Shares & Dividends, Preferred shares, Series 2

Share information

An unlimited number of Series 2 non‑voting preferred shares, without nominal or par value, issuable in series are authorized.

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.

Dividends for 2002-2018

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, 2022 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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