common shares
Transfer agent
Computershare Investor Services Inc.
Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver
Co-transfer agent
Computershare Trust Company N.A.
Authorized
Unlimited number of common shares and unlimited number of first and second preferred shares
Issued
1,063,928,405 common shares at December 31, 2006
stock exchange listings
Common shares
Symbol:TLM
Canada: Toronto Stock Exchange
United States: New York Stock Exchange
public debt
Trustee
Computershare Trust Company of Canada
7.125% (US$) unsecured debentures
7.25% (US$) unsecured debentures
8.06% unsecured medium term notes
4.44% unsecured medium term notes
Trustee
JP Morgan Chase, London Branch
6.625% (£) unsecured notes
Trustee
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York
5.125% (US$) unsecured notes
5.75% (US$) unsecured notes
5.85% (US$) unsecured notes
6.25% (US$) unsecured notes
Talisman is currently rated as
DBRS – BBB (high) (Stable)
Moody’s – Baa2 (Stable)
S&P – BBB+ (negative outlook)
private debt
6.89% (US$) unsecured notes, Series B
6.68% (US$) unsecured notes
dividends
In 2006, the Company paid dividends on Talisman’s common shares totaling $0.15 per share. The dividends were paid on June 30 and December 29, 2006. Talisman’s dividend policy is subject to review semi-annually by the Board of Directors.
Talisman confirms that all dividends paid to shareholders in 2006 are ‘eligible dividends’ pursuant to recently enacted provisions of the Income Tax Act (Canada). Furthermore, all dividends to be paid in 2007 and subsequent years will be eligible dividends under such provisions.
Over the last three-year period, Talisman paid semi-annual dividends on its common shares 1, totaling $0.10/share in 2004, $0.11/share in 2005 and $0.15/share in 2006.
1 All per share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the Company’s three-for-one share split, which was effected in May 2006.