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Historcial Summary
  2007 2006(1) 2005(1)
Statements of Earnings (in $ millions)
Revenue, including equity income 2,718 1,472 1,441
Energy supply costs and operating expenses 1,904 939 926
Amortization 273 178 158
Finance charges 299 168 154
Corporate taxes 36 32 70
Results of discontinued operations, gains on sales and other unusual items 8 2 10
Non-controlling interest 15 8 6
Preference share dividends 6 2 -
Net earnings applicable to common shares 193 147 137
Balance Sheets (in $ millions)
Current assets 1,064 405 299
Goodwill 1,544 661 512
Other long-term assets 424 331 471
Utility capital assets and income producing properties 7,241 4,044 3,315
Total assets 10,273 5,441 4,597
Current liabilities 1,804 558 412
Deferred credits, regulatory liabilities and future income taxes 688 477 477
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (excluding current portion) 4,623 2,588 2,136
Non-controlling interest 115 130 39
Preference shares (classified as debt) 320 320 320
Shareholders’ equity 2,723 1,398 1,213
Cash Flows (in $ millions)
Operating activities 373 263 304
Financing activities 1,826 456 224
Investing activities 2,033 634 467
Dividends, excluding dividends on preference shares classified as debt 146 77 64
Financial Statistics
Return on average common shareholders’ equity (%) 9.99 11.87 12.40
Capitalization Ratios (%) (year end)
Total debt and capital lease obligations (net of cash) 64.3 61.1 58.7
Preference shares (classified as debt and equity) 5.2 10.0 8.6
Common shareholders’ equity 30.5 28.9 32.7
Interest Coverage (x)
Debt 1.9 2.2 2.5
All fixed charges 1.7 2.0 2.1
Capital Expenditures (in $ millions) 803 500 446
Common Share Data
Book value per share (year end) ($) 16.69 12.19 11.74
Average common shares outstanding (in $ millions) 137.6 103.6 101.8
Basic earnings per common share ($) 1.40 1.42 1.35
Dividends declared per common share ($) 0.880 0.700 0.605
Dividends paid per common share ($) 0.820 0.670 0.588
Dividend payout ratio (%) 58.6 47.2 43.7
Price earnings ratio (x) 20.7 21.0 18.0
Share Trading Summary
High price ($) (TSX) 30.00 30.00 25.64
Low price ($) (TSX) 24.50 20.36 17.00
Close price ($) (TSX) 28.99 29.77 24.27
Volume (in thousands) 100,920 60,094 37,706

(1) As of December 31, 2006, the regulatory provision for future site removal and restoration costs was reallocated from accumulated amortization to long-term regulatory liabilities, with 2005 comparative figures restated. The effect of this change in presentation at December 31, 2006 was a $306.5 million (December 31, 2005 - $280.9 million) increase in long-term regulatory liabilities and a $306.5 million (December 31, 2005 - $280.9 million) increase in net utility capital assets.