Franco-Nevada Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position |
(unaudited, in millions of U.S. dollars)
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Current assets | $ | | $ | | ||||
Royalty, stream and working interests, net (note 7) | $ | | $ | | ||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||
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Contributed surplus |
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Total shareholders’ equity | $ | | $ | | ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | | $ | | ||||
Commitments and contingencies (notes 20 and 21) | ||||||||
Subsequent events (note 22) | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
(unaudited, in millions of U.S. dollars and shares, except per share amounts)
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Revenue (note 10) | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
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Total costs of sales | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
Gross profit | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
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Impairment charges (note 7) | $ | | $ | — |
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Share-based compensation expenses (note 12) | | | | | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of gold bullion | ( | ( |
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Total other operating expenses (income) | $ | | $ | |
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Operating income (loss) | $ | | $ | |
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Foreign exchange loss and other income (expenses) | $ | ( | $ | ( |
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Income (loss) before finance items and income taxes | $ | | $ | |
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Finance income | $ | | $ | |
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Finance expenses | ( |
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Net income (loss) before income taxes | $ | | $ | |
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Net income (loss) | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | ||||||||
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Currency translation adjustment | $ | | $ | |
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Gain on changes in the fair value of equity investments |
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net of income tax (note 5) | | | | | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | $ | | $ | |
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Comprehensive income (loss) | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | ||||||||
Earnings (loss) per share (note 17) | ||||||||||||||||
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Diluted | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | ||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
(unaudited, in millions of U.S. dollars)
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Net income (loss) | $ | | $ | ( | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
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Acquisition of gold bullion | ( | ( | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of gold bullion |
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Operating cash flows before changes in non-cash working capital | $ | | $ | | ||||
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(Increase) decrease in receivables | $ | ( | $ | | ||||
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Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | | $ | | ||||
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Acquisition of royalty, stream and working interests | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
Acquisition of energy well equipment |
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Proceeds from sale of investments |
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Issuance of loan receivable | — | ( | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
Cash flows used in financing activities | ||||||||
Payment of dividends | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
Proceeds from draw of revolving credit facilities | | — | ||||||
Repayment of revolving credit facilities | ( | — | ||||||
Repayment of term loan | — | ( | ||||||
Proceeds from at-the-market equity offerings | — | | ||||||
Credit facility amendment costs |
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
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Net cash used in financing activities | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | $ | | $ | ( | ||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | $ | ( | $ | | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | $ | | $ | | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | | $ | | ||||
Supplemental cash flow information: | ||||||||
Dividend income received | $ | | $ | | ||||
Interest and standby fees paid | $ | | $ | | ||||
Income taxes paid | $ | | $ | | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
2021 Second Quarter Financial Statements | 4 |
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity |
(unaudited, in millions of U.S. dollars)
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Balance at January 1, 2021 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
Net income |
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Other comprehensive income |
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Total comprehensive income | $ | | ||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | $ | | $ | ( | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | ||||||
Share-based payments | — | | — | — | | |||||||||||
Transfer of gain on disposal of equity investments at FVTOCI |
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Dividend reinvestment plan |
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Dividends declared |
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Balance at June 30, 2021 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Balance at January 1, 2020 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
Net loss |
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Other comprehensive loss |
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Total comprehensive loss | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||
At-the-market equity offering | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | ||||||
Exercise of stock options |
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Share-based payments |
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Dividend reinvestment plan |
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Balance at June 30, 2020 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 1 – Corporate Information
Franco-Nevada Corporation (“Franco-Nevada” or the “Company”) is incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act. The Company is a royalty and stream company focused on precious metals (gold, silver, and platinum group metals) and has a diversity of revenue sources with a target of
The Company’s shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange and the Company is domiciled in Canada. The Company’s head and registered office is located at 199 Bay Street, Suite 2000, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Note 2 – Significant accounting policies
(a) | Basis of presentation |
These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of Franco-Nevada and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (its “subsidiaries”) (hereinafter together with Franco-Nevada, the “Company”). These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) applicable to the preparation of condensed interim financial statements, including IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 and were prepared using the same accounting policies, method of computation and presentation as were applied in the annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, with the exception of standards adopted in 2021 as discussed in note 2 (c). These condensed interim consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors on August 11, 2021.
