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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 _______________________________

FORM 10-Q

þ

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended

September June 30, 20172022


OR

¨

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TOSECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to


Commission File Number: 001-32903

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THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of


Incorporation or Organization)

20-4531180


(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

12500

7001 EAST BELFORDBELLEVIEW AVENUE

ENGLEWOOD, CO

Denver, Colorado80237
(Address of principal executive offices)

80112
(Zip Code)


Registrant's

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) (866) 405-5012


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value

WU

The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yesþ No ¨


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yesþ No ¨


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-212b‑2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer þ
Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company ¨
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐

Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-212b‑2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No þ


As of October 31, 2017, 459,292,417July 29, 2022, 385,754,381 shares of the registrant'sregistrant’s common stock were outstanding.




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INDEX

PAGE


NUMBER

Item 1.

8

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

9

Item 2.

36

Item 3.

52

Item 4.

52

53

Item 1.

54

Item 1A.

54

Item 2.

54

Item 3.

54

Item 4.

54

Item 5.

54

Item 6.

55



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PART I


FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1. Financial Statements

THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Revenues$1,404.7
 $1,377.8
 $4,086.0
 $4,051.2
Expenses:       
Cost of services841.1
 822.9
 2,484.5
 2,424.2
Selling, general and administrative292.0
 276.6
 875.6
 829.8
Total expenses1,133.1
 1,099.5
 3,360.1
 3,254.0
Operating income271.6
 278.3
 725.9
 797.2
Other income/(expense):       
Interest income1.3
 1.1
 3.8
 2.7
Interest expense(37.2) (41.4) (104.2) (122.9)
Derivative gains, net2.0
 0.3
 6.8
 2.2
Other income, net1.5
 1.7
 4.4
 0.8
Total other expense, net(32.4) (38.3) (89.2) (117.2)
Income before income taxes239.2
 240.0
 636.7
 680.0
Provision for income taxes3.6
 23.1
 72.9
 71.8
Net income$235.6
 $216.9
 $563.8
 $608.2
Earnings per share:       
Basic$0.51
 $0.45
 $1.20
 $1.24
Diluted$0.51
 $0.44
 $1.19
 $1.23
Weighted-average shares outstanding:       
Basic462.8
 487.0
 470.6
 492.4
Diluted465.4
 490.3
 473.6
 495.5
Cash dividends declared per common share$0.175
 $0.16
 $0.525
 $0.48







 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Revenues

 

$

1,138.3

 

 

$

1,289.7

 

 

$

2,294.0

 

 

$

2,499.7

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services

 

 

653.0

 

 

 

755.0

 

 

 

1,308.1

 

 

 

1,461.0

 

Selling, general, and administrative

 

 

221.3

 

 

 

279.8

 

 

 

484.4

 

 

 

551.0

 

Total expenses

 

 

874.3

 

 

 

1,034.8

 

 

 

1,792.5

 

 

 

2,012.0

 

Operating income

 

 

264.0

 

 

 

254.9

 

 

 

501.5

 

 

 

487.7

 

Other income/(expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on divestiture of business (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

151.4

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

0.7

 

Interest expense

 

 

(24.8

)

 

 

(25.6

)

 

 

(49.6

)

 

 

(54.0

)

Other income/(expense), net

 

 

(4.8

)

 

 

30.5

 

 

 

(7.3

)

 

 

28.6

 

Total other income/(expense), net

 

 

(27.8

)

 

 

5.2

 

 

 

96.9

 

 

 

(24.7

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

236.2

 

 

 

260.1

 

 

 

598.4

 

 

 

463.0

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

42.2

 

 

 

37.6

 

 

 

111.1

 

 

 

58.7

 

Net income

 

$

194.0

 

 

$

222.5

 

 

$

487.3

 

 

$

404.3

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.54

 

 

$

1.25

 

 

$

0.98

 

Diluted

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.54

 

 

$

1.25

 

 

$

0.98

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

386.7

 

 

 

409.3

 

 

 

389.9

 

 

 

410.5

 

Diluted

 

 

387.6

 

 

 

411.5

 

 

 

391.0

 

 

 

412.9

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(in millions)



 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Net income$235.6
 $216.9
 $563.8
 $608.2
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (Note 8):       
Unrealized gains/(losses) on investment securities0.5
 (2.1) 10.1
 4.6
Unrealized losses on hedging activities(17.3) (12.1) (75.5) (39.2)
Foreign currency translation adjustments(4.1) 0.6
 (5.7) (3.5)
Defined benefit pension plan adjustments2.0
 1.7
 5.6
 5.1
Total other comprehensive loss(18.9) (11.9) (65.5) (33.0)
Comprehensive income$216.7
 $205.0
 $498.3
 $575.2




































 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Net income

 

$

194.0

 

 

$

222.5

 

 

$

487.3

 

 

$

404.3

 

Other comprehensive income, net of reclassifications and tax (Note 9):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains/(losses) on investment securities

 

 

(23.7

)

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

(75.3

)

 

 

(10.8

)

Unrealized gains/(losses) on hedging activities

 

 

23.1

 

 

 

(2.7

)

 

 

28.4

 

 

 

26.2

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17.8

)

 

 

 

Defined benefit pension plan adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.8

 

Total other comprehensive income/(loss)

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

(64.7

)

 

 

20.2

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

193.4

 

 

$

224.3

 

 

$

422.6

 

 

$

424.5

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
Assets   
Cash and cash equivalents$1,034.7
 $877.5
Settlement assets3,947.0
 3,749.1
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $654.7 and $600.0, respectively211.9
 220.5
Goodwill3,161.1
 3,162.0
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,021.7 and $958.2, respectively601.1
 664.2
Other assets917.8
 746.3
Total assets$9,873.6
 $9,419.6
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   
Liabilities:   
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 5)$590.5
 $1,129.6
Settlement obligations3,947.0
 3,749.1
Income taxes payable464.5
 407.3
Deferred tax liability, net140.9
 85.9
Borrowings3,533.4
 2,786.1
Other liabilities487.9
 359.4
Total liabilities9,164.2
 8,517.4
    
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
 
    
Stockholders' equity:   
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 10 shares authorized; no shares issued
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 2,000 shares authorized; 459.3 shares and 481.5 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively4.6
 4.8
Capital surplus685.2
 640.9
Retained earnings247.9
 419.3
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(228.3) (162.8)
Total stockholders' equity709.4
 902.2
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$9,873.6
 $9,419.6










 

 

June 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,201.9

 

 

$

1,208.3

 

Settlement assets

 

 

3,106.6

 

 

 

2,843.5

 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $649.1 and $650.4, respectively

 

 

115.6

 

 

 

129.4

 

Goodwill

 

 

2,034.6

 

 

 

2,034.6

 

Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $727.9 and $731.8, respectively

 

 

446.1

 

 

 

417.1

 

Other assets (Note 5)

 

 

1,193.6

 

 

 

737.7

 

Assets held for sale (Note 4)

 

 

688.9

 

 

 

1,452.9

 

Total assets

 

$

8,787.3

 

 

$

8,823.5

 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

411.5

 

 

$

450.2

 

Settlement obligations

 

 

3,106.6

 

 

 

2,843.5

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

851.6

 

 

 

870.7

 

Deferred tax liability, net

 

 

169.6

 

 

 

203.8

 

Borrowings

 

 

2,695.3

 

 

 

3,008.4

 

Other liabilities (Note 4)

 

 

679.5

 

 

 

269.4

 

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale (Note 4)

 

 

424.9

 

 

 

821.9

 

Total liabilities

 

 

8,339.0

 

 

 

8,467.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 10 shares authorized; 0 shares issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 2,000 shares authorized; 386.1 shares and 393.8 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

3.9

 

Capital surplus

 

 

973.3

 

 

 

941.0

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(412.1

)

 

 

(537.2

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(116.8

)

 

 

(52.1

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

448.3

 

 

 

355.6

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

8,787.3

 

 

$

8,823.5

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in millions)

 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016
Cash flows from operating activities   
Net income$563.8
 $608.2
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Depreciation57.5
 55.0
Amortization139.6
 142.9
Other non-cash items, net130.3
 62.0
Increase/(decrease) in cash resulting from changes in:   
Other assets(35.6) (41.8)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 5)(538.4) (50.2)
Income taxes payable57.6
 25.6
Other liabilities48.3
 20.2
Net cash provided by operating activities423.1
 821.9
Cash flows from investing activities   
Capitalization of contract costs(46.2) (85.9)
Capitalization of purchased and developed software(27.4) (39.7)
Purchases of property and equipment(48.9) (51.4)
Purchases of non-settlement related investments and other(191.6) (44.1)
Proceeds from maturity of non-settlement related investments and other43.5
 22.7
Purchases of held-to-maturity non-settlement related investments(42.7) (39.7)
Proceeds from held-to-maturity non-settlement related investments27.2
 4.2
Net cash used in investing activities(286.1) (233.9)
Cash flows from financing activities   
Cash dividends paid(245.3) (235.1)
Common stock repurchased (Note 8)(489.3) (419.8)
Net proceeds from issuance of borrowings746.4
 
Proceeds from exercise of options and other8.4
 31.7
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities20.2
 (623.2)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents157.2
 (35.2)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period877.5
 1,315.9
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$1,034.7
 $1,280.7
Supplemental cash flow information:   
Interest paid$90.0
 $88.4
Income taxes (refunded)/paid$(22.0) $46.8



 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

487.3

 

 

$

404.3

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

22.6

 

 

 

26.0

 

Amortization

 

 

70.1

 

 

 

83.0

 

Gain on divestiture of business, excluding transaction costs (Note 4)

 

 

(155.8

)

 

 

 

Gain on the sale of noncontrolling interest in a private company (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

(47.9

)

Other non-cash items, net

 

 

32.8

 

 

 

80.1

 

Increase/(decrease) in cash, excluding the effects of divestitures, resulting from changes in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

(131.2

)

 

 

(84.5

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

19.6

 

 

 

(29.8

)

Income taxes payable

 

 

(20.5

)

 

 

(66.5

)

Other liabilities

 

 

(18.1

)

 

 

(15.2

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

306.8

 

 

 

349.5

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for capitalized contract costs

 

 

(26.3

)

 

 

(82.2

)

Payments for internal use software

 

 

(42.7

)

 

 

(45.2

)

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(15.3

)

 

 

(17.9

)

Purchases of settlement investments

 

 

(495.3

)

 

 

(270.5

)

Proceeds from the sale of settlement investments

 

 

290.2

 

 

 

539.6

 

Maturities of settlement investments

 

 

84.4

 

 

 

130.9

 

Proceeds from the sale of noncontrolling interest in a private company (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

50.9

 

Purchase of noncontrolling interest in stc Bank (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

(200.0

)

Purchases of non-settlement investments

 

 

(400.0

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from divestiture, net of cash divested (Note 4)

 

 

896.4

 

 

 

 

Other investing activities

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

(2.9

)

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

 

292.3

 

 

 

102.7

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends and dividend equivalents paid

 

 

(184.8

)

 

 

(193.5

)

Common stock repurchased (Note 9)

 

 

(185.5

)

 

 

(160.5

)

Net proceeds from/(repayments of) commercial paper

 

 

(15.0

)

 

 

185.0

 

Net proceeds from issuance of borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

891.7

 

Principal payments on borrowings

 

 

(300.0

)

 

 

(1,150.0

)

Make-whole premium on early extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

(14.3

)

Proceeds from exercise of options

 

 

9.4

 

 

 

11.6

 

Net change in settlement obligations

 

 

(112.1

)

 

 

(93.1

)

Other financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

4.0

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(788.0

)

 

 

(519.1

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents, including settlement, and restricted cash

 

 

(188.9

)

 

 

(66.9

)

Cash and cash equivalents, including settlement, and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

2,110.9

 

 

 

2,143.1

 

Cash and cash equivalents, including settlement, and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

1,922.0

 

 

$

2,076.2

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

(in millions)

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Reconciliation of balance sheet cash and cash equivalents to cash flows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents on balance sheet

 

$

1,201.9

 

 

$

1,061.4

 

Settlement cash and cash equivalents (Note 8)

 

 

602.7

 

 

 

1,002.6

 

Restricted cash in Other assets

 

 

40.4

 

 

 

12.2

 

Cash and cash equivalents included in Assets held for sale (Note 4)

 

 

77.0

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, including settlement, and restricted cash

 

$

1,922.0

 

 

$

2,076.2

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

47.6

 

 

$

52.0

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

148.9

 

 

$

123.9

 

Internal use software capitalized but not yet paid

 

$

 

 

$

23.0

 

Accrued and unpaid capitalized contract costs

 

$

39.8

 

 

$

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Capital

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

Stockholders'

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Surplus

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Loss

 

 

Equity

 

Balance, December 31, 2021

 

 

393.8

 

 

$

3.9

 

 

$

941.0

 

 

$

(537.2

)

 

$

(52.1

)

 

$

355.6

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

293.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

293.3

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.7

 

Common stock dividends and dividend equivalents declared ($0.235 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(92.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

(92.6

)

Repurchase and retirement of common shares

 

 

(8.6

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(158.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

(159.0

)

Shares issued under stock-based compensation plans

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

8.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.9

 

Other comprehensive loss (Note 9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(64.1

)

 

 

(64.1

)

Balance, March 31, 2022

 

 

387.1

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

960.5

 

 

 

(495.4

)

 

 

(116.2

)

 

 

352.8

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

194.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

194.0

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.3

 

Common stock dividends and dividend equivalents declared ($0.235 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(89.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

(89.6

)

Repurchase and retirement of common shares

 

 

(1.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(21.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(21.1

)

Shares issued under stock-based compensation plans

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

Other comprehensive loss (Note 9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

(0.6

)

Balance, June 30, 2022

 

 

386.1

 

 

$

3.9

 

 

$

973.3

 

 

$

(412.1

)

 

$

(116.8

)

 

$

448.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Capital

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

Stockholders'

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Surplus

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Loss

 

 

Equity

 

Balance, December 31, 2020

 

 

411.2

 

 

$

4.1

 

 

$

885.1

 

 

$

(543.1

)

 

$

(159.5

)

 

$

186.6

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

181.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

181.8

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.8

 

Common stock dividends and dividend equivalents declared ($0.235 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(97.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

(97.9

)

Repurchase and retirement of common shares

 

 

(3.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(89.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

(89.0

)

Shares issued under stock-based compensation plans

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.1

 

Other comprehensive income (Note 9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.4

 

 

 

18.4

 

Balance, March 31, 2021

 

 

409.8

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

 

904.0

 

 

 

(548.2

)

 

 

(141.1

)

 

 

218.8

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

222.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

222.5

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.0

 

Common stock dividends and dividend equivalents declared ($0.235 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(97.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

(97.0

)

Repurchase and retirement of common shares

 

 

(3.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(75.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

(75.3

)

Shares issued under stock-based compensation plans

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.5

 

Other comprehensive income (Note 9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

1.8

 

Balance, June 30, 2021

 

 

407.0

 

 

$

4.1

 

 

$

919.5

 

 

$

(498.0

)

 

$

(139.3

)

 

$

286.3

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

1. Business and Basis of Presentation


Business


The Western Union Company ("Western Union" or the "Company") is a leader in global money movement and payment services, providing people and businesses with fast, reliable, and convenient ways to send money and make payments around the world. The Western Union® brand is globally recognized. The Company'sCompany’s services are primarily available through a network of agent locations in more than 200 countries and territories.territories and also through money transfer transactions conducted and funded through websites and mobile applications marketed under the Company’s brands (“westernunion.com”) and transactions initiated on websites and mobile applications hosted by the Company’s third-party white label or co-branded digital partners (together with westernunion.com, “Digital Money Transfer”). Each location in the Company'sCompany’s agent network is capable of providing one or more of the Company'sCompany’s services.


Leadership and organizational structure changes within the Company have impacted how its Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) manages the Company, resulting in changes to its operating and reportable segments in the second quarter of 2017. Prior to these changes, the Company had organized its business into the following operating segments: Consumer-to-Consumer, Consumer-to-Business, and Business Solutions. As a result of these leadership and organizational structure changes, the components of the historical Consumer-to-Business operating segment have been divided between two executives, with the majority of the Company's cash-based bill payments services under one executive and the majority of the Company's electronic-based bill payments services under the other executive.

The CODM allocates resources and assesses performance using discrete information for these separate components, neither of which is material from either a quantitative or qualitative perspective. Accordingly, the Company no longer reports a separate Consumer-to-Business operating segment, and no new reportable segments result from the impact of these changes. The cash-based and electronic-based bill payments services are therefore included in "Other."


Beginning in the second quarter of 2017, the Western Union business consists of the following segments:

Consumer-to-Consumer - The Consumer-to-Consumer operating segment facilitates money transfers between two consumers, primarilywhich are sent from retail agent locations worldwide or through a network of third-party agents.websites and mobile devices, including Digital Money Transfer services. The Company's multi-currencyCompany’s money transfer service is viewed by the Company asprovided through one interconnected global network where a money transfer can be sent from one location to another, around the world.network. This service is available for international cross-border transfers and, in certain countries, intra-country transfers. This segment also includes money transfer transactions that can be initiated through websites and mobile devices.

Business Solutions - The Business Solutions operating segment facilitates payment and foreign exchange solutions, primarily cross-border, cross-currency transactions, for small and medium size enterprises, and other organizations and individuals. The majority of the segment'sBusiness Solutions business relates to exchanges of currency at spot rates, which enable customers to make cross-currency payments. In addition, in certain countries, the Company writes foreign currency forward and option contracts for customers to facilitate future payments. On August 4, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its Business Solutions business to Goldfinch Partners LLC and The Baupost Group LLC. The sale will be completed in two closings, the first of which occurred on March 1, 2022, with the second expected in the fourth quarter of 2022. See Note 4 for further information regarding this transaction.

All businesses and other services that have not been classified in the above segments are reported as "Other,"Other, which as noted above, primarily includes the Company's electronic-based and cash-basedCompany’s bill payment services which facilitate bill payments from consumers to businesses and other organizations and which were previously reported in the historical Consumer-to-Business operating segment, andCompany’s money order services. Certain of the Company's money order and other services, in additioncorporate costs such as costs related to strategic initiatives, including costs for the review and closing of acquisitions.mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, are also included in Other. See Note 1314 for further information regarding the Company'sCompany’s segments.


There are legal or regulatory limitations on transferring certain assets of the Company outside of the countries where these assets are located. However, there are generally no limitations on the use of these assets within those countries. Additionally, the Company must meet minimum capital requirements in some countries in order to maintain operating licenses. As of December 31, 2016,2021, the amount ofCompany's restricted net assets associated with these net asset limitations and minimum capital requirements totaled approximately $320 million, and there have been no material changes to these limitations subsequent to that date.


$460 million.

Various aspects of the Company'sCompany’s services and businesses are subject to United States federal, state, and local regulation, as well as regulation by foreign jurisdictions, including certain banking and other financial services regulations.



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(Unaudited)

Basis of Presentation


The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and were prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q10‑Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In compliance with those instructions, certain information

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(Unaudited)

and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted.


The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in this quarterly report are presented on a consolidated basis and include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. Results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts werehave been eliminated as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and December 31, 20162021 and for all periods presented. Beginning in the first quarter of 2017, the Company has reported total "Revenues" in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for all periods presented and no longer presents the subcaptions previously reported, including "Transaction fees," "Foreign exchange revenues," and "Other revenues."


In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated financial statements include all the normal recurring adjustments necessary to fairly present the Company'sCompany’s condensed consolidated results of operations, financial position, and cash flows as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and for all periods presented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company'sCompany’s consolidated financial statements within the Company'sCompany’s Annual Report on Form 10-K10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2016.


2021.

Consistent with industry practice, the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are unclassified due to the short-term nature of the Company'sCompany’s settlement obligations contrasted with the Company'sCompany’s ability to invest cash awaiting settlement in long-term investment securities.


Use of Estimates


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.


Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

On January 1, 2017,

Cash Flow Classification Revision

Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company adoptedrevised its presentation to include changes in settlement cash associated with settlement obligations as a financing activity and changes in settlement cash from purchases, sales, and maturities of settlement investments as an accounting pronouncement relatedinvesting activity within its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Previously, the changes in settlement assets and settlement obligations were presented on a net basis within operating activities in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Prior period amounts have been revised to share-based paymentsconform to employees. This standard requires all excess tax benefits and tax deficienciesthis presentation. These changes in presentation have been concluded to be recognized as income tax expense (benefit) in the income statement and that excess tax benefits be included as an operating activity for the cash flow statement. In addition, these tax benefits must be removed from the dilutive weighted-average shares outstanding calculation as these assumed proceeds will have already been recognized in the income statement. The Company will continue its current practice of estimating forfeitures when calculating compensation expense. The adoption of this standard did not have a materialimmaterial, having no impact on the Company'sCompany’s previously reported net income, financial position, or cash flows from operating activities, as changes in the Company’s settlement assets exactly offset changes in its settlement obligations. However, the revised presentation shows all changes associated with settlement cash in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows instead of in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

The following table presents the effects of the changes in presentation of these cash flows, compared to the previously reported Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in millions):

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

As Previously

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported(a)

 

 

Revisions

 

 

As Revised

 

Net cash provided by/(used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

349.5

 

 

$

 

 

$

349.5

 

Investing activities(b)

 

 

(297.3

)

 

 

400.0

 

 

 

102.7

 

Financing activities(c)

 

 

(426.0

)

 

 

(93.1

)

 

 

(519.1

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents, including settlement, and restricted cash

 

$

(373.8

)

 

$

306.9

 

 

$

(66.9

)

(a)
As reported in the Company's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on August 4, 2021.
(b)
The financial statement lines included in Investing activities are Purchases of settlement investments, Proceeds from the sale of settlement investments, and Maturities of settlement investments.
(c)
The financial statement line included in Financing activities is Net change in settlement obligations.

2. Revenue

The Company’s revenues are primarily derived from consideration paid by customers to transfer money. These revenues vary by transaction based upon factors such as channel, send and receive locations, the principal amount sent, whether the money transfer involves different send and receive currencies, the difference between the exchange rate set by the Company to the customer and the rate available in the wholesale foreign exchange market, and speed of service, as applicable. The Company also offers several other services, including foreign exchange and payment services and other bill payment services, for which revenue is impacted by similar factors. For the substantial majority of the Company’s revenues, the Company acts as the principal in transactions and reports revenue on a gross basis, as the Company controls the service at all times prior to transfer to the customer, is primarily responsible for fulfilling the customer contracts, has the risk of loss, and has the ability to establish transaction prices. The Company also provides services to financial institutions and other third parties to enable such entities to offer money transfer services to their own customers under their brands. Generally, in these arrangements, consumers agree to terms and conditions specified by the financial institution or other third party that, among other things, establish pricing paid by the consumer for the service. The Company recognizes revenue on a net basis under these arrangements. Revenue is recognized net of any taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.

The Company recognized $1,080.5 million and $1,239.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $2,184.1 million and $2,405.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, in revenues from contracts with customers. There were no material upfront costs incurred to obtain contracts with customers during these same periods. Under the Company’s loyalty programs, which are primarily offered in its money transfer services, the Company must fulfill loyalty program rewards earned by customers. The loyalty program redemption activity has been and continues to be insignificant to the Company’s results of operations, cash flows, orand the Company has immaterial contract liability balances, which primarily relate to its customer loyalty programs and other services. Contract asset balances related disclosures.


Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

to customers were also immaterial as of the periods presented, as the Company typically receives payment of consideration from its customers prior to satisfying performance obligations under the customer contracts. In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new accounting pronouncement regardingaddition to revenue generated from contracts with customers, which the Company is requiredrecognizes revenue from other sources, including the sale of derivative financial instruments and investment income generated on settlement assets primarily related to adopt on January 1, 2018. This new standard, along with subsequent amendments, provides guidance on recognizing revenue, including a five-step modelmoney transfer and money order services.

The Company analyzes its different services individually to determine whenthe appropriate basis for revenue recognition, is appropriate.as further described below. Revenues from consumer money transfers are included in the Company’s Consumer-to- Consumer segment, revenues from foreign exchange and payment services are included in the Company’s Business Solutions segment, and revenues from consumer bill payment and other services are not included in the Company’s segments and are reported as Other. See Note 14 for further information on the Company’s segments. On August 4, 2021,

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(Unaudited)

the Company entered into an agreement to sell its Business Solutions business to Goldfinch Partners LLC and The standard requires that an entity recognizes revenueBaupost Group LLC. The sale will be completed in two closings, the first of which occurred on March 1, 2022, with the second expected in the fourth quarter of 2022. See Note 4 for further information regarding this transaction.

Consumer Money Transfers

For the Company’s money transfer services, customers agree to depict the transferCompany’s terms and conditions at the time of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Based on management's analysis of the new standard, for the significant majority of the Company's revenues,initiating a transaction. In a money transfer, the Company has an1 performance obligation as the customer engages the Company to perform one1 integrated service for the customer -which typically occurs within minutes — collect the consumer'scustomer’s money and make funds available for payment generally on the same day, to a designated recipientperson in the currency requested. Accordingly, managementTherefore, the Company recognizes revenue upon completion of the following: (i) the customer’s acknowledgment of the Company’s terms and conditions and payment information has determined thatbeen received by the adoptionCompany, (ii) the Company has agreed to process the money transfer, (iii) the Company has provided the customer a unique transaction identification number, and (iv) funds are available to be picked up by the customer’s designated receiving party. The transaction price is comprised of this standard will not have a material impacttransaction fee and the difference between the exchange rate set by the Company to the customer and the rate available in the wholesale foreign exchange market, as applicable, both of which are readily determinable at the time the transaction is initiated.

Foreign Exchange and Payment Services

For the Company’s foreign exchange and payment services, customers agree to terms and conditions for all transactions, either at the time of initiating a transaction or signing a contract with the Company to provide payment services on the Company's financial positioncustomer’s behalf. In the majority of the Company’s foreign exchange and resultspayment services, the Company makes payments to the recipient to satisfy its performance obligation to the customer, and therefore, the Company recognizes revenue on foreign exchange and payment services when this performance obligation has been fulfilled. Revenues from foreign exchange and payment services are primarily comprised of operations. the difference between the exchange rate set by the Company to the customer and the rate available in the wholesale foreign exchange market.

Consumer Bill Payments and Other

The Company will adoptoffers bill payment and other services that vary by contractual features, including the standard usingtypes and amounts of fixed charges and with respect to how fees are billed and collected. The identification of the modified retrospective approach, applied to all contracts with customers,contract with the cumulative effect of adoption included in retained earnings as of January 1, 2018. Management has completed an analysiscustomer for revenue recognition purposes is consistent with these features for each of the new disclosure requirements ofCompany’s bill payment and other services. As with consumer money transfers, customers engage the standardCompany to perform 1 integrated service — collect money from the consumer and is making minor enhancements to its systemsprocess the transaction, thereby providing billers with real-time or near real-time information regarding consumer payments and processes to comply withsimplifying the new disclosure requirements.


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(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)


In January 2016,

Management has determined that the Financial Accounting Standards Board issuedsubstantial majority of the Company’s revenue is recognized at a new accounting pronouncement regarding classificationpoint in time. The following tables represent the disaggregation of revenue earned from contracts with customers by product type and measurementregion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (in millions). The regional split of financial instruments. This new standard provides guidance on how entities measure certain equity investments and present changesrevenue shown in the fair value. This standard requires that entities measure certain equity investments that do not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the equity method at fair value and recognize any changes in fair value in net income. The Company is required to adopt the new standard on January 1, 2018. Management believes that the adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations, or related disclosures.


In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new accounting pronouncement regarding the financial reporting of leasing transactions. This new standard requires a lessee to record assets and liabilities on the balance sheet for the rights and obligations arising from leases with terms of more than 12 months. The Company is required to adopt the new standard on January 1, 2019 using a modified retrospective approach. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption of this standard will have on the Company's financial position, results of operations, and related disclosures.

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new accounting pronouncement regarding credit losses for financial instruments. The new standard requires entities to measure expected credit losses for certain financial assets held at the reporting date using a current expected credit loss model, whichtables below is based on historical experience, adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The Company is required to adopt the new standard on January 1, 2020. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption of this standard will have on the Company's financial position, results of operations, and related disclosures.

In October 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new accounting pronouncement regarding certain intra-entity asset transfers, requiring that an entity recognize any income tax consequences when the transfer occurs. The Company is required to adopt the new standard on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted. Management believes that the adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new accounting pronouncement to simplify the method of measuring a goodwill impairment charge in the event a reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value. In those circumstances, the new standard requires the Company to recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value. While management cannot predict if or when such an impairment charge may occur, or the amount of any potential impairment, management believes that this standard could result in lower impairment charges for the Company. The Company is required to adopt the new standard on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption of this standard will have on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new accounting pronouncement to require the service cost component of defined benefit plan pension cost to be included in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by relevant employees, with the other non-service cost components of this net benefit cost presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component, outside a subtotal of income from operations. The Company's defined benefit pension plan is frozen, thus thereupon where transactions are no related service costs. The Company currently records the non-service costs of the defined benefit pension plan in the "Cost of services" line item of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, whereas the Company expects to record these costs in the "Other income/(expense), net" line item upon adoption of the standard. The Company expects to adopt the new standard on January 1, 2018, with retrospective presentation. Management does not believe that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on the Company's results of operations or related disclosures.

In August 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new accounting pronouncement to improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity's risk management activities in its financial statements by making certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance in current GAAP, including through changes to both the designation and measurement guidance for qualifying hedging relationships and presentation of hedge results. The Company is required to adopt the new standard on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption of this standard will have on the Company's financial position and results of operations.


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initiated.

