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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis

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

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read together with the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes (the “Consolidated Financial Statements”) of BlackBerry Limited for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2020, included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q, as well as the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and MD&A for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2020 (the “Annual MD&A”).

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read together with the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes (the “Consolidated Financial Statements”) of BlackBerry Limited for the three months ended May 31, 2021, included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and MD&A for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021 (the “Annual MD&A”).

The Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in U.S.

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Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws, including statements relating to:

• the Company’s plans, strategies and objectives, including its intentions to achieve long-term profitable revenue growth and increase and enhance its product and service offerings;

• the Company’s expectations with respect to its revenue in fiscal 2021, 2022 and fiscal 2023;

• the Company’s plans, strategies and objectives, including its intentions to increase and enhance its product and service offerings;

• the Company’s expectations with respect to its revenue in fiscal 2022 and with respect to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition on a consolidated basis, including its liquidity position;

• the Company’s estimates of purchase obligations and other contractual commitments;

• the Company’s expectations with respect to the sufficiency of its financial resources.

The words “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “intend”, “believe”, “target”, “plan” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements in this MD&A, including in the sections entitled “Business Overview - Strategy”, “Business Overview - Products and Services - Software and Services - BlackBerry IoT Solutions”, “Business Overview - COVID-19”, “Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Key Metrics”, “Results of Operations - Three months ended November 30, 2020 compared to the three months ended November 30, 2019 - Revenue - Revenue by Product and Service”, “Financial Condition - Debenture Financing and Other Funding Sources”, and in Part III of this Form 10-Q “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk - Credit and Customer Concentration”.

Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that the Company believes are appropriate in the circumstances, including but not limited to, the Company’s expectations regarding its business, strategy, opportunities and prospects, the launch of new products and services, general economic conditions particularly in light of COVID-19, competition, and the Company’s expectations regarding its financial performance.

The words “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “intend”, “believe”, “target”, “plan” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements in this MD&A, including in the sections entitled “Business Overview - Strategy”, “Business Overview - COVID-19”, “Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Key Metrics”, “Results of Operations - Three months ended May 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2020 - Revenue - Revenue by Segment” and “Financial Condition - Debenture Financing and Other Funding Sources”.

Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that the Company believes are appropriate in the circumstances, including but not limited to, the Company’s expectations regarding its business, strategy, opportunities and prospects, the launch of new products and services, general economic conditions, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, competition, and the Company’s expectations regarding its financial performance.

Many factors could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in the Annual Report.

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Any statements that are forward-looking statements are intended to enable the Company’s shareholders to view the anticipated performance and prospects of the Company from management’s perspective at the time such statements are made, and they are subject to the risks that are inherent in all forward-looking statements, as described above, as well as difficulties in forecasting the Company’s financial results and performance for future periods, particularly over longer periods, given changes in technology and the Company’s business strategy, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the industries in which the Company operates.

See “Strategy” subsection in Part I, Item 1 “Business” of the Annual Report.

See the “Strategy” subsection in Part I, Item 1 “Business” of the Annual Report.

The Company has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

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The Company provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world.

The Company secures more than 500 million endpoints including more than 175 million cars on the road today.

Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the Company leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security management, encryption, and embedded systems.

The Company is widely recognized for its intelligent security software and services, and believes that it delivers the broadest set of security capabilities to connect, secure and manage endpoints in the Internet of Things (IoT).

The Company leverages its extensive technology portfolio to offer best-in-class security, safety and reliability to enterprise customers in growing segments of the IoT, cybersecurity, connected transportation, healthcare, financial services and government markets.

The Company’s goal is to remain a leader in regulated industries and other core verticals by continuing to extend the functionality of its secure BlackBerry Spark® software platform through organic investments and strategic acquisitions and partnerships.

The Company intends to drive revenue growth and to achieve adjusted margins that are generally consistent with those of other enterprise software companies over the long term.

The Company’s go-to-market strategy focuses principally on generating revenue from enterprise software and services, and licensing.

The Company continues to build its channel partner and developer programs to bolster its direct sales and marketing efforts and promote the growth of an IoT ecosystem.

The Company secures more than 500 million endpoints including more than 195 million vehicles.

Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the Company leverages artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security, endpoint management, encryption, and embedded systems.

The Company is widely recognized for its intelligent security software and services and believes that it delivers the broadest set of security capabilities in the market to connect, protect and manage IoT endpoints.

The Company leverages its extensive technology portfolio to offer best-in-class cybersecurity, safety and reliability to enterprise customers in government, regulated and other core industries, as well as to original equipment manufacturers in automotive, medical, industrial and other verticals.

The Company’s goal is to offer smarter security solutions that are more effective, require fewer resources to support and produce a better return on investment for customers than competing offerings.

To achieve this vision, the Company continues to extend the functionality of its AI-focused BlackBerry Spark® software platform and safety-certified QNX Neutrino® real time operating system, and is commercializing its new BlackBerry IVY™ intelligent vehicle data platform..

The Company’s go-to-market strategy is focused on generating revenue from enterprise software, services and licensing as well as from embedded software designs with leading OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.

The Company intends to drive revenue growth and to achieve margins that are consistent with those of other enterprise software companies.

Products and Services

The Company is organized and managed as one operating segment.

The Company has multiple products and services from which it derives revenue, which are structured in two groups:

Software and Services, and Licensing and Other.

Software and Services consists of the Company’s BlackBerry Spark software platform business and BlackBerry IoT Solutions business.

Licensing and Other consists primarily of the Company’s patent licensing business and service access fees (“SAF”).

Software and Services

BlackBerry Spark

The Company’s core software and services offering is its secure BlackBerry Spark software platform that comprises endpoint protection platform (“EPP”), endpoint detection and response (“EDR”), mobile threat defense (“MTD”), and user and entity behavior analytics (“UEBA”) capabilities.

BlackBerry Spark includes a unified endpoint security (“UES”) layer which integrates with BlackBerry unified endpoint management (“UEM”) to enable secure endpoint communications in a zero trust environment.

The platform is informed by the Company’s artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning capabilities, continuous innovations, professional cybersecurity services, industry partnerships and academic collaborations.

The Company is currently executing on a robust schedule of product launches for BlackBerry Spark to deliver a comprehensive security approach operating on one agent across all endpoints, administered from one console, leveraging one crowd-sourced threat data repository and managed in one cloud environment.

The BlackBerry Spark platform is a comprehensive offering of security software products and services, including the BlackBerry® Cyber Suite and the BlackBerry Spark® UEM Suite, which are also marketed together as the BlackBerry Spark® Suite, offering the Company’s broadest range of tailored cybersecurity and endpoint management options.

The BlackBerry Cyber Suite offers leading AI and machine learning-based cybersecurity solutions, including:

The Company has multiple products and services from which it derives revenue, which are structured in three groups:

Cyber Security, IoT (collectively with Cyber Security, “Software & Services”) and Licensing and Other.

Cyber Security

The Cyber Security business consists of BlackBerry Spark, BlackBerry® AtHoc®, BlackBerry Alert and SecuSUITE.

The Company’s core secure software and services offering is its BlackBerry Spark software platform, which integrates a unified endpoint security (“UES”) layer with BlackBerry unified endpoint management (“UEM”) to enable secure endpoint communications in a zero trust environment.

BlackBerry UES is a set of complementary cybersecurity products offering endpoint protection platform (“EPP”), endpoint detection and response (“EDR”), mobile threat defense (“MTD”), zero-trust network access (“ZTNA”), and user and entity behavior analytics (“UEBA”) capabilities.

The BlackBerry Spark platform is informed by the Company’s AI and machine learning capabilities, continuous innovations, professional cybersecurity services, industry partnerships and academic collaborations.

The Company is currently executing on a robust schedule of product launches for BlackBerry Spark to deliver on the Company’s extended detection and response (“XDR”) strategy, which aims to use security telemetry data from the platform’s full range of natively-integrated products to provide deep contextual insights for more powerful threat detection and response.

This comprehensive security strategy for BlackBerry Spark is designed to operate on a single agent across all endpoints, to be administered from a single console, to leverage a single crowd-sourced threat data lake and to be managed in one cloud environment.

BlackBerry Spark solutions are available through the BlackBerry Spark® Unified Endpoint Security Suite and the BlackBerry Spark® Unified Endpoint Management Suite, which are also marketed together as the BlackBerry Spark® Suites, offering the Company’s most comprehensive range of tailored cybersecurity and endpoint management options.

The BlackBerry Spark UES Suite offers leading Cylance® AI and machine learning-based cybersecurity solutions, including:

BlackBerry® Protect, an EPP and available MTD solution that uses machine learning to prevent suspicious behavior and the execution of malicious code on an endpoint;

BlackBerry® Optics, an EDR solution that provides both visibility into and prevention of malicious activity on an endpoint;

BlackBerry® Guard, a managed detection and response solution that provides continuous threat hunting and monitoring;

BlackBerry® Guard, a managed detection and response solution that provides 24/7 threat hunting and monitoring;

BlackBerry® Gateway, a cloud-native ZTNA solution that monitors suspicious network activity;

and BlackBerry® Persona, a UEBA solution that provides continuous authentication by validating user identity in real time.

The combined platform features industry-leading threat prevention modules to help organizations cope with the significant growth of cyberattacks.

The Company also offers incident response, compromised assessment and containment services to assist clients with forensic analysis, state of existing systems and remediation of attacks.

In addition, the Company offers the BlackBerry Cyber Suite, a UEM-agnostic version of its BlackBerry Spark® UES Suite which organizations will be able to integrate with UEM software from other leading vendors.

The BlackBerry Spark UEM Suite includes the Company’s BlackBerry® UEM, BlackBerry® Dynamics™ and BlackBerry® Workspaces solutions.

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The Company also offers the BlackBerry® Spark SDK to promote the evolution of a platform ecosystem by enabling enterprise and independent software vendor (“ISV”) developers to integrate the security features of BlackBerry Spark into their own mobile and web applications.

BlackBerry IoT Solutions

The BlackBerry IoT Solutions business consists of BlackBerry Technology Solutions (“BTS”) and Secure Communications.

The principal component of BTS is BlackBerry QNX, a global provider of real-time operating systems, middleware, development tools, and professional services for connected embedded systems in the automotive, medical, industrial automation and other markets.

BlackBerry AtHoc and BlackBerry Alert are secure critical event management solutions that enable people, devices and organizations to exchange critical information in real time during business continuity and life safety operations.

The platforms securely connect with a diverse set of endpoints to distribute emergency mass notifications, improve personnel accountability and facilitate the bidirectional collection and sharing of data within and between organizations.

BlackBerry AtHoc serves the requirements of the public sector market while BlackBerry Alert targets the commercial sector.

SecuSUITE® for Government is a certified, multi-OS voice and text messaging solution with advanced encryption, anti-eavesdropping and continuous authentication capabilities, providing a maximum level of security on conventional mobile devices for public authorities and businesses.

The IoT business consists of BlackBerry Technology Solutions (“BTS”) and BlackBerry IVY.

The principal component of BTS is BlackBerry QNX, a global provider of real-time operating systems, hypervisors, middleware, development tools, and professional services for connected embedded systems in the automotive, medical, industrial automation and other markets.

A recognized leader in automotive software, BlackBerry QNX offers a growing portfolio of safety-certified, secure and reliable platform solutions and is focused on achieving design wins with automotive original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), Tier 1 vendors and automotive semiconductor suppliers.

These solutions include the Neutrino® real-time operating system and the BlackBerry QNX® CAR platform, the most advanced embedded software platform for the autonomous vehicle market, as well as other products designed to alleviate the challenges of compliance with ISO 26262, the automotive industry’s functional safety standard.

These solutions include the Neutrino® operating system and the BlackBerry QNX® CAR platform, the most advanced embedded software platform for the autonomous vehicle market, as well as other products designed to alleviate the challenges of compliance with ISO 26262, the automotive industry’s functional safety standard.

Additionally, the Company’s secure automotive over-the-air software update management service allows OEMs to manage the life cycle of the software and security in their vehicles.

The Company recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with Amazon Web Services, Inc.

The Company entered into an agreement with Amazon Web Services, Inc.

(“AWS”) to develop and market BlackBerry IVY, an intelligent vehicle data platform leveraging BlackBerry QNX’s automotive capabilities.

The Company expects that BlackBerry IVY will generate recurring revenue beginning with 2023 model year vehicles, which would launch in the Company’s fiscal 2023 fiscal year, and will greatly increase BTS revenue over time thereafter.

The Company is also developing a concept system to integrate BlackBerry Spark capabilities, including AI and machine learning technologies, with BlackBerry QNX automotive solutions.

In addition to BlackBerry QNX, BTS includes the BlackBerry Radar® asset tracking solution, BlackBerry Certicom® cryptography and key management products, and BlackBerry Messenger (BBM®) Enterprise service.

Secure Communications consists of BlackBerry® AtHoc® and SecuSUITE.

BlackBerry AtHoc is a secure critical event management platform that enables people, devices and organizations to exchange critical information in real time during business continuity and life safety operations.

The platform securely connects with a diverse set of endpoints to distribute emergency mass notifications, improve personnel accountability and facilitate the bidirectional collection and sharing of data within and between organizations.

BlackBerry AtHoc has earned Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (“FedRAMP”) authorization and helps to protect more than 70% of U.S.

government personnel.

SecuSUITE® for Government is a certified, multi-OS voice and text messaging solution with advanced encryption and anti-eavesdropping capabilities providing a maximum level of security on the individual device level for public authorities and businesses.

The BlackBerry Spark and BlackBerry IoT Solutions businesses are both complemented by the enterprise and cybersecurity consulting services offered by the Company’s BlackBerry® Professional Services business.

