Bank of Montreal 2000 Annual Report Download - page 113

Shareholder Information
Common Share Trading Information during Fiscal 2000
Year-end Price Total Volume of
Primary Stock Exchanges Ticker Oct. 31, 2000 High Low Shares Traded
Toronto BMO $ 70.50 $ 71.60 $ 42.00 206.2 million
New York BMO US$ 46.38 US$ 47.81 US$ 29.13 3.5 million
Dividends per Share Declared during Fiscal Year
Shares Outstanding
Issue/Class Ticker at Oct. 31, 2000 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Common BMO 261,291,947 $ 2.00 $ 1.88 $ 1.76 $ 1.64 $ 1.48
Preferred Class A
Series 4 (a)
– $ – $ 1.87 $ 2.25 $ 2.25 $ 2.25
Series 5 (b) – $ – $ 522.26 $ 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 $ 1.3875 $ 1.3875 $ 0.93145
–
Series 4 (c) BMO G 8,000,000 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 $ 0.8966 ––
Series 5 (c) BMO H 8,000,000 $ 1.3250 $ 1.3250 $ 0.99 ––
Series 6 (c) BMO I 10,000,000 $ 1.1875 $ 1.1875 $ 0.626019 ––
(a) The Class A Preferred Shares Series 4 were redeemed on September 24, 1999.
(b) The Class A Preferred Shares Series 5 were redeemed on December 5, 1998.
(c) The Class B Preferred Shares were issued in February 1998 for Series 4 and 5, and in May 1998 for Series 6.
2001 Dividend Dates
Common and Preferred Shares Record Dates Preferred Shares Payment Dates Common Shares Payment Dates
February 2 February 26 February 27
May 4 May 25 May 30
August 3 August 27 August 30
November 2 November 26 November 29
The Bank Act prohibits a bank from paying or declaring a dividend if it is or would thereby be in contravention of capital adequacy regulations.
Currently this limitation does not restrict the payment of dividends on the Bank’s common or preferred shares.
Market for Securities
of the Bank
The common shares of the
Bank are listed on the Toronto
and New York stock exchanges
and The International Stock
Exchange of the United
Kingdom and the Republic of
Ireland Limited, London,
England. The preferred shares
of the Bank are listed on the
Toronto Stock Exchange.
Restraints on Ownership
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 foreign
governments is prohibited.
Shareholder Administration
The Trust Company of Bank
of Montreal, with transfer
facilities in the cities of Halifax,
Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg,
Regina, Calgary and Vancouver,
serves as transfer agent and
registrar for common and
preferred shares. In addition,
The Trust Company of Bank
of Montreal and Harris
Trust Company of New York
serve as transfer agents and
registrars for common shares
in London, England and New
York, respectively.
For dividend information,
change in share registration
or address, lost certificates,
estate transfers, or to advise of
duplicate mailings, please call
the Bank’s Transfer Agent and
Registrar at 1-800-332-0095
(Canada and the United States),
or at [phone] (inter-
national), or write to The Trust
Company of Bank of Montreal,
129 Saint-Jacques St.,
B Level North, Montreal,
Quebec H2Y1L6.
For all other shareholder
inquiries, please write to
Shareholder Services at the
Corporate Secretary’s
Department, 21st Floor,
1 First Canadian Place, Toronto,
Ontario M5X1A1, e-mail to
[e-mail],
call [phone], or fax
[phone].
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 ser-
vice charges.
Shareholders of the Bank
may also purchase additional
common shares of the Bank
by making optional cash pay-
mentsofupto$40,000perfiscal
year. Full details of the plan
are available from The Trust
Company of Bank of Montreal
or Shareholder Services.
Direct Dividend Deposit
Shareholders may choose to
have dividends deposited
directly to an account in any
financial institution in Canada
that provides electronic funds
transfer facilities.
Institutional Investors and
Research Analysts
Institutional investors or
research analysts who
would like to obtain financial
information should write
to the Vice-President, Investor
Relations, 18th Floor, 1 First
Canadian Place, Toronto,
Ontario M5X 1A1, e-mail to
[e-mail],
call [phone], or
fax [phone]. Alter-
natively, please visit our
web site at www.bmo.com/
investorrelations.
General Information
For general inquiries about
company news and initiatives,
or to obtain additional
copies of the Annual Report,
please contact the Corporate
Communications Department,
Bank of Montreal Tower,
55 Bloor Street West, 4th Floor,
Toronto, Ontario M4W3N5,
or visit our web site at
www.bmo.com. (On peut
obtenir sur demande un
exemplaire en français.)
Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of
Shareholders will be held on
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
at 9:30 a.m. (Pacific Standard
Time) at the Four Seasons
Hotel, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada.
Fees Paid to our
Shareholders’ Auditors
Fees amounting to
$29.7 million were paid to
our shareholders’ auditors
and their affiliates, of which
$23.5 million related to
non-audit services including
legislative and regulatory
compliance, tax, project
management and general
consulting.
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