The financial information included herein reflects all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Seasonality is not considered to have a significant impact over the condensed consolidated interim financial statements. Taxes on income in the interim period have been accrued using the tax rates that would be applicable to expected total annual income.
(b) | Significant judgments, estimates and assumptions |
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires the Company to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The areas of judgment and estimation are consistent with those reported in the annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 and include measurement uncertainty in assessments of impairment of royalty, stream and working interests which were impacted by the following developments during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 global health pandemic has had a significant impact on the global economy and commodity and financial markets. The full extent and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown. The adverse effects of the pandemic may continue for an extended and unknown period of time, particularly as variant strains of the virus are identified. The impact of the pandemic to date has included extreme volatility in financial markets, a slowdown in economic activity, extreme volatility in commodity prices (including gold, silver, palladium and oil and gas). As well, as efforts have been undertaken to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the operation and development of mining projects has been impacted. Many mining projects, including a number of the properties in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest have been impacted by the pandemic resulting in the temporary suspension of operations, and other mitigation measures that impacted production. If the operation or development of one or more of the properties in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest and from which it receives or expects to receive significant revenue is suspended as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic or future pandemics or other public health emergencies, it may have a material adverse impact on Franco-Nevada’s profitability, results of operations, financial condition and the trading price of Franco-Nevada’s securities. The broader impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or future pandemics or similar public health emergencies on investors, businesses, the global economy or financial and commodity markets may also have a material adverse impact on Franco-Nevada’s profitability, results of operations, financial condition and the trading price of Franco-Nevada’s securities.
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
(c) | New and amended standards adopted by the Company |
The following standard was effective and implemented for the annual period as of January 1, 2021.
Interest rate benchmark reform
In 2020, the IASB published Interest Rate Benchmark Reform - Phase 2 (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4, and IFRS 16) (“Phase 2 amendments”) to address the financial reporting impacts of replacing one benchmark interest rate with an alternative rate. The Phase 2 amendments provide a practical expedient to ease the potential burden of accounting for changes in contractual cash flows and include disclosure requirements at the time of benchmark interest rate replacement. The Company has adopted these Phase 2 amendments effective January 1, 2021 and has applied the Phase 2 amendments retrospectively. There was no significant impact to the current period or comparative periods presented as a result of the Phase 2 amendments.
Note 3 – Acquisitions and other transactions
| (a) | Acquisition of Vale Royalty Debentures – Brazil |
On April 16, 2021, the Company acquired
Royalty payments are made on a semi-annual basis on March 31st and September 30th of each year reflecting the sales from the underlying mines in the preceding half calendar year period. The first payment for H1/2021 will be payable to the Company on September 30, 2021, reflecting a net sales royalty for the six-month period from January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021.
Management has determined that the Royalty Debentures are economically equivalent to royalty interests with no maturity until the underlying mining rights are extinguished, and has accounted for them as an acquisition of a mineral interest.
| (b) | Acquisition of Séguéla Royalty – Côte d'Ivoire |
On March 30, 2021, the Company acquired a
The acquisition of the Séguéla royalty has been accounted for as an asset acquisition.
| (c) | Acquisition of Condestable Gold and Silver Stream – Peru |
On March 8, 2021, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, closed a precious metals stream agreement with reference to the gold and silver production from the Condestable mine in Peru, for an up-front deposit of $
Commencing on January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2025, Franco-Nevada will receive
2021 Second Quarter Financial Statements | 7 |
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Until March 8, 2025, subject to certain restrictions, a subsidiary of SPM may, at its option, make a one-time special delivery comprising the number of ounces of refined gold equal to $
The acquisition of the Condestable stream has been accounted for as an asset acquisition.
| (d) | Acquisition of U.S. Oil & Gas Mineral Rights with Continental Resources, Inc. |
The Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, has a strategic relationship with Continental Resources, Inc. (“Continental”) to acquire, through a jointly-owned entity (the “Royalty Acquisition Venture”), royalty rights within Continental’s areas of operation.
In the six months ended June 30, 2021, Franco-Nevada recorded contributions to the Royalty Acquisition Venture of $
The Royalty Acquisition Venture is accounted for as a joint operation in accordance with IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements.
