Telus Corp 6-K, filed Mar 28, 2023
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March 2023
Commission File Number 001-15144
TELUS
CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
23rd
Floor, 510 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 0M3
Canada
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F ¨ Form 40-F x
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| TELUS CORPORATION | |||
| By: | /s/ Andrea Wood | ||
| Name: | Andrea Wood | ||
| Title: | Chief Legal and Governance Officer | ||
Date: March 28, 2023
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit 99.1
TELUS CORPORATION
DEBT SECURITIES
Agency Agreement
March 23, 2023
To the Agents named in Schedule II hereto
Ladies and Gentlemen:
TELUS Corporation, a British Columbia company (the “Company”), proposes to appoint the agents named in Schedule II hereto (collectively, the “Agents”, and each individually an “Agent”) as its sole and exclusive agents to offer for sale, on a best efforts basis, up to the principal amount of its debt securities identified in Schedule I hereto (the “Securities”), to be issued under the indenture dated as of May 22, 2001 (the “Base Indenture”) between the Company and Computershare Trust Company of Canada (formerly Montreal Trust Company of Canada), as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the First Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 30, 2001, the Second Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 30, 2001, the Third Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 30, 2001, the Fourth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 18, 2006, the Fifth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 13, 2007, the Sixth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 13, 2007, the Seventh Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 9, 2008, the Eighth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 20, 2009, the Ninth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 4, 2009, the Tenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 23, 2010, the Eleventh Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 25, 2011, the Twelfth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 11, 2012, the Thirteenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 1, 2013, the Fourteenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 1, 2013, the Fifteenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 26, 2013, the Sixteenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 26, 2013, the Seventeenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 4, 2014, the Eighteenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 4, 2014, the Nineteenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 15, 2014, the Twentieth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 15, 2014, the Twenty-First Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 27, 2015, the Twenty-Second Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 27, 2015, the Twenty-Third Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 27, 2015, the Twenty-Fourth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 8, 2015, the Twenty-Fifth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 8, 2015, the Twenty-Sixth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 6, 2017, the Twenty-Seventh Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 2017, the Twenty-Eighth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 1, 2018, the Twenty-Ninth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 1, 2018, the Thirtieth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 3, 2019, the Thirty-First Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 2, 2019, the Thirty-Second Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 16, 2019, the Thirty-Third Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 16, 2019, the Thirty-Fourth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 29, 2020, the Thirty-Fifth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 29, 2020, the Thirty-Sixth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 5, 2020, the Thirty-Seventh Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 5, 2021, the Thirty-Eighth Series Supplemental Indenture dated June 28, 2021, the Thirty-Ninth Series Supplemental Indenture dated September 13, 2022, the Fortieth Series Supplemental Indenture dated September 13, 2022, and the Forty-First Series Supplemental Indenture dated September 13, 2022 (collectively, the Base Indenture as so supplemented, the “Original Indenture”), as further supplemented by a Forty-Second Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined herein) (collectively with the Original Indenture, the “Indenture”) between the Company and the Trustee.
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The Company has prepared and filed with the British Columbia Securities Commission (the “Reviewing Authority”) and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities (together with the Reviewing Authority, the “Qualifying Authorities”) of each of the other provinces of Canada (including British Columbia, collectively, the “Qualifying Provinces”) in accordance with National Instruments 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions (“National Instrument 44-101”) and 44-102 Shelf Distributions (“National Instrument 44-102”), and BC Instrument 44-503 Exemption from Certain Prospectus Requirements for Canadian Well-known Seasoned Issuers issued by the Reviewing Authority and equivalent blanket orders issued by the other Qualifying Authorities (collectively, the “WKSI Blanket Orders”), a short form base shelf prospectus dated August 8, 2022 relating to debt securities, preferred shares, common shares, warrants to purchase equity securities, warrants to purchase debt securities, share purchase contracts, share purchase or equity units and subscription receipts (in the English and French languages, as applicable, the “Shelf Prospectus”) and has obtained from the Reviewing Authority a receipt evidencing the receipt or deemed receipt, as applicable, for the Shelf Prospectus from each of the Qualifying Authorities pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 11-102 – Passport System and National Policy 11-202 – Process for Prospectus Reviews in Multiple Jurisdictions.
The Company will prepare and file with the Qualifying Authorities, in accordance with National Instrument 44-102 and the WKSI Blanket Orders (collectively, the “Shelf Procedures”), a prospectus supplement dated the date hereof to the Shelf Prospectus in respect of the offering of the Securities setting forth the Shelf Information (as defined below) (the “Prospectus Supplement”), in both the English and French languages, by the earlier of: (a) the date the Prospectus Supplement is first sent or delivered to a purchaser; and (b) two Business Days after the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
The information included in the Prospectus Supplement that is omitted from the Shelf Prospectus but that is required under the Shelf Procedures to be included in the Prospectus Supplement is referred to as the “Shelf Information”.
The Shelf Prospectus, including the documents and any other information expressly incorporated by reference therein, is herein referred to as the “Prospectus,” except that when the Prospectus Supplement is furnished to the Agents for use in connection with the offering of the Securities in Canada or filed with the Qualifying Authorities, the term “Prospectus” shall include the Prospectus Supplement, including the documents and any other information expressly incorporated by reference therein. Any amendment to the Prospectus, any amended or supplemental prospectus or auxiliary material, information, evidence, return, report, application, statement or document relating to the sale of the Securities that may be filed by or on behalf of the Company under the securities laws of the Qualifying Provinces prior to the Closing Date or, where such document is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, prior to the expiry of the period of distribution of the Securities in Canada, is referred to herein collectively as the “Supplementary Material”.
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The Company hereby agrees with the Agents as follows:
| 1. | The Company agrees to create and issue the Securities and appoint the Agents as its sole and exclusive agents to offer for sale on a best efforts basis in reliance on the representations and warranties herein contained, and upon and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, up to: Cdn. $500,000,000 principal amount of 4.95% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAJ due March 28, 2033 (the “Series CAJ Notes”) at a price of Cdn. $998.28 per Cdn. $1,000 principal amount of Series CAJ Notes plus accrued interest, if any, from March 28, 2023 to the date of delivery. The Series CAJ Notes will be issued pursuant to the Base Indenture as supplemented by the Forty-Second Series Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of the Closing Date. |
| 2. | The Company understands that the Agents or their affiliates will offer the Securities for sale on a best efforts basis, on behalf of the Company in the Qualifying Provinces. |
The Agents agree to offer the Securities only in accordance with, and in a manner permitted by, the laws of each jurisdiction in which such Securities are permitted to be offered, as described under “Plan of Distribution” in the Prospectus Supplement. The Agents further agree, upon receipt of the same from the Company, to send a copy of all amendments to the Prospectus to all persons to whom copies of the Prospectus are sent.
The Company covenants and agrees with the Agents to use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver a PDF version of the Shelf Prospectus, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, to the Agents by no later than 9:30 p.m. (Eastern time) on March 23, 2023.
The Agents covenant and agree with the Company that if, and only if, the Company complies with its covenant in the preceding paragraph, they will use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver the PDF version of the Shelf Prospectus, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, by electronic mail to each purchaser of Securities by no later than 11:59 p.m. (local time) on March 23, 2023.
In addition, in connection with the distribution of the Securities, each Agent (i) represents that it has not offered or sold, directly or indirectly, and agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell or deliver, any of the Securities in the United States, its territories and its possessions or to, or for the account or benefit of, a “U.S. person” (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”)) and (ii) agrees that it will include a comparable provision to clause (i) above of this Section 2 in any sub-underwriting, banking group or selling group agreement or similar arrangement with respect to the Securities that may be entered into by such Agent.
| 3. | Payment for the Securities shall be made by the Agents on behalf of purchasers who have agreed to purchase Securities by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company to the Agents, which notification shall be no later than noon on the Business Day (as defined herein) prior to the date of payment, such payment to be made on the date and at the time and place set forth in Schedule I hereto (or at such other time and place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth Business Day thereafter, as the Agents and the Company may agree in writing). As used herein, the term “Business Day” means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in Toronto or New York. The time and date of such payment and delivery with respect to the Securities are referred to herein as the “Closing Date”. |
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Payment for the Securities shall be made against delivery to the nominee of the depositary specified in Schedule I hereto for the respective accounts of the several Agents of the Securities of one or more global notes (the “Global Notes”) representing the Securities, with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the transfer to purchasers of the Securities duly paid by the Company. Copies of the Global Notes will be electronically transmitted (such as by use of .pdf) to counsel to the Agents for inspection by the Agents not later than 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the Business Day prior to the Closing Date.
In return for the Agents’ services in acting as financial advisors to the Company, in assisting in the preparation of the Prospectus Supplement (and any supplement or amendment thereto), in advising on the final terms and conditions of the Securities, participating in and managing the sale of the Securities, in distributing the Securities, both directly and to other registered dealers and brokers, and in performing administrative work in connection with the distribution of the Securities, the Company agrees to pay to the Agents, at the Closing Date a fee (the “Agents’ Fee”) of Cdn. $4.00 per Cdn. $1,000 principal amount of Series CAJ Notes actually sold, exclusive of any applicable goods and services tax or any similar applicable tax. Each Agent shall be entitled to receive that proportion of the remainder of the aggregate Agents’ Fee paid by the Company in respect of the Series CAJ Notes equal to the percentage listed opposite its name in Schedule II in respect of the Series CAJ Notes.
| 4. | During the distribution of the Securities, the Company and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. (“BMO”), Scotia Capital Inc., and TD Securities Inc. (collectively, the “Representatives”) shall approve in writing (approval given by e-mail to be considered given in writing), prior to such time marketing materials (as such term is defined in National Instrument 41-101 General Prospectus Requirements (“NI 41-101”)) are provided to potential investors resident in Canada, any marketing materials reasonably requested to be provided by the Agents to any potential investor of the Securities, such marketing materials to comply with Canadian Securities Laws (as defined herein). The Company shall file such marketing materials with the Qualifying Authorities in accordance with Canadian Securities Laws. Any such filing shall constitute the Agents’ authority to use such marketing materials in connection with the Offering. The Company, and the Agents, on a several basis, covenant and agree not to provide any potential investor resident in Canada with any marketing materials other than those approved in accordance with this Section 4 and limited-use versions thereof. |
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| 5. | The Company represents and warrants to each Agent that: |
| (a) | The Company is eligible to use the Shelf Procedures; |
| (b) | At the time of the filing of the Shelf Prospectus, the Corporation was eligible to use the exemptions from certain prospectus requirements set out in the WKSI Blanket Orders; |
| (c) | The Reviewing Authority has issued a receipt evidencing the receipt or deemed receipt, as applicable, for the Shelf Prospectus from each of the Qualifying Authorities; no Qualifying Authority or any court has issued an order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus relating to the proposed offering of the Securities or preventing the distribution of the Securities or instituted proceedings for that purpose; |
| (d) | The Company is a reporting issuer not in default under all applicable securities laws in each of the Qualifying Provinces (where such concept exists) and the respective rules and regulations under such laws and is in compliance with its obligations thereunder in all material respects and there has been no material change (within the meaning of such term under Canadian Securities Laws (as defined herein)) relating to the Company which has occurred since December 31, 2022 and with respect to which the requisite material change report has not been filed on a non-confidential basis with the Qualifying Authorities, except to the extent that the offering contemplated hereby may constitute a material change; |
| (e) | (i) As of the date thereof, the Shelf Prospectus complied in all material respects with all applicable securities laws in each of the Qualifying Provinces and the respective rules, regulations and blanket orders under such laws including, without limitation, the Shelf Procedures and applicable published policy statements of securities regulatory authorities in such provinces (collectively, the “Canadian Securities Laws”), and, at the time of its delivery to the Agents and the Agents’ offer for sale to the public of the Securities, the Prospectus complied and will comply, as applicable, in all material respects with the Canadian Securities Laws; (ii) the Shelf Prospectus, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the applicable filing date, will constitute full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the Company and the Securities and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or which is necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (iii) the documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when they were filed with the Qualifying Authorities, were prepared in accordance with the Canadian Securities Laws in all material respects; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, or any further amendment or supplement thereto, when such documents are filed with the Qualifying Authorities, will be prepared in accordance with the Canadian Securities Laws in all material respects; provided, however, that the representation and warranty set forth in this clause 5(d) shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by the Agents (“Agent Information”) expressly for use therein; |
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| (f) | There are no reports or information that in accordance with the requirements of the Canadian Securities Laws must be made publicly available in connection with the offering of the Securities that have not been made publicly available as required (other than reports or information required to be made public after the date hereof pursuant to the Shelf Procedures); there are no contracts or documents required to be filed with any Qualifying Authority in connection with the Shelf Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement that have not been filed as required pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws and delivered to the Agents; |
| (g) | The consolidated financial statements of the Company incorporated by reference in the Prospectus present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of operation and the consolidated changes in financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries for the periods specified and such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, consistently applied throughout the periods involved; the selected financial data included in the Prospectus present fairly the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the consolidated financial information included in the Prospectus; |
| (h) | Deloitte LLP, who have reported upon the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Prospectus are, and during the periods covered by their report were, independent with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and applicable Canadian Securities Laws; |
| (i) | Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus, there has not been any material change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus, or any material adverse change in or affecting the general affairs, assets or properties, business, prospects, results of operations or the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”); and except as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement (whether or not in the ordinary course of business) material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; |
| (j) | The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, with corporate power and capacity to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and has been duly qualified as an extra-provincial corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to require such qualification, other than where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect; |
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| (k) | TELUS Communications Inc. (“TCI”) has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation under the laws of British Columbia with corporate power and capacity to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and has been duly qualified as an extra-provincial corporation or has made all necessary extra-provincial registrations for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so as to require such qualification, other than where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and all the outstanding shares of capital stock of TCI have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully-paid and non-assessable, and are owned by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests and claims, except for any liens, encumbrances, security interests and claims which, singly or in the aggregate, are not material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; |
| (l) | TELUS International (Cda) Inc. (“TELUS International”) has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation under the laws of British Columbia with corporate power and capacity to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and has been duly qualified as an extra-provincial corporation or has made all necessary extra-provincial registrations for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so as to require such qualification, other than where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and all the outstanding shares of capital stock of TELUS International that are owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully-paid and non-assessable, and are owned by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests and claims, except for any liens, encumbrances, security interests and claims which, singly or in the aggregate, are not material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; |
| (m) | TCI is the only subsidiary of the Company that separately owns assets constituting more than 10% of the consolidated assets of the Company and TCI and TELUS International are the only subsidiaries of the Company that generated sales and operating revenues that exceeded 10% of the consolidated sales and operating revenues of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2022. In addition, all of the assets, sales and operating revenues of the Company’s other subsidiaries (other than TCI and TELUS International), together do not exceed 20% of the Company’s total consolidated assets or 20% of the Company’s total consolidated sales and operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2022. The assets, sales and operating revenues of TELUS International contributed less than 10% to the Company’s total consolidated assets and less than 15% to the Company’s total consolidated sales and operating revenues, as at, or for the year ended, December 31, 2022, respectively; |
| (n) | This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, moratorium, reorganization, arrangement or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of rights of creditors; (ii) general principles of equity, including the qualification that equitable remedies, including, without limitation, specific performance and injunction, may be granted only in the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction, and the qualification that equitable remedies may not be available in any case against the Company; (iii) statutory and inherent powers of a court to stay proceedings before it and to grant relief from forfeiture; and (iv) the limitation that the rights of indemnity, contribution and waiver may be limited by applicable laws; |
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| (o) | The Securities have been duly authorized, and, when issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture, will have been duly executed, authenticated (when duly countersigned by the Trustee), issued and delivered and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, (except as (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, moratorium, reorganization, arrangement or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of rights of creditors and (ii) rights of acceleration and the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability) and entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture; and, when executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee, the Indenture will constitute a valid and binding instrument, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms; (except as (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, moratorium, reorganization, arrangement or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of rights of creditors, (ii) rights of acceleration and the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability, and (iii) rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by applicable law) and the Securities and the Indenture conform or will conform, in all material respects, to the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus; |
| (p) | (i) The Original Indenture does meet, and the Indenture and the form and terms of the Securities will meet, all legal requirements under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), and (ii) the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) have been complied with, or will have been complied with no later than the time of delivery of the Securities by the Company, in respect of the issue, authentication (when duly countersigned by the Trustee) and delivery of the Securities; |
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| (q) | Neither the Company nor TCI is, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would be, in violation of or in default under, its Notice of Articles, Articles or Certificate of Incorporation, as the case may be, or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement, license or instrument to which the Company or TCI is a party or by which either of them or any of their respective properties is bound, except for violations and defaults which, singly or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect and except as disclosed in the Prospectus; the issue and sale of the Securities and the performance by the Company of all of its obligations under the Securities, the Indenture and this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement, license or instrument to which the Company or TCI is a party or by which the Company or TCI is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or TCI is subject, except for any conflicts, breaches or defaults which, singly or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to issue and sell the Securities and perform all of its obligations under the Securities, the Indenture and this Agreement and the Agents’ ability to offer for sale the Securities, nor will any such action result in any violation of the provisions of (i) the Notice of Articles, Articles or Certificate of Incorporation, as the case may be, of the Company or TCI, or (ii) any applicable law or statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company, TCI or any of their respective properties, except for any violations in the case of this clause (ii) which, singly or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and no consent, approval, authorization, order, license, registration or qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the issue and sale of the Securities or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Indenture, except such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, licenses, registrations or qualifications as have been obtained (or will be obtained prior to the Closing Date) under Canadian Securities Laws; |
| (r) | Other than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental investigations, actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened before any court or before or by any federal, provincial, state, municipal or other governmental or public department, commission, board, agency or body, domestic or foreign (including, without limitation, proceedings, inquiries, or investigations of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (“ISED”) or Department of Canadian Heritage (“Canadian Heritage”), the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (the “CRTC”) or the Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”), or arising under the Telecommunications Act (Canada) (the “Telecommunications Act”), the Radiocommunication Act (Canada) (the “Radiocommunication Act”), the Broadcasting Act (Canada) (the “Broadcasting Act”) or the Competition Act (Canada) (the “Competition Act”)), against or involving the Company or TCI or any of their respective properties or to which the Company or TCI is or may be a party or to which any property of the Company or TCI is or may be the subject which, singly or together with any related such determinations, would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by others; nor are there any matters under discussion with any governmental authorities relating to taxes, governmental charges or assessments asserted by any such authority which would have a Material Adverse Effect; |
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| (s) | The Company and TCI have good leasehold title or good and marketable title to material real property and buildings and good title to material personal property; and all material real property held under leases are held by the Company and TCI under valid, existing and enforceable leases, as such leases pertain to the Company and TCI, with such exceptions as do not interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company or TCI or would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and all material items of real property and material personal property owned by the Company and TCI are held free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described or referred to in Prospectus, or such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect; |
| (t) | No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any of its subsidiaries on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries on the other hand, which is required by the Canadian Securities Laws to be described in the Prospectus which is not so described; |
