Stock Exchange Listing and Symbol
The Company's common shares and second preferred shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and trade under the symbols "L" and "L.PR.A", respectively.
Common Shares
W. Galen Weston, directly and indirectly, including through his controlling interest in George Weston Limited, owns 64% of the Company's common shares.
At year end 2011, there were 281,385,318 common shares issued and outstanding, and 100,331,640 common shares available for public trading.
The average daily trading volume of the Company's common shares for 2011 was 325,267.
Preferred Shares
At year end 2011, there were 9,000,000 second preferred shares issued and outstanding and available for public trading.
The average daily trading volume of the Company's second preferred shares for 2011 was 7,707.
Registrar and Transfer Agent
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Annual Meeting
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Loblaw Companies Limited will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. (EST), at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, Room 701, 222 Bremner Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.