Note 4 – Cash and cash equivalents
As at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, cash and cash equivalents were primarily held in interest-bearing deposits.
Cash and cash equivalents comprised the following:
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Note 5 – Investments and loan receivable
Investments and loan receivable comprised the following:
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The change in the fair value of equity investments recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for the periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
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Gain on changes in the fair value of equity investments at FVTOCI | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||
Income tax expense in other comprehensive income |
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Gain on changes in the fair value of equity investments at FVTOCI, net of income tax | $ | |
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
| (a) | Equity investments |
Equity investments comprised the following:
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Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation | $ | | $ | | |||||
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During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company disposed of equity investments with a cost of $
| (b) | Loan receivable |
The loan receivable was extended to Noront Resources Ltd. (“Noront”) as part of the Company’s acquisition of royalty rights in the Ring of Fire mining district of Ontario, Canada, in April 2015. The loan bears
Note 6 – Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets comprised the following:
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Note 7 – Royalty, stream and working interests
(a) | Royalties, streams and working interests |
Royalty, stream and working interests, net of accumulated depletion and impairment charges and reversals, comprised the following:
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Exploration | | ( | — | | ||||||||||
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| 1. | Accumulated depletion includes previously recognized impairment charges. |
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| 1. | Accumulated depletion includes previously recognized impairment charges. |
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Changes in royalty, stream and working interests for the periods ended June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were as follows:
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Depletion |
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Impact of foreign exchange |
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Balance at December 31, 2020 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||
Additions | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | | |||||||
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Depletion |
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Balance at June 30, 2021 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||
Of the total net book value as at June 30, 2021, $
(b) | Impairment reversal of Sudbury (McCreedy West) stream |
At every reporting period, the Company assesses whether there is an indication that an impairment loss previously recognized for an asset may no longer exist or may have decreased.
In 2013, as a result of a significant reduction in mining activities at the McCreedy West mine in the Sudbury basin of Ontario, the Company recorded an impairment loss on its stream interest of $
The following table summarizes the impairment reversal and estimated recoverable amount for the McCreedy West stream interest:
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Sudbury - McCreedy West | $ | — | $ | | |||||
$ | — | $ | |
| (c) | Impairment of Aği Daği royalty |
On April 20, 2021, Alamos Gold Inc. (“Alamos”) announced its filing of an investment treaty claim against the Republic of Turkey for failing to grant routine renewals of key licenses and permits for its Kirazlı gold mine. Though Franco-Nevada does not have a royalty on the Kirazlı mine, cessation of development activities at Kirazlı are expected to negatively impact the advancement of the Aği Daği project. As such, Franco-Nevada considered this event an indicator of impairment, and wrote-off the entire carrying value of its Aği Daği royalty of $
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 8 – Other assets
Other assets comprised the following:
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Amounts receivable related to CRA audits | $ | | $ | | |||||
Energy well equipment, net | | | |||||||
Right-of-use assets, net |
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Furniture and fixtures, net |
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Note 9 – Debt
Changes in obligations related to the Company’s credit facilities were as follows:
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Size of facility | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Balance at January 1, 2020 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Repayment | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2020 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Drawdowns | $ | |
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Repayment | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2021 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
(a) | Corporate Revolver |
The Company has a $
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company drew down $
Advances under the Corporate Revolver can be drawn as follows:
U.S. dollars
· | Base rate advances with interest payable monthly at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”) base rate, plus between |
· | LIBOR loans for periods of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months with interest payable at a rate of LIBOR, plus between |
Canadian dollars
· | Prime rate advances with interest payable monthly at the CIBC prime rate, plus between |
· | Bankers’ acceptances for a period of to |
All loans are readily convertible into loans of other types, described above, on customary terms and upon provision of appropriate notice. Borrowings under the Corporate Revolver are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and are unsecured.
