Western Union Company Results Highlights
Key Statistics and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
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(p) On April 1, 2021, the Company repaid $500 million of aggregate principal amount of 3.6% unsecured notes due in 2022 and incurred approximately $14.8 million of costs,
excluding accrued interest, in connection with the repayment. The cost associated with the repayment was recorded to Other income/(expense), net, in the second quarter of
2021. The costs associated with the payment and related tax benefit have been removed from adjusted results. The Company believes excluding the impact of this charge will
provide investors with a more meaningful comparison of results with the historical periods presented.
(q) Represents the settlement charges for the Company's defined benefit pension plan incurred in the fourth quarter of 2021. On July 22, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors
approved a plan to terminate and settle this frozen defined benefit plan, and during the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company settled its obligations under the plan and
transferred the corresponding amount of plan assets to the insurer. The expenses associated with the pension settlement were recorded to Pension settlement charges within
Total other expense, net. The Company believes excluding the impact of this charge will provide investors with a more meaningful comparison of results with the historical
periods presented.
(r) Represents the tax impact from changes to certain of the Company's permanent reinvestment assertions related to its decision to classify its Business Solutions business as held
for sale in the third quarter of 2021. The Company believes excluding the impact of this charge will provide investors with a more meaningful comparison of results with the
historical periods presented.
(s) During 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its Business Solutions business to Goldfinch Partners LLC and The Baupost Group LLC for cash consideration of
$910 million, subject to regulatory and working capital adjustments. In the first quarter of 2022, the Company expects to complete the first closing of the sale and to receive
the entire cash consideration. The first closing primarily excludes the operations in the European Union and the United Kingdom. The second closing is expected to occur by
late 2022. The sale is also expected to result in a gain, which will be recognized at each closing, based on the book values and fair values of the operations sold at each closing.
The Company has excluded Business Solutions revenues, Business Solutions operating margin, excluding corporate expenses allocated to the Business Solutions segment, and
the expected gain on the sale, net of related taxes from its 2022 adjusted outlook, as management believes that excluding the impact of the Business Solutions business,
including the gain on sale, from the 2022 adjusted outlook will provide investors with a clearer and more meaningful comparison of results in 2022 and future periods.
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