Dividends

Dividends on Bombardier securities are to be paid, subject to applicable law, if and when they are declared by the Corporation's Board of Directors.

Please note that as of December 31, 2005, unless stated otherwise, all dividends paid by Bombardier on all of its common and preferred shares are considered "eligible dividends" as per the Canadian Income Tax Act and any corresponding provincial or territorial legislation. The same designation applies under the Quebec Taxation Act for dividends declared after March 23, 2006.

The following lists the dividends declared by Bombardier's Board of Directors on the Corporation's securities. 

The amounts in the table above include a priority dividend of $0.0015625 per year ($0.000390625 per quarter) for the Class B Common shares. The dividend is paid if and when declared by the board of directors on a quarterly basis on the same date as the regular dividend. It has the same record and ex-date as the regular dividend. 

This page was last updated on November 3, 2014.

Dividends on Bombardier securities are to be paid, subject to applicable law, if and when they are declared by the Corporation's Board of Directors.

Please note that as of December 31, 2005, unless stated otherwise, all dividends paid by Bombardier on all of its common and preferred shares are considered "eligible dividends" as per the Canadian Income Tax Act and any corresponding provincial or territorial legislation. The same designation applies under the Quebec Taxation Act for dividends declared after March 23, 2006.

The following lists the dividends declared by Bombardier's Board of Directors on the Corporation's securities. 

This page was last updated on November 3, 2014.

Dividends on Bombardier securities are to be paid, subject to applicable law, if and when they are declared by the Corporation's Board of Directors.

Please note that as of December 31, 2005, unless stated otherwise, all dividends paid by Bombardier on all of its common and preferred shares are considered "eligible dividends" as per the Canadian Income Tax Act and any corresponding provincial or territorial legislation. The same designation applies under the Quebec Taxation Act for dividends declared after March 23, 2006.

The following lists the dividends declared by Bombardier's Board of Directors on the Corporation's securities.

Redemption features:

Series 2 preferred shares are redeemable at Bombardier Inc.'s option at $25.00 per share on August 1, 2002 or at $25.50 per share thereafter.

Conversion features:
Series 2 preferred shares are convertible on a one-for-one basis on August 1, 2012 and on August 1 of every fifth year thereafter into Series 3 preferred shares. Fourteen days preceding a conversion date, if the number of Series 2 preferred shares outstanding is less than 1,000,000 shares, they will automatically be converted into an equal number of Series 3 preferred shares.

Dividends :
As of September 15, 2002, dividends are payable monthly, if declared, with the annual floating dividend rate on Series 2 preferred shares equal to 80% of the Canadian prime rate for the first payment. The dividend rate will float in relation to changes in the prime rate and will be adjusted upwards or downwards on a monthly basis to a monthly maximum fluctuation of 4%, if the trading price of the Series 2 preferred shares is less than $24.90 per share, or more than $25.10 per share. The annual dividend rate applicable in a month will in no event be less than 50% of prime or greater than prime.

The dividend amount on the Series 2 preferred shares is obtained by multiplying the par value of the shares ($25.00) by the determined percentage rate (i.e. 80%) multiplied by the prime rate on the specific month (i.e. 4.5%), which results in a yearly dividend, which is then divided by 12 to get the monthly dividend.

For example, in September, the prime rate was 4.5%. Therefore, the dividend amount paid for this specific month was $0.075 ($25.00 times 80% of 4.5% results in a yearly dividend of $0.90, which is then divided by 12).

In October, the prime rate was 4.5%. Because the share price was below $24.90, the percentage of prime paid increased by 4% to 84% and the dividend amount paid for this specific month was $0.07875 ($25.00 times 84% of 4.5%, which is then divided by 12).

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This page was last updated on March 3, 2020.

Dividends on Bombardier securities are to be paid, subject to applicable law, if and when they are declared by the Corporation's Board of Directors.

Please note that as of December 31, 2005, unless stated otherwise, all dividends paid by Bombardier on all of its common and preferred shares are considered "eligible dividends" as per the Canadian Income Tax Act and any corresponding provincial or territorial legislation. The same designation applies under the Quebec Taxation Act for dividends declared after March 23, 2006.