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money

 

 

and Payment

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers

 

 

Services(b)

 

 

Bill Payments

 

 

Services

 

 

Total

 

Regions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

406.5

 

 

$

 

 

$

18.0

 

 

$

14.4

 

 

$

438.9

 

Europe and CIS

 

 

273.1

 

 

 

20.7

 

 

 

5.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

299.4

 

Middle East, Africa, and South Asia

 

 

158.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

159.0

 

Latin America and the Caribbean

 

 

94.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

27.3

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

123.8

 

East Asia and Oceania

 

 

59.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

59.4

 

Revenues from contracts with customers

 

$

991.8

 

 

$

20.7

 

 

$

51.2

 

 

$

16.8

 

 

$

1,080.5

 

Other revenues (a)

 

 

35.1

 

 

 

15.0

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

6.2

 

 

 

57.8

 

Total revenues

 

$

1,026.9

 

 

$

35.7

 

 

$

52.7

 

 

$

23.0

 

 

$

1,138.3

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money

 

 

and Payment

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers

 

 

Services(b)

 

 

Bill Payments

 

 

Services

 

 

Total

 

Regions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

787.7

 

 

$

17.9

 

 

$

35.5

 

 

$

28.6

 

 

$

869.7

 

Europe and Russia/CIS

 

 

556.9

 

 

 

54.4

 

 

 

9.1

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

620.5

 

Middle East, Africa, and South Asia

 

 

321.2

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

321.8

 

Latin America and the Caribbean

 

 

182.2

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

51.4

 

 

 

4.4

 

 

 

238.5

 

East Asia and Oceania

 

 

120.6

 

 

 

12.5

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

133.6

 

Revenues from contracts with customers

 

$

1,968.6

 

 

$

85.7

 

 

$

96.7

 

 

$

33.1

 

 

$

2,184.1

 

Other revenues (a)

 

 

57.3

 

 

 

39.1

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

11.1

 

 

 

109.9

 

Total revenues

 

$

2,025.9

 

 

$

124.8

 

 

$

99.1

 

 

$

44.2

 

 

$

2,294.0

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money

 

 

and Payment

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers

 

 

Services

 

 

Bill Payments

 

 

Services

 

 

Total

 

Regions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

417.7

 

 

$

23.5

 

 

$

18.0

 

 

$

14.3

 

 

$

473.5

 

Europe and Russia/CIS

 

 

364.1

 

 

 

33.7

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

399.1

 

Middle East, Africa, and South Asia

 

 

166.7

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

167.3

 

Latin America and the Caribbean

 

 

92.5

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

18.9

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

114.3

 

East Asia and Oceania

 

 

68.1

 

 

 

16.6

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

84.9

 

Revenues from contracts with customers

 

$

1,109.1

 

 

$

75.1

 

 

$

38.3

 

 

$

16.6

 

 

$

1,239.1

 

Other revenues (a)

 

 

18.0

 

 

 

24.2

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

5.0

 

 

 

50.6

 

Total revenues

 

$

1,127.1

 

 

$

99.3

 

 

$

41.7

 

 

$

21.6

 

 

$

1,289.7

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money

 

 

and Payment

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers

 

 

Services

 

 

Bill Payments

 

 

Services

 

 

Total

 

Regions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

804.3

 

 

$

44.7

 

 

$

36.6

 

 

$

28.8

 

 

$

914.4

 

Europe and Russia/CIS

 

 

702.8

 

 

 

68.0

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

773.6

 

Middle East, Africa, and South Asia

 

 

326.4

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

327.6

 

Latin America and the Caribbean

 

 

179.2

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

36.6

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

221.3

 

East Asia and Oceania

 

 

134.8

 

 

 

33.2

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

168.5

 

Revenues from contracts with customers

 

$

2,147.5

 

 

$

148.5

 

 

$

76.1

 

 

$

33.3

 

 

$

2,405.4

 

Other revenues (a)

 

 

30.5

 

 

 

47.3

 

 

 

6.4

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

 

94.3

 

Total revenues

 

$

2,178.0

 

 

$

195.8

 

 

$

82.5

 

 

$

43.4

 

 

$

2,499.7

 

(Unaudited)(a)
Includes revenue from the sale of derivative financial instruments, investment income generated on settlement assets primarily related to money transfer and money order services, and other sources.

(b)
On August 4, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its Business Solutions business to Goldfinch Partners LLC and the Baupost Group LLC. The sale will be completed in 2 closings, the first of which occurred on March 1, 2022. See Note 4 for more information.

2.

3. Earnings Per Share


The calculation of basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Outstanding options to purchase Western Union stock and unvested shares of restricted stock are excluded from basic shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if outstanding stock options at the presented dates are exercised and shares of restricted stock have vested, using the treasury stock method. The treasury stock method assumes proceeds from the exercise price of stock options and the unamortized compensation expense of options and restricted stock are available to acquire shares at an average market price throughout the period, and therefore, reduce the dilutive effect.


For

Shares excluded from the three months ended September 30, 2017diluted earnings per share calculation under the treasury stock method, primarily due to outstanding restricted stock units and 2016, there were 3.3 million and 2.4 million, respectively, of outstanding options to purchase shares of Western Union stock, excluded fromas the diluted earningsassumed proceeds of the restricted stock and options per unit were above the Company’s average share calculation, asprice during the periods and their effect was anti-dilutive. Foranti-dilutive were 8.6 million and 1.4 million for the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016, there were 2.92021, respectively, and 7.9 million and 3.91.4 million respectively, of outstanding options to purchase shares of Western Union stock excluded fromfor the diluted earnings per share calculation, as their effect was anti-dilutive.

six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.


The following table provides the calculation of diluted weighted-average shares outstanding (in millions):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Basic weighted-average shares outstanding

 

 

386.7

 

 

 

409.3

 

 

 

389.9

 

 

 

410.5

 

Common stock equivalents

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

2.4

 

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

 

 

387.6

 

 

 

411.5

 

 

 

391.0

 

 

 

412.9

 

 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding462.8
 487.0
 470.6
 492.4
Common stock equivalents2.6
 3.3
 3.0
 3.1
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding465.4
 490.3
 473.6
 495.5

3. Business Transformation Expenses

In the second quarter of 2016,

4. Divestitures and Investment Activities

Assets Held for Sale and Related Divestiture

On August 4, 2021, the Company began incurring expenses relatedentered into an agreement to asell its Business Solutions business transformation initiative, referred to asGoldfinch Partners LLC and The Baupost Group LLC (collectively, the WU Way. Although“Buyer”) for cash consideration of $910.0 million. The sale will be completed in 2 closings, the expenses related tofirst of which occurred on March 1, 2022 with the WU Way are specific to that initiative,entirety of the types of expenses related to the WU Way initiative are similar to expenses that the Company has previously incurred and can reasonably be expected to incur in the future. The following table summarizes the activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 for the consulting service fees, severance, and other costs related to the business transformation accruals, which are included in "Accounts payable and accrued liabilities" in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in millions):


 Consulting Service Fees Severance and Related Employee Benefits Other Total
Balance, December 31, 2016$9.0
 $3.9
 $
 $12.9
Expenses (a)23.1
 30.1
 6.0
 59.2
Cash payments(28.8) (18.1) (5.9) (52.8)
Non-cash benefit (a)
 1.3
 
 1.3
Balance, September 30, 2017$3.3
 $17.2
 $0.1
 $20.6
____________

(a)Expenses include a non-cash benefit for adjustments to stock compensation for awards forfeited by employees. These expenses have been removed from the liability balance in the table above as they do not impact the business transformation accruals.

10
cash consideration

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collected at that time and allocated to the closings on a relative fair value basis. The following table presentsfirst closing excluded the above expensesoperations in the European Union and the United Kingdom and resulted in a gain of $151.4 million.In connection with the first closing, the Company reclassified $17.8 million of currency translation gains previously included within Accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) as a component of Gain on divestiture of business in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. As of June 30, 2022, the Company has agreed to and paid final working capital adjustments to the Buyer and has classified the proceeds allocated to the European Union and United Kingdom operations of approximately $390 million within Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The second closing is currently expected in the fourth quarter of 2022, pending required regulatory approvals, at which time the remainder of the gain will be recognized, subject to regulatory capital adjustments. During the period between the closings, the Company will pay to the Buyer a measure of profit of the European Union and United Kingdom operations, adjusted for the occupancy charges for employees of the Buyer using Company facilities and other items, as contractually agreed, which was $8.1 million and $10.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and was included in Other income/(expense), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The related income tax expense on this income is also passed to the Buyer.

The Company has presented the remaining assets of its Business Solutions business transformation initiatives as reflectedheld for sale, along with the associated liabilities, as it believes completion of the second closing is probable. However, in the event that the second closing does not occur by February 4, 2023, the Company may, with appropriate notice to the Buyer, otherwise dispose of the European Union and United Kingdom operations, with any profit realized on disposition remitted to the Buyer, and conversely, any loss indemnified by the Buyer. The Buyer has rebranded the sold operations within a new standalone company (now referred to as "Convera").

Business Solutions revenues included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (in millions):

were $35.7 million and $99.3 million and direct operating expenses, which exclude corporate allocations, were $27.8 million and $85.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, Business Solutions revenues were $124.8 million and $195.8 million, respectively, and direct operating expenses, excluding corporate allocations were $90.4 million and $166.9 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, divestiture costs directly associated with this transaction were $0.8 million and $4.0 million, respectively.


 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Cost of services$4.0
 $
 $27.7
 $
Selling, general and administrative5.9
 5.0
 31.5
 7.1
Total expenses, pre-tax$9.9
 $5.0
 $59.2
 $7.1
Total expenses, net of tax$7.2
 $3.2
 $39.2
 $4.5

The following table summarizesreflects the assets held for sale and associated liabilities of the Business Solutions business transformation expenses incurred by reportable segmentin the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions). Certain business transformation expenses, primarily consulting expenses,These balances are not identifiablesubject to regulatory capital and other requirements which will be finalized upon the second close.

 

 

June 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

77.0

 

 

$

37.7

 

Settlement assets

 

 

196.9

 

 

 

566.0

 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2.5 and $19.3

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

6.3

 

Goodwill

 

 

229.2

 

 

 

532.0

 

Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $78.2 and $360.2

 

 

9.8

 

 

 

50.4

 

Other assets

 

 

174.0

 

 

 

260.5

 

Total assets

 

$

688.9

 

 

$

1,452.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

71.7

 

 

$

61.6

 

Settlement obligations

 

 

196.9

 

 

 

566.0

 

Other liabilities

 

 

156.3

 

 

 

194.3

 

Total liabilities

 

$

424.9

 

 

$

821.9

 

Investment Activities

The Company entered into an agreement in November 2020, which was subsequently amended, to acquire an ownership interest in stc Bank (formerly Saudi Digital Payments Company), a specific segment,subsidiary of Saudi Telecom Company and have therefore been excluded

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one of the Company’s Consumer-to-Consumer digital white label partners. Under the terms of the amended agreement, the Company agreed to invest $200.0 million for a 15% ownership in stc Bank (“Investment”), and this transaction closed in October 2021. In conjunction with the Investment, the Company and stc Bank extended and expanded the terms of their commercial agreement. The Company assigned a value of $36.0 million to certain rights under the commercial agreement that are included in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and are being amortized over the life of the agreement.The Company is measuring the Investment at cost, less any impairment, adjusted for any changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments in stc Bank.

In April 2021, the table below. These expenses have not been allocated toCompany sold a substantial majority of the Company's segments disclosednoncontrolling interest it held in Note 13. While the expenses shown below are identifiable to the Company's segments, they have been excluded from the measurementa private company for cash proceeds of segment operating income provided to the CODM for purposes$50.9 million. The Company recorded a gain of assessing segment performance and decision making with respect to resource allocation.


 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2017
Consumer-to-Consumer$3.3
 $20.9
Business Solutions2.2
 8.9
Other0.9
 8.8
Total$6.4
 $38.6

There were no business transformation expenses attributable to the Company's segments for$47.9 million within Other income/(expense), net, during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.2021. The Company retains an immaterial equity interest in this private company.


4.

5. Fair Value Measurements


Fair value, as defined by the relevant accounting standards, represents the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. For additional information on how the Company measures fair value, refer to the Company'sCompany’s consolidated financial statements within the Company'sCompany’s Annual Report on Form 10-K10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

2021.



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The following tables reflectpresent the Company’s assets and liabilities, that werewhich are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, by balance sheet line item (in millions):

 

 

Fair Value Measurement Using

 

 

Total

 

June 30, 2022

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Fair Value

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settlement assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measured at fair value through net income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

6.6

 

 

$

 

 

$

6.6

 

Measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (net of expected credit losses recorded through net income):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State and municipal debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

1,256.0

 

 

 

1,256.0

 

State and municipal variable-rate demand notes

 

 

 

 

 

89.8

 

 

 

89.8

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

57.5

 

 

 

57.5

 

United States government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

19.0

 

 

 

19.0

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

214.8

 

 

 

214.8

 

Total assets

 

$

6.6

 

 

$

1,637.1

 

 

$

1,643.7

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

$

 

 

$

156.5

 

 

$

156.5

 

Total liabilities

 

$

 

 

$

156.5

 

 

$

156.5

 

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Fair Value Measurement Using

 

 

Total

 

December 31, 2021

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Fair Value

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settlement assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measured at fair value through net income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

7.9

 

 

$

 

 

$

7.9

 

Measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (net of expected credit losses recorded through net income):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State and municipal debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

1,219.9

 

 

 

1,219.9

 

State and municipal variable-rate demand notes

 

 

 

 

 

84.8

 

 

 

84.8

 

Corporate and other debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

57.8

 

 

 

57.8

 

United States government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

36.4

 

 

 

36.4

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

247.7

 

 

 

247.7

 

Total assets

 

$

7.9

 

 

$

1,646.6

 

 

$

1,654.5

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

$

 

 

$

183.8

 

 

$

183.8

 

Total liabilities

 

$

 

 

$

183.8

 

 

$

183.8

 

  
Fair Value Measurement Using 
Assets/
Liabilities at
Fair
Value
September 30, 2017Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Assets:       
Settlement assets:       
State and municipal debt securities$
 $940.9
 $
 $940.9
State and municipal variable rate demand notes
 301.4
 
 301.4
Corporate and other debt securities
 136.9
 
 136.9
United States Treasury securities9.9
 
 
 9.9
Other assets:       
Derivatives
 355.8
 
 355.8
Time deposit
 150.0
 
 150.0
Total assets$9.9
 $1,885.0
 $
 $1,894.9
Liabilities:       
Derivatives$
 $341.2
 $
 $341.2
Total liabilities$
 $341.2
 $
 $341.2
        
 Fair Value Measurement Using 
Assets/
Liabilities at
Fair
Value
December 31, 2016Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Assets:       
Settlement assets:       
State and municipal debt securities$
 $1,002.4
 $
 $1,002.4
State and municipal variable rate demand notes
 203.4
 
 203.4
Corporate and other debt securities
 26.0
 
 26.0
Other assets:       
Derivatives
 365.6
 
 365.6
Total assets$
 $1,597.4
 $
 $1,597.4
Liabilities:       
Derivatives$
 $262.3
 $
 $262.3
Total liabilities$
 $262.3
 $
 $262.3

No

There were no material, non-recurring fair value adjustments other than approximately $9 million of property and equipment, operating lease right-of-use asset, and other intangible asset impairments associated with the Company's suspension of its operations in Russia and Belarus and the first closing of its Business Solutions divestiture in the six months ended June 30, 2022, as discussed further in Note 14. There were recordedno material, non-recurring fair value adjustments in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 or transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 measurements during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016.


2021.

Other Fair Value Measurements


The carrying amounts for many of the Company'sCompany’s financial instruments, including certain cash and cash equivalents, settlement cash and cash equivalents, and settlement receivables and settlement obligations approximate fair value due to their short maturities. The Company'sCompany’s borrowings are classified as Level 2 ofwithin the valuation hierarchy, and the aggregate fair value of these borrowings was based on quotes from multiple banks and excluded the impact of related interest rate swaps. Fixed ratebanks. Fixed-rate notes are carried in the Company'sCompany’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at their original issuance values as adjusted over time to accrete that value to par, except for portions of notes hedged by these interest rate swaps, as disclosed in Note 9.par. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, the carrying value and fair value of the Company'sCompany’s borrowings were $3,533.4$2,695.3 million and $3,641.6$2,565.8 million, respectively (see Note 10)11). As of December 31, 2016,2021, the carrying value and fair value of the Company'sCompany’s borrowings were $2,786.1$3,008.4 million and $2,888.7$3,217.2 million, respectively.

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company entered into reverse repurchase agreements, a form of secured lending, with broker-dealer affiliates of large U.S. banks, using a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Company's Business Solutions business. These agreements require the counterparties to pledge marketable securities with a value greater than the amount of cash transferred as collateral, which is held and valued by a third-party custodial bank. These investments generate interest income through the date of repurchase, at which point the purchase price together with the interest due will be paid back to the Company. The Company carries these investments at amortized cost, and as of June 30, 2022, the carrying value of these investments, as reported in Other assets in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, was $400.0 million, which approximates fair value due to the creditworthiness of the counterparties, the value of the collateral, and the investments' short-term nature and variable interest rate.



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(Unaudited)

The Company holds investments in foreign corporate debt securities that are classified as held-to-maturity securities within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy and are recorded at amortized cost in "Other Assets" in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2017, the carrying value and fair value of the Company's foreign corporate debt securities were $56.7 million and $56.8 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, both the carrying value and fair value of the Company's foreign corporate debt securities were $36.2 million.

5.

6. Commitments and Contingencies


Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees


The Company had approximately $210340 million in outstanding letters of credit and bank guarantees as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017 that are2022, which were primarily held in connection with safeguarding consumer funds, lease arrangements, and certain agent agreements. The letters of credit and bank guarantees have expiration dates through 2021, with many having a one-year renewal option. The Company expects to renew themost of its letters of credit and bank guarantees prior to expiration in most circumstances.


expiration.

Litigation and Related Contingencies


The Company is subject to certain claims and litigation that could result in losses, including damages, fines, and/or civil penalties, which could be significant, and in some cases, criminal charges. The Company regularly evaluates the status of legal matters to assess whether a loss is probable and reasonably estimable in determining whether an accrual is appropriate. Furthermore, in determining whether disclosure is appropriate, the Company evaluates each legal matter to assess if there is at least a reasonable possibility that a material loss or additional lossmaterial losses may have been incurred andincurred. The Company also evaluates whether an estimate of possible loss or range of loss can be made. Unless otherwise specified below, the Company believes that there is at least a reasonable possibility that a loss or additional loss may have been incurred for each of the matters described below.

For those matters that the Company believes there is at least a reasonable possibility that a loss or additional loss may have been incurred and can reasonably estimate the loss or potential loss, the reasonably possible potential litigation losses in excess of the Company’s recorded liability for probable and estimable losses was approximately $165$30 million as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2022. For the remaining matters, management is unable to provide a meaningful estimate of the possible loss or range of loss because, among other reasons: (a)(i) the proceedings are in preliminary stages; (b)(ii) specific damages have not been sought; (c)(iii) damage claims are unsupported and/or unreasonable; (d)(iv) there is uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals or motions; (e)(v) there are significant factual issues to be resolved; or (f)(vi) novel legal issues or unsettled legal theories are being asserted.

The outcomes of legal actions are unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties, and it is inherently difficult to determine whether any loss is probable or even possible. It is also inherently difficult to estimate the amount of any loss and there may be matters for which a loss is probable or reasonably possible but not currently estimable. Accordingly, actual losses may be in excess of the established liability or the range of reasonably possible loss.




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United States Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and State Attorneys General Settlements

Legal Matters

In late November 2016, the Company entered into discussions with the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”), the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California ("USAO-CDCA"), the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ("USAO-EDPA"), the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ("USAO-MDPA"), and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida (“USAO-SDFL”) to resolve the investigations by the USAO-CDCA, USAO-EDPA, USAO-MDPA, and USAO-SDFL (collectively, the “USAOs”) (collectively, the “USAO Investigations”). On January 19, 2017, the Company announced that it, or its subsidiary Western Union Financial Services, Inc. (“WUFSI”), had entered into (1) a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (the “DPA”) with the DOJ and the USAOs; (2) a Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Final Judgment (the “Consent Order”) with the United States Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) resolving claims by the FTC alleging unfair acts and practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act and for violations of the FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule; and (3) a Consent to the Assessment ofOctober 2015, Consumidores Financieros Asociación Civil Money Penalty with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the United States Department of Treasury (the “FinCEN Agreement”), to resolve the respective investigations of those agencies. FinCEN provided notice to the Company dated December 16, 2016 of its investigation regarding possible violations of the United States Bank Secrecy Act ("BSA"). On January 31, 2017, the Company entered into assurances of discontinuance/assurances of voluntary compliance with the attorneys general of 49 U.S. states and the District of Columbia named therein to resolve investigations by the state attorneys general, which sought information and documents relating to money transfers sent from the United States to certain countries,para su Defensa, an Argentinian consumer fraud complaints that the Company had received and the Company's procedures to help identify and prevent fraudulent transfers. On April 12, 2017, the Company settled with the one remaining state attorney general under effectively the same terms as the January 31, 2017 agreement with no additional monetary payment required. The agreements with the state attorneys general are collectively referred to herein as the "State AG Agreement." The DPA, Consent Order, FinCEN Agreement, and State AG Agreement are collectively referred to herein as the "Joint Settlement Agreements."


Pursuant to the DPA, the USAOs filed a two-count criminal information in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, charging the Company with aiding and abetting wire fraud and willfully failing to implement an effective anti-money laundering ("AML") program. The USAOs agreed that if the Company fully complies with all of its obligations under the DPA, the USAOs will, at the conclusion of the DPA’s term, seek dismissal with prejudice of the criminal information filed against the Company.

Under the Joint Settlement Agreements, the Company was required to (1) pay an aggregate amount of $586 million to the DOJ to be used to reimburse consumers who were the victims of third-party fraud conducted through the Company’s money transfer services (the “Compensation Payment”), (2) pay an aggregate amount of $5 million to the State Attorneys General to reimburse investigative, enforcement, and other costs, and (3) retain an independent compliance auditor for three years to review and assess actions taken by the Company under the Consent Order to further enhance its oversight of agents and protection of consumers. The FinCEN Agreement also set forth a civil penalty of $184 million, the full amount of which was deemed satisfied by the Compensation Payment, without any additional payment or non-monetary obligations. No separate payment to the FTC was required under the Joint Settlement Agreements. The Company paid the Compensation Payment and the aggregate amount due to the State Attorneys General during the first half of 2017. The Company had accrued the Compensation Payment and the aggregate amount due to the State Attorneys General in "Accounts payable and accrued liabilities" in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016. In the second quarter of 2017, pursuant to the terms of the Joint Settlement Agreements, the Company engaged an independent compliance auditor, and during the three months ended September 30, 2017, the Company accrued an additional $8 million of expenses related to the independent compliance auditor.

The Joint Settlement Agreements also require, among other things, the Company to adopt certain new or enhanced practices with respect to its compliance program relating to consumer reimbursement, agent due diligence, agent training, monitoring, reporting, and record-keeping by the Company and its agents, consumer fraud disclosures, agent suspensions and terminations, and other items. The changes in the Company’s compliance program required by the Joint Settlement Agreements will have adverse effects on the Company’s business, including additional costs and potential loss of business. The Company could also face actions from other regulators as a result of the Joint Settlement Agreements. In addition, if the Company fails to comply with the Joint Settlement Agreements, it could face criminal prosecution, civil litigation, significant fines, damage awards or other regulatory consequences. Any or all of these outcomes could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.


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Shareholder Derivative Actions

On January 13, 2014, Natalie Gordon served the Company with a Verified Shareholder Derivative Complaint and Jury Demand that was filed in District Court, Douglas County, Colorado naming the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, one of its former executive officers, one of its former directors, and all but one of its current directors as individual defendants, and the Company as a nominal defendant. The complaint asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty and gross mismanagement against all of the individual defendants and unjust enrichment against the President and Chief Executive Officer and the former executive officer based on allegations that between February 12, 2012 to October 30, 2012, the individual defendants made or caused the Company to issue false and misleading statements or failed to make adequate disclosures regarding the effects of a settlement agreement signed on February 11, 2010 between WUFSI and the State of Arizona regarding WUFSI's AML compliance programs along the United States and Mexico border ("Southwest Border Agreement"), including regarding the anticipated costs of compliance with the Southwest Border Agreement, potential effects on business operations, and Company projections. Plaintiff also alleges that the individual defendants caused or allowed the Company to lack requisite internal controls, caused or allowed financial statements to be misstated, and caused the Company to be subject to the costs, expenses and liabilities associated with City of Taylor Police and Fire Retirement System v. The Western Union Company, et al., a lawsuit that was subsequently renamed and dismissed. Plaintiff further alleges that the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and the former executive officer received excessive compensation based on the allegedly inaccurate financial statements. On March 12, 2014, the Court entered an order granting the parties' joint motion to stay proceedings in the case during the pendency of certain of the shareholder derivative actions described below.


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In 2014, Stanley Lieblein, R. Andre Klein, City of Cambridge Retirement System, Mayar Fund Ltd, Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System, MARTA/ATU Local 732 Employees Retirement Plan, and The Police Retirement System of St. Louis filed shareholder derivative complaints in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (or were removed to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado) naming the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and certain current and former directors and a former executive officer as individual defendants, and the Company as a nominal defendant. On January 5, 2015, the court entered an order consolidating the actions and appointing City of Cambridge Retirement System and MARTA/ATU Local 732 Employees Retirement Plan as co-lead plaintiffs. On February 4, 2015, co-lead plaintiffs filed a verified consolidated shareholder derivative complaint naming the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, two of its former executive officers and all but two of its current directors as individual defendants, and the Company as a nominal defendant. The consolidated complaint asserts separate claims for breach of fiduciary duty against the director defendants and the officer defendants, claims against all of the individual defendants for violations of section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), corporate waste and unjust enrichment, and a claim against the former executive officer for breach of fiduciary duties for insider selling and misappropriation of information. The breach of fiduciary duty claim against the director defendants includes allegations that they declined to implement an effective AML compliance system after receiving numerous red flags indicating prolonged willful illegality, obstructed the efforts of the monitor assigned to the Company pursuant to the Southwest Border Agreement to impose effective compliance systems on the Company, failed to take action in response to alleged Western Union management efforts to undermine the monitor, reappointed the same directors to the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Public Policy Committees constituting a majority of those committees between 2006 and 2014, appointed a majority of directors to the Compliance Committee who were directly involved in overseeing the alleged misconduct as members of the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance and Public Policy Committee, caused the Company to materially breach the Southwest Border Agreement, caused the Company to repurchase its stock at artificially inflated prices, awarded the Company’s senior executives excessive compensation despite their responsibility for the Company’s alleged willful non-compliance with state and federal AML laws, and failed to prevent the former executive officer from misappropriating and profiting from nonpublic information when making allegedly unlawful stock sales. The breach of fiduciary duty claim against the officer defendants includes allegations that they caused the Company and allowed its agents to ignore the recording and reporting requirements of the BSA and parallel AML laws and regulations for a prolonged period of time, authorized and implemented AML policies and practices that they knew or should have known to be inadequate, caused the Company to fail to comply with the Southwest Border Agreement and refused to implement and maintain adequate internal controls. The claim for violations of section 14(a) of the Exchange Act includes allegations that the individual defendants caused the Company to issue proxy statements in 2012, 2013 and 2014 containing materially incomplete and inaccurate disclosures - in particular, by failing to disclose the extent to which the Company’s financial results depended on the non-compliance with AML requirements, the Board’s awareness of the regulatory and criminal enforcement actions in real time pursuant to the 2003 Consent Agreement with the California Department of Financial Institutions and that the directors were not curing violations and preventing misconduct, the extent to which the Board considered the flood of increasingly severe red flags in their determination to re-nominate certain directors to the Audit Committee between 2006 and 2010, and the extent to which the Board considered ongoing regulatory and criminal investigations in awarding multi-million dollar compensation packages to senior executives. The corporate waste claim includes allegations that the individual defendants paid or approved the payment of undeserved executive and director compensation based on the illegal conduct alleged in the consolidated complaint, which exposed the Company to civil liabilities and fines. The corporate waste claim also includes allegations that the individual defendants made improper statements and omissions, which forced the Company to expend resources in defending itself in City of Taylor Police and Fire Retirement System v. The Western Union Company, et al., a lawsuit that was subsequently renamed and dismissed, authorized the repurchase of over $1.565 billion of the Company’s stock at prices they knew or recklessly were aware, were artificially inflated, failed to maintain sufficient internal controls over the Company’s marketing and sales process, failed to consider the interests of the Company and its shareholders, and failed to conduct the proper supervision. The claim for unjust enrichment includes allegations that the individual defendants derived compensation, fees and other benefits from the Company and were otherwise unjustly enriched by their wrongful acts and omissions in managing the Company. The claim for breach of fiduciary duties for insider selling and misappropriation of information includes allegations that the former executive sold Company stock while knowing material, nonpublic information that would have significantly reduced the market price of the stock. On March 16, 2015, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated complaint. On March 31, 2016, the Court entered an order granting the defendants’ collective motion to dismiss without prejudice, denying as moot a separate motion to dismiss that was filed by the former executive officer, and staying the order for 30 days, within which plaintiffs could file an amended complaint that cured the defects noted in the order. On May 2, 2016, co-lead plaintiffs filed a verified amended consolidated shareholder derivative complaint naming the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, eight of its current directors (including the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, who also serves as a director) and one of its former directors as individual defendants, and the Company as a nominal defendant. The amended complaint, among other things, drops the claims against the former executive officer named in the prior complaint, realleges and narrows the breach of fiduciary duty claims, and drops the

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remaining claims. On June 15, 2016, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended consolidated shareholder derivative complaint. On August 1, 2016, plaintiffs filed an opposition to the motion to dismiss. On September 1, 2016, defendants filed a reply brief in support of the motion to dismiss. On February 24, 2017, plaintiffs filed a motion to supplement the amended complaint with allegations relating to the DPA, the criminal information filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the FTC’s January 19, 2017 Complaint for Permanent Injunctive and Other Equitable Relief and the Consent Order referenced in the United States Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and State Attorneys General Settlements section above. The same day, the Court granted plaintiffs’ request to supplement the complaint, ordered them to file a second amended complaint, denied without prejudice defendants’ motion to dismiss and granted defendants leave to renew the motion to dismiss. On March 17, 2017, plaintiffs filed a second amended derivative complaint. On April 21, 2017, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the second amended derivative complaint. On June 9, 2017, plaintiffs filed an opposition to defendants’ motion to dismiss the second amended derivative complaint. On July 14, 2017, defendants filed a reply in support of the motion to dismiss. On September 29, 2017, the Court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the second amended derivative complaint. On October 25, 2017, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal.

