Annual Information Form for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019
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ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 February 20, 2020 The Most Awarded Air Cargo Airline in Canada TABLE OF CONTENTS EXPLANATORY NOTES ......................................................................................... 3 Forward‐Looking Information ................................................................... 3 Presentation of Financial Information ....................................................... 4 CORPORATE STRUCTURE ..................................................................................... 5 Name, Address and Incorporation ............................................................. 5 Intercorporate Relationships ..................................................................... 5 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS ........................................................ 6 Three Year History and Recent Developments ........................................... 6 Significant Acquisitions and Transactions .................................................. 8 BUSINESS OF CARGOJET ...................................................................................... 8 Services ..................................................................................................... 9 Strategic Partnerships ............................................................................. 12 Customers ............................................................................................... 13 Competition ............................................................................................ 14 Facilities .................................................................................................. 14 Regulation ............................................................................................... 16 Security Initiatives ................................................................................... 18 Seasonality .............................................................................................. 20 Industry Recognition ............................................................................... 21 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW ...................................................................................... 22 Amendments to the Credit Facility .......................................................... 22 Warrants ................................................................................................. 23 5.75% Hybrid Debentures due April 30, 2025 .......................................... 23 5.75% Hybrid Debentures due April 30, 2024 .......................................... 24 Aircraft Finance Leases and Loans ........................................................... 25 DIVIDENDS ........................................................................................................ 26 DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE .............................................................. 27 New Foreign Ownership Limits ................................................................ 27 Common Voting Shares ........................................................................... 28 Variable Voting Shares ............................................................................ 29 Preferred Shares ..................................................................................... 31 MARKET FOR SECURITIES .................................................................................. 31 Trading Price and Volume ....................................................................... 31 Prior Sales ............................................................................................... 32 DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ................................................................................ 33 ‐ 1 ‐ 110661055 v10 Directors ................................................................................................. 34 Executive Officers Who Do Not Serve as Directors .................................. 34 Cease Trade Orders, Bankruptcies, Penalties or Sanctions ....................... 35 Conflicts of Interest ................................................................................. 36 AUDIT COMMITTEE ........................................................................................... 36 Audit Committee Charter ........................................................................ 36 Composition of the Audit Committee ...................................................... 37 Pre‐Approval Policies and Procedures ..................................................... 38 External Auditor Service Fees .................................................................. 38 RISK FACTORS ................................................................................................... 39 Risks Related to the Business .................................................................. 39 Financial Risks ......................................................................................... 52 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ........................................................................................ 54 REGULATORY ACTIONS ..................................................................................... 54 INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS ........ 54 TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR ................................................................... 54 MATERIAL CONTRACTS ..................................................................................... 55 Warrant Certificate ................................................................................. 55 5.75% 2025 Debenture Indenture ............................................................ 57 5.75% 2024 Debenture Indenture ............................................................ 58 INTERESTS OF EXPERTS ..................................................................................... 58 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ............................................................................. 58 ‐ 2 ‐ EXPLANATORY NOTES Unless otherwise stated, the information in this annual information form (the “Annual Information Form”) is current as at December 31, 2019. Unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise indicates, “Cargojet”, the “Company” and “our” refers to Cargojet Inc. and its subsidiaries. All currency amounts in this Annual Information Form are stated in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated. Forward‐Looking Information Certain statements made in this Annual Information Form are “forward‐looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward‐looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the Company’s current and future business strategies, plans, expectations, intentions, products and services, results, performance, planned 2020, 2021 and 2022 operating fleet, and relations with suppliers, customers and employees. In certain cases, forward‐looking information can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”, including references to assumptions. Forward‐looking information, by its nature, is based on current estimates and certain material expectations and assumptions made by Cargojet, including those described herein and is subject to important risks and uncertainties. Forward‐looking information cannot be relied upon due to, amongst other things, changing external events and general uncertainties of the business. Forward‐looking information in this Annual Information Form includes without limitation, anticipated financial performance, business prospects, strategies, regulatory developments, exchange rates, interest rates, tax laws, the sufficiency of budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out planned activities, the continued and timely development of infrastructure, the availability and cost of labour and services and the ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms, market conditions and potential timing delays, among other variables. Although Cargojet considers these estimates, expectations and assumptions to be reasonable based on current information and in light of its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future development, there can be no assurance that such estimates, expectations and assumptions will prove to be correct. Forward‐looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance, achievements, future events or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward‐ looking information, including, without limitation, the following factors, which are discussed in greater detail in the “Risk Factors” section of this Annual Information Form: loss of key contracts, restrictions of existing indebtedness and finance lease obligations reducing flexibility, the Canada ‐ US “Open Skies” agreement, competition, ability to realize the anticipated financial and ‐ 3 ‐ strategic benefits of the agreements with Amazon, government regulations relating to aviation, transportation, environmental, labour, employment and other laws, treaties and regulations, availability of adequate insurance and the associated cost, the Company’s dependence