BlackBerry IVY will allow automakers to safely access a vehicle’s sensor data, normalize it, and apply machine learning to generate and share predictive insights and inferences.

Automakers and developers will be able to use this information to create responsive in-vehicle services that enhance driver and passenger experiences.

BlackBerry IVY will support multiple vehicle operating systems and multi-cloud deployments in order to ensure compatibility across vehicle models and brands.

The Company expects to release an early access version of BlackBerry IVY in October 2021, followed by a commercial release in February 2022 with installations of BlackBerry IVY to begin in 2023 model year vehicles.

BlackBerry QNX is also a preferred supplier of embedded systems for companies building medical devices, train-control systems, industrial robots, hardware security modules, building automation systems, green energy solutions, and other mission-critical applications.

In addition to BlackBerry QNX, BTS includes BlackBerry Certicom® cryptography and key management products, the BlackBerry Radar® asset monitoring solution, and BlackBerry Jarvis™.

BlackBerry Certicom leverages patented elliptic curve cryptography to provide device security, anti-counterfeiting and product authentication solutions.

BlackBerry Certicom’s offerings include its managed public key infrastructure (“PKI”) platform, key management and provisioning technology that helps customers to protect the integrity of their silicon chips and devices from the point of manufacturing through the device life cycle.

BlackBerry Certicom’s secure key provisioning, code signing and security credential management system services protect next-generation connected cars, critical infrastructure and IoT deployments from product counterfeiting, re-manufacturing and unauthorized network access.

BlackBerry Radar is a family of asset monitoring and telematics solutions for the transportation and logistics industry.

The BlackBerry Radar solution includes devices and secure cloud-based dashboards for tracking containers, trailers, chassis, flatbeds and heavy machinery, for reporting locations and sensor data, and for enabling custom alerts and fleet management analytics.

BlackBerry Jarvis is a cloud-based binary static application security testing platform that identifies vulnerabilities in deployed binary software used in automobiles and other embedded applications, and BlackBerry Messenger (BBM®) Enterprise is an enterprise-grade secure instant messaging solution for messaging, voice and video.

The BlackBerry Spark and IoT groups are both complemented by the enterprise and cybersecurity consulting services offered by the Company’s BlackBerry® Professional Services business.

BlackBerry Professional Services provides platform-agnostic strategies to address mobility-based challenges, providing expert deployment support, end-to-end delivery (from system design to user training), application consulting, and experienced project management.

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Licensing and Other

Licensing and Other consists primarily of the Company’s patent licensing business and legacy service access fees (“SAF”).

The Company’s Licensing business is responsible for the management and monetization of the Company’s global patent portfolio.

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The Company also entered into licensing arrangements with manufacturers of other devices with embedded BlackBerry cybersecurity technology.

The Company’s Other business generates revenue from SAF charged to subscribers using the Company’s legacy BlackBerry 7 and prior BlackBerry operating systems, as well as revenue relating to unspecified future software upgrade rights for devices previously sold by the Company.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company entered into exclusive negotiations with a North American entity for the potential sale of a portion of the patent portfolio relating primarily to non-core or legacy mobile devices, messaging and wireless networking technologies.

The Company expects to retain rights to use these patents if a transaction is completed and does not intend to sell patents associated with the Company’s current Software and Services business.

Negotiations are ongoing and there can be no assurance that the Company will reach a definitive agreement or that a transaction will be consummated.

The Company’s Other business generates revenue from SAF charged to subscribers using the Company’s legacy BlackBerry 7 and prior BlackBerry operating systems.

Recent Developments

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Products and Innovation:

• Announced an agreement with AWS to develop and market the new BlackBerry IVY intelligent vehicle data platform;

• Launched BlackBerry Spark Suites, offering enterprises a range of tailored cybersecurity and endpoint management options to help protect data, minimize risk, and reduce cost and complexity;

• Launched BlackBerry Cyber Suite, the industry’s first comprehensive AI-powered UES solution;

• Announced that an independent Frost & Sullivan study reported that the Company’s solutions can secure all IoT endpoints against upwards of 96% of all cyberthreats;

• Announced that BlackBerry QNX software is embedded in more than 175 million cars on the road;

• Launched Zoom™ for BlackBerry®, a secure, containerized version of the Zoom app enabled by BlackBerry Dynamics;

• Launched BlackBerry Persona, the industry’s first UEBA solution using AI technology for continuous authentication;

• Launched BlackBerry Protect® Mobile, an MTD solution to protect against mobile malware and phishing attacks;

• Announced that BlackBerry UEM has achieved National Security Agency (NSA) Commercial Solutions for Classified Program (CSfC) approval;

• Announced that BlackBerry UEM achieved National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) and U.S.

Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN) approvals;

• Launched QNX® OS for Safety 2.2 and announced its certification by TÜV Rheinland to IEC 61508 SIL3 (industrial), ISO 26262 ASIL D (automotive), and IEC 62304 Class C (medical devices) functional safety standards;

• Announced that BlackBerry® UES was validated by MITRE ATT&CK APT29, which examines the ability to detect sophisticated tactics and techniques used by APT29, a group that cybersecurity experts believe operates on behalf of the Russian government;

• Introduced AtHoc Managed Service to enable organizations of any size to maintain crisis communications capability;

• Announced the launch of BlackBerry AtHoc Public Safety Edition to support local governments and universities with critical event management programs;

• Announced the integration of BlackBerry AtHoc with Microsoft Teams;

• Announced dedicated European Union market version of the BlackBerry AtHoc service to comply with data residency mandates;

• Announced that BlackBerry is making available PE Tree, a free open-source tool for cybersecurity professionals that significantly reduces the time and effort required to reverse engineer malware;

• Announced a collaboration with Intel to deliver a new release of BlackBerry Optics to stop cryptojacking malware;

• Launched QNX Black Channel Communications Technology, a new software solution that OEMs and embedded software developers can use to ensure safe data communication exchanges within their safety-critical systems;

• Released proprietary research uncovering attacks by BAHAMUT, a massive hack-for-hire group targeting governments, businesses, human rights groups and influential individuals;

• Released new research that examines how five related Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat groups have compromised Linux servers, Windows systems and mobile Android devices for nearly a decade;

• Announced feature updates to its SecuSUITE for Government and BlackBerry AtHoc solutions;

• Launched BlackBerry Optics 3.0, the Company’s next-generation cloud-based EDR solution and BlackBerry Gateway, the Company’s first AI-empowered ZTNA product;

• Announced that Frost & Sullivan named BlackBerry IVY an industry-leading cloud software platform for automakers and smart cities;

• Announced that BlackBerry AtHoc won the Frost & Sullivan 2021 Technology Innovation Leadership Award for safe city solutions;

• Announced that Frost & Sullivan named BlackBerry an innovator in its US Healthcare Cybersecurity Market report.

Customers and Partners:

• Partnered with Bell to become Bell’s preferred MTD solution provider, delivering BlackBerry Protect to Canadian enterprise customers;

• Announced expanded partnerships with Vodafone and TELUS to offer BlackBerry AtHoc as their secure critical event management and crisis communications solution;

• Launched the BlackBerry Partner Program to unify the BlackBerry Enterprise Partner Program and BlackBerry Cylance Partner Programs into one comprehensive structure;

• Announced that the BlackBerry Enterprise Partner Program and the BlackBerry Cylance Partner Program both received a 5-Star rating from CRN for the fourth consecutive year;

• Announced that the BlackBerry® Government Mobility Suite has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorization;

• Announced that the U.S.

Air Force chose BlackBerry Spark for secure productivity;

• Expanded the leadership position of the BlackBerry AtHoc crisis communication system within the U.S.

federal government;

• Announced the integration of the BlackBerry AtHoc service with ServiceNow’s Now platform for rapid crisis communications and IT service management;

• Announced that the German Development Agency chose BlackBerry AtHoc as its emergency mass notification system;

• Announced that Plus has selected BlackBerry QNX technology for the global commercial deployment of their automated driving system for Class 8 trucks;

• Announced that BlackBerry QNX technology will power the innovative digital cockpit in ARCFOX αT, a high-end, intelligent, electric SUV;

• Announced that StradVision will utilize the QNX® Software Development Platform within a number of next generation advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles from South Korean automakers;

• Announced that the Neutrino operating system will power ADAS systems in Canoo’s next generation electric vehicles;

• Announced the development of an autonomous driving domain controller with Desay SV Automotive for the Xpeng P7 intelligent electric sports sedan;

• Entered into a partnership with Dedrone, a market and technology leader in airspace security, to deliver advanced counter-drone technology to secure the world’s most critical sites;

• Announced that Sliced Tech will host SecuSUITE for Government for Australian government and enterprise customers;

• Announced that BlackBerry Radar added more than 12 new channel partners in the past six months including two within Mexico, expanding the company’s asset monitoring solutions outside of the U.S.

and Canada for the first time;

• Entered into a partnership with ZTR to offer railcar owners, operators and suppliers a powerful new digital monitoring solution;

• Entered into a partnership with University of Windsor to develop and deliver a cybersecurity curriculum for the University’s Graduate Master’s Program in Applied Computing;

• Announced that BlackBerry QNX software is embedded in over 195 million vehicles;

• Announced that Volvo Group has selected BlackBerry QNX for its Dynamic Software Platform;

• Announced that WM Motor has chosen BlackBerry QNX technologies to power its W6 all-electric SUV;

• Announced that the QNX Neutrino operating system has been adopted in a new digital LCD cluster jointly developed with BiTech Automotive (Wuhu) Co., Ltd.

for Changan Automobile’s new SUV, the UNI-K;

• Launched the BlackBerry IVY Advisory Council to help shape and advise the BlackBerry IVY application development community and drive use case generation;

• Announced that the Government of Canada has selected BlackBerry for their secure productivity and secure communications needs;

• Announced that BlackBerry and IBM Canada have established a new partnership to bring BlackBerry’s industry leading BlackBerry Spark platform to organizations across Canada;

• Announced BlackBerry QNX and Carleton University have joined forces in a $21 million partnership to train next generation of software engineers;

• Announced that BlackBerry and the University of Waterloo have expanded their partnership to create a new joint innovation program.

Environmental, Sustainability and Corporate Governance:

• Expanded the Company’s commitment to the United Nations Global Compact Sustainable Development Goals;

• Extended the Company’s partnership with the American Red Cross by donating BlackBerry AtHoc software to support community safety and resilience;

• Appointed Thomas Eacobacci as President;

• Appointed Marjorie Dickman as Chief Government Affairs and Public Policy Officer.

Debt Redemption and New Issuance

On September 1, 2020, the Company redeemed its outstanding 3.75% unsecured convertible debentures (the “3.75% Debentures”) for a redemption amount of approximately $615 million (the “Redemption Amount”), which settled all outstanding obligations of the Company in respect of the 3.75% Debentures.

On September 1, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of $365 million principal amount of new 1.75% unsecured convertible debentures maturing on November 13, 2023 (the “1.75% Debentures” and collectively with the 3.75% Debentures, the “Debentures”) to Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd., in its capacity as investment manager of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited ("Fairfax") and another institutional investor on a private placement basis.

Fairfax agreed to acquire $330 million principal amount of the 1.75% Debentures and receives interest at the same rate as the other holder of the 1.75% Debentures.

The 1.75% Debentures have terms that are substantially identical to those of the 3.75% Debentures except that the 1.75% Debentures are convertible into common shares at a price of $6.00 per common share, bear a lower rate of interest at 1.75% per annum, are subject to a higher approval threshold for extraordinary resolutions and mature in 2023.

Additionally, the 1.75% Debentures cannot be converted to the extent that, after giving effect to the conversion, the holder would beneficially own or exercise control or direction over more than 19.99% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding shares.

Quarterly and annual interest expense on the 1.75% Debentures will be approximately $2 million and $6 million, respectively.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) as a pandemic and extraordinary actions have been taken by international, federal, state, provincial and local governmental authorities to contain and combat the spread of COVID-19 in regions throughout the world.

The COVID-19 outbreak and related public health measures, including orders to shelter-in-place, travel restrictions and mandated business closures, have adversely affected workforces, organizations, consumers and economies leading to an economic downturn and increased market volatility.

The pandemic has also disrupted the normal operations of the Company and the businesses of many of the Company’s customers, suppliers and distribution partners.

To protect the health and safety of the Company’s employees, contractors, customers and visitors, the Company responded rapidly to COVID-19 by proactively mandating remote working, utilizing virtual meetings and suspending employee travel.

All of the Company’s recent and planned customer, industry and other stakeholder events have shifted to virtual-only experiences, and the Company may deem it advisable to similarly alter, postpone, or cancel entirely, additional events in the future.

To the extent that public health protocols have accommodated returning to work at certain of the Company’s facilities, the Company has implemented additional safety measures at its facilities, including increased frequency in cleaning and disinfecting as well as hygiene and social distancing practices.

The Company has a limited history of having a remote

workforce and the long-term impact on, and the resulting types of continuing investments for, the Company’s employee base is uncertain.

In response to certain anticipated and ongoing impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has also implemented a series of temporary cost reduction measures to further preserve financial flexibility.

These actions include the postponement of certain discretionary spending, taking advantage of the broad-based employer relief provided by governments in Canada, the United States and other jurisdictions, temporarily suspending certain company matching contributions to employee retirement savings plans and deferring increases in the base salaries of many employees and executives.

These cost reduction measures and their estimated savings for the nine months ended November 30, 2020 included measures impacting employee salaries and benefits of approximately $12 million, a reduction in travel spending of approximately $13 million, and a reduction in discretionary selling and administrative expenses relating to marketing and facilities of $14 million.

In addition, the Company has recorded approximately $37 million in offsets to salaries for amounts under the CEWS and has deferred approximately $6 million of payments related to payroll taxes in the United States under the U.S.

