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Event Dates
Q4 2023 & Annual Results February 12, 2024
Q1 2024 Results April 22, 2024
AGM April 22, 2024
Q2 2024 Results July 15, 2024
  Q3 2024 Results October 28, 2024
  Q4 2024 & Annual Results February 10, 2025

Dividend Information

The amount of cash to be distributed will be determined at the discretion of the Board. The declaration and payment is approved by the Board of Directors after consideration of numerous factors including:

  1. the earnings of the Company;
  2. financial requirements for the Company’s operations;
  3. the satisfaction by the company of liquidity and insolvency
    tests described in the ABCA, and;
  4. any agreements relating to the Company’s indebtedness
    that restrict the declaration and payment of dividends.

Dividend Schedule

Declared
Date
Payment
Date
Record
Date
Total
13-Mar-23 14-Apr-23 31-Mar-23 $0.24
  6-Jun-23 17-Jul-23 30-Jun-23 $0.24
11-Sep-23 16-Oct-23 29-Sept-23 $0.24
5-Dec-23 15-Jan-24 29-Dec-23 $0.24
11-Mar-24 15-Apr-24 28-Mar-24 $0.25
4-Jun-24 15-Jul-24 28-Jun-24 $0.25
9-Sept-24 15-Oct-24 27-Sept-24 $0.25

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

On February 29, 2016, PrairieSky announced that the dividend reinvestment plan was suspended effective for the March 31, 2016 record date.

PrairieSky Dividend Reinvestment Plan View Document

Stock Dividend Program

On February 29, 2016, PrairieSky announced that the stock dividend program was suspended effective for the March 31, 2016 record date.

PrairieSky Stock Dividend Program View Document

Historical Dividend Information

2024

Declared
Date
Record
Date
Payable
Date
Total
11-Mar-24 28-Mar-24 15-Apr-24 $0.25
4-Jun-24 28-Jun-24 15-Jul-24 $0.25
9-Sept-24 27-Sept-24 15-Oct-24 $0.25

2023

Declared
Date
Record
Date
Payable
Date
Total
13-Mar-23 31-Mar-23 14-Apr-23 $0.24
6-Jun-23 30-Jun-23 17-Jul-23 $0.24
11-Sep-23 29-Sep-23 16-Oct-23 $0.24
5-Dec-23 29-Dec-23 15-Jan-24 $0.24

2022

Declared
Date
Record
Date
Payable
Date
Total
07-Mar-22 31-Mar-22 14-Apr-14 $0.12
07-Jun-22 30-Jun-22 15-Jul-22 $0.12
12-Sept-22 30-Sept-22 14-Oct-22 $0.12
06-Dec-22 30-Dec-22 16-Jan-23 $0.24

2021

Declared
Date
Record
Date
Payable
Date
Total
09-Mar-21 31-Mar-21 15-Apr-21 0.065
07-Jun-21 30-Jun-21 15-Jul-21 0.065
07-Sept-21 30-Sept-21 15-Oct-21 0.090
08-Dec-21 31-Dec-21 17-Jan-22 0.090

2020

Declared
Date
Record
Date
Payable
Date
Total
07-Dec-20 31-Dec-20 15-Jan-21 0.06
09-Sep-20 30-Sep-20 15-Oct-20 0.06
10-Jun-20 30-Jun-20 15-Jul-20 0.06
16-Mar-20 31-Mar-20 15-Apr-20 0.065
06-Feb-20 28-Feb-20 16-Mar-20 0.065
09-Jan-20 31-Jan-20 18-Feb-20 0.065

