Market Information


Common Shares1 2004 2003 2002
  TSX
(C$)
NYSE
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TSX
(C$)
NYSE
(US$)
TSX
(C$)
NYSE
(US$)
Share Price
(dollars)
High 35.10 28.66 24.60 18.99 23.36 15.23
Low 23.68 17.64 18.37 11.77 17.10 10.70
Close 32.35 26.96 24.51 18.87 18.95 12.06
Shares Traded
(millions)
First quarter 86.2 23.4 114.9 30.3 79.2 23.7
Second quarter 81.9 27.4 78.6 24.9 84.0 25.8
Third quarter 81.3 19.2 71.4 23.7 89.1 32.4
Fourth quarter 99.9 20.7 79.8 25.8 153.9 46.2
Year 349.3 90.7 344.7 104.7 406.2 128.1
Year end shares outstanding (millions) 375 384 393
Weighted average shares outstanding (millions) 383 386 402
Year end stock options outstanding (millions) 20.8 23.6 22.2
1 Talisman divided its common shares on a 3:1 basis in May 2004. All of the historical share numbers have been restated for comparability