NOTE 10.DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The Company is exposed to certain interest rate risks on our outstanding debt and foreign currency risks arising from our international business operations and global economic conditions. The Company enters into certain derivative financial instruments to lock in certain interest rates, as well as to protect the value or fix the amount of certain obligations in terms of its functional currency, the U.S. dollar.

The Company is exposed to fluctuations in various foreign currencies against its functional currency, the US dollar. We use foreign currency derivatives, specifically foreign currency forward contracts (“FX Forwards”), to manage our exposure to fluctuations in the USD-CAD and USD-AUD exchange rates. FX Forwards involve fixing the foreign currency exchange rate for delivery of a specified amount of foreign currency on a specified date. The FX Forwards are typically settled in US dollars for their fair value at or close to their settlement date. We do not currently designate any of these FX Forwards under hedge accounting, but rather reflect the changes in fair value immediately in earnings. We do not use such instruments for speculative or trading purposes, but rather use them to manage our exposure to foreign exchange rates. Changes in the fair value of FX Forwards were recorded in other income/expense and were equal to net gains of $0.2 million for both quarters ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively and net gains of $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The fair values of the Company’s FX Forwards were recorded as net obligations of $0.2 million and $0.0 million in Other Current Liabilities as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

As of June 30, 2022, the Company had the following outstanding FX Forwards (in thousands except for number of instruments):

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Non-Designated Derivative Summary

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