The Corporate Revolver is subject to a standby fee of
2021 Second Quarter Financial Statements | 11 |
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
(b) | FNBC Revolver |
The Company’s subsidiary, Franco-Nevada (Barbados) Corporation (“FNBC”), has an unsecured revolving term credit facility (the “FNBC Revolver”). The FNBC Revolver provides for the availability over a
On March 16, 2021, the FNBC Revolver was amended to provide an extension of the maturity date to March 20, 2022. Advances, under the amended terms of the FNBC Revolver, can be drawn in U.S. dollars as follows:
| ● | Base rate advances with interest payable monthly at the CIBC base rate, plus |
| ● | LIBOR loans for periods of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months with interest payable at a rate of LIBOR plus |
All loans are readily convertible into loans of other types on customary terms and upon provision of appropriate notice.
The FNBC Revolver is subject to a standby fee of
Note 10 – Revenue
Revenue classified by commodity, geography and type comprised the following:
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| 1. | For Q2/2021, includes losses of $ |
(H1/2020 – a gain of $
| 2. | Includes dividend income of $ |
2021 Second Quarter Financial Statements | 12 |
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 11 – Costs of sales
Costs of sales comprised the following:
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Note 12 – Share-based compensation expense
Share-based compensation expenses comprised the following:
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Share-based compensation expenses include the amortization expense of equity-settled stock options and restricted share units, as well as the gain or loss on the mark-to-market of the value of the deferred share units (“DSUs”) granted to the directors of the Company. These expenses were previously presented in general and administrative expenses. Amounts in the comparative period have been reclassified in order to conform with the current period presentation.
Note 13 – Related party disclosures
Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company. Key management personnel include the Board of Directors and the executive management team.
Compensation for key management personnel of the Company was as follows:
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| 1. | Includes salary, benefits and short-term accrued incentives/other bonuses earned in the period. |
| 2. | Represents the expense of stock options and restricted share units and mark-to-market charges on deferred share units during the period. |
Note 14 – Finance income and expenses
Finance income and expenses comprised the following:
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2021 Second Quarter Financial Statements | 13 |
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 15 - Income taxes
Income tax expense for the periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
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Current income tax expense | $ | | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
Deferred income tax expense (recovery) |
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Income tax expense (recovery) | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | |||||||
The Company is undergoing an audit by the Canada Revenue Agency of its 2012-2017 taxation years, as referenced in note 21.
Note 16 – Shareholders’ equity
| (a) | Share capital |
The Company’s authorized capital stock includes an unlimited number of common shares (
Changes in share capital in the six months ended June 30, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:
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Balance at January 1, 2020 |
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Vesting of restricted share units | | | |||||
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Balance at December 31, 2020 | | $ | | ||||
Exercise of stock options | | | |||||
Dividend reinvestment plan | | $ | | ||||
Balance at June 30, 2021 | | $ | |
| (b) | At-the-Market Equity Program |
On May 11, 2020, the Company established a new at-the-market equity program (the “ATM Program”) permitting the Company to issue up to an aggregate of $
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company did
| (c) | Dividends |
In Q2/2021 and H1/2021, the Company declared dividends of $
Dividends paid in cash and through the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”) were as follows:
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2021 Second Quarter Financial Statements | 14 |
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 17 – Earnings per share (“EPS”)
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Basic earnings per share | $ | |
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Effect of dilutive securities |
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Diluted earnings per share | $ | |
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Basic earnings (loss) per share | $ | |
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share | $ | |
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For the three months ended June 30, 2021, there were
Note 18 – Segment reporting
The chief operating decision-maker organizes and manages the business under
The Company’s reportable segments for purposes of assessing performance are presented as follows:
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Revenue | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
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Costs of sales | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
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Revenue | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
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Costs of sales | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
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Segment gross profit | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
2021 Second Quarter Financial Statements | 15 |
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
A reconciliation of total segment gross profit to consolidated net income before income taxes is presented below:
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Total segment gross profit | $ | $ | | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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Impairment charges | $ | | $ | — | $ | | $ | | |||||||||
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Gain on sale of gold bullion | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||
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Income (loss) before finance items and income taxes | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | |||||||||
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Finance income | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||||
Finance expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) before income taxes | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | |||||||||
Note 19 - Fair value measurements
Fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. For some assets and liabilities, observable market transactions or market information might be available. For other assets and liabilities, observable market transactions and market information might not be available. However, the objective of a fair value measurement in both cases is the same - to estimate the price at which an orderly transaction to sell the asset or to transfer the liability would take place between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions (i.e. an exit price at the measurement date from the perspective of a market participant that holds the asset or owes the liability).