| (u) | The Company and TCI have filed all material federal, provincial, local and foreign tax returns which have been required to be filed and have paid all taxes shown thereon and all assessments received by them or any of them to the extent that such taxes are material and have become due and are not being contested in good faith; and, except as disclosed in the Prospectus, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, there are no tax deficiencies which have been or might reasonably be expected to be asserted or threatened against the Company or TCI which would, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; |
| (v) | Each of the Company and TCI owns, possesses or has adequate and enforceable rights to all licenses, permits, waivers, certificates, registrations, consents, orders, approvals and other authorizations from, and has made all declarations and filings with, all federal, provincial, and other governmental authorities (including foreign regulatory agencies), all self-regulatory organizations and all courts and other tribunals, domestic or foreign, necessary to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and to carry on its business as conducted as of the date hereof, except where any failure to possess or obtain any such license, permit, waiver, certificate, registration, consent, order, approval or other authorization or to make any such declaration or filing or to fulfill any condition to an authorization, would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor TCI has received any actual notice of any proceeding relating to revocation or modification of any such license, permit, waiver, certificate, registration, consent, order, approval or other authorization, except as described in the Prospectus or where any revocation or modification would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and each of the Company and TCI is in compliance with all laws and regulations relating to the conduct of its business as conducted as of the date hereof, except where any non-compliance would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; |
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| (w) | The Company and TCI are in compliance with each licence, permit, approval, authorization, certificate or waiver necessary to operate its business as described in the Prospectus (“Licences”) held by them and are not in violation of, or in default in any respect under, the applicable statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, policies or decrees of any governmental entities, regulatory agencies or bodies having, asserting or claiming jurisdiction over it or over any part of its respective operations or assets, except for such violations or defaults which would not singly or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as described in or contemplated by the Prospectus, the Licences held by the Company and TCI contain no restrictions that are materially burdensome to the Company or its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as disclosed in the Prospectus; |
| (x) | There are no existing or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened labour disputes with the employees of the Company or TCI which are likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, other than as disclosed in the Prospectus; |
| (y) | The Company and TCI (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, provincial and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses, and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; any costs or liabilities associated with compliance with Environmental Laws would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; |
| (z) | Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, there is no pending or threatened change in the Communications Statutes (as defined herein) which would have a Material Adverse Effect. “Communications Statutes” means the Telecommunications Act, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act (Canada), the Radiocommunication Act, the Broadcasting Act or other statutes of Canada specifically relating to the regulation of the Canadian telecommunications industry (including for this purpose the orders, rules, regulations, directives, decisions, notices and policies promulgated pursuant to such statutes, including the Radiocommunication Regulations (Canada) (the “Radiocommunication Regulations”), the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations (Canada), the Canadian Telecommunications Common Carrier Ownership and Control Regulations (the “Ownership Regulations”) and the Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility of Non-Canadians) (the “CRTC Direction”) and applicable statutes or regulations, if any, of any province of Canada specifically relating to the regulation of the Canadian telecommunications industry and the orders, rules, regulations, directives, decisions, notices and policies promulgated thereunder; |
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| (aa) | The Company and TCI have timely filed all renewal applications with respect to all Licenses held by any of them, except where the failure to file would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; no protests or competing applications have been filed with respect to such renewal applications and nothing has come to the Company’s attention that would lead it to conclude that such renewal applications will not be granted by the appropriate regulatory agency or body in the ordinary course or that its Licenses will be terminated, except where the consequence of such non-compliance, or applications not being granted or such Licenses being terminated would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and the Company and TCI are authorized under the Communications Statutes and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder to continue to provide the services which are the subject of such renewal applications during the pendency thereof; |
| (bb) | The material business and operations conducted and proposed to be conducted by the Company and TCI, as described in the Prospectus, are not regulated by any federal or provincial utility or rate-regulating commission, other than the CRTC, ISED, and the Federal Communications Commission in the areas in which the Company or TCI conducts or proposes to conduct its material business and operations as described in the Prospectus, and the Company and TCI are not, and based on existing regulations will not be, required to obtain any license from any such utility or rate-regulating commission, other than the CRTC, ISED, and the Federal Communications Commission, except where any failure to possess or obtain any such license would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; except as set forth in the Prospectus, there are no regulatory matters required to be described in the Prospectus that are not so described therein in order to make the statements therein not misleading; |
| (cc) | TCI, A.B.C. Allen Business Communications Ltd. and Altima Solutions Limited are the only telecommunications common carriers (as such term is used in the Telecommunications Act and in accordance with the Ownership Regulations) that are controlled by the Company, and each such company is: |
| (i) | eligible to operate as a Canadian carrier in Canada, as defined under and in accordance with the Telecommunications Act and the Ownership Regulations; |
| (ii) | not in violation of the prohibition contained in subsection 16(4) of the Telecommunications Act against operating in Canada as a telecommunications common carrier unless it is eligible under Section 16 of the Telecommunications Act to do so; and |
| (iii) | not controlled by any persons that are not Canadian, in accordance with the meanings ascribed to the term “control” under the Telecommunications Act and the term “Canadian” under the Ownership Regulations; |
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| (dd) | Not less than 80% of the members of the board of directors of TCI, A.B.C. Allen Business Communications Ltd. and Altima Solutions Limited are individual Canadians, as defined under the Ownership Regulations, and Canadians, as defined under the Ownership Regulations, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate and otherwise than by way of security only, all of the issued and outstanding voting shares, as defined under the Ownership Regulations, of each such company; |
| (ee) | TCI and A.B.C. Allen Business Communications Ltd. are the only radiocommunication service providers (as such term is used in the Radiocommunication Regulations) that are controlled by the Company and each such company: |
| (i) | is eligible to hold radio authorizations authorizing the operation in Canada of radio apparatus, as defined under and in accordance with the Radiocommunication Act and the Radiocommunication Regulations; |
| (ii) | is not in violation of the prohibition contained in subsection 4(1) of the Radiocommunication Act against operating radio apparatus in Canada, except under and in accordance with a radio authorization issued by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry; |
| (iii) | is not controlled by any persons that are not Canadian, in accordance with the meanings ascribed to the term “control” under the Telecommunications Act and the term “Canadian” under the Ownership Regulations; and |
| (iv) | is eligible to be issued a radio authorization under subsection 9(1) of the Radiocommunication Regulations; |
| (ff) | TCI is Canadian, as defined under the Ownership Regulations; |
| (gg) | TCI is the only holder of licenses to operate broadcasting undertakings (as such term is used in the Broadcasting Act) that is controlled by the Company, and it is: |
| (i) | eligible to hold broadcasting licenses authorizing the operation in Canada of distribution and programming undertakings, as defined under and in accordance with the Broadcasting Act; |
| (ii) | not in violation of the prohibition contained in subsection 32(1) of the Broadcasting Act; and |
| (iii) | not a non-Canadian (as that term is defined in the CRTC Direction); |
| (hh) | The Company, in respect of its ownership of and control over TCI, is a carrier holding corporation and a qualified corporation, as defined under the Ownership Regulations; |
| (ii) | Neither the Company nor TCI is in violation of any judgment, decree, order, writ, law, statute, rule or regulation rendered or enacted in Canada respecting telecommunications and the regulation within Canada of telecommunications common carriers, as defined in the Telecommunications Act, or respecting radiocommunication and the operation within Canada of radio apparatus, as defined in the Radiocommunication Act, applicable to the Company or TCI, or any interpretation or policy relating thereto that is applicable to the Company or TCI except where the consequence of such violation would not have a Material Adverse Effect; |
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| (jj) | To the best of the Company’s knowledge, the Company and TCI own, license, possess or have adequate and enforceable rights throughout Canada to all patents, patent licenses, trademarks, service marks and trade names necessary to carry on their business as presently conducted (except where the failure to own, license or possess such intellectual property rights would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect), and, except as described in the Prospectus, neither the Company nor TCI has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any patents, patent licenses, trademarks, service marks or trade names, which would, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; |
| (kk) | Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates has taken, nor will any of them take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or that would reasonably be expected to, cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities in order to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities; |
| (ll) | There have been no “significant acquisitions” since January 1, 2022 for which the Company is required, pursuant to applicable Canadian Securities Laws, including Part 8 of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations to file a business acquisition report; |
| (mm) | No stamp duty, registration or documentary taxes, duties or similar charges are payable under the laws of the Provinces of British Columbia or Ontario or the federal laws of Canada in connection with the creation, issuance or sale of the Securities by the Company or the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the Indenture and this Agreement; |
| (nn) | As of December 31, 2022, the Company maintained effective “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and as defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings (“NI 52-109”)) that were designed 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. The Company has prepared a report of management on the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) for the Company’s 2022 fiscal year and have concluded that, as of December 31, 2022, there (i) were no significant deficiencies (except as disclosed to the Representatives) or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (ii) was no fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; |
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| (oo) | The Company maintains an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act and in NI 52-109) that is designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to the Company’s management during the periods in respect of which reports under the Exchange Act are being prepared. The Company has carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 of the Exchange Act and NI 52-109, respectively; |
| (pp) | There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications; and |
| (qq) | The Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework of the Company dated June 2021 (the “Framework”) was prepared by the Company using reasonable assumptions, the key performance indicator chosen as part of the Framework (namely scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions) is capable of accurate measurement by the Company in accordance with the Framework, subject to the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, Revised Edition (2004) and other publicly available data sources used by the Company to calculate greenhouse gas emissions, in each case as may be amended from time to time, and the Company has provided all of the relevant information reasonably requested by Sustainalytics in order to allow Sustainalytics to issue its second party opinion that the Framework aligns with the Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles 2020 (the “Principles”). The second party opinion provided by Sustainalytics dated June 11, 2021 (the “Second Party Opinion”) to the effect that the Framework aligns with the Principles has not been withdrawn or been subject to adverse revision by Sustainalytics, and the Company has not have received notice from Sustainalytics of (A) any intended or potential withdrawal or adverse revision by Sustainalytics of such opinion, or (B) any review by Sustainalytics for a possible withdrawal or adverse revision of such opinion. |
| 6. | The Company covenants and agrees with each of the several Agents as follows: |
| (a) | To comply with the requirements of the Shelf Procedures; to file the Prospectus Supplement in each of the Qualifying Provinces within the time periods required by applicable Canadian Securities Laws; to notify the Agents promptly in writing (i) when any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus shall have been filed; (ii) of any request by any Qualifying Authority to amend the Prospectus or to provide additional information; and (iii) of the issuance by any Qualifying Authority of any order having the effect of ceasing or suspending the distribution of the Securities or the trading in the Securities, or of the institution or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatening of any proceedings for any such purpose. The Company will use every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or any order ceasing or suspending the distribution of the Securities or the trading in the Securities and, if any such order is issued, to obtain a revocation thereof at the earliest possible time; |
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| (b) | Not to file or to make, at any time, any amendment or supplement to the Shelf Prospectus that the Agents shall not have previously been advised of and furnished with a copy of or that the Agents shall have reasonably objected to; |
| (c) | To furnish to the Agents, without charge: (i) at the time of filing the Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus printed in the English language signed on behalf of the Company and its directors in the manner required by the Canadian Securities Laws, together with copies of any contract or documentation supplemental thereto required to be filed under the applicable laws of any of the Canadian provinces; (ii) at the time of filing the Prospectus Supplement with the Autorité des marchés financiers, the Prospectus (and any supplements or amendments thereto) printed in the French language signed on behalf of the Company and its directors in the manner required by the laws of the Province of Quebec, together with copies of any contract or documentation supplemental thereto required to be filed under the applicable laws of the Province of Quebec; and (iii) during the period mentioned in paragraph (d) below the Agents’ reasonable requirements of commercial copies of the Prospectus (and any amendments thereto) printed in the English and French languages, as applicable; |
| (d) | If, during such period after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Company, the Prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Agent or dealer, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to comply with applicable law, forthwith notify the Agents, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Agents, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law, in either case, subject to paragraph (b) above, to forthwith prepare, file with the Qualifying Authorities and furnish, at its own expense, to the Agents and to the dealers (whose names and addresses the Agents will furnish to the Company in writing) to which Securities may have been sold by the Agents and to any other dealers upon written request, either amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus so amended or supplemented will comply with the applicable law; |
| (e) | Until the distribution of the Securities is completed, to file all documents required to be filed with the Qualifying Authorities under applicable Canadian Securities Laws; |
| (f) | To fulfill and comply with, as soon as possible and in any event not later than the earlier of: (i) the date the Prospectus Supplement is first sent to a purchaser; and (ii) two Business Days after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the requirements of the Canadian Securities Laws to be fulfilled or complied with to enable the Securities to be lawfully distributed in the Qualifying Provinces through the Agents or any other investment dealers or brokers registered as such in the Canadian provinces and acting in accordance with the terms of their registrations and the Canadian Securities Laws; |
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| (g) | During the period beginning on the date hereof and continuing to and including the Business Day following the Closing Date, not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities of or guaranteed by the Company which are substantially similar to the Securities; |
| (h) | To use the net proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement in the manner specified in the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds”; and |
| (i) | Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incidental to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Agents and all costs and expenses (i) incidental to the preparation, issuance, execution, authentication and delivery of the Securities, including any expenses of the Trustee, (ii) incidental to the preparation, printing and filing under the Canadian Securities Laws of the Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto), (iii) payable in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Agents may designate, (iv) payable in connection with the printing (including word processing and duplication costs) and delivery of this Agreement and the Indenture and the furnishing to Agents and dealers of copies of the Prospectus, including mailing and shipping, as herein provided, (iv) payable to rating agencies in connection with the rating of the Securities, (v) incurred by the Company in connection with a “road show” presentation to potential investors and (vi) of any transfer agent. |
| 7. | The several obligations of the Agents hereunder shall be subject to the following conditions: |
| (a) | The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date and the Company shall have complied with all agreements and all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date; |
| (b) | At the Closing Date, no order having the effect of ceasing or suspending the distribution of the Securities or the trading in any other securities of the Company shall have been issued and not rescinded, revoked or withdrawn by any securities commission, securities regulatory authority or stock exchange in Canada or the United States and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, shall be contemplated by any securities commission, securities regulatory authority or stock exchange in Canada or the United States; any request on the part of any Qualifying Authority for additional information shall have been complied with or withdrawn; and the Prospectus Supplement containing the Shelf Information shall have been filed with the Qualifying Authorities in accordance with the Shelf Procedures; |
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| (c) | Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice referring to the Company have been given by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, or any “designated rating organization,” as such term is defined in National Instrument 41-101 of (i) any downgrading, (ii) any intended or potential downgrading, or (iii) any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change in the rating accorded any securities of or guaranteed by the Company; |
| (d) | The Prospectus, as supplemented or amended by any prospectus supplement or amendment, does not contain, as of the Closing Date, any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it was made (other than in respect of any Agent Information); |
| (e) | The Agents shall have received on and as of the Closing Date a certificate of an executive officer of the Company, with specific knowledge about the Company’s financial matters, satisfactory to the Agents to the effect set forth in Sections 7(a), 7(b), 7(c), and 7(d) (with respect to the respective representations, warranties, agreements and conditions of the Company) and to the further effect that there has not occurred any development involving a Material Adverse Effect from that set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus; |
| (f) | The Agents shall have received on the filing date of the Prospectus Supplement: |
| (i) | opinions of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, counsel to the Company, dated as of the relevant filing date, to the effect that the French language version of each of (a) the Shelf Prospectus (other than the “Earnings Coverage Ratios” section of the Shelf Prospectus (the “Prospectus Financial Section”)), (b) the Prospectus Supplement (other than the “Consolidated Capitalization” and “Earnings Coverage Ratios” sections of the Prospectus Supplement (collectively, the “Supplement Financial Sections”, and together with the Prospectus Financial Section, the “Financial Sections”)), (c) the indicative term sheet in respect of the Series CAJ Notes (the “Indicative Term Sheet”) expressly incorporated by reference in the Prospectus Supplement; and (d) the final term sheet in respect of the Series CAJ Notes (the “Final Term Sheet”), expressly incorporated by reference in the Prospectus Supplement, is in all material respects a complete and proper translation of the English language version of each of the Shelf Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, the Indicative Term Sheet, and the Final Term Sheet, as the case may be; and |
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| (ii) | opinions of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Quebec translation counsel to the Company, dated as of such respective filing dates, to the effect that the French language version of each of (a) the annual information form of the Company dated February 9, 2023 (the “2022 AIF”), and (b) the information circular of the Company dated March 9, 2022 (the “2022 Circular”), are in all material respects a complete and proper translation of the English language version of the 2022 AIF and the 2022 Circular, as the case may be. |
| (g) | The Agents shall have received on the respective filing dates of the documents listed in Section 7(f) above an opinion of Deloitte LLP, auditors of the Company, dated as of such respective filing dates, to the effect that the French language version of each of (a) the Financial Sections, (b) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company as at and for the year ended December 31, 2022, together with the report of the independent registered chartered accountants thereon and the notes thereto, and (c) Management’s Discussion and Analysis of financial results of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2022, contained or incorporated by reference in the Shelf Prospectus, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, includes the same information and in all material respects carries the same meaning as the English language version thereof; |
| (h) | The Agents shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Canadian counsel for the Company, or certain other Canadian counsel for the Company reasonably acceptable to the Agents in substantially the form of Annex A-1 hereto including regarding compliance with all the laws of the Province of Quebec relating to the use of the French language in connection with the distribution of the Securities dated the Closing Date; the opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP described in this Section 7(h) shall be rendered to the Agents at the request of the Company and shall so state therein, provided that such counsel may rely on opinions of counsel to the Company in jurisdictions where such counsel is not licensed to practice; |
| (i) | The Agents shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of the Vice President – Telecom Policy & Chief Regulatory Legal Counsel of the Company dated the Closing Date, in substantially the form of Annex B-1 hereto, and a certificate of the Vice President – Telecom Policy & Chief Regulatory Legal Counsel of the Company dated the Closing Date, in substantially the form of Annex B-2 hereto. Such opinion shall be rendered to the Agents at the request of the Company and shall so state therein; |
| (j) | On the date hereof and on the Closing Date, Deloitte LLP shall have furnished to the Agents a letter, dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus; |
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| (k) | The Agents shall have received on and as of the Closing Date an opinion of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Canadian counsel to the Agents, with respect to the validity of the Indenture and the Securities, the Prospectus and other related matters as the Agents may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such papers and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters, provided that such counsel may rely on opinions of counsel to the Company for jurisdictions where such counsel is not licensed to practice; and |
| (l) | On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Agents such further certificates and documents as the Agents shall reasonably request. |
| 8. | The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Agent, each affiliate of any Agent which assists such Agent in the distribution of the Securities and each person, if any, who controls any Agent within the meaning of either Section 15 of the U.S. Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all losses (other than loss of profits), claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, the legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Agent furnished to the Company in writing by such Agent. |
In no event shall the indemnity provided in this Section 8 enure to the benefit of any person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the U.S. Securities Act) from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
Each Agent agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Prospectus, each person who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the U.S. Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act, its officers, employees, agents and affiliates to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Agent, but only with reference to information relating to such Agent furnished to the Company in writing by such Agent expressly for use in the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
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If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to either of the first or third paragraphs of this Section 8, such person (the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Person, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding and all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary, (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person, or (iii) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons. Any such separate firm for the Agents, each affiliate of any Agent which assists such Agent in the distribution of the Securities and such control persons of Agents shall be designated in writing by the first of the named Agents on Schedule II hereto and any such separate firm for the Company, its directors, its officers who sign the Prospectus and such control persons of the Company or authorized representatives shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested an Indemnifying Person to reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel for which the Indemnified Person is entitled to be reimbursed in accordance with this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such Indemnifying Person of the aforesaid request, and (ii) such Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding, and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.
