Bank of Montreal 2007 Annual Report Download - page 145

Shareholder Administration
Computershare Trust Company of Canada,
with transfer facilities in the cities of Halifax,
Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and
Vancouver, serves as transfer agent and
registrar for common and preferred shares.
In addition, Computershare Investor Services
PLC and Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
serve as transfer agents and registrars for
common shares in London, England and
Golden, Colorado, respectively.
For dividend information, change in
share registration or address, lost certificates,
estate transfers, or to advise of duplicate
mailings, please call Bank of Montreal’s Transfer
Agent and Registrar at 1-800-340-5021 (Canada
and the United States), or at [phone]
(international), or write to Computershare
Trust Company of Canada, 100 University
Avenue, 9th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1,
e-mail to serv[email protected]om, or
fax [phone] (Canada and the United
States) or [phone] (international).
For all other shareholder inquiries,
please write to Shareholder Services in the
Corporate Secretary’s Department, 19th Floor,
1 First Canadian Place, Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1A1, e-mail to [e-mail],
call [phone], or fax [phone].
Market for Securities of Bank of Montreal
The common shares of Bank of Montreal
are listed on the Toronto and New York
stock exchanges. The preferred shares of
Bank of Montreal are listed on the Toronto
Stock Exchange.
Shareholder Dividend Reinvestment
and Share Purchase Plan
The Shareholder Dividend Reinvestment and
Share Purchase Plan provides a means for
holders of record of common shares to reinvest
cash dividends in common shares of Bank
of Montreal without the payment of any
commissions or service charges.
Shareholders of Bank of Montreal may
also purchase additional common shares of
Bank of Montreal in amounts up to $40,000
per fiscal year. Full details of the plan are
available from Computershare Trust Company
of Canada or Shareholder Services.
Direct Dividend Deposit
Shareholders may choose to have dividends
deposited directly to an account in any financial
institution in Canada or the United States that
provides electronic funds transfer facilities.
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,
302 Bay Street, 10th Floor, Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1A1, or visit our web site at
www.bmo.com.
Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be
held on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 9:30 a.m.
(Eastern Standard Time) at Fairmont
Le Château Frontenac, Quebec City, Quebec.
Institutional Investors and Research Analysts
Institutional investors or research analysts
who would like to obtain financial information
should write to the Senior Vice-President,
Investor Relations, 18th Floor, 1 First Canadian
Place, Toronto, Ontario M5X 1A1, e-mail
to [e-mail], call
[phone], or fax [phone].
Alternatively, please visit our web site
at www.bmo.com/investorrelations.
Corporate Information
This BMO Financial Group 2007 Annual Report
is available for viewing/printing on our web
site at www.bmo.com. For a printed copy,
please contact:
Corporate Communications Department
BMO Financial Group
302 Bay Street, 10th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5X 1A1
(On peut obtenir sur demande un exemplaire
en français.)
Online Information
BMO Financial Group is committed
to open and full financial disclosure and
best practices in corporate governance.
We invite you to visit our web site at
www.bmo.com/investorrelations to find
out more about our organization, our
governance practices, our continuous
disclosure materials including our Quarterly
Financial Releases, our Annual Information
Form as well as our Notice of Annual
Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Circular.
Filings are accessible on the Canadian
Securities Administrators’ web site at
www.sedar.com, and on the EDGAR section
of the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.
Common Share Trading Information during Fiscal 2007
Year-end price Total volume of
Primary stock exchanges Ticker October 31, 2007 High Low shares traded
Toronto BMO $ 63.00 $ 72.75 $ 60.21 394.7 million
New York BMO US$ 66.58 US$ 67.32 US$ 56.80 16.2 million
Dividends per Share Declared during Fiscal Year
Shares outstanding
Issue/Class Ticker at October 31, 2007 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Common BMO 498,562,702 $ 2.71 $ 2.26 $ 1.85 $ 1.59 $ 1.34
Preferred Class B
Series 3 (a) BMO F ––––$ 1.18 $ 1.39
Series 4 (b) BMO G –$ 0.99 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 $ 1.20
Series 5 (c) BMO H 8,000,000 $ 1.33 $ 1.33 $ 1.33 $ 1.33 $ 1.33
Series 6 (c) BMO I 10,000,000 $ 1.19 $ 1.19 $ 1.19 $ 1.19 $ 1.19
Series 10 (d) BMO V 12,000,000 US$ 1.49 US$ 1.49 US$ 1.49 US$ 1.49 US$ 1.49
Series 13 (e) BMO J 14,000,000 $ 0.96 ––––
Series 14 (e) BMO K 10,000,000 $ 0.50 ––––
(a) The Class B Preferred Shares Series 3 were redeemed in September 2004.
(b) The Class B Preferred Shares Series 4 were redeemed in August 2007.
(c) The Class B Preferred Shares Series 5 were issued in February 1998 and the Class B Preferred Shares Series 6
were issued in May 1998.
(d) The Class B Preferred Shares Series 10 were issued in December 2001.
(e) The Class B Preferred Shares Series 13 were issued in January 2007 and the Class B Preferred Shares Series 14
were issued in September 2007.
2008 Dividend Dates
(Subject to approval by the Board of Directors)
Common and preferred shares record dates Preferred shares payment dates Common shares payment dates
February 1 February 25 February 28
May 2 May 26 May 29
August 1 August 25 August 28
October 31 November 25 November 27
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 Bank of Montreal’s common or preferred shares.
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