2019

Declared
Date
Record
Date
Payable
Date
Total
10-Dec-19 31-Dec-19 15-Jan-19 0.065
8-Nov-19 29-Nov-19 16-Dec-19 0.065
3-Oct-19 31-Oct-19 15-Nov-19 0.065
10-Sep-19 30-Sep-19 15-Oct-19 0.065
8-Aug-19 30-Aug-19 16-Sep-19 0.065
10-Jul-19 31-Jul-19 15-Aug-19 0.065
10-Jun-19 28-Jun-19 15-Jul-19 0.065
10-May-19 31-May-19 17-Jun-19 0.065
9-Apr-19 30-Apr-19 15-May-19 0.065
8-Mar-19 29-Mar-19 15-Apr-19 0.065
14-Feb-19 28-Feb-19 15-Mar-19 0.065
11-Jan-19 31-Jan-19 15-Feb-19 0.065

2018

Declared
Date
Record
Date
Payable
Date
Total
12-Dec-18 31-Dec-18 15-Jan-19 0.065
13-Nov-18 30-Nov-18 17-Dec-18 0.065
10-Oct-18 31-Oct-18 15-Nov-18 0.065
10-Sep-18 28-Sep-18 15-Oct-18 0.065
14-Aug-18 31-Aug-18 17-Sep-18 0.065
11-Jul-18 31-Jul-18 15-Aug-18 0.065
13-Jun-18 29-Jun-18 16-Jul-18 0.065
15-May-18 31-May-18 15-Jun-18 0.065
13-Apr-18 30-Apr-18 15-May-18 0.065
16-Mar-18 29-Mar-18 16-Apr-18 0.065
16-Feb-18 28-Feb-18 15-Mar-18 0.0625
16-Jan-18 31-Jan-18 15-Feb-18 0.0625

2017

Declared
Date
Record
Date
Payable
Date
Total
15-Dec-17 29-Dec-17 15-Jan-18 0.0625
16-Nov-17 30-Nov-17 15-Dec-17 0.0625
13-Oct-17 31-Oct-17 15-Nov-17 0.0625
15-Sep-17 29-Sep-17 16-Oct-17 0.0625
16-Aug-17 31-Aug-17 15-Sep-17 0.0625
20-Jul-17 31-Jul-17 15-Aug-17 0.0625
16-Jun-17 30-Jun-17 17-Jul-17 0.0625
16-May-17 31-May-17 15-Jun-17 0.0625
17-Apr-17 28-Apr-17 15-May-17 0.0625
13-Mar-17 31-Mar-17 17-Apr-17 0.0625
16-Feb-17 28-Feb-17 15-Mar-17 0.06
13-Jan-17 31-Jan-17 15-Feb-17 0.06

2016

Declared
Date
Record
Date
Payable
Date
Total
16-Dec-16 30-Dec-16 16-Jan-17 0.06
15-Nov-16 30-Nov-16 15-Dec-16 0.06
18-Oct-16 31-Oct-16 15-Nov-16 0.06
16-Sep-16 30-Sep-16 17-Oct-16 0.06
15-Aug-16 31-Aug-16 15-Sep-16 0.06
18-Jul-16 29-Jul-16 15-Aug-16 0.06
15-Jun-16 30-Jun-16 15-Jul-16 0.06
16-May-16 31-May-16 15-Jun-16 0.06
14-Apr-16 29-Apr-16 16-May-16 0.06
17-Mar-16 31-Mar-16 15-Apr-16 0.06
16-Feb-16 29-Feb-16 15-Mar-16 0.10833
19-Jan-16 29-Jan-16 15-Feb-16 0.10833

2015

Declared
Date
Record
Date
Payable
Date
Total
17-Dec-15 31-Dec-15 15-Jan-16 0.10833
17-Nov-15 30-Nov-15 15-Dec-15 0.10833
19-Oct-15 30-Oct-15 16-Nov-15 0.10833
21-Sep-15 30-Sep-15 15-Oct-15 0.10833
18-Aug-15 31-Aug-15 15-Sep-15 0.10833
14-Jul-15 31-Jul-15 17-Aug-15 0.10833
16-Jun-15 30-Jun-15 15-Jul-15 0.10833
13-May-15 29-May-15 15-Jun-15 0.10833
16-Apr-15 30-Apr-15 19-May-15 0.10833
17-Mar-15 31-Mar-15 15-Apr-15 0.10833
13-Feb-15 28-Feb-15 16-Mar-15 0.10833
20-Jan-15 30-Jan-15 17-Feb-15 0.10833