CARES Act, which amounts have been accrued.

The economic downturn and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and the measures undertaken to contain its spread are expected to continue to negatively affect the Company’s QNX automotive software business until early in fiscal 2022 and have caused volatility in demand for the Company’s products and services, adversely affected the ability of the Company’s sales and professional services teams to meet with customers and provide service, negatively impacted expected spending from new customers and increased sales cycle times.

Although the Company experienced sequential Software & Services revenue growth and observed a partial recovery in global automotive production volumes in the second and third quarter of fiscal 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic has had and the Company believes may continue to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated business, results of operations and financial condition in fiscal 2021.

The Company does not expect the COVID-19 pandemic and its related economic impact to materially adversely affect its liquidity position.

The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will depend on, among other things, the duration and severity of the pandemic, the governmental restrictions that have been, and may continue to be, imposed in response to the pandemic, the effectiveness of actions taken to contain or mitigate the outbreak (including the availability and distribution of vaccines), and global economic conditions.

In light of the changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty regarding the duration, severity, and recent resurgence of the pandemic and government actions in response thereto, the long-term impact on the Company’s business may not be fully reflected until future periods.

The Company continues to evaluate the current and potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business, results of operations and consolidated financial statements, including the impairment of goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets and long-lived assets and the collectability of receivables.

• Promoted President Tom Eacobacci to BlackBerry President and Chief Operating Officer;

• Appointed Mattias Eriksson as President and General Manager of IoT;

• Announced that the Company was named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for sixth year in a row.

Segment Reporting

As disclosed in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company reports segment information based on the “management” approach.

The management approach designates the internal reporting used by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) for making decisions and assessing performance as a source of the Company’s reportable operating segments.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company internally reorganized and, as a result, the CODM, who is the Executive Chair and CEO of the Company, began making decisions and assessing the performance of the Company using three operating segments, whereas the Company was previously a single operating segment.

The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic has prompted extraordinary actions by international, federal, state, provincial and local governmental authorities to contain and combat the spread of COVID-19 in regions throughout the world.

The COVID-19 pandemic and related public health measures, including orders to shelter-in-place, travel restrictions and mandated business closures, adversely affected workforces, organizations, consumers and economies, which led to an economic downturn and which may cause market volatility and uncertainty in future periods.

The pandemic has disrupted the normal operations of the Company and the businesses of many of the Company’s customers, suppliers and distribution partners.

To protect the health and safety of the Company’s employees, contractors, customers and visitors, during the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and throughout most of fiscal 2021, the Company mandated remote working, utilizing virtual meetings and suspending employee travel, to protect the health and safety of its employees, contractors, customers and visitors.

The Company also shifted customer, industry and other stakeholder events to virtual-only experiences, and may similarly alter, postpone or cancel other events in the future.

The long-term impacts on the Company of substantially remote operations are uncertain.

In response to certain anticipated and ongoing impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company also implemented a series of temporary cost reduction measures to further preserve financial flexibility.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2022, these actions included taking advantage of the broad-based employer relief provided by governments in Canada, the United States and other jurisdictions and the postponement of certain discretionary spending.

The Company estimates that savings from temporary cost reduction measures and governmental assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic will be lower in fiscal 2022 than fiscal 2021 and will primarily depend on the speed and extent of the easing of pandemic-related restrictions and the extent of ongoing government programs.

In fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021, the economic downturn and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures undertaken to contain its spread negatively affected in particular the Company’s QNX automotive software business, caused volatility in demand for many of the Company’s products and services, adversely affected the ability of the Company’s sales and professional services teams to meet with customers and provide service, negatively impacted expected spending from new customers and increased sales cycle times.

Although the Company experienced higher quarterly Software & Services revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2021, when the COVID-19 pandemic first materially negatively impacted the Company’s operations, and the Company observed a continued recovery in both automotive design activities and production volumes during the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic and related global chip shortage have had and, in fiscal 2022, may continue to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s QNX automotive software business in particular and on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition on a consolidated basis.

The Company does not expect the COVID-19 pandemic and its related economic impact to materially adversely affect the Company’s liquidity position.

The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s operational and financial performance will depend on, among other things, the pandemic’s duration and severity, the governmental restrictions that may be sustained or imposed in response to the pandemic, the effectiveness of actions taken to contain or mitigate the pandemic (including the distribution and efficacy of vaccines, particularly against emergent viral variants), the impact of the global chip shortage and global economic conditions.

The long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business may not be fully reflected until future periods.

The Company continues to evaluate the current and potential impact of the pandemic on its business, results of operations and consolidated financial statements, including potential asset impairment.

The Company also continues to actively monitor developments and business conditions that may cause it to take further actions that alter business operations as may be required by applicable authorities or that the Company determines are in the best interests of its employees, customers, suppliers and stockholders.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2021 Summary Results of Operations

The following table sets forth certain unaudited consolidated statements of operations data for the quarter ended November 30, 2020 compared to the quarter ended November 30, 2019 under U.S.

First Quarter Fiscal 2022 Summary Results of Operations

The following table sets forth certain unaudited consolidated statements of operations data for the quarter ended May 31, 2021 compared to the quarter ended May 31, 2020 under U.S.

For the Three Months Ended

(in millions, except for share and per share amounts)

November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019 Change

May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020 Change

Revenue $ 174 $ 206 $ (32)

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(1) Basic loss per share on a U.S.

GAAP basis for third quarter of fiscal 2021 includes 2,802,067 common shares remaining to be issued in equal installments on the next two anniversary dates of the Cylance acquisition, in consideration for the acquisition.

Basic loss per share on a U.S.

GAAP basis for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 includes 4,182,189 common shares to be issued in equal installments on the three anniversary dates of the Cylance acquisition, in consideration for the acquisition.

GAAP basis for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and first quarter of fiscal 2021 includes 1,421,945 and 2,802,067 common shares, respectively, to be issued on the anniversary dates of the Cylance acquisition completed on February 21, 2019, in consideration for the acquisition.

There are no service or other requirements associated with the issuance of these shares.

(2) Diluted loss per share on a U.S.

GAAP basis for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 does not include the dilutive effect of the Debentures as to do so would be anti-dilutive.

Diluted loss per share on a U.S.

GAAP basis for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 and 2020 does not include the dilutive effect of stock-based compensation as to do so would be anti-dilutive.

GAAP basis for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and 2021 does not include the dilutive effect of the Debentures (defined below) or stock-based compensation, as to do so would be anti-dilutive.

See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Company’s calculation of the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding.

The following table shows information by operating segment for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and May 31, 2020.

The Company reports segment information in accordance with U.S.

GAAP Accounting Standards Codification Section 280 based on the “management” approach.

The management approach designates the internal reporting used by the CODM for making decisions and assessing performance of the Company’s reportable operating segments.

See “Business Overview” for a description of the Company’s operating segments, as well as Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

For the Three Months Ended

(in millions)

Cyber Security IoT Licensing and Other Segment Totals

May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020 Change May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020 Change May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020 Change May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020 Change

Segment revenue $ 107 $ 119 $ (12) $ 43 $ 29 $ 14 $ 24 $ 58 $ (34) $ 174 $ 206 $ (32)

Segment cost of sales 46 47 (1) 7 6 1 6 8 (2) 59 61 (2)

Segment gross margin $ 61 $ 72 $ (11) $ 36 $ 23 $ 13 $ 18 $ 50 $ (32) $ 115 $ 145 $ (30)

The following table reconciles the Company’s segment results for the three months ended May 31, 2021 to consolidated U.S.

GAAP results:

For the Three Months Ended May 31, 2021

(in millions)

Cyber Security IoT Licensing and Other Segment Totals Reconciling Items Consolidated U.S.

Revenue $ 107 $ 43 $ 24 $ 174 $ — $ 174

Cost of sales (1)

46 7 6 59 1 60

Gross margin $ 61 $ 36 $ 18 $ 115 $ (1) $ 114

Operating expenses 172 172

Investment loss, net 2 2

Loss before income taxes $ (60)

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(1) See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of selected U.S.

GAAP-based measures to adjusted measures for the three months ended May 31, 2021.

The following table reconciles the Company’s segment results for the three months ended May 31, 2020 to consolidated U.S.

GAAP results:

For the Three Months Ended May 31, 2020

(in millions)

Cyber Security IoT Licensing and Other Segment Totals Reconciling Items Consolidated U.S.

Revenue $ 119 $ 29 $ 58 $ 206 $ — $ 206

Cost of sales (1)

47 6 8 61 2 63

Gross margin $ 72 $ 23 $ 50 $ 145 $ (2) $ 143

Operating expenses 788 788

Loss before income taxes $ (645)

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(1) See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of selected U.S.

GAAP-based measures to adjusted measures for the three months ended May 31, 2020.

Financial Highlights

The Company had approximately $757 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments as of November 30, 2020 and $990 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments as of February 29, 2020.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company recognized revenue of $218 million and incurred a net loss of $130 million, or $0.23 basic and diluted loss per share on a U.S.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company recognized revenue of $267 million and incurred a net loss of $32 million, or $0.06 basic and $0.07 diluted loss per share on a U.S.

The Company recognized adjusted revenue of $224 million and adjusted net income of $11 million, and adjusted earnings of $0.02 per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2021.

The Company recognized adjusted revenue of $280 million and adjusted net income of $17 million, and adjusted earnings of $0.03 per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

The Company had approximately $769 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments as of May 31, 2021 and $804 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments as of February 28, 2021.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company recognized revenue of $174 million and incurred a net loss of $62 million, or $0.11 basic and diluted loss per share on a U.S.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company recognized revenue of $206 million and incurred a net loss of $636 million, or $1.14 basic and diluted loss per share on a U.S.

The Company recognized an adjusted net loss of $27 million, and an adjusted loss of $0.05 per share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2022.

The Company recognized adjusted net income of $7 million, and adjusted earnings of $0.01 per share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Debentures Fair Value Adjustment

As previously disclosed, the Company elected the fair value option to account for the Debentures;

As previously disclosed, the Company elected the fair value option to account for its outstanding 1.75% unsecured convertible debentures (the “1.75% Debentures”) and its previously outstanding 3.75% outstanding convertible debentures (the “3.75% Debentures” and collectively, the “Debentures”);

therefore, periodic revaluation has been and continues to be required under U.S.

The fair value adjustment does not impact the terms of the Debentures such as the face value, the redemption features or the conversion price.

As at November 30, 2020, the fair value of the 1.75% Debentures was approximately $459 million versus the principal value of $365 million, an increase of approximately $94 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2021.

For the three months ended November 30, 2020, the Company recorded non-cash income relating to changes in fair value from instrument specific credit risk of $1 million in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (“OCI”) and a non-cash charge relating to changes in fair value from

non-credit components of $95 million (pre-tax and after tax) (the “Q3 Fiscal 2021 Debentures Fair Value Adjustment”) in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations relating to the Debentures.

For the nine months ended November 30, 2020, the Company recorded non-cash income relating to changes in fair value from instrument specific credit risk of $16 million in OCI and a non-cash charge relating to changes in fair value from non-credit components of $114 million (pre-tax and after tax) (the “Fiscal 2021 Debentures Fair Value Adjustment”) in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations relating to the Debentures.

As at May 31, 2021, the fair value of the 1.75% Debentures was approximately $715 million, a decrease of approximately $5 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2022.

For the three months ended May 31, 2021, the Company recorded non-cash income relating to changes in fair value from instrument specific credit risk of $1 million in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) and non-cash income relating to changes in fair value from non-credit components of $4 million (pre-tax and after tax)

(the “Q1 Fiscal 2022 Debentures Fair Value Adjustment”) in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations relating to the 1.75% Debentures.

See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on the 1.75% Debentures.

The following table shows the impact of the changes in fair value of the Debentures for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2020:

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended

November 30, 2020 November 30, 2020

Income associated with the change in fair value from instrument-specific credit components on the 3.75% Debentures recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) $ — $ 15

Realized charges associated with the change in fair value from credit components released from AOCL on redemption of the 3.75% Debentures 6 6

Charge associated with the change in fair value from instrument-specific credit components on the 1.75% Debentures recorded in OCI (5) (5)

Total non-cash income recorded in OCI.

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended

November 30, 2020 November 30, 2020

Charge associated with the change in fair value from non-credit components on the 3.75% Debentures recorded in the consolidated statements of operations $ — $ (19)

Realized charges associated with the change in fair value from credit components recorded in the consolidated statements of operations on redemption of the 3.75% Debentures (6) (6)

Charge associated with the change in fair value from non-credit components on the 1.75% Debentures recorded in the consolidated statements of operations (89) (89)

Total non-cash charge recorded in the consolidated statements of operations $ (95) $ (114)

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

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GAAP, and information contained in this MD&A is presented on that basis.

On December 17, 2020, the Company announced financial results for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2020, which included certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted revenue, adjusted gross margin, adjusted gross margin percentage, adjusted operating expense, adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income margin percentage, adjusted EBITDA margin percentage, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted income (loss) per share, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted selling, marketing and administrative expense, adjusted amortization expense and free cash flow.

On June 24, 2021, the Company announced financial results for the three months ended May 31, 2021, which included certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted gross margin, adjusted gross margin percentage, adjusted operating expense, adjusted operating loss, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating loss margin percentage, adjusted EBITDA margin percentage, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted income (loss) per share, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted selling, marketing and administrative expense and adjusted amortization expense.

In the Company’s internal reports, management evaluates the performance of the Company’s business on a non-GAAP basis by excluding the impact of certain items below from the Company’s U.S.

GAAP financial results.

