Bank of Montreal 1998 Annual Report Download - page 105

BANK OF MONTREAL GROUP OF COMPANIES
MARKET FOR SECURITIES
OF THE BANK
The common shares of the
Bank are listed on the Toronto,
Montreal, Winnipeg, Alberta,
Vancouver and New York stock
exchanges, and The Interna-
tional Stock Exchange of the
United Kingdom and the
Republic of Ireland Limited,
London, England (“London
Stock Exchange”). The
preferred shares of the Bank,
with the exception of Class A
Series 5, are listed on the
Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg,
Alberta and Vancouver
stock exchanges.
DISTRIBUTION OF
COMMON SHARES
As at October 31, 1998
Canada 90.6%
United States 9.2%
Other countries 0.2%
100.0%
Registered shareholdings by geographic
region based upon the residency of
registered shareholders and declarations
of beneficial ownership by depository
participants.
RESTRAINTS ON
OWNER
SHIP OF SHARES
UNDER
THE BANK ACT
No person or group of associ-
ated persons may own more
than 10% of any class of shares,
and ownership of the Bank’s
shares by Canadian or for eign
governments is prohibited.
SHAREHOLDER
ADMINISTRATION
The Trust Company of
Bank of Montreal, with trans-
fer facilities in the cities
of Halifax, Montreal, Toronto,
Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary
and Vancouver, serves as trans-
fer agent and registrar for
common and preferred shares.
In addition, The Trust Com-
pany of Bank of Montreal
and Bank of Montreal Trust
Company serve as transfer
agents and registrars for com-
mon shares in London, England
and New York, respectively.
For dividend information,
change in share registration
or address, or to advise of
duplicate mailings, please
call the Bank’s Transfer Agent
and Registrar collect at
[phone], or write to:
The Trust Company of
Bank of Montreal, 129 Saint-
Jacques St., B Level North,
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1L6.
For all other shareholder
inquiries, please contact
Shareholder Services at
the Corporate Secretary’s
Department, 21st Floor,
1 First Canadian Place,
Toronto, Ontario M5X 1A1.
SHAREHOLDER DIVIDEND
REINVESTMENT AND
SHARE PURCHASE PLAN
The Shareholder Dividend
Reinvestment and Share
Purchase Plan provides a
means for holders of record
of common and preferred
shares to reinvest cash dividends
in common shares of the
Bank without the payment of
any commissions or service
charges. Shareholders of the
Bank may also purchase
additional common shares of
the Bank by making optional
cash payments of up to
$40,000 per fiscal year. Full
details of the plan are available
from Shareholder Services.
DIRECT DIVIDEND DEPOSIT
Shareholders may choose to
have dividends deposited
directly to an account at any
financial institution in Canada
which provides electronic
funds transfer facilities.
INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
AND RESEARCH
For information about Bank
of Montreal or to obtain
supplemental finan
cial data,
please contact Investor
Relations, 18th Floor,
1 First Canadian Place,
Toronto, Ontario M5X 1A1.
Bank of Montreal is covered
by the equity research depart-
ments of major Canadian and
U.S. investment dealers.
GENERAL INFORMATION
For general inquiries about
company news and initiatives,
or additional copies of this
Annual Report, please contact
the Public Affairs Department,
Bank of Montreal Tower,
55 Bloor Street West, 4th Floor,
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3N5.
(On peut obtenir sur demande
un exemplaire en français.)
ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of
Shareholders will be held on
Tuesday, February 23, 1999 at
9:30 am (Atlantic Time) at the
World Trade and Convention
Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada.
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
COMMON STOCK TRADING INFORMATION DURING 1998
Primary Stock Year-end Price To t al Vol u m e o f
Exchanges Ticker Oct. 31, 1998 High Low Shares Traded
Toronto/Montreal BMO CN $ 63.10 $ 87.00 $ 51.75 232.4 million
New York BMO US US$ 40.875 US$ 60.0625 US$ 34.125 5.9 million
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE DECLARED DURING FISCAL YEAR
Shares
Outstanding at
Issue/Class Ticker Oct. 31, 1998 19 9 8 19 97 19 9 6 19 9 5 19 9 4
Common BMO 264,433,198 $ 1.76 $ 1.64 $ 1.48 $ 1.32 $ 1.20
Preferred Class A
Series 4 BMO D 8,000,000 $ 2.25 $ 2.25 $ 2.25 $ 2.25 $ 2.25
Series 5 288 $ 19,062.50 $ 19,062.50 $ 19,062.50 $ 19,062.50 $ 19,062.50
Preferred Class B
Series 1 BMO E 10,000,000 $ 2.25 $ 2.25 $ 2.25 $ 2.25 $ 2.25
Series 2 BMO U 10,000,000 US$ 1.6876 US$ 1.6876 US$ 1.6876 US$ 1.6876 US$ 1.6876
Series 3 BMO F 16,000,000 $ 1.3875 $ 0.93145 – – –
Series 4 (a) BMO G 8,000,000 $ 0.8966 ––––
Series 5 (a) BMO H 8,000,000 $ 0.99 ––––
Series 6 (a) BMO I 10,000,000 $ 0.626019 ––––
(a) The Class B Preferred Shares were issued in February 1998 for Series 4 and 5, and in May 1998 for Series 6. For these issues,
dividends declared in fiscal 1998 were for a partial year.
1999 DIVIDEND DATES
Common and Preferred Shares Preferred Shares Common Shares
Record Dates Payment Dates Payment Dates
February 5 February 25 February 25
May 7 May 25 May 28
August 6 August 25 August 30
November 5 November 25 November 29
The Bank Act prohibits a bank from paying or declaring a dividend if it is in contravention of capital adequacy regulations. Currently,
this limitation does not restrict the payment of dividends on the Bank’s common or preferred shares.
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