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If the indemnification provided for in the first and third paragraphs of this Section 8 is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Agents on the other hand from the offering of the Securities, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Agents on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Agents on the other shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of such Securities (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the aggregate fee payable by the Company to the Agents bear to the aggregate public offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Agents on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Agents and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The Company and the Agents agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Agents were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, in no event shall an Agent be required to contribute any amount in excess of such aggregate fee or any portion of such fee actually received. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the U.S. Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Agents’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8 are several in the percentages set forth opposite their names in Schedule II hereto, and not joint.
The remedies provided for in this Section 8 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 8 and the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Agent or any person controlling any Agent or by or on behalf of the Company, its officers or directors or any other person controlling the Company, and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Securities.
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| 9. | Notwithstanding anything herein contained, any Agent (each, a “Terminating Agent”) may, in its absolute discretion, terminate its obligations under this Agreement, by notice given to the Company and the Representatives (or, if the Terminating Agent is one of the Representatives, to the Company and the other Representatives), if (a) after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on or by, as the case may be, either of the New York Stock Exchange or the Toronto Stock Exchange, (ii) trading of any securities of or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in New York shall have been declared by either Federal or New York State authorities or in Canada by the Canadian federal or provincial authorities, or there shall have occurred a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services, in Canada or the United States, (iv) there shall have occurred, developed or come into effect any event, action, state, condition, or major financial occurrence of national or international consequence or any law or regulation, any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, including as result of COVID-19 only to the extent that there are material adverse developments related thereto after the date of this Agreement, that, in the judgment of that Terminating Agent is material and adverse to the financial markets in Canada or the United States or (v) there shall have occurred a Material Adverse Effect and (b) the occurrence of any of the events specified in clauses (a)(i) through (v) above makes it, in the judgment of that Terminating Agent impracticable to market the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus, or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities. |
The rights of termination contained in this Section 9 may be exercised by any of the Agents and are in addition to any other rights or remedies any of the Agents may have in respect of any default, act or failure to act or non-compliance by the Company in respect of any of the matters contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise. In the event of any such termination, there shall be no further liability on the part of the Terminating Agent to the Company or on the part of the Company to the Terminating Agent except in respect of any liability which may have arisen prior to or arise after such termination under Sections 8 and 10 (and, for clarity, the Terminating Agent will not be entitled to any portion of the fee payable by the Company pursuant to Section 3). A notice of termination given by an Agent under this Section 9 shall not be binding upon any other Agent.
Upon the delivery of a notice of termination by a Terminating Agent under this Section 9, the Company may, in its absolute discretion, proceed with the sale of Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement with the remaining Agents or terminate this Agreement.
| 10. | If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Agents, or any of them, because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any condition of the Agents’ obligations cannot be fulfilled, the Company agrees to reimburse the Agents or such Agents as have so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by such Agents in connection with this Agreement or the offering of Securities. The Agents or such Agents as have so terminated this Agreement will provide the Company with invoices in respect of any such out-of-pocket expenses to be reimbursed. |
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| 11. | This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company, and each Agent, and to the extent provided for in Section 8, each person referred to in such section, and in each case, their respective successors and assigns. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person, firm or corporation any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. |
| 12. | BMO is hereby authorized by each of the other Agents to act on its behalf and the Company shall be entitled to and shall act on any notice given in accordance with this Section 12 or agreement entered into by or on behalf of the Agents by BMO which represents and warrants that it has irrevocable authority to bind the Agents, except in respect of any consent to a settlement pursuant to Section 8, which consent shall be given by the Indemnified Person, or a notice of termination pursuant to Section 9, which notice may be given by any of the Agents. BMO shall consult with the other Agents concerning any matter in respect of which it acts as representative of the Agents. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Agents shall be given on their behalf to: BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., First Canadian Place, 100 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5X 2A1 (email: Kris.Somers@bmo.com);. Notices to the Company shall be given to it at 510 W. Georgia St., 23rd Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 0M3, Attention: Gopi Chande, Senior Vice-President and Treasurer (email: treasury@telus.com). |
| 13. | (a) In the event that any Agent that is a Covered Entity (as defined below) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime (as defined below), the transfer from such Agent of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. |
(b) In the event that any Agent that is a Covered Entity or a Covered Affiliate (as defined below) of any such Agent becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights (as defined below) under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Agent are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
| (c) | As used in this Section: |
| (i) | “Covered Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k). |
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| (ii) | “Covered Entity” means any of the following: |
| (A) | a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); |
| (B) | a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or |
| (C) | a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). |
| (iii) | “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. |
| (iv) | “U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the U.S. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. |
| 14. | This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and delivered by facsimile or other electronically transmitted format, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. |
| 15. | This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. |
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| Very truly yours, | ||||
| TELUS CORPORATION | ||||
| By: | (signed) Doug French | |||
| Name: | Doug French | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
| By: | (signed) Andrea Wood | |||
| Name: | Andrea Wood | |||
| Title: | Chief Legal and Governance Officer | |||
EXECUTION PAGE – AGENCY AGREEMENT
| Accepted: March 23, 2023. | |||
| BMO NESBITT BURNS INC. | |||
| By: | (signed) Kris Somers | ||
| Name: | Kris Somers | ||
| Title: | Managing Director | ||
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. | |||
| By: | (signed) Jenna Dicks | ||
| Name: | Jenna Dicks | ||
| Title: | Director | ||
| TD SECURITIES INC. | |||
| By: | (signed) Andrew Becker | ||
| Name: | Andrew Becker | ||
| Title: | Managing Director | ||
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS INC. | |||
| By: | (signed) Sean Gilbert | ||
| Name: | Sean Gilbert | ||
| Title: | Managing Director | ||
| RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC. | |||
| By: | (signed) William Lumsden | ||
| Name: | William Lumsden | ||
| Title: | Director | ||
| DESJARDINS SECURITIES INC. | |||
| By: | (signed) Ryan Godfrey | ||
| Name: | Ryan Godfrey | ||
| Title: | Managing Director, Head of Origination & Syndication | ||
EXECUTION PAGE – AGENCY AGREEMENT
| HSBC SECURITIES (CANADA) INC. | |||
| By: | (signed) David Loh | ||
| Name: | David Loh | ||
| Title: | Director | ||
| NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL INC. | |||
| By: | (signed) John Carrique | ||
| Name: | John Carrique | ||
| Title: | Managing Director | ||
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES CANADA INC. | |||
| By: | (signed) Adeel Kheraj | ||
| Name: | Adeel Kheraj | ||
| Title: | Executive Director | ||
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES CANADA, LTD. | |||
| By: | (signed) Jamie McKeown | ||
| Name: | Jamie McKeown | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
| SMBC NIKKO SECURITIES CANADA, LTD. | |||
| By: | (signed) David Kee | ||
| Name: | David Kee | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
| ATB CAPITAL MARKETS INC. | |||
| By: | (signed) Greg Woynarski | ||
| Name: | Greg Woynarski | ||
| Title: | Managing Director | ||
EXECUTION PAGE – AGENCY AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE I
| Title of Securities: | 4.95% Sustainability Linked Notes, Series CAJ due March 28, 2033 (the “Series CAJ Notes”). |
| The Series CAJ Notes are “Sustainability-Linked Bonds” issued in accordance with the Framework. | |
| Aggregate principal amount: | Cdn. $500,000,000 |
| Price to Public: | Cdn. $998.28 per Cdn. $1,000 principal amount of Series CAJ Notes. |
| Indenture: | Indenture dated as of May 22, 2001 between the Company and Computershare Trust Company of Canada (formerly Montreal Trust Company of Canada) as Trustee, as supplemented by the First Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 30, 2001, the Second Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 30, 2001, the Third Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 30, 2001, the Fourth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 18, 2006, the Fifth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 13, 2007, the Sixth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 13, 2007, the Seventh Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 9, 2008, the Eighth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 20, 2009, the Ninth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 4, 2009, the Tenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 23, 2010, the Eleventh Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 25, 2011, the Twelfth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 11, 2012, the Thirteenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 1, 2013, the Fourteenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 1, 2013, the Fifteenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 26, 2013, the Sixteenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 26, 2013, the Seventeenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 4, 2014, the Eighteenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 4, 2014, the Nineteenth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 15, 2014, and the Twentieth Series Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 15, 2014, the Twenty-First Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CS Notes dated as of March 27, 2015, the Twenty-Second Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CT Notes dated as of March 27, 2015, the Twenty-Third Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CU Notes dated as of March 27, 2015, the Twenty-Fourth Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CV Notes dated as of December 8, 2015, the Twenty-Fifth Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the issuance of additional Series CP Notes dated as of December 8, 2015, the Twenty-Sixth Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the CW Notes dated as of March 6, 2017, the Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 2017, the Twenty-Eighth Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CX Notes dated as of March 1, 2018, the Twenty-Ninth Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the issuance of additional Series CW Notes dated as of March 1, 2018, the Thirtieth Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CY Notes dated as of April 3, 2019, the Thirty-First Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CZ Notes dated as of July 2, 2019, the Thirty-Second Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CAA Notes dated as of December 16, 2019, the Thirty-Third Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CAB Notes dated as of December 16, 2019, the Thirty-Fourth Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the issuance of additional Series CAB Notes dated as of May 29, 2020, the Thirty-Fifth Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CAC Notes dated as of May 29, 2020, the Thirty-Sixth Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CAD Notes dated as of October 5, 2020, the Thirty-Seventh Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CAE Notes dated as of April 5, 2021, and the Thirty-Eighth Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CAF Notes dated June 28, 2021, the Thirty-Ninth Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CAG Notes dated September 13, 2022, the Fortieth Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CAH Notes dated September 13, 2022, and the Forty-First Series Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Series CAI Notes dated September 13, 2022, as further supplemented by a Forty-Second Series Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of March 28, 2023. |
| Maturity: | The Series CAJ Notes will mature on March 28, 2033. |
| Target Observation Date: | December 31, 2030 |
| Sustainability Performance Target: | Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 46 per cent from 2019 levels by the Target Observation Date (the “Sustainability Performance Target”). |
| Trigger Event: | A “Trigger Event” will occur if (i) the Company does not achieve the Sustainability Performance Target as of the Target Observation Date as determined by the External Verifier and confirmed in the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate, (ii) the Company has not published on its website the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate on or before April 30, 2031 or (iii) the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate contains a reservation about whether or not the Sustainability Performance Target has been achieved as of the Target Observation Date. |
| Interest Rate and Payment: | 4.95% per annum (the “Initial Rate”), payable semi-annually in arrears, in equal instalments on March 28 and September 28 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date” and the period commencing on the later of the date of issuance of the Series CAJ Notes or the last Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Interest Payment Date, an “Interest Period”). |
| Upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event, in respect of the Interest Period commencing on March 28, 2031, the rate of interest per annum for the purpose of determining the amount of interest payable on the Interest Payment Date relating to such Interest Period shall increase by an amount equal to 0.75% per annum and the increased rate of interest shall be payable on the Interest Payment Date relating to each subsequent Interest Period thereafter (such increase, the “Rate Increase” and the Initial Rate plus the Rate Increase, the “Modified Rate”). | |
| If a Trigger Event has occurred, the Company shall give notice of such Trigger Event and the related Rate Increase and resulting Modified Rate to the trustee for the Series CAJ Notes and the holders of Series CAJ Notes in accordance with the indenture governing the Series CAJ Notes (which shall include by way of press release and in accordance with the policies and procedures of CDS Clearing and Depositary Services Inc., as applicable), as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of a Trigger Event but in any event by May 1, 2031. |
| MFN Step-up Due to Trigger Event in Future SLBs | In connection with a Future SLB Trigger Event (as defined in the Prospectus), the interest rate on the Series CAJ Notes may be increased pursuant to an MFN Step-Up (as defined in the Prospectus) to the extent set forth in the Prospectus. |
| In no event shall the interest rate on the Series CAJ Notes exceed the Initial Rate by more than 1.50% per annum in the aggregate, whether as a result of a Rate Increase or one or more MFN Step-Ups. | |
| Delivery of SPT Verification SPT Verification Certificate: | The Company will publish on its website a limited assurance report by the External Verifier (such report, the “SPT Verification Assurance Certificate”), which shall confirm whether or not the Company has achieved the Sustainability Performance Target as of the Target Observation Date. The SPT Verification Assurance Certificate will be published no later than the later of (i) the date of publication of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending on the Target Observation Date and (ii) March 31, 2031; provided that to the extent the Company determines that additional time will be required for the External Verifier to complete the relevant SPT Verification Assurance Certificate then the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate shall be published as soon as reasonably practicable after March 31, 2031, but in no event later than April 30, 2031. |
| For any fiscal year ending prior to the Target Observation Date (the end of such fiscal year, an “Early Observation Date”), the Company shall be entitled to publish on its website a limited assurance report by the External Verifier, confirming whether or not TELUS has achieved the Sustainability Performance Target as of such Early Observation Date. | |
| External Verifier: | Any independent accounting or appraisal firm or other independent expert of internationally recognized standing appointed by TELUS, in each case with the expertise necessary (as determined by TELUS, acting reasonably) to perform the functions required to be performed by such firm or expert in order to determine if the Sustainability Performance Target has been met. |
| Optional Redemption Provisions: | The Series CAJ Notes may be redeemed to the extent set forth in the Prospectus. |
| Change of Control: | The Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Series CAJ Notes at a price equal to 101% of their respective outstanding principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest (at the then prevailing rate on the Series CAJ Notes) to the date of repurchase upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event in the manner and on the terms as set forth in the Prospectus. |
| Sinking Fund Provisions: | None |
| Global Note Depositary: | CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. |
| Closing Date and Time of Delivery: | March 28, 2023 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern time |
| Closing Location: | Remotely via electronic transmission of documentation (such as by use of .pdf) |
SCHEDULE II
| Agent | Notes | |||
| BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. | 18.00 | % | ||
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 18.00 | % | ||
| TD Securities Inc. | 18.00 | % | ||
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 12.00 | % | ||
| RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | 12.00 | % | ||
| Desjardins Securities Inc. | 5.00 | % | ||
| HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc. | 5.00 | % | ||
| National Bank Financial Inc. | 4.00 | % | ||
| J.P. Morgan Securities Canada Inc. | 2.50 | % | ||
| Wells Fargo Securities Canada, Ltd. | 2.50 | % | ||
| SMBC Nikko Securities Canada, Ltd. | 2.00 | % | ||
| ATB Capital Markets Inc. | 1.00 | % | ||
ANNEX A-1
FORM OF OPINION OF
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP
1. The Company is incorporated and existing under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and has the corporate power and capacity to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus.
