Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Fair Value Measurement

Fair Value Measurement

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

The Company's financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The carrying value of accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values because of their short-term nature. Estimated fair values of held to maturity and available-for-sale debt securities are generally based on prices obtained from commercial pricing services.

In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from sources independent from the Company) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (the Company’s assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). As a basis for considering such assumptions, a three-tier fair value hierarchy has been established, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

•Level 1 - Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

•Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

•Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

The Company's Level 1 instruments include deposits held with banks and short-term investments that are valued using quoted market prices. Level 2 instruments include the Company's short and long-term investments that are valued through third-party pricing services that use verifiable observable market data. The Company had no Level 3 instruments as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

The following tables summarizes the Company's financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:


	December 31, 2021
(in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents:
Deposits held with banks	$	214,702	$	—	$	—	$	214,702
Short-term highly liquid investments	17,198		—		—		17,198
Investments	206,724		27,454				234,178
Total	$	438,624	$	27,454	$	—	$	466,078


	December 31, 2020
(in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents:
Deposits held with banks	$	130,807	$	—	$	—	$	130,807
Short-term highly liquid investments	141,543		—		—		141,543
Investments	69,746		80,613		—		150,359
Total	$	342,096	$	80,613	$	—	$	422,709

Refer to Note 4, “Investments,” for the carrying amount and related unrealized gains (losses) by type of investment.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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