whether or not the auditor has received the full cooperation of senior management and other employees of Thomson Reuters and whether the auditor has encountered any audit problems or difficulties in the course of its audit work, including any restrictions on the scope of the auditor’s work or access to required information and any significant disagreements with management (along with management’s response);
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the auditor’s opinion of the competence and performance of the Chief Financial Officer and other key financial personnel; and
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the items required to be communicated to the Audit Committee under the Canadian authoritative guidance or under Canadian generally accepted auditing standards (“GAAS”).
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(e)
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Review of the Audit Plan
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(f)
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Review of Audit Fees
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(g)
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Review of Annual Financial Statements
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the annual consolidated financial statements of the Corporation and the related management’s discussion and analysis;
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all critical accounting policies and practices used or to be used by Thomson Reuters; and
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all alternative treatments of financial information within IFRS that have been discussed with senior management, ramifications of the use of such alternative disclosures and treatments, and the treatment preferred by the auditor.
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(h)
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Approval of Quarterly Financial Statements and Earnings Press Releases
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(i)
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Review of Other Financial Information
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periodically assess the adequacy of procedures that are in place for management’s review of all other financial information extracted or derived from Thomson Reuters financial statements that were previously reviewed by the Audit Committee before such information is released to the public, including, without limitation, financial information or statements for use in prospectuses or other offering or public disclosure documents and financial statements required by regulatory authorities;
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review major issues regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentations, including any significant changes in Thomson Reuters selection or application of accounting principles, and major issues as to the adequacy of Thomson Reuters internal control over financial reporting and any special audit steps adopted in light of any material control deficiencies;
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review analyses prepared by management and/or the auditor setting forth significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of Thomson Reuters financial statements, including analyses of the effects of alternative IFRS methods on the financial statements; and
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review the effect of regulatory and accounting initiatives as well as off-balance sheet structures on the financial statements.
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(j)
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Review of the Internal Audit Function
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(k)
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Relations with Senior Management
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(l)
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Oversight of Internal Controls and Disclosure Controls
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(m)
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Legal and Regulatory Compliance
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any material legal or regulatory matters; and
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any material inquiries received from regulators and governmental agencies.
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(n)
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Risk Assessment and Risk Management
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(o)
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Taxation Matters
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(p)
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Hiring Employees of the Auditor
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4.
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COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
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5.
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REPORTING
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regularly report to the Board on all significant matters it has addressed and with respect to such other matters as are within its responsibilities; and
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·
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oversee the preparation of and review any disclosure with respect to its activities in discharging the responsibilities set out in this Charter included in materials sent to shareholders of the Corporation.
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6.
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REVIEW AND DISCLOSURE
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7.
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ASSESSMENT
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8.
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MEETINGS
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9.
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CHAIR
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10.
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REMOVAL AND VACANCIES
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11.
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ACCESS TO MANAGEMENT AND OUTSIDE ADVISORS
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12.
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DEFINITIONS
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(a)
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an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements;
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(b)
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the ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals and reserves;
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(c)
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experience preparing, auditing, analyzing or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by Thomson Reuters financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more person’s engaged in such activities;
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(d)
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an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting; and
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(e)
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an understanding of audit committee functions.
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(i)
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education and experience as a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant or auditor or experience in one or more positions that involve the performance of similar functions;
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(ii)
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experience actively supervising a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, auditor or person performing similar functions;
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(iii)
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experience overseeing or assessing the performance of companies or public accountants with respect to the preparation, auditing or evaluation of financial statements; or
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(iv)
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other relevant experience.
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