2. The Company is qualified or registered to carry on business in each of the Provinces in Canada in which the location of its properties or the operation of its business makes such qualification or registration necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or registered would not have a material adverse effect upon the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
3. TCI is incorporated and existing under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and has the corporate power and capacity to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus.
4. TCI is qualified or registered to carry on business in each of the Provinces in Canada.
5. The authorized share capital of TCI consists of an unlimited number of ordinary shares and an unlimited number of special redeemable subordinate preferred shares. All of the outstanding ordinary shares in the capital of TCI are registered in the name of the Company. All of the outstanding special redeemable subordinate preferred shares in the capital of TCI are registered in the name of TELUS Health & Payment Solutions GP Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
6. TELUS International is incorporated and existing under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and has the corporate power and capacity to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus.
7. There are no restrictions on the corporate power and capacity of the Company to enter into the Agency Agreement, the Base Indenture as supplemented by the Forty-Second Series Supplemental Indenture (the “Indenture”) and carry out its obligations under the Agency Agreement or the Indenture. The Company has the corporate power and capacity to execute, issue and deliver the 4.95% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAJ due March 28, 2033 (the “Securities”). The execution and delivery of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, the Agency Agreement and the Indenture have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company.
8. Each of the Agency Agreement, the Base Indenture, and the Forty-Second Series Supplemental Indenture has been duly executed by the Company.
9. Each of the Agency Agreement, the Base Indenture, and the Forty-Second Series Supplemental Indenture has been duly delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
10. All corporate actions required to be taken by the Company under the Indenture relating to the authorization and issuance of the Securities have been complied with or satisfied. The Global Notes have been duly executed by the Company.
11. Assuming due certification of the Global Notes by the Trustee, the Global Notes have been duly delivered by or on behalf of the Company and the Securities constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company entitling the holders thereof to the benefits provided to such holders under the Indenture.
12. The Indenture and the form and terms of the Securities meet all legal requirements under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and, assuming due certification of the Global Notes by the Trustee, the provisions of such Act have been complied with by the Company in respect of the issuance, certification and delivery of the Securities.
13. The Indenture and the form and terms of the Securities meet all legal requirements under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and, assuming due certification of the Global Notes by the Trustee, the provisions of such Act have been complied with by the Company in respect of the issuance, certification and delivery of the Securities.
14. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of its obligations under the Agency Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities do not and will not contravene or result in a breach of and do not and will not create a state of facts which, after notice or lapse of time or both, will result in a breach of, and do not and will not conflict with:
(a) any applicable law of the Province of Ontario or of the federal laws of Canada applicable therein;
(b) any resolution of the board of directors (or any committee thereof) or of the shareholders of the Company;
(c) any of the agreements or instruments set forth in a schedule to such opinion; or
(d) to the best of our knowledge, any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or TCI,
and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency of the Province of Ontario or of the Government of Canada is required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Agency Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities except such as have been obtained.
15. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of its obligations under the Agency Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities do not and will not contravene or result in a breach of and do not and will not create a state of facts which, after notice or lapse of time or both, will result in a breach of, and do not and will not conflict with:
(a) any applicable law of the Province of British Columbia; or
(b) any provision of the notice of articles or articles of the Company,
and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency of the Province of British Columbia is required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Agency Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities except such as have been obtained.
16. All necessary documents have been filed, all requisite proceedings have been taken and all necessary authorizations, approvals, permits and consents have been obtained by the Company under Canadian Securities Laws to permit the Securities to be offered and sold to the public in the Qualifying Provinces through persons and companies who are registered in an appropriate category of registration under Canadian Securities Laws and who have complied with the relevant provisions of such legislation.
17. The Company is a reporting issuer in each of the Qualifying Provinces and, where applicable, is not on the list of defaulting reporting issuers or noted in default on the list of reporting issuers maintained by the relevant Qualifying Authorities.
18. To the best of our knowledge, no order having the effect of ceasing or suspending the distribution of the Securities has been issued by any Qualifying Authority and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or threatened by any Qualifying Authority.
19. Subject to the limitations, assumptions and qualifications and relying upon the matters set out therein, the statements in the Shelf Prospectus under the heading “Description of Debt Securities” and the statements in the Prospectus Supplement under the heading “Details of the Offering”, insofar as they purport to constitute a summary of the terms of the Securities, are accurate and fair summaries of the matters described therein. Subject to the limitations, assumptions and qualifications therein, the statements in the Prospectus Supplement under the heading “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations” is an accurate and fair summary of the principal Canadian federal income tax considerations generally applicable to an investment in the Securities and the statements in the Prospectus Supplement under the heading “Eligibility for Investment” are true and correct.
20. No stamp duty, registration or documentary taxes, duties or similar charges are payable under the laws of the Province of Ontario or the federal laws of Canada in connection with the creation, issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities or the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the Agency Agreement and the Indenture.
21. No stamp duty, registration or documentary taxes, duties or similar charges are payable under the laws of the Province of British Columbia in connection with the creation, issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities or the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the Agency Agreement and the Indenture.
22. The provisions of the Securities Act (Québec) relating to the use of the French language and of the Charter of the French Language (Québec) (other than those relating to verbal communications, as to which we express no opinion) will have been complied with in respect of the Shelf Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement and forms of order and confirmation (the “Offering Documents”) to be delivered to purchasers in the Province of Québec in connection with the sale of the Securities to the extent such purchasers receive a copy of the Offering Documents (on the assumption that the Offering Documents constitute the entire contract for the Securities) in the French language only or in the French and English languages at the same time (and to the extent any certificates evidencing the Securities are delivered in the Province of Québec, the certificates are in bilingual form), and purchasers requesting copies of the Company’s permanent information record receive copies of same in the French language only or in the French and English languages at the same time.
ANNEX B-1
FORM OF REGULATORY OPINION
OF THE VICE PRESIDENT – TELECOM POLICY & CHIEF REGULATORY LEGAL
COUNSEL OF THE COMPANY
1. The statements in the Company’s Annual Information Form dated February 9, 2023 under the headings “Canadian ownership and control requirements” and “Regulation”, and the statements in the Company’s management’s discussion and analysis for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 under the headings “Communications industry regulatory developments and proceedings” and “Regulatory matters”, as modified, supplemented or superseded to the extent that a statement contained therein is modified, supplemented or superseded by any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, insofar as such disclosure describes or summarizes matters of law, fairly summarizes such matters of law.
2. TCI, A.B.C. Allen Business Communications Ltd. and Altima Solutions Limited are the only telecommunications common carriers (as such term is used in the Telecommunications Act and in accordance with the Ownership Regulations) that are controlled by the Company, and each such company is:
(a) eligible to operate as a Canadian carrier in Canada, as defined under and in accordance with the Telecommunications Act and the Ownership Regulations;
(b) not in violation of the prohibition contained in subsection 16(4) of the Telecommunications Act against operating in Canada as a telecommunications common carrier unless it is eligible under Section 16 of the Telecommunications Act to do so; and
(c) not controlled by any persons that are not Canadian, in accordance with the meanings ascribed to the term “control” under the Telecommunications Act and the term “Canadian” under the Ownership Regulations.
3. Not less than 80% of the members of the board of directors of TCI, A.B.C. Allen Business Communications Ltd. and Altima Solutions Limited are individual Canadians, as defined under the Ownership Regulations, and Canadians, as defined under the Ownership Regulations, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate and otherwise than by way of security only, all of the issued and outstanding voting shares, as defined under the Ownership Regulations, of each such company.
4. TCI and A.B.C. Allen Business Communications Ltd. are the only radiocommunication service providers (as such term is used in the Radiocommunication Regulations) that are controlled by the Company and each such company:
(a) is eligible to hold radio authorizations authorizing the operation in Canada of radio apparatus, as defined under and in accordance with the Radiocommunication Act and the Radiocommunication Regulations;
(b) is not in violation of the prohibition contained in subsection 4(1) of the Radiocommunication Act against operating radio apparatus in Canada, except under and in accordance with a radio authorization issued by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry;
(c) is not controlled by any persons that are not Canadian, in accordance with the meanings ascribed to the term “control” under the Telecommunications Act and the term “Canadian” under the Ownership Regulations; and
(d) is eligible to be issued a radio authorization under subsection 9(1) of the Radiocommunication Regulations.
5. TCI is Canadian, as defined under the Ownership Regulations.
6. The Company, in respect of its ownership of and control over TCI, is a carrier holding corporation and a qualified corporation, as defined under the Ownership Regulations.
7. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, to the best of such counsel’s knowledge, there is no proposed or announced change in the Telecommunications Act, Radiocommunication Act, Ownership Regulations, Radiocommunication Regulations, Broadcasting Act or the CRTC Direction which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
8. TCI is the only holder of licenses to operate broadcasting undertakings (as such term is used in the Broadcasting Act), and it is:
(a) eligible to hold broadcasting licenses authorizing the operation in Canada of distribution and programming undertakings, as defined under and in accordance with the Broadcasting Act;
(b) not in violation of the prohibition contained in subsection 32(1) of the Broadcasting Act; and
(c) not a non-Canadian (as that term is defined in the CRTC Direction).
ANNEX B-2
FORM OF REGULATORY CERTIFICATE
OF THE VICE PRESIDENT – TELECOM POLICY & CHIEF REGULATORY LEGAL
COUNSEL OF THE COMPANY
1. To the best of such counsel’s knowledge, there are no legal or governmental investigations or other proceedings pending or threatened before any court or before or by any federal, provincial, state, municipal or other governmental or public department, commission, board, agency or body, domestic or foreign (including, without limitation, proceedings, inquiries or investigations of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Canadian Heritage, the CRTC or the Bureau, or arising under the Telecommunications Act, the Radiocommunication Act, the Broadcasting Act or the Competition Act) to which the Company or TCI is a party or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company or TCI is subject that are required to be described in the Prospectus, that are not so described as required or any statutes, including any statutes relating to the regulation of the Canadian telecommunications, radiocommunications and broadcasting industries (including for this purpose the orders, rules, regulations, directives, decisions, notices and policies promulgated pursuant to any applicable statutes or regulations specifically relating to the regulation of the Canadian telecommunications, radiocommunications and broadcasting industries and the orders, rules, regulations, directives, decisions, notices and policies promulgated thereunder), regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Prospectus that are not described as required.
2. To the best of such counsel’s knowledge, each of the Company and its subsidiaries owns, possesses or has obtained all licenses, permits, certificates, consents, orders, approvals, waivers, registrations, and other authorizations from, and has made all declarations and filings with, all federal, provincial and other governmental authorities, all self-regulatory organizations and all courts and other tribunals, necessary to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and to carry on its business as conducted as of the date hereof except where any failure to possess or obtain any such licenses, permits or other documents described in this paragraph or to make any such declaration or filing, or to fulfill any condition to an authorization would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor TCI has received any actual notice of any proceeding relating to revocation or modification of any such license, permit, certificate, consent, order, waiver, registration, approval or other authorization, except as described in the Prospectus or except where any revocation or modification would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and each of the Company and TCI is in compliance with all laws and regulations relating to the conduct of its business as conducted as of the date hereof except where any non-compliance would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
3. To the best of such counsel’s knowledge, neither the Company nor TCI is in violation of, or in default in any respect under, any judgment, decree, decision, order, writ, law, statute, rule or regulation rendered or enacted in Canada respecting telecommunications and the regulation within Canada of telecommunications common carriers, as defined in the Telecommunications Act, respecting radiocommunication and the operation within Canada of radio apparatus, as defined in the Radiocommunication Act or respecting broadcasting and the regulation within Canada of broadcasting undertakings, as defined in the Broadcasting Act, applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries, or any interpretation or policy relating thereto that is applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries except where the consequence of such violations or defaults would not have a Material Adverse Effect; the conduct of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses in the manner and to the extent currently conducted and proposed to be conducted, as described in the Prospectus, is in accordance with all material conditions and/or provisions of the Licenses and the Communications Statutes except where the consequence of any non-compliance would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and no event has occurred which permits, or with notice or lapse of time or both, would permit the revocation or termination of any of the Licenses or which might result in any other material impairment of the rights of the Company and TCI therein or in any material violation of the Communications Statutes except where any revocation or modification would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
4. To the best of such counsel’s knowledge, when required, the Company and TCI have timely filed all renewal applications with respect to all Licenses held by any of them, except where the failure so to file would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; no protests or competing applications have been filed with respect to such renewal applications and nothing has come to the Company’s attention that would lead it to conclude that such renewal applications will not be granted by the appropriate regulatory agency or body in the ordinary course or that its Licenses will be terminated, except where the consequence of such applications not being granted or termination of Licenses would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and the Company and its subsidiaries are authorized under the Communications Statutes and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder to continue to provide the services which are the subject of such renewal applications during the pendency thereof.
Exhibit 99.2
A final short form base shelf prospectus containing important information relating to the securities described in this document has been filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada. A copy of the final short form base shelf prospectus, any amendment to the short form base shelf prospectus and any applicable shelf prospectus supplement that has been filed, is required to be delivered with this document.
This document does not provide full disclosure of all material facts relating to the securities offered. Investors should read the final short form base shelf prospectus, any amendment and any applicable shelf prospectus supplement for disclosure of those facts, especially risk factors relating to the securities offered, before making an investment decision.
March 23, 2023
TELUS Corporation
Indicative Term Sheet
·% Sustainability-Linked Series CAJ Notes due March 28, 2033
| Issuer: | TELUS Corporation (“TELUS” or the “Company”) |
| Issue: |
Sustainability-Linked Series CAJ Notes pursuant to Short Form Base Shelf Prospectus of the Company dated August 8, 2022 and the Prospectus Supplement of the Company dated March 23, 2023 (“Notes”).
The Notes are “Sustainability-Linked Bonds” issued in accordance with the Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework of TELUS dated June 2021 (the “Framework”). |
| Principal Amount: | Max C$500 million |
| Pricing Date: | March 23, 2023 |
| Settlement Date: | March 28, 2023 (T+3) |
| Maturity Date: | March 28, 2033 |
| Target Observation Date: | December 31, 2030 |
| Sustainability Performance Target: | Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 46 per cent from 2019 levels by the Target Observation Date (the “Sustainability Performance Target”). See “TELUS Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework” in the Prospectus Supplement dated March 23, 2023. |
| Trigger Event: | A “Trigger Event” will occur if (i) TELUS does not achieve the Sustainability Performance Target as of the Target Observation Date as determined by the External Verifier and confirmed in the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate, (ii) TELUS has not published on its website the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate on or before April 30, 2031 or (iii) the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate contains a reservation about whether or not the Sustainability Performance Target has been achieved as of the Target Observation Date. |
| Interest Rate: | ·% per annum (the “Initial Rate”), payable semi-annually in arrears, in equal instalments on March 28 and September 28 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date” and the period commencing on the later of the date of issuance of the Notes or the last Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Interest Payment Date, an “Interest Period”), commencing on September 28, 2023. |
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Upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event, in respect of the Interest Period commencing on March 28, 2031, the rate of interest per annum for the purpose of determining the amount of interest payable on the Interest Payment Date relating to such Interest Period shall increase by an amount equal to 0.75% per annum and the increased rate of interest shall be payable on the Interest Payment Date relating to each subsequent Interest Period thereafter (such increase, the “Rate Increase” and the Initial Rate plus the Rate Increase, the “Modified Rate”).
If a Trigger Event has occurred, TELUS shall give notice of such Trigger Event and the related Rate Increase and resulting Modified Rate to the trustee for the Notes and the holders of Notes in accordance with the indenture governing the Notes (which shall include by way of press release and in accordance with the policies and procedures of CDS Clearing and Depositary Services Inc., as applicable), as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of a Trigger Event but in any event by May 1, 2031. | |
| MFN Step-Up Due to Trigger Event in Future SLBs: |
In connection with a Future SLB Trigger Event, the interest rate on the Notes may be increased pursuant to an MFN Step-Up as described in the Prospectus Supplement dated March 23, 2023.