2014

Declared
Date
Record
Date
Payable
Date
Total
15-Dec-14 31-Dec-14 15-Jan-15 0.1058
18-Nov-14 28-Nov-14 15-Dec-14 0.1058
21-Oct-14 31-Oct-14 17-Nov-14 0.1058
9-Sep-14 30-Sep-14 15-Oct-14 0.1058
19-Aug-14 29-Aug-14 15-Sep-14 0.1058
22-Jul-14 31-Jul-14 15-Aug-14 0.1058
19-Jun-14 30-Jun-14 15-Jul-14 0.1058

Financial Reports

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
MD&A
Annual Information Form
Financials
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Q4 | MD&A
Q4 | Financials
Q3 | MD&A
Q3 | Financials
Q2 | MD&A
Q2 | Financials
Q1 | MD&A
Q1 | Financials

Financial Reports Archive

  2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
MD&A
Annual Information Form
Financials
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Q4 | MD&A
Q4 | Financials
Q3 | MD&A
Q3 | Financials
Q2 | MD&A
Q2 | Financials
Q1 | MD&A
Q1 | Financials

All publicly-disclosed documents are also readily available on SEDAR, the electronic filing system for the disclosure of documents of public companies across Canada at www.sedar.com.

Shareholder Meeting
& Proxy Materials

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Notice of Meeting and
Record Date
Notice of Meeting
and Management
Information Circular
Form of Proxy
Notice and Access
Notification
Virtual Meeting Guide
Notice of Special
Meeting

Shareholder Meeting & Proxy Materials Archives

  2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Notice of Meeting
and Record Date
   
Notice of Meeting
and Management
Information Circular
Form of Proxy    
Notice and Access
Notification
   
Virtual Meeting Guide
Notice of Special
Meeting
 

All publicly-disclosed documents are also readily available on SEDAR, the electronic filing system for the disclosure of documents of public companies across Canada at www.sedar.com.

Tax Information

Canadian Income Tax

Dividends paid on the common shares will be designated as “eligible dividends” for Canadian income tax purposes, unless otherwise notified. If you have any questions regarding the taxation of eligible dividends, please contact your Canadian tax advisor or your local office of the Canada Revenue Agency.

Non-Resident Tax

Shareholders who are not residents of Canada for income tax purposes are encouraged to seek advice from a qualified tax advisor in their country of residence regarding the tax treatment of dividends.

Non-Resident Withholding Tax

Dividends paid or payable to non-residents of Canada are subject, on the date of payment, to a withholding tax of 25%, as prescribed by the Income Tax Act (Canada). This withholding tax may be reduced in accordance with reciprocal tax treaties. U.S. shareholders who are non-residents of Canada and hold their common shares of PrairieSky in a taxable US account will be subject to Canadian withholding tax. The withholding tax rate is 25%; however, the Canada–U.S. Income Tax Treaty generally reduces the withholding rate on dividends to 15%.

U.S. Residents

In consultation with our U.S. tax advisors, PrairieSky believes it may be classified as a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) under United States federal income tax principles. As such, dividends to taxable individual shareholders who are United States taxpayers may be subject to the regimes of United States federal income taxation applicable to PFICs.

Shareholders who are United States taxpayers should discuss with their tax advisors the reporting requirements with respect to owning shares in a PFIC. In order to allow shareholders the ability to make a Qualified Electing Fund election, PrairieSky posts annually a PFIC Annual Information Statement on its website. Shareholders should contact their own tax advisors for information on correctly completing Form 8621. This information is not available from PrairieSky.