Due to the stage of the actions described above under "Shareholder Derivative Actions," the Company is unable to predict the outcome, or reasonably estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any, which could be associated with these actions. The Company and the named individuals intend to vigorously defend themselves in all of these matters.

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Other Matters

The Company and one of its subsidiaries are defendants in two purported class action lawsuits: James P. Tennille v. The Western Union Company and Robert P. Smet v. The Western Union Company, both of which are pending in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The original complaints asserted claims for violation of various consumer protection laws, unjust enrichment, conversion and declaratory relief, based on allegations that the Company waits too long to inform consumers if their money transfers are not redeemed by the recipients and that the Company uses the unredeemed funds to generate income until the funds are escheated to state governments. The Tennille complaint was served on the Company on April 27, 2009. The Smet complaint was served on the Company on April 6, 2010. On September 21, 2009, the Court granted the Company's motion to dismiss the Tennille complaint and gave the plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint. On October 21, 2009, Tennille filed an amended complaint. The Company moved to dismiss the Tennille amended complaint and the Smet complaint. On November 8, 2010, the Court denied the motion to dismiss as to the plaintiffs' unjust enrichment and conversion claims. On February 4, 2011, the Court dismissed the plaintiffs' consumer protection claims. On March 11, 2011, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint that adds a claim for breach of fiduciary duty, various elements to its declaratory relief claim and WUFSI as a defendant. On April 25, 2011, the Company and WUFSI filed a motion to dismiss the breach of fiduciary duty and declaratory relief claims. WUFSI also moved to compel arbitration of the plaintiffs' claims and to stay the action pending arbitration. On November 21, 2011, the Court denied the motion to compel arbitration and the stay request. Both companies appealed the decision. On January 24, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted the companies' request to stay the District Court proceedings pending their appeal. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the parties executed a settlement agreement, which the Court preliminarily approved on January 3, 2013. On June 25, 2013, the Court entered an order certifying the class and granting final approval to the settlement. Under the approved settlement, a substantial amount of the settlement proceeds, as well as all of the class counsel’s fees, administrative fees and other expenses, would be paid from the class members' unclaimed money transfer funds. During the final approval hearing, the Court overruled objections to the settlement that had been filed by several class members. In July 2013, two of those class members filed notices of appeal. On May 1, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the District Court’s decision to overrule the objections filed by the two class members who appealed. On January 11, 2016, the United States Supreme Court denied petitions for certiorari that were filed by the two class members who appealed. On February 1, 2016, pursuant to the settlement agreement and the Court's June 25, 2013 final approval order, Western Union deposited the class members' unclaimed money transfer funds into a class settlement fund, from which class member claims, administrative fees and class counsel’s fees, as well as other expenses are being paid. On November 6, 2013, the Attorney General of California notified Western Union of the California Controller’s position that Western Union’s deposit of the unclaimed money transfer funds into the class settlement fund pursuant to the settlement “will not satisfy Western Union’s obligations to report and remit funds” under California’s unclaimed property law, and that “Western Union will remain liable to the State of California” for the funds that would have escheated to California in the absence of the settlement. The State of Pennsylvania and District of Columbia have previously expressed similar views. Other states have also expressed concerns about the settlement and many have not yet expressed an opinion. Since some states and jurisdictions believe that the Company must escheat its full share of the settlement fund and that the deductions for class counsel's fees, administrative costs, and other expenses that are required under the settlement agreement are not permitted, there is a reasonable possibility a loss could result up to approximately the amount of those fees and other expenses.

On March 12, 2014, Jason Douglas filed a purported class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois asserting a claim under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227, et seq., based on allegations that since 2009, the Company has sent text messages to class members’ wireless telephones without their consent. During the first quarter of 2015, the Company's insurance carrier and the plaintiff reached an agreement to create an $8.5 million settlement fund that will be used to pay all class member claims, class counsel’s fees and the costs of administering the settlement. The agreement has been signed by the parties and, on November 10, 2015, the Court granted preliminary approval to the settlement. The Company accrued an amount equal to the retention under its insurance policy in previous quarters and believes that any amounts in excess of this accrual will be covered by the insurer. However, if the Company's insurer is unable to or refuses to satisfy its obligations under the policy or the parties are unable to reach a definitive agreement or otherwise agree on a resolution, the Company's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows could be adversely impacted. As the parties have reached an agreement in this matter, the Company believes that the potential for additional loss in excess of amounts already accrued is remote.


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On February 10, 2015, Caryn Pincusassociation, filed a purported class action lawsuit in Argentina’s National Commercial Court No. 19 against the United States District CourtCompany’s subsidiary Western Union Financial Services Argentina S.R.L. (“WUFSA”). The lawsuit alleges, among other things, that WUFSA’s fees for money transfers sent from Argentina are excessive and that WUFSA does not provide consumers with adequate information about foreign exchange rates. The plaintiff is seeking, among other things, an order requiring WUFSA to reimburse consumers for the Southern District of Florida against Speedpay, Inc. ("Speedpay"),fees they paid and the foreign exchange revenue associated with money transfers sent from Argentina, plus punitive damages. The complaint does not specify a subsidiarymonetary value of the Company, asserting claims based on allegations that Speedpay imposed an unlawful surcharge on credit card transactions and that Speedpay engages in money transmission withoutclaim or a license. Thetime period. In November 2015, the Court declared the complaint requests certification offormally admissible as a class action. The notice of claim was served on WUFSA in May 2016, and two subclasses generally comprised of consumers in Florida who made a payment through Speedpay’s bill payment services using a credit card and were charged a surcharge for such payment during the four-year and five-year periods prior to the filing of the complaint through the date of class certification. On April 6, 2015, SpeedpayJune 2016 WUFSA filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. On April 23, 2015, in response to the motionclaim and moved to dismiss Pincus filed an amended complaint that adds claims (1) under the Florida Civil Remedies for Criminal Practices Act, which authorizes civil remedies for certain criminal conduct;it on statute of limitations and (2) for violation of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"). On May 15, 2015, Speedpay filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. On October 6, 2015, the Court entered an order denying Speedpay’s motion to dismiss. On October 20, 2015, Speedpay filed an answer to the amended complaint. On December 1, 2015, Pincus filed a second amended complaint that revised her factual allegations, but added no new claims. On December 18, 2015, Speedpay filed an answer to the second amended complaint. On May 20, 2016, Speedpay filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings as to Pincus' Florida Civil Remedies for Criminal Practices Act and federal RICO claims. On June 7, 2016, Pincus filed an opposition to Speedpay's motion for judgment on the pleadings. On June 17, 2016, Speedpay filed a reply brief in support of the motion. On October 28, 2016, Pincus filed a motion seeking class certification. The motion seeks the certification of a class consisting of “All (i) persons in Florida (ii) who paid Speedpay, Inc. a fee for using Speedpay, Inc.’s electronic payment services (iii) during the five-year period prior to the filing of the complaint in this action through the present.” Pincus also filed a motion to file her motion under seal. On November 4, 2016, the Court denied Pincus’ motion for class certification without prejudice and motion to seal and ordered her to file a new motion that redacts proprietary and private information. Later that day, Pincus filed a redacted version of the motion. On November 7, 2016, Speedpay filed a motion for summary judgment on Pincus’ remaining claims. On December 15, 2016, Speedpay filed an opposition to Pincus’ class certification motion. The same day, Pincus filed an opposition to Speedpay’s summary judgment motion and requested summary judgment on her individual and class claims. On January 12, 2017, Speedpay filed a reply in support of its summary judgment motion and Pincus filed a reply in support of her class certification motion. On March 28,standing grounds. In April 2017, the Court granted Speedpay’s motion for judgmentdeferred ruling on the pleadings as to Pincus’ Florida Civil Remediesmotion until later in the proceedings. The process for Criminal Practices Actnotifying potential class members has been completed, and federal RICO claims. On June 27, 2017, the Court granted Speedpay’s summary judgment motion, entered judgmentcase is in favor of Speedpay and ordered the Court clerk to close the case. On July 5, 2017, Pincus filed a notice of appealevidentiary stage. Due to the United States Courtstage of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Due to this pending appeal,matter, the Company is unable to predict the outcome or the possible loss or range of loss, if any, which could be associated with this action. Speedpaymatter. WUFSA intends to vigorously defend itself in this matter.

On January 26, 2017, Martin Hermanvigorously.

In April 2019, certain family members of Quinn Schansman filed a purported class action complaint seeking damages and other relief against a number of financial institutions, including The Western Union Company and Western Union Financial Services, Inc., in the United States District Court for the CentralSouthern District of California against the Company, its President and Chief Executive Officer, its Chief Financial Officer, and a former executive officer of the Company, asserting claims under sections 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Securities and Exchange Commission rule 10b-5 against all defendants and a claim under section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against the individual defendants. The complaint allegesNew York, alleging that during the purported class period, February 24, 2012 through January 19, 2017, defendants made false or misleading statements or failed to disclose adverse material facts known to them, including those regarding: (1) the effectiveness of the Company’s fraud prevention program and the program’s compliance with applicable law and best practices; (2) the development and enhancement of the Company’s global compliance policies and AML program; and (3) the Company’s compliance with regulatory requirements. On March 6, 2017, the defendants filed a motion to transfer venue ofviolated the case to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The Court granted that motion on March 30, 2017, and transferred the case.


On February 22, 2017, Lawrence Henry Smallen and Laura Anne Smallen Revocable Living Trust filed a purported class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The defendants, class period, claims and bases are the same as those in the purported class action complaint filed by Martin Herman described above.

On February 22, 2017, UA Local 13 Pension Fund filed a purported class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The alleged factual bases are similar to and the defendants, class period and claims are the same as those in the purported class action complaints filed by Martin Herman and Lawrence Henry Smallen and Laura Anne Smallen Revocable Living Trust described above, except that the plaintiff's claim under section 20(a) of the Exchange Act is against all of the defendants. On March 10, 2017, the defendants filed an unopposed motion to transfer venue to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The Court granted the motion and transferred the case.


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United States Anti-Terrorism Act. The operative complaint alleges that the defendants provided funding to a terrorist organization by processing money transfers to groups or individuals associated with the Donetsk People’s Republic (“DPR”), a pro-Russian separatist group in eastern Ukraine. The complaint alleges that DPR downed Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, on which Mr. Schansman was a passenger. On March 27, 2017, plaintiffs inSeptember 30, 2021, the Martin Herman, Lawrence Henry Smallen and Laura Anne Smallen Revocable Living Trust, and UA Local 13 Pension Fund actions filed motionsCourt denied the defendants’ motion to consolidatedismiss the three cases and to be appointed lead plaintiff.operative complaint. On May 3, 2017,23, 2022, Plaintiffs filed a letter motion to dismiss with prejudice all claims against The Western Union Company and Western Union Financial Services, Inc., which the Court granted the motion to consolidate. On September 6, 2017, the Court appointed Lawrence Henry Smallen and Laura Anne Smallen Revocable Living Trust as the lead plaintiff. On October 5, 2017, the Court dismissed the Martin Herman action at the plaintiff’s request.on June 23, 2022. The consolidated action is in a preliminary stageSchansman family and the Company is unablehave agreed to predict the outcome, or the possible loss or range of loss, if any, which could be associated with it. The Company and the named individuals intend to vigorously defend themselves in this matter.

On February 13, 2017, the Company’s subsidiary, Western Union Payment Services Ireland Limited (“WUPSIL”), was served with a writ of accusation from the National Court of Spain. The writ charges 98 former Western Union money transfer agents or agent representatives with fraud and money laundering in connection with consumer fraud scams they allegedly perpetrated using Western Union money transfer transactions. The writ also names WUPSIL as a civil defendant, allegedly responsible under Spanish law to pay any portion of the alleged amount in victim losses that cannot be repaid by any of the criminal defendants who are convicted. The Company expects that WUPSIL will be required to guarantee or provide security to cover the alleged victim losses plus potential interest and other costs. Due to the preliminary stage of this matter, the Company is unable to predict the outcome, or the amount of loss, if any, associated with this matter. 

On March 31, 2017, the Company received a request for the production of documents from the NYDFS, following up on a meeting the Company had with the NYDFS on March 7, 2017. The requests pertain to the Company’s oversight of one current and two former Western Union agents located in New York state. The two former agents were identified in the DPA described in the United States Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and State Attorneys General Settlements section above, and were terminated as agents by the Company prior to 2013. The Company complied with all requests and produced all requested documents to the NYDFS. On July 28, 2017, the NYDFS informed the Company that the facts set forth in the DPA regarding the Company’s anti-money laundering programs over the 2004 through 2012 period give the NYDFS a basis to take additional enforcement action. The NYDFS proposed a resolution of the matter involving, among other things, a payment to the NYDFS.  The Company is continuing to engage in discussions with the NYDFS in an effort to reach an appropriate resolution of this matter.  Due to the stage and nature of the discussions, the Company has accrued $49 million toward a possible resolution of this matter (the "State Regulator Matter").  However, there is no certainty that the Company will be able to resolve this matter for this amount. If the matter iswhich did not settled and proceeds to civil litigation, the NYDFS would seek to impose fines, damages, or other regulatory consequences.  Resolution of this matter could have a material adverse effectimpact on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flow.  If the NYDFS files a complaint against the Company, the Company intends to defend itself vigorously.

Company.

In addition to the principal matters described above, the Company is a party to a variety of other legal matters that arise in the normal course of the Company'sCompany’s business. While the results of these other legal matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect either individually or in the aggregate on the Company'sCompany’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.


On January 26, 2006, the First Data Corporation ("First Data") Board of Directors announced its intention to pursue the distribution of all of its money transfer and consumer payments business and its interest in a Western Union money transfer agent, as well as its related assets, including real estate, through a tax-free distribution to First Data shareholders (the "Spin-off"). The Spin-off resulted in the formation of the Company and these assets and businesses no longer being part of First Data. Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement with First Data in connection with the Spin-off, First Data and the Company are each liable for, and agreed to perform, all liabilities with respect to their respective businesses. In addition, the separation and distribution agreement also provides for cross-indemnities principally designed to place financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of the Company's business with the Company and financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of First Data's retained businesses with First Data. The Company also entered into a tax allocation agreement ("Tax Allocation Agreement") that sets forth the rights and obligations of First Data and the Company with respect to taxes imposed on their respective businesses both prior to and after the Spin-off as well as potential tax obligations for which the Company may be liable in conjunction with the Spin-off (see Note 11).



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7. Related Party Transactions

The Company has ownership interests in certain of its agents accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company pays these agents commissions for money transfer and other services provided on the Company'sCompany’s behalf. Commission expense recognized for these agents for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 20162021 totaled $16.6$12.8 million and $17.5$14.0 million, respectively, and $49.6$24.3 million and $50.2$27.2 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016,2021, respectively.


7.

8. Settlement Assets and Obligations and Non-Settlement Related Investments


Settlement assets represent funds received or to be received from agents and others for unsettled money transfers, money orders, and consumer payments. The Company records corresponding settlement obligations relating to amounts payable under money transfers, money orders, and consumer payment service arrangements. Settlement assets and obligations also include amounts receivable from, and payable to, customers for the value of their cross-currency payment transactions related to the Business Solutions segment.


Settlement assets and obligations consisted of the following (in millions):

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

Settlement assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

602.7

 

Receivables from agents, Business Solutions customers, and others

 

 

1,297.2

 

Less: Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(18.6

)

Receivables from agents, Business Solutions customers, and others, net

 

 

1,278.6

 

Investment securities

 

 

1,422.3

 

Less: Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(0.1

)

Investment securities, net

 

 

1,422.2

 

Total settlement assets (a)

 

$

3,303.5

 

Settlement obligations:

 

 

 

Money transfer, money order, and payment service payables

 

$

2,564.4

 

Payables to agents

 

 

739.1

 

Total settlement obligations (a)

 

$

3,303.5

 

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December 31, 2021

 

Settlement assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

835.5

 

Receivables from agents, Business Solutions customers, and others

 

 

1,198.8

 

Less: Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(23.7

)

Receivables from agents, Business Solutions customers, and others, net

 

 

1,175.1

 

Investment securities

 

 

1,398.9

 

Total settlement assets

 

$

3,409.5

 

Settlement obligations:

 

 

 

Money transfer, money order, and payment service payables

 

$

2,838.9

 

Payables to agents

 

 

570.6

 

Total settlement obligations

 

$

3,409.5

 

(a)
Settlement assets and Settlement obligations include Assets held for sale and Liabilities associated with assets held for sale of $196.9 million and $566.0 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively (see Note 4).

Allowance for Credit Losses

Receivables from agents and others primarily represent funds collected by such agents, but in transit to the Company, and were $1,253.2 million and $1,125.9 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Cash received by Western Union agents generally becomes available to the Company within one week after initial receipt by the agent. Western Union has a large and diverse agent base, thereby reducing the credit risk of the Company from any one agent. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its agents’ financial condition and credit worthiness.

Receivables from Business Solutions customers arise from cross-currency payment transactions in the Business Solutions segment. Business Solutions receivables totaled $25.4 million and $49.2 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Receivables occur when funds have been paid out to a beneficiary but not yet received from the customer. Collection of these receivables ordinarily occurs within a few days. To mitigate risk associated with potential Business Solutions customer defaults, the Company performs credit reviews on an ongoing basis.

The Company establishes and monitors an allowance for credit losses related to receivables from agents and others, and Business Solutions customers. The Company has estimated the allowance based on its historical collections experience, adjusted for current conditions and forecasts of future economic conditions based on information known as of June 30, 2022.

 2017 2016
Settlement assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$1,092.6
 $1,190.0
Receivables from selling agents and Business Solutions customers1,465.3
 1,327.3
Investment securities1,389.1
 1,231.8
 $3,947.0
 $3,749.1
Settlement obligations:   
Money transfer, money order and payment service payables$2,768.0
 $2,598.2
Payables to agents1,179.0
 1,150.9
 $3,947.0
 $3,749.1

The following tables summarize the activity in the allowance for credit losses on receivables from agents and others, and Business Solutions customers (in millions):

 

 

Agents and

 

 

Business Solutions

 

 

 

Others

 

 

Customers

 

Allowance for credit losses as of January 1, 2022

 

$

18.0

 

 

$

5.7

 

Current period provision for expected credit losses (a)

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

0.4

 

Write-offs charged against the allowance

 

 

(3.1

)

 

 

(0.4

)

Recoveries of amounts previously written off

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

 

Impacts of foreign currency exchange rates, divestitures, and other

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(4.2

)

Allowance for credit losses as of March 31, 2022

 

 

18.4

 

 

 

1.5

 

Current period provision for expected credit losses (a)

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

2.1

 

Write-offs charged against the allowance

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

(1.4

)

Recoveries of amounts previously written off

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

Impacts of foreign currency exchange rates and other

 

 

(3.0

)

 

 

(0.5

)

Allowance for credit losses as of June 30, 2022

 

$

16.9

 

 

$

1.7

 

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Agents and

 

 

Business Solutions

 

 

 

Others

 

 

Customers

 

Allowance for credit losses as of January 1, 2021

 

$

49.3

 

 

$

3.9

 

Current period provision for expected credit losses (a)

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

1.5

 

Write-offs charged against the allowance

 

 

(3.3

)

 

 

(0.4

)

Recoveries of amounts previously written off

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

 

Impacts of foreign currency exchange rates and other

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

(0.1

)

Allowance for credit losses as of March 31, 2021

 

 

49.7

 

 

 

4.9

 

Current period provision for expected credit losses (a)

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

1.9

 

Write-offs charged against the allowance

 

 

(34.4

)

 

 

(0.4

)

Recoveries of amounts previously written off

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

Impacts of foreign currency exchange rates and other

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

(0.1

)

Allowance for credit losses as of June 30, 2021

 

$

18.5

 

 

$

6.3

 

(a)
Provision does not include losses from chargebacks or fraud associated with transactions initiated through the Company’s digital channels, as these losses are not credit-related. The Company recognized losses that were not credit-related of $10.0 million and $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively, and $13.7 million and $14.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively.

In addition, from time to time, the Company makes advances to its agents. The Company generally owes settlement funds payable to these agents that offset these advances. These amounts advanced to agents are included within Other assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, amounts advanced to agents were $151.1 million and $146.9 million, respectively, and the related allowances for credit losses were immaterial.

Investment Securities


Investment securities included in "Settlement assets"Settlement assets in the Company'sCompany’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consist primarily of highly-rated state and municipal debt securities, including fixed ratefixed-rate term notes and variable ratevariable-rate demand notes. Variable rateVariable-rate demand note securities can be put (sold at par) typically on a daily basis with settlement periods ranging from the same day to one week but have varying maturities through 2050.2052. These securities may be used by the Company for short-term liquidity needs and held for short periods of time. Investment securities are exposed to market risk due to changes in interest rates and credit risk. The Company is required to hold highly-rated, investment grade securities and such investments are restricted to satisfy outstanding settlement obligations in accordance with applicable state and foreign countryregulatory requirements.


The substantial majority of the Company'sCompany’s investment securities are classified as available-for-sale and recorded at fair value. Investment securities are exposed to market risk due to changes in interest rates and credit risk. Western Union regularly monitors credit risk and attempts to mitigate its exposure by investing in highly-rated securities and through investment diversification.


Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are excluded from earnings and presented as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of related deferred taxes. GainsAvailable-for-sale securities with a fair value below the amortized cost basis are evaluated on an individual basis to determine whether the impairment is due to credit-related factors or noncredit-related factors. Factors that could indicate a credit loss exists include but are not limited to: (i) negative earnings performance, (ii) credit rating downgrades, or (iii) adverse changes in the regulatory or economic environment of the asset. Any impairment that is not credit-related is excluded from earnings and presented as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of related deferred taxes, unless the Company intends to sell the impaired security, or it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before recovering its amortized cost basis. Credit-related impairments are recognized immediately as an adjustment to earnings, regardless of whether the Company has the ability or intent to hold the security to maturity and are limited to the difference between fair value and the amortized cost basis. The Company’s provision for credit losses on investments are calculated using the specific-identification method and are recognized during the period in which the investment is sold or when an investment experiences an other-than-temporary decline in value. Proceeds from the sale and maturity ofits available-for-sale securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2017three and 2016 were $4.3 billion and $2.9 billion, respectively. The change in proceeds from the sale and maturity of available-for-sale securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior period was primarily due to increased sales of variable rate demand notes securities.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and the related allowance for credit losses as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were immaterial.

(Unaudited)


The components of investment securities are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

Net

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

June 30, 2022

 

Cost

 

 

Value

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses (b)

 

 

Gains/(Losses)

 

Settlement assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

6.6

 

 

$

6.6

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State and municipal debt securities (a)

 

 

1,305.7

 

 

 

1,256.0

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

(51.6

)

 

 

(49.7

)

State and municipal variable-rate demand
notes

 

 

89.8

 

 

 

89.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

61.9

 

 

 

57.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4.4

)

 

 

(4.4

)

United States government agency
mortgage-backed securities

 

 

19.4

 

 

 

19.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

(0.4

)

Total available-for-sale securities

 

 

1,476.8

 

 

 

1,422.3

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

(56.4

)

 

 

(54.5

)

Total investment securities

 

$

1,483.4

 

 

$

1,428.9

 

 

$

1.9

 

 

$

(56.4

)

 

$

(54.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

Net

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

December 31, 2021

 

Cost

 

 

Value

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Gains/(Losses)

 

Settlement assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

7.9

 

 

$

7.9

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State and municipal debt securities (a)

 

 

1,182.6

 

 

 

1,219.9

 

 

 

39.8

 

 

 

(2.5

)

 

 

37.3

 

State and municipal variable-rate demand
notes

 

 

84.8

 

 

 

84.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and other debt securities

 

 

58.1

 

 

 

57.8

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

(0.3

)

United States government agency mortgage-
backed securities

 

 

35.6

 

 

 

36.4

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

Total available-for-sale securities

 

 

1,361.1

 

 

 

1,398.9

 

 

 

40.8

 

 

 

(3.0

)

 

 

37.8

 

Total investment securities

 

$

1,369.0

 

 

$

1,406.8

 

 

$

40.8

 

 

$

(3.0

)

 

$

37.8

 

(a)
The substantial majority of these securities are fixed-rate instruments.
September 30, 2017
 
Amortized
Cost
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Net
Unrealized
Gains
Settlement assets:         
Available-for-sale securities:         
State and municipal debt securities (a)$931.7
 $940.9
 $12.4
 $(3.2) $9.2
State and municipal variable rate demand notes301.4
 301.4
 
 
 
Corporate and other debt securities136.4
 136.9
 0.6
 (0.1) 0.5
United States Treasury securities9.9
 9.9
 
 
 
 1,379.4
 1,389.1
 13.0
 (3.3) 9.7
Other assets:         
Held-to-maturity securities:         
Foreign corporate debt securities56.7
 56.8
 0.1
 
 0.1
Time deposit150.0
 150.0
 
 
 
 $1,586.1
 $1,595.9
 $13.1
 $(3.3) $9.8
          
December 31, 2016
 
Amortized
Cost
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Net
Unrealized
Losses
Settlement assets:         
Available-for-sale securities:         
State and municipal debt securities (a)$1,008.5
 $1,002.4
 $5.0
 $(11.1) $(6.1)
State and municipal variable rate demand notes203.4
 203.4
 
 
 
Corporate and other debt securities26.0
 26.0
 
 
 
 1,237.9
 1,231.8
 5.0
 (11.1) (6.1)
Other assets:         
Held-to-maturity securities:         
Foreign corporate debt securities36.2
 36.2
 0.1
 (0.1) 
 $1,274.1
 $1,268.0
 $5.1
 $(11.2) $(6.1)
(b)
____________

(a)The majority of these securities are fixed rate instruments.

22As of June 30, 2022, the Company held 390 investment securities that were in an unrealized loss position, 387 of which have a total fair value of $1,001.5 million and unrealized losses of $55.5 million and have been in a loss position for less than twelve months and 3 of which have a total fair value of $7.1 million and unrealized losses of $0.9 million and have been in a loss position for greater than twelve months. As discussed above, the Company's provision for credit losses on its investment securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and the related allowance for credit losses as of June 30, 2022 were immaterial, as the increase in unrealized losses was driven by a rise in U.S. Treasury interest rates over the six months ended June 30, 2022. The Company does not intend to sell these securities and does not expect it will be required to sell these securities prior to recovering their amortized cost basis.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

The following summarizes the contractual maturities of settlement-related debtavailable-for-sale securities within Settlement assets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 (in millions):

 

 

Fair Value

 

Due within 1 year

 

$

146.6

 

Due after 1 year through 5 years

 

 

581.7

 

Due after 5 years through 10 years

 

 

529.2

 

Due after 10 years

 

 

164.8

 

Total

 

$

1,422.3

 


 
Fair
Value
Due within 1 year$177.8
Due after 1 year through 5 years560.9
Due after 5 years through 10 years230.3
Due after 10 years420.1
 $1,389.1

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay the obligations or the Company may have the right to put the obligation prior to its contractual maturity, as with variable ratevariable-rate demand notes. Variable rateVariable-rate demand notes, having a fair value of $5.6$25.0 million and $295.8$64.8 million are included in the "Due after 5 years through 10 years" and "Due after 10 years" categories, respectively, in the table above. The significant majority of the held-to-maturity foreign corporate debt securities are due within 2 years.



