Blackberry 2015 Annual Report Download - page 102

BlackBerry Limited
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
In millions of United States dollars, except share and per share data, and except as otherwise indicated
27
As at February 28, 2015, the Company has the following net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits which are not
recognized for accounting purposes and are scheduled to expire in the following years:
Year of Expiry Net Operating Losses Capital Losses Research and Development Tax Credits Minimum Taxes
2026 $ 3 $ — $ — $ —
2028 2 — — —
2029 15 — — 1
2030 — — — 109
2031 28 — — 127
2032 — — — 27
2033 — — 119 —
2034 — — 111 —
2035 294 — 42 —
Indefinite — 23 — —
$ 342 $ 23 $ 272 $ 264
10. LONG-TERM DEBT
Convertible Debentures
In fiscal 2014, Fairfax and other institutional investors invested in the Company through a $1.25 billion private placement
of the Debentures.
Interest on the Debentures is payable quarterly in arrears at a rate of 6% per annum. The Debentures have a term of seven
years and each $1,000 of Debentures are convertible at any time into 100 common shares of the Company, for a total of
125 million common shares at a price of $10.00 per share for all Debentures, subject to adjustments.
The Company has the option to redeem the Debentures after November 13, 2016 at specified redemption prices in
specified periods. Covenants associated with the Debentures include limitations on the Company’s total indebtedness.
Under specified events of default, the outstanding principal and any accrued interest on the Debentures become
immediately due and payable upon request of holders holding not less than 25% of the principal amount of the Debentures
then outstanding. During an event of default, the interest rate rises to 10% per annum.
The Debentures are subject to a change of control provision whereby the Company would be required to make an offer to
repurchase the Debentures at 115% of par value if a person or group (not affiliated with Fairfax) acquires 35% of the
Company’s outstanding common shares, acquires all or substantially all of its assets, or if the Company merges with
another entity and the Company’s existing shareholders hold less than 50% of the common shares of the surviving entity.
Due to the possible volatility through the Company’s statements of operations resulting from fluctuation in the fair value
of the embedded conversion option, as well as the number of other embedded derivatives within the Debentures, the
Company has elected to record the Debentures, including the debt itself and all embedded derivatives, at fair value and
present the Debentures as a hybrid financial instrument. No portion of the fair value of the Debentures has been recorded
as equity, nor would be if each component was freestanding. As of February 28, 2015, the fair value of the Company's
convertible debt was $1.7 billion (March 1, 2014 - $1.6 billion). The difference between the fair value of the Debentures
and the unpaid principal balance of $1.25 billion, is $457 million. The fair value of the Debentures is measured using
Level 2 fair value inputs.
The Company recorded a non-cash charge associated with the change in the fair value of the Debentures of $80 million in
fiscal 2015 (fiscal 2014 - $377 million). This charge is presented on a separate line in the Company’s statements of
operations. The fair value adjustment charge does not impact the key terms of the Debentures such as the face value, the
redemption features or the conversion price.
The Company recorded interest expense related to the Debentures of $75 million, which has been included in investment
loss in the statements of operations in fiscal 2015 (fiscal 2014 - $21 million). The Company is required to make quarterly
interest-only payments of approximately $19 million during the seven years the Debentures are outstanding. Fairfax, a