U.S. Tax Information

2023

2023 PFIC Annual Information Statement > View the document
Report of Organizational Actions Affecting Basis of Securities
(8937 Form) > View the document

2022 Amended

2022 Amended PFIC Annual Information Statement > View the document

2022

2022 PFIC Annual Information Statement > View the document

2021

2021 PFIC Annual Information Statement > View the document

2020

2020 PFIC Annual Information Statement > View the document
Report of Organizational Actions Affecting Basis of Securities
(8937 Form) > View the document

2019

2019 PFIC Annual Information Statement > View the document
Report of Organizational Actions Affecting Basis of Securities
(8937 Form) > View the document

2018

2018 PFIC Annual Information Statement > View the document
Report of Organizational Actions Affecting Basis of Securities
(8937 Form) > View the document

2017

2017 PFIC Annual Information Statement > View the document
Report of Organizational Actions Affecting Basis of Securities
(8937 Form) > View the document

2016

2016 PFIC Annual Information Statement > View the document
Report of Organizational Actions Affecting Basis of Securities
(8937 Form) > View the document

2015

2015 PFIC Annual Information Statement > View the document
Report of Organizational Actions Affecting Basis of Securities
(8937 Form) > View the document

2014

2014 PFIC Annual Information Statement > View the document
Report of Organizational Actions Affecting Basis of Securities
(8937 Form) > View the document

PrairieSky Frequently Asked Questions

What are Fee Lands and how did PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (“PrairieSky”) come to own them?

Fee Lands are PrairieSky’s fee simple mineral title lands prospective for petroleum, natural gas, NGL and certain other minerals. A fee simple interest is the highest form of rights associated with land ownership, and is effectively the same as the Crown (government). Fee simple mineral title ownership is not subject to expiration,
surrender or termination and is effectively perpetual. A history of how PrairieSky came to own this acreage can be found on our
website at: prairiesky.com/history.

Does the Crown sell any mineral rights, i.e. create more fee simple acreage?

The Crown does not sell mineral rights, and there is a finite amount of fee simple acreage held by parties other than the Crown. PrairieSky is the single biggest owner of Fee Lands in Alberta and Saskatchewan with approximately 9.7 million acres with petroleum and natural gas rights.

What is a Gross Overriding Royalty (GORR)?

GORR interests are royalty interests that are granted out of and are attached to a leasehold or working interest (a lease or license issued by the Crown or the fee simple mineral title owner).  A GORR interest is considered an “interest in land” and is therefore not subject to expiration, surrender or termination provided the underlying leasehold interest remains in good standing in accordance with its terms.

The term “overriding” refers to the fact that the royalty is paid by the lessee/working interest owner in addition to the royalty reserved to the lessor.

A GORR interest can be created in many different ways, including as a result of: (i) one party farming out the working interest rights to another party in exchange for retaining a GORR on production from the lands under the farmout agreement; (ii) one party providing capital to another party in exchange for a GORR; (iii) one party, as owner of certain Fee Lands that are in a checkerboard fashion, receiving a GORR on offsetting acreage, in exchange for allowing drilling by third parties of longer horizontal wells across sections that include portions of Fee Lands; (iv) where a third party has reviewed the Company’s seismic data and acquired a lease or license in respect of the Crown mineral rights underlying such data; or (v) various other contractual arrangements.

Substantially all PrairieSky’s 8.3 million acres of GORR interests are attached to Crown leases and licenses.

How does a GORR differ from Fee Lands?

The primary difference between a fee mineral title interest and a GORR is duration.

Fee Land is effectively perpetual and will never expire.  The continued existence of the Fee Lands is not contingent on the actions of a third party. By contrast, a GORR is tied to the duration of the underlying lease or license, and therefore terminates upon the expiration, surrender or termination of the underlying lease.  The continuation of a lease is typically dependent on the holder thereof continuing to produce hydrocarbons and maintain the lease in good standing.

How many acres of land does PrairieSky own?

PrairieSky owns 9.7 million acres of Fee Lands with petroleum and natural gas rights and 8.3 million acres of GORR Lands.

Does PrairieSky drill wells?

No, PrairieSky is a royalty owner and does not hold any working interest in any petroleum or natural gas wells. A working interest owner is responsible for its share of operating costs, capital costs, environmental liabilities and reclamation obligations; whereas, PrairieSky bears no responsibility for these costs and associated liabilities.