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

8. Stockholders'

9. Stockholders’ Equity


Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Other Comprehensive Loss


The following table summarizes the componentsdetails reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (in millions).AOCL and into Net income. All amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive lossAOCL affect the line items as indicated below withinand the amounts in parentheses indicate decreases to Net income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Unrealized gains/(losses) on investment securities, beginning of period$5.8
 $14.5
 $(3.8) $7.8
Unrealized gains/(losses)2.6
 (2.1) 18.0
 10.1
Tax (expense)/benefit(1.0) 0.8
 (6.5) (3.6)
Reclassification of gains into "Revenues"(1.8) (1.2) (2.2) (3.0)
Tax expense related to reclassifications0.7
 0.4
 0.8
 1.1
Net unrealized gains/(losses) on investment securities0.5
 (2.1) 10.1
 4.6
Unrealized gains on investment securities, end of period$6.3
 $12.4
 $6.3
 $12.4
        
Unrealized gains/(losses) on hedging activities, beginning of period$(24.4) $14.3
 $33.8
 $41.4
Unrealized losses(21.2) (1.2) (68.4) (7.4)
Tax (expense)/benefit1.3
 (0.5) 2.3
 1.8
Reclassification of (gains)/losses into "Revenues"2.2
 (11.5) (11.3) (37.5)
Reclassification of losses into "Interest expense"0.8
 0.9
 2.5
 2.7
Tax expense/(benefit) related to reclassifications(0.4) 0.2
 (0.6) 1.2
Net unrealized losses on hedging activities(17.3) (12.1) (75.5) (39.2)
Unrealized gains/(losses) on hedging activities, end of period$(41.7) $2.2
 $(41.7) $2.2
        
Foreign currency translation adjustments, beginning of period$(72.3) $(70.1) $(70.7) $(66.0)
Foreign currency translation adjustments(2.8) (0.4) (4.8) (4.3)
Tax (expense)/benefit(1.3) 1.0
 (0.9) 0.8
Net foreign currency translation adjustments(4.1) 0.6
 (5.7) (3.5)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, end of period$(76.4) $(69.5) $(76.4) $(69.5)
        
Defined benefit pension plan adjustments, beginning of period$(118.5) $(123.7) $(122.1) $(127.1)
Reclassification of losses into "Cost of services"2.8
 2.7
 8.5
 8.0
Tax benefit related to reclassifications(0.8) (1.0) (2.9) (2.9)
Net defined benefit pension plan adjustments2.0
 1.7
 5.6
 5.1
Defined benefit pension plan adjustments, end of period$(116.5) $(122.0) $(116.5) $(122.0)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, end of period$(228.3) $(176.9) $(228.3) $(176.9)


 

 

Amounts Reclassified from AOCL to Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

Income Statement

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

Income for the period (in millions)

 

Location

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss components:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains/(losses) on investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities

 

Revenues

 

$

 

 

$

(0.1

)

 

$

(0.1

)

 

$

(0.2

)

Total reclassification adjustments related to investment securities, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(0.2

)

Gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency contracts

 

Revenues

 

 

13.9

 

 

 

(3.3

)

 

 

14.9

 

 

 

(9.4

)

Interest rate contracts

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(0.4

)

Interest rate contracts

 

Other income/(expense), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.7

 

Total reclassification adjustments related to cash flow hedges, net of tax

 

 

 

 

13.9

 

 

 

(3.5

)

 

 

14.8

 

 

 

(9.1

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

Gain on divestiture of business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.8

 

 

 

 

Total reclassification adjustments related to foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.8

 

 

 

 

Amortization of components of defined benefit plans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actuarial loss

 

Other income/(expense), net

 

 

 

 

 

(3.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

(6.1

)

Income tax benefit

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.3

 

Total reclassification adjustments related to defined benefit plans, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

(4.8

)

Total reclassifications, net of tax

 

 

 

$

13.9

 

 

$

(5.9

)

 

$

32.5

 

 

$

(14.1

)

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(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

The following tables summarize the components of AOCL, net of tax in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):

 

 

Investment

 

 

Hedging

 

 

Foreign Currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities

 

 

Activities

 

 

Translation

 

 

Total

 

As of December 31, 2021

 

$

30.4

 

 

$

18.7

 

 

$

(101.2

)

 

$

(52.1

)

Unrealized gains/(losses)

 

 

(63.6

)

 

 

6.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

(57.4

)

Tax benefit

 

 

11.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.9

 

Amounts reclassified from AOCL into earnings, net of tax

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

(0.9

)

 

 

(17.8

)

 

 

(18.6

)

As of March 31, 2022

 

 

(21.2

)

 

 

24.0

 

 

 

(119.0

)

 

 

(116.2

)

Unrealized gains/(losses)

 

 

(28.7

)

 

 

37.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.6

 

Tax benefit/(expense)

 

 

5.0

 

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

4.7

 

Amounts reclassified from AOCL into earnings, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

(13.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

(13.9

)

As of June 30, 2022

 

$

(44.9

)

 

$

47.1

 

 

$

(119.0

)

 

$

(116.8

)

 

 

Investment

 

 

Hedging

 

 

Foreign Currency

 

 

Defined Benefit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities

 

 

Activities

 

 

Translation

 

 

Pension Plan

 

 

Total

 

As of December 31, 2020

 

$

58.3

 

 

$

(30.5

)

 

$

(101.2

)

 

$

(86.1

)

 

$

(159.5

)

Unrealized gains/(losses)

 

 

(16.0

)

 

 

24.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.2

 

Tax benefit/(expense)

 

 

2.9

 

 

 

(0.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.0

 

Amounts reclassified from AOCL into earnings, net of tax

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

5.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

8.2

 

As of March 31, 2021

 

 

45.3

 

 

 

(1.6

)

 

 

(101.2

)

 

 

(83.6

)

 

 

(141.1

)

Unrealized gains/(losses)

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

(6.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3.9

)

Tax expense

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.2

)

Amounts reclassified from AOCL into earnings, net of tax

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

3.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

5.9

 

As of June 30, 2021

 

$

47.5

 

 

$

(4.3

)

 

$

(101.2

)

 

$

(81.3

)

 

$

(139.3

)


On July 22, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a plan to terminate and settle the Company’s frozen defined benefit pension plan. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company settled its defined benefit pension plan. Refer to Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 12, Employee Benefit Plans, in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for details on the termination and settlement of the Company's frozen defined benefit pension plan.

Cash Dividends Paid


The Company's Board of Directors declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.175$0.235 per common share in each ofboth the first threeand second quarters of 2017,2022 and 2021, representing $245.3$182.5 million and $192.5 million in total dividends. Of this amount, $80.5 million was paid on September 29, 2017, $81.5dividends, respectively. $90.8 million was paid on June 30, 2017 and $83.32022, $91.7 million was paid on March 31, 2017. The Company's Board of Directors declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.16 per common share in each of the first three quarters of 2016, representing $235.1 million in total dividends. Of this amount, $77.7 million was paid on September 30, 2016, $78.12022, $95.9 million was paid on June 30, 20162021, and $79.3$96.6 million was paid on March 31, 2016.


2021. On July 19, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.235 per common share, payable on September 30, 2022.

Share Repurchases


During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016, 24.32021, 9.2 million and 20.96.1 million shares were repurchased for $475.0$171.0 million and $402.2$150.0 million, respectively, excluding commissions, at an average cost of $19.54$18.52 and $19.22, respectively. These amounts represent shares authorized by the Board$24.42, respectively,

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under the share repurchase authorizationauthorizations approved by the Company's Board of Directors, including one which expired on December 31, 2021. On February 10, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors authorized $1.0 billion of common stock repurchases through December 31, 2019.2024. As of June 30, 2022, $829.0 million remained availableunder this share repurchase authorization. The amounts included in the "CommonCommon stock repurchased"repurchased line in the Company'sCompany’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows represent both shares authorized by the Board of Directors for repurchase under publicly announced authorizations as well asand shares withheld from employees to cover tax withholding obligations on restricted stock units that have vested.


9.

10. Derivatives


The Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange risk resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates, primarily the euro, and, to a lesser degree, the British pound, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Swiss franc,the British pound, and other currencies, related to forecasted revenues and on settlement assets and obligations, as well as on certain foreign currency denominated cash and other asset and liability positions. The Company is also exposed to risk from derivative contracts, primarily from customer derivatives, arising from its cross-currency Business Solutions paymentspayment operations. Additionally, the Company is exposed to interest rate risk related to changes in market rates both prior to and subsequent to the issuance of debt. The Company useshas used derivatives to (a)to: (i) minimize its exposures related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates and (b)(ii) facilitate cross-currency Business Solutions payments by writing derivatives to customers.


The Company executes derivatives with established financial institutions, withinstitutions; the substantial majority of these financial institutions havinghave a credit ratingsrating of "A-" or betterhigher from a major credit rating agency. The Company also writesCustomer derivatives written by the Company’s Business Solutions derivatives mostly withoperations primarily involve small and medium size enterprises. The primary credit risk inherent in derivative agreements represents the possibility that a loss may occur from the nonperformance of a counterparty to the agreements. The Company performs a review of the credit risk of these counterparties at the inception of the contract and on an ongoing basis. The Companybasis, while also monitorsmonitoring the concentration of its contracts with any individual counterparty. The Company anticipates that the counterparties will be able to fully satisfy their obligations under the agreements but takes action when doubt arises about the counterparties'counterparties’ ability to perform. These actions may include requiring Business Solutions customers to post or increase collateral, and for all counterparties, the possible termination of the related contracts. The Company'sCompany’s hedged foreign currency exposures are in liquid currencies; consequently, there is minimal risk that appropriate derivatives to maintain the hedging program would not be available in the future.



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Foreign Currency Derivatives

The Company'sCompany’s policy is to use longer-termlonger duration foreign currency forward contracts, with maturities of up to 36 months at inception and a targeted weighted-average maturity of approximately one year, to help mitigate some of the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates compared to the United States dollar could have on forecasted revenues denominated in other currencies related to its business. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017, the Company's longer-term2022, these foreign currency forward contracts had maturities of a maximum of 24 months with a weighted-average maturity of approximately one year.year. These contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges of forecasted revenue with effectiveness assessed based on changes in the spot rate of the affected currencies during the period of designation. Accordingly, all changes indesignation and thus time value is excluded from the fairassessment of effectiveness. The initial value of the hedges not considered effective or portions of the hedge that are excluded from the measure of effectiveness are recognized immediately in "Derivative gains, net"components is amortized into Revenues within the Company'sCompany’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

The Company also uses short duration foreign currency forward contracts, generally with maturities ranging from a few days up to one month, to offset foreign exchange rate fluctuations on settlement assets and obligations between initiation and settlement. In addition, forward contracts, typically with maturities of less than one year at inception, are utilized to offset foreign exchange rate fluctuations on certain foreign currency denominated cash and other asset and liability positions. None of these contracts are designated as accounting hedges.

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The aggregate equivalent United States dollar notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and December 31, 2021 were as follows (in millions):

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

Contracts designated as hedges:

 

 

 

Euro

 

$

399.7

 

Canadian dollar

 

 

128.8

 

Australian dollar

 

 

55.3

 

Swiss franc

 

 

45.0

 

British pound

 

 

38.0

 

Swedish krona

 

 

30.4

 

Japanese yen

 

 

26.3

 

Other (a)

 

 

 

Contracts not designated as hedges:

 

 

 

Euro

 

$

550.8

 

British pound

 

 

157.2

 

Canadian dollar

 

 

89.8

 

Mexican peso

 

 

78.0

 

Indian rupee

 

 

52.8

 

Australian dollar

 

 

48.8

 

Chinese yuan

 

 

34.0

 

Swedish krona

 

 

34.0

 

Brazilian real

 

 

30.2

 

Other (a)

 

 

192.7

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Contracts designated as hedges:

 

 

 

Euro

 

$

399.9

 

Canadian dollar

 

 

134.0

 

Australian dollar

 

 

58.4

 

Swiss franc

 

 

45.9

 

British pound

 

 

43.8

 

Swedish krona

 

 

30.7

 

Japanese yen

 

 

30.4

 

Other (a)

 

 

0.9

 

Contracts not designated as hedges:

 

 

 

Euro

 

$

755.7

 

British pound

 

 

148.1

 

Canadian dollar

 

 

144.2

 

Australian dollar

 

 

98.1

 

Mexican peso

 

 

96.3

 

Philippine peso

 

 

76.2

 

Indian rupee

 

 

63.4

 

Japanese yen

 

 

46.0

 

Russian ruble

 

 

44.4

 

Chinese yuan

 

 

31.6

 

New Zealand dollar

 

 

26.6

 

Swiss franc

 

 

25.1

 

Swedish krona

 

 

25.1

 

Other (a)

 

 

132.7

 

(a)
Comprised of exposures to various currencies; none of these individual currency exposures is greater than $25 million.
Contracts designated as hedges: 
Euro$381.1
British pound122.5
Canadian dollar91.6
Australian dollar50.8
Swiss franc38.0
Other81.0
Contracts not designated as hedges: 
Euro$238.9
British pound73.4
Canadian dollar48.1
Australian dollar41.3
Mexican peso36.0
Indian rupee30.7
Brazilian real27.6
Other (a)135.3
____________________
(a)Comprised of exposures to 21 different currencies. None of these individual currency exposures is greater than $25 million.

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Business Solutions Operations


The Company writes derivatives, primarily foreign currency forward contracts and option contracts, mostly with small and medium size enterprises and derives a currency spread from this activity as part of its Business Solutions operations. On August 4, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its Business Solutions business to Goldfinch Partners LLC and The Baupost Group LLC and completed the first closing on March 1, 2022. See Note 4 for further information regarding this transaction. The Company aggregates its Business Solutions foreign currency exposures arising from customer contracts, including the derivative contracts described above, and hedges the resulting net currency risks by entering into offsetting contracts with established financial institution counterparties (economic hedge contracts).Convera through the end of the second closing of the Business Solutions divestiture. The derivatives written are part of the broader portfolio of foreign currency positions arising from the Company'sCompany’s cross-currency payments operations, which primarily include spot exchanges of currency in addition to forwards and options. Foreign exchange revenues from the total portfolio of positions included in Revenues in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income were $88.1$33.6 million and $85.3$87.4 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016,2021, respectively, and $257.2$112.2 million and $264.6$171.9 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016,2021, respectively. None of the derivative contracts used in Business Solutions operations are designated as accounting hedges. The durationhedges and the majority of these derivative contracts have a duration at inception is generallyof less than one year.year.


The aggregate equivalent United States dollar notional amount of foreign currency derivative customer contracts held by the Company in its Business Solutions operations was approximately $5.0 billion and $8.0 billion as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017 was approximately $6.0 billion.2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The significant majority of customer contracts are written in major currencies such as the Australianfollowing currencies: the United States dollar, euro, and the British pound, Canadian dollar, and euro.

pound.


Interest Rate Hedging


The

Periodically, the Company utilizes interest rate swaps to effectively change the interest rate payments on a portion of its notes from fixed-rate payments to short-term, LIBOR-based variable ratevariable-rate payments in order to manage its overall exposure to interest rates.rate fluctuations. The Company designates these derivatives as fair value hedges. The change in fair value of the interest rate swaps is offset by a change in the carrying value of the debt being hedged within "Borrowings"Borrowings in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and "Interest expense"Sheets. Interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income has been adjusted to include the effects of interest accrued on the swaps.


The Company at times, utilizes derivativesterminated 2 of its treasury locks in the first quarter of 2021, which were associated with the issuance of $600.0 million of aggregate principal amount of 1.350% unsecured notes due March 15, 2026 (“2026 Notes”). The Company received a total of $3.3 million upon termination, of which $2.6 million was deferred as a component of AOCL and will be amortized to hedgeInterest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income over the term of the 2026 Notes. As a portion of the forecasted issuanceinterest payments on the 2026 Notes will occur outside the time period originally specified at designation of fixed-rate debt. These derivatives are designatedthe treasury locks as cash flow hedges, of the variability$0.7 million was recognized in the fixed-rate coupon of the debt expected to be issued. The effective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recorded in "Accumulated other comprehensive loss"Other income/(expense), net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.


The Company held interest rate swaps in an aggregate notional amountStatements of $975.0 million as of both September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Of this aggregate notional amount held at September 30, 2017, $500.0 million related to notes due in December 2017, $300.0 million related to notes due in 2018, and $175.0 million related to notes due in 2020.

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Balance Sheet

The following table summarizes the fair value of derivatives reported in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and December 31, 20162021 (in millions):

 

 

Derivative Assets

 

 

Derivative Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

June 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

June 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

Location

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Location

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Derivatives designated as hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency cash flow hedges

 

Other assets

 

$

56.7

 

 

$

30.6

 

 

Other liabilities

 

$

0.2

 

 

$

2.6

 

Total derivatives designated as hedges

 

 

 

$

56.7

 

 

$

30.6

 

 

 

 

$

0.2

 

 

$

2.6

 

Derivatives not designated as hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Solutions operations - foreign currency (a)

 

Other assets

 

$

152.3

 

 

$

213.1

 

 

Other liabilities

 

$

152.8

 

 

$

174.1

 

Foreign currency

 

Other assets

 

 

5.8

 

 

 

4.0

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

3.5

 

 

 

7.1

 

Total derivatives not designated as hedges

 

 

 

$

158.1

 

 

$

217.1

 

 

 

 

$

156.3

 

 

$

181.2

 

Total derivatives

 

 

 

$

214.8

 

 

$

247.7

 

 

 

 

$

156.5

 

 

$

183.8

 

(a)
In many circumstances, the Company allows its Business Solutions customers to settle part or all of their derivative contracts prior to maturity. However, the offsetting positions entered into with Convera do not allow for similar settlement. To mitigate this, additional foreign currency contracts are entered into with Convera to offset the original economic hedge contracts. This frequently results in changes in the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities that may not directly align with the performance in the underlying derivatives business.
 Derivative Assets Derivative Liabilities
   Fair Value   Fair Value
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Derivatives — hedges:           
Interest rate fair value hedgesOther assets $8.3
 $6.7
 Other liabilities $0.6
 $
Foreign currency cash flow hedgesOther assets 10.1
 48.4
 Other liabilities 38.9
 1.2
Total  $18.4
 $55.1
   $39.5
 $1.2
Derivatives — undesignated:           
Business Solutions operations — foreign currency (a)Other assets $333.9
 $307.2
 Other liabilities $301.1
 $258.3
Foreign currencyOther assets 3.5
 3.3
 Other liabilities 0.6
 2.8
Total  $337.4
 $310.5
   $301.7
 $261.1
Total derivatives  $355.8
 $365.6
   $341.2
 $262.3
____________________
(a)In many circumstances, the Company allows its Business Solutions customers to settle part or all of their derivative contracts prior to maturity. However, the offsetting positions originally entered into with financial institution counterparties do not allow for similar settlement. To mitigate this, additional foreign currency contracts are entered into with financial institution counterparties to offset the original economic hedge contracts. This frequently results in changes in the Company's derivative assets and liabilities that may not directly align to the growth in the underlying derivatives business.

The fair values of derivative assets and liabilities associated with contracts that include netting language that the Company believes to be enforceable have been netted in the following tables to present the Company'sCompany’s net exposure with these counterparties. The Company'sCompany’s rights under these agreements generally allow for transactions to be settled on a net basis, including upon early termination, which could occur upon the counterparty'scounterparty’s default, a change in control, or other conditions.

In addition, certain of the Company'sCompany’s other agreements include netting provisions, the enforceability of which may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and depending on the circumstances. Due to the uncertainty related to the enforceability of these provisions, the derivative balances associated with these agreements are included within "Derivatives that are not or may not be subject to master netting arrangement or similar agreement" in the following tables. In certain circumstances, the Company may require its Business Solutions customers to maintain collateral balances which may mitigate the risk associated with potential customer defaults.


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The following tables summarize the gross and net fair value of derivative assets and liabilities as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and December 31, 20162021 (in millions):


Offsetting of Derivative Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Net Amounts

 

 

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Amounts Offset in

 

 

Presented in

 

 

Not Offset in

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts of

 

 

the Condensed

 

 

the Condensed

 

 

the Condensed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognized

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Net

 

June 30, 2022

 

Assets

 

 

Balance Sheets

 

 

Balance Sheets

 

 

Balance Sheets

 

 

Amounts

 

Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement

 

$

126.8

 

 

$

 

 

$

126.8

 

 

$

(67.0

)

 

$

59.8

 

Derivatives that are not or may not be subject to master netting arrangement or similar agreement

 

 

88.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

214.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement

 

$

163.9

 

 

$

 

 

$

163.9

 

 

$

(92.4

)

 

$

71.5

 

Derivatives that are not or may not be subject to master netting arrangement or similar agreement

 

 

83.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

247.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2017 Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 
Net Amounts Presented
in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Derivatives Not Offset
in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 Net Amounts
Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement $160.2
 $
 $160.2
 $(141.5) $18.7
Derivatives that are not or may not be subject to master netting arrangement or similar agreement 195.6
        
Total $355.8
        
           
December 31, 2016          
Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement $256.3
 $
 $256.3
 $(146.4) $109.9
Derivatives that are not or may not be subject to master netting arrangement or similar agreement 109.3
        
Total $365.6
        

Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Net Amounts

 

 

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Amounts Offset in

 

 

Presented in

 

 

Not Offset in

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts of

 

 

the Condensed

 

 

the Condensed

 

 

the Condensed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognized

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Net

 

June 30, 2022

 

Liabilities

 

 

Balance Sheets

 

 

Balance Sheets

 

 

Balance Sheets

 

 

Amounts

 

Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement

 

$

113.9

 

 

$

 

 

$

113.9

 

 

$

(67.0

)

 

$

46.9

 

Derivatives that are not or may not be subject to master netting arrangement or similar agreement

 

 

42.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

156.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement

 

$

109.6

 

 

$

 

 

$

109.6

 

 

$

(92.4

)

 

$

17.2

 

Derivatives that are not or may not be subject to master netting arrangement or similar agreement

 

 

74.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

183.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2017 Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 
Net Amounts Presented
in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Derivatives Not Offset
in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 Net Amounts
Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement $282.9
 $
 $282.9
 $(141.5) $141.4
Derivatives that are not or may not be subject to master netting arrangement or similar agreement 58.3
        
Total $341.2
        
           
December 31, 2016          
Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement $152.6
 $
 $152.6
 $(146.4) $6.2
Derivatives that are not or may not be subject to master netting arrangement or similar agreement 109.7
        
Total $262.3
        

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Income Statement

Cash Flow Hedges

The effective portion of the change in fair value of derivatives that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in AOCL in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Generally, amounts are recognized in income when the related forecasted transaction affects earnings.


The following tables summarizetable presents the pre-tax amount of unrealized gains/(losses) recognized in other comprehensive income from cash flow hedges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (in millions):

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Foreign currency derivatives (a)

 

$

37.3

 

 

$

(6.2

)

 

$

43.5

 

 

$

14.7

 

Interest rate derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.3

 

(a)
Losses of $0.7 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $4.9 million and $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, represent amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness and recognized in other comprehensive income, for which an amortization approach is applied.

The following table presents the location and amountamounts of gains and losses of derivativespre-tax net gains/(losses) from cash flow hedging relationships recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income segregated by designated, qualifying hedging instruments and those that are not, for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 20162021 (in millions):


Fair Value

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Revenues

 

 

Interest Expense

 

 

Revenues

 

 

Interest Expense

 

 

Total amounts presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded

 

$

1,138.3

 

 

$

(24.8

)

 

$

1,289.7

 

 

$

(25.6

)

 

Gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains/(losses) reclassified from AOCL into earnings

 

 

13.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3.3

)

 

 

 

 

Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings based on an amortization approach

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses reclassified from AOCL into earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

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Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

Interest Expense

 

 

Revenues

 

 

Interest Expense

 

 

Other income/(expense), net

 

Total amounts presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded

 

$

2,294.0

 

 

$

(49.6

)

 

$

2,499.7

 

 

$

(54.0

)

 

$

28.6

 

Gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains/(losses) reclassified from AOCL into earnings

 

 

14.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings based on an amortization approach

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains/(losses) reclassified from AOCL into earnings

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

0.7

 

Undesignated Hedges

The following table presents the location and amount of pre-tax net gains/(losses) from fair valueundesignated hedges in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income on derivatives for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (in millions):

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

Derivatives (a)

 

Location

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Foreign currency derivatives (b)

 

Selling, general, and administrative

 

$

43.3

 

 

$

1.9

 

 

$

55.0

 

 

$

17.9

 

(a)
The Company uses foreign currency forward and option contracts as part of its Business Solutions payments operations. These derivative contracts are excluded from this table as they are managed as part of a broader currency portfolio that includes non-derivative currency exposures. The gains and losses on these derivatives are included as part of the broader disclosure of portfolio revenue for this business discussed above.
(b)
The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts to offset foreign exchange rate fluctuations on settlement assets and obligations as well as certain foreign currency denominated positions. Foreign exchange losses on settlement assets and obligations, cash balances, and other assets and liabilities, not including amounts related to derivative activity as displayed above and included in Selling, general, and administrative in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, were $39.9 million and $3.2 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016 (in millions):

  
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on
Derivatives
   
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on
Related Hedged Item (a)
 Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
  
Income
Statement
Location
 Amount   
Income
Statement
Location
 Amount 
Income
Statement
Location
 Amount
Derivatives  September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016 
Hedged 
Item
  September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016  September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016
Interest rate contracts Interest expense $(0.1) $(2.6) Fixed rate  debt Interest expense $0.2
 $5.0
 Interest  expense $(0.1) $(0.2)
Total gain/(loss)   $(0.1) $(2.6)     $0.2
 $5.0
   $(0.1) $(0.2)
The following table presents the location2021, respectively, and amount of gains/(losses) from fair value hedges$49.8 million and $25.0 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016 (in millions):
2021, respectively.
  
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on
Derivatives
   
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on
Related Hedged Item (a)
 Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
  
Income
Statement
Location
 Amount   
Income
Statement
Location
 Amount 
Income
Statement
Location
 Amount
Derivatives  September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016 
Hedged 
Item
  September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016  September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016
Interest rate contracts Interest expense $(0.6) $12.8
 Fixed rate  debt Interest expense $2.6
 $(5.1) Interest  expense $(0.1) $0.1
Total gain/(loss)   $(0.6) $12.8
     $2.6
 $(5.1)   $(0.1) $0.1

All cash flows associated with derivatives are included in Cash Flow Hedges

The following table presentsflows from operating activities in the location and amountCondensed Consolidated Statements of gains/(losses) from cash flow hedges for the three months ended SeptemberCash Flows.

Based on June 30, 2017 and 2016 (in millions):

  Gain/(Loss) Recognized Gain/(Loss) Reclassified Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on
  in OCI on Derivatives from Accumulated OCI into Income Derivatives (Ineffective Portion and Amount
  (Effective Portion) (Effective Portion) Excluded from Effectiveness Testing) (b)
  Amount 
Income
Statement Location
 Amount 
Income
Statement Location
 Amount
Derivatives September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016  September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016  September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016
Foreign currency contracts $(21.2) $(1.2) Revenues $(2.2) $11.5
 Derivative
gains, net
 $2.3
 $0.2
Interest rate contracts (c) 
 
 Interest  expense (0.8) (0.9) Interest expense 
 
Total gain/(loss) $(21.2) $(1.2)   $(3.0) $10.6
   $2.3
 $0.2




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The following table presents the location and amount of gains/(losses) from cash flow hedges for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (in millions):
  Gain/(Loss) Recognized Gain/(Loss) Reclassified Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on
  in OCI on Derivatives from Accumulated OCI into Income Derivatives (Ineffective Portion and Amount
  (Effective Portion) (Effective Portion) Excluded from Effectiveness Testing) (b)
  Amount 
Income
Statement Location
 Amount 
Income
Statement Location
 Amount
Derivatives September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016  September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016  September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016
Foreign currency contracts $(68.4) $(7.4) Revenues $11.3
 $37.5
 Derivative
gains, net
 $7.6
 $2.9
Interest rate contracts (c) 
 
 Interest  expense (2.5) (2.7) Interest expense 
 
Total gain/(loss) $(68.4) $(7.4)   $8.8
 $34.8
   $7.6
 $2.9
Undesignated Hedges
The following table presents the location and amount of net gains/(losses) from undesignated hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (in millions):
 Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (d)
 Income Statement Location Amount
   Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Derivatives  2017 2016 2017 2016
Foreign currency contracts (e)Selling, general and administrative $(4.0) $0.2
 $(26.3) $(14.3)
Foreign currency contracts (f)Derivative gains, net (0.3) 0.1
 (0.8) (0.7)
Total gain/(loss)  $(4.3) $0.3
 $(27.1) $(15.0)
 ____________________
(a)The gain of $0.2 million and $5.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, consisted of a gain in value on the debt of $0.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively, and no amortization of hedge accounting adjustments and amortization of hedge accounting adjustments of $2.2 million, respectively. The gain/(loss) of $2.6 million and $(5.1) million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, consisted of a gain/(loss) in value on the debt of $0.7 million and $(12.9) million, respectively, and amortization of hedge accounting adjustments of $1.9 million and $7.8 million, respectively.
(b)The portion of the change in fair value of a derivative excluded from the effectiveness assessment for foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges represents the difference between changes in forward rates and spot rates.
(c)The Company uses derivatives to hedge the forecasted issuance of fixed-rate debt and records the effective portion of the derivatives' fair value in "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These amounts are reclassified to "Interest expense" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income over the life of the related notes.
(d)The Company uses foreign currency forward and option contracts as part of its Business Solutions payments operations. These derivative contracts are excluded from this table as they are managed as part of a broader currency portfolio that includes non-derivative currency exposures. The gains and losses on these derivatives are included as part of the broader disclosure of portfolio revenue for this business discussed above.
(e)The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts to offset foreign exchange rate fluctuations on settlement assets and obligations as well as certain foreign currency denominated positions. Foreign exchange gains/(losses) on settlement assets and obligations, cash balances, and other assets and liabilities, not including amounts related to derivatives activity as displayed above and included in "Selling, general and administrative" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, were $3.4 million and $(2.9) million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $24.2 million and $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(f)The derivative contracts used in the Company's revenue hedging program are not designated as hedges in the final month of the contract.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)

An2022 foreign exchange rates, an accumulated other comprehensive pre-tax lossgain of $22.140.7 million related to the foreign currency forward contracts is expected to be reclassified into revenueRevenues within the next 12 months as of September 30, 2017. Approximately $2.8 million of net losses on the forecasted debt issuance hedges are expected to be recognized in "Interest expense" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income within the next 12 months as of September 30, 2017. No amounts have been reclassified into earnings as a result of the underlying transaction being considered probable of not occurring within the specified time period. months.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

11. Borrowings


10. Borrowings

The Company’s outstanding borrowings consisted of the following (in millions):

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Commercial paper (a)

 

$

260.0

 

 

$

275.0

 

Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.250% notes due 2023 (b)

 

 

300.0

 

 

 

300.0

 

2.850% notes due 2025 (b)

 

 

500.0

 

 

 

500.0

 

1.350% notes due 2026 (b)

 

 

600.0

 

 

 

600.0

 

2.750% notes due 2031 (b)

 

 

300.0

 

 

 

300.0

 

6.200% notes due 2036 (b)

 

 

500.0

 

 

 

500.0

 

6.200% notes due 2040 (b)

 

 

250.0

 

 

 

250.0

 

Term loan facility borrowing (c)

 

 

 

 

 

300.0

 

Total borrowings at par value

 

 

2,710.0

 

 

 

3,025.0

 

Debt issuance costs and unamortized discount, net

 

 

(14.7

)

 

 

(16.6

)

Total borrowings at carrying value (d)

 

$

2,695.3

 

 

$

3,008.4

 

(a)
Pursuant to the Company’s commercial paper program, the Company may issue unsecured commercial paper notes in an amount not to exceed $1.5 billion outstanding at any time, reduced to the extent of borrowings outstanding on the Company’s revolving credit facility. The commercial paper notes may have maturities of up to 397 days from date of issuance. The Company’s commercial paper borrowings as of June 30, 2022 had a weighted-average annual interest rate of approximately 1.9% and a weighted-average term of approximately 1 day.
 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
Notes:   
2.875% notes due 2017 (a)$500.0
 $500.0
3.650% notes (effective rate of 4.8%) due 2018400.0
 400.0
3.350% notes due 2019 (a)250.0
 250.0
Floating rate notes (effective rate of 2.4%) due 2019 (b)250.0
 
5.253% notes due 2020 (a)324.9
 324.9
3.600% notes (effective rate of 3.7%) due 2022 (c)500.0
 
6.200% notes due 2036 (a)500.0
 500.0
6.200% notes due 2040 (a)250.0
 250.0
Term Loan Facility borrowings (effective rate of 2.8%)575.0
 575.0
Total borrowings at par value3,549.9
 2,799.9
Fair value hedge accounting adjustments, net (d)1.8
 4.4
Debt issuance costs and unamortized discount, net(18.3) (18.2)
Total borrowings at carrying value (e)$3,533.4
 $2,786.1
(b)
The difference between the stated interest rate and the effective interest rate is not significant.
____________________ (c)
See Term Loan Facility section below for further discussion.
(a)The difference between the stated interest rate and the effective interest rate is not significant.
(b)On August 22, 2017, the Company issued $250 million of aggregate principal amount of unsecured floating rate notes due May 22, 2019 ("Floating Rate Notes").
(c)On March 15, 2017, the Company issued $400.0 million of aggregate principal amount of 3.600% unsecured notes due in 2022. On August 22, 2017, the Company issued an additional $100.0 million of aggregate principal amount of 3.600% unsecured notes, for an aggregate principal total of $500.0 million of 3.600% unsecured notes ("2022 Notes").
(d)
The Company utilizes interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges to effectively change the interest rate payments on a portion of its notes from fixed-rate payments to short-term LIBOR-based variable rate payments in order to manage its overall exposure to interest rates. The changes in fair value of these interest rate swaps result in an offsetting hedge accounting adjustment recorded to the carrying value of the related note. These hedge accounting adjustments will be reclassified as reductions to or increases in "Interest expense" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income over the life of the related notes, and cause the effective rate of interest to differ from the notes’ stated rate.
(e)
As of September 30, 2017, the Company’s weighted-average effective rate on total borrowings was approximately 4.2%.