The fair value hierarchy establishes three levels to classify the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.
| ● | Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
| ● | Level 2 inputs are quoted prices in markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, inputs other than quoted prices observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rate and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, forward pricing curves used to value currency and commodity contracts and volatility measurements used to value option contracts), or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data or other means. |
| ● | Level 3 inputs are unobservable (supported by little or no market activity). |
The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs and the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.
There were
2021 Second Quarter Financial Statements | 16 |
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis:
| Quoted prices in |
| Significant other |
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Receivables from provisional concentrate sales | $ | — | $ | | $ | — | $ | | ||||||
Equity investments |
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Equity investments |
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The fair values of the Company’s remaining financial assets and liabilities, which include cash and cash equivalents, receivables, loan receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and debt approximate their carrying values due to their short-term nature, historically negligible credit losses, fair value of collateral, or floating interest rate.
The Company has not offset financial assets with financial liabilities.
The valuation techniques that are used to measure fair value are as follows:
| (a) | Receivables |
The fair values of receivables arising from gold and platinum group metal concentrate sales contracts that contain provisional pricing mechanisms are determined using the appropriate quoted forward prices from the exchange that is the principal active market for the particular metal. As such, these receivables are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
| (b) | Investments |
The fair values of publicly-traded investments are determined based on a market approach reflecting the closing prices of each particular security at the statement of financial position date. The closing prices are quoted market prices obtained from the exchange that is the principal active market for the particular security, and therefore are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Company holds
The fair values of warrants are estimated using the Black-Scholes pricing model which requires the use of inputs that are observable in the market. As such, these investments are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
2021 Second Quarter Financial Statements | 17 |
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
Note 20 – Commitments
(a)Commodity purchase commitments
The following table summarizes the Company’s commitments pursuant to the associated precious metals agreements:
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| Silver |
| PGM |
| Gold |
| Silver |
| PGM |
| agreement(3) |
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Antamina |
| | % | | % (4) | | % | n/a | | % (5) | n/a |
| 7-Oct-15 | |||||||
Antapaccay |
| — | % (6) | — | % (7) | | % |
| | % (8) | | % (9) | n/a |
| 10-Feb-16 | |||||
Candelaria |
| | % (10) | | % (10) | | % | $ | | $ | | n/a |
| 6-Oct-14 | ||||||
Cobre Panama Fixed Payment Stream |
| — | % (11) | — | % (12) | | % | $ | | (13) | $ | | (14) | n/a |
| 19-Jan-18 | ||||
Cobre Panama Floating Payment Stream | — | % (15) | — | % (16) | | % | | % (17) | | % (18) | n/a |
| 19-Jan-18 | |||||||
Condestable | — | % (19) | — | % (20) | | % | | % (21) | | % (22) | n/a |
| 8-Mar-21 | |||||||
Karma |
| | % (23) | | % | | % |
| | % (24) | n/a | n/a |
| 11-Aug-14 | ||||||
Guadalupe-Palmarejo |
| | % | | % | | % | $ | | n/a | n/a |
| 2-Oct-14 | |||||||
Sabodala |
| — | % (25) | | % | | % |
| | % (26) | n/a | n/a |
| 25-Sep-20 | ||||||
MWS |
| | % | | % | | % | $ | | n/a | n/a |
| (27) | 2-Mar-12 | ||||||
Cooke 4 |
| | % | | % | | % | $ | | n/a | n/a |
| 5-Nov-09 | |||||||
Sudbury(28) |
| | % | | % | | % | $ | | n/a | $ | 400 |
| 15-Jul-08 | ||||||
| 1 | Subject to an annual inflationary adjustment except for Antamina, Antapaccay, Karma, Guadalupe-Palmarejo, and Sabodala. |
| 2 | Should the prevailing market price for gold be lower than this amount, the per ounce cash payment will be reduced to the prevailing market price. |
| 3 | Subject to successive extensions. |
| 4 | Subject to a fixed payability of |
| 5 | Purchase price is |
| 6 | Gold deliveries are referenced to copper in concentrate shipped with |
| 7 | Silver deliveries are referenced to copper in concentrate shipped with |
| 8 | Purchase price is |
| 9 | Purchase price is |
| 10 | Percentage decreases to |
| 11 | Gold deliveries are indexed to copper in concentrate produced from the project. |
| 12 | Silver deliveries are indexed to copper in concentrate produced from the project. |
| 13 | After |
| 14 | After |
| 15 | Gold deliveries are indexed to copper in concentrate produced from the project. |
| 16 | Silver deliveries are indexed to copper in concentrate produced from the project. |
| 17 | After |
| 18 | After |
| 19 | Gold deliveries are fixed at |
| 20 | Silver deliveries are fixed at |
| 21 | Purchase price is |
| 22 | Purchase price is |
| 23 | Gold deliveries are fixed at |
| 24 | Purchase price is |
| 25 | Based on amended agreement with an effective date of September 1, 2020, gold deliveries are fixed at |
| 26 | Purchase price is |
| 27 | Agreement is capped at |
2021 Second Quarter Financial Statements | 18 |
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
| 28 | The Company is committed to purchase |
(b)Capital commitments
The Company is committed to funding its share of the acquisition of mineral rights acquired through the Royalty Acquisition Venture with Continental, as described in note 3 (c).
