Shareholders' Capital

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Disclosure of classes of share capital [abstract]

NOTE 17.

SHAREHOLDERS’ CAPITAL


(a) Authorized	–	unlimited number of voting common shares
	–	unlimited number of preferred shares, issuable in series, limited to an amount equal to one half of the issued and outstanding common shares

(b) Issued


Common shares	Number			Amount
Balance, December 31, 2020		13,459,593		$	2,285,738
Share repurchase		(155,168	)		(4,294	)
Balance, December 31, 2021		13,304,425		$	2,281,444
Share repurchase		(130,395	)		(10,010	)
Settlement of Executive PSUs		263,900			14,083
Share options exercised		120,595			14,016
Balance, December 31, 2022		13,558,525		$	2,299,533

In 2022, the Toronto Stock Exchange (

TSX

) approved Precision’s application to renew its Normal Course Issuer Bid (

NCIB

). Under the terms of the NCIB, Precision may purchase and cancel up to a maximum of 1,148,771 common shares, representing 10% of the public float of common shares as of August 15, 2022. Purchases under the NCIB were made through the facilities of the TSX, the New York Stock Exchange and various other designated exchanges in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements at a price per common share representative of the market price at the time of acquisition. The NCIB will terminate no later than August 28, 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2022, Precision repurchased and cancelled a total of 130,395 (2021 – 155,168) common shares for $10 million (2021 – $4

million). Subsequent to December 31, 2022, Precision repurchased and cancelled 15,888 common shares for $1 million.