(d)
As of June 30, 2022, the Company’s weighted-average effective rate on total borrowings was approximately 3.6%.

Term Loan Facility

On December 18, 2018, the Company entered into an amended and restated term loan facility providing for up to $950.0 million in borrowings and extending the final maturity of the facility to January 2024 (the "Term Loan Facility"). Proceeds from the 2026 Notes and $300.0 million of aggregate principal amount of 2.750% unsecured notes due March 15, 2031 ("2031 Notes"), and cash, including cash generated from operations, were used to repay $650.0 million of the Term Loan Facility in the first quarter of 2021 and $500.0 million of the aggregate principal amount of 3.600% unsecured notes due in March 2022 in the second quarter of 2021. On January 4, 2022, the Company repaid all remaining borrowings owed under the Term Loan Facility for total consideration of $300.0 million, using proceeds from commercial paper and cash, including cash generated from operations. The Company is no longer able to borrow money under this facility.

The following summarizes the Company'sCompany’s maturities of its notes at par value as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 (in millions):

Due within 1 year

 

$

300.0

 

Due after 1 year through 2 years

 

 

 

Due after 2 years through 3 years

 

 

500.0

 

Due after 3 years through 4 years

 

 

600.0

 

Due after 4 years through 5 years

 

 

 

Due after 5 years

 

 

1,050.0

 

Total

 

$

2,450.0

 


Due within 1 year$907.2
Due after 1 year through 2 years528.8
Due after 2 years through 3 years360.8
Due after 3 years through 4 years503.1
Due after 4 years through 5 years500.0
Due after 5 years750.0

The Company’s obligations with respect to its outstanding Notes,borrowings, as described above, rank equally.



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(Unaudited)

Notes

On March 15, 2017, the Company issued $400.0 million of aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes due March 15, 2022. On August 22, 2017, the Company issued an additional $100.0 million of aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes due March 15, 2022. The notes issued on August 22, 2017 are part of the same series and, accordingly, have the same terms and conditions as the notes issued on March 15, 2017; however, the notes issued on August 22, 2017 were issued at a premium of 101.783% and the Company received $1.57 million of accrued interest upon issuance. Interest with respect to the 2022 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2017, based on the per annum rate of 3.600%. The interest rate payable on the 2022 Notes will be increased if the debt rating assigned to the note is downgraded by an applicable credit rating agency, beginning at a downgrade below investment grade. However, in no event will the interest rate on the 2022 Notes exceed 5.60% per annum. The interest rate payable on the 2022 Notes may also be adjusted downward for debt rating upgrades subsequent to any debt rating downgrades but may not be adjusted below 3.600% per annum. The 2022 Notes are subject to covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict the ability of the Company to sell or transfer assets or merge or consolidate with another company, and limit or restrict the Company's and certain of its subsidiaries' ability to incur certain types of security interests, or enter into sale and leaseback transactions. If a change of control triggering event occurs, holders of the 2022 Notes may require the Company to repurchase some or all of their notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of their notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. The Company may redeem the 2022 Notes at any time prior to February 15, 2022 at the greater of par or a price based on the applicable treasury rate plus 25 basis points. The Company may redeem the 2022 Notes at any time after February 15, 2022 at a price equal to par, plus accrued interest.

On August 22, 2017, the Company issued $250.0 million of aggregate principal amount of unsecured floating rate notes due May 22, 2019. Interest with respect to the Floating Rate Notes is payable quarterly on each February 22, May 22, August 22 and November 22, beginning November 22, 2017, at a per annum interest rate equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 80 basis points (reset quarterly). The Floating Rate Notes are subject to covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict the ability of the Company to sell or transfer assets or merge or consolidate with another company, and limit or restrict the Company's and certain of its subsidiaries' ability to incur certain types of security interests, or enter into sale and leaseback transactions. If a change of control triggering event occurs, holders of the Floating Rate Notes may require the Company to repurchase some or all of their notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of their notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. The Company may not redeem the Floating Rate Notes prior to maturity.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)


11.

12. Income Taxes


The Company'sCompany’s effective tax rates on pre-tax income were 1.5%17.9% and 9.6%14.5% for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016,2021, respectively, and 11.4%18.6% and 10.6%12.7% for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016,2021, respectively. The decrease

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

increase in the Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year was primarily due to the sale of the Company's Business Solutions business and the Company's decision to suspend its operations in Russia and Belarus. In addition, the increase in the effective tax rate for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 compared to the prior period reflects lower tax expense arising from the related effects in the current period of the discrete tax expense recognized during the first quarter of 2017 from changes in internal ownership of certain international subsidiaries within the consolidated group and additional discrete benefits in the current period for changes in tax contingency reserves. The increase in the Company's effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 20172022 compared to the prior period was due topartially offset by lower discrete tax expenses in the State Regulator Matter accrual discussed in Note 5, for which no tax benefit is currently recorded, and the tax effects from the changes in internal ownership of certaincurrent period. The sale of the Company's international subsidiaries within the consolidated group during the first quarter of 2017 described earlier, partially offset by one-time tax planning benefits. The Company currently expects that approximately 109% of the Company's pre-tax income will be derived from foreign sources for the year ending December 31, 2017. Certain portions of the Company's foreign source income are subject to United States federal and state income tax as earned due to the nature of the income, and dividend repatriations of the Company's foreign source income are generally subject to United States federal and state income tax.

Uncertain Tax Positions

The Company has established contingency reserves for a variety of material, known tax exposures. The Company's tax reserves reflect management's judgment as to the resolution of the issues involved if subject to judicial review or other settlement. While the Company believes its reserves are adequate to cover reasonably expected tax risks, there can be no assurance that, in all instances, an issue raised by a tax authority will be resolved at a financial cost that does not exceed its related reserve. With respect to these reserves, the Company's income tax expense would include (i) any changes in tax reserves arising from material changes during the period in the facts and circumstances (i.e., new information) surrounding a tax issue and (ii) any difference from the Company's tax position as recorded in the financial statements and the final resolution of a tax issue during the period. Such resolution could materially increase or decrease income tax expenseBusiness Solutions business is included in the Company's consolidated financial statements in future periods and could impact operating cash flows.

estimated annual effective rate, the ongoing effects of which are expected to continue throughout the year.

Unrecognized tax benefits represent the aggregate tax effect of differences between tax return positions and the amounts otherwise recognized in the Company's consolidated financial statements, and are reflected in "IncomeIncome taxes payable"payable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and December 31, 20162021 was $333.9$371.8 million and $352.0$376.3 million, respectively, excludingincluding interest and penalties, withpenalties. As previously disclosed in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 11, Income Taxes, in the decrease primarily relatedCompany's Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company continues to a statute of limitations expiration. Thebelieve that it is reasonably possible that its total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate was $328.0 million and $343.3 million as of September 30, 2017 and could decrease by December 31, 2016, respectively, excluding interest2022, in connection with various matters which may be resolved.

The Company’s tax filings are subject to examination by U.S. federal, state, and penalties.


The Company recognizes interest and penalties with respect to unrecognized tax benefits in "Provision for income taxes" in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, and records the associated liability in "Income taxes payable" in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company recognized $(4.1) million and $0.2 million of interest and penalties during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $(2.7) million and $2.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company has accrued $20.2 million and $22.5 million for the payment of interest and penalties as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

The Company and its subsidiaries file tax returns for the United States, for multiple states and localities, and for various non-United States jurisdictions, and the Company has identified the United States as its major tax jurisdiction, as the income tax imposed by any one foreign country is not material to the Company.jurisdictions. The United States federal income tax returns of First Data, which include the Company, are eligible to be examined for 2005 and 2006. The Company's United States federal income tax returns since the Spin-off (other than 2010 - 2013) are also eligible to be examined.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)

The United States Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") completed its examination ofis currently examining the Company’s United States federal consolidated income tax returns of First Data for 2003 and 2004, which included the Company, and issued a Notice of Deficiency in December 2008. In December 2011, the Company reached an agreement with the IRS resolving substantially all of the issues related to the Company's restructuring of its international operations in 2003 ("IRS Agreement"). As a result of the IRS Agreement, the Company expects to make cash payments of approximately $190 million, plus additional accrued interest, of which $94.1 million has been paid as of September 30, 2017. A substantial majority of these payments were made in the year ended December 31, 2012. The Company expects to pay the remaining amount in 2018.The IRS completed its examination of the United States federal consolidated income tax returns of First Data, which include the Company's 2005 and pre-Spin-off 2006 taxable periods and issued its report on October 31, 2012 ("FDC 30-Day Letter"). Furthermore, the IRS completed its examination of the Company's United States federal consolidated income tax returns for 2017 and 2018. The statute of limitations for the 2006 post-Spin-off period through 2009U.S. federal returns for 2017 and issued its report also on October 31, 2012 ("WU 30-Day Letter"). Both the FDC 30-Day Letter and the WU 30-Day Letter propose tax adjustments affecting the Company, some of which are agreed and some of which are unagreed. Both First Data and the Company filed their respective protests with the IRS Appeals Division on November 28, 2012 related to the unagreed proposed adjustments. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company reached an agreement in principle with the IRS concerning its unagreed adjustments and adjusted its reserves accordingly. The Company anticipates concluding the matters related to these years in 2018.

As of September 30, 2017, no provision2018 has been made for United States federal and state income taxes on certain of the Company's outside tax basis differences, which primarily relateextended to accumulated foreign earnings of approximately $7.0 billion, which have been reinvested and are expected to continue to be reinvested outside the United States indefinitely. Over the last several years, such earnings have been used to pay for the Company's international acquisitions and operations and provide initial Company funding of global principal payouts for Consumer-to-Consumer and Business Solutions transactions. Upon distribution of those earnings to the United States in the form of actual or constructive dividends, the Company would be subject to United States income taxes (subject to an adjustment for foreign tax credits), state income taxes and possible withholding taxes payable to various foreign countries. Such taxes could be significant. Determination of this amount of unrecognized United States deferred tax liability is not practicable because of the complexities associated with its hypothetical calculation.April 4, 2023.


Tax Allocation Agreement with First Data

The Company and First Data each are liable for taxes imposed on their respective businesses both prior to and after the Spin-off. If such taxes have not been appropriately apportioned between First Data and the Company, subsequent adjustments may occur that may impact the Company's financial condition or results of operations.

Also under the Tax Allocation Agreement, with respect to taxes and other liabilities that result from a final determination that is inconsistent with the anticipated tax consequences of the Spin-off (as set forth in the private letter ruling and relevant tax opinion) ("Spin-off Related Taxes"), the Company will be liable to First Data for any such Spin-off Related Taxes attributable solely to actions taken by or with respect to the Company. In addition, the Company will also be liable for half of any Spin-off Related Taxes (i) that would not have been imposed but for the existence of both an action by the Company and an action by First Data or (ii) where the Company and First Data each take actions that, standing alone, would have resulted in the imposition of such Spin-off Related Taxes. The Company may be similarly liable if it breaches certain representations or covenants set forth in the tax allocation agreement. If the Company is required to indemnify First Data for taxes incurred as a result of the Spin-off being taxable to First Data, it likely would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. First Data generally will be liable for all Spin-off Related Taxes, other than those described above.


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(Unaudited)

12. Stock

13. Stock-Based Compensation Plans

For the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022 and 2021, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $12.1$12.3 million and $36.1$12.0 million, respectively, resulting primarily from stock options, restricted stock units, and performance-based restricted stock units and deferred stock units in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. For the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2022 and 2021, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $9.8$23.0 million and $31.8$22.8 million, respectively.

During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, the Company granted 0.40.6 million options at a weighted-average exercise price of $19.99$18.62 and 3.4 million performance-based restricted stock units and restricted stock units at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $17.67.$20.19. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, the Company had 7.76.4 million outstanding options at a weighted-average exercise price of $17.63,$18.68, of which 6.53.6 million options were exercisable at a weighted-average exercise price of $17.40.$19.16. The Company had 7.77.4 million outstanding performance-based restricted stock units (based on target performance) and restricted stock units at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $17.31$21.53 as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017. The majority of stock units do not provide for the payment of dividend equivalents. For those units, their value is reduced by the net present value of the foregone dividend equivalent payments.2022.


13.

14. Segments


As further described in Note 1, the Company made changes toclassifies its operating and reportable segments in the second quarter of 2017, and the historical Consumer-to-Business operating segment is no longer a separate operating segment. The Company currently consists of two reportablebusiness into 2 segments: Consumer-to-Consumer and Business Solutions. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities, about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the Company's CODMCompany’s Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") in deciding where to allocateallocating resources and in assessing performance.


The Consumer-to-Consumer operating segment facilitates money transfers between two2 consumers. The Company's money transfer service is viewed by the Company as one interconnected global network where a money transfer can be sent from one location to another, around the world. The segment includes five5 geographic regions whose functions are primarily related to generating, managing, and maintaining agent relationships and localized marketing activities. The Company includes Digital Money Transfer transactions in its onlineregions, including transactions from the Company’s arrangements with financial institutions and other third parties to enable such entities to offer money transfer services initiated through Western Union branded websites ("westernunion.com") in its regions.to their own customers under their brands. By means of common processes and systems, these regions, including westernunion.com,Digital Money Transfer transactions, create anone interconnected global network for consumer transactions, thereby constituting one global Consumer-to-Consumer money transfer business and one operating segment.


The Business Solutions operating segment facilitates payment and foreign exchange solutions, primarily cross-border, cross-currency transactions, for small and medium size enterprises, and other organizations and individuals.

On August 4, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its Business Solutions business to Goldfinch Partners LLC and The

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Baupost Group LLC. The sale will be completed in two closings, the first of which occurred on March 1, 2022, with the second expected in the fourth quarter of 2022. See Note 4 for further information regarding this transaction.

All businesses and other services that have not been classified in the above segments are reported as "Other,"Other, which primarily includes the Company's electronic-based and cash-basedCompany’s bill payment services which facilitate bill payments from consumers to businesses and other organizations and which were previously reported in the historical Consumer-to-Business operating segment, and the Company'sCompany’s money order and other services.


Corporate costs, including stock-based compensation and other overhead, are allocated to the segments primarily based on a percentage of the segments'segments’ revenue compared to total revenue.


Expenses related Effective January 1, 2022, the Company stopped allocating corporate costs to its Business Solutions segment, given its agreement to sell this business, as discussed further in Note 4.

The following table presents the State Regulator MatterCompany’s segment results for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and the Joint Settlement Agreement expenses for both the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016, respectively, were not allocated2021 (in millions):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer-to-Consumer

 

$

1,026.9

 

 

$

1,127.1

 

 

$

2,025.9

 

 

$

2,178.0

 

Business Solutions (a)

 

 

35.7

 

 

 

99.3

 

 

 

124.8

 

 

 

195.8

 

Other

 

 

75.7

 

 

 

63.3

 

 

 

143.3

 

 

 

125.9

 

Total consolidated revenues

 

$

1,138.3

 

 

$

1,289.7

 

 

$

2,294.0

 

 

$

2,499.7

 

Operating income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer-to-Consumer

 

$

225.6

 

 

$

233.8

 

 

$

432.8

 

 

$

439.9

 

Business Solutions (a)

 

 

8.3

 

 

 

10.9

 

 

 

35.8

 

 

 

23.5

 

Other

 

 

30.3

 

 

 

10.2

 

 

 

51.8

 

 

 

24.3

 

Total segment operating income

 

 

264.2

 

 

 

254.9

 

 

 

520.4

 

 

 

487.7

 

Russia/Belarus exit costs (b)

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

(11.2

)

 

 

 

Business Solutions exit costs (b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7.7

)

 

 

 

Total consolidated operating income

 

$

264.0

 

 

$

254.9

 

 

$

501.5

 

 

$

487.7

 

(a)
On August 4, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its Business Solutions business to the segments, as shownBuyer, which will be completed in 2 closings. The first closing occurred on March 1, 2022, with the second expected in the table below.fourth quarter of 2022. The operations of the Business Solutions business to be sold in the second closing continue to be included in Revenues and Operating income after the first closing. However, between the first and second closing, the Company will pay the Buyer a measure of the profits from these operations, adjusted for income taxes and other charges, as contractually agreed, and this expense is recognized in Other income/(expense), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 4 for further information regarding this transaction.
(b)
Represents the exit costs incurred in connection with the Company's suspension of its operations in Russia and Belarus and the divestiture of the Business Solutions business, primarily related to severance and non-cash impairments of property and equipment, an operating lease right-of-use asset, and other intangible assets. While these items werecertain of the expenses are identifiable to the Company's Consumer-to-Consumer segment, they weresegments, the expenses are not included in the measurement of segment operating income provided to the CODM for purposes of assessingperformance assessment and resource allocation. These expenses are therefore excluded from the Company's segment performance and decision making with respect to resource allocation, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2016. For additional information on the State Regulator Matter and the Joint Settlement Agreements, see Note 5.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Business transformation expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were also not allocated to the segments. While certain of these items were identifiable to the Company's segments, they were not included in the measurement of segment operating income provided to the CODM for purposes of assessing segment performance and decision making with respect to resource allocation, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2016. For additional information on business transformation related activities, see Note 3.

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Item 2.

The following table presentsdiscussion should be read in conjunction with the Company's reportable segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (in millions). Results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 have been adjusted to conform to the changes in reportable segments discussed earlier in Note 1. Segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 have been adjusted to exclude the Joint Settlement Agreements and business transformation expenses and conform to the presentation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Revenues:       
Consumer-to-Consumer$1,107.7
 $1,098.9
 $3,210.0
 $3,212.1
Business Solutions99.4
 97.2
 289.6
 297.2
Other (a)197.6
 181.7
 586.4
 541.9
Total consolidated revenues$1,404.7
 $1,377.8
 $4,086.0
 $4,051.2
Operating income:       
Consumer-to-Consumer$259.8
 $276.2
 $757.3
 $759.4
Business Solutions9.0
 3.9
 16.6
 11.5
Other (a)20.7
 18.2
 68.2
 63.4
Total segment operating income289.5
 298.3
 842.1
 834.3
State Regulator Matter (Note 5)
 
 (49.0) 
Joint Settlement Agreements (Note 5)(8.0) (15.0) (8.0) (30.0)
Business transformation expenses (Note 3)(9.9) (5.0) (59.2) (7.1)
Total consolidated operating income$271.6
 $278.3
 $725.9
 $797.2
____________

(a)Other consists primarily of the Company's bill payments businesses in the United States and Argentina.

14. Acquisitions

On October 16, 2017, the Company agreed to purchase the business of Opus Software Technologies Private Limitedcondensed consolidated financial statements and the assets of an affiliate for total consideration of approximately $25.0 million. The Company expects that the acquisition will assistnotes to those statements included elsewhere in enhancing and centralizing the Company’s information technology expertise through a newly established Indian-based information technology development and maintenance center, which is an integral part of the Company’s WU Way transformation efforts.


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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Item 2.
this report on Form 10-Q. This report on Form 10-Q10‑Q contains certain statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, our forward-looking statements. Words such as "expects," "intends," "targets," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "guides," "provides guidance," "provides outlook"outlook," and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," and "might" are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Readers of the Form 10-Q10‑Q of The Western Union Company (the "Company," "Western Union," "we," "our""our," or "us") should not rely solely on the forward-looking statements and should consider all uncertainties and risks discussed in the "Risk Factors"Risk Factors section and throughout the Annual Report on Form 10-K10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2016.2021. The statements are only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

Possible events or factors that could cause results or performance to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements include the following: (i) events related to our business and industry, such as: changes in general economic conditions and economic conditions in the regions and industries in which we operate, including global economic downturns and trade downturns,disruptions, or significantly slower growth or declines in the money transfer, payment service, and other markets in which we operate, including downturns or declines related to interruptions in migration patterns or other events, such as public health emergencies, epidemics, or pandemics, such as COVID-19, civil unrest, war, terrorism, natural disasters, or non-performance by our banks, lenders, insurers, or other financial services providers; failure to compete effectively in the money transfer and payment service industry, including among other things, with respect to price, with global and niche or corridor money transfer providers, banks and other money transfer and payment service providers, including electronic,digital, mobile and Internet-basedinternet-based services, card associations, and card-based payment providers, and with digital currencies and related exchanges and protocols, and other innovations in technology and business models; geopolitical tensions, political conditions, and related actions, in the United Statesincluding trade restrictions and abroadgovernment sanctions, which may adversely affect our business and economic conditions as a whole, including interruptions of United States or other government relations with countries in which we have or are implementing significant business relationships with agents, clients, or clients;other partners; deterioration in customer confidence in our business, or in money transfer and payment service providers generally; failure to maintain our agent network and business relationships under terms consistent with or more advantageous to us than those currently in place; our ability to adopt new technology and develop and gain market acceptance of new and enhanced services in response to changing industry and consumer needs or trends; mergers, acquisitions, and the integration of acquired businesses and technologies into our Company, divestitures, and the failure to realize anticipated financial benefits from these transactions, and events requiring us to write down our goodwill; decisions to change our business mix; changes in, and failure to manage effectively, exposure to foreign exchange rates, including the impact of the regulation of foreign exchange spreads on money transfers and payment transactions; changes in tax laws, or their interpretation, any subsequent regulation, and potential related state income tax impacts, and unfavorable resolution of tax contingencies; any material breach of security, including cybersecurity, or safeguards of or interruptions in any of our systems or those of our vendors or other third parties; cessation of or defects in various services provided to us by third-party vendors; mergers, acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses and technologies into our Company, and the failure to realize anticipated financial benefits from these acquisitions, and events requiring us to write down our goodwill; failure to manage credit and fraud risks presented by our agents, clients and consumers; failure to maintain our agent network and business relationships under terms consistent with or more advantageous to us than those currently in place, including due to increased costs or loss of business as a result of increased compliance requirements or difficulty for us, our agents or their subagents in establishing or maintaining relationships with banks needed to conduct our services; decisions to change our business mix; changes in tax laws, or their interpretation, and unfavorable resolution of tax contingencies; adverse rating actions by credit rating agencies; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from business transformation, productivity and cost-savings, and other relatedrestructuring-related initiatives, which may include decisions to downsize or to transition operating activities from one location to another, and to minimize any disruptions in our workforce that may result from those initiatives; failure to manage credit and fraud risks presented by our agents, clients, and consumers; adverse rating actions by credit rating agencies; our ability to protect our brandstrademarks, patents, copyrights, and our other intellectual property rights, and to defend ourselves against potential intellectual property infringement claims; our ability to attract and retain qualified key employees and to manage our workforce successfully; material changes in the market value or liquidity of securities that we hold; restrictions imposed by our debt obligations; (ii) events related to our regulatory and litigation environment, such as: liabilities or loss of business resulting from a failure by us, our agents, or their subagents to comply with laws and regulations and regulatory or judicial interpretations thereof, including laws and regulations designed to

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protect consumers, or detect and prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, and other illicit activity; increased costs or loss of business due to regulatory initiatives and changes in laws, regulations, and industry practices and standards, including changes in interpretations, in the United States the European Union and globally,abroad, affecting us, our agents or their subagents, or the banks with which we or our agents maintain bank accounts needed to provide our services,


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including related to anti-money laundering regulations, anti-fraud measures, our licensing arrangements, customer due diligence, agent and subagent due diligence, registration and monitoring requirements, consumer protection requirements, remittances, and immigration; liabilities, increased costs or loss of business and unanticipated developments resulting from governmental investigations and consent agreements with or enforcement actions by regulators, including those associated with the settlement agreements with the United States Department of Justice, certain United States Attorney's Offices, the United States Federal Trade Commission, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of Treasury, and various state attorneys general (the "Joint Settlement Agreements") and the potential resolution of a matter with the New York State Department of Financial Services (the "State Regulator Matter"); the impact on our business from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act"), as well as regulations issued pursuant to it and the actions of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and similar legislation and regulations enacted by other governmental authorities related to consumer protection;regulators; liabilities resulting from litigation, including class-action lawsuits and similar matters, and regulatory enforcement actions, including costs, expenses, settlements, and judgments; failure to comply with regulations and evolving industry standards regarding consumer privacy, and data use, the transfer of personal data between jurisdictions, and security;information security, including with respect to the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in the European Union ("EU") and the California Consumer Privacy Act; failure to comply with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), as well as regulations issued pursuant to it and the actions of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and similar legislation and regulations enacted by other governmental authorities in the United States and abroad related to consumer protection and derivative transactions; effects of unclaimed property laws or their interpretation or the enforcement thereof; failure to maintain sufficient amounts or types of regulatory capital or other restrictions on the use of our working capital to meet the changing requirements of our regulators worldwide; changes in accounting standards, rules and interpretations, or industry standards affecting our business; and (iii) other events, such as: adverse tax consequences from our spin-off from First Data Corporation; catastrophic events; and management'smanagement’s ability to identify and manage these and other risks.

Overview

We are a leading provider of money movement and payment services, operating in two business segments:

Consumer-to-Consumer - TheOur Consumer-to-Consumer operating segment facilitates money transfers, between two consumers, primarilywhich are sent from our retail agent locations worldwide or through a network ofwebsites and mobile devices, including our money transfer transactions conducted and funded through websites and mobile applications marketed under our brands (“westernunion.com”) and transactions initiated on websites and mobile applications hosted by our third-party agents.white label or co-branded digital partners (together with westernunion.com, “Digital Money Transfer”). Our multi-currency money transfer service is viewed by us asprovided through one interconnected global network where a money transfer can be sent from one location to another, around the world.network. This service is available for international cross-border transfers and, in certain countries, intra-country transfers. This segment also includes money transfer transactions that can be initiated through websites and mobile devices.
Business Solutions - TheOur Business Solutions operating segment facilitates payment and foreign exchange solutions, primarily cross-border, cross-currency transactions, for small and medium size enterprises and other organizations and individuals. The majority of the segment'ssegment’s business relates to exchanges of currency at spot rates, which enable customers to make cross-currency payments. In addition, in certain countries, we write foreign currency forward and option contracts for customers to facilitate future payments. On August 4, 2021, we entered into an agreement to sell our Business Solutions business to Goldfinch Partners LLC and The Baupost Group LLC. The sale will be completed in two closings, the first of which occurred on March 1, 2022, with the second expected in the fourth quarter of 2022. See below for additional information regarding this transaction

All businesses and other services that have not been classified in the above segments are reported as "Other,"Other, which primarily includes our electronic-based and cash-based bill payment services which facilitate bill payments from consumers to businesses and other organizations and which were previously reported in the historical Consumer-to-Business operating segment, and our money order and other services, in additionservices. Certain of our corporate costs such as costs related to strategic initiatives, including costs for the review and closing of acquisitions.mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, are also included in Other. Additional information on our reportable segments is further describedprovided in the Segment Discussion below.

Corporate costs, including stock-based compensation and other overhead, are allocated to the segments primarily based on a percentage of the segments' revenue compared to total revenue.


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Results of Operations


The following discussion of our consolidated results of operations and segment results refers to the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 compared to the same periods in 2016.2021. The results of operations should be read in conjunction with the discussion of our segment results of operations, which provide more detailed discussions concerning certain components of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions between our segments have been eliminated and theeliminated. The below information has been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). unless otherwise noted. All amounts provided in this section are rounded to the nearest tenth of a million, except as otherwise noted. As a result, the percentage changes and margins disclosed herein may not recalculate precisely using the rounded amounts provided. Beginning in the first quarter of 2017, we have reported total "Revenues" in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for all periods presented and no longer present the subcaptions previously reported, including "Transaction fees," "Foreign exchange revenues," and "Other revenues."