Note 21 – Contingencies
Canada Revenue Agency Audit:
The CRA is conducting an audit of Franco-Nevada for the 2012-2017 taxation years. The following table provides a summary of the various CRA audit and reassessment matters further detailed below:
CRA Position | Taxation Years Reassessed | Potential Exposure for Tax, Interest and Penalties (in millions) | |
Canadian Domestic Tax Matters | Upfront payment made in connection with precious metal stream agreements should be deducted for income tax purposes in a similar manner to how such amount is expensed for financial statement purposes. | 2014, 2015 | For 2014-2015: Tax: $ Interest and other penalties: $ If CRA were to reassess the 2016-2020 taxation years on the same basis: Tax: $ Interest and other penalties: $ |
Transfer Pricing (Mexico) | Transfer pricing provisions in the Act (as defined below) apply such that a majority of the income earned by the Company’s Mexican subsidiary should be included in the income of the Company and subject to tax in Canada. | 2013, 2014, 2015 | For 2013-2015: Tax: $ Transfer pricing penalties: $ Interest and other penalties: $ If CRA were to reassess the 2016-2020 taxation years on the same basis: Tax: $ Transfer pricing penalties: $ Interest and other penalties: $ |
Transfer Pricing (Barbados) | Transfer pricing provisions in the Act (as defined below) apply such that a majority of the income relating to certain precious metal streams earned by the Company’s Barbadian subsidiary should be included in the income of the Company and subject to tax in Canada. | 2014, 2015 | For 2014-2015: Tax: $ Transfer pricing penalties: $ Interest and other penalties: $ If CRA were to reassess the 2016-2020 taxation years on the same basis: Tax: $ Transfer pricing penalties: $ Interest and other penalties: $ |
FAPI (Barbados) | The FAPI provisions in the Act (as defined below) apply such that a majority of the income relating to precious metal streams earned by the Company’s Barbadian subsidiary, in 2012 and 2013, should be included in the income of the Company and subject to tax in Canada. | 2012, 2013 | For 2012-2013: Tax: $ Interest and other penalties: $ Based on CRA’s proposal letter, no reassessments for this issue for years after 2013 are expected. |
2021 Second Quarter Financial Statements | 19 |
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
| (a) | Canadian Domestic Tax Matters (2014-2015): |
In October 2019, certain wholly-owned Canadian subsidiaries of the Company received Notices of Reassessment for the 2014 and 2015 taxation years (the “Domestic Reassessments”) in which the CRA increased income by adjusting the timing of the deduction of the upfront payments which were made in connection with precious metal stream agreements. The CRA’s position is that the upfront payment should be deducted for income tax purposes in a similar manner to how such upfront payment is expensed for financial statement purposes. Consequently, the CRA’s position results in a slower deduction of the upfront payment and an acceleration of the payment of Canadian taxes. This results in the Company being subject to an incremental payment of Federal and provincial income taxes for these years of $
If the CRA were to reassess the particular Canadian subsidiaries for taxation years 2016 through 2020 on the same basis, the Company estimates that it would be subject to an incremental payment of Canadian tax (after applying available non-capital losses and other deductions) of approximately $
On August 9, 2021, the Company received a proposal letter (the “Proposal Letter”) in which the CRA proposes to reassess a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary of the Company for the 2016 taxation year on the same basis as the Domestic Reassessments as described above. The CRA proposes to increase the Canadian subsidiary’s taxable income by $
| (b) | Mexico (2013-2015): |
In December 2018, the Company received a Notice of Reassessment from the CRA for the 2013 taxation year (the “2013 Reassessment”) in relation to its Mexican subsidiary. The reassessment was made on the basis of the transfer pricing provisions in the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Act”) and asserts that a majority of the income earned by the Mexican subsidiary should have been included in the income of the Company and subject to tax in Canada. The 2013 Reassessment results in additional Federal and provincial income taxes of $