In no event shall the interest rate on the Notes exceed the Initial Rate by more than 1.50% per annum in the aggregate, whether as a result of a Rate Increase or one or more MFN Step-Ups. |
| Delivery of SPT Verification Assurance Certificate: |
TELUS will publish on its website a limited assurance report by the External Verifier (such report, the “SPT Verification Assurance Certificate”), which shall confirm whether or not TELUS has achieved the Sustainability Performance Target as of the Target Observation Date. The SPT Verification Assurance Certificate will be published no later than the later of (i) the date of publication of TELUS’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending on the Target Observation Date and (ii) March 31, 2031; provided that to the extent TELUS determines that additional time will be required for the External Verifier to complete the relevant SPT Verification Assurance Certificate then the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate shall be published as soon as reasonably practicable after March 31, 2031, but in no event later than April 30, 2031.
For any fiscal year ending prior to the Target Observation Date (the end of such fiscal year, an “Early Observation Date”), TELUS shall be entitled to publish on its website a limited assurance report by the External Verifier (such report, an “Early Verification Assurance Certificate”), confirming whether or not TELUS has achieved the Sustainability Performance Target as of such Early Observation Date. |
| External Verifier: | Any independent accounting or appraisal firm or other independent expert of internationally recognized standing appointed by TELUS, in each case with the expertise necessary (as determined by TELUS, acting reasonably) to perform the functions required to be performed by such firm or expert in order to determine if the Sustainability Performance Target has been met. |
| Issue Spread(1): | [Redacted in accordance with Subsection 9A.3(4) of National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf Distributions] |
| Issue Yield: | ·% per annum |
| Issue Price: | C$· per $100 principal amount |
| Rank: | The Notes will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company and will rank pari passu with all existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company. |
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| Expected Credit Ratings(2): |
DBRS: BBB (Stable Trend) Fitch: BBB (Stable Outlook) Moody's: Baa2 (Stable Outlook) S&P: BBB (Stable Outlook) |
| Redemption: |
The Notes may be redeemed at any time prior to December 28, 2032 at the option of the Company, in whole or from time to time, in part, on not fewer than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice at a redemption price equal to the Make-Whole Amount.
The Notes may be redeemed at any time on or after December 28, 2032 at the option of the Company, in whole or from time to time, in part, on not fewer than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice at a redemption price equal to the Par Call Amount.
Any redemption may, at the Company's discretion, be subject to one or more conditions, and may be revoked if any such conditions are not satisfied.
“Make-Whole Amount” shall mean, in respect of the Notes being redeemed, an amount equal to the greater of (a) the Discounted Value of the Notes being redeemed and (b) 100% of the principal amount thereof, in each case together with interest accrued to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption calculated at a rate equal to the Modified Rate, unless as of the end of the fiscal year immediately prior to the date that notice of redemption is given TELUS has achieved the Sustainability Performance Target as determined by the External Verifier and confirmed in an Early Verification Assurance Certificate or the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate, as applicable, in which case interest shall be calculated at a rate equal to the Initial Rate.
“Discounted Value of the Notes” shall have the meaning as described in the Prospectus Supplement dated March 23, 2023.
“Par Call Amount” shall mean, in respect of the Notes being redeemed, the principal amount thereof plus: the sum of (a) interest accrued to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption calculated at a rate of either (i) the Modified Rate (if a Trigger Event has occurred) or (ii) the Initial Rate (if a Trigger Event has not occurred) and (b) in the event a Trigger Event has occurred, an additional amount equal to (i) 0.375% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed less (ii) the amount of interest accrued from the last scheduled Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption determined using a rate equal to the Rate Increase (and included in the aggregate amount determined pursuant to (a)). |
| Payment & Delivery: | Payments of interest and principal will be made to CDS or its nominee. |
| Distribution: | All provinces of Canada. |
| Covenants: | Covenants include negative pledge, cross acceleration, restrictions against sale & leaseback, limitations on indebtedness of restricted subsidiaries (please refer to the Prospectus Supplement dated March 23, 2023). |
| Change of Control: | The Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest (at the then prevailing rate on the Notes) to the date of repurchase upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event. See “Details of the Offering - Repurchase upon Change of Control Triggering Event” in the Prospectus Supplement dated March 23, 2023. |
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| Tax Consequences: | In certain circumstances, provisions of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Tax Act”) require a holder of a “prescribed debt obligation” (as defined for the purposes of the Tax Act) resident in Canada to include in income for each taxation year the amount of any interest, bonus or premium receivable on the obligation over its term based on the maximum amount of interest, bonus or premium receivable on the obligation. The Notes may be considered to be prescribed debt obligations, and a holder resident in Canada should consult their tax advisors with respect to the potential consequences to them of deemed accrual on a prescribed debt obligation. |
| Use of Proceeds: | The net proceeds will be used for the repayment of outstanding indebtedness, including the repayment of commercial paper (incurred for general working capital purposes) and the reduction of cash amounts outstanding under the Receivables Trust as defined in the Prospectus Supplement dated March 23, 2023 (incurred for general working capital purposes) and for other general corporate purposes. Pending any such use of the net proceeds, the Company will invest the net proceeds in bank deposits and short-term marketable securities. |
| CUSIP / ISIN: | 87971MCA9 / CA87971MCA95 |
| Syndicate: |
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. (Joint Bookrunner) Scotia Capital Inc. (Joint Bookrunner) TD Securities Inc. (Joint Bookrunner) CIBC World Markets Inc. RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Desjardins Securities Inc. HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc. National Bank Financial Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities Canada Inc. Wells Fargo Securities Canada Ltd. SMBC Nikko Securities Canada, Ltd. ATB Capital Markets Inc. (collectively, the “Agents”). |
One or more sections of this term sheet may be provided by members of the Syndicate to investors.
| (1) | [Redacted in accordance with Subsection 9A.3(4) of National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf Distributions] |
| (2) | A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawn at any time. |
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Exhibit 99.3
A final short form base shelf prospectus containing important information relating to the securities described in this document has been filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada. A copy of the final short form base shelf prospectus, any amendment to the short form base shelf prospectus and any applicable shelf prospectus supplement that has been filed, is required to be delivered with this document.
This document does not provide full disclosure of all material facts relating to the securities offered. Investors should read the final short form base shelf prospectus, any amendment and any applicable shelf prospectus supplement for disclosure of those facts, especially risk factors relating to the securities offered, before making an investment decision.
March 23, 2023
TELUS Corporation
Final Term Sheet
4.95% Sustainability-Linked Series CAJ Notes due March 28, 2033
| Issuer: | TELUS Corporation (“TELUS” or the “Company”) |
| Issue: |
Sustainability-Linked Series CAJ Notes pursuant to Short Form Base Shelf Prospectus of the Company dated August 8, 2022 and the Prospectus Supplement of the Company dated March 23, 2023 (“Notes”).
The Notes are “Sustainability-Linked Bonds” issued in accordance with the Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework of TELUS dated June 2021 (the “Framework”). |
| Principal Amount: | C$500 million |
| Pricing Date: | March 23, 2023 |
| Settlement Date: | March 28, 2023 (T+3) |
| Maturity Date: | March 28, 2033 |
| Target Observation Date: | December 31, 2030 |
| Sustainability Performance Target: | Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 46 per cent from 2019 levels by the Target Observation Date (the “Sustainability Performance Target”). See “TELUS Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework” in the Prospectus Supplement dated March 23, 2023. |
| Trigger Event: | A “Trigger Event” will occur if (i) TELUS does not achieve the Sustainability Performance Target as of the Target Observation Date as determined by the External Verifier and confirmed in the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate, (ii) TELUS has not published on its website the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate on or before April 30, 2031 or (iii) the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate contains a reservation about whether or not the Sustainability Performance Target has been achieved as of the Target Observation Date. |
| Interest Rate: | 4.95% per annum (the “Initial Rate”), payable semi-annually in arrears, in equal instalments on March 28 and September 28 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date” and the period commencing on the later of the date of issuance of the Notes or the last Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Interest Payment Date, an “Interest Period”), commencing on September 28, 2023. |
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Upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event, in respect of the Interest Period commencing on March 28, 2031, the rate of interest per annum for the purpose of determining the amount of interest payable on the Interest Payment Date relating to such Interest Period shall increase by an amount equal to 0.75% per annum and the increased rate of interest shall be payable on the Interest Payment Date relating to each subsequent Interest Period thereafter (such increase, the “Rate Increase” and the Initial Rate plus the Rate Increase, the “Modified Rate”).
If a Trigger Event has occurred, TELUS shall give notice of such Trigger Event and the related Rate Increase and resulting Modified Rate to the trustee for the Notes and the holders of Notes in accordance with the indenture governing the Notes (which shall include by way of press release and in accordance with the policies and procedures of CDS Clearing and Depositary Services Inc., as applicable), as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of a Trigger Event but in any event by May 1, 2031. | |
| MFN Step-Up Due to Trigger Event in Future SLBs: |
In connection with a Future SLB Trigger Event, the interest rate on the Notes may be increased pursuant to an MFN Step-Up as described in the Prospectus Supplement dated March 23, 2023.
In no event shall the interest rate on the Notes exceed the Initial Rate by more than 1.50% per annum in the aggregate, whether as a result of a Rate Increase or one or more MFN Step-Ups. |
| Delivery of SPT Verification Assurance Certificate: |
TELUS will publish on its website a limited assurance report by the External Verifier (such report, the “SPT Verification Assurance Certificate”), which shall confirm whether or not TELUS has achieved the Sustainability Performance Target as of the Target Observation Date. The SPT Verification Assurance Certificate will be published no later than the later of (i) the date of publication of TELUS’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending on the Target Observation Date and (ii) March 31, 2031; provided that to the extent TELUS determines that additional time will be required for the External Verifier to complete the relevant SPT Verification Assurance Certificate then the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate shall be published as soon as reasonably practicable after March 31, 2031, but in no event later than April 30, 2031.
For any fiscal year ending prior to the Target Observation Date (the end of such fiscal year, an “Early Observation Date”), TELUS shall be entitled to publish on its website a limited assurance report by the External Verifier (such report, an “Early Verification Assurance Certificate”), confirming whether or not TELUS has achieved the Sustainability Performance Target as of such Early Observation Date. |
| External Verifier: | Any independent accounting or appraisal firm or other independent expert of internationally recognized standing appointed by TELUS, in each case with the expertise necessary (as determined by TELUS, acting reasonably) to perform the functions required to be performed by such firm or expert in order to determine if the Sustainability Performance Target has been met. |
| Issue Spread(1): | [Redacted in accordance with Subsection 9A.3(4) of National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf Distributions] |
| Issue Yield: | 4.972% per annum |
| Issue Price: | C$99.828 per $100 principal amount |
| Rank: | The Notes will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company and will rank pari passu with all existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company. |
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| Expected Credit Ratings(2): |
DBRS: BBB (Stable Trend) Fitch: BBB (Stable Outlook) Moody's: Baa2 (Stable Outlook) S&P: BBB (Stable Outlook) |
| Redemption: |
The Notes may be redeemed at any time prior to December 28, 2032 at the option of the Company, in whole or from time to time, in part, on not fewer than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice at a redemption price equal to the Make-Whole Amount.
The Notes may be redeemed at any time on or after December 28, 2032 at the option of the Company, in whole or from time to time, in part, on not fewer than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice at a redemption price equal to the Par Call Amount.
Any redemption may, at the Company's discretion, be subject to one or more conditions, and may be revoked if any such conditions are not satisfied.
“Make-Whole Amount” shall mean, in respect of the Notes being redeemed, an amount equal to the greater of (a) the Discounted Value of the Notes being redeemed and (b) 100% of the principal amount thereof, in each case together with interest accrued to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption calculated at a rate equal to the Modified Rate, unless as of the end of the fiscal year immediately prior to the date that notice of redemption is given TELUS has achieved the Sustainability Performance Target as determined by the External Verifier and confirmed in an Early Verification Assurance Certificate or the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate, as applicable, in which case interest shall be calculated at a rate equal to the Initial Rate.
“Discounted Value of the Notes” shall have the meaning as described in the Prospectus Supplement dated March 23, 2023.
“Par Call Amount” shall mean, in respect of the Notes being redeemed, the principal amount thereof plus: the sum of (a) interest accrued to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption calculated at a rate of either (i) the Modified Rate (if a Trigger Event has occurred) or (ii) the Initial Rate (if a Trigger Event has not occurred) and (b) in the event a Trigger Event has occurred, an additional amount equal to (i) 0.375% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed less (ii) the amount of interest accrued from the last scheduled Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption determined using a rate equal to the Rate Increase (and included in the aggregate amount determined pursuant to (a)). |
| Payment & Delivery: | Payments of interest and principal will be made to CDS or its nominee. |
| Distribution: | All provinces of Canada. |
| Covenants: | Covenants include negative pledge, cross acceleration, restrictions against sale & leaseback, limitations on indebtedness of restricted subsidiaries (please refer to the Prospectus Supplement dated March 23, 2023). |
| Change of Control: | The Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest (at the then prevailing rate on the Notes) to the date of repurchase upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event. See “Details of the Offering - Repurchase upon Change of Control Triggering Event” in the Prospectus Supplement dated March 23, 2023. |
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| Tax Consequences: | In certain circumstances, provisions of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Tax Act”) require a holder of a “prescribed debt obligation” (as defined for the purposes of the Tax Act) resident in Canada to include in income for each taxation year the amount of any interest, bonus or premium receivable on the obligation over its term based on the maximum amount of interest, bonus or premium receivable on the obligation. The Notes may be considered to be prescribed debt obligations, and a holder resident in Canada should consult their tax advisors with respect to the potential consequences to them of deemed accrual on a prescribed debt obligation. |
| Use of Proceeds: | The net proceeds will be used for the repayment of outstanding indebtedness, including the repayment of commercial paper (incurred for general working capital purposes) and the reduction of cash amounts outstanding under the Receivables Trust as defined in the Prospectus Supplement dated March 23, 2023 (incurred for general working capital purposes) and for other general corporate purposes. Pending any such use of the net proceeds, the Company will invest the net proceeds in bank deposits and short-term marketable securities. |
| CUSIP / ISIN: | 87971MCA9 / CA87971MCA95 |
| Syndicate: |
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. (Joint Bookrunner) Scotia Capital Inc. (Joint Bookrunner) TD Securities Inc. (Joint Bookrunner) CIBC World Markets Inc. RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Desjardins Securities Inc. HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc. National Bank Financial Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities Canada Inc. Wells Fargo Securities Canada Ltd. SMBC Nikko Securities Canada, Ltd. ATB Capital Markets Inc. (collectively, the “Agents”). |
One or more sections of this term sheet may be provided by members of the Syndicate to investors.
| (1) | [Redacted in accordance with Subsection 9A.3(4) of National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf Distributions] |
| (2) | A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawn at any time. |
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Exhibit 99.4
Media Release
March 23, 2023
TELUS announces note offering
$500 million 4.95% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAJ due March 28, 2033
Vancouver, B.C. – TELUS announced today it has priced $500 million of senior unsecured notes with a 10-year maturity. The notes are offered through a syndicate of agents led by BMO Capital Markets, Scotiabank and TD Securities Inc. Closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about March 28, 2023.
The 4.95% Sustainability-Linked notes, Series CAJ, were priced at $99.828 per $100 principal amount for an effective yield of 4.972% per annum until maturity, subject to a possible interest rate step-up, and will mature on March 28, 2033.
The net proceeds of this offering will be used for the repayment of outstanding indebtedness, including the repayment of commercial paper (incurred for general working capital purposes) and the reduction of cash amounts outstanding under an arm’s length securitization trust to which an affiliate of TELUS sells interests in certain trade receivables (incurred for general working capital purposes), and for other general corporate purposes.
The notes are “Sustainability-Linked Bonds” issued pursuant to TELUS’ Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework announced on June 14, 2021, as it may be amended, restated and/or replaced from time to time (the “Framework”) and will be TELUS’ fourth bond offering under the Framework. As part of the Framework, TELUS has committed to reducing its absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions by 46% from 2019 levels by 2030. Should TELUS fail to achieve this target (the “Sustainability Performance Target”) by December 31, 2030, the interest payable on the notes will increase by 0.75% per annum, as will be further detailed in the prospectus supplement that TELUS will be filing to its short form base shelf prospectus dated August 8, 2022 with securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada. The interest payable on the notes may also increase in certain circumstances if TELUS fails to meet additional sustainability and/or environmental, social or governance (“ESG”) targets as provided for in a future “Sustainability- Linked Bond” (a “Future SLB”) issued by TELUS pursuant to the Framework. The interest rate on the notes, however, can in no event exceed the initial rate of 4.95% by more than 1.50% per annum in the aggregate, whether as a result of the failure to achieve the Sustainability Performance Target and/or any targets under one or more Future SLBs.
The note offering supports TELUS’ commitment to environmental sustainability by linking financing to the achievement of ambitious ESG targets. The target set out in the Framework was approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (“SBTi”), further demonstrating TELUS’ global sustainability leadership and support of the world’s fight against climate change. The Sustainability Performance Target is consistent with reductions required to limit warming to below 1.5°C, which at the time of publication of the Framework, was considered the most ambitious designation available through the SBTi process.