The following lists the dividends declared by Bombardier's Board of Directors on the Corporation's securities.

Redemption features:

Series 4 preferred shares are redeemable at Bombardier Inc.'s option at $26.00 per share on or after March 31, 2007, but prior to March 31, 2008;
at $25.75 if redeemed on or after March 31, 2008, but prior to March 31, 2009;
at $25.50 if redeemed on or after March 31, 2009, but prior to March 31, 2010;
at $25.25 if redeemed on or after March 31, 2010, but prior to March 31, 2011;
and at $25.00 if redeemed on or after March 31, 2011.

Bombardier Inc. shall provide not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice of such redemption to each holder of the Series 4 preferred shares to be redeemed. If less than all outstanding Series 4 preferred shares are to be redeemed at any time, Bombardier Inc. will have sole discretion for determining the mode of selection for the shares to be redeemed.

Conversion features into class B shares:
On or after March 31, 2007, Bombardier Inc. may, on not less than 30, nor more than 60 days' notice, and subject to stock exchange approvals, convert all or any of the Series 4 preferred shares into Class B shares. The number of Class B shares into which each Series 4 preferred share may be so converted will be determined by dividing the then applicable redemption price per Series 4 preferred share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends, up to but excluding the date of conversion, by the greater of $2.00 and 95% of the weighted average trading price of the Class B shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the period of 20 consecutive trading days, which ends the fourth day prior to the date specified for the conversion or, if that fourth day is not a trading day, on the trading day immediately preceding such fourth day. If less than all the outstanding Series 4 preferred shares are at any time to be converted, the shares to be converted will be selected by lot or in such other equitable manner as the Corporation may determine. (For example: redemption price $26.00; weighted average trading price of Class B shares $11.45, 95% of $11.45 is $10.8775, which is greater than $2.00; thus, dividing $26.00 by $10.8775, one would obtain 2.39026 shares at the conversion date. Since fractions of shares are not available, the outcome would result in two Class B shares and the remainder (0.39026 shares) paid in cash).

Dividends:
As of April 30, 2002, dividends are payable quarterly, if declared, and in cash with an annual dividend rate of 6.25% ($1.5625 per year or $0.390625 per quarter) on Series 4 preferred shares.

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This page was last updated on February 12, 2020.

Dividends on Bombardier securities are to be paid, subject to applicable law, if and when they are declared by the Corporation's Board of Directors.

Please note that as of December 31, 2005, unless stated otherwise, all dividends paid by Bombardier on all of its common and preferred shares are considered "eligible dividends" as per the Canadian Income Tax Act and any corresponding provincial or territorial legislation. The same designation applies under the Quebec Taxation Act for dividends declared after March 23, 2006.

The following lists the dividends declared by Bombardier's Board of Directors on the Corporation's securities.

Redemption features:

Redeemable, at the Corporation’s option, at $25.00 Cdn per share on August 1, 2017 and on August 1 of every fifth year thereafter.

Conversion features:

• Convertible on a one-for-one basis, at the option of the holder, on August 1, 2017 and on August 1 of every fifth year thereafter into Series 2 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares.
• Fourteen days before the conversion date, if the Corporation determines, after having taken into account all shares tendered for conversion by holders, that there would be less than 1,000,000 outstanding Series 3 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, such remaining number shall automatically be converted into an equal number of Series 2 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares.
• Likewise, if the Corporation determines that on any conversion date there would be less than 1,000,000 outstanding Series 2 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, then no Series 3 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares may be converted.

Dividends:

• For the five-year period from August 1, 2012 and including July 31, 2017, the Series 3 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares carry fixed cumulative preferential cash dividends at a rate of 3.134% or $0.7835 Cdn per share per annum, payable quarterly on the last day of January, April, July and October of each year at a rate of $0.195875 Cdn, if declared.
• For each succeeding five-year period, the applicable fixed annual rate of the cumulative preferential cash dividends calculated by the Corporation shall not be less than 80% of the Government of Canada bond yield, as defined in the Articles of Incorporation.
• These dividends shall be payable quarterly on the last day of January, April, July and October, if declared.

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This page was last updated on February 12, 2020.