Does PrairieSky own the surface rights associated with the Fee Lands?

No, PrairieSky’s only owns the mineral titles associated with sub-surface minerals, and has no legal obligations, liabilities or entitlements associated with surface ownership.

Access to surface locations for the purpose of conducting oil and gas operations is handled by the Lessee (operator), not PrairieSky, and is typically handled through negotiation with the holder of the surface rights or obtaining a right of entry order granted by the Surface Rights Board. For more information see http://surfacerights.alberta.ca/.

Would PrairieSky consider buying working interest production and/or becoming an operator?

No, PrairieSky believes there are significant advantages to being a royalty-only company. Advantages include having no capital or operating expense requirements as well as no environmental liabilities associated with operations and abandonment/reclamation obligations associated with the wells and facilities.

As a royalty-only company, we are focused on leasing lands and are not in competition with other operators.

What is the Royalty Advantage?

The royalty advantage is a very high margin cash flow stream through all cycles, as PrairieSky has no operating costs, no Crown royalties and no finding and development costs.

PrairieSky collects royalties on all production from its Fee and GORR Lands. PrairieSky holds fee simple mineral title to over 11 million stratified, leasable, undeveloped acres which we expect will be developed in the future. Because PrairieSky owns the Fee Lands in perpetuity, we expect to receive the benefit of future technological advancements and new discoveries with no associated capital investment.

How much capital does PrairieSky have to spend to maintain its production?

PrairieSky is not a working interest participant in any oil and gas projects and therefore does not invest capital in such projects. PrairieSky is exclusively a royalty collector.

Any capital investment decisions made by PrairieSky are discretionary and is limited to acquisition opportunities.

How long is a PrairieSky lease?

PrairieSky lease terms vary but in general range from a 1 to 5 year primary term and set out specific geological zones which the lessee can drill for oil and/or natural gas. A well is required to be drilled and producing in order for the lease to continue past the primary term. If there is no producing well, the lands are returned to PrairieSky which can then lease out the lands to another party. If a well is drilled and producing, the lessee will keep its lease for the producing zone past the primary term for as long as the well is producing and the lessee otherwise maintains the lease in good standing. These lands are “held by production”. All other zones, deeper or shallower, are returned to PrairieSky who can then lease these lands out to other parties. Because the mineral rights return to PrairieSky, Fee Lands are continually recycled.

What royalty rate does PrairieSky charge to lessees?

PrairieSky’s standard leasing rates on Fee Lands are 17.5% for oil and 15% for natural gas. PrairieSky has a number of legacy leases at both higher and lower rates.

What is PrairieSky’s average corporate royalty rate?

PrairieSky’s average corporate royalty rate is approximately 6.2% YTD at September 3o, 2024. PrairieSky’s standard leasing rates on Fee Lands are 17.5% for oil and 15% for natural gas. PrairieSky receives a 5% royalty on its shallow natural gas which makes up approximately 18% of natural gas production. PrairieSky units have royalties averaging approximately 1%. PrairieSky’s GORR royalties range from approximately 1%-6%. Although there are certain GORRs at higher rates, combining the production from over 42,000 producing wells at the above royalty rates results in the average corporate royalty rate of approximately 6.2%.

PrairieSky has certain Fee Land leases as well as GORRs at rates both higher and lower than the royalty rates listed above.

Why do operators choose to drill on PrairieSky lands versus Crown lands?

PrairieSky’s Fee Land is a geologically diverse portfolio that spans the entire stratigraphic column from surface to basement (over 11 million stratified leaseable acres). There are significant advantages to leasing PrairieSky lands.

One key advantage is reduced lead times. In order to acquire leases from the Crown, the lands must be posted at a Crown land sale. The process from posting to sale is approximately 4-4.5 months. At a Crown land sale, the highest bid wins. Even if a company posts land for a Crown land sale, the process to acquire the land is a blind competitive bid which adds significant risk to the process. When dealing with PrairieSky, we negotiate with the producer and can issue a lease in as short as a week. There is significant value in the short lead time and certainty.

