Frequently Asked Questions
Common Stock (TSX:VT) shareholder information:
1. Analyst Coverage
2. Annual Meeting
3. Buying or Selling Viterra Securities
4. Calendar of Events
5. Definition - CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs)
6. Changes of Address
7. Fiscal Year
8. Listing Information
9. Dividend
10. Transfer Agent Information
11. Stock Consolidation
12. Agricore United and UGG Shareholders
Senior Unsecured Notes - bondholder information:
13. Senior Notes
14. Buying or Selling Viterra Bonds
15. Ratings on Viterra Bonds
16. Viterra Contact for General Bond Information
17. What is an 'over-the-counter (OTC) market?'
1. Analyst Coverage
2. Shareholders Meeting date:
More information about the AGM can be found on the Annual Meeting page.
3. Buying or Selling Viterra Securities
Viterra shares may be bought or sold through the Investment Dealer of your choice. A list of dealers can be found in the yellow pages of your phone book.
4. Calendar of Events
5. Definition - CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs)
- A unit of beneficial ownership in an issued share which is listed on a foreign exchange.
6. Change of Address
7. Fiscal Year - November 1 to October 31
- First quarter: November 1 to January 31
- Second quarter: February 1 to April 30
- Third quarter: May 1 to July 31
- Fourth quarter: August 1 to October 31
8. Listing Information:
Viterra's shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol VT.
CDIs are listed on the Australian Stock Exchange under the symbol VTA.
9. Dividend
During 2011, the Company paid a total of $0.10 per share in dividends to its common shareholders. These were paid on February 10, 2011 and July 28, 2011. On January 18, 2012, the Board of Directors approved a 50% increase in Viterra’s dividend rate to $0.15 per share annually. In conjunction with the declaration of this new dividend rate, the Board also declared the first semi-annual cash dividend for the year of $0.075, payable February 22, 2012 to shareholders of record on January 30, 2012. The cash dividends are payable to holders of Viterra's common shares, which trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol VT, and to holders of its CHESS depository instruments, (CDIs), which trade on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under the symbol VTA.
Each CDI confers a beneficial interest in one common share. Therefore, the holders of CDIs are entitled to a dividend calculated on the same basis as the holders of Viterra's common shares.
The dividend rate is currently intended to be $0.15 per share Canadian (C$0.15) per year and will be reviewed semi-annually by the Board of Directors.
Please note - Viterra Inc. has designated the dividends payable in February and July as eligible dividends pursuant to subsection 89(14) of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
10. Transfer Agent Information
Common Stock
Computershare Investor Services Inc.
600 - 530 8th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3S8
Toll-Free: 1-866-997-0995
Email: service@computershare.com
website: www.computershare.com
CDIs
Computershare Investor Services Inc.
Level 5, 115 Grenfell Street
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 5000
Toll-Free: within Australia: 1300 550 374
Outside Australia: 011 61 3 9415 4072
Email: web.queries@computershare.com.au
www.computershare.com.au
11. Stock Consolidation:
Q - Have you ever had a stock consolidation?
A - Yes in March 2005, the Class B Shareholder's received one new Common Share for every 20 Class B Non-Voting Shares they held.
12. Agricore United and UGG Shareholders
Q - Can I still tender my shares to the Pool for cash?
A - Yes, write a letter to Computershare requesting to tender your shares to Viterra. Please confirm your mailing address and ensure you include the original certificates. The address for Computershare Investor Services Inc. is P.O. Box 7021, 31 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, ON., M5C 3H2
Attn: Corporate Actions.
13. Senior Notes:
Viterra has four series of senior notes outstanding.
14. Buying and Selling Viterra Corporate Bonds
Viterra bonds may be bought or sold through the securities dealer of your choice. A list of dealers can be found in the yellow pages of your phone book.
15. Ratings on Viterra Bonds
Dominion Bond Rating Service
The following data is provided by an external website. Viterra does not endorse, and is not responsible for, the accuracy of information on other Internet sites.
200 King Street West, Suite 1304, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3T4
Telephone: 416.593.5577 ext.2322
Senior Secured Notes: BBB (low) Stable
Standard & Poors
The following data is provided by an external website. Viterra does not endorse, and is not responsible for, the accuracy of information on other Internet sites.
130 King Street West, Suite 1100, PO Box 486, Toronto, Ontario M5X 1E5
Telephone: 416.507.2578
Senior Secured Notes: BBB- Stable
Moody's Investors Service
The following data is provided by an external website. Viterra does not endorse, and is not responsible for, the accuracy of information on other Internet sites.
7 World Trade Centre, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007 USA
Telephone: 212.553.0377
Senior Secured Notes: Ba1 Stable
16. Viterra Contact for General Bond Inquiries
Grant Theaker, Vice-President and Treasurer (email)
3400, 205 - 5 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2V7
Telephone: 403.440.1119
17. What is an 'over-the-counter (OTC) market'?
The over-the-counter market is a market maintained by securities dealers for issues not listed on the stock exchange. Many bonds and debentures, as well as some stocks, are traded over-the-counter in Canada. An OTC market is also known as an 'unlisted market.'