The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures provide readers of the Company’s financial statements with a consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods and is useful in helping readers understand the Company’s operating results and underlying operational trends.

The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures provide management, as well as readers of the Company’s financial statements, with a consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods and is useful in helping management and readers understand the Company’s operating results and underlying operational trends.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company discontinued its use of software deferred revenue acquired and software deferred commission acquired adjustments in its non-GAAP financial measures due to the quantitative decline in the adjustments over time.

For purposes of comparability, the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures for the three months ended May 31, 2020 have been updated to conform to the current year’s presentation.

• Debentures fair value adjustment .

The Company has elected to measure its Debentures outstanding from time to time at fair value in accordance with the fair value option under U.S.

The Company has elected to measure its Debentures outstanding at fair value in accordance with the fair value option under U.S.

Each period, the fair value of the Debentures is recalculated and resulting non-cash income and charges from the change in fair value from non-credit components of the Debentures are recognized in income.

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The Company believes that restructuring costs relating to employee termination benefits and facilities pursuant to the Resource Allocation Program (“RAP”) entered into in order to transition the Company from a legacy hardware manufacturer to a licensing driven software business do not reflect expected future operating expenses, are not indicative of the Company’s core operating performance, and may not be meaningful in comparison to the Company’s past operating performance.

• Software deferred revenue acquired.

The Company has acquired businesses whose net assets include deferred revenue.

In accordance with U.S.

GAAP reporting requirements, the Company recorded write-downs of deferred revenue under arrangements pre-dating each acquisition to fair value, which resulted in lower recognized revenue than the original transaction price until the related service obligations under such arrangements are fulfilled.

Therefore, U.S.

GAAP revenues after the acquisitions will not reflect the full amount of revenue that would have been reported if the acquired deferred revenue was not written down to fair value, prior to the renewal of these arrangements.

The Company believes that reversing the acquisition-related deferred revenue write-downs (so that the full amount of revenue booked by the acquired businesses is included) provides a more appropriate representation of revenue in a given period and, therefore, provides readers of the Company’s financial statements with a more consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods.

The Company also believes that the adjustment is more useful in helping readers to understand the Company’s operating results and underlying operational trends, especially in future periods when the contracts underlying the acquired deferred revenue are renewed at amounts more consistent with their transaction price.

As the impacted contracts renew over time, the associated reversal of the acquisition write-downs will trend to zero.

• Software deferred commission expense acquired.

The Company has acquired businesses whose net assets include deferred commissions.

In accordance with U.S.

GAAP reporting requirements, the Company recorded write-downs of deferred commissions under arrangements pre-dating each acquisition to fair value, which in most cases is nil.

Therefore, U.S.

GAAP commission expense after the acquisitions will not reflect commission expense that would have been reported if the acquired deferred commissions were not written down to fair value.

The Company believes that reversing the acquisition-related deferred commission write-downs (so that the full amount of commission expense is included) provides a more appropriate representation of commission expense in a given period and, therefore, provides readers of the Company’s financial statements with a more consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods.

The Company also believes that the adjustment is more useful in helping readers to understand the Company’s operating results and underlying operational trends, especially in future periods when the Company recognizes commissions on the renewals of the contracts underlying the acquired deferred commissions.

As the impacted contracts renew over time, the associated reversal of the acquisition write-downs will trend to zero.

• Stock compensation expenses .

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This is not indicative of the Company’s core operating performance, and may not be meaningful in comparison to the Company’s past operating performance.

• Business acquisition and integration costs.

The Company incurs costs associated with business acquisitions, including legal costs, audit and accounting fees, and other acquisition and integration expenses.

These expenditures do not relate to the ongoing operation of the business and they tend to vary significantly based on the circumstances of each transaction.

This is not indicative of the Company’s core operating performance, and may not be meaningful in comparison to the Company’s past operating performance.

• Acquisition valuation allowance.

The Company records an income tax valuation allowance associated with business acquisitions.

This is not indicative of the Company’s core operating performance, and may not be meaningful in comparison to the Company’s past operating performance.

• Long-lived asset impairment charge .

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Reconciliation of non-GAAP based measures with most directly comparable U.S.

GAAP based measures for the three months ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019

Readers are cautioned that adjusted revenue, adjusted gross margin, adjusted gross margin percentage, adjusted operating expense, adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income margin percentage, adjusted EBITDA margin percentage, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted income (loss) per share, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted selling, marketing and administrative expense, adjusted amortization expense and free cash flow and similar measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S.

GAAP based measures for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and May 31, 2020

Readers are cautioned that adjusted gross margin, adjusted gross margin percentage, adjusted operating expense, adjusted operating loss, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating loss margin percentage, adjusted EBITDA margin percentage, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted income (loss) per share, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted selling, marketing and administrative expense and adjusted amortization expense and similar measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S.

GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

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A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S.

GAAP financial measures for the three months ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the tables below:

For the Three Months Ended (in millions) November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019

Revenue $ 218 $ 267

Software deferred revenue acquired (1)

Adjusted revenue $ 224 $ 280

Gross margin $ 149 $ 198

Software deferred revenue acquired (1)

Restructuring charges — 3

Stock compensation expense 1 1

Adjusted gross margin $ 156 $ 215

Gross margin % 68.3 % 74.2 %

Software deferred revenue acquired (1)

Restructuring charges — % 1.1 %

Stock compensation expense 0.4 % 0.4 %

Adjusted gross margin % 69.6 % 76.8 %

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(1) See Reconciliation of U.S.

GAAP Software and Services revenue to adjusted Software and Services revenue

Reconciliation of operating expense for the three months ended November 30, 2020, August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019 to adjusted operating expense is reflected in the tables below:

For the Three Months Ended (in millions) November 30, 2020 August 31, 2020 November 30, 2019

Operating expense $ 276 $ 221 $ 227

Restructuring charges — 1 4

Stock compensation expense 11 8 14

Debenture fair value adjustment (1)

Software deferred commission expense acquired (4) (3) (4)

Acquired intangibles amortization 32 32 35

LLA impairment charge — 21 3

Adjusted operating expense $ 142 $ 144 $ 195

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(1) See “Third Quarter Fiscal 2021 Summary Results of Operations - Financial Highlights - Debentures Fair Value Adjustment”

Reconciliation of U.S.

GAAP net loss and U.S.

GAAP basic loss per share for the three months ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019 to adjusted net income and adjusted basic earnings per share is reflected in the tables below:

For the Three Months Ended (in millions, except per share amounts) November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019

Basic earnings (loss) per share Basic earnings (loss) per share

Net loss $ (130) $(0.23) $ (32) $(0.06)

Software deferred revenue acquired 6 13

Restructuring charges — 7

Stock compensation expense 12 15

Debenture fair value adjustment 95 (20)

Software deferred commission expense acquired (4) (4)

Acquired intangibles amortization 32 35

LLA impairment charge — 3

Adjusted net income $ 11 $0.02 $ 17 $0.03

Reconciliation of U.S.

GAAP Software and Services revenue for the three months ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019 to adjusted Software and Services revenue is reflected in the tables below:

For the Three Months Ended (in millions) November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019

Software and Services Revenue $ 162 $ 185

Software deferred revenue acquired 6 13

Adjusted Software and Services revenue $ 168 $ 198

Reconciliation of U.S.

GAAP research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense for the three months ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019 to adjusted research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense is reflected in the tables below:

For the Three Months Ended (in millions) November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019

Research and development $ 53 $ 66

Stock compensation expense 3 4

Adjusted research and development $ 50 $ 62

Selling, marketing and administration $ 83 $ 129

Restructuring charges — 4

Software deferred commission expense acquired (4) (4)

Stock compensation expense 8 10

Adjusted selling, marketing and administration $ 79 $ 119

Amortization $ 45 $ 49

Acquired intangibles amortization 32 35

Adjusted amortization $ 13 $ 14

Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the three months ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019 are reflected in the table below.

For the Three Months Ended (in millions) November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019

Operating loss $ (127) $ (29)

Non-GAAP adjustments to operating loss

Software deferred revenue acquired 6 13

Restructuring charges — 7

Stock compensation expense 12 15

Debenture fair value adjustment 95 (20)

Software deferred commission expense acquired (4) (4)

Acquired intangibles amortization 32 35

LLA impairment charge — 3

Total non-GAAP adjustments to operating loss 141 49

Adjusted operating income 14 20

Amortization 49 53

Acquired intangibles amortization (32) (35)

Adjusted EBITDA $ 31 $ 38

Adjusted revenue (per above) $ 224 $ 280

Adjusted operating income margin % (1)

Adjusted EBITDA margin % (2)

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(1) Adjusted operating income margin % is calculated by dividing adjusted operating income by adjusted revenue

(2) Adjusted EBITDA margin % is calculated by dividing adjusted EBITDA by adjusted revenue

Reconciliation of non-GAAP based measures with most directly comparable U.S.

GAAP based measures for the nine months ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019.

A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S.

GAAP financial measures for the nine months ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the tables below:

For the Nine Months Ended (in millions) November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019

Revenue $ 683 $ 758

Software deferred revenue acquired (1)

Adjusted revenue $ 704 $ 808

GAAP financial measures for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and May 31, 2020 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the tables below:

For the Three Months Ended (in millions) May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020

Gross margin $ 114 $ 143

Software deferred revenue acquired (1)

Restructuring charges — 5

Stock compensation expense 1 2

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Gross margin % 65.5 % 69.4 %

Software deferred revenue acquired (1)

Restructuring charges — % 0.7 %

Stock compensation expense 0.6 % 1.0 %

Adjusted gross margin % 66.1 % 70.4 %

Reconciliation of operating expense for the three months ended May 31, 2021, February 28, 2021 and May 31, 2020 to adjusted operating expense is reflected in the tables below:

For the Three Months Ended (in millions) May 31, 2021 February 28, 2021 May 31, 2020

Operating expense $ 172 $ 465 $ 788

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Debenture fair value adjustment (1)

Software deferred commission expense acquired (10) (13)

Acquired intangibles amortization 32 32 33

Business acquisition and integration costs — 3

Goodwill impairment charge — — 594

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(1) See Reconciliation of U.S.

GAAP Software and Services revenue to adjusted Software and Service revenue

(2) See “Third Quarter Fiscal 2021 Summary Results of Operations - Financial Highlights - Debentures Fair Value Adjustment”

(1) See “First Quarter Fiscal 2022 Summary Results of Operations - Financial Highlights - Debentures Fair Value Adjustment”

Reconciliation of U.S.

GAAP net loss and U.S.

GAAP basic loss per share for the nine months ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019 to the adjusted net income and adjusted basic earnings per share is reflected in the tables below:

For the Nine Months Ended (in millions, except per share amounts) November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019

GAAP basic loss per share for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and May 31, 2020 to adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted basic earnings (loss) per share is reflected in the tables below:

For the Three Months Ended (in millions, except per share amounts) May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020

Basic earnings (loss) per share Basic earnings (loss) per share

Net loss $ (62) $(0.11) $ (636) $(1.14)

Software deferred revenue acquired 21 50

Restructuring charges — 1

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Debenture fair value adjustment (4) 1

Software deferred commission expense acquired (10) (13)

Acquired intangibles amortization 32 33

Business acquisition and integration costs — 3

Goodwill impairment charge — 594

LLA impairment charge 21 5

Acquisition valuation allowance — (1)

Adjusted net income $ 85 $0.15 $ 23 $0.04

Reconciliation of U.S.

GAAP Software and Services revenue for the nine months ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019 to adjusted Software and Services revenue is reflected in the tables below:

For the Nine Months Ended (in millions) November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019

Software and Services Revenue $ 461 $ 521

Software deferred revenue acquired 21 50

Adjusted Software and Services Revenue $ 482 $ 571

Adjusted net income (loss) $ (27) $(0.05) $ 7 $0.01

Reconciliation of U.S.

GAAP research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense for the nine months ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019 to adjusted research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense is reflected in the tables below:

For the Nine Months Ended (in millions) November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019

GAAP research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and May 31, 2020 to adjusted research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense is reflected in the tables below:

For the Three Months Ended (in millions) May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020

Research and development $ 57 $ 57

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Restructuring charges — 1

Software deferred commission expense acquired (10) (13)

Stock compensation expense 4 9

Business acquisition and integration costs — 3

Adjusted selling, marketing and administration $ 69 $ 80

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Adjusted amortization $ 14 $ 13

Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the nine months ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019 are reflected in the table below.

For the Nine Months Ended (in millions) November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019

Adjusted operating loss, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating loss margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and May 31, 2020 are reflected in the table below.

For the Three Months Ended (in millions) May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020

Operating loss $ (58) $ (645)

Non-GAAP adjustments to operating loss

Software deferred revenue acquired 21 50

Restructuring charges — 1

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Debenture fair value adjustment (4) 1

Software deferred commission expense acquired (10) (13)

Acquired intangibles amortization 32 33

Business acquisition and integration costs — 3

Goodwill impairment charge — 594

LLA impairment charge 21 5

Total non-GAAP adjustments to operating loss 35 643

Adjusted operating income 80 27

Adjusted operating loss (23) (2)

Amortization 49 50

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Adjusted EBITDA $ (6) $ 15

Adjusted revenue (per above) $ 704 $ 808

Adjusted operating income margin % (1)

Revenue $ 174 $ 206

Adjusted operating loss margin % (1)

Adjusted EBITDA margin % (2)

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(1) Adjusted operating income margin % is calculated by dividing adjusted operating income by adjusted revenue

(2) Adjusted EBITDA margin % is calculated by dividing adjusted EBITDA by adjusted revenue

(1) Adjusted operating loss margin % is calculated by dividing adjusted operating loss by revenue

(2) Adjusted EBITDA margin % is calculated by dividing adjusted EBITDA by revenue

The Company regularly monitors a number of financial and operating metrics, including the following key metrics, in order to measure the Company’s current performance and estimate future performance.

