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KEY INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS

  • Investment grade credit rating

  • Ability to generate significant cash flow with an average of $287 million per year over the past three years

  • Leader in most of the markets we serve

  • Solid relationships with our customers

  • Balanced portfolio of businesses

  • Track record of dividend growth

  • Development of marketing communication products and services

  • Attractive valuation compared with peers

  • Family-owned and operated business

  • Long term contracts ranging from 3-18 years with customers who generate 50-60% of Print revenues

  • Close to 40% of consolidated revenues are less exposed to cyclical changes in the economy

  • Almost half of advertising revenues from the media sector is from local advertising

CAUTIONARY NOTICE

  • The information posted was accurate at the time of posting but may be superseded by subsequent disclosure.

  • The information on this website may contain certain forward-looking statements concerning the future performance of the Corporation. Such statements, based on the current expectations of management, inherently involve numerous risks and uncertainties, known and unknown. We caution that all forward-looking information is inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from the assumptions, estimates or expectations reflected or contained in the forward-looking information, and that actual future performance will be affected by a number of factors, many of which are beyond the Corporation's control.The risks, uncertainties and other factors that could influence actual results are described in Management's Discussion and Analysis for the third quarter ended July 31, 2010 as well as the 2009 Annual Information Form.
 
 
Participating and voting shares Preferred Shares


Participating and voting shares

All holders of Class A Subordinate Voting Shares and Class B Shares are entitled to receive dividends. While allocated at the discretion of the Board of Directors, the Corporation typically declares cash dividends to be paid out on a quarterly basis.

For the purpose of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any similar provincial and territorial legislation, Transcontinental Inc. designates all dividends (including deemed dividends) paid on the participating and voting shares in the 2007 calendar year and thereafter as "eligible dividends" unless Transcontinental Inc. indicates otherwise.


Declaration
Date

 

Record
Date

 

Payment
Date

 

Amount

             
  2010
             
September 8, 2010
June 8, 2010
March 17, 2010
 
October 1, 2010
July 2, 2010
April 12, 2010
 
October 21, 2010
July 22, 2010
April 30, 2010
 
$0.09
$0.09
$0.09
             
  2009
             
December 15, 2009
September 10, 2009
June 11, 2009
March 12, 2009
 
January 8, 2010
October 5, 2009
July 6, 2009
April 6, 2009
 
January 28, 2010
October 23, 2009
July 24, 2009
April 24, 2009
 
$0.08
$0.08
$0.08
$0.08
             
  2008
             
December 11, 2008
September 11, 2008
June 12, 2008
March 13, 2008
 
January 5, 2009
October 6, 2008
July 7, 2008
April 7, 2008
 
January 23, 2009
October 24, 2008
July 25, 2008
April 25, 2008
 
$0.08
$0.08
$0.08
$0.08
             
  2007
             
December 13, 2007
September 13, 2007
June 14, 2007
March 15, 2007
 
January 7, 2008
October 5, 2007
July 9, 2007
April 9, 2007
 
January 25, 2008
October 26, 2007
July 27, 2007
April 27, 2007
 
$0.07
$0.07
$0.07
$0.07
             
  2006
             
December 14, 2006
September 14, 2006
June 14, 2006
March 15, 2006
January 8, 2007
October 6, 2006
July 7, 2006
April 10, 2006
January 26, 2007
October 29, 2006
July 28, 2006
May 1, 2006
$0.065
$0.065
$0.065
$0.065
             
  2005
 
 
 
December 15, 2005
September 14, 2005
June 14, 2005
March 17, 2005
 
January 9, 2006
October 10, 2005
July 8, 2005
April 11, 2005
 
January 30, 2006
October 31, 2005
July 28, 2005
May 2, 2005
 
$0.055
$0.055
$0.055
$0.055
 
 
 
  2004
 
 
 
December 15, 2004
September 14, 2004
June 10, 2004
March 16, 2004
 
January 7, 2005
October 8, 2004
July 5, 2004
April 9, 2004
 
January 28, 2005
October 28, 2004
July 23, 2004
April 30, 2004
 
$0.045
$0.045
$0.045
$0.045
 
 
 
  2003
 
 
 
December 10, 2003
September 11, 2003
June 11, 2003
March 12, 2003
 
January 5, 2004
October 6, 2003
July 7, 2003
April 1, 2003
 
January 23, 2004
October 27, 2003
July 25, 2003
April 8, 2003
 
$0.035
$0.035
$0.035
$0.035 *
 
 
 
  2002
             
December 12, 2002
September 12, 2002
May 30, 2002
February 28, 2002
 
January 15, 2003
October 11, 2002
July 3, 2002
April 5, 2002
 
January 22, 2003
October 22, 2002
July 10, 2002
April 15, 2002
 
$0.035 *
$0.035 *
$0.035 *
$0.035 *
             
 

* Adjusted for stock split



Preferred Shares

Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset First Preferred Shares, Series D entitle holders to fixed cumulative preferential cash dividends, as and when declared by the board of directors of the Corporation, payable quarterly on the 15th day of each January, April, July and October at an annual rate of $1.6875 per Series D Preferred Share for the initial five-year period ending on and including October 15, 2014.

The dividend rate will be reset on October 15, 2014 and every five years thereafter at a rate equal to the 5-year Government of Canada bond yield plus 4.16%. These shares will be redeemable by Transcontinental on October 15, 2014 and every five years thereafter in accordance with their terms.

Holders of these shares will have the right, at their option, to convert their shares into cumulative floating rate preferred shares series E subject to certain conditions, on October 15, 2014 and on October 15 every five years thereafter. Holders of the Series E Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive cumulative quarterly floating dividends at a rate equal to the three-month Government of Canada Treasury Bill yield plus 4.16%.

For the purpose of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any similar provincial and territorial legislation, Transcontinental Inc. designates all dividends (including deemed dividends) paid on the Series D Preferred Shares in the 2009 calendar year and thereafter as "eligible dividends" unless Transcontinental Inc. indicates otherwise.

 

 


Payment
Date

 

Amount

  Note that the preferred dividend amounts in this table are calculated based on the number of days in the period in respect of which the dividends are paid.
       
  2010  
       
October 15, 2010
July 15, 2010
April 15, 2010
January 15, 2010
 
$0,4253
$0.4207
$0.4161
$0.4854
 
       
 
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