A second key advantage is that PrairieSky has ~20,100 km2 of 3D seismic and ~54,200 km of 2D seismic over its lands which is available for review. In addition, PrairieSky’s geoscience and engineering team is dedicated to exploration and prospect development which are available to potential lessees. Access to prospects and seismic enhances development economics and significantly reduces a lessee’s risk profile by allowing an upfront evaluation of lands which generates realistic and executable commitments and increases the likelihood of optimally placed well locations by lessees, potentially increasing production and resulting royalty revenue to the Company.

How does PrairieSky lease lands to operators?

PrairieSky is a pro-active leaser of land. There is a significant advantage to being a royalty-only company. PrairieSky provides access to its seismic data room and our website provides information for producers on certain plays and available rights on our land. Because PrairieSky does not compete for drilling opportunities, companies can bring plays to PrairieSky to discuss leasing terms without concern that PrairieSky might drill the opportunity. In addition, PrairieSky works up plays internally and provides these ideas to oil and gas producers (see our website). This can significantly decrease lead times for companies. PrairieSky land negotiators actively reach out to producers with opportunities.

Is PrairieSky focused on one or two plays? What is the homogeneity of the geology on PrairieSky lands?

The geological cross section of PrairieSky lands looks similar to that of the Crown given our diverse asset base from northeast British Columbia to Manitoba.

Why doesn’t PrairieSky provide guidance?

PrairieSky does not provide guidance as it does not control the timing of operations in the field, drilling, maintenance, downtime, etc.

PrairieSky collects Lease Issuance Bonus and Lease Rentals. What are these other types of revenues?

Lease rental revenue is analogous to apartment rent. It is an amount owing over the term of the lease based on a per hectare amount.

Lease Issuance Bonus is an upfront payment made to acquire a lease. It is similar to the upfront payment that is paid to acquire a lease from the Crown. The bonus amount will vary by lease based on activity in the area, term of the lease and any upfront capital commitments made by the lessee.

What is compliance revenue?

PrairieSky has a number of staff dedicated to Lease and Royalty compliance. These staff review PrairieSky lands and contracts to ensure operators are operating in compliance with their lease terms and paying their royalties accurately and in a timely fashion. Amounts collected through compliance are recognized in product revenue in the period they are certain to be received and included as a PPA (see below).

PrairieSky speaks of PPAs. What is a PPA?

A PPA is a prior period adjustment. Because PrairieSky does not operate its wells, it receives production data approximately 2 months after production. As a result, there are adjustments, both positive and negative to volumes as actuals are trued up to estimates. In addition, PrairieSky’s compliance group is collecting compliance volumes and revenue which relate to prior periods. As a result, these volumes are also reported as PPAs. PrairieSky reports compliance revenue in the period when collection is certain to be received.

How many staff does PrairieSky have?

PrairieSky has approximately 66 full time employees at year end 2023. All of PrairieSky’s staff are in our Calgary head office. We have no field staff as we have no field operations.

Does PrairieSky pay a dividend?

Yes, PrairieSky pays a dividend. Please see the Investor page for more details.

For further information regarding PrairieSky, please see our website as well as our profile on www.sedarplus.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document may include certain statements regarding PrairieSky’s future plans and operations and forward-looking statements that we believe allow readers to better understand our business and prospects. The use of any of the words “expect”, “anticipate”, “continue”, “estimate”, “objective”, “ongoing”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “should”, “believe”, “plans”, “intends”, “strategy” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking information or statements.

By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. These risks are described in detail in PrairieSky’s MD&A, and the Annual Information Form for the period ended December 31, 2023 under the headings “Risk Management” and “Risk Factors”, respectively, each of which is available at www.sedarplus.com. The forward-looking information and statements contained in this document are expressly qualified by the cautionary statement contained in the documents mentioned above.