TELUS will report annually on its performance against the Sustainability Performance Target and will also obtain an annual independent and external verification of its performance against the Sustainability Performance Target in the form of a limited assurance report. TELUS’ performance as well as the limited assurance report will be included in its annual Sustainability and ESG Report, or other similar report(s) as the case may be, and will be available on TELUS’ website.
Sustainalytics, a leading independent ESG research, ratings and analytics firm, issued a Second Party Opinion in June 2021 confirming that the Framework aligns with the International Capital Market Association's Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles, 2020.
This media release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in any jurisdiction. The securities being offered have not been approved or disapproved by any Canadian securities regulatory authority, nor has any authority passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the short form base shelf prospectus or the prospectus supplement. The notes have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and none of the notes are being offered in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of any U.S. person.
The notes are being offered pursuant to a prospectus supplement to the short form base shelf prospectus of TELUS dated August 8, 2022. The short form base shelf prospectus and prospectus supplement contain important detailed information about the notes. Copies of the short form base shelf prospectus and the prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the notes when filed with securities regulatory authorities in Canada may be obtained from the Chief Legal and Governance Officer of TELUS at 510 W. Georgia St., 23rd Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 0M3 (telephone 604-695-6420). Copies of these documents are, or will be, available electronically on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval of the Canadian Securities Administrators (“SEDAR”), at www.sedar.com. Investors should read the short form base shelf prospectus and prospectus supplement before making an investment decision.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains statements about future events pertaining to the offering, including the intended use of the net proceeds of the offering, the Framework, including TELUS’ commitment to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 46% from 2019 levels by 2030, the increase in the interest rate per annum of the notes if TELUS fails to reach the Sustainability Performance Target by the required date, the increase in the interest rate per annum of the notes if TELUS fails to reach additional ESG targets as provided for in a Future SLB(s), TELUS’ commitments to report annually on its performance against its Sustainability Performance Target, to obtain an annual independent and external verification of its performance against the Sustainability Performance Target in the form of a limited assurance report and to include such performance and such limited assurance report in TELUS’ annual Sustainability and ESG Report or other similar reports and make them available on TELUS’ website. By their nature, forward- looking statements require us to make assumptions and predictions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties including: risks associated with capital and debt markets; TELUS’ ability to identify, procure and implement solutions to reduce energy consumption and adopt cleaner sources of energy; TELUS’ ability to identify and make suitable investments in renewable energy, including in the form of virtual power purchase agreements; TELUS’ ability to continue to realize significant absolute reductions in energy use and the resulting GHG emissions in its operations (in part as a result of programs and initiatives focused on our buildings and network); and other risks associated with achieving TELUS’ goals to reduce its GHG emission targets by 2030. There is significant risk that the forward-looking statements will not prove to be accurate. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a number of factors could cause actual future performance and events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, this news release is subject to the disclaimer and the qualifications and risk factors as set out in our 2022 annual management’s discussion and analysis, and in other TELUS public disclosure documents and filings with securities commissions in Canada (on SEDAR at sedar.com) and in the United States (on EDGAR at sec.gov). The forward- looking statements contained in this news release describe our expectations at the date of this news release and, accordingly, are subject to change after such date. Except as required by law, TELUS disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a dynamic, world-leading communications technology company with $18 billion in annual revenue and 18 million customer connections spanning wireless, data, IP, voice, television, entertainment, video, and security. Our social purpose is to leverage our global-leading technology and compassion to drive social change and enable remarkable human outcomes. Our longstanding commitment to putting our customers first fuels every aspect of our business, making us a distinct leader in customer service excellence and loyalty. The numerous, sustained accolades TELUS has earned over the years from independent, industry-leading network insight firms showcase the strength and speed of TELUS’ global-leading networks, reinforcing our commitment to provide Canadians with access to superior technology that connects us to the people, resources and information that make our lives better.
Operating in 30 countries around the world, TELUS International (TSX and NYSE: TIXT) is a leading digital customer experience innovator that designs, builds, and delivers next-generation solutions, including AI and content moderation, for global and disruptive brands across high-growth industry verticals, including tech and games, communications and media and eCommerce and fintech.
TELUS Health is a global healthcare leader, which provides employee and family preventative healthcare and wellness solutions. Our TELUS team, along with our 100,000 health professionals, are leveraging the combination of TELUS’ strong digital and data analytics capabilities with our unsurpassed client service to dramatically improve remedial, preventative and mental health outcomes covering 68 million lives, and growing, around the world. As the largest provider of digital solutions and digital insights of its kind, TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods enables efficient and sustainable production from seed to store, helping improve the safety and quality of food and other goods in a way that is traceable to end consumers.
Driven by our determination and vision to connect all citizens for good, our deeply meaningful and enduring philosophy to give where we live has inspired TELUS and our team to contribute $1.5 billion, including 2 million days of service since 2000. This unprecedented generosity and unparalleled volunteerism have made TELUS the most giving company in the world. Together, let’s make the future friendly.
For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com, follow us at @TELUSNews on Twitter and @Darren_Entwistle on Instagram.
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Exhibit 99.5
EXECUTION VERSION
TELUS CORPORATION
as Issuer
and
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA
as Indenture Trustee
FORTY-SECOND SERIES SUPPLEMENT
Dated as of March 28, 2023
Supplementing the Trust Indenture dated as of May 22, 2001
between TELUS Corporation, as Issuer and
Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Indenture Trustee,
and providing for the issue of
4.95% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAJ due March 28, 2033
in the aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Article One Interpretation | 1 | |
| 1.01 | To be Read with Indenture; Governing Law | 1 |
| 1.02 | Definitions | 1 |
| 1.03 | Conflict Between Series Supplement and Indenture | 5 |
| 1.04 | Interpretation Provisions in Indenture | 6 |
| 1.05 | Exhibits | 6 |
| Article Two Debt Securities | 6 | |
| 2.01 | Creation and Designation | 6 |
| 2.02 | Limitation on Aggregate Principal Amount | 6 |
| 2.03 | Currency | 6 |
| 2.04 | Denominations | 6 |
| 2.05 | Date and Stated Maturity | 6 |
| 2.06 | Interest | 7 |
| 2.07 | Additional Amounts | 8 |
| 2.08 | Redemption and Purchase | 10 |
| 2.09 | Sinking Fund | 11 |
| 2.10 | Defeasance | 11 |
| 2.11 | Form and Certification | 11 |
| 2.12 | Identification | 11 |
| 2.13 | Non-Business Days | 11 |
| Article Three Covenants With Respect To The Notes | 12 | |
| 3.01 | Negative Covenants in the Indenture | 12 |
| 3.02 | Additional Negative Covenants | 12 |
| Article Four Miscellaneous Provisions | 13 | |
| 4.01 | Confirmation of Indenture | 13 |
| 4.02 | Acceptance of Trusts | 13 |
| 4.03 | Counterparts and Formal Date | 13 |
| Article Five Additional Covenant With Respect to the Notes — Offer to Repurchase Notes | 14 | |
| 5.01 | Offer to Repurchase Notes on Change of Control Triggering Event | 14 |
| EXHIBIT A TO FORTY-SECOND SERIES SUPPLEMENT | A-1 | |
THIS IS THE FORTY-SECOND SERIES SUPPLEMENT dated as of March 28, 2023
BETWEEN:
TELUS CORPORATION, in its capacity as Issuer
- and-
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA, a trust company under the laws of Canada, in its capacity as Indenture Trustee
WHEREAS the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee have entered into a trust indenture dated as of May 22, 2001 (the “Indenture”);
AND WHEREAS pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Indenture, the Issuer may from time to time create and issue one or more new Series of Debt Securities, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Indenture and in the related Series Supplement;
AND WHEREAS the Principal Terms of any new Series of Debt Securities are to be set forth in a Series Supplement, which supplements the Indenture in relation to such Series;
AND WHEREAS this Series Supplement relates to the Series of Debt Securities to be designated as 4.95% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAJ due March 28, 2033 and the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee are entering into this Series Supplement in order to establish the Principal Terms of such Series and to provide for the issuance of such Series.
NOW THEREFORE THIS SERIES SUPPLEMENT WITNESSES and it is hereby covenanted, agreed and declared as follows:
Article
One
Interpretation
| 1.01 | To be Read with Indenture; Governing Law |
This Series Supplement is supplemental to the Indenture, and the Indenture and this Series Supplement shall hereafter be read together and shall have effect, so far as practicable, with respect to the 4.95% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAJ due March 28, 2033 as if all the provisions of the Indenture and this Series Supplement were contained in one instrument, which instrument shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, and the federal laws of Canada applicable in such Province. The parties hereto expressly request and require that this document be drawn up in English. Les parties aux présentes conviennent et exigent que cette entente et tous les documents qui s’y rattachent soient rédigés en anglais.
| 1.02 | Definitions |
| (1) | All capitalized terms used but not defined in this Series Supplement shall have the meanings specified in the Indenture except that for the purpose, and only for the purpose, of this Series Supplement and the Notes: |
| (a) | clause (dd) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” is amended to read as follows: |
(dd) any other Liens not otherwise qualifying as a Permitted Lien under the preceding clauses of this definition provided that, at the applicable time, the sum of (without duplication) (x) the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by all such other Liens, plus (y) the Attributable Debt determined at such time of the then outstanding Unrestricted Sale and Lease-Back Transactions to which the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary is a party, plus (z) the then outstanding principal amount of all Restricted Indebtedness of the Restricted Subsidiaries, does not exceed 15% of the then applicable Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
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| (b) | the definition of the term “Unrestricted Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” is amended to read as follows: |
“Unrestricted Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 3.02(b)(ii) of this Series Supplement.
| (c) | the definition of the term “Restricted Subsidiary” is amended to read as follows: |
“Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean (a) TELUS Communications Inc., (b) TELUS International (Cda) Inc., and (c) at any time any other Subsidiary of the Issuer if, at the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which the Issuer has issued its financial statements, the total assets of such Subsidiary exceeded 10% of the consolidated assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
| (2) | In addition, the following terms shall have the following meanings: |
“2019 levels” means the Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (being 302,579 tCO2e) (as such level may be adjusted pursuant to the Framework).
“Additional Amounts” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.07 of this Series Supplement.
“Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any one of the following: (i) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition (other than by way of consolidation, amalgamation or merger), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person or group of persons acting jointly or in concert for purposes of such transaction (other than to the Issuer and its Subsidiaries); or (ii) the consummation of any transaction including, without limitation, any consolidation, amalgamation, merger or issue of voting shares, the result of which is that any Person or group of persons acting jointly or in concert for purposes of such transaction (other than the Issuer and its Subsidiaries) becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the voting shares of the Issuer, measured by voting power rather than number of shares (but shall not include the creation of a holding company or similar transaction that does not involve a change in the beneficial ownership of the Issuer).
“Change of Control Offer” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.01(1) of this Series Supplement.
“Change of Control Payment” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.01(1) of this Series Supplement.
“Change of Control Payment Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.01(2) of this Series Supplement.
“Change of Control Triggering Event” shall mean the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event.
“DBRS” shall mean DBRS Limited.
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“Discounted Value” shall mean, for any Note and any applicable Redemption Date, an amount equal to the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon to the maturity date of the Notes (or to December 28, 2032 if, as of the date notice of redemption is given, (i) there has not been any Rate Increase or MFN Step-Up and (ii) there can no longer be a Rate Increase or, based on the Future SLBs then outstanding, any MFN Step-Ups until December 28, 2032) (the maturity date of the Notes or December 28, 2032, as applicable, the “Relevant Date”) that would be due if the Notes matured on the Relevant Date but for the redemption (exclusive of any portion of the payments of interest accrued to the redemption date) computed on a semi-annual basis by discounting such payments (assuming a 365 day year) to the redemption date of the Notes at the Government of Canada Yield for the Notes, plus 54.5 basis points. In calculating Discounted Value of the Notes, remaining scheduled interest payments will be calculated assuming that the Trigger Event and any Future SLB Trigger Events under Future SLBs outstanding as of the date that notice of redemption is given will occur, and that the interest rate on the Notes will consequently be increased pursuant to a Rate Increase and pursuant to one or more MFN Step-Ups, in each case at the times and to the extent described in Section 2.06(3) of this Series Supplement, but only to the extent such consequent increases can still occur until the Relevant Date.
“Early Verification Assurance Certificate” shall mean a limited assurance report provided by the External Verifier and published on the Issuer’s website which shall confirm whether or not the Issuer has achieved the Sustainability Performance Target as of the end of any fiscal year ending prior to the Target Observation Date.
“External Verifier” shall mean any independent accounting or appraisal firm or other independent expert of internationally recognized standing appointed by the Issuer, in each case with the expertise necessary (as determined by the Issuer, acting reasonably) to perform the functions required to be performed by such firm or expert in order to determine if the Sustainability Performance Target has been met.
“Framework” shall mean the Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework of TELUS dated June 2021, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Future SLB” shall mean sustainability-linked bond issued by the Issuer under the Framework after March 28, 2023 that includes additional sustainability and/or environmental, social or governance targets.
“Future SLB Rate Increase” shall mean any increase in the annual rate of interest payable on a Future SLB upon the occurrence of a Future SLB Trigger Event.
“Future SLB Trigger Event” shall mean in connection with a Future SLB any failure to (a) achieve, (b) verify the achievement of, or (c) publicize the verification of, a sustainability and/or environmental, social or governance target in accordance with the terms of such Future SLB.
“Government of Canada Yield” shall mean, with respect to any Note and any applicable Redemption Date, the mid market yield to maturity on the third Business Day (the “Determination Date”) preceding such Redemption Date, compounded semi-annually, which a non-callable Government of Canada bond would carry if issued, in Canadian Dollars in Canada, at 100% of its principal amount on such date with a term to maturity which most closely approximates the remaining term to the Relevant Date from such Redemption Date as quoted by a dealer selected from time to time by the Issuer and approved by the Indenture Trustee at noon (Toronto time) on such Determination Date.
“Initial Rate” shall mean 4.95% per annum.
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“Interest Period” shall mean the period commencing on the later of the date of issuance of the Notes or the last Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Interest Payment Date.
“Investment Grade Rating” shall mean a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P or BBB (low) (or the equivalent) by DBRS, or the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any other Specified Rating Agency.
“Maturity Date” shall mean March 28, 2033.
“MFN Step-Up” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.06(3) of this Series Supplement.
“Modified Rate” shall mean the Initial Rate plus the Rate Increase.
“Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service Inc.
“Notes” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.01 of this Series Supplement.
“Par Call Date” shall mean December 28, 2032.
“Permitted Indebtedness” of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall mean:
| (a) | Indebtedness of the Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time secured by Liens constituting Permitted Liens under any of clauses (a) to (cc) inclusive of the definition of Permitted Liens; |
| (b) | Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness outstanding under commercial paper programs) of the Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the date of this Series Supplement and, in the case of any Person which is not a Restricted Subsidiary on the date of this Series Supplement or which ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary after the date of this Series Supplement, at the time such Person becomes, or again becomes, as the case may be, a Restricted Subsidiary; |
| (c) | Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Issuer or to another Restricted Subsidiary; |
| (d) | commercial paper issued from time to time by any one or more of the Restricted Subsidiaries in a principal amount of up to $1,000,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in any other currency or currencies); and |
| (e) | any extension, renewal or replacement (including successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Indebtedness of the Restricted Subsidiaries referred to in any of the preceding clauses of this definition (provided that the principal amount of such Indebtedness immediately prior to such extension, renewal or replacement is not increased). |
“Rate Increase” means an amount equal to 0.75% per annum.
“Rating Event” shall mean the rating on the Notes is lowered to below an Investment Grade Rating by at least two out of three of the Specified Rating Agencies if there are three Specified Rating Agencies or all of the Specified Rating Agencies if there are less than three Specified Rating Agencies (the “Required Threshold”) on any day within the 60-day period (which 60-day period will be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by such number of the Specified Rating Agencies which, together with Specified Rating Agencies which have already lowered their ratings on the Notes as aforesaid, would aggregate in number the Required Threshold, but only to the extent that, and for so long as, a Change of Control Triggering Event would result if such downgrade were to occur) after the earlier of (i) the occurrence of a Change of Control, and (ii) public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or of the Issuer’s intention or agreement to effect a Change of Control.
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“Restricted Indebtedness” of the Restricted Subsidiaries, shall mean at any time, any Indebtedness of the Restricted Subsidiaries which, at such time, is not Permitted Indebtedness.
“S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a business unit of S&P Global Canada Corp.
“Specified Rating Agencies” shall mean each of Moody’s, S&P and DBRS as long as, in each case, it has not ceased to rate the Notes or failed to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Issuer’s control; provided that if one or more of Moody’s, S&P or DBRS ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Issuer’s control, the Issuer may select any other “designated rating organization” within the meaning of National Instrument 41-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators as a replacement agency for such one or more of them, as the case may be.
“SPT Verification Assurance Certificate” shall mean the limited assurance report provided by the External Verifier which shall confirm whether or not the Issuer has achieved the Sustainability Performance Target as of the Target Observation Date and which shall be published by the Issuer on its website no later than the later of: (i) the date of publication of the Issuer’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending on the Target Observation Date and (ii) March 31, 2031; provided that to the extent the Issuer determines that additional time will be required for the External Verifier to complete the relevant SPT Verification Assurance Certificate then the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate shall be published by the Issuer on its website as soon as reasonably practicable after March 31, 2031, but in no event later than April 30, 2031.