Our revenues and operating income for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 were negatively impacted by the strengthening offluctuations in the United States dollar compared to foreign currencies. The strengthening ofFluctuations in the United States dollar compared to foreign currencies, net of the impact of foreign currency hedges, resulted in a reductiondecreases to revenues of $42.1 million and $75.3 million for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 of $7.7 million and $66.8 million, respectively, and negatively impacted operating income by $8.9 million and $30.7 million,2022, respectively, relative to the corresponding periods in the prior year. Additionally, ourFluctuations in the United States dollar compared to foreign currencies positively impacted operating income by $4.2 million and $8.1 million for the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 was negatively impacted by a $49 million accrual related2022, respectively, relative to the State Regulator Matter described furthercorresponding periods in the prior year.

On August 4, 2021, we entered into an agreement to sell our Business Solutions business to Goldfinch Partners LLC and The Baupost Group LLC (collectively, the “Buyer”) for cash consideration of $910.0 million. The sale will be completed in two closings, the first of which occurred on March 1, 2022 with the entirety of the cash consideration collected and allocated to the closings on a relative fair value basis. The first closing excluded the operations in the European Union and the United Kingdom and resulted in a gain of $151.4 million. The second closing is currently expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2022, pending required regulatory approvals, at which time the remainder of the gain will be recognized, subject to regulatory capital adjustments. The Buyer has rebranded the sold operations within a new standalone company (now referred to as "Convera"). Refer to Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements,Note 5, “Commitments4, Divestitures and Contingencies.”


Investment Activities for further discussion.

Business Solutions revenues included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income were $35.7 million and $99.3 million and direct operating expenses, excluding corporate allocations were $27.8 million and $85.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Business Solutions revenues were $124.8 million and $195.8 million and direct operating expenses, excluding corporate allocations were $90.4 million and $166.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Divestiture costs directly associated with this transaction were $0.8 million and $4.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

In March 2022, we suspended our operations in Russia and Belarus, which are included in our Consumer-to-Consumer segment, due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict (the "Conflict"). Revenues associated with the Russia and Belarus operations, including transactions sent from, into, and within these countries for the three months ended June 30, 2021 were approximately $36 million, and for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2021, were approximately $28 million, $66 million, and $145 million, respectively. The Conflict has had and is expected to continue to have broader implications to our overall business, including reduced transaction activity in Ukraine. We expect that our results of operations will continue to be negatively impacted by this Conflict for the remainder of 2022 and possibly thereafter.

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The following table sets forth our consolidated results of operations for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016.

2021:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

% Change

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

% Change

 

Revenues

 

$

1,138.3

 

 

$

1,289.7

 

 

 

(12

)%

 

$

2,294.0

 

 

$

2,499.7

 

 

 

(8

)%

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services

 

 

653.0

 

 

 

755.0

 

 

 

(14

)%

 

 

1,308.1

 

 

 

1,461.0

 

 

 

(10

)%

Selling, general, and administrative

 

 

221.3

 

 

 

279.8

 

 

 

(21

)%

 

 

484.4

 

 

 

551.0

 

 

 

(12

)%

Total expenses

 

 

874.3

 

 

 

1,034.8

 

 

 

(16

)%

 

 

1,792.5

 

 

 

2,012.0

 

 

 

(11

)%

Operating income

 

 

264.0

 

 

 

254.9

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

501.5

 

 

 

487.7

 

 

 

3

%

Other income/(expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on divestiture of business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

 

 

151.4

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

 

Interest income

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

(a)

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

(a)

 

Interest expense

 

 

(24.8

)

 

 

(25.6

)

 

 

(3

)%

 

 

(49.6

)

 

 

(54.0

)

 

 

(8

)%

Other income/(expense), net

 

 

(4.8

)

 

 

30.5

 

 

(a)

 

 

 

(7.3

)

 

 

28.6

 

 

(a)

 

Total other income/(expense), net

 

 

(27.8

)

 

 

5.2

 

 

(a)

 

 

 

96.9

 

 

 

(24.7

)

 

(a)

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

236.2

 

 

 

260.1

 

 

 

(9

)%

 

 

598.4

 

 

 

463.0

 

 

 

29

%

Provision for income taxes

 

 

42.2

 

 

 

37.6

 

 

 

12

%

 

 

111.1

 

 

 

58.7

 

 

 

89

%

Net income

 

$

194.0

 

 

$

222.5

 

 

 

(13

)%

 

$

487.3

 

 

$

404.3

 

 

 

21

%

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.54

 

 

 

(7

)%

 

$

1.25

 

 

$

0.98

 

 

 

28

%

Diluted

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.54

 

 

 

(7

)%

 

$

1.25

 

 

$

0.98

 

 

 

28

%

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

386.7

 

 

 

409.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

389.9

 

 

 

410.5

 

 

 

 

Diluted

 

 

387.6

 

 

 

411.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

391.0

 

 

 

412.9

 

 

 

 

(a)
Calculation not meaningful.
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions, except per share amounts)2017 2016 % Change 2017 2016 % Change
Revenues$1,404.7
 $1,377.8
 2 % $4,086.0
 $4,051.2
 1 %
Expenses:           
Cost of services841.1
 822.9
 2 % 2,484.5
 2,424.2
 2 %
Selling, general and administrative292.0
 276.6
 6 % 875.6
 829.8
 6 %
Total expenses1,133.1
 1,099.5
 3 % 3,360.1
 3,254.0
 3 %
Operating income271.6
 278.3
 (2)% 725.9
 797.2
 (9)%
Other income/(expense):           
Interest income1.3
 1.1
 23 % 3.8
 2.7
 42 %
Interest expense(37.2) (41.4) (10)% (104.2) (122.9) (15)%
Derivative gains, net2.0
 0.3
 (a)
 6.8
 2.2
 (a)
Other income, net1.5
 1.7
 (a)
 4.4
 0.8
 (a)
Total other expense, net(32.4) (38.3) (15)% (89.2) (117.2) (24)%
Income before income taxes239.2
 240.0
 0 % 636.7
 680.0
 (6)%
Provision for income taxes3.6
 23.1
 (84)% 72.9
 71.8
 2 %
Net income$235.6
 $216.9
 9 % $563.8
 $608.2
 (7)%
Earnings per share:           
Basic$0.51
 $0.45
 13 % $1.20
 $1.24
 (3)%
Diluted$0.51
 $0.44
 16 % $1.19
 $1.23
 (3)%
Weighted-average shares outstanding:           
Basic462.8
 487.0
   470.6
 492.4
  
Diluted465.4
 490.3
   473.6
 495.5
  
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(a)Calculation not meaningful.


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Revenues overview


Transaction volume is the primary generator of revenue in our businesses. Overview

Revenues are primarily derived from consideration paid by customers to transfer money. These revenues vary by transaction based upon factors such as channel, send and receive locations, the principal amount sent, whether the money transfer involves different send and receive currencies, the difference between the exchange rate we set to the customer and the rate available in the wholesale foreign exchange market, and speed of service, as applicable. We also offer several other services, including foreign exchange and payment services and other bill payment services, for which revenue is impacted by similar factors, including payments from consumers or businesses to other businesses, foreign exchange and payment services, and retail money order services.


factors.

Due to the significance of the effect that foreign exchange fluctuations against the United States dollar can have on our reported revenues, constant currency results have been provided in the table below for consolidated revenues. Additionally, due to the significance of our Consumer-to-Consumer segment to our overall results, we have also provided constant currency results for our Consumer-to-Consumer segment revenues. Constant currency results assume foreign revenues are translated from foreign currencies to the United States dollar, net of the effect of foreign currency hedges, at rates consistent with those in the prior year. We have also disclosed the impact of our Business Solutions divestiture on our revenues in the table below. Constant currency measures and measures that exclude the impact of divestitures are non-GAAP financial measures and are provided so that revenue can be viewed without the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and divestitures of our businesses, which is consistent with how management evaluates our revenue results and trends. We believe that these measures provide management and investors with information about revenue results and trends that eliminates currency volatility and providesdivestitures, thereby providing greater clarity regarding, and increasesincreasing the comparability of, our underlying results and trends. This constant currency disclosure isThese disclosures are provided in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the percentage change in revenue on a GAAP basis for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year. Other companies may calculate and define similarly labeled items differently, which may limit the usefulness of this measure for comparative purposes.


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The following table sets forth our consolidated revenue results for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016.

2021:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(dollars in millions)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

% Change

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

% Change

 

Revenues, as reported - (GAAP)

 

$

1,138.3

 

 

$

1,289.7

 

 

 

(12

)%

 

$

2,294.0

 

 

$

2,499.7

 

 

 

(8

)%

Foreign currency impact (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

%

Divestitures impact (b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

%

Revenue change, constant currency adjusted, excluding Business Solutions - (Non-GAAP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)%

(a)
            
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in millions)2017 2016 % Change 2017 2016 % Change
Revenues, as reported - (GAAP)$1,404.7
 $1,377.8
 2% $4,086.0
 $4,051.2
 1%
Foreign currency impact (a)    1%     2%
Revenue change, constant currency adjusted - (Non-GAAP)    3%     3%
(a)The strengthening of the United States dollar compared to foreign currencies, net of the impact of foreign currency hedges, resultedFluctuations in a reduction to revenues of $7.7 million and $66.8 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 when compared to foreign currency rates in the corresponding periods in the prior year.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, GAAP revenues increased when compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year. The strengthening of the United States dollar compared to foreign currencies, net of the impact of foreign currency hedges, resulted in decreases to revenues of $42.1 million and $75.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, when compared to foreign currency rates in the corresponding periods in the prior year.
(b)
In March 2022, we completed the first closing of the sale of our Business Solutions business, as discussed above. Business Solutions revenues included in our results were $35.7 million and $99.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $124.8 million and $195.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, revenues decreased 12% and 8%, respectively, when compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year due to a transaction decline in our Consumer-to-Consumer segment, including as a result of the suspension of our operations in Russia and Belarus, as well as the first closing of the divestiture of our Business Solutions business, as described above. Fluctuations in the exchange rates between the United States dollar and foreign currencies negatively impacted revenue by 1% and 2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The increase in non-GAAP revenues constant currency adjusted was the result of transaction growth in our Consumer-to-Consumer segment of 2%4% and 3% for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 and growth in our Argentina cash-based and United States electronic bill payments services.


We use foreign currency forwards2022, respectively, compared to hedge certain foreign exchange impacts on our forecasted revenues. To the extent these derivatives are effective in managing our foreign exchange risk, we reflect the hedge impact in revenuescorresponding periods in the period the hedged revenues are recorded. Foreign currency hedges negatively impacted GAAP revenues by $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and benefited GAAP revenues by $11.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.


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prior year.

Operating expenses overview


Expenses Overview

Enhanced regulatory compliance


Regulatory Compliance

The financial services industry, including money services businesses, continues to be subject to increasingly strict legal and regulatory requirements, and we continue to focus on and regularly review our compliance programs. In connection with these reviews, and in light of growing and rapidly evolving regulatory complexity and heightened attention of, and increased dialogue with, governmental and regulatory authorities related to our compliance activities, we have made, and continue to make, enhancements to our processes and systems designed to detect and prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, and fraud and other illicit activity, along withand enhancements designed to improve consumer protection, including related to the Joint Settlement Agreements described further in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 5, "Commitments and Contingencies,"the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and similar regulations outside the United States, and other matters. In coming periods, we expect these enhancements will continue to result in changes to certain of our business practices and increased costs.protection. Some of these changes have had, and we believe will continue to have, an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.


Cost of services


Services

Cost of services primarily consists of agent commissions, which represented approximately 60% of total cost of services for both the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2022. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, Cost of services increased for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017decreased compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year due to increased bank fees, primarily in our growing United States electronic bill payments services, and severance and related employee benefits and other expenses related to a business transformation initiative referred to as the WU Way, as further discussed below. Additionally, the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were positively impacted by a decrease in Consumer-to-Consumer money transfer agent commissions.


Selling, generalcommissions and administrative

chargebacks and other losses, which generally vary with revenues, as well as a decrease associated with the Business Solutions divestiture, as discussed above. For the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, selling,Cost of services also decreased as a result of the timing of investments in information technology.

Selling, General, and Administrative

Selling, general, and administrative expenses increaseddecreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year due to increased employeea decrease associated with the Business Solutions divestiture, as discussed above, a decrease in employee-related expenses, including incentive compensation, and marketing expenses,fluctuations between the United States dollar and an accrual for an additional $8 million of expenses relatedforeign currencies. For the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the independent compliance auditor required bycorresponding

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period in the Joint Settlement Agreements,prior year, the decrease was also due to a decrease in marketing costs, partially offset by a $15 million accrual relatedexit costs associated with the suspension of our Russian and Belarus operations and the Business Solutions divestiture, as discussed below.

Total Other Income/(Expense), Net

Total other income/(expense), net during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 when compared to the Joint Settlement Agreements that was recordedcorresponding periods in the third quarterprior year were impacted by the prior year gain of 2016. For$47.9 million recorded from the ninesale of a substantial majority of shares we held as a noncontrolling investor in a private company and the expense associated with payment obligations to the Buyer of the Business Solutions business for a measure of the profits, as contractually agreed, from the European Union and United Kingdom operations subsequent to the first closing, which will continue until the second closing. Total other income/(expense), net for the six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022, when compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, selling, general and administrative expenses increased due toalso benefited from the State Regulator Matter accrual of $49 million discussed above, WU Way-related severance and related employee benefits, consulting service fees and other expenses, and increased employee incentive compensation expenses, partially offset by a $30 million accrual related togain on the Joint Settlement Agreements recorded in 2016. Additionally, the strengtheningfirst closing of the United States dollar compared to foreign currencies resultedBusiness Solutions divestiture and a reduction in a positive impactinterest expense driven by lower average debt balances outstanding.

Income Taxes

Our effective tax rates on the translation of our expensespre-tax income were 17.9% and 14.5% for the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.


Total other expense, net
For2022 and 2021, respectively, and 18.6% and 12.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in our effective tax rate for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022 compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year total other expense, net decreasedwas primarily due to lower interest expense relatedthe sale of our Business Solutions business and our decision to a decreasesuspend operations in Russia and Belarus. In addition, the weighted-average effective interest rate on our debt.

Income taxes

Our effective tax rates on pre-tax income were 1.5% and 9.6% forincrease in the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and 11.4% and 10.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The decrease in our effective tax rate for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 compared to the prior period reflects lower tax expense arising from the related effects in the current period of the discrete tax expense recognized during the first quarter of 2017 from changes in internal ownership of certain international subsidiaries within the consolidated group and additional discrete benefits in the current period for changes in tax contingency reserves. The increase in our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 20172022 compared to the prior period was due to the State Regulator Matter accrual discussed in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 5, "Commitments and Contingencies," for which no tax benefit is currently recorded, and the tax effects from the changes in internal ownership of certain of our international subsidiaries within the consolidated group during the first quarter of 2017 described earlier, partially offset by one-timelower discrete tax planning benefits.

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We continue to benefit from a significant proportion of profits being foreign-derived and generally taxed at lower rates than our combined federal and state tax ratesexpenses in the United States. We currently expect that approximately 109%current period. The sale of our pre-tax income will be derived from foreign sources forBusiness Solutions business is included in our estimated annual effective rate, the year ending December 31, 2017. Our foreign pre-tax income is subject to tax in multiple foreign jurisdictions, virtually allongoing effects of which have statutory income tax rates lower thanare expected to continue throughout the United States. While the income tax imposed by any one foreign country is not material to us, our overall effective tax rate could be adversely affected by changes in tax laws, both foreign and domestic. Certain portions of our foreign source income are subject to United States federal and state income tax as earned due to the nature of the income, and dividend repatriations of our foreign source income are generally subject to United States federal and state income tax.

We have established contingency reserves for a variety of material, known tax exposures. year.

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, the total amount of tax contingency reserves was $347.4$316.0 million, including accrued interest and penalties, net of related items,items. As previously disclosed in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and reflects a reduction recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2017 relatedSupplementary Data, Note 11, Income Taxes, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, we continue to statute of limitations expirations.Our tax reserves reflect our judgment as to the resolution of the issues involved if subject to judicial review or other settlement. While we believe that it is reasonably possible that our reserves are adequate to cover reasonably expectedtotal unrecognized tax risks, there canbenefits could decrease by December 31, 2022, in connection with various matters which may be no assurance that, in all instances, an issue raised by a tax authority will be resolved at a financial cost that does not exceed our related reserve. With respect to these reserves, our income tax expense would include (i) any changes in tax reserves arising from material changes in facts and circumstances (i.e. new information) surrounding a tax issue during the period and (ii) any difference from our tax position as recorded in the financial statements and the final resolution of a tax issue during the period. Such resolution could materially increase or decrease income tax expense in our consolidated financial statements in future periods and could impact our operating cash flows.


resolved.

Earnings per share


Per Share

During the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016,2021, basic earnings per share were $0.51 and $0.45, and diluted earnings per share were $0.51$0.50 and $0.44$0.54, respectively. During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016,2021, basic earnings per share were $1.20 and $1.24, and diluted earnings per share were $1.19$1.25 and $1.23,$0.98, respectively. Outstanding options to purchase Western Union stock and unvested shares of restricted stock are excluded from basic shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if outstanding stock options at the presented dates are exercised and shares of restricted stock have vested. For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016,2021 there were 3.38.6 million and 2.41.4 million, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, there were 7.9 million and 1.4 million, respectively, of outstanding options to purchase shares of Western Union stock excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation under the treasury stock method, as their effect was anti-dilutive. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, there were 2.9 million and 3.9 million, respectively, of outstandingprimarily due to options to purchase shares of Western Union stock excluded fromand outstanding restricted stock units, as the diluted earningsassumed proceeds of the options and restricted stock per unit were above our weighted-average share calculation underprice during the treasury stock method asperiods and their effect was anti-dilutive.


Earnings per share for both the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year were impacted by the previously described factors impacting net income and a lower weighted-averagenumber of shares outstanding. The lower number of shares outstanding was due to stock repurchases exceeding stock issuances related to the Company'sunder our stock compensation programs.


Segment Discussion


We manage our business around the consumers and businesses we serve and the types of services we offer. Each of our segments addresses a different combination of consumer groups, distribution networks, and services offered. Our reportable segments are Consumer-to-Consumer and Business Solutions.



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On August 4, 2021, we entered into an agreement to sell our Business Solutions business and completed the first closing on March 1, 2022. The operations of the Business Solutions

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Leadership and organizational structure changes within the Company have impacted how the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) manages the Company, resulting in changes

business to the operating and reportable segmentsbe sold in the second quarter of 2017. Priorclosing continue to these changes,be included in Revenues and Operating income after the first closing. However, between the first and second closing, we had organizedwill pay the business into the following operating segments: Consumer-to-Consumer, Consumer-to-Business, and Business Solutions. AsBuyer a result of these leadership and organizational structure changes, the componentsmeasure of the historical Consumer-to-Business operating segment have been divided between two executives,profits from these operations, adjusted for other charges, and this expense is recognized in Other income/(expense), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, we incurred $11.2 million and $7.7 million of exit costs associated with the majoritysuspension of our cash-based bill payments services under one executiveRussia and Belarus operations and the majority of our electronic-based bill payments services under the other executive. The CODM allocates resources and assesses performance using discrete information for these separate components, neither of which is material from either a quantitative or qualitative perspective. Accordingly, we no longer report a separate Consumer-to-Business operating segment, and no new reportable segments result from the impact of these changes. The cash-based and electronic-based bill payments services are therefore included in "Other" along with other businesses and services not classified in the Consumer-to-Consumer or Business Solutions segments. This new operating segment structure is based upon the financial information provided to the CODM for decision-making and is consistent with our overall business strategy. Segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 in the discussion and tables below have been adjusted to conform to these changes in reportable segments.


We accrued $49 milliondivestiture, respectively. These exit costs are primarily related to severance and non-cash impairments of property and equipment, an operating lease right-of-use asset, and other intangible assets. While certain of the State Regulator Matter during the second quarter of 2017 and $15 million related to the Joint Settlement Agreements in both the second and third quarters of 2016. While these expenses wereare identifiable to our Consumer-to-Consumer segment, they weresegments, the expenses are not included in the measurement of segment operating income provided to the CODMChief Operating Decision Maker for purposes of assessing segment performance assessment and decision making with respect to resource allocation, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2016. For additional information on the State Regulator Matter and the Joint Settlement Agreements, see Note 5 in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements.

We incurredallocation. These expenses related to the WU Way of $9.9 million and $5.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $59.2 million and $7.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, a majority of these expenses related to severance and related employee benefits. We expect to incur further severance, consulting service fees, and other implementation costs, such as training, relocation, travel, and other costs related to the initiative, in the fourth quarter of 2017. While certain items related to the initiative were identifiable toare therefore excluded from our segments, they were not included in the measurement of segment operating income provided to the CODM for purposes of assessing segment performance and decision making with respect to resource allocation, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2016. For additional information on this business transformation initiative, see Note 3 in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements.

Segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 have been adjusted to exclude the Joint Settlement Agreements and business transformation expenses and conform to the presentation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

results.

The following table sets forth the components of segment revenues as a percentage of the consolidated totals for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016.

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Consumer-to-Consumer79% 80% 79% 79%
Business Solutions7% 7% 7% 7%
Other14% 13% 14% 14%
 100% 100% 100% 100%

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2021:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Consumer-to-Consumer

 

 

90

%

 

 

87

%

 

 

88

%

 

 

87

%

Business Solutions

 

 

3

%

 

 

8

%

 

 

6

%

 

 

8

%

Other

 

 

7

%

 

 

5

%

 

 

6

%

 

 

5

%

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

Consumer-to-Consumer Segment


The following table below sets forth our Consumer-to-Consumer segment results of operations for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016.

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(dollars and transactions in millions)2017 2016 % Change 2017 2016 % Change
Revenues$1,107.7
 $1,098.9
 1 % $3,210.0
 $3,212.1
 0 %
Operating income$259.8
 $276.2
 (6)% $757.3
 $759.4
 0 %
Operating income margin23% 25%   24% 24%  
Key indicator:           
Consumer-to-Consumer transactions69.2
 67.8
 2 % 204.4
 199.2
 3 %

We view our2021:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(dollars and transactions in millions)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

% Change

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

% Change

 

Revenues

 

$

1,026.9

 

 

$

1,127.1

 

 

 

(9

)%

 

$

2,025.9

 

 

$

2,178.0

 

 

 

(7

)%

Operating income

 

$

225.6

 

 

$

233.8

 

 

 

(4

)%

 

$

432.8

 

 

$

439.9

 

 

 

(2

)%

Operating income margin

 

 

22

%

 

 

21

%

 

 

 

 

 

21

%

 

 

20

%

 

 

 

Key indicator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer-to-Consumer transactions

 

 

68.2

 

 

 

78.0

 

 

 

(13

)%

 

 

137.9

 

 

 

151.0

 

 

 

(9

)%

Our Consumer-to-Consumer money transfer service as one interconnected global network where afacilitates money transfer can betransfers sent from one location to another, around the world.our retail agent locations worldwide and our Digital Money Transfer services. The segment includes five geographic regions whose functions are primarily related to generating, managing, and maintaining agent relationships and localized marketing activities. We include Digital Money Transfer transactions in our onlineregions, including transactions from our arrangements with financial institutions and other third parties to enable such entities to offer money transfer services initiated through Western Union branded websites ("westernunion.com") in our regions.to their own customers under their brands. By means of common processes and systems, these regions, including westernunion.com,Digital Money Transfer transactions, create anone interconnected global network for consumer transactions, thereby constituting one global Consumer-to-Consumer money transfer business and one operating segment. Due

Transaction volume is the primary generator of revenue in our Consumer-to-Consumer segment. A Consumer-to-Consumer transaction constitutes the transfer of funds to leadership and organizational structure changes within the Company, the regions within this segment were reorganized asa designated recipient utilizing one of January 1, 2017:

Region DescriptionFormer Region DescriptionSignificant Changes
North America (United States and Canada) ("NA")North AmericaExcludes Mexico
Europe and Russia/CIS ("EU & CIS")Europe and CISNone
Middle East, Africa, and South Asia ("MEASA")Middle East and AfricaIncludes India and certain other South Asian countries (a)
East Asia and Oceania ("APAC")Asia PacificExcludes India and certain other South Asian countries (a)
Latin America and the Caribbean ("LACA")Latin America and the CaribbeanIncludes Mexico
(a)These other South Asian countries include Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

Regional results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 have been adjusted to reflect the reorganization of the regions and to conform to the 2017 presentation.

our consumer money transfer services. The geographic split for transactions and revenue in the table that follows, including Digital Money Transfer transactions, initiated through westernunion.com, is determined entirely based upon the region where the money transfer is initiated. Prior to January 1, 2017, for transactions originated and paid in different regions, we split the transaction count and revenue between the two regions, with each region receiving 50%. Therefore, regional results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 have also been adjusted to attribute the transactions and revenue entirely to the region where the transaction was initiated. Included in each region'sregion’s transaction and revenue percentages in the tables below are Digital Money Transfer transactions initiated through westernunion.com for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016, respectively.2021. Where reported separately in the discussion below, Digital Money Transfer, and its subset westernunion.com, consistsconsist of 100% of the transactions conducted and revenue that are initiatedfunded through westernunion.com.


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The table below sets forth revenue and transaction changes by geographic region compared to the corresponding periodssame period in the prior year. Additionally, due to the significance of our Consumer-to-Consumer segment to our overall results, we have also provided constant currency results for our Consumer-to-Consumer segment revenues. Consumer-to-Consumer segment constant currency revenue growth/(decline) is a non-GAAP financial measure, as further discussed in "Revenues overview"Revenues Overview above.

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

 

Revenue Growth / (Decline) as
Reported -
(GAAP)

 

Foreign
Exchange
Translation
Impact

 

Constant
Currency
Revenue Growth / (Decline)(a)
- (Non-
GAAP)

 

Transaction Growth / (Decline)

 

Revenue Growth / (Decline) as
Reported -
(GAAP)

 

Foreign
Exchange
Translation
Impact

 

Constant
Currency
Revenue Growth / (Decline)(a)
- (Non-
GAAP)

 

Transaction Growth / (Decline)

Consumer-to-Consumer regional growth/(decline):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America (United States & Canada) ("NA")

 

(2)%

 

0%

 

(2)%

 

(6)%

 

(2)%

 

0%

 

(2)%

 

(6)%

Europe and Russia/CIS ("EU & CIS")

 

(21)%

 

(5)%

 

(16)%

 

(30)%

 

(18)%

 

(5)%

 

(13)%

 

(19)%

Middle East, Africa, and South Asia ("MEASA")

 

(4)%

 

(1)%

 

(3)%

 

(3)%

 

(1)%

 

(1)%

 

0%

 

1%

Latin America and the Caribbean ("LACA")

 

2%

 

(2)%

 

4%

 

4%

 

2%

 

(3)%

 

5%

 

3%

East Asia and Oceania ("APAC")

 

(10)%

 

(4)%

 

(6)%

 

(11)%

 

(8)%

 

(4)%

 

(4)%

 

(12)%

Total Consumer-to-Consumer segment:

 

(9)%

 

(3)%

 

(6)%

 

(13)%

 

(7)%

 

(2)%

 

(5)%

 

(9)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Money Transfer(b)

 

(6)%

 

(3)%

 

(3)%

 

(20)%

 

(1)%

 

(2)%

 

1%

 

(9)%

westernunion.com(b)

 

(1)%

 

(2)%

 

1%

 

(3)%

 

1%

 

(2)%

 

3%

 

(1)%

(a)
Constant currency revenue growth assumes that revenues denominated in foreign currencies are translated to the United States dollar, net of the effect of foreign currency hedges, at rates consistent with those in the corresponding prior period.
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
 Revenue Growth/(Decline), as Reported - (GAAP) Foreign Exchange Translation Impact Constant Currency Revenue Growth/(Decline) (a) - (Non-GAAP) Transaction Growth/(Decline) Revenue Growth/(Decline), as Reported - (GAAP) Foreign Exchange Translation Impact Constant Currency Revenue Growth/(Decline) (a) - (Non-GAAP) Transaction Growth/(Decline)
Consumer-to-Consumer regional growth/(decline):               
NA1 % 0 % 1 % 2 % 2 % (1)% 3 % 4 %
EU & CIS2 % 1 % 1 % 7 % 0 % (2)% 2 % 8 %
MEASA(8)% 0 % (8)% (11)% (11)% (1)% (10)% (12)%
APAC(1)% (2)% 1 % 0 % (3)% (2)% (1)% (1)%
LACA19 % (3)% 22 % 17 % 22 % (1)% 23 % 17 %
Total Consumer-to-Consumer growth/(decline):1 % 0 % 1 % 2 % 0 % (1)% 1 % 3 %
                
westernunion.com (b)23 % 0 % 23 % 24 % 23 % (1)% 24 % 26 %
(b)
Digital Money Transfer revenues have been included in the regions above. As noted above, westernunion.com is a subset of Digital Money Transfer and is included in the regions and Digital Money Transfer revenues.
____________
(a)Constant currency revenue growth assumes that revenues denominated in foreign currencies are translated to the United States dollar, net of the effect of foreign currency hedges, at rates consistent with those in the prior periods.
(b)Westernunion.com revenues have also been included in each region, as described earlier.

The table below sets forth regional revenues as a percentage of our Consumer-to-Consumer revenue for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016.

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Consumer-to-Consumer revenue as a percentage of segment revenue:       
NA36% 37% 37% 36%
EU & CIS31% 31% 31% 31%
MEASA16% 17% 16% 18%
APAC8% 8% 8% 8%
LACA9% 7% 8% 7%

Westernunion.com,2021:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Consumer-to-Consumer revenue as a percentage of segment revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NA

 

 

40

%

 

 

37

%

 

 

39

%

 

 

37

%

EU & CIS

 

 

28

%

 

 

33

%

 

 

29

%

 

 

33

%

MEASA

 

 

16

%

 

 

15

%

 

 

17

%

 

 

15

%

LACA

 

 

10

%

 

 

9

%

 

 

9

%

 

 

9

%

APAC

 

 

6

%

 

 

6

%

 

 

6

%

 

 

6

%

Digital Money Transfer, which is included in the regional percentages above, represented approximately 10%25% and 24% of our Consumer-to-Consumer revenuerevenues for both the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017. Westernunion.com represented approximately 8% of our Consumer-to-Consumer revenue2022 and 2021, respectively, and 25% and 23% for both the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.


