| National Head Office and Store Support Centre |
Loblaw Companies Limited
1 President’s Choice Circle
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
L6Y 5S5
Tel: (905) 459-2500
Fax: (905) 861-2206
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| Registered Office |
22 St. Clair Avenue East
Toronto, Canada
M4T 2S7
Tel: (416) 922-8500
Fax: (416) 922-7791
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| Shareholder Information |
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 2007 there were 274,173,564 common shares issued and outstanding, 4,911 registered common shareholders and 100,823,829 common shares available for public trading.
The average daily trading volume of the Company’s common shares for 2007 was 456,020.
Common Dividend Policy
The declaration and payment of dividends and the amount thereof are at the discretion of the Board which takes into account the Company’s financial results, capital requirements, available cash flow and other factors the Board considers relevant from time to time. Over the long term, the Company’s objective is for its dividend payment ratio to be in the range of 20% to 25% of the prior year’s adjusted basic net earnings per common share.(1)
(1) See Non-GAAP Financial Measures on page 40.
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| Dividends |
Loblaw Companies Limited Common Shares
| Record Date |
Payment Date |
Dividend Declared
(per share) |
Eligible/Ineligible |
| Mar 15, 2007 |
Apr 1, 2007 |
$0.184104 |
Eligible |
| Mar 15, 2007 |
Apr 1, 2007 |
$0.025896 |
Ineligible |
| June 15, 2007 |
July 1, 2007 |
$0.1914 |
Eligible |
| June 15, 2007 |
July 1, 2007 |
$0.0186 |
Ineligible |
| Sept 15, 2007 |
Oct 1, 2007 |
$0.1914 |
Eligible |
| Sept 15, 2007 |
Oct 1, 2007 |
$0.0186 |
Ineligible |
| Dec 15, 2007 |
Dec 30, 2007 |
$0.1914 |
Eligible |
| Dec 15, 2007 |
Dec 30, 2007 |
$0.0186 |
Ineligible |
| Mar 15, 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
$0.20150 |
Eligible |
| Mar 15, 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
$0.00850 |
Ineligible |
| June 15, 2008 |
July 1, 2008 |
$0.20271 |
Eligible |
| June 15, 2008 |
July 1, 2008 |
$0.00729 |
Ineligible |
| Sept 15, 2008 |
Oct 1, 2008 |
$0.20271 |
Eligible |
| Sept 15, 2008 |
Oct 1, 2008 |
$0.00729 |
Ineligible |
| Dec 15, 2008 |
Dec 30, 2008 |
$0.20088 |
Eligible |
| Dec 15, 2008 |
Dec 30, 2008 |
$0.00912 |
Ineligible |
Loblaw Companies Limited Second Preferred Shares,
Series A
| Record Date |
Payment Date |
Dividend Declared
(per share) |
Eligible/Ineligible |
| Oct 15, 2008 |
Oct 31, 2008 |
$0.5394 |
Eligible |
| Jan 15, 2009 |
Jan 31, 2009 |
$0.371875 |
Eligible |
Designation of Eligible Dividends
Loblaw Companies Limited for the purposes of the Income Tax Act and any similar provincial legislation advises that its dividends indicated as “Eligible” above are eligible dividends and those indicated as “Ineligble” are not.
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| Common Dividend Dates |
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 2008 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: 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
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| Annual and Special Meeting |
The 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Loblaw Companies Limited will be held on Wednesday,
April 30, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. (EST), at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, Hall G, 222 Bremner Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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| 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.
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