v3.26.1
Indebtedness (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Indebtedness [Abstract]  
Schedule of Indebtedness

As at,

 

June 30,
2026

 

December 31,
2025

Telesat GEO Financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B – U.S. Facility(1) (June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 – US$1,320,531)

 

$

1,874,625

 

 

$

1,812,296

 

2027 Senior Unsecured Notes(2) (June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 – US$213,035)

 

 

302,424

 

 

 

292,369

 

2026 Senior Secured Notes(3) (June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 – US$387,047)

 

 

549,452

 

 

 

531,183

 

2027 Senior Secured Notes(4) (June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 – US$224,995)

 

 

319,403

 

 

 

308,783

 

Telesat Lightspeed Financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government of Canada Telesat Lightspeed Financing(5)

 

 

820,976

 

 

 

603,376

 

Government of Quebec Telesat Lightspeed Financing(5)

 

 

153,454

 

 

 

112,780

 

   

 

4,020,334

 

 

 

3,660,787

 

Deferred financing costs, prepayment options, warrants and loss on repayment

 

 

(226,167

)

 

 

(167,180

)

   

 

3,794,167

 

 

 

3,493,607

 

Less: current indebtedness

 

 

(2,742,738

)

 

 

(2,341,145

)

Long-term indebtedness

 

$

1,051,429

 

 

$

1,152,462

 

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(1)      On December 6, 2019, Telesat GEO entered into a new amended and restated Credit Agreement with a syndicate of banks which provides for the extension of credit under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities (“Senior Secured Credit Facilities”). The Senior Secured Credit Facilities are comprised of two tranches — a revolving credit facility of up to $200.0 million US dollars which matured in December 2024 and Term Loan B — U.S. Facility of US$1,908.5 million maturing in December 2026. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025, there were no repurchases of debt.

(2)      On October 11, 2019, Telesat GEO issued, through a private placement, US$550 million of 6.5% Senior Unsecured Notes, maturing in October 2027 (“2027 Senior Unsecured Notes”).

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, Telesat repurchased 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes, with a principal amount of $11.4 million (US$8.2 million) in exchange for $4.5 million (US$3.3 million). There were no repurchases of debt during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.

(3)      On April 27, 2021, Telesat GEO issued, through a private placement, US$500 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.625% Senior Secured Notes maturing in December 2026 (“2026 Senior Secured Notes”). During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025, there were no repurchases of debt.

(4)      On December 6, 2019, Telesat GEO issued, through a private placement, US$400 million 4.875% Senior Secured Notes, maturing in June 2027 (“2027 Senior Secured Notes”). During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025, there were no repurchases of debt.

5)      On September 13, 2024, as amended on September 12, 2025, Telesat LEO entered into loan agreements with 16342451 Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Canada Development Investment Corporation (“Government of Canada”) and Investissement Quebec (“Government of Quebec”), for senior secured non-revolving delayed draw term loan facilities in the principal amount of $2,140 million and $400 million, respectively (“Telesat Lightspeed Financing”). Two advances were received during the six months ended June 30, 2026, totaling $193.8 million from the Government of Canada and $36.2 million from the Government of Quebec; of which $84.3 million and $15.7 million were received from the Government of Canada and Government of Quebec, respectively, during the three months ended June 30, 2026. The debt balances include $54.4 million of interest that was added to the principal balance of the loan.
Schedule of Activity in Deferred Financing Charges

The activity in deferred financing charges for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:

 

Telesat
Lightspeed
Financing
Warrants

 

Debt issue
costs

 

Total

As at December 31, 2025

 

$

429,100

 

 

$

26,834

 

 

$

455,934

 

Transferred to debt issue costs

 

 

(55,182

)

 

 

(3,450

)

 

 

(58,632

)

Impact of foreign exchange

 

 

14,758

 

 

 

922

 

 

 

15,680

 

As at June 30, 2026

 

$

388,676

 

 

$

24,306

 

 

$

412,982