Quarterly Report (10-q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-11693

LIGHT & WONDER, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Nevada						81-0422894
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


6601 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas, Nevada						89119
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

(702) 897-7150

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.001 par value	LNW	The Nasdaq Stock Market
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights		The Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ý No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ý

Common stock outstanding as of May 4, 2023 was 91,118,431.

LIGHT & WONDER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023


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PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	7

	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 202 2	7

	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022	8

	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022	9

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022	10

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	11

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	27

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	37

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	37

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	38

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	38

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	38

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	38

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	38

Item 5.	Other Information	38

Item 6.	Exhibits	39


Glossary of Terms
The following terms or acronyms used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are defined below:
Term or Acronym						Definition
2022 10-K						2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2023



2025 Unsecured Notes						8.625% senior unsecured notes due 2025 issued by LNWI

2028 Unsecured Notes						7.000% senior unsecured notes due 2028 issued by LNWI
2029 Unsecured Notes						7.250% senior unsecured notes due 2029 issued by LNWI
AEBITDA						Adjusted EBITDA, our performance measure of profit or loss for our business segments

ASC						Accounting Standards Codification
ASU						Accounting Standards Update
CMS						casino-management system
COVID-19						Coronavirus disease first identified in 2019 (declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020), the resulting pandemic and the associated impacts on the macroeconomic environment in general and our business environment specifically
D&A						depreciation, amortization and impairments (excluding goodwill)
Divested Businesses or Divestitures						The Lottery Business and Sports Betting Business combined or the sales of these, as appropriate within the context

Exchange Act						Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
FASB						Financial Accounting Standards Board

KPIs						Key Performance Indicators
L&W						Light & Wonder, Inc.

LBO						licensed betting office

LNWI						Light and Wonder International, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of L&W and successor to Scientific Games International, Inc.
LNWI Credit Agreement						That certain credit agreement, dated as of April 14, 2022, among LNWI, as the borrower, L&W, as a guarantor, the lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Swingline Lender, BofA Securities, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Barclays Bank PLC, Citizens Bank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Truist Securities, Inc., Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC and Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. as Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
LNWI Revolver						Revolving credit facility with aggregate commitments of $750 million extended pursuant to the LNWI Credit Agreement
LNWI Term Loan B						Term loan facility, issued pursuant to the LNWI Credit Agreement

Lottery Business						Our prior operating business segment that provided instant and draw‑based lottery products, lottery systems and lottery content and services to lottery operators wagering solutions to various gaming entities. This business segment was divested during the second quarter of 2022 and is included in discontinued operations in our financial statements

Note						a note in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless otherwise indicated

Participation						refers to gaming machines provided to customers through service or leasing arrangements in which we earn revenues and are paid based on: (1) a percentage of the amount wagered less payouts; (2) fixed daily-fees; (3) a percentage of the amount wagered; or (4) a combination of (2) and (3)

R&D						research and development

RSU						restricted stock unit
SciPlay						SciPlay Corporation
SciPlay Revolver						$150 million revolving credit facility agreement entered into by SciPlay Holding Company, LLC, a subsidiary of SciPlay Corporation, that matures in May 2024
SEC						Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities Act						Securities Act of 1933, as amended
Senior Notes or Unsecured Notes						refers to the 2025 Unsecured Notes, 2028 Unsecured Notes and 2029 Unsecured Notes, collectively


SG&A						selling, general and administrative

Shufflers						various models of automatic card shufflers, deck checkers and roulette chip sorters
SOFR						Secured Overnight Financing Rate
Sports Betting Business						Our prior line of business that provided sports betting services which enable customers to operate sports books, including betting markets across both fixed-odds and pari-mutual betting styles, a distribution platform, full gaming process support services and brand and player management. This business was divested during the third quarter of 2022 and is included in discontinued operations in our financial statements

U.S. GAAP						accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S.
U.S. jurisdictions						the 50 states in the U.S. plus the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

VGT						video gaming terminal
VLT						video lottery terminal

Intellectual Property Rights

The MONOPOLY name and logo, the distinctive design of the game board, the four corner squares, the MR. MONOPOLY name and character, as well as each of the distinctive elements of the board, cards, and the playing pieces are trademarks of Hasbro for its property trading game and game equipment and are used with permission. © 1935, 2023 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Hasbro.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we make “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements describe future expectations, plans, results or strategies and can often be identified by the use of terminology such as “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “should,” “could,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “goal,” or similar terminology. The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are generally located in the material set forth under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” but may be found in other locations as well. These statements are based upon management’s current expectations, assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of timing, future results or performance. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated in these statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors, including, among other things:

•the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and any resulting unfavorable social, political, economic and financial conditions;

•our inability to successfully execute our strategy and rebranding initiative;

•slow growth of new gaming jurisdictions, slow addition of casinos in existing jurisdictions and declines in the replacement cycle of gaming machines;

•risks relating to foreign operations, including anti-corruption laws, fluctuations in currency rates, restrictions on the payment of dividends from earnings, restrictions on the import of products and financial instability;

•difficulty predicting what impact, if any, new tariffs imposed by and other trade actions taken by the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions could have on our business;

•U.S. and international economic and industry conditions, including increases in benchmark interest rates and the effects of inflation;

•public perception of our response to environmental, social and governance issues;

•changes in, or the elimination of, our share repurchase program;

•resulting pricing variations and other impacts if our common stock is listed to trade on more than one stock exchange;

•level of our indebtedness, higher interest rates, availability or adequacy of cash flows and liquidity to satisfy indebtedness, other obligations or future cash needs;

•inability to further reduce or refinance our indebtedness;

•restrictions and covenants in debt agreements, including those that could result in acceleration of the maturity of our indebtedness;

•competition;

•inability to win, retain or renew, or unfavorable revisions of, existing contracts, and the inability to enter into new contracts;

•the impact of U.K. legislation approving the reduction of fixed-odds betting terminals maximum stakes limit on LBO operators, including the related closure of certain LBO shops;

•inability to adapt to, and offer products that keep pace with, evolving technology, including any failure of our investment of significant resources in our R&D efforts;

•changes in demand for our products and services;

•inability to achieve some or all of the anticipated benefits of SciPlay being a standalone public company;

•dependence on suppliers and manufacturers;

•SciPlay’s dependence on certain key providers;

•ownership changes and consolidation in the gaming industry;

•fluctuations in our results due to seasonality and other factors;

•security and integrity of our products and systems, including the impact of any security breaches or cyber-attacks;

•protection of our intellectual property, inability to license third-party intellectual property and the intellectual property rights of others;

•reliance on or failures in information technology and other systems;

•litigation and other liabilities relating to our business, including litigation and liabilities relating to our contracts and licenses, our products and systems, our employees (including labor disputes), intellectual property, environmental laws and our strategic relationships;

•reliance on technological blocking systems;

•challenges or disruptions relating to the completion of the domestic migration to our enterprise resource planning system;

•laws and government regulations, both foreign and domestic, including those relating to gaming, data privacy and security, including with respect to the collection, storage, use, transmission and protection of personal information and other consumer data, and environmental laws, and those laws and regulations that affect companies conducting business on the internet, including online gambling;

•legislative interpretation and enforcement, regulatory perception and regulatory risks with respect to gaming, especially internet wagering, social gaming and sports wagering;

•changes in tax laws or tax rulings, or the examination of our tax positions;

•opposition to legalized gaming or the expansion thereof and potential restrictions on internet wagering;

•significant opposition in some jurisdictions to interactive social gaming, including social casino gaming and how such opposition could lead these jurisdictions to adopt legislation or impose a regulatory framework to govern interactive social gaming or social casino gaming specifically, and how this could result in a prohibition on interactive social gaming or social casino gaming altogether, restrict our ability to advertise our games, or substantially increase our costs to comply with these regulations;

•expectations of shift to regulated digital gaming or sports wagering;

•inability to develop successful products and services and capitalize on trends and changes in our industries, including the expansion of internet and other forms of digital gaming;

•the continuing evolution of the scope of data privacy and security regulations, and our belief that the adoption of increasingly restrictive regulations in this area is likely within the U.S. and other jurisdictions;

•incurrence of restructuring costs;

•goodwill impairment charges including changes in estimates or judgments related to our impairment analysis of goodwill or other intangible assets;

•stock price volatility;

•failure to maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting;

•dependence on key executives;

•natural events that disrupt our operations, or those of our customers, suppliers or regulators; and

•expectations of growth in total consumer spending on social casino gaming.

Additional information regarding risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in forward-looking statements is included from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including under “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Part I, Item 1A in our 2022 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except for our ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, we undertake no and expressly disclaim any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

You should also note that this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain references to industry market data and certain industry forecasts. Industry market data and industry forecasts are obtained from publicly available information and industry publications. Industry publications generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but that the accuracy and completeness of that information is not guaranteed. Although we believe industry information to be accurate, it is not independently verified by us and we do not make any representation as to the accuracy of that information. In general, we believe there is less publicly available information concerning the international gaming, social and digital gaming industries than the same industries in the U.S.

Due to rounding, certain numbers presented herein may not precisely recalculate.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

LIGHT & WONDER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
Revenue:
Services	$	477	$	431
Product sales	193		141

Total revenue	670		572
Operating expenses:
Cost of services(1)	108		90
Cost of product sales(1)	94		70

Selling, general and administrative	192		175
Research and development	54		53
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	101		108

Restructuring and other	19		36
Operating income	102		40
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense	(75)		(116)


Gain on remeasurement of debt and other	—		7
Other (expense) income, net	(1)		5
Total other expense, net	(76)		(104)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	26		(64)
Income tax benefit (expense)	1		(3)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	27		(67)
Net income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		95
Net income	27		28
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	5		2
Net income attributable to L&W	$	22	$	26
Per Share - Basic:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.24	$	(0.72)
Net income from discontinued operations	—		0.98
Net income attributable to L&W	$	0.24	$	0.26
Per Share - Diluted:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.23	$	(0.72)
Net income from discontinued operations	—		0.98
Net income attributable to L&W	$	0.23	$	0.26
Weighted average number of shares used in per share calculations:
Basic shares	91		97
Diluted shares	93		97

(1) Excludes D&A.