“Sustainability Performance Target” shall mean the Issuer’s target of reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 46 per cent from 2019 levels by the Target Observation Date (as such target or 2019 levels may be adjusted pursuant to the Framework).
“Target Observation Date” means December 31, 2030.
“Taxes” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.07 of this Series Supplement.
“Trigger Event” shall mean if: (i) the Issuer does not achieve the Sustainability Performance Target as of the Target Observation Date as determined by the External Verifier and confirmed in the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate, (ii) the Issuer has not published on its website the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate on or before April 30, 2031 or (iii) the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate contains a reservation about whether or not the Sustainability Performance Target has been achieved as of the Target Observation Date.
| 1.03 | Conflict Between Series Supplement and Indenture |
If any term or provision contained in this Series Supplement shall conflict or be inconsistent with any term or provision of the Indenture, the terms and provisions of this Series Supplement shall govern; provided, however, that the terms and provisions of this Series Supplement may modify or amend the terms of the Indenture solely as applied to the Notes.
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| 1.04 | Interpretation Provisions in Indenture |
This Series Supplement shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be subject to the interpretation provisions contained in Article One of the Indenture.
| 1.05 | Exhibits |
Exhibit A to this Series Supplement forms part of this Series Supplement.
Article
Two
Debt Securities
| 2.01 | Creation and Designation |
The Issuer is hereby authorized to issue under the Indenture a Series of Debt Securities designated “4.95% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAJ due March 28, 2033” (the “Notes”) having the terms set forth in this Article Two.
| 2.02 | Limitation on Aggregate Principal Amount |
The aggregate principal amount of the Notes that may be issued (except for Notes issued upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes) shall be initially limited to $500,000,000. The Issuer may, from time to time, without the consent of any existing Holders of the Notes, create and issue additional Notes hereunder in such additional amounts as the Issuer may determine having the same terms and conditions as the Notes in all respects, except for such variations to such terms and conditions as may be required, in the reasonable and good faith opinion of the Issuer, to reflect the different issue dates of such additional Notes and the then existing Notes and the intention that all such additional Notes and then existing Notes be fungible for trading purposes from the issue date of such additional Notes (which variations may include, among other things, a different issue date, a different issue price, a different interest commencement date, a different first interest payment date, a different initial interest period, and a different interest payment calculation for the initial interest period). Additional Notes so created and issued will be consolidated with and form a single Series with the then existing Notes and, if the Issuer acting reasonably and in good faith determines that it is advisable or advantageous to do so, the Issuer may accept such additional Notes and then existing Notes (including any such Notes in global form held by a Depositary) in exchange for consolidated and restated replacement Notes reflecting the terms and conditions of such additional Notes and then existing Notes.
| 2.03 | Currency |
The Notes shall be denominated in, and all principal of, and premium, interest and other amounts on the Notes shall be payable in, Canadian Dollars. Unless expressly provided to the contrary in this Series Supplement, all amounts expressed in this Series Supplement and in each Note in terms of money refer to Canadian Dollars.
| 2.04 | Denominations |
The Notes shall be denominated in integral multiples of $1,000.
| 2.05 | Date and Stated Maturity |
The Series Issuance Date for the Notes shall be March 28, 2023 and the entire principal amount of the Notes shall become due and payable, together with any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes, on March 28, 2033 (such date being the “Stated Maturity” of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes).
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| 2.06 | Interest |
| (1) | Interest shall accrue on the aggregate unpaid principal amount of each Note, together, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, with interest on overdue interest not paid on an Interest Payment Date for the Notes, as well after as before default and judgment, from and including the date such Note is issued to but not including the date of the repayment in full of the principal amount of such Note, at a rate of interest equal to the Initial Rate (provided that a Trigger Event and/or a Future SLB Trigger Event has not occurred). Upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event, in respect of the Interest Period commencing on March 28, 2031, the rate of interest per annum for the purpose of determining the amount of interest payable on the Interest Payment Date relating to such Interest Period shall increase by the Rate Increase and interest at the Modified Rate shall be payable on the Interest Payment Date relating to that Interest Period and each subsequent Interest Period thereafter. Interest that accrues on a Note for the period from and including the date such Note is issued to but not including September 28, 2023 shall be payable on the first Interest Payment Date (namely, September 28, 2023). Interest on a Note that accrues from and including September 28, 2023, subject to any variation to the terms and conditions of the initial interest payment under any additional Notes and subject to the occurrence of a Trigger Event that will cause the rate of interest to increase to the Modified Rate for Interest Periods commencing on or after March 28, 2031, shall be payable in equal semi-annual instalments on each Interest Payment Date for the Notes and all accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes shall be paid on the Maturity of the Notes. For greater certainty, interest on the Notes will accrue and be calculated for each applicable period prior to an Interest Payment Date, and will be paid on each related Interest Payment Date, in the manner necessary to result in (i) the per annum rate of interest during each year of the term of the Notes being equal to the Initial Rate (if a Trigger Event has not occurred) or the Modified Rate (if a Trigger Event has occurred) but only in respect of the Interest Period commencing on March 28, 2031 and each subsequent Interest Period thereafter, (ii) interest under the Notes that accrues from and including March 28, 2023, subject to any variation to the terms and conditions of the initial interest payment under any additional Notes and subject to the occurrence of a Trigger Event that will cause the rate of interest to increase to the Modified Rate for Interest Periods commencing on or after March 28, 2031, being paid under the Notes in equal semi-annual instalments on the related semi-annual Interest Payment Dates, and (iii) if a Trigger Event occurs, interest under the Notes for the period commencing on March 28, 2031 to but excluding September 28, 2031 shall be in an amount equal to $28.50 per $1,000 principal amount. |
| (2) | If a Trigger Event has occurred, TELUS shall give notice of such Trigger Event and the related Rate Increase and resulting Modified Rate to the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes in accordance with the Indenture (which shall include by way of a press release and in accordance with the policies and procedures of CDS Clearing and Depositary Services Inc., as applicable), as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of a Trigger Event but in any event by May 1, 2031. |
| (3) | Whenever a Future SLB Trigger Event occurs, the rate per annum at which interest accrues on the Notes during the first Interest Period commencing at least 30 days following such Future SLB Trigger Event and any subsequent Interest Period thereafter will be increased by the corresponding Future SLB Rate Increase (an “MFN Step-Up”); provided that for greater certainty the length of the period during which the MFN Step-Up applies will not exceed the length of the period of such increase under a Future SLB to which a Future SLB Trigger Event has occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that a Future SLB Trigger Event relates to a target that is substantially similar to a target with respect to which a prior Future SLB Trigger Event or Trigger Event has already resulted, or will result, in an MFN Step-Up or Rate Increase, as the case may be, there will be no additional MFN Step-Up in respect of that target, except to further increase the rate on the Notes to match a Future SLB Rate Increase that is greater than the Future SLB Rate Increase or Rate Increase that resulted in the previous or concurrent MFN Step-Up or Rate Increase related to such substantially similar target. Furthermore, in the circumstances in which Future SLB Trigger Events that relate to substantially similar targets occur concurrently, the higher MFN Step-Up will prevail. A target can be substantially similar to another target if it relates to a similar subject matter but sets a different target percentage or other threshold or has a different target observation date. Whether a target is substantially similar to another target for purposes of an MFN Step-Up will be determined by the Issuer in its sole and absolute discretion. Notwithstanding anything else in this Series Supplement, in no event shall the interest rate on the Notes exceed the Initial Rate by more than 1.50% per annum in the aggregate, whether as a result of a Rate Increase or one or more MFN Step-Ups. |
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| (4) | The Issuer will give notice of any MFN Step-Up and the resulting new rate of interest on the Notes to the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of the underlying Future SLB Trigger Event and otherwise in accordance with the procedures for notification of a Trigger Event. |
| (5) | Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days. |
| (6) | The Interest Payment Dates for the Notes shall be March 28 and September 28 in each year beginning September 28, 2023. |
| (7) | The Regular Interest Record Dates for the Notes shall be March 13 (with respect to the March 28 Interest Payment Date) and September 13 (with respect to the September 28 Interest Payment Date) in each year. |
| (8) | For greater certainty, the occurrence of a Trigger Event and/or a Future SLB Trigger Event shall not constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture. In addition, no Event of Default shall occur, nor will the Issuer be required to repurchase or redeem any Notes, if: the Issuer fails to comply with any of the terms of the Framework, including failing to publish a Sustainability Report or a limited assurance report, as the case may be, as required under the Framework. |
| 2.07 | Additional Amounts |
| (1) | All payments made by the Issuer under or with respect to the Notes will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge imposed or levied by or on behalf of the Government of Canada or of any province or territory thereof or therein or by any authority or agency thereof or therein having power to tax (hereinafter “Taxes”) unless the Issuer is required to withhold or deduct Taxes by Applicable Law or by the interpretation or administration thereof by the relevant Governmental Authority. If the Issuer is so required to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Taxes from any payment made under or with respect to the Notes, the Issuer will pay such additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary so that the net amount received by each holder or beneficial owner (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount such holder or beneficial owner would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided that no Additional Amounts will be payable with respect to: |
| (a) | any payment to a holder or beneficial owner who is liable for such Taxes in respect of such Note (i) by reason of such holder or beneficial owner being a Person with whom the Issuer is not dealing at arm’s length for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) or (ii) by reason of the existence of any present or former connection between such holder or beneficial owner (or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of power over, such holder or beneficial owner, if such holder or beneficial owner is an estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company or corporation) and Canada or any province or territory thereof or therein or agency thereof or therein other than the mere acquisition, holding, use or ownership or deemed holding, use or ownership, or receiving payments or enforcing any rights in respect of such Note as a non-resident or deemed non-resident of Canada or any province or territory thereof or therein or any agency thereof or therein; |
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| (b) | any Taxes that would not have been imposed but for the holder or beneficial owner who is liable for such Taxes in respect of a Note being a person who is a “specified entity” (as defined in proposed subsection 18.4(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) contained in proposals to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada) released on April 29, 2022) in respect of the Issuer to the extent that the applicable payment would be subject to withholding tax under the Income Tax Act (Canada) as a consequence of such proposals; |
| (c) | any payment to a holder or beneficial owner who is a “specified shareholder” of the Issuer or who does not deal at arm's length with a “specified shareholder” of the Issuer as defined in subsection 18(5) of the Income Tax Act (Canada); |
| (d) | any Note presented for payment more than 30 days after the later of (i) the date on which such payment first becomes due or (ii) if the full amount of the monies payable has not been paid to the Holders of the Notes on or prior to such date, the date on which the full amount of such monies has been paid to the Holders of the Notes, except to the extent that the Holder of the Notes would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts on presentation of the same for payment on the last day of such period of 30 days; |
| (e) | any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, excise or personal property tax or any similar Tax; |
| (f) | any Tax imposed as a result of the failure of a holder or beneficial owner of a Note to comply with certification, identification, declaration or similar reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with Canada or any province or territory thereof or therein or agency thereof or therein of such holder or beneficial owner, if such compliance is required by statute or by regulation, as a precondition to reduction of, or exemption, from such Tax; |
| (g) | any Tax which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from any payment made under or with respect to the Notes; or |
| (h) | any combination of the above items; |
nor will such Additional Amounts be paid with respect to any payment on any Note to a holder or beneficial owner who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such Note to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary, or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner thereof would not have been entitled to receive a payment of such Additional Amounts had such beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner received directly its beneficial or distributive share of such payment.
| (2) | Where Tax is payable pursuant to Section 803 of the Income Tax Regulations by a Holder of the Notes or beneficial owner of the Notes in respect of any amount payable under the Notes to the Holder of the Notes (other than by reason of a transfer of the Notes to a person resident in Canada with whom the transferor does not deal at arm’s length for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada)), but no Additional Amount is paid in respect of such Tax, the Issuer will pay to the Holder of the Notes an amount equal to such Tax within 45 days after receiving from the Holder of the Notes a notice containing reasonable particulars of the Tax so payable, provided such Holder of the Notes or beneficial owner would have been entitled to receive Additional Amounts on account of such Tax but for the fact that it is payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments made under or with respect to the Notes. |
| (3) | At least 30 days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Notes is due and payable, if the Issuer to its knowledge will be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Issuer will deliver to the Indenture Trustee a Certificate of the Issuer stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the Indenture Trustee to pay such Additional Amounts to Holders of the Notes on the payment date. |
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| (4) | Whenever in the Indenture, this Series Supplement or in any Note there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of principal of, or premium, interest or any other amount on any Note, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof. For greater certainty, a default in making any payment of any Additional Amounts when due which default continues for a period of 30 days shall constitute an Event of Default for the purposes of Section 6.01(b) of the Indenture but not for the purpose of Section 6.01(a) of the Indenture. |
| (5) | The obligation to pay Additional Amounts will survive any termination or discharge of the Indenture or the redemption, repayment or purchase of the Notes. |
| 2.08 | Redemption and Purchase |
| (1) | The Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part at any time and from time to time prior to the Par Call Date at the election of the Issuer, for a Redemption Price equal to the greater of (a) the Discounted Value for the applicable Redemption Date of the Notes to be redeemed, and (b) the outstanding principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, in each case together with interest accrued on the outstanding principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date calculated at a rate equal to the Modified Rate, unless as of the end of the fiscal year immediately prior to the date that notice of redemption is given the Issuer has achieved the Sustainability Performance Target as determined by the External Verifier and confirmed in an Early Verification Assurance Certificate or the SPT Verification Assurance Certificate, as applicable, in which case interest shall be calculated at a rate equal to the Initial Rate. |
| (2) | The Notes may be redeemed, in whole, or from time to time, in part, at any time on or after the Par Call Date at the election of the Issuer, for a Redemption Price equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus: the sum of (a) interest accrued to, but excluding, the Redemption Date calculated at a rate of either (i) the Modified Rate (if a Trigger Event has occurred) or (ii) the Initial Rate (if a Trigger Event has not occurred) and (b) in the event a Trigger Event has occurred, an additional amount equal to (i) 0.375% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed less (ii) the amount of interest accrued from the last scheduled Interest Payment Date (namely, September 28, 2032) to, but excluding, the Redemption Date using a rate equal to the Rate Increase (and included in the aggregate amount determined pursuant to (a)), which aggregate amount shall be specified in the notice of redemption given by the Issuer. |
| (3) | Notice of redemption given to the Holders of the Notes pursuant to the Indenture and this Series Supplement may, at the option of the Issuer, be made subject to conditions and, in such case, such notice of redemption shall specify, in addition to the requirements of Section 3.01(c) of the Indenture, the details and terms of any event (e.g., a financing, asset disposition or other transaction) on which such redemption is conditional. Notwithstanding Section 3.01(e) and Section 3.01(c)(ii) of the Indenture, upon notice of redemption having been given as specified in this paragraph, the Notes so called for redemption shall become due and payable at the Redemption Price and on the Redemption Date specified in such notice, in the same manner and with the same effect as if such date was the Stated Maturity specified herein for the Notes, only upon the fulfillment or discharge of the conditions stated in such notice to the satisfaction of the Issuer, acting reasonably, or the waiver of such conditions by the Issuer, in whole or in part, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or this Series Supplement, any notice of redemption given as aforesaid may be revoked at any time by the Issuer prior to the Redemption Date if the Issuer determines, acting reasonably, that such conditions cannot be satisfied by the Redemption Date. Such notice of revocation shall be delivered by the Issuer to the Holders of the Notes and the Indenture Trustee. |
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| (4) | In addition, the Notes may be redeemed, in whole, but not in part, at any time at the election of the Issuer for a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes together with accrued and unpaid interest (at the then prevailing rate) thereon to the Redemption Date, if the Issuer delivers to the Indenture Trustee an opinion of independent Canadian tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that the Issuer has become or would become obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable under or with respect to the outstanding Notes, any Additional Amounts as a result of a change in the laws (including any regulations promulgated thereunder) of Canada, or any province or territory thereof or therein or any agency thereof or therein having the power to tax, or any change in any official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws or regulations, which change is announced or becomes effective on or after the Series Issuance Date; provided that the Issuer determines, in its business judgment, that the obligation to pay such Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Issuer (not including substitution of the obligor under the Notes). |
| (5) | The Notes will not be subject to redemption at the election of the Holders of the Notes. |
| 2.09 | Sinking Fund |
The Notes will not be subject to repurchase or redemption pursuant to any sinking fund.
| 2.10 | Defeasance |
The Notes will be subject to Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance as described in Article Thirteen of the Indenture.
| 2.11 | Form and Certification |
| (1) | The Notes shall be (a) in registered form only, (b) issued as one or more Global Debt Securities held by, or on behalf of, the Depositary in accordance with Section 2.17 of the Indenture, (c) registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee as provided for in Section 2.17 of the Indenture, and (d) substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A to this Series Supplement, subject to any modifications as may be reasonably required from time to time by the Depository and which are not prejudicial to the beneficial holders of the Notes and subject to any modifications as may be reasonably required from time to time to reflect any variation to the terms and conditions of any additional Notes, or to reflect the terms and conditions of any replacement Note consolidating and restating additional Notes and then existing Notes, as provided in Section 2.02 of this Series Supplement. |
| (2) | The form of certification of the Notes by the Indenture Trustee shall be substantially in the form of the Indenture Trustee’s Certificate set forth in Exhibit A to this Series Supplement. |
| 2.12 | Identification |
For the purpose of this Series Supplement and the Notes:
| (a) | the Depositary shall be CDS; |
| (b) | the Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent shall be the Indenture Trustee; and |
| (c) | the Place of Payment shall be Calgary, Alberta. |
| 2.13 | Non-Business Days |
Notwithstanding Section 1.07 or any other provision under the Indenture, if any Interest Payment Date or the date of Maturity is not a Business Day, such payment will be made on the next Business Day, and the Holders of such Notes shall not be entitled to any further interest or other payment in respect of such delay.
