Royalty Pharma plc 10-K

Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK Market Risk We are subject to certain risks which may affect our results of operations, cash flows and fair values of assets and liabilities, including volatility in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest rate sensitivity, which is affected by changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates, particularly because the nature of the marketable securities we hold. In order to manage our exposures, we follow established risk management policies and procedures, including the use of derivative financial instruments, such as swaps, rate locks and forwards. We do not enter into derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The counterparties to these contracts are all major financial institutions. Foreign Currency Exchange Risk Our results of operations are subject to foreign currency exchange risk through transactional exposure resulting from movements in exchange rates between the time we recognize royalty income or royalty revenue and the time at which the transaction settles, or we receive the royalty payment. The current portion of Financial royalty assets, net and Accrued royalty receivable account for the most common types of transactional exposure. Because we are entitled to royalties on worldwide sales for various products, there is an underlying exposure to foreign currency as the marketer converts payment amounts from local currencies to U.S. dollars using a quarterly average exchange rate. Therefore, cash received may differ from the estimated receivable based on fluctuations in currency. In addition, certain products pay royalties in currencies other than U.S. dollars, which also creates foreign currency risk primarily with respect to the Euro, Canadian Dollar, Swiss Franc and Japanese Yen, as our functional and reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. To manage foreign currency exchange risk, we may periodically utilize non-deliverable forward exchange contracts. We do not currently have any foreign exchange contracts in place. 84 Interest Rate Risk We are subject to interest rate fluctuation exposure through our investments in money market accounts and marketable securities, the majority of which bear a variable interest rate. As of December 31, 2021, we held cash and cash equivalents of $1.5 billion, of which $887.8 million was cash, $598.3 million was invested in interest-bearing money market funds and $55.0 million was invested in commercial paper and certificates of deposit. We also held $581.9 million in marketable securities at December 31, 2021 which was invested in commercial paper and certificates of deposit. As of December 31, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1.0 billion, of which $832.7 million was cash, $151.7 million was invested in commercial paper and certificates of deposit and $24.3 million was invested in interest-bearing money market funds. In addition, as of December 31, 2020, we had $983.3 million in marketable securities which was invested in corporate debt securities, commercial paper and certificates of deposit. The objectives of our investment policy are the preservation of capital and fulfillment of liquidity needs. In order to maximize income without assuming significant market risk, we maintain our excess cash and cash equivalents in money market funds and marketable securities, largely composed of investment grade, short to intermediate term fixed income and debt securities. Because of the short term maturities of our cash equivalents and the short term nature of our marketable securities, we do not believe that a decrease in interest rates would have any material negative impact on the fair value of our cash equivalents or marketable securities. Our debt portfolio is managed on a consolidated basis and management makes financing decisions to achieve the lowest cost of debt capital and to maximize portfolio objectives. As of December 31, 2021, 100% of our outstanding debt has fixed interest rates. We have a $1.5 billion Revolving Credit Facility with a variable interest rate that remained undrawn as of December 31, 2021. We are subject to interest rate fluctuation exposure related to the Revolving Credit Facility, if drawn. We may manage our exposure to interest rate volatility on future debt issuances by entering into treasury rate lock contracts to lock in the rate on the interest payments related to anticipated debt issuances. In June 2021, we executed treasury rate lock contracts with notional amounts totaling $600.0 million to fix the interest rate on a portion of the principal related to our 2021 Notes issued in July 2021. The treasury lock contracts were terminated in July 2021. Credit and Counterparty Risk We are exposed to credit risk related to the counterparties with which we do business. We are subject to credit risk from our royalty assets, our receivables and our derivative financial instruments. The majority of our royalty assets and receivables arise from contractual royalty agreements that pay royalties on the sales of underlying pharmaceutical products in the United States, Europe and the rest of the world, with concentrations of credit risk limited due to the broad range of marketers responsible for paying royalties to us and the variety of geographies from which our royalties on product sales are derived. The products in which we hold royalties are marketed by leading biopharmaceutical industry participants, including, among others, AbbVie, Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead, Johnson & Johnson, Lilly, Merck, Pfizer, Novartis, Biogen, Roche/Genentech and Vertex. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, Vertex, as the marketer and payor of our royalties on the cystic fibrosis franchise, accounted for 32% and 27% of our current portion of Financial royalty assets, net, respectively, representing the largest individual marketer and payor of our royalties. Refer to “—Understanding Our Results of Operations” within this MD&A for a discussion of the marketers or royalty payors accounting for 10% or more of our total income and other revenues for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. We monitor the financial performance and creditworthiness of the counterparties to our royalty agreements and to our derivative financial instruments so that we can properly assess and respond to changes in their credit profile. To date, we have not experienced any significant losses with respect to the collection of income or revenue on our royalty assets or on the settlement of our derivative financial instruments. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt, or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under a derivative financial instruments due to financial difficulties, we may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery under the derivative financial instruments in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. 85