In December 2019, the Company received Notices of Reassessment for the 2014 and 2015 taxation years (the “2014 and 2015 Reassessments”) on the same basis as the 2013 Reassessment, resulting in additional Federal and provincial income taxes of $
The Company has filed formal Notices of Objection with the CRA against the 2013 Reassessment and the 2014 and 2015 Reassessments and has posted security in the form of a standby letter of credit for
For taxation years 2013 through 2015, the Company’s Mexican subsidiary paid a total of $
In December 2020, the CRA issued revised 2013 Reassessment and 2014 and 2015 Reassessments to include transfer pricing penalties of $
If the CRA were to reassess the Company for taxation years 2016 through 2020 on the same basis and continue to apply transfer pricing penalties, the Company estimates that it would be subject to additional Canadian tax for these years of approximately $
2021 Second Quarter Financial Statements | 20 |
Franco-Nevada Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
million Pesos) in cash taxes, at a
| (c) | Barbados (2014-2015): |
The 2014 and 2015 Reassessments also reassess the Company in relation to its Barbadian subsidiary. The reassessments were made on the basis of the transfer pricing provisions in the Act and assert that a majority of the income relating to certain precious metal streams earned by the Barbadian subsidiary should have been included in the income of the Company and subject to tax in Canada, resulting in additional Federal and provincial income taxes of $
As noted above, in December 2020, the CRA issued revised 2014 and 2015 Reassessments to include transfer pricing penalties of $
If the CRA were to reassess the Company for taxation years 2016 through 2020 on the same basis and continue to apply transfer pricing penalties, the Company estimates that it would be subject to additional Canadian tax for these years of approximately $
| (d) | Barbados (2012-2013): |
In August 2020, the Company received Notices of Reassessment for the 2012 and 2013 taxation years (the “FAPI Reassessments” and, collectively with the Domestic Reassessments, the 2013 Reassessment and the 2014 and 2015 Reassessments, the “Reassessments”) in relation to its Barbadian subsidiary. The reassessments assert that a majority of the income relating to precious metal streams earned by the Barbadian subsidiary, in those years, should have been included in the income of its Canadian parent company and subject to tax in Canada as Foreign Accrual Property Income (“FAPI”). The CRA has noted that its position may not extend beyond the 2013 taxation year. The FAPI Reassessments result in additional Federal and provincial income taxes of $
Management believes that the Company and its subsidiaries have filed all tax returns and paid all applicable taxes in compliance with Canadian and applicable foreign tax laws and, as a result, no amounts have been recorded in the financial statements of the Company for the Reassessments, the Proposal Letter, or for any potential tax exposure that may arise in respect of these matters. The Company does not believe that the Reassessments or the Proposal Letter are supported by Canadian tax law and jurisprudence and intends to vigorously defend its tax filing positions.
The CRA audit is ongoing and there can be no assurance that the CRA will not further challenge the manner in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries has filed its tax returns and reported its income. In the event that the CRA successfully challenges the manner in which the Company or a subsidiary has filed its tax returns and reported its income, this could potentially result in additional income taxes, penalties and interest, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Note 22 – Subsequent events
Renewal of Corporate Revolver
Subsequent to June 30, 2021, the Company renewed its Corporate Revolver under substantially the same terms, extending the facility’s maturity date from March 22, 2024 to July 9, 2025. Refer to note 9 (a) for further details on the Corporate Revolver.
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