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Historcial Summary
  2010 2009(1) 2008
Statements of Earnings (in $ millions)
Revenue, including equity income 3,664 3,643 3,907
Energy supply costs and operating expenses 2,514 2,578 2,859
Amortization 410 364 348
Finance charges 350 360 363
Corporate taxes 67 49 65
Net earnings 323 292 272
Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interests 10 12 13
Net earnings attributable to preference equity shareholders 28 18 14
Net earnings attributable to common equity shareholders 285 262 245
Balance Sheets (in $ millions)
Current assets 1,204 1,124 1,150
Goodwill 1,553 1,560 1,575
Other long-term assets 1,060 917 487
Utility capital assets, income producing properties and intangible assets 9,086 8,538 7,954
Total assets 12,903 12,139 11,166
Current liabilities 1,517 1,592 1,697
Other long-term liabilities 1,398 1,288 727
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (excluding current portion) 5,609 5,276 4,884
Preference shares (classified as debt) 320 320 320
Total liabilities 8,844 8,476 7,628
Shareholders’ equity(2) 4,059 3,663 3,538
Cash Flows (in $ millions)
Operating activities 732 681 661
Investing activities 991 1,045 852
Financing activities 513 592 387
Dividends, excluding dividends on preference shares classified as debt 230 205 191
Financial Statistics
Return on average book common shareholders’ equity (%) 8.79 8.41 8.70
Capitalization Ratios (%) (year end)
Total debt and capital lease obligations (net of cash) 58.4 60.2 59.5
Preference shares (classified as debt and equity) 9.0 6.9 7.3
Common shareholders’ equity 32.6 32.9 33.2
Interest Coverage (x)
Debt 2.0 1.9 1.9
All fixed charges 1.9 1.8 1.8
Total Gross Capital Expenditures (in $ millions) 1,073 1,024 935
Common Share Data
Book value per share (year end) ($) 18.92 18.61 17.97
Average common shares outstanding (in $ millions) 172.9 170.2 157.4
Basic earnings per common share ($) 1.65 1.54 1.56
Dividends declared per common share ($) 1.410 0.780 1.010
Dividends paid per common share ($) 1.120 1.040 1.000
Dividend payout ratio (%) 67.9 67.5 64.1
Price earnings ratio (x) 20.6 18.6 15.8
Share Trading Summary
High price ($) (TSX) 34.54 29.24 29.94
Low price ($) (TSX) 21.60 21.52 20.70
Close price ($) (TSX) 33.98 28.68 24.59
Volume (in thousands) 120,855 121,162 132,108

(1)  Certain 2009 comparative figures have been reclassified to comply with current period classifications. Refer to Notes 3 and 32 of the 2010 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.

(2) Restated to include non-controlling interests upon adoption of CICA Handbook Section 1602, Non-Controlling Interests, effective January 1, 2010 per Note 3 to the 2010 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.