CALGARY, May 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - The Board of Directors
of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) today
declared a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share on the outstanding Common Shares,
an increase of 27.5 percent to the previous dividend of
$0.65 per share.
"This significant dividend increase represents not only our
outstanding performance as a company, but our commitment to
creating long-term value for our shareholders," said CP President
and CEO Keith Creel. "CP remains
well-positioned for sustainable, profitable growth and providing
balanced shareholder returns is an important part of our success.
This is the fourth straight year CP has increased the quarterly
dividend, representing a 137 percent increase since 2014. In this
time, CP has paid $1.47 billion in
dividends and returned $9.2 billion
to shareholders."
Today's announcement is another step toward meeting CP's stated
goal of achieving a 25 percent dividend payout ratio.
The dividend is payable on July 29,
2019 to holders of record at the close of business on
June 28, 2019, and is an "eligible"
dividend for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any similar provincial/territorial
legislation.
Note on forward-looking information
This news release contains certain forward-looking information and
forward-looking statements (collectively, "forward-looking
information") within the meaning of applicable securities laws.
Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to,
statements concerning expectations, beliefs, plans, goals,
objectives, assumptions and statements about possible future
events, conditions, and results of operations or performance.
Forward-looking information may contain statements with words or
headings such as "financial expectations", "key assumptions",
"anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan", "will", "outlook",
"should" or similar words suggesting future outcomes. This news
release contains forward-looking information relating, but not
limited to, the success of our business, our operations, priorities
and plans, and anticipated financial and operational performance,
including with respect to our growth and anticipated shareholder
returns, including future dividends.
The forward-looking information contained in this news release
is based on current expectations, estimates, projections and
assumptions, having regard to CP's experience and its perception of
historical trends, and includes, but is not limited to,
expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions relating to:
foreign exchange rates, effective tax rates, land sales and pension
income; North American and global economic growth; commodity demand
growth; sustainable industrial and agricultural production;
commodity prices and interest rates; performance of our assets and
equipment; sufficiency of our budgeted capital expenditures in
carrying out our business plan; applicable laws, regulations and
government policies; the availability and cost of labour, services
and infrastructure; and the satisfaction by third parties of their
obligations to CP. Although CP believes the expectations,
estimates, projections and assumptions reflected in the
forward-looking information presented herein are reasonable as of
the date hereof, there can be no assurance that they will prove to
be correct.
Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking
information as actual results may differ materially from those
expressed or implied by forward-looking information. By its nature,
CP's forward-looking information involves inherent risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the forward looking information, including, but not limited
to, the following factors: changes in business strategies; general
North American and global economic, credit and business conditions;
risks associated with agricultural production, such as weather
conditions and insect populations; the availability and price of
energy commodities; the effects of competition and pricing
pressures; industry capacity; shifts in market demand; changes in
commodity prices; uncertainty surrounding timing and volumes of
commodities being shipped via CP; inflation; changes in laws,
regulations and government policies, including regulation of rates;
changes in taxes and tax rates; potential increases in maintenance
and operating costs; changes in fuel prices; uncertainties of
investigations, proceedings or other types of claims and
litigation; labour disputes; risks and liabilities arising from
derailments; transportation of dangerous goods; timing of
completion of capital and maintenance projects; currency and
interest rate fluctuations; effects of changes in market conditions
and discount rates on the financial position of pension plans and
investments; trade restrictions or other changes to international
trade arrangements; climate change; and various events that could
disrupt operations, including severe weather, such as droughts,
floods, avalanches and earthquakes, and cybersecurity attacks, as
well as security threats and governmental response to them, and
technological changes. The foregoing list of factors is not
exhaustive. These and other factors are detailed from time to time
in reports filed by CP with securities regulators in Canada and the
United States. Reference should be made to "Risk Factors"
and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations - Forward-Looking Information" in CP's
annual and interim reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q.
The forward-looking information contained in this news release
is made as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, CP
undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any
forward-looking information, or the foregoing assumptions and risks
affecting such forward-looking information, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.
About Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific is a transcontinental railway in Canada and the
United States with direct links to major ports on the west
and east coasts. CP provides North American customers a competitive
rail service with access to key markets in every corner of the
globe. CP is growing with its customers, offering a suite of
freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply
chain expertise. Visit cpr.ca to see the rail advantages of CP.
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