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Article
Three
Covenants With Respect To The Notes
| 3.01 | Negative Covenants in the Indenture |
Subsections 5.03(a) and 5.03(c) of the Indenture shall be inapplicable to this Series Supplement and the Notes.
| 3.02 | Additional Negative Covenants |
The Issuer covenants and agrees with the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes that, so long as the Notes are Outstanding and except as otherwise permitted by the prior written consent of the Indenture Trustee:
| (a) | Negative Pledge. The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or assume any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the present or future Principal Property, or any Property which, together with any other Property subject to Liens (other than Permitted Liens) in the same transaction or series of related transactions, would in the aggregate constitute a Principal Property, of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary to secure Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary unless the Notes (together with, if the Issuer shall so determine, any other indebtedness of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary ranking at least pari passu with the Notes then existing or thereafter created) shall be concurrently secured equally and rateably with (or prior to) such Indebtedness so long as such Lien is outstanding. If at any time the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary shall create or assume any Lien to which this subsection is applicable, the Issuer shall promptly deliver to the Indenture Trustee a Certificate of the Issuer stating that its covenant in this subsection has been complied with. If the Issuer shall hereafter secure the Notes equally and rateably with (or prior to) any such other Indebtedness pursuant to this subsection, the Indenture Trustee is hereby authorized to enter into an indenture or agreement supplemental to the Indenture and this Series Supplement and to take such action, if any, as it may deem advisable to enable the Indenture Trustee to effectively enforce the rights of the Holders of the Notes so secured equally and rateably with (or prior to) the obligees of such Indebtedness; provided however that the Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or times. |
| (b) | Sale and Lease-Back Transactions. The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, except for: |
| (i) | any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction constituting a Permitted Lien under any of clauses (a) to (t) inclusive, and any of clauses (v) to (cc) inclusive, of the definition of Permitted Liens; or |
| (ii) | any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction that is not otherwise permitted under paragraphs (i) or (iii) of this subsection and in respect of which the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary would, at the time it enters into such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, be entitled to create a Lien on the Principal Property (or the properties, as the case may be) subject to such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction to secure Indebtedness at least equal in amount to the Attributable Debt in respect of such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction without being required to equally and rateably secure the Notes pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section (any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction entered into in compliance with this paragraph being an “Unrestricted Sale and Lease-Back Transaction”); or |
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| (iii) | any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction if the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary shall apply or cause to be applied, in the case of a sale or transfer for cash, an amount equal to the greater of the fair market value of the Principal Property (or the properties, as the case may be) sold or transferred and leased back pursuant to such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction or the net proceeds of such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction and, in the case of a sale or transfer otherwise than for cash, an amount equal to the fair market value of the Principal Property (or the properties, as the case may be) sold or transferred and leased back pursuant to such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, to (x) the retirement (other than any mandatory retirement), within 180 days after the effective date of such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, of Indebtedness of the Issuer (which may but need not include the Debt Securities of any Series) ranking on a parity with, or prior to, the Notes and owing to a Person other than the Issuer or any Affiliate of the Issuer, or (y) the purchase, construction or improvement of real property or personal property used by the Issuer or the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business. |
| (c) | Restricted Subsidiary Indebtedness. The Issuer shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur or assume any Restricted Indebtedness, unless after giving effect to the incurrence of such Restricted Indebtedness and the application of the proceeds therefrom, the sum of (without duplication) (x) the aggregate principal amount of Restricted Indebtedness of all Restricted Subsidiaries at such time, plus (y) the then outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness of the Issuer at such time secured by Liens (other than any Lien constituting a Permitted Lien under any of clauses (a) to (cc) inclusive of the definition of Permitted Liens), plus (z) Attributable Debt relating to then outstanding Unrestricted Sale and Lease-Back Transactions of the Issuer, would not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. |
Article
Four
Miscellaneous Provisions
| 4.01 | Confirmation of Indenture |
The Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Series Supplement, is in all respects confirmed.
| 4.02 | Acceptance of Trusts |
The Indenture Trustee hereby accepts the trusts in this Series Supplement declared and provided for and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions and subject to the provisions set forth in the Indenture.
| 4.03 | Counterparts and Formal Date |
This Series Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and delivered via electronic means (including by way of pdf), each of which so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument and notwithstanding their date of execution shall be deemed to bear the date set forth on the first page of this Series Supplement.
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Article Five
Additional Covenant With Respect to the Notes
— Offer to Repurchase Notes
| 5.01 | Offer to Repurchase Notes on Change of Control Triggering Event |
| (1) | If a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, unless the Issuer has exercised its right to redeem all of the Notes pursuant to Subsection 2.08 of this Series Supplement, the Issuer will be required to make an offer to repurchase all or, at the Holder’s option, any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof), of each Holder’s Notes on the terms set forth in this Section 5.01 (the “Change of Control Offer”). In the Change of Control Offer the Issuer shall be required to offer payment in cash equal to 101% of the outstanding principal amount of Notes together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon (at the then prevailing rate) to the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”). |
| (2) | Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, the Issuer shall give written notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Indenture Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions which constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the Notes on the payment date specified in the notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is given (the “Change of Control Payment Date”), pursuant to the procedures required by this Section 5.01 and described in such notice. The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of applicable securities laws and regulations in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any such applicable securities laws and regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 5.01, the Issuer shall comply with such laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 5.01 to repurchase the Notes by virtue of such conflict. |
| (3) | On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuer shall, to the extent lawful: |
| (a) | accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; |
| (b) | deposit with the Indenture Trustee an amount of money equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; and |
| (c) | deliver or cause to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee the Notes properly accepted, together with a Certificate of the Issuer stating the aggregate principal amount of the Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by the Issuer. |
| (4) | The Indenture Trustee will promptly pay to each Holder of properly tendered Notes an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of such Notes either, at the Indenture Trustee’s option, by mailing (first class mail, postage prepaid) a cheque to such Holder or by means of a wire transfer in accordance with the applicable payment procedures of CDS, and the Indenture Trustee will promptly certify and mail (first class mail, postage prepaid) (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each such Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Notes surrendered; provided that each new Note will be in a principal amount of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. |
| (5) | The Issuer will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control Triggering Event if a third party makes such an offer substantially in the manner, at the times and in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Issuer pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.01 (and for at least the same purchase price payable in cash) and such third party purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer. |
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IN WITNESS OF WHICH the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee have caused this Series Supplement to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date specified on the first page of this Series Supplement.
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST Company of canada | TELUS CORPORATION | |||||
| by: | “Angela Fletcher” | by: | “Doug French” | |||
| Name: | Angela Fletcher | Name: | Doug French | |||
| Title: | Corporate Trust Officer | Title: | Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
| by: | “Luci Scholes” | by: | “Gopi Chande” | |||
| Name: | Luci Scholes | Name: | Gopi Chande | |||
| Title: | Corporate Trust Officer | Title: | Senior Vice-President and Treasurer | |||
EXECUTION PAGE – SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Exhibit A To FORTY-SECOND Series Supplement
TELUS CORPORATION
| No. l | $l |
| CUSIP No. | 87971MCA9 | |
| ISIN No. | CA87971MCA95 |
4.95% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAJ due March 28, 2033
TELUS Corporation (the “Issuer”) for value received hereby acknowledges itself indebted and promises to pay to the Holder hereof on presentation and surrender of this 4.95% Sustainability-Linked Note, Series CAJ (the “Note”) at the principal office of Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the “Indenture Trustee”, which term shall include its successors under the Indenture hereinafter referred to) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the principal amount of l dollars in lawful money of Canada ($l), and to pay interest on the outstanding principal amount hereof at the same place in like money at the rate of 4.95% per annum (provided that a Trigger Event and/or a Future SLB Trigger Event has not occurred) (the “Initial Rate”), as well after as before maturity, default and judgment, with interest on overdue interest at the same rate as more particularly specified in the Indenture.
The outstanding principal amount of this Note is payable in one instalment on March 28, 2033. Interest on this Note that accrues from and including March 28, 2023 is payable in equal semi-annual instalments (subject to the occurrence of a Trigger Event) on March 28 and September 28 of each year beginning September 28, 2023. All accrued and unpaid interest on this Note is payable on March 28, 2033. Upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event, in respect of the Interest Period commencing on March 28, 2031, the rate of interest per annum for the purpose of determining the amount of interest payable on the Interest Payment Date relating to such Interest Period shall increase by an amount equal to 0.75% per annum (to 5.70% per annum) and interest at the increased rate of interest shall be payable on the Interest Payment Date relating to that Interest Period and each subsequent Interest Period thereafter (such increase, the “Rate Increase” and the Initial Rate plus the Rate Increase, the “Modified Rate”).
Whenever a Future SLB Trigger Event occurs, the rate per annum at which interest accrues on the Notes during the first Interest Period commencing at least 30 days following such Future SLB Trigger Event and any subsequent Interest Period thereafter will be increased by the corresponding Future SLB Rate Increase (an “MFN Step-Up”); provided that for greater certainty the length of the period during which the MFN Step-Up applies will not exceed the length of the period of such increase under a Future SLB to which a Future SLB Trigger Event has occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that a Future SLB Trigger Event relates to a target that is substantially similar to a target with respect to which a prior Future SLB Trigger Event or Trigger Event has already resulted, or will result, in an MFN Step-Up or Rate Increase, as the case may be, there will be no additional MFN Step-Up in respect of that target, except to further increase the rate on the Notes to match a Future SLB Rate Increase that is greater than the Future SLB Rate Increase or Rate Increase that resulted in the previous or concurrent MFN Step-Up or Rate Increase related to such substantially similar target. Furthermore, in the circumstances in which Future SLB Trigger Events that relate to substantially similar targets occur concurrently, the higher MFN Step-Up will prevail. A target can be substantially similar to another target if it relates to a similar subject matter but sets a different target percentage or other threshold or has a different target observation date. Whether a target is substantially similar to another target for purposes of an MFN Step-Up will be determined by the Issuer in its sole and absolute discretion. Notwithstanding anything else in this Note, in no event shall the interest rate on the Notes exceed the Initial Rate by more than 1.50% per annum in the aggregate, whether as a result of a Rate Increase or one or more MFN Step-Ups.
A-1
All payments made by the Issuer under or with respect to this Note will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge imposed or levied by or on behalf of the Government of Canada or of any province or territory thereof or therein or by any authority or agency thereof or therein having power to tax (hereinafter “Taxes”) unless the Issuer is required to withhold or deduct Taxes by Applicable Law or by the interpretation or administration thereof by the relevant Governmental Authority. If the Issuer is so required to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Taxes from any payment made under or with respect to the Notes, the Issuer will pay such additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary so that the net amount received by each holder or beneficial owner (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount such holder or beneficial owner would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided that no Additional Amounts will be payable with respect to:
| (a) | any payment to a holder or beneficial owner who is liable for such Taxes in respect of such Note (i) by reason of such holder or beneficial owner being a Person with whom the Issuer is not dealing at arm’s length for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) or (ii) by reason of the existence of any present or former connection between such holder or beneficial owner (or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of power over, such holder or beneficial owner, if such holder or beneficial owner is an estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company or corporation) and Canada or any province or territory thereof or therein or agency thereof or therein other than the mere acquisition, holding, use or ownership or deemed holding, use or ownership, or receiving payments or enforcing any rights in respect of this Note as a non-resident or deemed non-resident of Canada or any province or territory thereof or therein or any agency thereof or therein; |
| (b) | any Taxes that would not have been imposed but for the holder or beneficial owner who is liable for such Taxes in respect of a Note being a person who is a “specified entity” (as defined in proposed subsection 18.4(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) contained in proposals to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada) released on April 29, 2022) in respect of the Issuer to the extent that the applicable payment would be subject to withholding tax under the Income Tax Act (Canada) as a consequence of such proposals; |
| (c) | any payment to a holder or beneficial owner who is a “specified shareholder” of the Issuer or who does not deal at arm's length with a “specified shareholder” of the Issuer as defined in subsection 18(5) of the Income Tax Act (Canada); |
| (d) | this Note if presented for payment more than 30 days after the later of (i) the date on which such payment first becomes due or (ii) if the full amount of the monies payable has not been paid to the Holder of this Note on or prior to such date, the date on which the full amount of such monies has been paid to the Holder of this Note, except to the extent that the Holder of this Note would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts on presentation of the same for payment on the last day of such period of 30 days; |
| (e) | any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, excise or personal property tax or any similar Tax; |
| (f) | any Tax imposed as a result of the failure of a holder or beneficial owner of this Note to comply with certification, identification, declaration or similar reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with Canada or any province or territory thereof or therein or agency thereof or therein of such holder or beneficial owner of this Note, if such compliance is required by statute or by regulation, as a precondition to reduction of, or exemption, from such Tax; |
| (g) | any Tax which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from any payment made under or with respect to this Notes; or |
| (h) | any combination of the above items; |
nor will such Additional Amounts be paid with respect to any payment on this Note to a holder or beneficial owner who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of this Note to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary, or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner thereof would not have been entitled to receive a payment of such Additional Amounts had such beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner received directly its beneficial or distributive share of such payment.
A-2
Where Tax is payable pursuant to Section 803 of the Income Tax Regulations by a Holder of the Notes or beneficial owner of the Notes in respect of any amount payable under the Notes to the Holder of the Notes (other than by reason of a transfer of the Notes to a person resident in Canada with whom the transferor does not deal at arm’s length for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada)), but no Additional Amount is paid in respect of such Tax, the Issuer will pay to the Holder of the Notes an amount equal to such Tax within 45 days after receiving from the Holder of the Notes a notice containing reasonable particulars of the Tax so payable, provided such Holder of the Notes or beneficial owner would have been entitled to receive Additional Amounts on account of such Tax but for the fact that it is payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments made under or with respect to the Notes.
This Note is one of a duly authorized Series of Debt Securities designated as 4.95% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAJ due March 28, 2033 issued under a trust indenture dated as of May 22, 2001 (the “Trust Indenture”) and a Forty-Second Series Supplement (the “Series Supplement”) dated as of March 28, 2023 (the Series Supplement and, together with the Trust Indenture, and as further amended, the “Indenture”), in each case between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture as to the nature and extent of the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities of this Series, all to the same effect as if the provisions of the Indenture were herein set forth, to all of which provisions the Holder of this Note by acceptance hereof assents. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings specified in the Indenture.
Each Debt Security of this Series, including this Note, may be redeemed by the Issuer in the manner specified in the Indenture.
The Issuer is required, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, to make an offer to repurchase this Note at a price equal to 101% of the outstanding principal amount of this Note together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon (at the then prevailing rate) to the date of purchase upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Series Supplement).
The outstanding principal amount of this Note may become or be declared to be due and payable by the Indenture Trustee before maturity in the circumstances set out in Article 6 of the Trust Indenture.
This Note is transferable only in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and subject to the last two sentences of this paragraph. No transfer of this Note shall be valid unless made on the Register kept by and at the principal office of the Registrar in Calgary, Alberta, by the Holder hereof or its attorney duly appointed by instrument in writing in form and execution satisfactory to the Registrar upon compliance with such reasonable requirements as the Registrar may prescribe. Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, this Note may be transferred, in whole but not in part, only to another nominee of the Depositary for the 4.95% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAJ due March 28, 2033 or to a successor Depositary or to a nominee of such successor Depositary. Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. (“CDS”) to TELUS Corporation (the “Issuer”) or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued in respect thereof is registered in the name of CDS & CO., or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of CDS (and any payment is made to CDS & CO. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of CDS), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL since the registered holder hereof, CDS & CO., has a property interest in the securities represented by this certificate herein and it is a violation of its rights for another person to hold, transfer or deal with this certificate.
The Indenture contains provisions making binding upon all Holders of the Debt Securities of this Series, or upon the Holders of all Series outstanding under the Indenture, certain Holder Actions taken by the Holders of a specified majority of the Debt Securities of this Series, or of all Series, as the case may be, then outstanding.
This Note shall not become obligatory for any purpose until certified by the Indenture Trustee.
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IN WITNESS OF WHICH TELUS Corporation has caused this 4.95% Sustainability-Linked Note, Series CAJ due March 28, 2033 to be signed by its duly authorized officer on l, 20l.
| TELUS CORPORATION | |||
| by: | |||
| Name: | Doug French | ||
| Title: | Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
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INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE
This 4.95% Sustainability-Linked Note, Series CAJ due March 28, 2033 is one of the 4.95% Sustainability-Linked Notes, Series CAJ due March 28, 2033 referred to in the Indenture (CUSIP No. 87971MCA9).
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA | ||
| by: | ||
| Authorized Signing Officer | ||
(Form of Registration Panel)
(No writing hereon except by the Indenture Trustee)
| Date of Registration | In Whose name Registered | Authorized
Signature of Indenture Trustee | ||
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