2022 and 2021, respectively.

Our consumers transferred $21.0$24.5 billion and $20.3$27.9 billion in Consumer-to-Consumer principal for the three-month periodsthree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016, respectively,2021, of which $19.0$23.4 billion and $18.4$26.6 billion respectively, related to cross-border principal for the same corresponding periods described above.above, respectively. Our consumers transferred $60.5$49.3 billion and $59.8$53.6 billion in Consumer-to-Consumer principal for the nine-month periodssix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016, respectively,2021, of which $55.0$47.2 billion and $54.2$51.1 billion respectively, related to cross-border principal for the same corresponding periods described above.


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Consumer-to-Consumer money transfer revenue increased 1%above, respectively. The decrease in principal and was flat forcross-border principal transferred during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year onwas primarily attributable to a decline in Consumer-to-Consumer transactions, including as a result of the suspension of our operations in Russia and Belarus, as discussed above, as well as fluctuations in exchange rates between the United States dollar and foreign currencies. Consumer-to-Consumer principal is the amount of consumer funds transferred to the designated recipient. Cross-border principal is the amount of consumer funds transferred to a designated recipient in a country or territory that differs from the country or territory from which the transaction was initiated. Consumer-to-Consumer principal and cross-border principal are metrics used by management to

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monitor and better understand the growth in our underlying business relative to competitors, as well as changes in our market share of 2%global remittances.

Revenues

Consumer-to-Consumer money transfer revenue and 3%transactions decreased 9% and 13% respectively, for the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively. The strengthening2022 compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, and decreased 7% and 9%, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, including due to the suspension of our operations in Russia and Belarus. Fluctuations in the United States dollar compared to foreign currencies, net of the impact of foreign currency hedges, negatively impacted revenue by $1.8 million3% and $46.7 million,2% for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively, relative2022 compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year. Foreign currency hedges negatively impacted

In our Consumer-to-Consumer regions, the decrease in NA revenue by $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and benefited revenues by $11.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Constant currency revenue growth and transaction growth was driven primarily by continued growth in westernunion.com. Consumer-to-Consumer money transfer revenue was positively impacted by net price increases of 1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Our NA region experienced increased revenue of 1% and 2% for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022 compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year and transaction growth of 2% and 4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The increase in revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily due to transaction growthdecreases in our United States outbound services, including to certain LACA corridors. Revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was negatively impacted by price reductions for money transferstransactions sent and received within the United States and lower revenue generated from money transfers sent to Mexico from the United States.
Our The EU & CIS region experienced increasedtransaction volume and revenue declines in France, Russia and Belarus, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Our revenues associated with Digital Money Transfer, including white label partnerships, were negatively impacted by our suspension of 2% for the three months ended September 30, 2017operations in Russia and flat revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the corresponding periodsBelarus in the prior year. The region experienced transaction growth of 7% and 8% for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively. Fluctuations in the exchange rate between the United States dollar2022 and the euro, the British pound, and other currencies, net of the impact of foreign currency hedges, positivelywill be negatively impacted revenue by 1% for the three months ended September 30, 2017year ending December 31, 2022 and negatively impacted revenue by 2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, revenue was positively impacted by transaction growth in France but negatively impacted by geographic and product mix.
Our MEASA region experienced decreased revenue of 8% and 11% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year, and transaction declines of 11% and 12%, respectively. Declines in transactions from oil-producing countries negatively impacted revenue growth.

Our APAC region experienced decreased revenue of 1% and 3% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year. Transactions remained flat for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and declined 1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Fluctuations in the exchange rate between the United States dollar and other currencies, net of the impact of foreign currency hedges, negatively impacted revenue by 2% for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Our LACA region experienced increased revenue of 19% and 22% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year, respectively, and transaction growth of 17% for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase in revenue was primarily due to growth in Argentina and in other South American countries.

thereafter.

We have historically implemented andprice reductions or price increases throughout many of our global corridors. We will likely continue to implement price reductionschanges from time to time in response to competition and other factors. Price reductions generally reduce margins and adversely affect financial results in the short term and may also adversely affect financial results in the long term if transaction volumes do not increase sufficiently.


Price increases may adversely affect transaction volumes, as consumers may not use our services if we fail to price them appropriately.

Operating income

Income

Consumer-to-Consumer operating income decreased 6% during4% and 2% for the three and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 and remained flat during the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2022 compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year. Results foryear, primarily due to the three months ended September 30, 2017 were negatively impacted by an increasedecreases in employee incentive compensation and marketing expenses. Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were negatively impacted by the strengthening of the United States dollar compared to foreign currencies and an increase in employee incentive compensation expenses,revenues, as discussed above, partially offset by a decreasedecreases in agent commissions. Operating marginscommissions and chargebacks and other losses, which generally vary with revenues, and employee-related expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the decrease to Consumer-to-Consumer operating income was also partially offset by the timing of investments in the segment were also impacted by these factors.


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information technology.

Business Solutions Segment


The following table sets forth our Business Solutions segment results of operations for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016.

 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in millions)2017 2016 % Change 2017 2016 % Change
Revenues$99.4
 $97.2
 2% $289.6
 $297.2
 (3)%
Operating income$9.0
 $3.9
 (a)
 $16.6
 $11.5
 45 %
Operating income margin9% 4%   6% 4%  
____________
(a)Calculation not meaningful.

2021:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(dollars in millions)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

% Change

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

% Change

 

Revenues

 

$

35.7

 

 

$

99.3

 

 

 

(64

)%

 

$

124.8

 

 

$

195.8

 

 

 

(36

)%

Operating income

 

$

8.3

 

 

$

10.9

 

 

 

(23

)%

 

$

35.8

 

 

$

23.5

 

 

 

53

%

Operating income margin

 

 

23

%

 

 

11

%

 

 

 

 

 

29

%

 

 

12

%

 

 

 

Revenues

For

Business Solutions revenue decreased 64% and 36% for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, Business Solutions revenue increased 2% and decreased 3%2022, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year respectively.primarily due to the first closing of the sale of our Business Solutions business, which occurred on March 1, 2022, as described further above. Fluctuations in the exchange raterates between the United States dollar and otherforeign currencies positively impacted revenue by 1% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and negatively impacted revenue by 2%4% and 3% for the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017. Additionally, the termination of a partner contract effective during the fourth quarter of 2016 negatively impacted revenue as2022, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior period.


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Operating income

Income

For the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, operating income increasedwhen compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year due towas impacted by the first closing of the sale of our Business Solutions business, partially offset by a reduction in depreciation and amortization expenseexpenses, including as a result of classifying our Business Solutions business as held for sale in August 2021. In addition, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, operating income was impacted by decreases in employee-related expenses, including incentive compensation.

Effective January 1, 2022, we stopped allocating corporate costs to our Business Solutions segment, given our agreement to sell this business.

Other

Other primarily consists of our cash-based bill payments businesses in Argentina and operating expense efficiencies, partially offset by increased information technology expenses.

Other

the United States, in addition to our money order services.

The following table sets forth Other results for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016. Other primarily includes our electronic-based and cash-based bill payment services which facilitate bill payments from consumers to businesses and other organizations.

2021:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(dollars in millions)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

% Change

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

% Change

 

Revenues

 

$

75.7

 

 

$

63.3

 

 

 

19

%

 

$

143.3

 

 

$

125.9

 

 

 

14

%

Operating income

 

$

30.3

 

 

$

10.2

 

 

(a)

 

 

$

51.8

 

 

$

24.3

 

 

(a)

 

Operating income margin

 

 

40

%

 

 

16

%

 

 

 

 

 

36

%

 

 

19

%

 

 

 

(a)
Calculation not meaningful.
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in millions)2017 2016 % Change 2017 2016 % Change
Revenues$197.6
 $181.7
 9% $586.4
 $541.9
 8%
Operating income$20.7
 $18.2
 13% $68.2
 $63.4
 7%
Operating income margin10% 10%   12% 12%  

Revenues

For the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022 compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year, Other revenuerevenues increased 9% and 8%, respectively. This was primarily due to transaction growth in our United States electroniccash-based bill payments andservices offered at retail locations in Argentina, cash-based bill payments. Theas well as growth in our business-to-consumer payments, partially offset by the strengthening of the United States dollar against foreign currencies, primarily the Argentine peso, negatively impacted our peso.

Operating Income

Other revenue growth by 4% and 3%operating income increased for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively.


Operating income
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, Other operating income increased2022 compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year primarily due to the revenue increase describedin revenues, as discussed above, a decrease in costs associated with strategic initiatives, including for the review of mergers, acquisitions, and information technology efficiencies, partially offset by increased bank fees indivestitures, and the reimbursement of expenses associated with transition services provided after the first closing of the sale of our United States electronic bill payments and increased employee incentive compensation expenses. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the prior period, bank fees in our United States electronic bill payments were impacted by increased credit card usage from our customers. The changes in operating margins were also due to these factors.

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Business Solutions business.

Capital Resources and Liquidity


Our primary source of liquidity has been cash generated from our operating activities, primarily from net income and fluctuations in working capital. Our working capital is affected by the timing of payments for employee and agent incentives, interest payments on our outstanding borrowings and timing of income tax payments, among other items. Many of our annual employee incentive compensation and agent incentive payments are made in the first quarter following the year they were incurred. The significant majority of our interest payments are due in the second and fourth quarters which resultsquarters. The annual payments resulting from the United States tax reform legislation enacted in a decrease2017 (the “Tax Act”) include amounts related to the United States taxation of certain previously undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries. These payments are typically due in the amountsecond quarter of cash provided by operating activities in those quarters and a corresponding increase to the first and third quarters.


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Our future cash flows could be impacted by a variety of factors, some of which are out of our control, includingcontrol. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in economic conditions, especially those impacting migrant populations, changes in income tax laws or the status of income tax audits, including the resolution of outstanding tax matters, and the settlement or resolution of legal contingencies.


Substantially all of our cash flows from operating activities have been generated from subsidiaries. Most of these cash flows are generated from our regulated subsidiaries. Our regulated subsidiaries may transfer all excess cash to the parent company for general corporate use, except for assets subject to legal or regulatory restrictions, including: (1)(i) requirements to maintain cash and other qualifying investment balances, free of any liens or other encumbrances, related to the payment of certain of our money transfer and other payment obligations, (2)(ii) other legal or regulatory restrictions, including statutory or formalized minimum net worth requirements, and (3)(iii) restrictions on transferring assets outside of the countries where these assets are located.


In connection with our decision to suspend operations in Russia and Belarus, as well as the ongoing nature of the conflict and recent related restrictions imposed on our Russian subsidiary, we have classified approximately $19 million of our cash balance held in Russia as restricted and are continuing to pursue the distribution of this amount to the parent.

We currently believe we have adequate liquidity to meet our business needs, serviceincluding payments under our debt obligations, pay dividends, and repurchase sharesother obligations, through our existing cash balances, our ability to generate cash flows through operations, and our $1.65$1.5 billion revolving credit facility ("Revolving Credit Facility"), which expires in September 2020January 2025 and supports our $1.5 billion commercial paper program. Our commercial paper program enables us to issue unsecured commercial paper notes in an amount not to exceed $1.5 billion outstanding at any time, reduced to the extent of any borrowings outstanding on our Revolving Credit Facility in excess of $150 million.Facility. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, we had no outstanding borrowings underon our Revolving Credit Facility orand $260.0 million of outstanding borrowings on the commercial paper program.


To help ensure availability of our worldwide cash where needed, we utilize a variety of planning and financial strategies, including decisions related to the amounts, timing, and manner by which cash is repatriated or otherwise made available from our international subsidiaries. These decisions can influence our overall tax rate and impact our total liquidity. Additionally,We regularly evaluate our overall liquidity may be impacted by existing regulations and changes to these regulations or their interpretations that, if fully enacted or implemented, could require us to register as a swap dealer and post collateral in connection with our derivative financial instruments used to hedge our exposures arising in connection with changes to foreign currency exchange rates.


Cash and Investment Securities

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1.0 billion and $0.9 billion, respectively. Approximately $550 million and $700 million was held by our foreign entities as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Our ongoing cash management strategies to fund our business needs could cause United States and foreign cash balances to fluctuate.

Repatriating foreign earnings to the United States would, in many cases, result in significant tax obligations because most of these earnings have been taxed at relatively low foreign tax rates compared to our combined federal and state tax rate in the United States. Over the last several years, such earnings have been used to pay for our international acquisitions and operations and provide initial Company funding of global principal payouts for Consumer-to-Consumer and Business Solutions transactions. We regularly evaluate,requirements, taking tax consequences and other factors into consideration our United States cash requirements and also the potential uses of cash internationally to determine the appropriate level of dividend repatriations of our foreign source income.

Cash and Investment Securities

As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had Cash and cash equivalents of $1,278.9 million and $1,246.0 million, which includes $77.0 million and $37.7 million related to Business Solutions, respectively. As described in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 4, Divestitures and Investment Activities, we collected the entirety of the cash consideration related to the sale of our Business Solutions business, subject to regulatory approval and other closing conditions. We invested a portion of these proceeds temporarily in reverse repurchase agreements, as discussed in Part 1, Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 5, Fair Value Measurements. We believe that the longer-term use of the Business Solutions proceeds will be consistent with our objective to maintain strong liquidity and a capital structure consistent with investment-grade credit ratings, as further described below.

In many cases, we receive funds from money transfers and certain other payment services before we settle the payment of those transactions. These funds, referred to as "Settlement assets"Settlement assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, are not used to support our operations. However, we earn income from investing these funds. We maintain a portion of these settlement assets in highly liquid investments, classified as "CashCash and cash equivalents"equivalents within "SettlementSettlement assets," to fund settlement obligations.



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Investment securities, classified within "SettlementSettlement assets" on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $1.4 billion$1,422.2 million and $1.2 billion$1,398.9 million as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and December 31, 2016,2021, respectively, and consist primarily of highly-rated state and municipal debt securities, including fixed ratefixed-rate term notes and variable ratevariable-rate demand notes. The substantial majority of ourThese investment securities are held in order to comply with state licensing requirements in the United States and are required to have credit ratings of "A-" or better from a major credit rating agency. Additionally, as of September 30, 2017, we held a non-settlement related investment of $150.0 million in an interest-bearing time deposit.


Investment securities are exposed to market risk due to changes in interest rates and credit risk. We regularly monitor credit risk and attempt to mitigate our exposure by investing in highly-rated securities and diversifying our investment

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portfolio. Our investment securities are also actively managed with respect to concentration. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, all investments with a single issuer and each individual security wererepresented less than 10% of our investment securities portfolio.


Cash Flows from Operating Activities


Cash provided by operating activities decreased to $423.1$306.8 million during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, from $821.9$349.5 million in the comparablecorresponding period in the prior year. Cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was negatively impacted by cash payments of $591 million due under the Joint Settlement Agreements, in addition to payments related to our business transformation initiative, as discussed in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 3, "Business Transformation Expenses." Cash provided by operating activities is alsocan be impacted by changes to our consolidated net income, in addition to fluctuations in our working capital balances, among other factors. For

Financing Resources

On December 18, 2018, we entered into an amended and restated term loan facility providing for up to $950.0 million in borrowings and extending the year ending December 31, 2017,final maturity of the facility to January 2024 (the "Term Loan Facility"). In the first quarter of 2021, we expect thatrepaid $650.0 million of the Term Loan Facility. On January 4, 2022, we repaid all remaining borrowings owed under the Term Loan Facility for total consideration of $300.0 million, using proceeds from our commercial paper and cash, provided by operating activities will continueincluding cash generated from operations. We are no longer able to be negatively impacted by payments related to our business transformation initiative.


Financing Resources

borrow money under this facility.

On March 15, 2017,9, 2021, we issued $400.0$600.0 million and $300.0 million of aggregate principal amount of 1.350% and 2.750% unsecured notes due March 15, 2022. We used the net proceeds from the sale of the notes for general corporate purposes, including to fund a portion of the payments due under the Joint Settlement Agreements. On August 22, 2017, we issued an additional $100.0 million of aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes due2026 (“2026 Notes”) and March 15, 2022, for an aggregate principal total of $500.0 million unsecured notes ("2022 Notes"2031 (“2031 Notes”). The notes issued on August 22, 2017 are part of the same series and, accordingly, have the same terms and conditions as the notes issued on March 15, 2017; however, the notes issued on August 22, 2017 were issued at a premium of 101.783% and we received $1.57 million of accrued interest upon issuance. We expect to use the net proceeds from the August 22, 2017 sale of the notes, excluding the accrued interest received, for general corporate purposes, including to repay a portion of the 2017 notes that will mature in December 2017., respectively. Interest with respect to the 2022 Notesthese notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2017, based on the per annum rate of 3.600%. The interest rate payable on the 2022 Notes will be increased if the debt rating assigned to the note is downgraded by an applicable credit rating agency, beginning at a downgrade below investment grade. However, in no event will the interest rate on the 2022 Notes exceed 5.60% per annum. The interest rate payable on the 2022 Notes may also be adjusted downward for debt rating upgrades subsequent to any debt rating downgrades but may not be adjusted below 3.600% per annum. The 2022 Notes are subject to covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict our ability to sell or transfer assets or merge or consolidate with another company, and limit or restrict our ability and certain of our subsidiaries' ability to incur certain types of security interests, or enter into sale and leaseback transactions.2021. If a change of control triggering event occurs, holders of the 20222026 Notes and 2031 Notes may require us to repurchase some or all of their notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of their notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. We may redeem the 20222026 Notes and the 2031 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time prior to February 15, 20222026 and December 15, 2030, respectively, at the greater of par or a price based on the applicable treasury rate plus 15 and 25 basis points.points, respectively. We may redeem the 20222026 Notes and the 2031 Notes at any time after February 15, 20222026 and December 15, 2030, respectively, at a price equal to par, plus accrued interest.


On August 22, 2017, we issued $250.0

Proceeds from the 2026 Notes and 2031 Notes and cash, including cash generated from operations, were used to repay $650.0 million of the term loan facility in the first quarter of 2021 and $500.0 million of the aggregate principal amount of 3.600% unsecured floating rate notes due May 22, 2019 (“Floating Rate Notes”). We expectin March 2022 in the second quarter of 2021.

As of June 30, 2022, we have outstanding borrowings at par value of $2,710.0 million. The substantial majority of these outstanding borrowings consist of unsecured fixed-rate notes with maturities ranging from 2023 to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Floating Rate Notes for general corporate purposes, including to repay a portion of the 2017 notes that will mature in December 2017. Interest with respect to the Floating Rate Notes is payable quarterly on each February 22, May 22, August 22 and November 22, beginning November 22, 2017, at a per annum interest rate equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 80 basis points (reset quarterly). The Floating Rate Notes are subject to covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict our ability to sell or transfer assets or merge or consolidate with another company, and limit or restrict our ability and certain of our subsidiaries' ability to incur certain types of security interests, or enter into sale and leaseback transactions. If a change of control triggering event occurs, holders of the Floating Rate Notes may require us to repurchase some or all of their notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of their notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. We may not redeem the Floating Rate Notes prior to maturity.



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2040.

Our Revolving Credit Facility expires in September 2020 and provides for unsecured financing facilities in an aggregate amount of $1.65$1.5 billion, including a $250$250.0 million letter of credit sub-facility. Interest due under the Revolving Credit Facility is fixed for the term of each borrowing and is payable according to the terms of that borrowing. Generally, interest is calculated using a selected LIBOR rate plus an interest rate margin of 110 basis points. A facility fee is also payable quarterly at an annual rate of 15 basis points is also payable quarterly on the total facility, regardless of usage. Both the interest rate margin and facility fee percentage are based on certain of our credit ratings.


While we have not drawn on our Revolving Credit Facility since its inception, the governing agreement for the Revolving Credit Facility contains provisions to amend the rate and payment terms to conform to an appropriate LIBOR alternative, and we intend to exercise and negotiate these options in accordance with market standards prior to cessation of the one-month USD LIBOR benchmark setting after June 2023.

The purpose of our Revolving Credit Facility, which is diversified through a group of 1819 participating institutions, is to provide general liquidity and to support our commercial paper program, which we believe enhances our short-term credit rating. The largest commitment from any single financial institution within the total committed balance of $1.65$1.5 billion is approximately 11%. As of the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, we had no outstanding borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility. If the amount available to borrow under the Revolving Credit Facility decreased, or if the Revolving Credit Facility were eliminated, the cost and availability of borrowing under the commercial paper program may be impacted.


Pursuant to our commercial paper program, we may issue unsecured commercial paper notes in an amount not to exceed $1.5 billion outstanding at any time, reduced to the extent of borrowings outstanding on our Revolving Credit Facility in excess

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Facility. Our commercial paper borrowings may have maturities of up to 397 days from date of issuance. Interest rates for borrowings are based on market rates at the time of issuance. We had no$260.0 million of commercial paper borrowings outstanding as of June 30, 2022. Our commercial paper borrowings as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2022 had a weighted-average annual interest rate of approximately 1.9% and a weighted-average term of approximately 1 day. During the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, the average commercial paper balance outstanding was $39.4$221.7 million, and $90.9 million, respectively, and the maximum balance outstanding was $445.0 million and $610.0 million, respectively.$725.0 million. Proceeds from our commercial paper borrowings were used for general corporate purposes and working capital needs.


As of September 30, 2017, we have outstanding borrowings at par value of $3,549.9 million. The significant majority of these outstanding borrowings consist of unsecured fixed-rate notes and associated swaps with maturities ranging from 2017 to 2040.

Cash Priorities


Liquidity


Our objective is to maintain strong liquidity and a capital structure consistent with investment-grade credit ratings. We have existing cash balances, cash flows from operating activities, access to the commercial paper markets, and our Revolving Credit Facility available to support the needs of our business.


Capital Expenditures

The total aggregate amount paid for contract costs, purchases of property and equipment and purchased and developed software was $122.5 million and $177.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Amounts paid for new and renewed agent contracts vary depending on the terms of existing contracts as well as the timing of new and renewed contract signings. Other capital expenditures during these periods included investments in our information technology infrastructure and purchased and developed software.

Share Repurchases and Dividends

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, 24.3 million and 20.9 million shares were repurchased for $475.0 million and $402.2 million, respectively, excluding commissions, at an average cost of $19.54 and $19.22, respectively. As of September 30, 2017, $955.5 million remained available under the share repurchase authorization approved by our Board of Directors through December 31, 2019.

Our Board of Directors declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.175 per common share for each of the first three quarters of 2017, representing $245.3 million in total dividends.

Debt Service Requirements

Our 2017 and future debt service requirements will include payments on all outstanding indebtedness including any borrowings under our commercial paper program. In December 2017, our 2017 notes of $500.0 million will mature. We plan to fund this maturity by using proceeds from the August 22, 2017 sale of the 2022 Notes and the Floating Rate Notes, as well as cash generated from operations.


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Our ability to grow the business, make investments in our business, make acquisitions, return capital to shareholders, including through dividends and share repurchases, and service our debt and tax obligations will depend on our ability to continue to generate excess operating cash through our operating subsidiaries and to continue to receive dividends from those operating subsidiaries, our ability to obtain adequate financing and our ability to identify acquisitions that align with our long-term strategy.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Other than facility For additional information, please refer to Part II, Item 5, Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Capital Expenditures

The total aggregate amount paid for contract costs, purchases of property and equipment, and purchased and developed software was $84.3 million and $145.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Amounts paid for new and renewed agent contracts vary depending on the terms of existing contracts as well as the timing of new and renewed contract signings. Other capital expenditures during these periods included investments in our information technology infrastructure.

Share Repurchases and Dividends

During the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, 9.2 million and 6.1 million shares were repurchased for $171.0 million and $150.0 million, respectively, excluding commissions, at an average cost of $18.52 and $24.42, respectively, under the share repurchase authorizations approved by our Board of Directors, including one which expired on December 31, 2021. On February 10, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized $1.0 billion of common stock repurchases through December 31, 2024. As of June 30, 2022, $829.0 million remained available under this share repurchase program.

Our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.235 per common share in the first and second quarters of 2022, representing $182.5 million in total dividends. On July 19, 2022, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.235 per common share, payable on September 30, 2022.

Material Cash Requirements

Debt Service Requirements

Our 2022 and future debt service requirements will include payments on all outstanding indebtedness, including any borrowings under our commercial paper program. Our next scheduled principal payment on our outstanding notes is in 2023.

2017 United States Federal Tax Liability

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of approximately $800 million, of which approximately $478 million remained as of June 30, 2022. We have elected to pay this liability in periodic installments through 2025 and paid $63.7 million during the second quarter of 2022. Under the terms of the law, we are required to pay the remaining installment payments as summarized in the Capital Resources and Liquidity discussion located in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2021. These payments have affected and will continue to adversely affect our cash flows and liquidity and may adversely affect future share repurchases.

Operating Leases

We lease real properties for use as administrative and sales offices, in addition to transportation, office, and other equipment. Refer to Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 13, Leases, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for details on our leasing arrangements, weincluding future maturities of our operating lease liabilities.

We have no material off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources.


Other Commercial Commitments


We had approximately $210$340 million in outstanding letters of credit and bank guarantees as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017that are2022 primarily held in connection with safeguarding consumer funds, lease arrangements, and certain agent agreements. The letters of credit and bank guarantees have expiration dates through 2021, with many having a one-year renewal option. We expect to renew themany of our letters of credit and bank guarantees prior to expiration in most circumstances.


expiration.

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, our total amount of unrecognized income tax benefits was $354.1$371.8 million, including associated interest and penalties. The timing of any related cash payments for substantially all of these liabilities is inherently uncertain because the ultimate amount and timing of such liabilities are affected by factors which are variable and outside our control.


Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Our Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates disclosed in "Management'sPart II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2021, for which there were no material changes, included:


Income taxes, including income tax contingencies
Derivative financial instruments
Goodwill
Other intangible assets
Goodwill
Legal contingencies
In our Annual Report on Form 10-K, we disclosed that our Business Solutions reporting unit was at an increased risk for future impairment charges due to its sensitivity to changes in projections for revenue growth rates and EBITDA margins, as well as changes in United States and foreign income tax rates, which impact the value of our cash flow management and liquidity strategies facilitated through the Business Solutions reporting unit, and could experience a decline in estimated fair value of approximately 15% as of the October 1, 2016 testing date before triggering an impairment of goodwill. As of September 30, 2017, the Business Solutions reporting unit, which had $996 million of goodwill, remains at an increased risk for future impairment charges and the reporting unit will continue to be closely monitored throughout 2017.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Refer to Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 1, “Business and Basis of Presentation” for further discussion.


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Risk Management


We are exposed to market risks arising from changes in market rates and prices, including changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates and credit risk related to our agents and customers. A risk management program is in place to manage these risks.


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Foreign Currency Exchange Rates


We provide our services primarily through a network of agent locations in more than 200 countries and territories. We manage foreign exchange risk through the structure of the business and an active risk management process. We currently settle with the substantialsignificant majority of our agents in United States dollars, euros,Mexican pesos, or Mexican pesos,euros, requiring those agents to obtain local currency to pay recipients, and we generally do not rely on international currency markets to obtain and pay illiquid currencies. However, in certain circumstances, we settle in other currencies. The foreign currency exposure that does exist is limited by the fact that the majority of transactions are paid by the next day after they are initiated.initiated, and agent settlements occur within a few days in most instances. To mitigate this risk further, we enter into short duration foreign currency forward contracts, generally with maturities ranging from a few days up to one month, to offset foreign exchange rate fluctuations between transaction initiation and settlement. We also have exposure to certain foreign currency denominated cash and other asset and liability positions and may utilize foreign currency forward contracts, typically with maturities of less than one year at inception, to offset foreign exchange rate fluctuations on these positions. In certain consumer money transfer, bill payment, and Business Solutions transactions involving different send and receive currencies, we generate revenue based on the difference between the exchange rate set by us to the consumer or business and the rate available in the wholesale foreign exchange market, helping to provide protection against currency fluctuations. We attempt to promptly buy and sell foreign currencies as necessary to cover our net payables and receivables which are denominated in foreign currencies.


We use longer-term foreign currency forward contracts to help mitigate risks associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates on revenues denominated primarily in the euro, and, to a lesser degree, the British pound, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Swiss franc,the British pound, and other currencies. We use contracts with maturities of up to 36 months at inception to mitigate some of the impact that changes in foreign currency exchange rates could have on forecasted revenues, with a targeted weighted-average maturity of approximately one year. We believe the use of longer-term foreign currency forward contracts provides predictability of future cash flows from our international operations.


We have additional foreign exchange risk and associated foreign exchange risk management requirements due to the nature of our Business Solutions business. The majorityOur Business Solutions business writes derivatives as part of this business' revenue isthe broader portfolio of foreign currency positions arising from our cross-currency payments operations, which primarily include spot exchanges of currency at spot rates, which enable customersin addition to make cross-currency payments. Inforwards and options in certain countries, this business also writes foreign currency forward and option contracts for our customers to facilitate future payments.countries. The durationmajority of these derivative contracts have a duration at inception is generallyof less than one year. Business Solutions aggregates its foreign exchange exposures arising from customer contracts, including the derivative contracts described above, and hedges the resulting net currency risks by entering into offsetting contracts with established financial institution counterparties.


Convera through the end of the second closing of the Business Solutions divestiture.