Readers are cautioned that billings, recurring revenue percentage, annual recurring revenue (“ARR”), dollar-based net retention rate (“DBNRR”), net customer churn rate and free cash flow do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S.

GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The Company defines billings as amounts invoiced less credits issued.

The Company considers billings to be a useful metric because billings drive deferred revenue, which is an important indicator of the health and visibility of the business, and represents a significant percentage of future revenue.

Total Company billings decreased in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2020 and compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

Readers are cautioned that annual recurring revenue (“ARR”), dollar-based net retention rate (“DBNRR”), QNX Royalty Revenue Backlog, billings, recurring revenue percentage, and free cash flow do not have any standardized meaning and are unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company discontinued its use of software deferred revenue acquired in its key metrics as the Company no longer reports non-GAAP revenue.

For purposes of comparability, the

Company’s key metrics for the three months ended February 28, 2021 and May 31, 2020 have been updated to conform to the current year’s presentation.

Comparative breakdowns of the key metrics for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and May 31, 2020 are set forth below.

For the Three Months Ended (in millions) May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020 Change

Annual Recurring Revenue

Cyber Security $ 364 $ 370 $ (6)

IoT $ 86 $ 103 $ (17)

Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate

Cyber Security 94 % 101 % (7 %)

QNX Royalty Revenue Backlog $ 490 $ 450 $ 40

Recurring Software Product Revenue ~ 90% > 90%

The Company defines recurring software product revenue percentage as recurring software product revenue divided by total software and services revenue.

Recurring software product revenue is comprised of subscription and term licenses, maintenance arrangements, royalty arrangements and perpetual licenses recognized ratably under ASC 606.

Total software and services revenue is comprised of recurring product revenue, non-recurring product revenue and professional services.

The Company uses recurring software product revenue percentage to provide visibility into the revenue expected to be recognized in the current and future periods.

Total adjusted Software and Services product revenue, excluding professional services, was approximately 83% recurring in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 and decreased from greater than 90% recurring in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 due to product mix.

Annual Recurring Revenue

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The Company uses ARR as an indicator of business momentum for software and services.

Software and Services ARR was approximately $475 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 and decreased compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2021 primarily due to the impact of COVID-19 on BTS.

The Company expects to see the negative impact of COVID-19 on ARR until early in fiscal 2022, as the Company returns to its normal revenue run rate for BTS.

Cyber Security ARR was approximately $364 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and decreased compared to $370 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 and decreased compared to $369 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.

IoT ARR was approximately $86 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and decreased compared to $103 million the first quarter of fiscal 2021 and increased compared to $84 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.

The Company previously stated that it expected to see the negative impact of COVID-19 on IoT ARR until early in fiscal 2022, as the Company returns to its normal revenue run rate.

The Company now expects that IoT revenue will return to a normal run-rate by the end of fiscal 2022 due to the reasons discussed below in “Revenue by Segment” and expects to see a negative impact from the global chip shortage on IoT ARR until the end of fiscal 2022.

Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate

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The Company then divides the Current Period ARR by the Prior Period ARR to calculate the DBNRR.

Software and Services DBNRR was 90% in the third quarter of fiscal 2021.

Net Customer Churn Rate

The Company defines net customer churn rate as the difference between the gross customer churn rate and the new customer acquisition rate, divided by the number of active customers in the prior quarter, expressed as a percentage.

The Company uses net customer churn rate to evaluate the rate the Company is obtaining new customers to offset customers lost due to account cancellations or non-renewal of subscriptions.

Net customer churn rate was approximately 1% in the third quarter of fiscal 2021.

Cyber Security DBNRR was 94% in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and decreased compared to 101% in first quarter of fiscal 2021 and decreased compared to 95% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.

QNX Royalty Revenue Backlog

The Company defines the royalty revenue backlog of its QNX business as estimated future revenue from variable forecasted royalties related to the QNX business.

The estimation of forecasted royalties is based on QNX’s royalty rates and on customer projections of anticipated volumes over the lifetime of a design, in each case as of when the design win was awarded.

The QNX royalty revenue backlog is calculated annually, is not based on current projections of volumes and may not be indicative of actual future revenue.

The revenue that the Company will recognize is subject to several factors, including actual volumes and potential terminations or modifications to customer contracts.

The Company’s QNX royalty revenue backlog was approximately $490 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and increased compared $450 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The Company defines billings as amounts invoiced less credits issued.

Total Company billings decreased in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2021 and compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.

Recurring Software Product Revenue

The Company defines recurring software product revenue percentage as recurring software product revenue divided by total software and services revenue.

Recurring software product revenue is comprised of subscription and term licenses, maintenance arrangements, royalty arrangements and perpetual licenses recognized ratably under ASC 606.

Total software and services revenue is comprised of recurring product revenue, non-recurring product revenue and professional services.

The Company uses recurring software product revenue percentage to provide visibility into the revenue expected to be recognized in the current and future periods.

Total adjusted Software and Services product revenue, excluding professional services, was approximately 90% recurring in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and decreased from greater than 90% recurring in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 due to product mix.

Free Cash Flow

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Free cash flow is helpful in understanding the Company’s capital requirements and provides an additional means to reflect the cash flow trends in the Company’s business.

For the three months ended November 30, 2020, the Company’s net cash flow provided by operating activities was $29 million and capital expenditures were $2 million, resulting in the Company reporting free cash flow of $27 million.

Results of Operations - Three months ended November 30, 2020 compared to the three months ended November 30, 2019

Revenue by Product and Service

Comparative breakdowns of revenue by product and service on a U.S.

GAAP basis are set forth below.

For the three months ended May 31, 2021, the Company’s net cash used in operating activities was $33 million and capital expenditures were $2 million, resulting in the Company reporting free cash usage of $35 million compared to net cash used in operating activities of $31 million, capital expenditures of $1 million, and free cash usage of $32 million for the three months ended May 31, 2020.

Results of Operations - Three months ended May 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2020

Revenue by Segment

Comparative breakdowns of revenue by segment are set forth below.

For the Three Months Ended

(in millions)

November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019 Change

Revenue by Product and Service

Software and Services $ 162 $ 185 $ (23)

May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020 Change

Revenue by Segment

Cyber Security $ 107 $ 119 $ (12)

Licensing and Other 24 58 (34)

$ 174 $ 206 $ (32)

% Revenue by Product and Service

Software and Services 74.3 % 69.3 %

% Revenue by Segment

Cyber Security 61.5 % 57.8 %

IoT 24.7 % 14.0 %

Licensing and Other 13.8 % 28.2 %

100.0 % 100.0 %

Software and Services

Software and Services revenue was $162 million, or 74.3% of revenue, in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, a decrease of $23 million compared to $185 million, or 69.3% of revenue, in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

The decrease in Software and Services revenue of $23 million was primarily due to a decrease of $29 million in recurring royalties in BlackBerry QNX, due to the slowdown in the automotive market related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the conversion in the prior fiscal year of certain existing royalty-bearing licenses to fixed pricing from volume-based pricing, a decrease of $5 million relating to professional services and a decrease of $3 million relating to non-automotive OEM business, partially offset by an increase of $14 million related to hardware sales in Secusmart and an increase of $5 million related to product revenue in BlackBerry Spark.

Adjusted Software and Services revenue was $168 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, a decrease of $30 million compared to $198 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

Adjusted Software and Services revenue decreased due to the reasons described above on a U.S.

GAAP basis and due to a decrease of $7 million in the non-GAAP adjustment of deferred software revenue acquired to $6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 from $13 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

The Company expects Software and Services to have sequential non-GAAP revenue growth in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.

The Company previously stated that it expected sequential BTS revenue growth in the third quarter of fiscal 2021.

BTS revenue grew sequentially in the third quarter of fiscal 2021.

Cyber Security

Cyber Security revenue was $107 million, or 61.5% of revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, a decrease of $12 million compared to $119 million, or 57.8% of revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The decrease in Cyber Security revenue of $12 million was primarily due to a decrease of $9 million relating to product revenue in BlackBerry Spark and a decrease of $3 million relating to professional services, partially offset by an increase of $3 million related to the sale of Secusmart solutions.

The Company previously stated that it expected Cyber Security revenue to be between $495 million and $515 million in fiscal 2022.

The Company now expects Cyber Security revenue to be towards the lower end of $495 million and $515 million in fiscal 2022 due to billings growth being more heavily weighted to the second half of the year.

IoT revenue was $43 million, or 24.7% of revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, an increase of $14 million compared to $29 million, or 14.0% of revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The increase in IoT revenue of $14 million was primarily due to an increase of $7 million in BlackBerry QNX royalty revenue due to the partial recovery of the automotive market from the slowdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic in first quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase of $5 million in development seat revenue and an increase of $1 million in BlackBerry Radar revenue.

The Company previously stated that, assuming that the global chip shortage has been alleviated by the middle of fiscal 2022, it expects that BTS revenue will return to a pre-pandemic run-rate of approximately $50 million per quarter by that time and will be between $180 million and $200 million for fiscal 2022 as a whole.

The Company now expects that IoT revenue will return to a run-rate of approximately $50 million per quarter by the end of fiscal 2022, primarily due to the negative impact of the global chip shortage on BlackBerry QNX royalty revenue in the first half of fiscal 2022.

Licensing and Other

Licensing and Other revenue was $56 million, or 25.7% of revenue, in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, a decrease of $26 million compared to $82 million, or 30.7% of revenue, in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

The decrease in Licensing and Other revenue of $26 million was primarily due to a decrease in revenue from the Company’s patent licensing agreement with Teletry and a decrease in direct intellectual property (“IP”) licensing arrangements.

GAAP Revenue by Geography

Licensing and Other revenue was $24 million, or 13.8% of revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, a decrease of $34 million compared to $58 million, or 28.2% of revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The decrease in Licensing and Other revenue of $34 million was primarily due to a decrease in revenue from the Company’s intellectual property licensing arrangements including its patent licensing agreement with Teletry.

Revenue by Geography

Comparative breakdowns of the geographic regions are set forth in the following table:

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November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019 Change

May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020 Change

Revenue by Geography

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North America Revenue

Revenue in North America was $147 million, or 67.5% of revenue, in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, reflecting a decrease of $41 million compared to $188 million, or 70.4% of revenue, in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

Revenue in North America decreased compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2020 primarily due to a decrease of $26 million in Licensing and Other revenue and a decrease of $8 million in BlackBerry QNX revenue due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Product and Service”, a decrease of $4 million relating to professional services, a decrease of $3 million relating to non-automotive OEM business and a decrease of $2 million in BlackBerry AtHoc revenue, partially offset by an increase of $4 million in product revenue in BlackBerry Spark.

Revenue in North America was $111 million, or 63.8% of revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, reflecting a decrease of $39 million compared to $150 million, or 72.8% of revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

Revenue in North America decreased compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2021 primarily due to a decrease of $34 million in Licensing and Other revenue due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”, a decrease of $9 million in product revenue in BlackBerry Spark and a decrease of $2 million relating to professional services, partially offset by an increase of $5 million in BlackBerry QNX royalty revenue due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”.

Europe, Middle East and Africa Revenue

Revenue in Europe, Middle East and Africa was $55 million or 25.2% of revenue in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, reflecting a decrease of $5 million compared to $60 million or 22.5% of revenue in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

The decrease in revenue is primarily due to a decrease of $15 million in BlackBerry QNX revenue due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by

Product and Service”, a decrease of $1 million SAF revenue and a decrease of $1 million relating to professional services, partially offset by an increase of $14 million related to hardware sales in Secusmart.

Revenue in Europe, Middle East and Africa was $45 million or 25.9% of revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, reflecting an increase of $4 million compared to $41 million or 19.9% of revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The increase in revenue is primarily due to an increase of $2 million related to the sale of Secusmart solutions, an increase of $2 million in development seat revenue and an increase of $1 million in BlackBerry QNX royalty revenue due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”.

Other Regions Revenue

Revenue in other regions was $16 million or 7.3% of revenue in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, reflecting a decrease of $3 million compared to $19 million or 7.1% of revenue in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

The decrease in revenue is primarily due to a $6 million decrease in BlackBerry QNX revenue due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Product and Service”, partially offset by an increase of $2 million in BlackBerry Spark revenue due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Product and Service”.

Revenue in other regions was $18 million or 10.3% of revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, reflecting an increase of $3 million compared to $15 million or 7.3% of revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The increase in revenue is primarily due to an increase of $2 million in development seat revenue and an increase of $1 million in product revenue in BlackBerry Spark.

Consolidated Gross Margin

Consolidated gross margin decreased by $49 million to approximately $149 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 from $198 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in revenue from Licensing and Other and BlackBerry QNX, partially offset by an increase in revenue from Secusmart due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Product and Service”, as the Company’s cost of sales does not significantly fluctuate based on business volume.

Consolidated gross margin decreased by $29 million to approximately $114 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 from $143 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in revenue from Licensing and Other and BlackBerry Spark, partially offset by an increase in revenue from BlackBerry QNX and Secusmart due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”, as the Company’s cost of sales does not significantly fluctuate based on business volume.

Consolidated Gross Margin Percentage

Consolidated gross margin percentage decreased by 5.9% to approximately 68.3% of consolidated revenue in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 from 74.2% of consolidated revenue in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

The decrease was primarily due to a lower gross margin contribution from Licensing and Other and BlackBerry QNX (at a higher relative gross margin percentage in each case) due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Product and Service” and a higher gross margin contribution from Secusmart (at a lower relative gross margin percentage) due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Product and Service”.

