National Head Office and Store Support Centre
Loblaw Companies Limited
1 President’s Choice Circle
Brampton, Canada
L6Y 5S5
Tel: (905) 459-2500
Fax: (905) 861-2206
Internet: www.loblaw.ca
Stock Exchange Listing and Symbol
The Company’s common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and trade under the symbol “L”.
Common Shares
63% of the Company’s common shares are owned beneficially by W. Galen Weston and George Weston Limited.
At year end 2006 there were 274,173,564 common shares issued and outstanding, 5,696 registered common shareholders and 100,744,229 common shares available for public trading.
The average daily trading volume of the Company’s common shares for 2006 was 382,410.
Common Dividend Policy
It is the Company’s policy to maintain a dividend payment equal to approximately 20% to 25% of the prior year’s adjusted basic net earnings per common share.(1)
Common Dividend Dates
The declaration and payment of quarterly dividends are made subject to approval by the Board of Directors. The anticipated record and payment dates for 2007 are:
| Record Date | Payment Date |
|---|---|
| March 15 | April 1 |
| June 15 | July 1 |
| Sept. 15 | Oct. 1 |
| Dec. 15 | Dec. 30 |
Normal Course Issuer Bid
The Company has a Normal Course Issuer Bid on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Value of Common Shares
For capital gains purposes, the valuation day (December 22, 1971) cost base for the Company is $0.958 per common share. The value on February 22, 1994 was $7.67 per common share.
Registrar and Transfer Agent
Computershare Investor Services Inc.
100 University Avenue
Toronto, Canada
M5J 2Y1
Tel: (416) 263-9200
Toll Free Tel: 1-800-663-9097
Fax: (416) 263-9394
Toll Free Fax: 1-888-453-0330
To change your address or eliminate multiple mailings, or for other shareholder account inquiries, please contact Computershare Investor Services Inc.
Independent Auditors
KPMG LLP
Chartered Accountants
Toronto, Canada
Annual and Special Meeting
Loblaw Companies Limited Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Maple Leaf Gardens, 60 Carlton Street, Toronto, Canada.
Trademarks
Loblaw Companies Limited and its subsidiaries own a number of trademarks. Several subsidiaries are licensees of additional trademarks. These trademarks are the exclusive property of Loblaw Companies Limited or the licensor and where used in this report are in italics.
Investor Relations
Shareholders, security analysts and investment professionals should direct their requests to Mr. Geoffrey H. Wilson, Senior Vice President, Financial Services and Investor Relations at the Company’s National Head Office or by e-mail at investor@loblaw.ca.
Additional financial information has been filed electronically with various securities regulators in Canada through the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) and with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) as the primary regulator for the Company’s subsidiary, President’s Choice Bank. The Company holds an analyst call shortly following the release of its quarterly results. These calls are archived in the Investor Zone section of the Company’s website.
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(1) See Non-GAAP Financial Measures (51 KB PDF) in the Financial Report.