As of December 31, 2016,June 30, 2022, a hypothetical uniform 10% strengthening or weakening in the value of the United States dollar relative to all other currencies in which our net income is generated would have resulted in a decrease/increase to pre-tax annual income of approximately $25$15 million, based on our 2017 forecast of unhedged exposure to foreign currency at that date. As of September 30, 2017, the exposure for the next twelve months is not materially different based on our forecast of unhedged exposure to foreign currency. There are inherent limitations in this sensitivity analysis, primarily due to the following assumptions: (a) that(i) foreign exchange rate movements are linear and instantaneous, (b) that(ii) fixed exchange rates between certain currency pairs are retained, (c) that(iii) the unhedged exposure is static, and (d) that(iv) we would not hedge any additional exposure. As a result, the analysis is unable to reflect the potential effects of more complex market changes that could arise, which may positively or negatively affect income.


Interest Rates


We invest in several types of interest-bearing assets, with a total value as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 of $2.8approximately $3.2 billion. Approximately $1.8$1.9 billion of these assets bear interest at floating rates and are therefore sensitive to changes in interest rates. TheseOur interest-bearing assets primarily include cash in banks, money market instruments, and state and municipal variable ratevariable-rate securities, and reverse repurchase agreements and are included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets within "CashCash and cash equivalents"equivalents, Settlement assets, and "SettlementOther assets." To the extent these assets are held in connection with money transfers and other related payment services awaiting redemption, they are classified as "SettlementSettlement assets." Earnings on these investments will increase and decrease with changes in the underlying short-term interest rates.



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The remainder of our interest-bearing assets primarily consists of highly-rated state and municipal debt securities, which are fixed ratefixed-rate term notes. These investments may include investments made from cash received from our money order services, money transfer business, and other related payment services awaiting redemption and are classified within "Settlement assets"Settlement assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As interest rates rise, the fair value of these fixed-rate interest-bearing securities will decrease; conversely, a decrease to interest rates would result in an increase to the fair values of the securities. We have classified these investments as available-for-sale within "Settlement assets"Settlement assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and accordingly, recorded these instruments at their fair value with the net unrealized gains and losses, net of the applicable deferred income tax effect, being added to or deducted from our "Total stockholders' equity" onTotal stockholders’ equity in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.


As of September 30, 2017, we had a total of $1.8 billion of borrowings that are subject to floating interest rates. Our Floating Rate Notes had an outstanding balance of $250.0 million as of September 30, 2017, and had an effective interest rate of 2.4% or 80 basis points above three-month LIBOR. In addition, as of September 30, 2017, a total of $975.0 million of our fixed-rate borrowings at par value are effectively floating rate debt through interest rate swap agreements, changing this fixed-rate debt to LIBOR-based floating rate debt, with weighted-average spreads of approximately 200 basis points above LIBOR. Finally, interest on $575.0 million borrowed under our Term Loan Facility is calculated using a selected LIBOR rate plus an interest rate margin of 150 basis points. Any borrowings

Borrowings under our commercial paper program mature in such a short period that the financing is also effectively floating rate.


As of June 30, 2022, there were $260.0 million in outstanding borrowings under our commercial paper program.

We review our overall exposure to floating and fixed rates by evaluating our net asset or liability position in each, also consideringand the duration of theeach individual positions.position. We manage this mix of fixed versus floating exposure in an attempt to minimize risk, reduce costs, and improve returns. Our exposure to interest rates can be modified by changing the mix of our interest-bearing assets as well as adjusting the mix of fixed versus floating rate debt. The latter is accomplished primarily through the use of interest rate swaps and the decision regarding terms of any new debt issuances (i.e., fixed versus floating). WeFrom time to time, we use interest rate swaps designated as hedges to increasevary the percentage of fixed to floating rate debt, subject to market conditions. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, our weighted-average effective rate on total borrowings was approximately 4.2%3.6%.


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At June 30, 2022, a hypothetical 100 basis point increase/decrease in interest rates would result in a decrease/increase to pre-tax income for the next twelve months of approximately $18$3 million based on borrowings net of the impact of hedges, on September 30, 2017 that are sensitive to interest rate fluctuations.fluctuations, net of the impact of hedges. The same 100 basis point increase/decrease in interest rates, if applied to our cash and investment balances on SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 that are sensitive tobear interest rate fluctuations,at floating rates, would result in an offsetting increase/decrease to pre-tax income for the next twelve months of approximately $18$19 million. There are inherent limitations in the sensitivity analysis presented, primarily due to the assumptionassumptions that interest rate changes would be instantaneous.instantaneous and consistent across all geographies in which our interest-bearing assets are held and our liabilities are payable. As a result, the analysis is unable to reflect the potential effects of more complex market changes, including changes in credit risk regarding our investments, which may positively or negatively affect income. In addition, the mix of fixed versus floating rate debt and investments and the level of assets and liabilities will change over time, including the impact from commercial paper borrowings that may be outstanding in future periods. We will also be further impacted by changes to future interest rates as we refinance our debt or by reinvesting proceeds from the sale or maturity of our investments.


Credit Risk


To manage our exposures to credit risk with respect to investment securities, money market fund investments, derivatives, and other credit risk exposures resulting from our relationships with banks and financial institutions, we regularly review investment concentrations, trading levels, credit spreads, and credit ratings, and we attempt to diversify our investments among global financial institutions.


We are also exposed to credit risk related to receivable balances from agents in the money transfer, walk-in bill payment, and money order settlement process. We perform a credit review before each agent signing and conduct periodic analyses of agents and certain other parties we transact with directly. In addition, we are exposed to credit risklosses directly from consumer transactions, particularly through our electronicdigital channels, where transactions are originated through means other than cash and are therefore are subject to "chargebacks," insufficient funds or other collection impediments, such as fraud, which are anticipated to increase as electronicdigital channels become a greater proportion of our money transfer business.



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We are exposed to credit risk in our Business Solutions business relating to: (a)(i) derivatives written by us, primarily to our customers, and (b)(ii) the extension of trade credit when transactions are paid to recipients prior to our receiving cleared funds from the sending customers. For the derivatives, the duration of these contracts at inception is generally less than one year. The credit risk associated with our derivative contracts increases when foreign currency exchange rates move against our customers, possibly impacting their ability to honor their obligations to deliver currency to us or to maintain appropriate collateral with us. For those receivables where we have offeredextended trade credit, collection ordinarily occurs within a few days. To mitigate the risk associated with potential customer defaults, we perform credit reviews of the customer on an ongoing basis, and, for our derivatives, we may require certain customers to post or increase collateral.


Our losses associated with bad debts have been approximately 1%less than 2% of our consolidated revenues in all periods presented.


Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk


The information under the caption "Risk Management"Risk Management in "Management'sPart I, Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Item 2 of Part IOperations of this report is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 4. Controls and Procedures


Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures


Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our controls and procedures related to our reporting and disclosure obligations (as defined by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) within the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, which is the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.10‑Q. Based on that evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that, as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, as applicable, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting


There were no changes that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q10‑Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controlscontrol over financial reporting.



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Review Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


The Board of Directors and Stockholders of The Western Union Company


Results of Review of Interim Financial Statements

We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of The Western Union Company (the Company) as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, the related condensed consolidated statements of income, and comprehensive income, and stockholders’ equity for the three-monththree and nine-month periodssix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016, and2021, the related condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine-month periodssix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 2016. These2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “condensed consolidated interim financial statements”). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.


for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We conducted our reviewhave previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2021, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows, and stockholders’ equity for the year then ended, and the related notes and schedule (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 24, 2022, we expressed an unqualified audit opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

Basis for Review Results

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the PCAOB. We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial informationstatements consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States),PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.


Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of The Western Union Company as of December 31, 2016, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows, and stockholders' equity for the year then ended (not presented herein) and we expressed an unqualified audit opinion on those consolidated financial statements in our report dated February 22, 2017. In our opinion, the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of The Western Union Company as of December 31, 2016, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Denver, Colorado

November 2, 2017

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OTHER INFORMATION



Shareholder Derivative Actions

On January 13, 2014, Natalie Gordon served the Company with a Verified Shareholder Derivative Complaint and Jury Demand that was filed in District Court, Douglas County, Colorado naming the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, one of its former executive officers, one of its former directors, and all but one of its current directors as individual defendants, and the Company as a nominal defendant.

The complaint asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty and gross mismanagement against all of the individual defendants and unjust enrichment against the President and Chief Executive Officer and the former executive officer based on allegations that between February 12, 2012 to October 30, 2012, the individual defendants made or caused the Company to issue false and misleading statements or failed to make adequate disclosures regarding the effects of a settlement agreement signed on February 11, 2010 between Western Union Financial Services, Inc. (“WUFSI”) and the State of Arizona regarding WUFSI's AML compliance programs along the United States and Mexico border ("Southwest Border Agreement"), including regarding the anticipated costs of compliance with the Southwest Border Agreement, potential effects on business operations, and Company projections. Plaintiff also alleges that the individual defendants caused or allowed the Company to lack requisite internal controls, caused or allowed financial statements to be misstated, and caused the Company to be subjectinformation required by this Item 1 is incorporated herein by reference to the costs, expenses and liabilities associated with City of Taylor Police and Fire Retirement System v. The Western Union Company, et al., a lawsuit that was subsequently renamed and dismissed. Plaintiff further alleges that the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and the former executive officer received excessive compensation based on the allegedly inaccurate financial statements. On March 12, 2014, the Court entered an order granting the parties' joint motion to stay proceedings in the case during the pendency of certain of the shareholder derivative actions described below.


In 2014, Stanley Lieblein, R. Andre Klein, City of Cambridge Retirement System, Mayar Fund Ltd, Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System, MARTA/ATU Local 732 Employees Retirement Plan, and The Police Retirement System of St. Louis filed shareholder derivative complaints in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (or were removed to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado) naming the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and certain current and former directors and a former executive officer as individual defendants, and the Company as a nominal defendant. On January 5, 2015, the court entered an order consolidating the actions and appointing City of Cambridge Retirement System and MARTA/ATU Local 732 Employees Retirement Plan as co-lead plaintiffs. On February 4, 2015, co-lead plaintiffs filed a verified consolidated shareholder derivative complaint naming the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, two of its former executive officers and all but two of its current directors as individual defendants, and the Company as a nominal defendant. The consolidated complaint asserts separate claims for breach of fiduciary duty against the director defendants and the officer defendants, claims against all of the individual defendants for violations of section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), corporate waste and unjust enrichment, and a claim against the former executive officer for breach of fiduciary duties for insider selling and misappropriation of information. The breach of fiduciary duty claim against the director defendants includes allegations that they declined to implement an effective AML compliance system after receiving numerous red flags indicating prolonged willful illegality, obstructed the efforts of the monitor assigned to the Company pursuant to the Southwest Border Agreement to impose effective compliance systems on the Company, failed to take action in response to alleged Western Union management efforts to undermine the monitor, reappointed the same directors to the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Public Policy Committees constituting a majority of those committees between 2006 and 2014, appointed a majority of directors to the Compliance Committee who were directly involved in overseeing the alleged misconduct as members of the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance and Public Policy Committee, caused the Company to materially breach the Southwest Border Agreement, caused the Company to repurchase its stock at artificially inflated prices, awarded the Company’s senior executives excessive compensation despite their responsibility for the Company’s alleged willful non-compliance with state and federal AML laws, and failed to prevent the former executive officer from misappropriating and profiting from nonpublic information when making allegedly unlawful stock sales. The breach of fiduciary duty claim against the officer defendants includes allegations that they caused the Company and allowed its agents to ignore the recording and reporting requirements of the BSA and parallel AML laws and regulations for a prolonged period of time, authorized and implemented AML policies and practices that they knew or should have known to be inadequate, caused the Company to fail to comply with the Southwest Border Agreement and refused to implement and maintain adequate internal controls.




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The claim for violations of section 14(a) of the Exchange Act includes allegations that the individual defendants caused the Company to issue proxy statements in 2012, 2013 and 2014 containing materially incomplete and inaccurate disclosures - in particular, by failing to disclose the extent to which the Company’s financial results depended on the non-compliance with AML requirements, the Board’s awareness of the regulatory and criminal enforcement actions in real time pursuant to the 2003 Consent Agreement with the California Department of Financial Institutions and that the directors were not curing violations and preventing misconduct, the extent to which the Board considered the flood of increasingly severe red flags in their determination to re-nominate certain directors to the Audit Committee between 2006 and 2010, and the extent to which the Board considered ongoing regulatory and criminal investigations in awarding multi-million dollar compensation packages to senior executives. The corporate waste claim includes allegations that the individual defendants paid or approved the payment of undeserved executive and director compensation based on the illegal conduct alleged in the consolidated complaint, which exposed the Company to civil liabilities and fines. The corporate waste claim also includes allegations that the individual defendants made improper statements and omissions, which forced the Company to expend resources in defending itself in City of Taylor Police and Fire Retirement System v. The Western Union Company, et al., a lawsuit that was subsequently renamed and dismissed, authorized the repurchase of over $1.565 billion of the Company’s stock at prices they knew or recklessly were aware, were artificially inflated, failed to maintain sufficient internal controls over the Company’s marketing and sales process, failed to consider the interests of the Company and its shareholders, and failed to conduct the proper supervision. The claim for unjust enrichment includes allegations that the individual defendants derived compensation, fees and other benefits from the Company and were otherwise unjustly enriched by their wrongful acts and omissions in managing the Company. The claim for breach of fiduciary duties for insider selling and misappropriation of information includes allegations that the former executive sold Company stock while knowing material, nonpublic information that would have significantly reduced the market price of the stock. On March 16, 2015, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated complaint. On March 31, 2016, the Court entered an order granting the defendants’ collective motion to dismiss without prejudice, denying as moot a separate motion to dismiss that was filed by the former executive officer, and staying the order for 30 days, within which plaintiffs could file an amended complaint that cured the defects noted in the order. On May 2, 2016, co-lead plaintiffs filed a verified amended consolidated shareholder derivative complaint naming the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, eight of its current directors (including the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, who also serves as a director) and one of its former directors as individual defendants, and the Company as a nominal defendant. The amended complaint, among other things, drops the claims against the former executive officer named in the prior complaint, realleges and narrows the breach of fiduciary duty claims, and drops the remaining claims. On June 15, 2016, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended consolidated shareholder derivative complaint. On August 1, 2016, plaintiffs filed an opposition to the motion to dismiss. On September 1, 2016, defendants filed a reply brief in support of the motion to dismiss. On February 24, 2017, plaintiffs filed a motion to supplement the amended complaint with allegations relating to the DPA, the criminal information filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the FTC’s January 19, 2017 Complaint for Permanent Injunctive and Other Equitable Relief and the Consent Order referenced in the United States Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and State Attorneys General Settlements sectiondiscussion in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 5, "Commitments6, Commitments and Contingencies." The same day, the Court granted plaintiffs’ request to supplement the complaint, ordered them to file a second amended complaint, denied without prejudice defendants’ motion to dismiss and granted defendants leave to renew the motion to dismiss. On March 17, 2017, plaintiffs filed a second amended derivative complaint. On April 21, 2017, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the second amended derivative complaint. On June 9, 2017, plaintiffs filed an opposition to defendants’ motion to dismiss the second amended derivative complaint. On July 14, 2017, defendants filed a reply in support of the motion to dismiss. On September 29, 2017, the Court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the second amended derivative complaint. On October 25, 2017, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal.
Due to the stage of the actions described above under "Shareholder Derivative Actions," the Company is unable to predict the outcome, or reasonably estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any, which could be associated with these actions. The Company and the named individuals intend to vigorously defend themselves in all of these matters.


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Other Matters

On March 12, 2014, Jason Douglas filed a purported class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois asserting a claim under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227, et seq., based on allegations that since 2009, the Company has sent text messages to class members’ wireless telephones without their consent. During the first quarter of 2015, the Company's insurance carrier and the plaintiff reached an agreement to create an $8.5 million settlement fund that will be used to pay all class member claims, class counsel’s fees and the costs of administering the settlement. The agreement has been signed by the parties and, on November 10, 2015, the Court granted preliminary approval to the settlement. The Company accrued an amount equal to the retention under its insurance policy in previous quarters and believes that any amounts in excess of this accrual will be covered by the insurer. However, if the Company's insurer is unable to or refuses to satisfy its obligations under the policy or the parties are unable to reach a definitive agreement or otherwise agree on a resolution, the Company's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows could be adversely impacted. As the parties have reached an agreement in this matter, the Company believes that the potential for additional loss in excess of amounts already accrued is remote.

On February 10, 2015, Caryn Pincus filed a purported class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Speedpay, Inc. ("Speedpay"), a subsidiary of the Company, asserting claims based on allegations that Speedpay imposed an unlawful surcharge on credit card transactions and that Speedpay engages in money transmission without a license. The complaint requests certification of a class and two subclasses generally comprised of consumers in Florida who made a payment through Speedpay’s bill payment services using a credit card and were charged a surcharge for such payment during the four-year and five-year periods prior to the filing of the complaint through the date of class certification. On April 6, 2015, Speedpay filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. On April 23, 2015, in response to the motion to dismiss, Pincus filed an amended complaint that adds claims (1) under the Florida Civil Remedies for Criminal Practices Act, which authorizes civil remedies for certain criminal conduct; and (2) for violation of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"). On May 15, 2015, Speedpay filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. On October 6, 2015, the Court entered an order denying Speedpay’s motion to dismiss. On October 20, 2015, Speedpay filed an answer to the amended complaint. On December 1, 2015, Pincus filed a second amended complaint that revised her factual allegations, but added no new claims. On December 18, 2015, Speedpay filed an answer to the second amended complaint. On May 20, 2016, Speedpay filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings as to Pincus' Florida Civil Remedies for Criminal Practices Act and federal RICO claims. On June 7, 2016, Pincus filed an opposition to Speedpay's motion for judgment on the pleadings. On June 17, 2016, Speedpay filed a reply brief in support of the motion. On October 28, 2016, Pincus filed a motion seeking class certification. The motion seeks the certification of a class consisting of “All (i) persons in Florida (ii) who paid Speedpay, Inc. a fee for using Speedpay, Inc.’s electronic payment services (iii) during the five-year period prior to the filing of the complaint in this action through the present.” Pincus also filed a motion to file her motion under seal. On November 4, 2016, the Court denied Pincus’ motion for class certification without prejudice and motion to seal and ordered her to file a new motion that redacts proprietary and private information. Later that day, Pincus filed a redacted version of the motion. On November 7, 2016, Speedpay filed a motion for summary judgment on Pincus’ remaining claims. On December 15, 2016, Speedpay filed an opposition to Pincus’ class certification motion. The same day, Pincus filed an opposition to Speedpay’s summary judgment motion and requested summary judgment on her individual and class claims. On January 12, 2017, Speedpay filed a reply in support of its summary judgment motion and Pincus filed a reply in support of her class certification motion. On March 28, 2017, the Court granted Speedpay’s motion for judgment on the pleadings as to Pincus’ Florida Civil Remedies for Criminal Practices Act and federal RICO claims. On June 27, 2017, the Court granted Speedpay’s summary judgment motion, entered judgment in favor of Speedpay and ordered the Court clerk to close the case. OnJuly 5, 2017, Pincus filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Due to this pending appeal, the Company is unable to predict the outcome, or the possible loss or range of loss, if any, which could be associated with this action. Speedpay intends to vigorously defend itself in this matter.

On January 26, 2017, Martin Herman filed a purported class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the Company, its President and Chief Executive Officer, its Chief Financial Officer, and a former executive officer of the Company, asserting claims under sections 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Securities and Exchange Commission rule 10b-5 against all defendants and a claim under section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against the individual defendants. The complaint alleges that, during the purported class period, February 24, 2012 through January 19, 2017, defendants made false or misleading statements or failed to disclose adverse material facts known to them, including those regarding: (1) the effectiveness of the Company’s fraud prevention program and the program’s compliance with applicable law and best practices; (2) the development and enhancement of the Company’s global compliance policies and AML program; and (3) the Company’s compliance with regulatory requirements. On March 6, 2017, the defendants filed a motion to transfer venue of the case to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The Court granted that motion on March 30, 2017, and transferred the case.


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On February 22, 2017, Lawrence Henry Smallen and Laura Anne Smallen Revocable Living Trust filed a purported class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The defendants, class period, claims and bases are the same as those in the purported class action complaint filed by Martin Herman described above.

On February 22, 2017, UA Local 13 Pension Fund filed a purported class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The alleged factual bases are similar to and the defendants, class period and claims are the same as those in the purported class action complaints filed by Martin Herman and Lawrence Henry Smallen and Laura Anne Smallen Revocable Living Trust described above, except that the plaintiff's claim under section 20(a) of the Exchange Act is against all of the defendants. On March 10, 2017, the defendants filed an unopposed motion to transfer venue to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The Court granted the motion and transferred the case.

On March 27, 2017, plaintiffs in the Martin Herman, Lawrence Henry Smallen and Laura Anne Smallen Revocable Living Trust, and UA Local 13 Pension Fund actions filed motions to consolidate the three cases and to be appointed lead plaintiff. On May 3, 2017, the Court granted the motion to consolidate. On September 6, 2017, the Court appointed Lawrence Henry Smallen and Laura Anne Smallen Revocable Living Trust as the lead plaintiff. On October 5, 2017, the Court dismissed the Martin Herman action at the plaintiff’s request. The consolidated action is in a preliminary stage and the Company is unable to predict the outcome, or the possible loss or range of loss, if any, which could be associated with it. The Company and the named individuals intend to vigorously defend themselves in this matter.

On February 13, 2017, the Company’s subsidiary, Western Union Payment Services Ireland Limited (“WUPSIL”), was served with a writ of accusation from the National Court of Spain. The writ charges 98 former Western Union money transfer agents or agent representatives with fraud and money laundering in connection with consumer fraud scams they allegedly perpetrated using Western Union money transfer transactions. The writ also names WUPSIL as a civil defendant, allegedly responsible under Spanish law to pay any portion of the alleged amount in victim losses that cannot be repaid by any of the criminal defendants who are convicted. The Company expects that WUPSIL will be required to guarantee or provide security to cover the alleged victim losses plus potential interest and other costs. Due to the preliminary stage of this matter, the Company is unable to predict the outcome, or the amount of loss, if any, associated with this matter. 

On March 31, 2017, the Company received a request for the production of documents from the New York State Department of Financial Services (the “NYDFS”), following up on a meeting the Company had with the NYDFS on March 7, 2017. The requests pertain to the Company’s oversight of one current and two former Western Union agents located in New York state. The two former agents were identified in the DPA described in the United States Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and State Attorneys General Settlements section above, and were terminated as agents by the Company prior to 2013. The Company complied with all requests and produced all requested documents to the NYDFS. On July 28, 2017, the NYDFS informed the Company that the facts set forth in the DPA regarding the Company’s anti-money laundering programs over the 2004 through 2012 period give the NYDFS a basis to take additional enforcement action.  The NYDFS proposed a resolution of the matter involving, among other things, a payment to the NYDFS.  The Company is continuing to engage in discussions with the NYDFS in an effort to reach an appropriate resolution of this matter.  Due to the stage and nature of the discussions, the Company has accrued $49 million toward a possible resolution of this matter.  However, there is no certainty that the Company will be able to resolve this matter for this amount. If the matter is not settled and proceeds to civil litigation, the NYDFS would seek to impose fines, damages, or other regulatory consequences.  Resolution of this matter could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flow.  If the NYDFS files a complaint against the Company, the Company intends to defend itself vigorously.

In addition to the principal matters described above and the matters described in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 5, "Commitments and Contingencies," the Company is a party to a variety of other legal matters that arise in the normal course of the Company's business. While the results of these other legal matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect either individually or in the aggregate on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.


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Item 1A. Risk Factors


There have been no material changes to the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2016, except as described below.


Western Union is the subject of consent agreements with or enforcement actions by regulators.

As further described under Part I, Item 3, Legal Proceedings, of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recently entered into Joint Settlement Agreements with the DOJ, certain United States Attorney's Offices, the FTC, FinCEN, and various state attorneys general to resolve the respective investigations of those agencies. Under the Joint Settlement Agreements, the Company is required, among other things, to pay an aggregate amount of $586 million to the DOJ to be used to reimburse consumers who were the victims of third-party fraud conducted through the Company’s money transfer services, and retain an independent compliance auditor for three years to review and assess actions taken by the Company to further enhance its oversight of agents and protection of consumers. The Joint Settlement Agreements also require the Company to adopt certain new or enhanced practices with respect to its compliance program, relating to, among other things, consumer reimbursement, agent due diligence, agent training, monitoring, reporting, and record-keeping by the Company and its agents, consumer fraud disclosures, and agent suspensions and terminations. The changes in the Company’s compliance program required by these agreements will have adverse effects on the Company’s business, including additional costs and potential loss of business. The Company could also face actions from other regulators as a result of the Joint Settlement Agreements.  For example, as further described in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 5, “Commitments and Contingencies” and Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings ofthis Form 10-Q, on July 28, 2017, the NYDFS informed the Company that the facts set forth in the DPA regarding the Company’s anti-money laundering programs over the 2004 through 2012 period give the NYDFS a basis to take additional enforcement action. In addition, if the Company fails to comply with the Joint Settlement Agreements, it could face criminal prosecution, civil litigation, significant fines, damage awards or other regulatory consequences. Any or all of these outcomes could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Western Union is the subject of litigation, including purported class action litigation, and regulatory actions, which could result in material settlements, judgments, fines or penalties.

As a company that provides global financial services primarily to consumers, we are subject to litigation, including purported class action litigation, and regulatory actions alleging violations of consumer protection, anti-money laundering, securities laws and other laws, both foreign and domestic. We also are subject to claims asserted by consumers based on individual transactions. There can be no guarantee that we will be successful in defending ourselves in these matters, and such failure may result in substantial fines, damages and expenses, revocation of required licenses or other limitations on our ability to conduct business. Any of these outcomes could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. Further, we believe increasingly strict legal and regulatory requirements and increased regulatory investigations and enforcement, any of which could occur or intensify as a result of the Joint Settlement Agreements, are likely to continue to result in changes to our business, as well as increased costs, supervision and examination for both ourselves and our agents and subagents. For example, as further described in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 5, “Commitments and Contingencies” and Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings ofthis Form 10-Q, on July 28, 2017, the NYDFS informed the Company that the facts set forth in the DPA regarding the Company’s anti-money laundering programs over the 2004 through 2012 period give the NYDFS a basis to take additional enforcement action.  These developments in turn may result in additional litigation, or other actions. For more information, please see Part I, Item 3, Legal Proceedings and Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 5, "Commitments and Contingencies" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.



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2021.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds


The following table sets forth stock repurchases for each of the three months of the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017:

2022:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approximate Dollar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Number of Shares

 

 

Value of Shares that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased as Part of

 

 

May Yet Be Purchased

 

 

 

Total Number of

 

 

Average Price

 

 

Publicly Announced

 

 

Under the Plans or

 

Period

 

Shares Purchased (a)

 

 

Paid per Share

 

 

Plans or Programs (b)

 

 

Programs (in millions)

 

April 1 - 30

 

 

1,108,250

 

 

$

18.95

 

 

 

1,106,407

 

 

$

829.0

 

May 1 - 31

 

 

2,301

 

 

$

16.96

 

 

 

 

 

$

829.0

 

June 1 - 30

 

 

2,676

 

 

$

17.14

 

 

 

 

 

$

829.0

 

Total

 

 

1,113,227

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,106,407

 

 

 

 

(a)
These amounts represent both shares authorized by our Board of Directors for repurchase under a publicly announced authorization, as described below, as well as shares withheld from employees to cover tax withholding obligations on restricted stock units that have vested.
Period 
 
 
 
Total Number of
Shares Purchased*
 
 
 
 
Average Price
Paid per Share
 
 Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs**
 
Remaining Dollar
Value of Shares that
May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs (In millions)
July 1 - 31 446,297
 $19.08
 415,717
 $1,047.6
August 1 - 31 3,006,884
 $19.10
 3,002,614
 $990.3
September 1 - 30 1,863,221
 $18.85
 1,841,841
 $955.5
Total 5,316,402
 $19.01
 5,260,172
  
(b)
____________
On February 10, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized $1.0 billion of common stock repurchases through December 31, 2024, of which $829.0 million remained available as of June 30, 2022. In certain instances, management has historically and may continue to establish prearranged written plans pursuant to Rule 10b5‑1. A Rule 10b5‑1 plan permits us to repurchase shares at times when we may otherwise be unable to do so, provided the planis adopted when we are not aware of material non-public information.
These amounts represent both shares authorized by the Board of Directors for repurchase under a publicly announced authorization, as described below, as well as shares withheld from employees to cover tax withholding obligations on restricted stock units that have vested.
**On February 9, 2017, the Board of Directors authorized $1.2 billion of common stock repurchases through December 31, 2019, of which $955.5 million remained available as of September 30, 2017. In certain instances, management has historically and may continue to establish prearranged written plans pursuant to Rule 10b5-1. A Rule 10b5-1 plan permits us to repurchase shares at times when we may otherwise be unable to do so, provided the plan is adopted when we are not aware of material non-public information.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities


None.


Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures


Not applicable.


Item 5. Other Information


None.

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Item 6. Exhibits


See "Exhibit Index"Exhibit Index for documents filed or furnished herewith and incorporated herein by reference.


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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

Description

15

Letter from Ernst & Young LLP Regarding Unaudited Interim Financial Information

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of The Western Union Company Pursuant to Rule 13a‑14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of The Western Union Company Pursuant to Rule 13a‑14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

32

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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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.

The Western Union Company (Registrant)

Date: August 3, 2022

November 2, 2017

By:

/s/ Hikmet Ersek       Devin B. McGranahan

Hikmet Ersek

Devin B. McGranahan

President and Chief Executive Officer


(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: August 3, 2022

November 2, 2017

By:

/s/ Rajesh K.Raj Agrawal

Rajesh K.

Raj Agrawal

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: August 3, 2022

November 2, 2017

By:

/s/ Amintore T.X. SchenkelMark Hinsey

Amintore T.X. Schenkel

Mark Hinsey

Senior Vice President,

Chief Accounting Officer and Controller


(Principal Accounting Officer)


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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
101.INSXBRL Instance Document
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document



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