Consolidated gross margin percentage decreased by 3.9% to approximately 65.5% of consolidated revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 from 69.4% of consolidated revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The decrease was primarily due to a lower gross margin contribution from Licensing and Other due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”, partially offset by a higher gross margin contribution from BlackBerry QNX due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”.

Gross Margin by Segment

See “Business Overview” and “First Quarter Fiscal 2022 Summary Results of Operations” for information about the Company’s operating segments and the basis of operating segment results.

For the Three Months Ended

(in millions)

Cyber Security IoT Licensing and Other Segment Totals

May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020 Change May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020 Change May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020 Change May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020 Change

Segment revenue $ 107 $ 119 $ (12) $ 43 $ 29 $ 14 $ 24 $ 58 $ (34) $ 174 $ 206 $ (32)

Segment cost of sales 46 47 (1) 7 6 1 6 8 (2) 59 61 (2)

Segment gross margin $ 61 $ 72 $ (11) $ 36 $ 23 $ 13 $ 18 $ 50 $ (32) $ 115 $ 145 $ (30)

Segment gross margin % 57 % 61 % (4 %) 84 % 79 % 5 % 75 % 86 % (11 %) 66 % 70 % (4 %)

Cyber Security

Cyber Security gross margin decreased by $11 million to approximately $61 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 from $72 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The decrease was primarily due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”, as the Company’s cost of sales does not significantly fluctuate based on business volume.

Cyber Security gross margin percentage decreased by 4% to approximately 57% of Cyber Security revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 from 61% of Cyber Security revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The decrease was primarily due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”.

IoT gross margin increased by $13 million to approximately $36 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 from $23 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The increase was primarily due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”, as the Company’s cost of sales does not significantly fluctuate based on business volume.

IoT gross margin percentage increased by 5% to approximately 84% of IoT revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 from 79% of IoT revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The increase was primarily due an increase in BlackBerry QNX royalty revenue, which has a higher relative gross margin percentage, due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”.

Licensing and Other

Licensing and Other gross margin decreased by $32 million to approximately $18 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 from $50 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The decrease was primarily due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”, as the Company’s cost of sales does not significantly fluctuate based on business volume.

Licensing and Other gross margin percentage decreased by 11% to approximately 75% of Licensing and Other revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 from 86% of Licensing and Other revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The decrease was primarily due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”.

Operating Expenses

The table below presents a comparison of research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expenses for the quarter ended November 30, 2020, compared to the quarter ended August 31, 2020 and the quarter ended November 30, 2019.

The Company believes it is meaningful to provide a sequential comparison between the third quarter of fiscal 2021 and the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

The table below presents a comparison of research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expenses for the quarter ended May 31, 2021, compared to the quarter ended February 28, 2021 and the quarter ended May 31, 2020.

The Company believes it is meaningful to provide a sequential comparison between the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.

For the Three Months Ended

(in millions)

November 30, 2020 August 31, 2020 November 30, 2019

May 31, 2021 February 28, 2021 May 31, 2020

Revenue $ 174 $ 210 $ 206

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Impairment of long-lived assets — 22 —

Impairment of goodwill — — 594

Debentures fair value adjustment (4) 258 1

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Impairment of long-lived assets — % 10.5 % — %

Impairment of goodwill — % — % 288.3 %

Debentures fair value adjustment (2.3 %) 122.9 % 0.5 %

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See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of selected U.S.

GAAP-based measures to adjusted measures for the three months ended November 30, 2020, August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019.

GAAP-based measures to adjusted measures for the three months ended May 31, 2021, February 28, 2021 and May 31, 2020.

GAAP Operating Expenses

Operating expenses increased by $55 million, or 24.9%, to $276 million, or 126.6% of revenue, in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, compared to $221 million, or 85.3% of revenue, in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

The increase was primarily attributable to the difference between the Q3 Fiscal 2021 Debentures Fair Value Adjustment and the fair value adjustment of $77 million related to the Debentures incurred in the second quarter of fiscal 2021, and a decrease of $8 million in government subsidies resulting from claims filed for the CEWS program to support the business through the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by $21 million in impairment of long-lived assets in the second quarter of fiscal 2021 which did not recur, and a decrease of $9 million in salaries and benefits expenses.

Operating expenses increased by $49 million, or 21.6%, to $276 million, or 126.6% of revenue, in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, compared to $227 million, or 85.0% of revenue, in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

The increase was primarily attributable to the difference between the Q3 Fiscal 2021 Debentures Fair Value Adjustment and the fair value adjustment of $115 million related to the Debentures incurred in the third quarter of fiscal 2020, partially offset by a decrease of $12 million in salaries and benefits expenses, a benefit from CEWS funding of $10 million, a decrease of $7 million in variable incentive plan costs, a decrease of $5 million in marketing and advertising expenses, a decrease of $5 million in bad debt expense and a decrease of $5 million in travel expense.

Operating expenses decreased by $293 million, or 63.0%, to $172 million, or 98.9% of revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, compared to $465 million, or 221.4% of revenue, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.

The decrease was primarily attributable to the difference between the Q1 Fiscal 2022 Debentures Fair Value Adjustment and the fair value adjustment related to the Debentures incurred in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 of $262 million, a decrease of $22 million in impairment of long-lived assets in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 which did not recur, a decrease of $10 million in stock compensation expenses and a decrease of $6 million in the Company’s deferred share unit costs, partially offset by an increase of $11 million in variable incentive plan costs.

Operating expenses decreased by $616 million, or 78.2%, to $172 million, or 98.9% of revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, compared to $788 million, or 382.5% of revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The decrease was primarily attributable to goodwill impairment of $594 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 which did not recur, a decrease of $7 million in stock compensation expenses, an increase in benefits of $6 million in government subsidies resulting from claims filed for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) program to support the business through the COVID-19 pandemic, and the difference between the Q1 Fiscal 2022 Debentures Fair Value Adjustment and the fair value adjustment related to the Debentures incurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 of $5 million, partially offset by an increase of $5 million in legal expenses.

Adjusted Operating Expenses

Adjusted operating expenses decreased by $2 million, or 1.4%, to $142 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to $144 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease of $8 million in salaries and benefits expenses and a decrease of $3 million in bad debt expenses, partially offset by a decrease in the benefit from CEWS funding of $8 million.

Adjusted operating expenses decreased by $53 million, or 27.2%, to $142 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, compared to $195 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease of $12 million in salaries and benefits expenses, the benefit of $10 million in CEWS funding, a decrease of $7 million in variable incentive plan costs, a decrease of $5 million in marketing and advertising expenses, a decrease of $5 million in bad debt expense, and a decrease of $5 million travel expense.

Adjusted operating expenses increased by $1 million, or 0.7%, to $138 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to $137 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.

The increase was primarily attributable to an increase of $11 million in variable incentive plan costs and an increase of $4 million in salaries and benefits expenses, partially offset by a decrease of $6

million in the Company’s deferred share unit costs, a decrease of $5 million in professional service expenses, and a decrease of $2 million in legal expenses.

Adjusted operating expenses decreased by $9 million, or 6.1%, to $138 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, compared to $147 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The decrease was primarily attributable to the increase in benefits of $6 million in CEWS funding, a decrease of $3 million in salaries and benefits expenses, favorable foreign currency translation of $2 million and a decrease of $2 million in operating lease costs, partially offset by an increase of $5 million in legal expenses.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits costs for technical personnel, new product development costs, travel expenses, office and building costs, infrastructure costs and other employee costs.

Research and development expenses decreased by $13 million, or 19.7%, to $53 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to $66 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease of $8 million in salaries and benefits expenses and a decrease of $2 million in consulting fees, partially offset by an increase of $2 million in variable incentive plan costs.

Adjusted research and development expenses decreased by $12 million, or 19.4%, to $50 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to $62 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

The decrease was primarily due to the reasons described above on a U.S.

Research and development expenses were $57 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, consistent with $57 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

A decrease of $1 million in stock compensation expense was offset by a decrease of $1 million in claims filed with the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada relating to its Strategic Innovation Fund (“SIF”) program’s investment in BlackBerry QNX.

Adjusted research and development expenses increased by $1 million, or 1.9%, to $55 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to $54 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The increase was primarily due to a decrease of $1 million in SIF claims.

Selling, Marketing and Administration Expenses

Selling, marketing and administration expenses consist primarily of marketing, advertising and promotion, salaries and benefits, external advisory fees, information technology costs, office and related staffing infrastructure costs and travel expenses.

Selling, marketing and administration expenses decreased by $46 million, or 35.7%, to $83 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to $129 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

This decrease was primarily attributable to the benefit of $10 million in CEWS funding, a decrease of $8 million in variable incentive plan costs, a decrease of $5 million in marketing and advertising expenses, a decrease of $5 million in bad debt expenses and a decrease of $4 million in salaries and benefits expenses.

Adjusted selling, marketing and administration expenses decreased by $40 million, or 33.6%, to $79 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to $119 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

This decrease was primarily due to the reasons described above on a U.S.

Selling, marketing and administration expenses decreased by $17 million, or 18.9%, to $73 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to $90 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

This decrease was primarily attributable to the increase in benefits of $6 million in CEWS funding, a decrease of $6 million in stock compensation expenses, a decrease of $3 million in salaries and benefits expenses, favorable foreign currency translation of $2 million and a decrease of $2 million in operating lease costs, partially offset by an increase of $5 million in legal expenses.

Adjusted selling, marketing and administration expenses decreased by $11 million, or 13.8%, to $69 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to $80 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

This decrease was primarily attributable to the benefit of $6 million in CEWS funding, a decrease of $3 million in salaries and benefits expenses, a favorable foreign currency translation of $2 million and a decrease of $2 million in operating lease costs, partially offset by an increase of $5 million in legal expenses.

Amortization Expense

The table below presents a comparison of amortization expense relating to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets recorded as amortization or cost of sales for the quarter ended November 30, 2020 compared to the quarter ended November 30, 2019.

The table below presents a comparison of amortization expense relating to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets recorded as amortization or cost of sales for the quarter ended May 31, 2021 compared to the quarter ended May 31, 2020.

Intangible assets are comprised of patents, licenses and acquired technology.

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Included in Operating Expense

November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019 Change

Property, plant and equipment $ 4 $ 5 $ (1)

Intangible assets 41 44 (3)

Total $ 45 $ 49 $ (4)

Included in Cost of Sales

November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019 Change

Property, plant and equipment $ 1 $ 1 $ —

Intangible assets 3 3 —

Total $ 4 $ 4 $ —

Amortization included in Operating Expense

Amortization expense relating to property, plant and equipment and certain intangible assets decreased by $4 million to $45 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to $49 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

The decrease in amortization expense was due to the lower cost base of assets.

Adjusted amortization decreased by $1 million to $13 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to $14 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 due to the lower cost base of assets.

Amortization included in Cost of Sales

Amortization expense relating to certain property, plant and equipment and certain intangible assets employed in the Company’s service operations was $4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, consistent with $4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

Investment Loss, Net

Investment loss, net, which includes the interest expense from the 1.75% Debentures, was $1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, consistent with $1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

The decrease in interest expense from the Debentures in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 was offset by a decrease in investment income due to a lower yield on cash and investments and a lower cash and investments balance compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

For the third quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company’s net effective income tax expense rate was approximately 2%, compared to an effective income tax expense rate of approximately 7% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

The Company’s net effective income tax rate reflects the change in unrecognized income tax benefits and the fact that the Company has a significant valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets, and in particular, the change in fair value of the Debentures, amongst other items, was offset by a corresponding adjustment of the valuation allowance.

The Company’s net effective income tax rate also reflects the geographic mix of earnings in jurisdictions with different income tax rates.

The Company’s net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 was $130 million, or $0.23 basic and diluted loss per share on a U.S.

GAAP basis, reflecting an increase in net loss of $98 million compared to a net loss of $32 million, or $0.06 basic loss per share and $0.07 diluted loss per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

The increase in net loss of $98 million was primarily due to an increase in operating expenses primarily due to the Q3 Fiscal 2021 Debentures Fair Value Adjustment, as described above in “Operating Expenses”, a decrease in revenue, as described above in “Revenue by Product and Service” and a decrease in gross margin percentage, as described above in “Consolidated Gross Margin Percentage”.

Adjusted net income was $11 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to $17 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020, reflecting a decrease in adjusted net income of $6 million primarily due to a decrease in revenue as described above in “Revenue by Product and Service” and a decrease in gross margin percentage, as described above in “Consolidated Gross Margin Percentage”, partially offset by a decrease in operating expenses as described above in “Operating Expenses”.

The weighted average number of shares outstanding was 562 million common shares for basic and diluted loss per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2021.

The weighted average number of shares outstanding was 555 million common shares for basic loss per share and 615 million common shares for diluted loss per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

Results of Operations - Nine months ended November 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended November 30, 2019

The following section sets forth certain consolidated statements of operations data, which is expressed in millions of dollars, except for share and per share amounts and as a percentage of revenue, for the nine months ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019:

For the Nine Months Ended

(in millions, except for share and per share amounts)

November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019 Change

Revenue $ 683 $ 758 $ (75)

Gross margin 491 551 (60)

Operating expenses 1,285 659 626

Investment income (loss), net (6) 2 (8)

Loss before income taxes (800) (106) (694)

Provision for (recovery of) income taxes (11) 5 (16)

Net loss $ (789) $ (111) $ (678)

Loss per share - reported

Basic $ (1.41) $ (0.20) $ (1.21)

Diluted $ (1.41) $ (0.27) $ (1.14)

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (000’s)

559,732 552,931

559,732 613,431

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(1) Basic loss per share on a U.S.