See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

LIGHT & WONDER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited, in millions)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
Net income	$	27	$	28
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation gain (loss), net of tax	13		(32)

Derivative financial instruments unrealized (loss) gain, net of tax	(7)		3
Other comprehensive income (loss) from continuing operations	6		(29)
Other comprehensive loss from discontinued operations	—		(8)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	33		(9)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	5		2
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to L&W	$	28	$	(11)



See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

LIGHT & WONDER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited, in millions, except par value)


	As of
	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	931	$	914
Restricted cash	93		47
Receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $38	458		455
Inventories	172		161
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets	108		117

Total current assets	1,762		1,694
Non-current assets:
Restricted cash	6		6
Receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $2	14		14
Property and equipment, net	214		204
Operating lease right-of-use assets	47		49
Goodwill	2,922		2,919
Intangible assets, net	743		797
Software, net	141		145
Deferred income taxes	112		114
Other assets	61		67

Total assets	$	6,022	$	6,009

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	23	$	24
Accounts payable	189		154
Accrued liabilities	362		380
Income taxes payable	68		64

Total current liabilities	642		622
Deferred income taxes	71		87
Operating lease liabilities	35		37
Other long-term liabilities	223		232
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	3,867		3,870

Total liabilities	4,838		4,848
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 199 shares authorized; 116 and 115 shares issued, respectively, and 91 shares outstanding	1		1
Additional paid-in capital	1,388		1,370
Retained earnings	539		517
Treasury stock, at cost, 25 and 24 shares, respectively	(608)		(580)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(312)		(318)
Total L&W stockholders’ equity	1,008		990
Noncontrolling interest	176		171
Total stockholders’ equity	1,184		1,161
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	6,022	$	6,009

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

LIGHT & WONDER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited, in millions)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	27	$	28
Less: Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		(95)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations	138		121
Changes in working capital accounts, excluding the effects of acquisitions	32		(72)
Changes in deferred income taxes and other	(12)		4


















Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations	185		(14)

Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations	—		108
Net cash provided by operating activities	185		94
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(53)		(43)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	—		(108)



Other	(1)		—

Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations	(54)		(151)

Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations	(3)		(25)
Net cash used in investing activities	(57)		(176)
Cash flows from financing activities:

Borrowings under revolving credit facilities	—		230
Repayments under revolving credit facilities	—		(70)


Payments on long-term debt	(6)		(10)
Payments of debt issuance and deferred financing costs	—		(1)
Payments on license obligations	(12)		(19)
Purchase of L&W common stock	(28)		(51)
Purchase of SciPlay’s Class A common stock	(8)		—
Net redemptions of common stock under stock-based compensation plans and other	(11)		(25)



Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities from continuing operations	(65)		54
Net cash used in financing activities from discontinued operations	—		(2)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(65)		52
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	—		(1)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	63		(31)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	967		701
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	1,030		670
Less: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of discontinued operations	—		117
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of continuing operations, end of period	$	1,030	$	553

Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	63	$	117
Income taxes paid	9		9
Distributed earnings from equity investments	—		1

Supplemental non-cash transactions:



Non-cash interest expense	$	3	$	6




See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

LIGHT & WONDER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited, amounts in USD, table amounts in millions, except per share amounts)

(1) Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of the Business

We are a leading cross-platform global games company with a focus on content and digital markets. Our portfolio of revenue-generating activities primarily includes supplying game content and gaming machines, CMSs and table game products and services to licensed gaming entities; providing social casino and other mobile games, including casual gaming, to retail customers; and providing a comprehensive suite of digital gaming content, distribution platforms, player account management systems, as well as various other iGaming content and services. We report our results of operations in three business segments—Gaming, SciPlay and iGaming—representing our different products and services.

We completed the sales of our former Lottery Business and Sports Betting Business during the second and third quarters of 2022, respectively. We have reflected the prior period financial results of these Divested Businesses as discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 2 for further information. Unless otherwise noted, amounts and disclosures included herein relate to our continuing operations.

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and include the accounts of L&W, its wholly owned subsidiaries, and those subsidiaries in which we have a controlling financial interest. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

In the opinion of L&W and its management, we have made all adjustments necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for the periods presented. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our 2022 10-K. Interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of results of operations to be expected for a full year.

Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no changes to our significant accounting policies described within the Notes of our 2022 10-K.

Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Attributable to L&W Per Share

Basic and diluted net income attributable to L&W per share are based upon net income attributable to L&W divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income attributable to L&W per share reflects the effect of the assumed exercise of stock options and RSUs only in the periods in which such effect would have been dilutive to net income from continuing operations.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we included 2 million of common stock equivalents in the calculation of diluted net income attributable to L&W per share. Basic and diluted net income attributable to L&W per share were the same for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as all common stock equivalents would have been anti-dilutive for that period. We excluded 2 million of stock options and 3 million of RSUs outstanding as of March 31, 2022 from the calculation of diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

New Accounting Guidance

There have been no recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements since those described within the Notes of our 2022 10-K that are expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

(2) Discontinued Operations

We completed the Divestitures in 2022 and reflected the prior period financial results of the Divested Businesses as discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of operations. The summarized results of our discontinued operations were as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Total revenue	$	288
Total cost of revenue	150
Other operating expenses(1)	41



Operating income	97
Total other income, net	8
Net income from discontinued operations before income taxes	105


Income tax expense	(10)
Net income from discontinued operations, net of tax included in the consolidated statement of operations	$	95






(1) Includes stock-based compensation of $7 million.

(3) Revenue Recognition

The following table disaggregates revenues by type within each of our business segments:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
Gaming
Gaming operations	$	160	$	155
Gaming machine sales	158		103
Gaming systems	55		51
Table products	46		46
Total	$	419	$	355





SciPlay
Mobile in-app purchases	$	166	$	140
Web in-app purchases and other(1)	21		18

Total	$	186	$	158

iGaming	$	65	$	59


(1) Other primarily represents advertising revenue, which was not material in the periods presented.

The amount of rental income revenue that is outside the scope of ASC 606 was $117 million and $113 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Contract Liabilities and Other Disclosures

The following table summarizes the activity in our contract liabilities for the reporting period:


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2023


Contract liability balance, beginning of period(1)	$	36
Liabilities recognized during the period	8
Amounts recognized in revenue from beginning balance	(6)
Contract liability balance, end of period(1)	$	38

(1) Contract liabilities are included within Accrued liabilities and Other long-term liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.

The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in billed receivables, unbilled receivables (contract assets), and customer advances and deposits (contract liabilities) on our consolidated balance sheets. Other than contracts with customers with financing arrangements exceeding 12 months, revenue recognition is generally proximal to

conversion to cash. The following table summarizes our balances in these accounts for the periods indicated (other than contract liabilities disclosed above):


	Receivables		Contract Assets(1)
Beginning of period balance	$	469	$	24
End of period balance, March 31, 2023	472		27



(1) Contract assets are included primarily within Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets in our consolidated balance sheets.

As of March 31, 2023, we did not have material unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts expected to be long-term or contracts for which we recognize revenue at an amount other than for which we have the right to invoice for goods or services delivered or performed.

(4) Business Segments

We report our operations in three business segments—Gaming, SciPlay and iGaming—representing our different products and services. A detailed discussion regarding the products and services from which each reportable business segment derives its revenue is included in Notes 3 and 4 in our 2022 10-K.

In evaluating financial performance, our Chief Operating Decision Maker focuses on AEBITDA as management’s primary segment measure of profit or loss, which is described in footnote (2) to the below table. The accounting policies of our business segments are the same as those described within the Notes in our 2022 10-K. The following tables present our segment information:


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
	Gaming		SciPlay		iGaming		Unallocated and Reconciling Items(1)		Total
Total revenue	$	419	$	186	$	65	$	—	$	670
AEBITDA(2)	206		54		23		(34)		$	249
Reconciling items to net income from continuing operations before income taxes:
D&A	(79)		(6)		(11)		(5)		(101)

Restructuring and other	(7)		(1)		(1)		(10)		(19)


Interest expense							(75)		(75)


Other expense, net							(2)		(2)
Stock-based compensation							(26)		(26)
Net income from continuing operations before income taxes									$	26



(1) Includes amounts not allocated to the business segments (including corporate costs) and items to reconcile the total business segments AEBITDA to our consolidated net income from continuing operations before income taxes.
(2) AEBITDA is reconciled to net income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes with the following adjustments: (1) depreciation and amortization expense and impairment charges (including goodwill impairments); (2) restructuring and other, which includes charges or expenses attributable to: (i) employee severance; (ii) management restructuring and related costs; (iii) restructuring and integration; (iv) cost savings initiatives; (v) major litigation; and (vi) acquisition- and disposition-related costs and other unusual items; (3) interest expense; (4) change in fair value of investments and remeasurement of debt and other; (5) other income (expense), net, including foreign currency gains or losses and earnings from equity investments; and (6) stock-based compensation. AEBITDA is presented as our primary segment measure of profit or loss.



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
	Gaming		SciPlay		iGaming		Unallocated and Reconciling Items(1)		Total
Total revenue	$	355	$	158	$	59	$	—	$	572
AEBITDA(2)	171		44		21		(34)		$	202
Reconciling items to net loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
D&A	(83)		(5)		(14)		(6)		(108)

Restructuring and other	(3)		(2)		(1)		(30)		(36)


Interest expense							(116)		(116)

Gain on remeasurement of debt and other							7		7
Other income, net							2		2
Stock-based compensation							(15)		(15)
Net loss from continuing operations before income taxes									$	(64)



(1) Includes amounts not allocated to the business segments (including corporate costs) and items to reconcile the total business segments AEBITDA to our consolidated net loss from continuing operations before income taxes.
(2) AEBITDA is described in footnote (2) to the first table in this Note 4.

(5) Restructuring and Other

Restructuring and other includes charges or expenses attributable to: (i) employee severance; (ii) management restructuring and related costs; (iii) restructuring and integration; (iv) cost savings initiatives; (v) major litigation; and (vi) acquisition- and disposition-related costs and other unusual items. The following table summarizes pre-tax restructuring and other costs for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
Employee severance and related	$	9	$	1

Strategic review and related(1)	4		30

Restructuring, integration and other	6		5
Total	$	19	$	36



(1) Includes costs associated with the Divestitures (including ongoing separation activities), rebranding and related.

(6) Receivables, Allowance for Credit Losses and Credit Quality of Receivables

Receivables

The following table summarizes the components of current and long-term receivables, net:


	As of
	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Current:
Receivables	$	496	$	493
Allowance for credit losses	(38)		(38)
Current receivables, net	458		455
Long-term:
Receivables	16		16
Allowance for credit losses	(2)		(2)
Long-term receivables, net	14		14
Total receivables, net	$	472	$	469

Allowance for Credit Losses

We manage our receivable portfolios using both geography and delinquency as key credit quality indicators. The following summarizes geographical delinquencies of total receivables, net:


	As of
	March 31, 2023		Balances over 90 days past due		December 31, 2022		Balances over 90 days past due
Receivables:
U.S. and Canada	$	304	$	4	$	297	$	5
International	208		28		212		34
Total receivables	512		32		509		39
Receivables allowance:
U.S. and Canada	(19)		(3)		(18)		(5)
International	(21)		(15)		(22)		(22)
Total receivables allowance	(40)		(18)		(40)		(27)
Receivables, net	$	472	$	14	$	469	$	12

Account balances are charged against the allowances after all internal and external collection efforts have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.

The activity in our allowance for receivable credit losses for each of the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:


	2023						2022
	Total		U.S. and Canada		International		Total
Beginning allowance for credit losses	$	(40)	$	(18)	$	(22)	$	(54)
Provision	(1)		(1)		—		(3)
Charge-offs and recoveries	1		—		1		7
Allowance for credit losses as of March 31	$	(40)	$	(19)	$	(21)	$	(50)

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, 3% of our total receivables, net, were past due by over 90 days.

Credit Quality of Receivables

We have certain concentrations of outstanding receivables in international locations that impact our assessment of the credit quality of our receivables. We monitor the macroeconomic and political environment in each of these locations in our assessment of the credit quality of our receivables. The international customers with significant concentrations (generally deemed to be exceeding 10%) of our receivables with terms longer than one year are primarily in the Latin America region (“LATAM”) and are primarily comprised of Mexico, Peru and Argentina. The following table summarizes our LATAM receivables:


	As of March 31, 2023
	Total		Current		Balances over 90 days past due
Receivables	$	63	$	36	$	27
Allowance for credit losses	(19)		(9)		(10)
Receivables, net	$	44	$	27	$	17

We continuously review receivables and, as information concerning credit quality arise, reassess our expectations of future losses and record an incremental reserve if warranted at that time. Our current allowance for credit losses represents our current expectation of credit losses; however, future expectations could change as international unrest or other macro-economic factors impact the financial stability of our customers.

The fair value of receivables is estimated by discounting expected future cash flows using current interest rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and remaining maturities. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the fair value of receivables, net, approximated the carrying value due to contractual terms of receivables generally being less than 24 months.

(7) Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:


	As of
	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Parts and work-in-process	$	131	$	124
Finished goods	41		37
Total inventories	$	172	$	161

Parts and work-in-process include parts for gaming machines and our finished goods inventory primarily consists of gaming machines for sale.

(8) Property and Equipment, net

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:


	As of
	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Land	$	6	$	6
Buildings and leasehold improvements	56		56
Gaming machinery and equipment	698		685
Furniture and fixtures	25		25
Construction in progress	12		9
Other property and equipment	96		88
Less: accumulated depreciation	(679)		(665)
Total property and equipment, net	$	214	$	204

Depreciation expense is excluded from cost of services, cost of product sales and other operating expenses and is separately presented within D&A.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
Depreciation expense	$	28	$	28

(9) Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill

Intangible Assets, net

The following tables present certain information regarding our intangible assets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:


	As of
	March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022
	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Balance		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Balance
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	902	$	(519)	$	383	$	902	$	(503)	$	399
Intellectual property	950		(729)		221		948		(714)		234
Licenses	373		(280)		93		371		(273)		98
Brand names	129		(111)		18		129		(108)		21
Trade names	162		(139)		23		162		(122)		40
Patents and other	12		(7)		5		12		(7)		5
Total intangible assets	$	2,528	$	(1,785)	$	743	$	2,524	$	(1,727)	$	797

The following reflects intangible amortization expense included within D&A:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
Amortization expense	$	58	$	60

Goodwill

The table below reconciles the change in the carrying value of goodwill by business segment for the period from December 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023.


	Gaming(1)		SciPlay		iGaming		Totals
Balance as of December 31, 2022	$	2,373	$	213	$	333	$	2,919



Foreign currency adjustments	2		(2)		3		3
Balance as of March 31, 2023	$	2,375	$	211	$	336	$	2,922

(1) Accumulated goodwill impairment charges for the Gaming segment as of March 31, 2023 were $989 million.

(10) Software, net

Software, net consisted of the following:


	As of
	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Software	$	1,075	$	1,064
Accumulated amortization	(934)		(919)
Software, net	$	141	$	145

The following reflects amortization of software included within D&A:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
Amortization expense	$	15	$	20

(11) Long-term Debt

The following table reflects our outstanding debt (in order of priority and maturity):


	As of
	March 31, 2023								December 31, 2022
	Final Maturity	Rate(s)	Face value		Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net		Book value		Book value
Senior Secured Credit Facilities:
SciPlay Revolver	2024	variable	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
LNWI Revolver	2027	variable	—		—		—		—
LNWI Term Loan B	2029	variable	2,184		(29)		2,155		2,159
LNWI Senior Notes:
2025 Unsecured Notes	2025	8.625%	550		(4)		546		545
2028 Unsecured Notes	2028	7.000%	700		(7)		693		693
2029 Unsecured Notes	2029	7.250%	500		(5)		495		495


Other	2023	—	1		—		1		2
Total long-term debt outstanding			$	3,935	$	(45)	$	3,890	$	3,894
Less: current portion of long-term debt							(23)		(24)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion							$	3,867	$	3,870
Fair value of debt(1)			$	3,928




(1) Fair value of our fixed rate and variable interest rate debt is classified within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy and has been calculated based on the quoted market prices of our securities.

We were in compliance with the financial covenants under all debt agreements as of March 31, 2023 (for information regarding our financial covenants of all debt agreements, see Note 15 in our 2022 10-K).

For additional information regarding the terms of our credit facilities and Senior Notes, see Note 15 in our 2022 10-K.

(12) Fair Value Measurements

The fair value of our financial assets and liabilities is determined by reference to market data and other valuation techniques as appropriate. We believe the fair value of our financial instruments, which are principally cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximates their recorded values. Our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are described below.

Derivative Financial Instruments

As of March 31, 2023, we held the following derivative instruments that were accounted for pursuant to ASC 815:

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

We use interest rate swap contracts as described below to mitigate gains or losses associated with the change in expected cash flows due to fluctuations in interest rates on our variable rate debt.

In April 2022, we entered into interest rate swap contracts to hedge a portion of our interest expense associated with our new variable rate debt to effectively fix the interest rate that we pay. These interest rate swap contracts were designated as cash flow hedges under ASC 815. We pay interest at a weighted-average fixed rate of 2.8320% and receive interest at a variable rate equal to one-month Chicago Mercantile Exchange Term SOFR. The total notional amount of interest rate swaps was $700 million as of March 31, 2023. These hedges mature in April 2027. We also previously had interest rate swap contracts that matured in February 2022.

All gains and losses from these hedges were recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) until the future underlying payment transactions occur. Any realized gains or losses resulting from the hedges were recognized (together with the hedged transaction) as interest expense. We estimated the fair value of our interest rate swap contracts by discounting the future cash

flows of both the fixed rate and variable rate interest payments based on market yield curves. The inputs used to measure the fair value of our interest rate swap contracts were categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as established by ASC 820.

The following table shows the gain and interest expense recognized on our interest rate swap contracts:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
(Loss) gain recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	$	(7)	$	3
Interest income (expense) recorded related to interest rate swap contracts	3		(3)

We do not expect to reclassify material amounts from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense in the next twelve months.

The following table shows the effect of interest rate swap contracts designated as cash flow hedges on interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022

Total interest expense which reflects the effects of cash flow hedges	$	(75)	$	(116)
Hedged item	(5)		(3)
Derivative designated as hedging instrument	8		—

The following table shows the fair value of our hedges:


		As of
	Balance Sheet Line Item	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022

Interest rate swaps	Other assets	$	21	$	30

Contingent Acquisition Consideration Liabilities

In connection with our acquisitions, we have recorded certain contingent consideration liabilities (including redeemable non-controlling interest), of which the values are primarily based on reaching certain earnings-based metrics. The related liabilities were recorded at fair value on their respective acquisition dates as a part of the consideration transferred and are remeasured each reporting period (other than for redeemable non-controlling interest, which is measured based on its redemption value). The inputs used to measure the fair value of our liabilities are categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

The table below reconciles the change in the contingent acquisition consideration liabilities (including deferred purchase price) for the period from December 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023.


	Total		Included in Accrued Liabilities		Included in Other Long-Term Liabilities
Balance as of December 31, 2022	$	79	$	34	$	45


Adjustments(1)	(3)
Balance as of March 31, 2023	$	76	$	36	$	40

(1) Represents extinguishment of $3 million in redeemable non-controlling interest liability associated with SciPlay’s acquisition of Alictus Yazilim Anonim Şirketi in 2022, as specified financial targets for the first year were not met. The charge was recorded in other (expense) income, net in our consolidated statements of operations.

(13) Stockholders’ Equity

Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

The following tables present certain information regarding our stockholders’ equity (deficit) as of March 31, 2023 and 2022:


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
	Common Stock		Additional Paid in Capital		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Noncontrolling Interest		Total
January 1, 2023	$	1	$	1,370	$	517	$	(580)	$	(318)	$	171	$	1,161
Settlement of liability awards	—		25		—		—		—		—		25
Vesting of RSUs, net of tax withholdings and other	—		(14)		—		—		—		—		(14)
Purchase of treasury stock	—		—		—		(28)		—		—		(28)
Purchase of SciPlay’s Class A common stock	—		(8)		—		—		—		—		(8)
Stock-based compensation	—		15		—		—		—		—		15
Net income	—		—		22		—		—		5		27
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—		—		6		—		6
March 31, 2023	$	1	$	1,388	$	539	$	(608)	$	(312)	$	176	$	1,184


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
	Common Stock		Additional Paid in Capital		Accumulated Loss		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Noncontrolling Interest		Total
January 1, 2022	$	1	$	1,337	$	(3,158)	$	(175)	$	(261)	$	150	$	(2,106)
Settlement of liability awards	—		43		—		—		—		—		43
Vesting of RSUs, net of tax withholdings and other	—		(31)		—		—		—		—		(31)
Purchase of treasury stock	—		—		—		(51)		—		—		(51)
Stock-based compensation	—		17		—		—		—		—		17
Net income	—		—		26		—		—		2		28
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		—		(37)		—		(37)

March 31, 2022	$	1	$	1,366	$	(3,132)	$	(226)	$	(298)	$	152	$	(2,137)

Stock-based Compensation

The following reflects total stock-based compensation expense recognized under all programs:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022

Related to L&W RSUs	$	19	$	12
Related to SciPlay RSUs	7		3
Total(1)	$	26	$	15

(1) Includes $11 million and $4 million of stock-based compensation classified as liability awards as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Restricted Stock Units

A summary of the changes in RSUs outstanding under our equity-based compensation plans during the three months ended March 31, 2023 is presented below:


	Number of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested RSUs as of December 31, 2022	1.7	$	46.66
Granted	1.0	$	56.93
Vested	(0.8)	$	45.36
Cancelled	—	$	45.60
Unvested RSUs as of March 31, 2023	1.9	$	52.72

The weighted-average grant date fair value of RSUs granted during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $56.93 and $58.68, respectively. The fair value of each RSU grant is based on the market value of our common stock at the time of grant. As of March 31, 2023, we had $76 million in total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense relating to unvested RSUs that will be amortized over a weighted-average period of approximately two years. The fair value at vesting date of RSUs vested during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $44 million and $92 million, respectively.

Share Repurchase Programs

On March 1, 2022, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program under which we are authorized to repurchase, from time to time through February 25, 2025, up to an aggregate amount of $750 million of our outstanding common stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we repurchased 0.5 million shares of common stock under the program at an aggregate cost of $28 million.

On May 9, 2022, SciPlay’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program under which it is authorized to repurchase, from time to time through May 9, 2024, up to an aggregate amount of $60 million of its outstanding Class A common stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, SciPlay repurchased 0.5 million shares of Class A common stock under the program at an aggregate cost of $8 million. On May 3, 2023, SciPlay’s Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program under which it is authorized to repurchase, from time to time through May 3, 2024, up to an aggregate amount of $60 million of its outstanding Class A common stock.

(14) Income Taxes

We consider new evidence (both positive and negative) at each reporting date that could affect our view of the future realization of deferred tax assets. We evaluate information such as historical financial results, historical taxable income, projected future taxable income, expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences and available prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in our analysis. Based on the available evidence, valuation allowances in certain U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions remain consistent as of March 31, 2023.

Our income tax (including discrete items) was a benefit of $1 million and expense of $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, our effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily as a result of tax benefits of internal restructuring transactions. In all periods, we recorded tax expense relative to pre-tax earnings in jurisdictions without valuation allowances, including our 17.5% noncontrolling interest in SciPlay.

(15) Leases

Our total operating lease expense for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $6 million. The total amount of variable and short-term lease payments was immaterial for all periods presented.

Supplemental balance sheet and cash flow information related to operating leases is as follows:


	As of
	March 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	47		$	49
Accrued liabilities	18			17
Operating lease liabilities	35			37
Total operating lease liabilities	$	53		$	54
Weighted average remaining lease term, units in years	4			4
Weighted average discount rate	5		%	5		%


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023			2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows for operating leases	$	5		$	6
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:
Operating leases	$	—		$	4

Lease liability maturities:


	Remainder of 2023		2024		2025		2026		2027		Thereafter		Less Imputed Interest		Total
Operating leases	$	14	$	16	$	13	$	9	$	3	$	4	$	(6)	$	53

As of March 31, 2023, we did not have material additional operating leases that have not yet commenced.

(16) Litigation

We are involved in various legal proceedings, which are described below.

We record an accrual for legal contingencies when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount or range of the loss can be reasonably estimated (although, as discussed below, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of the accrued liability). We evaluate our accruals for legal contingencies at least quarterly and, as appropriate, establish new accruals or adjust existing accruals to reflect (1) the facts and circumstances known to us at the time, including information regarding negotiations, settlements, rulings and other relevant events and developments, (2) the advice and analyses of counsel and (3) the assumptions and judgment of management. Legal costs associated with our legal proceedings are expensed as incurred. We had accrued liabilities of $11 million for all of our legal matters that were contingencies as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Substantially all of our legal contingencies are subject to significant uncertainties and, therefore, determining the likelihood of a loss and/or the measurement of any loss involves a series of complex judgments about future events. Consequently, the ultimate outcomes of our legal contingencies could result in losses in excess of amounts we have accrued. We may be unable to estimate a range of possible losses for some matters pending against us or our subsidiaries, even when the amount of damages claimed against us or our subsidiaries is stated because, among other things: (1) the claimed amount may be exaggerated or unsupported; (2) the claim may be based on a novel legal theory or involve a large number of parties; (3) there may be uncertainty as to the likelihood of a class being certified or the ultimate size of the class; (4) there may be uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals or motions; (5) the matter may not have progressed sufficiently through discovery or there may be significant factual or legal issues to be resolved or developed; and/or (6) there may be uncertainty as to the enforceability of legal judgments and outcomes in certain jurisdictions. Other matters have progressed sufficiently that we are able to estimate a range of possible loss. For those legal contingencies disclosed herein as well as those related to the previously disclosed settlement agreement entered into in February 2015 with SNAI S.p.a., as to which a loss is reasonably possible, whether in excess of a related accrued liability or where there is no accrued liability, and for which we are able to estimate a range of possible loss, the current estimated range is up to approximately $13 million in excess of the accrued liabilities (if any) related to those legal contingencies. This aggregate range represents management’s estimate of additional possible loss in excess of the accrued liabilities (if any) with respect to these matters based on currently available information, including any damages claimed by the plaintiffs, and is subject to significant judgment and a variety of assumptions and inherent uncertainties. For example, at the time of making an estimate, management may have only preliminary, incomplete, or

inaccurate information about the facts underlying a claim; its assumptions about the future rulings of the court or other tribunal on significant issues, or the behavior and incentives of adverse parties, regulators, indemnitors or co‑defendants, may prove to be wrong; and the outcomes it is attempting to predict are often not amenable to the use of statistical or other quantitative analytical tools. In addition, from time to time an outcome may occur that management had not accounted for in its estimate because it had considered that outcome to be remote. Furthermore, as noted above, the aggregate range does not include any matters for which we are not able to estimate a range of possible loss. Accordingly, the estimated aggregate range of possible loss does not represent our maximum loss exposure. Any such losses could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. The legal proceedings underlying the estimated range will change from time to time, and actual results may vary significantly from the current estimate.

Colombia Litigation

Our subsidiary, LNWI, owned a minority interest in Wintech de Colombia S.A., or Wintech (now liquidated), which formerly operated the Colombian national lottery under a contract with Empresa Colombiana de Recursos para la Salud, S.A. (together with its successors, “Ecosalud”), an agency of the Colombian government. The contract provided for a penalty against Wintech, LNWI and the other shareholders of Wintech of up to $5.0 million if certain levels of lottery sales were not achieved. In addition, LNWI delivered to Ecosalud a $4.0 million surety bond as a further guarantee of performance under the contract. Wintech started the instant lottery in Colombia but, due to difficulties beyond its control, including, among other factors, social and political unrest in Colombia, frequently interrupted telephone service and power outages, and competition from another lottery being operated in a province of Colombia that we believe was in violation of Wintech’s exclusive license from Ecosalud, the projected sales level was not met for the year ended June 30, 1993.

In 1993, Ecosalud issued a resolution declaring that the contract was in default. In 1994, Ecosalud issued a liquidation resolution asserting claims for compensation and damages against Wintech, LNWI and other shareholders of Wintech for, among other things, realization of the full amount of the penalty, plus interest, and the amount of the bond. LNWI filed separate actions opposing each resolution with the Tribunal Contencioso of Cundinamarca in Colombia (the “Tribunal”), which upheld both resolutions. LNWI appealed each decision to the Council of State. In May 2012, the Council of State upheld the contract default resolution, which decision was notified to us in August 2012. In October 2013, the Council of State upheld the liquidation resolution, which decision was notified to us in December 2013.

In July 1996, Ecosalud filed a lawsuit against LNWI in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia asserting many of the same claims asserted in the Colombia proceedings, including breach of contract, and seeking damages. In March 1997, the District Court dismissed Ecosalud’s claims. Ecosalud appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s decision in 1998.

In June 1999, Ecosalud filed a collection proceeding against LNWI to enforce the liquidation resolution and recover the claimed damages. In May 2013, the Tribunal denied LNWI’s merit defenses to the collection proceeding and issued an order of payment of approximately 90 billion Colombian pesos, or approximately $30 million, plus default interest (potentially accrued since 1994 at a 12% statutory interest rate). LNWI filed an appeal to the Council of State, and on December 10, 2020, the Council of State issued a ruling affirming the Tribunal’s decision. On December 16, 2020, LNWI filed a motion for clarification of the Council of State’s ruling, which was denied on April 15, 2021. On April 22, 2021, LNWI filed a motion for reconsideration relating to that decision, which the Council of State denied on February 21, 2022. On May 24, 2022, the case was transferred from the Council of State to the Tribunal for further proceedings. On August 18, 2022, LNWI filed a constitutional challenge to the Council of State’s December 10, 2020 decision with that court, which was denied on October 7, 2022. On December 7, 2022, LNWI filed an appeal from the denial of the constitutional challenge, which is pending.

LNWI believes it has various defenses, including on the merits, against Ecosalud’s claims. Although we believe these claims will not result in a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, cash flows or financial position, it is not feasible to predict the final outcome, and we cannot assure that these claims will not ultimately be resolved adversely to us or result in material liability.

TCS John Huxley Matter

On March 15, 2019, TCS John Huxley America, Inc., TCS John Huxley Europe Ltd., TCS John Huxley Asia Ltd., and Taiwan Fulgent Enterprise Co., Ltd. brought a civil action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against L&W, Bally Technologies, Inc. and LNW Gaming, Inc., f/k/a SG Gaming, Inc. In the complaint, the plaintiffs assert federal antitrust claims arising from the defendants’ procurement of particular U.S. and South African patents. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants used those patents to create an allegedly illegal monopoly in the market for automatic card shufflers sold to regulated casinos in the United States. On April 10, 2019, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ complaint with prejudice. On April 25, 2019, the district court denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss without prejudice pursuant to the court’s local rules, after the plaintiffs advised that they intended to file an amended complaint. The plaintiffs

filed their amended complaint on May 3, 2019, and on May 22, 2019, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ amended complaint with prejudice. On March 20, 2020, the district court denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ amended complaint, and defendants filed an answer to Plaintiffs’ amended complaint on June 19, 2020. On June 3, 2020, the trial court granted the defendants’ request to bifurcate proceedings in the case, with discovery to occur first into the statute of limitations and release defenses asserted by the defendants in their motion to dismiss, before proceeding into broader discovery. The trial court set a September 18, 2020, deadline for the parties to complete discovery relating to the statute of limitations and release defenses. On October 28, 2020, the court issued an order extending until January 15, 2021 the deadline for the parties to complete discovery relating to the statute of limitations defense. On February 9, 2021, the defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on their statute of limitations defense, addressing whether plaintiffs had actual knowledge of their claims prior to the start of the limitations period. The district court denied that motion for summary judgment on September 20, 2021. On January 13, 2023, the district court entered an order requiring, among other things, that the plaintiffs make a formal written settlement demand by January 20, 2023, that the defendants respond to that demand in writing by January 27, 2023, and that the parties file a status report by January 31, 2023 confirming that they have complied with the district court’s order. On January 31, 2023, the parties filed a joint status report confirming that they have complied with the district court’s order to make and respond to a formal written demand. We are unable at this time to estimate a range of reasonably possible losses above the amount we have accrued for this matter due to the complexity of the plaintiffs’ claims, and the unpredictability of the outcome of the proceedings in the district court, and on any appeal therefrom.

Tonkawa Tribe Matter

On September 3, 2020, the Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma d/b/a Tonkawa Enterprises filed a putative class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada against L&W, Bally Technologies, Inc. and LNW Gaming, Inc., f/k/a Bally Gaming, Inc. On October 5, 2020, the plaintiff filed a first amended complaint to add Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and the Umpqua Indian Development Corp., d/b/a Seven Feathers Casino as a plaintiff. On October 26, 2020, the plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint. In the complaint, the plaintiffs assert federal antitrust claims arising from the defendants’ procurement of particular U.S. patents. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants used those patents to create an allegedly illegal monopoly in the market for card shufflers sold or leased to regulated casinos in the United States. The plaintiffs seek to represent a putative class of all regulated United States casinos directly leasing or purchasing card shufflers from the defendants on or after April 1, 2009. The complaint seeks unspecified money damages, the award of plaintiff’s costs of suit, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expert fees, and the award of pre-judgment and post-judgment interest. On November 19, 2020, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ second amended complaint or, in the alternative, to compel arbitration of plaintiffs’ claims. On November 20, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a motion for partial summary judgment, seeking a finding that defendants are collaterally estopped from re-litigating issues litigated in the 2018 litigation versus Shuffle Tech International Corp., Aces Up Gaming, and Poydras-Talrick Holdings. On August 27, 2021, the Nevada district court entered an order transferring the lawsuit to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. On May 19, 2022, the Illinois district court granted defendants’ motion to compel arbitration of plaintiffs’ individual claims; stayed all proceedings in the lawsuit pending resolution of the arbitral process; and accordingly dismissed all pending motions without prejudice as moot. We are currently unable to determine the likelihood of an outcome or estimate a range of reasonably possible losses, if any. We believe that the claims in the lawsuit are without merit, and intend to vigorously defend against them.

Giuliano and Rancho’s Club Casino Matter

On September 4, 2020, Alfred T. Giuliano, as liquidation trustee for RIH Acquisition NJ, LLC d/b/a The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel filed a putative class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against L&W, Bally Technologies, Inc. and LNW Gaming, Inc., f/k/a Bally Gaming, Inc. In the complaint, the plaintiffs assert federal antitrust claims arising from the defendants’ procurement of particular U.S. patents. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants used those patents to create an allegedly illegal monopoly in the market for automatic card shufflers sold or leased in the United States. The plaintiffs seek to represent a putative class of all persons and entities that directly purchased or leased automatic card shufflers within the United States from the Defendants, or any predecessor, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof, at any time between April 1, 2009, and the present. The complaint seeks unspecified money damages, which the complaint asks the court to treble, the award of plaintiff’s costs of suit, including attorneys’ fees, and the award of pre-judgment and post-judgment interest. On September 8, 2020, Rancho’s Club Casino, Inc., d/b/a Magnolia House Casino filed a putative class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against L&W, Bally Technologies, Inc. and LNW Gaming, Inc., f/k/a Bally Gaming, Inc. In the complaint, the plaintiff asserts federal antitrust claims arising from the defendants’ procurement of particular U.S. patents. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants used those patents to create an allegedly illegal monopoly in the market for automatic card shufflers sold or leased in the United States. The plaintiff seeks to represent a putative class of all persons and entities that directly purchased or leased automatic card shufflers within the United States from the defendants, or any predecessor, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof, at any time between April 1, 2009, and the present. The complaint seeks unspecified money damages, which the complaint asks the court to treble, the award of plaintiff’s costs of suit, including attorneys’ fees, and the award of pre-judgment and post-judgment interest.

On October 29, 2020, the trial court consolidated the Giuliano and Rancho’s Club Casino matters. On October 30, 2020, the plaintiffs in the consolidated action filed a first amended consolidated complaint. On November 9, 2020, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ first amended consolidated complaint, and also filed a motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff Alfred T. Giuliano’s individual claims. On May 19, 2022, the Illinois district court granted defendants’ motion to compel arbitration; stayed all proceedings in the lawsuit pending resolution of the arbitral process; and accordingly dismissed all pending motions without prejudice. On May 31, 2022, defendants filed a motion to lift the stay of the lawsuit for the limited purpose of amending the court’s May 19, 2022 order to confirm that plaintiff Alfred T. Giuliano must proceed to arbitration on an individual basis rather than a class-wide basis. On June 10, 2022, plaintiff Alfred T. Giuliano filed a notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice, and the court therefore denied as moot defendants’ motion to lift the stay in an order entered on March 28, 2023. We are currently unable to determine the likelihood of an outcome or estimate a range of reasonably possible losses, if any. We believe that the claims in the consolidated lawsuit are without merit, and intend to vigorously defend against them.

In re Automatic Card Shufflers Litigation Matter

On April 2, 2021, Casino Queen, Inc. and Casino Queen Marquette, Inc. filed a putative class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against L&W, Bally Technologies, Inc. and LNW Gaming, Inc., f/k/a Bally Gaming, Inc. In the complaint, the plaintiffs assert federal antitrust claims arising from the defendants’ procurement of particular U.S. patents. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants used those patents to create an allegedly illegal monopoly in the market for automatic card shufflers sold or leased in the United States. The plaintiffs seek to represent a putative class of all persons and entities that directly purchased or leased automatic card shufflers within the United States from the defendants, or any predecessor, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof, at any time between April 1, 2009, and the present. The complaint seeks unspecified money damages, which the complaint asks the court to treble, the award of plaintiffs’ costs of suit, including attorneys’ fees, and the award of pre-judgment and post-judgment interest. On June 11, 2021, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint, which the court denied on May 19, 2022. We are currently unable to determine the likelihood of an outcome or estimate a range of reasonably possible losses, if any. We believe that the claims in the lawsuit are without merit, and intend to vigorously defend against them.

Mohawk Gaming Enterprises Matter

On November 9, 2020, Mohawk Gaming Enterprises LLC, d/b/a Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort, filed a demand for a putative class arbitration before the American Arbitration Association against L&W, Bally Technologies, Inc. and LNW Gaming, Inc., f/k/a Bally Gaming, Inc. (“Respondents”). In the complaint, the claimant asserts federal antitrust claims arising from the respondents’ procurement of particular U.S. patents. The claimant alleges that the respondents used those patents to create an allegedly illegal monopoly in the market for automatic card shufflers sold or leased in the United States. The claimant seeks to represent a putative class of all persons and entities that directly purchased or leased automatic card shufflers within the United States from the respondents, or any predecessor, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof, at any time between April 1, 2009, and the present. The complaint seeks unspecified money damages, which the complaint asks the arbitration panel to treble, and the award of claimant’s costs of suit, including attorneys’ fees. Respondents filed their answering statement on December 9, 2020. On October 29, 2021, the claimant filed a memorandum in support of class arbitration, which Respondents opposed on December 3, 2021. On February 8, 2022, the Arbitrator issued a clause construction award, finding that the arbitration could proceed on behalf of a class or classes. On February 11, 2022, Respondents filed a petition to vacate the award in the New York Supreme Court. The Court denied Respondents’ petition on August 9, 2022, and on August 16, 2022, Respondents appealed to the New York Appellate Division, First Department. Respondents perfected the appeal to the New York Appellate Division, First Department, with the filing of an opening brief on February 16, 2023. All briefing related to this appeal has been submitted and the appeal is currently pending. On April 15, 2022, Respondents filed a motion to dismiss the claimant’s complaint, which the Arbitrator denied on July 26, 2022. We are currently unable to determine the likelihood of an outcome or estimate a range of reasonably possible losses, if any. We believe that the claims in the arbitration demand are without merit, and intend to vigorously defend against them.

Boorn Matter

On September 15, 2022, plaintiff Hannelore Boorn filed a putative class action against L&W, SciPlay Corporation, and Appchi Media Ltd. in the Fayette Circuit Court of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. In her complaint, plaintiff seeks to represent a putative class of all persons in Kentucky who, within the past five years, purchased and allegedly lost $5.00 or more worth of chips, in a 24-hour period, playing SciPlay’s online social casino games. The complaint asserts claims for alleged violations of Kentucky’s “recovery of gambling losses” statute and for unjust enrichment, and seeks unspecified money damages, the award of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, pre- and post-judgment interest, and injunctive and/or other declaratory relief. On October 18, 2022, defendants removed the action to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. On October 26, 2022, the plaintiff filed a notice voluntarily dismissing the lawsuit without prejudice. On

October 27, 2022, the district court entered an order dismissing the lawsuit. On November 17, 2022, the plaintiff filed an arbitration demand against defendants before the American Arbitration Association, pursuant to which she seeks declaratory judgments that (1) SciPlay’s online social casino games constitute gambling under Kentucky law, and (2) SciPlay’s terms of service are void under Kentucky law. On January 12, 2023, the respondents filed their answering statement to plaintiff’s arbitration demand. We are currently unable to determine the likelihood of an outcome or estimate a range of reasonably possible losses, if any. We believe that the claims in the arbitration demand are without merit, and intend to vigorously defend against them.

Allah Beautiful Matter

On December 19, 2022, claimant Prince Imanifest Allah Beautiful filed an arbitration demand against respondent SciPlay Corporation before the American Arbitration Association. The complaint asserts claims for alleged violations of New Jersey’s anti-gambling statutes and seeks unspecified money damages, including recovery of monies allegedly lost by New Jersey players of SciPlay’s online social casino games other than the claimant. On March 7, 2023, the respondent filed its answering statement to claimant’s arbitration demand. We are currently unable to determine the likelihood of an outcome or estimate a range of reasonably possible losses, if any. We believe that the claims in the arbitration demand are without merit, and intend to vigorously defend against them.

Sprinkle Matter

On December 12, 2022, claimant Matthew Sprinkle filed an arbitration demand against respondent SciPlay Corporation before the American Arbitration Association. The complaint asserts claims for alleged violations of Ohio’s anti-gambling statutes and seeks unspecified money damages, including recovery of monies allegedly lost by Ohio players of SciPlay’s online social casino games other than the claimant. On March 7, 2023, the respondent filed its answering statement to claimant’s arbitration demand. We are currently unable to determine the likelihood of an outcome or estimate a range of reasonably possible losses, if any. We believe that the claims in the arbitration demand are without merit, and intend to vigorously defend against them.

Sornberger Matter

On March 8, 2023, plaintiff Andrea Sornberger filed a complaint against SciPlay Corporation and SciPlay Games, LLC in the Circuit Court of the Franklin County, Alabama. The complaint asserts claims for alleged violations of Alabama anti-gambling statutes and seeks unspecified money damages, including recovery of monies allegedly lost by Alabama’s players of SciPlay’s online social casino games other than the plaintiff, the award of interests and costs, and injunctive and other relief. On April 12, 2023, defendants removed the action to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. We are currently unable to determine the likelihood of an outcome or estimate a range of reasonably possible losses, if any. We believe that the claims in the lawsuit are without merit, and intend to vigorously defend against them.

Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion is intended to enhance the reader’s understanding of our operations and current business environment from management’s perspective and should be read in conjunction with the description of our business included under Part I, Item 1 “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” and Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and under Part I, Item 1 “Business,” Item 1A “Risk Factors” and Part II, Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our 2022 10-K.

This “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (“MD&A”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and should be read in conjunction with the disclosures and information contained and referenced under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and “Risk Factors” included in our 2022 10-K. As used in this MD&A, the terms “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” mean L&W together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

As more fully described in Part I, Item 1 “Business” in our 2022 10-K, we are executing on our strategy to become a leading cross-platform global games company with a focus on content and digital markets. We report our results of operations in three business segments—Gaming, SciPlay and iGaming—representing our different products and services. See “Business Segments Results” below and Note 4 for additional business segment information.

Our operating results have substantially recovered from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021; however, lingering impacts on supply chains in numerous industries have caused shortages of inputs/outputs, which in turn put inflationary pressures on the economy as a whole. Inflationary pressures may have an impact on discretionary income as people allocate more of their disposable income toward higher priced necessity goods and services, which could impact our customers. These circumstances may change in the future and such changes could be material.

We entered 2023 with strong momentum and delivered another quarter of double-digit topline growth continuing to execute on our strategic plan and long-term financial targets. We have returned $28 million of capital to shareholders through the repurchase of 0.5 million shares of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2023, and since the initiation of the share repurchase program through May 4, 2023, we have returned a total of $437 million of capital to shareholders by repurchasing 7.6 million shares of common stock, or 58% of total program authorization.

The Company’s Board of Directors has approved proceeding with a secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”), in addition to the Company’s existing primary Nasdaq listing. The Board believes there are substantial potential benefits for the Company and its shareholders in pursuing a secondary listing on the ASX, including enhancing the Company’s profile in Australia, one of the leading markets for the Company’s Gaming business, and providing the Company access to new long-term Australian institutional investors that would complement its strong existing base of shareholders in the U.S. and Australia.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS


	Three Months Ended March 31,				Variance
($ in millions)	2023		2022		2023 vs. 2022
Total revenue	$	670	$	572	$	98	17	%
Total operating expenses	568		532		36		7	%
Operating income	102		40		62		155	%
Net income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	26		(64)		90		141	%
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	27		(67)		94		140	%
Net income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		95		(95)		nm
Net income attributable to L&W	22		26		(4)		(15)	%

nm = not meaningful.

Revenue


Consolidated Revenue by Business Segment
(in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

Strong global Gaming machine sales demand and continued growth in Gaming operations in U.S. and Canada drove Gaming revenue growth of 18% for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

SciPlay revenue increased 18% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as social casino player engagement increased and average monthly payers reached a new record high.

The increase in iGaming revenue of 10% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily driven by growth in the U.S. from the strength of our original content and increased player activity.

Operating Expenses


	Three Months Ended March 31,				Variance
($ in millions)	2023		2022		2023 vs. 2022
Operating expenses:
Cost of services	$	108	$	90	$	18	20	%
Cost of product sales	94		70		24		34	%

Selling, general and administrative	192		175		17		10	%
Research and development	54		53		1		2	%
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	101		108		(7)		(6)	%

Restructuring and other	19		36		(17)		(47)	%
Total operating expenses	$	568	$	532	$	36	7	%

Cost of Revenue

Total cost of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased as a direct result of higher revenue as described above, driven by $24 million in higher cost of product revenue primarily associated with higher gaming machine sales and $10 million in higher cost of services for our SciPlay business segment.

SG&A

SG&A increased for the three months ended March 31, 2023 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to higher stock-based compensation expense of $11 million, higher SciPlay marketing spend of $5 million, higher legal expenses of $4 million and higher salaries and benefits in our Gaming and SciPlay segments.

R&D

R&D remained relatively flat for the three months ended March 31, 2023 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to slightly higher salaries and benefits in our Gaming and SciPlay segments offset by slightly lower professional services expenses.

D&A

The decrease in D&A was primarily due to fully depreciated assets and amortization of intangible assets related to past acquisitions, primarily associated with our Gaming segment, partially offset by increases from acquisitions during 2022.

Restructuring and Other

The decrease in restructuring and other for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the prior year period, was primarily due to lower professional services, legal and other costs related to the strategic review and related transactions (see Note 5).

Other Factors Affecting Net Income Attributable to L&W


	Three Months Ended March 31,				Factors Affecting Net Income Attributable to L&W
(in millions)	2023		2022			2023 vs. 2022
Interest expense	$	(75)	$	(116)		The decrease in interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 is primarily due to lower outstanding debt resulting from the redemption of select senior notes and refinancing through the LNWI Credit Agreement completed in April 2022.

Foreign Currency Exchange (F/X)

Our results are impacted by changes in foreign currency exchange rates used in the translation of foreign functional currencies into USD and the remeasurement of foreign currency transactions or balances. The impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations represents the difference between current rates and prior-period rates applied to current activity. Our exposure to foreign currency volatility on revenue is as follows:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023				2022
($ in millions)	Revenue		% Consolidated Revenue		Revenue		% Consolidated Revenue
Foreign Currency:
British Pound Sterling	$	39	6	%	$	42	7	%
Euro	50		7	%	45		8	%

BUSINESS SEGMENTS RESULTS (for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022)

GAMING

Our Gaming business segment designs, develops, manufactures, markets and distributes a comprehensive portfolio of gaming content, products and services. We provide our Gaming portfolio of products and services to commercial casinos, Native American casinos, wide-area gaming operators such as LBOs, arcade and bingo operators in the U.K. and continental Europe, and government agencies and their affiliated operators.

We generate Gaming revenue from both services and product sales. Our services revenue includes revenue earned from Participation gaming machines, other leased gaming machines (including VLTs and electronic table games), supplied table products and services (including Shufflers), casino management technology solutions and systems, and other services revenues. Our product sales revenue includes the sale of new and used gaming machines, electronic table games, VLTs and VGTs, casino-management technology solutions and systems, table products, proprietary table game licensing, conversion kits (including game, hardware or operating system conversions) and spare parts.

For additional information, refer to the Gaming primary business activities summary included within “Business Segment Results” under Item 7 of our 2022 10-K.

Current Year Update

We continue to see an increase in the demand for our Gaming products and services, and Gaming operations continue to perform above pre-COVID levels. The increase in Gaming revenue year-over-year was primarily driven by robust gaming machine sales growing 53%, coupled with continued momentum in Systems and Gaming operations, which benefited from higher average daily revenue per unit and growth in U.S and Canada installed base. While demand remains strong, we are actively monitoring any impact of inflationary pressures and macroeconomic uncertainty that may impact our operations. We have experienced and continue to expect some level of supply chain volatility that could impact our ability to meet demand for our products and delay the timing of fulfillment and revenue recognition of orders.

Results of Operations and KPIs


Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022


	Three Months Ended March 31,				Variance
($ in millions)	2023		2022		2023 vs. 2022
Revenue:
Gaming operations	$	160	$	155	$	5	3	%
Machine sales	158		103		55		53	%
Systems	55		51		4		8	%
Table products	46		46		—		—	%
Total revenue	$	419	$	355	$	64	18	%

F/X impact on revenue	$	(5)	$	(3)	$	(2)	67	%

Gaming KPIs:
U.S. and Canada units:
Installed base at period end	30,675		30,359		316		1	%
Average daily revenue per unit	$	45.47	$	43.39	$	2.08	5	%

International units(1):
Installed base at period end	26,220		29,762		(3,542)		(12)	%
Average daily revenue per unit	$	14.19	$	13.72	$	0.47	3	%

Gaming machine unit sales:
U.S. and Canada new unit shipments	4,057		3,382		675		20	%
International new unit shipments	3,621		1,914		1,707		89	%
Total new unit shipments	7,678		5,296		2,382		45	%
Average sales price per new unit	$	18,748	$	17,099	$	1,649	10	%

(1) Excludes the impact of game content licensing revenue.

Gaming Operations

Gaming operations revenue growth was driven by strong game performance of hit franchises, including our premium games. Gaming operations for U.S. and Canada had a 316-unit increase in installed base, along with an increase in average daily revenue per unit of $2.08 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Average daily revenue per unit for International units increased by $0.47 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. International ending installed base decreased by 3,542 units primarily due to the expected closure of certain LBOs in the U.K. along with the reduction of certain low-yielding units in Greece and Latin America.

Gaming Machine Sales

Gaming machine sales revenue increased primarily due to higher sales of replacement units globally as operator capital spending returned to more normalized levels, the shipment of 1,411 units into international new opening and expansion

markets, and higher average sales price per new unit mostly from a favorable product mix. The following table summarizes Gaming machine sales changes:


	Three Months Ended March 31,		Variance
	2023	2022	2023 vs. 2022
U.S. and Canada unit shipments:
Replacement units	3,760	3,152	608	19	%
Casino opening and expansion units	297	230	67	29	%
Total unit shipments	4,057	3,382	675	20	%

International unit shipments:
Replacement units	2,210	1,914	296	15	%
Casino opening and expansion units	1,411	—	1,411	nm
Total unit shipments	3,621	1,914	1,707	89	%

nm = not meaningful.

Operating Expenses and AEBITDA

Operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased by $34 million primarily due to $31 million in higher cost of revenue associated with the increase in revenue as described above and $8 million in higher SG&A and restructuring and other costs, which were partially offset by lower D&A of $4 million.

AEBITDA increased by $35 million to $206 million, which is primarily related to increased revenue, and AEBITDA as a percentage of revenue (“AEBITDA margin”) increased by 1 percentage point to 49%. AEBITDA also benefited from a change in the incentive compensation mix from cash to equity awards, resulting in a $3 million benefit, as well as lower legal expenses.

SCIPLAY

Our SciPlay business segment is a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms. SciPlay operates primarily in the social gaming market, which is characterized by gameplay online or on mobile devices that is social, competitive and self-directed in pace and session length. SciPlay also operates in the hyper-casual space, which is characterized by simpler core loops and more repetitive gameplay than casual games. SciPlay generates a substantial portion of its revenue from in-app purchases in the form of virtual coins, chips and cards, which players can use to play slot games, table games or bingo games. Players who install SciPlay’s social games typically receive free coins, chips or cards upon the initial launch of the game and additional free coins, chips or cards at specific time intervals. Players may exhaust the coins, chips or cards that they receive for free and may choose to purchase additional coins, chips or cards in order to extend their time of game play. Once obtained, coins, chips and cards (either free or purchased) cannot be redeemed for cash nor exchanged for anything other than game play within SciPlay’s apps. SciPlay generates additional revenue through advertising arrangements in SciPlay’s hyper-casual games. Players who install SciPlay’s hyper-casual games receive free, unlimited gameplay that requires viewing of periodic in-game advertisements.

SciPlay currently offers a variety of social casino games, including JACKPOT PARTY® Casino, GOLD FISH® Casino, QUICK HIT® Slots, 88 FORTUNES® Slots, MONOPOLY Slots, and HOT SHOT CASINO®. Our SciPlay business segment continues to pursue its strategy of expanding into the casual games market. Current casual game titles include BINGO SHOWDOWN®, SOLITAIRE PETS™ Adventure and Backgammon Live as well as other titles in the hyper-casual space, including games such as CANDY CHALLENGE 3D™, BOSS LIFE™ and DEEP CLEAN INC. 3D™. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, SciPlay continued development and testing of SPELLSPINNER: FANTASY QUEST™, as well as other new games. SciPlay’s social casino games typically include slots-style game play and occasionally include table games-style game play, while its casual games blend solitaire-style or bingo game play with adventure game features and its hyper-casual games include many simple core loop mechanics. All of SciPlay’s games are offered and played across multiple platforms, including APPLE, GOOGLE, FACEBOOK, AMAZON, and MICROSOFT. In addition to SciPlay’s internally created game content, SciPlay’s content library includes recognizable game content from Light & Wonder. This content allows players who like playing land-based game content to enjoy some of those same titles in SciPlay’s free-to-play games. SciPlay has access to Light & Wonder’s library of more than 1,500 iconic casino titles, including titles and content from third-party licensed brands such as MONOPOLY and JAMES BOND™. We believe that SciPlay’s access to this content, coupled with its years of experience developing in-house content, uniquely positions SciPlay to create compelling digital games.

Current Year Update

SciPlay entered 2023 with strong momentum and continues to see higher payer engagement. Revenue growth was primarily attributable to the social casino business, including games such as Jackpot Party Casino and Quick Hit Slots, coupled with additional advertising revenue. SciPlay continues to deploy significant updates across a number of their portfolio games and execute on its strategic game updates, enhanced analytics and international expansion.

Results of Operations and KPIs


Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022


	Three Months Ended March 31,						Variance
(in millions unless otherwise noted)	2023			2022			2023 vs. 2022
Revenue:
Mobile in-app purchases	$	166		$	140		$	26	19	%
Web in-app purchases and other(1)	21			18			2		13	%

Total revenue	$	186		$	158		$	28	18	%


SciPlay KPIs:
In-App Purchases:
Mobile Penetration(2)	91		%	90		%	1 pp		nm
Average MAU(3)	6.1			6.3			(0.2)		(3)	%
Average DAU(4)	2.3			2.3			—		—	%
ARPDAU(5)	$	0.89		$	0.74		$	0.15	20	%
Average MPU(6) (in thousands)	625			560			65		12	%
AMRPPU(7)	$	97.43		$	92.45		$	4.98	5	%
Payer Conversion Rate(8)	10.3		%	8.9		%	1.4 pp		nm





nm = not meaningful. pp = percentage points. (1) Other primarily represents advertising revenue, which was not material in the periods presented. (2) Mobile penetration is defined as the percentage of business to consumer revenue generated from mobile platforms. (3) MAU = Monthly Active Users is a count of visitors to SciPlay sites during a month. An individual who plays multiple games or from multiple devices may, in certain circumstances, be counted more than once. However, SciPlay uses third-party data to limit the occurrence of multiple counting. (4) DAU = Daily Active Users is a count of visitors to SciPlay sites during a day. An individual who plays multiple games or from multiple devices may, in certain circumstances, be counted more than once. However, SciPlay uses third-party data to limit the occurrence of multiple counting. (5) ARPDAU = Average Revenue Per DAU is calculated by dividing revenue for a period by the DAU for the period by the number of days for the period. (6) MPU = Monthly Paying Users is the number of individual users who made an in-game purchase during a particular month. (7) AMRPPU = Average Monthly Revenue Per Paying User is calculated by dividing average monthly revenue by average MPUs for the applicable time period. (8) Payer conversion rate is calculated by dividing average MPU for the period by the average MAU for the same period.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, revenues increased as social casino payer engagement increased and average monthly payers reached a new record high.

The increase in mobile penetration percentage for the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily reflects a continued trend of players migrating from web to mobile platforms to play SciPlay’s games.

Average MAU for the three months ended March 31, 2023 decreased due to the turnover in users. ARPDAU increased as a function of flat average DAU coupled with an increase in payers.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, AMRPPU and average MPU increased as payer conversion improved compared to the prior year period.

Payer conversion rates continue to be at high levels due to consistent payer interaction with the games by players as a result of SciPlay’s focus on introducing new content, features and live events in their games.

Operating Expenses and AEBITDA

The increase in operating expenses is primarily correlated with the increase in revenue (as described above) as a result of higher platform fees, higher marketing spend of $5 million, higher stock-based compensation of $4 million and higher salaries and benefits related to an increase in headcount.

AEBITDA increased primarily due to the increase in revenue (as described above), partially offset by higher operating costs resulting from increases in marketing spend and salaries and benefits. AEBITDA margin increased by 1 percentage point.

iGAMING

Our iGaming business segment provides a comprehensive suite of digital gaming content, distribution platforms, player account management systems, as well as various other iGaming content and services. The majority of our revenue is derived from casino-style game content, including a wide variety of internally developed and branded games as well as popular third-party provider games. These games are made available to iGaming operators via content aggregation platforms, including Open Gaming System, remote gaming servers and various other platforms. We also provide our Open Platform System, a player account management system which offers a wide range of reporting and administrative functions and tools providing operators full control over all areas of digital gaming operations. Generally, we host the play of our game content which is integrated with the online casino operators’ websites.

Current Year Update

We continue to expand our customer base and capitalize on growth in the European and North American markets by leveraging our industry leading platforms, content and solutions, as well as invest in our ability to scale our own original U.S. land-based content offering. Currently we have launched in six U.S. states, and we are positioned to enter others as additional state legislatures authorize online gaming. Additionally, we now have 24 operators live in Ontario, Canada, which further increases our international market and growth opportunities. The launch of our live casino in Michigan is pending the final regulatory approval, now expected during the second half of the year.

Results of Operations


Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

The increase in iGaming revenue of 10% is primarily due to continuing momentum in the U.S. market coupled with continued strong performance of recent acquisitions. The current year period was impacted by unfavorable impact of foreign currency translation of $3 million due to strengthening of the U.S. Dollar, primarily against the Euro. The U.S. market delivered

34% year-over-year revenue growth, driven by the strength of our original content and growth in gross gaming revenue. Wagers processed through our Open Gaming System increased to $20 billion.

AEBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $23 million, up 10%, primarily due to the increase in revenue. AEBITDA margin decreased by 1 percentage point due to the scaling of original content launches and continued investments supporting ongoing growth.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE

We do not expect that any recently issued accounting guidance will have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

For a description of our policies regarding our critical accounting estimates, see “Critical Accounting Estimates” in Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our 2022 10-K.

There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting estimate policies or the application of those policies to our condensed consolidated financial statements from those presented in Item 7 “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our 2022 10-K.

LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND WORKING CAPITAL

Cash and Available Liquidity

As of March 31, 2023, our principal sources of liquidity, other than cash flows provided by operating activities, were cash and cash equivalents, including SciPlay cash and cash equivalents (for our SciPlay business segment), and amounts available under the SciPlay Revolver (for our SciPlay business segment).

Cash and Available Revolver Capacity


(in millions)	Cash and cash equivalents		Revolver capacity		Revolver capacity drawn or committed to letters of credit		Total
L&W (excluding SciPlay)	$	573	$	750	$	(12)	$	1,311
SciPlay	358		150		—		508

Total as of March 31, 2023	$	931	$	900	$	(12)	$	1,819

L&W (excluding SciPlay)	$	584	$	750	$	(12)	$	1,322
SciPlay	330		150		—		480

Total as of December 31, 2022	$	914	$	900	$	(12)	$	1,802

Total cash held by our foreign subsidiaries was $139 million and $142 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. We believe that substantially all cash held outside the U.S. is free from legal encumbrances or similar restrictions that would prevent it from being available to meet our global liquidity needs.

Our Gaming operations generally require significant upfront capital expenditures, and we may need to incur additional capital expenditures in order to retain or increase market share and continue our product investments. Other capital requirements for the near term primarily include debt principal and interest payments, purchase obligations, supply contracts, license agreement minimum guaranteed payments and lease obligations. Under our certain debt agreements, we are required to use a portion of the proceeds received from the Divestitures to reinvest in our business and/or make payments towards our outstanding senior notes by the end of 2023. In April 2023, we paid $32 million in cash taxes associated with the Divestitures. There have been no material changes to our capital requirements disclosed in our 2022 10-K.

Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness and other obligations depends on our ability to generate cash in the future. We may, from time to time, repurchase or otherwise repay, retire or refinance our debt, through our subsidiaries or otherwise. In the event we pursue significant acquisitions or other expansion opportunities, or conduct significant repurchases of our outstanding securities, we may need to raise additional capital. If we do not have adequate liquidity to support these activities, we may be unable to obtain financing for these cash needs on favorable terms or at all. For additional information regarding our cash needs and related risks, see “Risk Factors” under Part I, Item 1A in our 2022 10-K.

On March 1, 2022, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program under which we are authorized to repurchase, from time to time through February 25, 2025, up to an aggregate amount of $750 million of our outstanding common stock. For the year-to-date period through May 4, 2023, we repurchased 0.6 million shares of common stock under the program at an aggregate cost of $32 million.

On May 9, 2022, SciPlay’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program under which it is authorized to repurchase, from time to time through May 9, 2024, up to an aggregate amount of $60 million of its outstanding Class A common stock. For the year-to-date period through May 9, 2023, SciPlay repurchased 1.4 million shares of Class A common stock under the program at an aggregate cost of $23 million, and since the initiation of the program, SciPlay repurchased 4.1 million shares of Class A common stock at an aggregate cost of $60 million, completing the initial share repurchase program authorization. On May 3, 2023, SciPlay’s Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program under which it is authorized to repurchase, from time to time through May 3, 2024, up to an aggregate amount of $60 million of its outstanding Class A common stock.

Cash Flow Summary


	Three Months Ended March 31,				Variance
($ in millions)	2023		2022		2023 vs. 2022






Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from:
Continuing operations	$	185	$	(14)	$	199
Discontinued operations	—		108		(108)
Net cash provided by operating activities	185		94		91
Net cash used in investing activities from:
Continuing operations	(54)		(151)		97
Discontinued operations	(3)		(25)		22
Net cash used in investing activities	(57)		(176)		119
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities from:
Continuing operations	(65)		54		(119)
Discontinued operations	—		(2)		2
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(65)		52		(117)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	—		(1)		1
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	63	$	(31)	$	94

Cash Flows from Operating Activities


	Three Months Ended March 31,				Variance
($ in millions)	2023		2022		2023 vs. 2022
Net income	$	27	$	28	$	(1)
Less: Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		(95)		95
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations	138		121		17

Changes in working capital accounts, excluding the effects of acquisitions	32		(72)		104
Changes in deferred income taxes and other	(12)		4		(16)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations	$	185	$	(14)	$	199

Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations increased primarily due to a $95 million increase in earnings (drivers described above) and favorable changes in working capital accounts.

Changes in working capital accounts for the three months ended March 31, 2023 benefited from lower interest payments coupled with favorable working capital changes primarily due to the timing of disbursements as well as receivables and inventory levels beginning to normalize.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations decreased primarily due to SciPlay’s acquisition of Alictus Yazilim Anonim Şirketi in the prior year period, partially offset by higher capital expenditures. Capital expenditures are

composed of investments in systems, equipment and other assets related to contracts, property and equipment, intangible assets and software.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities increased primarily due to net borrowings under LNWI’s prior revolving credit facility in the prior year period of $160 million. Partially offsetting this increase was lower purchases of our outstanding common stock under our share repurchase program. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we purchased $28 million and $51 million, respectively, of our common stock.

Credit Agreement and Other Debt

For additional information regarding the LNWI Credit Agreement and other debt, interest rate risk and interest rate hedging instruments, see Notes 15 and 16 and Item 7A “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our 2022 10-K as well as Notes 11 and 12 and Item 3 below in this form 10-Q.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2023, we did not have any significant off-balance sheet arrangements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates and commodity prices. The following are our primary exposures to market risks:

Interest Rate Risk

As of March 31, 2023, the face value of long-term debt was $3.9 billion, including $2.2 billion of variable-rate obligations. Assuming a constant outstanding balance for our variable-rate long-term debt, a hypothetical 1% change in interest rates would result in interest expense changing by approximately $22 million. All of our interest rate sensitive financial instruments are held for purposes other than trading.

In April 2022, we entered into interest rate swap contracts with $700 million notional amount to hedge a portion of our interest expense associated with our variable rate debt to effectively fix the interest rate that we will pay. The objective of our interest rate swap contracts, which are designated as cash flow hedges of the future interest payments, is to eliminate the variability of cash flows attributable to the SOFR component of interest expense to be paid on a portion of our variable rate debt. These hedges mature in April 2027.

For additional information regarding our long-term debt and interest rate swap contracts, see Notes 11 and 12, respectively.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as required by Exchange Act Rule 3a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of March 31, 2023.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

For a description of our legal proceedings, see Note 16 in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Note 20 in our 2022 10-K.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed under Item 1A “Risk Factors” included in our 2022 10-K, except as noted below.

We are evaluating a potential secondary listing of the Company’s common stock on the Australian Securities Exchange, which, if completed, could lead to price variations and other impacts on holders our common stock.

On March 15, 2023, we announced that we are evaluating a potential secondary listing of our shares on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) in addition to our existing primary listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”). If included on the ASX, our common stock would be listed as CHESS Depositary Interests (“CDIs”). Dual listing may result in price variations between our securities listed on the different exchanges due to a number of factors, including that our common stock listed on the Nasdaq is traded in U.S. dollars and any CDIs that would be listed on the ASX would be traded in Australian Dollars, volatility in the exchange rate of the two currencies and differences between the vacation schedules, trading schedules and time zones of the two exchanges, among other factors. A decrease in the price of our securities in one market may result in a decrease in the price of our securities in the other market. Dual listing would also present us with the opportunity to raise additional funds through the issuance of CDIs, which could cause dilution to existing stockholders.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

We repurchased 0.5 million shares under the share repurchase program during the three months ended March 31, 2023.


(in millions, except for price per share)
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Cost of Repurchase		Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
1/1/2023 - 1/31/2023	0.1	$	58.46	$	8	$	337
2/1/2023 - 2/28/2023	—	$	—	—		$	337
3/1/2023 - 3/31/2023	0.4	$	57.84	20		$	317
Total	0.5	$	58.02	$	28	$	317

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit Number						Description




3.1(a)						Restated Articles of Incorporation of Light & Wonder, Inc., filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on August 5, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1(a) to Light & Wonder, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022).





3.1(b)						Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Light & Wonder, Inc., filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on August 5, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1(b) to Light & Wonder, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022).

3.2						Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Light & Wonder, Inc., effective as of April 28, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Light & Wonder, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 29, 2022).







31.1						Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Light & Wonder, Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(†)

31.2						Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Light & Wonder, Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(†)

32.1						Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Light & Wonder, Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

32.2						Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Light & Wonder, Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

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(†) Filed herewith.

* Furnished herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


		LIGHT & WONDER, INC.
		(Registrant)

		By:	/s/ Constance P. James
		Name:	Constance P. James
		Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Corporate Secretary, and Principal Accounting Officer










Dated:	May 9, 2023

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