GAAP basis for the first nine months of fiscal 2021 includes approximately 2,802,067 common shares remaining to be issued in equal installments on the next two anniversary dates of the Cylance acquisition, in consideration for the acquisition.

Basic loss per share on a U.S.

GAAP basis for the first nine months of fiscal 2020 includes approximately 4,182,189 common shares to be issued in equal installments on the three anniversary dates of the Cylance acquisition, in consideration for the acquisition.

There are no service or other requirements associated with the issuance of these shares.

(2) Diluted loss per share on a U.S.

GAAP basis for the first nine months of fiscal 2021 does not include the dilutive effect of the Debentures as to do so would be anti-dilutive.

Diluted loss per share on a U.S.

GAAP basis for the first nine months of fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020 do not include the dilutive effect of stock-based compensation as to do so would be anti-dilutive.

Revenue by Product and Service

Comparative breakdowns of revenue by product and service on a U.S.

GAAP basis are set forth below.

For the Nine Months Ended

(in millions)

November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019 Change

Revenue by Product and Service

Software and Services $ 461 $ 521 $ (60)

Licensing and Other 222 237 (15)

$ 683 $ 758 $ (75)

% Revenue by Product and Service

Software and Services 67.5 % 68.7 %

Licensing and Other 32.5 % 31.3 %

100.0 % 100.0 %

Software and Services

Software and Services revenue was $461 million, or 67.5% of revenue in the first nine months of fiscal 2021, a decrease of $60 million compared to $521 million, or 68.7% of revenue in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

The decrease in Software and Services revenue of $60 million was primarily due to a decrease of $69 million in recurring royalties in BlackBerry QNX, due to the slowdown in the automotive market related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the conversion in the prior fiscal year of certain existing royalty-bearing licenses to fixed pricing from volume-based pricing, a decrease of $14 million relating to professional services, a decrease of $9 million relating to non-automotive OEM business and a decrease of $7 million in BlackBerry AtHoc revenue, partially offset by an increase of $28 million related to product revenue in BlackBerry Spark and an increase of $17 million in hardware sales in Secusmart.

Adjusted Software and Services revenue was $482 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2021 compared to $571 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020, representing a decrease of $89 million.

The $89 million decrease in adjusted Software and Services revenue was primarily attributable to the same reasons described above on a U.S.

GAAP basis and due to a decrease of $29 million in the non-GAAP adjustment of deferred software revenue acquired to $21 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2021 from $50 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

Licensing and Other

Licensing and Other revenue was $222 million, or 32.5% of revenue in the first nine months of fiscal 2021, a decrease of $15 million compared to $237 million, or 31.3% of revenue in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

The decrease in Licensing and Other revenue of $15 million was primarily due to a decrease of $23 million in revenue from the BBM Consumer licensing arrangement and a decrease of $8 million from mobility licensing arrangements, partially offset by an increase of $22 million in revenue from the Company’s patent licensing agreement with Teletry, partially offset by a decrease in direct IP licensing arrangements.

SAF revenue, which is generated from users of BlackBerry 7 and prior BlackBerry operating systems, also decreased by $6 million, primarily due to a lower number of BlackBerry 7 users and lower revenue from those users compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

GAAP Revenue by Geography

Comparative breakdowns of the geographic regions on a U.S.

GAAP basis are set forth in the following table:

For the Nine Months Ended

(in millions)

November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019 Change

Revenue by Geography

North America $ 492 $ 527 $ (35)

Europe, Middle East and Africa 144 168 (24)

Other regions 47 63 (16)

$ 683 $ 758 $ (75)

% Revenue by Geography

North America 72.0 % 69.5 %

Europe, Middle East and Africa 21.1 % 22.2 %

Other regions 6.9 % 8.3 %

100.0 % 100.0 %

North America Revenue

Revenue in North America was $492 million, or 72.0% of revenue, in the first nine months of fiscal 2021, reflecting a decrease of $35 million compared to $527 million, or 69.5% of revenue in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

The decrease in North American revenue is primarily due to a decrease of $32 million in BlackBerry QNX revenue, due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Product and Service”, a decrease of $23 million in revenue from the BBM Consumer licensing arrangement, a decrease of $9 million relating to non-automotive OEM business, a decrease of $7 million relating to professional services and a decrease of $6 million in BlackBerry AtHoc revenue, partially offset by an increase of $27 million in product revenue in BlackBerry Spark and an increase of $22 million in Licensing and Other revenue related to Teletry and direct IP licensing due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Product and Service”.

Europe, Middle East and Africa Revenue

Revenue in Europe, Middle East and Africa was $144 million, or 21.1% of revenue, in the first nine months of fiscal 2021, reflecting a decrease of $24 million compared to $168 million, or 22.2% of revenue, in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

The decrease in revenue is primarily due to decreases of $26 million in BlackBerry QNX revenue and a decrease of $6 million in SAF revenue due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Product and Service”, a decrease of $2 million in development seat revenue and a decrease of $2 million in product revenue in BlackBerry Spark, partially offset by an increase of $17 million in hardware sales in Secusmart.

Other Regions Revenue

Revenue in other regions was $47 million, or 6.9% of revenue, in the first nine months of fiscal 2021, reflecting a decrease of $16 million compared to $63 million, or 8.3% of revenue, in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

The decrease in revenue is primarily due to a decrease of $10 million in BlackBerry QNX revenue, due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Product and Service”, a decrease of $8 million from mobility licensing arrangements and a decrease of $2 million in development seat revenue, partially offset by an increase of $5 million in product revenue in BlackBerry Spark.

Consolidated Gross Margin

Consolidated gross margin decreased by $60 million to approximately $491 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2021 from $551 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in gross margin in BlackBerry QNX, partially offset by increases in revenue in BlackBerry Spark, due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Product and Service”, as the Company’s cost of sales does not significantly fluctuate based on business volume.

Consolidated Gross Margin Percentage

Consolidated gross margin percentage decreased by 0.8%, to approximately 71.9% of consolidated revenue in the first nine months of fiscal 2021 from 72.7% of consolidated revenue in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

The decrease was primarily due a lower proportion of gross margin percentage associated with BlackBerry QNX due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Product and Service”, partially offset by a higher proportion of gross margin percentage associated with Licensing and Other.

Operating Expenses

The table below presents a comparison of research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense for the nine months ended November 30, 2020, compared to the nine months ended November 30, 2019.

For the Nine Months Ended

(in millions)

November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019 Change

Revenue $ 683 $ 758 $ (75)

Operating expenses

Research and development 167 199 (32)

Selling, marketing and administration 252 380 (128)

Amortization 137 146 (9)

Impairment of goodwill 594 — 594

Impairment of long-lived assets 21 5 16

Debentures fair value adjustment 114 (71) 185

Total $ 1,285 $ 659 $ 626

Operating Expense as % of Revenue

Research and development 24.5 % 26.3 %

Selling, marketing and administration 36.9 % 50.1 %

Amortization 20.1 % 19.3 %

Impairment of goodwill 87.0 % — %

Impairment of long-lived assets 3.1 % 0.7 %

Debentures fair value adjustment 16.7 % (9.4) %

Total 188.1 % 86.9 %

See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of selected U.S.

GAAP-based measures to adjusted measures for the nine months ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019.

GAAP Operating Expenses

Operating expenses increased by $626 million, or 95.0%, to $1,285 million, or 188.1% of revenue in the first nine months of fiscal 2021, compared to $659 million, or 86.9% of revenue, in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

The increase was primarily attributable to an increase of $594 million in goodwill impairment, the difference between the Fiscal 2021 Debentures Fair Value Adjustment and the fair value adjustment of $185 million related to the Debentures incurred in the first nine months of fiscal 2020 and an increase of $16 million in impairment of long-lived assets, partially offset by the benefit of $37 million in CEWS funding, a decrease of $32 million in salaries and benefits expense, costs associated with direct IP licensing arrangements of $18 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020 which did not recur, and a decrease of $15 million in travel expense.

Adjusted Operating Expenses

Adjusted operating expenses decreased by $146 million, or 25.1%, to $436 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2021, compared to $582 million in the first nine months of 2020.

The decrease was primarily attributable to the benefit of $37 million in CEWS funding, a decrease of $31 million in salaries and benefits expense, costs associated with direct IP licensing arrangements of $18 million in the first nine months of 2020 which did not recur, a decrease of $15 million in travel expense and a decrease of $13 million in marketing and advertising expense.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits for technical personnel, new product development costs, travel, office and building costs, infrastructure costs and other employee costs.

Research and development expenses decreased by $32 million, or 16.1%, to $167 million, or 24.5% of revenue, in the first nine months of fiscal 2021, compared to $199 million, or 26.3% of revenue, in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease of $21 million in salaries and benefits expense, a decrease of $6 million in consulting fees and a decrease of $3 million in infrastructure costs, partially offset by a decrease of $4 million in claims filed with the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada relating to its Strategic Innovation Fund program’s investment in BlackBerry QNX.

Adjusted research and development expenses decreased by $30 million, or 15.9% to $159 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2021 compared to $189 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

The decrease was primarily due to the same reasons described above on a U.S.

Selling, Marketing and Administration Expenses

Selling, marketing and administration expenses decreased by $128 million, or 33.7%, to $252 million, or 36.9% of revenue, in the first nine months of fiscal 2021 compared to $380 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020, or 50.1% of revenue.

The decrease was primarily attributable to the benefit of $37 million in CEWS funding, a decrease in costs associated with direct IP licensing arrangements of $18 million in the first nine months of 2020 which did not recur, a decrease of $13 million in travel expense, a decrease of $11 million in variable incentive plan costs, and a decrease of $11 million in salaries and benefits expenses.

Adjusted selling, marketing and administration expenses decreased by $116 million, or 32.9%, to $237 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2021 compared to $353 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

The decrease was primarily due to the same reasons described above on a U.S.

Amortization Expense

The table below presents a comparison of amortization expense relating to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets recorded as amortization or cost of sales for the nine months ended November 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended November 30, 2019.

Intangible assets are comprised of patents, licenses and acquired technology.

For the Nine Months Ended

(in millions)

Included in Operating Expense

November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019 Change

May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020 Change

Property, plant and equipment $ 3 $ 4 $ (1)

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Included in Cost of Sales

November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019 Change

May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020 Change

Property, plant and equipment $ 1 $ 1 $ —

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Amortization included in Operating Expense

Amortization expense relating to certain property, plant and equipment and intangible assets decreased by $9 million to $137 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2021, compared to $146 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

The decrease in amortization expense was due to the lower cost base of assets.

Adjusted amortization expense was $40 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2021, consistent with $40 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

Amortization expense relating to property, plant and equipment and certain intangible assets was $46 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, consistent with $46 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

Adjusted amortization increased by $1 million to $14 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to $13 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 due to a decrease in the non-GAAP adjustment of acquired intangibles amortization to $32 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 from $33 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

Amortization included in Cost of Sales

Amortization expense relating to certain property, plant and equipment and intangible assets employed in the Company’s service operations decreased by $2 million to $12 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2021, compared to $14 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

Amortization expense relating to certain property, plant and equipment and certain intangible assets employed in the Company’s service operations decreased by $1 million to $3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to $4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The decrease in amortization expense was due to the lower cost base of assets.

Investment Income (Loss), Net

Investment income (loss), net, which includes the interest expense from the Debentures, decreased by $8 million to investment loss of $6 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2021, from investment income of $2 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

The decrease in investment income was due to lower yields on cash and investments in the first nine months of fiscal 2021 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2020, partially offset by a decrease in interest expense from the Debentures.

For the first nine months of fiscal 2021, the Company’s net effective income tax recovery rate was approximately 1%, compared to a net effective income tax expense of approximately 5% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Investment Loss, Net

Investment loss, net, which includes the interest expense from the 1.75% Debentures, increased by $2 million to an investment loss, net of $2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, compared to investment loss, net of nil in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The increase in investment loss, net is primarily due to a lower yield on cash and investments and a lower cash and investments balance compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as a result of the redemption of the 3.75% Debentures and issuance of the 1.75% Debentures, partially offset by a decrease in interest expense from the Debentures.

For the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company’s net effective income tax expense rate was approximately 3%, compared to an effective income tax recovery rate of approximately 1% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

The Company’s net effective income tax rate reflects the change in unrecognized income tax benefits, if any, and the fact that the Company has a significant valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets, and in particular, the change in fair value of the Debentures, amongst other items, was offset by a corresponding adjustment of the valuation allowance.

The Company’s net effective income tax rate also reflects the geographic mix of earnings in jurisdictions with different income tax rates.

The Company’s adjusted net effective income tax recovery rate was approximately 15%, compared to an adjusted net effective income tax expense of approximately 21% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

The change is due to prior years taxable items that could not be offset with carried forward tax attributes such as tax losses.

The Company’s net loss for the first nine months of fiscal 2021 was $789 million, reflecting an increase in net loss of $678 million compared to net loss of $111 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020, primarily due to increases in operating expenses due to the goodwill impairment and increase in debenture fair value adjustment, as described above in “Operating Expenses”, and a decrease in revenue as described above in “Revenue by Product and Service”.

Adjusted net income in the first nine months of fiscal 2021 was $85 million compared to $23 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020, reflecting an increase in adjusted net income of $62 million, primarily due to a decrease in operating expenditures as described above in “Operating Expenses”, partially offset by a decrease in revenue as described above in “Revenue by Product and Service”.

Basic and diluted loss per share on a U.S.

GAAP basis was $1.41 in the first nine months of fiscal 2021, an increase in basic and diluted loss per share of $1.21 and $1.14, respectively, compared to basic loss per share on a U.S.

GAAP basis of $0.20 and diluted loss per share on a U.S.

GAAP basis of $0.27 in the first nine months of fiscal 2020.

The weighted average number of shares outstanding was 560 million for basic and diluted loss per share for the first nine months of November 30, 2020.

The weighted average number of shares outstanding was 553 million and 613 million for basic and diluted loss per share, respectively, for the first nine months of November 30, 2019.

Common Shares Outstanding

On December 15, 2020, there were 563 million voting common shares, options to purchase 3 million voting common shares, 19 million restricted share units and 1 million deferred share units outstanding.

In addition, 60.8 million common shares are issuable upon conversion in full of the 1.75% Debentures as described in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company has not paid any cash dividends during the last three fiscal years.

Selected Quarterly Financial Data

The following table sets forth the Company’s unaudited quarterly consolidated results of operations data for each of the eight most recent quarters, including the quarter ended November 30, 2020.

The information in the table below has been derived from the Company’s unaudited interim consolidated financial statements that, in management’s opinion, have been prepared on a basis consistent with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of information when read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company.

The Company’s quarterly operating results have varied substantially in the past and may vary substantially in the future.

Accordingly, the information below is not necessarily indicative of results for any future quarter.

(in millions, except per share data)

Fiscal Year 2021 Fiscal Year 2020 Fiscal Year 2019

Third Quarter Second

Quarter First

Quarter Fourth

Quarter Third

Quarter Second

Quarter First

Quarter Fourth

Revenue $ 218 $ 259 $ 206 $ 282 $ 267 $ 244 $ 247 $ 255

Gross margin 149 199 143 212 198 176 177 206

Operating expenses 276 221 788 253 227 219 213 178

Income (loss) before income taxes (128) (27) (645) (42) (30) (43) (33) 32

Provision for (recovery of) income taxes 2 (4) (9) (1) 2 1 2 (19)

Net income (loss) $ (130) $ (23) $ (636) $ (41) $ (32) $ (44) $ (35) $ 51

Earnings (loss) per share

Basic earnings (loss) per share $ (0.23) $ (0.04) $ (1.14) $ (0.07) $ (0.06) $ (0.08) $ (0.06) $ 0.09

Diluted earnings (loss) per share $ (0.23) $ (0.04) $ (1.14) $ (0.07) $ (0.07) $ (0.10) $ (0.09) $ 0.08

The Company’s net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 was $62 million, or $0.11 basic and diluted loss per share on a U.S.

GAAP basis, reflecting a decrease in net loss of $574 million compared to a net loss of $636 million, or $1.14 basic and diluted loss per share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The decrease in net loss of $574 million was primarily due to a decrease in operating expenses due to the goodwill impairment in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 that did not recur, as described above in “Operating Expenses”, partially offset by a decrease in revenue, as described above in “Revenue by Segment” and a decrease in gross margin percentage, as described above in “Consolidated Gross Margin Percentage”.

Adjusted net loss was $27 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to adjusted net income of $7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, reflecting a decrease in adjusted net income of $34 million primarily due to a decrease in revenue as described above in “Revenue by Segment” and a decrease in gross margin percentage, as described above in “Consolidated Gross Margin Percentage”, partially offset by a decrease in operating expenses as described above in “Operating Expenses”.

The weighted average number of shares outstanding was 567 million common shares for basic and diluted loss per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2022.

The weighted average number of shares outstanding was 558 million common shares for basic loss and diluted loss per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

Financial Condition

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash, cash equivalents, and investments decreased by $233 million to $757 million as at November 30, 2020 from $990 million as at February 29, 2020, primarily due to the redemption of the 3.75% Debentures which was partially offset by the issuance of the 1.75% Debentures.

Cash, cash equivalents, and investments decreased by $35 million to $769 million as at May 31, 2021 from $804 million as at February 28, 2021, primarily as a result of changes in working capital.

The majority of the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, and investments were denominated in U.S.

dollars as at November 30, 2020.

dollars as at May 31, 2021.

A comparative summary of cash, cash equivalents, and investments is set out below:

(in millions)

November 30, 2020 February 29, 2020 Change

May 31, 2021 February 28, 2021 Change

Cash and cash equivalents $ 339 $ 214 $ 125

Restricted cash 50 49 1

Restricted cash equivalents and restricted short-term investments 29 28 1

Short-term investments 364 525 (161)

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(in millions)

November 30, 2020 February 29, 2020 Change

May 31, 2021 February 28, 2021 Change

Current assets $ 953 $ 1,006 $ (53)

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Current Assets

The decrease in current assets of $225 million at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2021 from the end of fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 was primarily due to decreases in cash and cash equivalents of $154 million, short term investments of $81 million and accounts receivable, net of $3 million, partially offset by increases in other receivables of $7 million and income taxes receivable of $4 million.

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents decreased due to the redemption of the 3.75% Debentures on September 1, 2020, partially offset by the issuance of the 1.75% Debentures as described above in “Business Overview - Debt Redemption and New Issuance”.

At November 30, 2020, accounts receivable was $212 million, a decrease of $3 million from February 29, 2020.

The decrease was primarily due to lower revenue recognized over the three months ended November 30, 2020 compared to the three months ended February 29, 2020 and an increase in the allowance for credit losses from the adoption of ASC 326, partially offset by an increase in days sales outstanding to 94 days at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2021 from 70 days at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 due to extending payment terms and to an increase in overdue balances as a result of COVID-19.

At November 30, 2020, other receivables increased by $7 million to $21 million compared to $14 million as at February 29, 2020.

The increase was primarily due to an increase of $7 million relating to the CEWS program.

At November 30, 2020, income taxes receivable was $10 million, an increase of $4 million from February 29, 2020.

The increase was primarily due to the U.S.

CARES Act resulting in an increase in taxes receivable from tax loss carry backs.

The decrease in current assets of $53 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2022 from the end of fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 was primarily due to a decrease in short term investments of $161 million, and accounts receivable, net of allowance of $29 million, partially offset by an increase in cash and cash equivalents of $125 million, an increase in other current assets of $11 million, and an increase in other receivables of $1 million.

At May 31, 2021, accounts receivable was $153 million, a decrease of $29 million from February 28, 2021.

The decrease was primarily due to lower revenue recognized over the three months ended May 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended February 28, 2021, partially offset by an increase in days sales outstanding to 89 days at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2022 from 85 days at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.

At May 31, 2021, other current assets was $61 million, an increase of $11 million from February 28, 2021.

The increase was primarily due to an increase in inventory of $3 million, an increase of $3 million in prepaid insurance, an increase of $2 million in prepaid maintenance, and an increase of $2 million in derivative assets.

At May 31, 2021, other receivables increased by $1 million to $26 million compared to $25 million as at February 28, 2021.

The increase was primarily due to an increase of $1 million relating to the SIF claims, and an increase of $1 million in GST and VAT receivables, partially offset by a decrease of $1 million relating to the CEWS program.

Current Liabilities

The decrease in current liabilities of $694 million at the end of the third quarter of 2021 from the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 was primarily due to a decrease in Debentures of $606 million due to the redemption of the 3.75% Debentures, a decrease in deferred revenue of $47 million, a decrease in accrued liabilities of $29 million, a decrease in income taxes payable of $10 million and a decrease in accounts payable of $2 million.

Deferred revenue, current was $217 million, which reflects a decrease of $47 million compared to February 29, 2020 that was attributable to a $41 million decrease in deferred revenue, current related to BlackBerry Spark and $10 million related to IP licensing, partially offset by a $2 million increase in deferred revenue, current related to BlackBerry AtHoc.

The decrease in current liabilities of $27 million at the end of the first quarter of 2022 from the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 was primarily due to a decrease in deferred revenue of $17 million, and a decrease in accrued liabilities of $14 million, partially offset by an increase in income taxes payable of $2 million and an increase in accounts payable of $2 million.

Deferred revenue, current was $208 million, which reflects a decrease of $17 million compared to February 28, 2021 that was attributable to a $12 million decrease in deferred revenue, current related to BlackBerry Spark and $4 million related to BlackBerry AtHoc, partially offset by an increase of $1 million in deferred revenue, current related to BlackBerry QNX.

Accrued liabilities were $164 million, reflecting a decrease of $14 million compared to February 28, 2021, which was primarily attributable to a $8 million decrease in variable incentive plan costs and a decrease of $5 million in payroll accrual.

Income taxes payable were $8 million, reflecting a decrease of $2 million compared to February 28, 2021, which was primarily attributable to the reversal of uncertain tax positions.

Accounts payable were $29 million, reflecting a decrease of $2 million from February 29, 2020, which was primarily attributable to payments of accounts payable.

Cash flows for the nine months ended November 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended November 30, 2019 were as follows:

For the Nine Months Ended

Accounts payable were $22 million, reflecting an increase of $2 million from February 28, 2021, which was primarily due to timing of payments of accounts payable.

Cash flows for the three months ended May 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2020 were as follows:

For the Three Months Ended

(in millions)

November 30, 2020 November 30, 2019 Change

May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020 Change

Net cash flows provided by (used in):

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Financing activities 4 4 —

Effect of foreign exchange gain (loss) on cash and cash equivalents 1 (1) 2

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents $ (153) $ (35) $ (118)

Effect of foreign exchange gain on cash and cash equivalents 3 — 3

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents $ 150 $ (66) $ 216

Operating Activities

The decrease in net cash flows used in operating activities of $38 million primarily reflects the net changes in working capital.

The increase in net cash flows used in operating activities of $2 million primarily reflects the net changes in working capital.

Investing Activities

During the nine months ended November 30, 2020, cash flows provided by investing activities were $52 million and included cash provided by transactions involving the acquisitions of short-term and long-term investments, net of the proceeds on sale or maturity in the amount of $80 million, offset by cash used in the acquisition of intangible assets of $23 million, and the acquisition of property, plant and equipment of $5 million.

For the same period in the prior fiscal year, cash flows used in investing activities were $32 million and included cash used in transactions involving intangible asset additions of $24 million, and acquisitions of property, plant and equipment of $9 million, offset by proceeds from the decrease in consideration paid for the Cylance acquisition.

During the three months ended May 31, 2021, cash flows provided by investing activities were $176 million and included cash provided by transactions involving the acquisitions of short-term and long-term investments, net of the proceeds on sale or maturity in the amount of $184 million, offset by cash used in the acquisition of intangible assets of $6 million, and the acquisition of property, plant and equipment of $2 million.

For the same period in the prior fiscal year, cash flows used in investing activities were $39 million and included cash used in transactions involving the acquisitions of short-term and long-term investments, net of the proceeds on sale or maturity in the amount of $30 million, intangible asset additions of $8 million, and acquisitions of property, plant and equipment of $1 million.

Financing Activities

The decrease in cash flows used in financing activities was $242 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2021 due to the redemption of the 3.75% Debentures on September 1, 2020, partially offset by the issuance of the 1.75% Debentures as described above in “Business Overview - Debt Redemption and New Issuance” and an increase in common shares issued for stock options exercised and employee share purchase plan.

The increase in cash flows provided by financing activities of $4 million was consistent with the first three months of fiscal 2021 and included common shares issued for stock options exercised and under the employee share purchase plan.

Aggregate Contractual Obligations

The following table sets out aggregate information about the Company’s contractual obligations and the periods in which payments are due as at November 30, 2020:

The following table sets out aggregate information about the Company’s contractual obligations and the periods in which payments are due as at May 31, 2021:

(in millions)

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Total $ 695 $ 172 $ 482 $ 27 $ 14

Purchase obligations and commitments amounted to approximately $693 million as at November 30, 2020, including the principal amount of the 1.75% Debentures of $365 million and operating lease obligations of $144 million.

Purchase obligations and commitments amounted to approximately $695 million as at May 31, 2021, including the principal amount of the 1.75% Debentures of $365 million and operating lease obligations of $127 million.

The remaining balance consists of purchase orders for goods and services utilized in the operations of the Company.

Total aggregate contractual obligations as at November 30, 2020 decreased by approximately $320 million as compared to the February 29, 2020 balance of approximately $1,013 million, which was attributable to the redemption of the 3.75% Debentures on September 1, 2020, partially offset by the issuance of the 1.75% Debentures as described above in “Business Overview - Debt Redemption and New Issuance”, a decrease in purchase obligations and commitments and a decrease in operating lease obligations.

Total aggregate contractual obligations as at May 31, 2021 increased by approximately $19 million as compared to the February 28, 2021 balance of approximately $676 million, which was attributable to an increase in purchase obligations and commitments, partially offset by a decrease in operating lease obligations.

Debenture Financing and Other Funding Sources

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See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information concerning the Company’s restricted cash.

Cash, cash equivalents, and investments were approximately $757 million as at November 30, 2020.

Cash, cash equivalents, and investments were approximately $769 million as at May 31, 2021.

The Company’s management remains focused on maintaining appropriate cash balances, efficiently managing working capital balances and managing the liquidity needs of the business.

Based on its current financial projections, the Company believes its financial resources, together with expected future operating cash generating and operating expense reduction activities and access to other potential financing arrangements, should be sufficient to meet funding requirements for current financial commitments and future operating expenditures not yet committed, and should provide the necessary financial capacity for the foreseeable future.

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act, or under applicable Canadian securities laws.

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or under applicable Canadian securities laws.

Accounting Policies and Critical Accounting Estimates

See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for policies updated to reflect the issuance of the 1.75% Debentures and the adoption of the new standard in accounting for credit losses on financial instruments and goodwill.

There have been no changes to the Company’s accounting policies or critical accounting estimates from those described under “Accounting Policies and Critical Accounting Estimates” in the Annual MD&A.

See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for accounting pronouncements not yet adopted.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis