Tuesday, May 15, 2012

POW - <span class="simulate_din_font">Power Corporation of Canada Reports 2012 First Quarter Financial Results and Dividends</span> (CAD 0.29)

Company: Power Corporation Of Canada Sv
Stock Name: POW
Amount: CAD 0.29
Announcement Date: 15/05/2012
Record Date: 06/06/2012

Dividend Detail:




Readers are referred to the sections entitled "Forward-looking
Statements" and "Non-IFRS Financial Measures" at the end of
this��release. The Corporation's financial results are reported
under��International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)



MONTREAL, May 15, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Power Corporation of Canada (TSX:
POW) today reported operating earnings attributable to participating
shareholders for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 of $209
million
or $0.45 per share, compared with $218 million or $0.47 per
share in the corresponding period in 2011.



Subsidiaries contributed $244 million to Power Corporation's operating
earnings, compared with $248 million for the first quarter of 2011, a
decrease of 1.6%. Results from corporate activities were a net charge
of $23��million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, compared
with a net charge of $20 million in the corresponding period in 2011.



Other items not included in operating earnings in the three-month period
ended March 31, 2012 were $55 million, compared with a net charge of $2
million
in the corresponding period in 2011. Other items in the first
quarter of 2012 were mainly composed of the Corporation's share of the
gains realized by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) on the partial
disposal of Pernod Ricard (a producer of wines and spirits) shares ($30
million
) and the disposal of Arkema (a French chemicals producer)
shares ($28 million).



As a result, net earnings attributable to participating shareholders for
the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 were $264��million or $0.57
per share, compared with $216 million or $0.47 per share in the
corresponding period in 2011.



RESULTS OF POWER FINANCIAL CORPORATION



Power Financial reported operating earnings attributable to common
shareholders of $372��million or $0.52 per share for the three-month
period ended March��31, 2012, the same as in the corresponding period in
2011.



Other items represented a contribution of $83��million, compared with a
charge of $2��million in the first quarter of 2011. Other items in the
first quarter of 2012 were mainly composed of the Corporation's share
of the gains realized by GBL on the partial disposal of Pernod Ricard
shares ($46��million) and the disposal of Arkema shares ($43��million).



Included in operating earnings for the first quarter of 2011 was the
establishment of catastrophe provisions recorded by Great-West Lifeco
Inc., a subsidiary of Power Financial, relating to earthquake events in
Japan and New Zealand with an after-tax impact of $75 million which
negatively impacted Power Financial's operating earnings by $53
million
. Power Corporation's share of these provisions was $35 million.



As a result, net earnings attributable to common shareholders for the
three-month period ended March 31, 2012 were $455��million or $0.64 per
share, compared with $370 million or $0.52 per share in the
corresponding period in��2011.



DIVIDENDS ON NON-PARTICIPATING PREFERRED SHARES



The Board of Directors today declared quarterly dividends on the
Corporation's preferred shares, as follows:














































SERIES - STOCK SYMBOL����

RECORD DATE������

PAYMENT DATE������

AMOUNT

1986 Series - POW.PR.F��

June 22, 2012

July 15, 2012

To be determined in accordance with the articles of the Corporation

Series A - POW.PR.A

June 22, 2012

July 15, 2012

35��

Series B - POW.PR.B

June 22, 2012

July 15, 2012

33.4375��

Series C - POW.PR.C

June 22, 2012

July 15, 2012

36.25��

Series D - POW.PR.D

June 22, 2012

July 15, 2012

31.25��

Series G - POW.PR.G

June 22, 2012

July 15, 2012

35��







DIVIDENDS ON PARTICIPATING SHARES



The Board of Directors also declared a dividend of 29 cents per share on
the Participating Preferred and Subordinate Voting Shares of the
Corporation, payable June 29, 2012 to shareholders of record June 8,
2012
.



For purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any similar provincial
legislation, all of the above dividends on the Corporation's preferred
shares (including the Participating Preferred Shares) and Subordinate
Voting Shares are eligible dividends.



Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this News Release, other than statements of
historical fact, are forward-looking statements based on certain
assumptions and reflect the Corporation's current expectations, or with
respect to disclosure regarding the Corporation's public subsidiaries,
reflects such subsidiaries' disclosed current expectations.
Forward-looking statements are provided for the purposes of assisting
the reader in understanding the Corporation's financial performance,
financial position and cash flows as at and for the periods ended on
certain dates and to present information about management's current
expectations and plans relating to the future and the reader is
cautioned that such statements may not be appropriate for other
purposes. These statements may include, without limitation, statements
regarding the operations, business, financial condition, expected
financial results, performance, prospects, opportunities, priorities,
targets, goals, ongoing objectives, strategies and outlook of the
Corporation and its subsidiaries, as well as the outlook for North
American and international economies for the current fiscal year and
subsequent periods. Forward-looking statements include statements that
are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or
conditions, or include words such as "expects", "anticipates", "plans",
"believes", "estimates", "seeks", "intends", "targets", "projects",
"forecasts" or negative versions thereof and other similar expressions,
or future or conditional verbs such as "may", "will", "should", "would"
and "could".



By its nature, this information is subject to inherent risks and
uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to
the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections
or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not
be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not
be achieved. A variety of factors, many of which are beyond the
Corporation's and its subsidiaries' control, affect the operations,
performance and results of the Corporation and its subsidiaries and
their businesses, and could cause actual results to differ materially
from current expectations of estimated or anticipated events or
results. These factors include, but are not limited to: the impact or
unanticipated impact of general economic, political and market factors
in North America and internationally, interest and foreign exchange
rates, global equity and capital markets, management of market
liquidity and funding risks, changes in accounting policies and methods
used to report financial condition (including uncertainties associated
with critical accounting assumptions and estimates), the effect of
applying future accounting changes, business competition, operational
and reputational risks, technological change, changes in government
regulation and legislation, changes in tax laws, unexpected judicial or
regulatory proceedings, catastrophic events, the Corporation's and its
subsidiaries' ability to complete strategic transactions, integrate
acquisitions and implement other growth strategies, and the
Corporation's and its subsidiaries' success in anticipating and
managing the foregoing factors. The reader is cautioned to consider
these and other factors, uncertainties and potential events carefully
and not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Information contained in forward-looking statements is based upon
certain material assumptions that were applied in drawing a conclusion
or making a forecast or projection, including management's perceptions
of historical trends, current conditions and expected future
developments, as well as other considerations that are believed to be
appropriate in the circumstances, including that the foregoing list of
factors, collectively, are not expected to have a material impact on
the Corporation and its subsidiaries. While the Corporation considers
these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently
available to management, they may prove to be incorrect.



Other than as specifically required by applicable Canadian law, the
Corporation undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which
such statement is made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events, whether as a result of new information, future events or
results, or otherwise.



Additional information about the risks and uncertainties of the
Corporation's business and material factors or assumptions on which
information contained in forward-looking statements is based is
provided in its disclosure materials, including this MD&A and its
Annual Information Form filed with the securities regulatory
authorities in Canada and available at www.sedar.com.



Non-IFRS Financial Measures

In analyzing the financial results of the Corporation and consistent
with the presentation in previous years, net earnings are subdivided
into the following components:




  • operating earnings attributable to participating shareholders; and




  • other items or non-operating earnings, which include the after-tax
    impact of any item that management considers to be of a non-recurring
    nature or that could make the period-over-period comparison of results
    from operations less meaningful, and also include the Corporation's
    share of any such item presented in a comparable manner by its
    subsidiaries.



Management has used these financial measures for many years in its
presentation and analysis of the financial performance of Power
Corporation, and believes that they provide additional meaningful
information to readers in their analysis of the results of the
Corporation.



Operating earnings attributable to participating shareholders and
operating earnings per share are non-IFRS financial measures that do
not have a standard meaning and may not be comparable to similar
measures used by other entities.






Attachments:

FINANCIAL�� INFORMATION












































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































POWER CORPORATION OF CANADA

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

[in millions of Canadian dollars]

March��31,

2012

(unaudited)

��

December��31,

2011

(audited)

Assets

��

��

��

Cash and cash equivalents

3,163

��

3,741

Investments

��

��

��

��

Bonds

80,767

��

79,186

��

Mortgages and other loans

21,763

��

21,541

��

Shares

8,141

��

7,876

��

Investment properties

3,263

��

3,201

��

Loans to policyholders

7,013

��

7,162

��

120,947

��

118,966

Funds held by ceding insurers

10,127

��

9,923

Reinsurance assets

1,983

��

2,061

Investments in associates

2,422

��

2,341

Owner-occupied properties

575

��

565

Capital assets

339

��

340

Derivative financial instruments

997

��

1,056

Other assets

4,973

��

4,759

Deferred tax assets

1,201

��

1,227

Intangible assets

5,076

��

5,107

Goodwill

8,839

��

8,828

Segregated funds for the risk of unit holders

100,474

��

96,582

Total assets

261,116

��

255,496

Liabilities

��

��

��

Insurance contract liabilities

114,798

��

114,730

Investment contract liabilities

763

��

782

Deposits and certificates

147

��

151

Funds held under reinsurance contracts

169

��

169

Obligation to securitization entities

4,018

��

3,827

Debentures and other borrowings

6,409

��

6,296

Capital trust securities

534

��

533

Derivative financial instruments

372

��

430

Other liabilities

6,309

��

5,668

Deferred tax liabilities

1,269

��

1,293

Insurance and investment contracts on account of unit holders

100,474

��

96,582

Total liabilities

235,262

��

230,461

Equity

��

��

��

Stated capital

��

��

��

��

Non-participating shares

979

��

779

��

Participating shares

571

��

571

Retained earnings

8,239

��

8,119

Reserves

306

��

356

Total shareholders' equity

10,095

��

9,825

Non-controlling interests

15,759

��

15,210

Total equity

25,854

��

25,035

Total liabilities and equity

261,116

��

255,496

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

Three months ended March 31

(unaudited) [in millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts]

2012

��

2011

Revenues

��

��

��

Premium income

��

��

��

��

Gross premiums written

5,198

��

4,941

��

Ceded premiums

(669)

��

(646)

Total net premiums

4,529

��

4,295

Net investment income

��

��

��

��

Regular net investment income

1,472

��

1,467

��

Change in fair value

(197)

��

(198)

��

1,275

��

1,269

Fee and media income

1,420

��

1,468

Total revenues

7,224

��

7,032

��

��

��

��

Expenses

��

��

��

Policyholder benefits

��

��

��

��

Insurance and investment contracts

��

��

��

��

��

Gross

4,606

��

4,423

��

��

Ceded

(387)

��

(333)

��

4,219

��

4,090

Policyholder dividends and experience refunds

364

��

353

Change in insurance and investment contract liabilities

160

��

136

Total paid or credited to policyholders

4,743

��

4,579

Commissions

598

��

585

Operating and administrative expenses

1,055

��

1,024

Financing charges

108

��

115

Total expenses

6,504

��

6,303

��

720

��

729

Share of earnings of investments in associates

82

��

1

Earnings before income taxes - continuing operations

802

��

730

Income taxes

115

��

134

Net earnings - continuing operations

687

��

596

Net earnings - discontinued operations

-

��

1

Net earnings

687

��

597

��

��

��

��

Attributable to

��

��

��

��

Non-controlling interests

411

��

371

��

Non-participating shareholders

12

��

10

��

Participating shareholders

264

��

216

��

687

��

597

��

��

��

��

Earnings per participating share

��

��

��

��

Net earnings attributable to participating shareholders

��

��

��

��

��

Basic

0.57

��

0.47

��

��

Diluted

0.57

��

0.47

��

��

��

��

��

Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to participating
shareholders

��

��

��

��

��

Basic

0.57

��

0.47

��

��

Diluted

0.57

��

0.47















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































SEGMENTED INFORMATION

INFORMATION ON PROFIT MEASURE

Three months ended March 31, 2012

Lifeco

��

IGM

��

Parjointco

��

Other

��

Total

Revenues

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

Premium income, net

4,529

��

-

��

-

��

-

��

4,529

Investment income, net

1,243

��

46

��

-

��

(14)

��

1,275

Fee and media income

724

��

627

��

-

��

69

��

1,420

��

6,496

��

673

��

-

��

55

��

7,224

Expenses

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

Total paid or credited to policyholders

4,743

��

-

��

-

��

-

��

4,743

Commissions

410

��

222

��

-

��

(34)

��

598

Operating and administrative expenses

738

��

171

��

-

��

146

��

1,055

Financing charges

72

��

23

��

-

��

13

��

108

��

5,963

��

416

��

-

��

125

��

6,504

��

533

��

257

��

-

��

(70)

��

720

Share of earnings (losses) of investments in associates

-

��

-

��

81

��

1

��

82

Earnings before income taxes - continuing operations

533

��

257

��

81

��

(69)

��

802

Income taxes

57

��

56

��

-

��

2

��

115

Contribution to net earnings - continuing operations

476

��

201

��

81

��

(71)

��

687

Contribution to net earnings - discontinued operations

-

��

-

��

-

��

-

��

-

Contribution to net earnings

476

��

201

��

81

��

(71)

��

687

Attributable to

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

Non-controlling interests

274

��

126

��

27

��

(16)

��

411

��

Non-participating shareholders

-

��

-

��

-

��

12

��

12

��

Participating shareholders

202

��

75

��

54

��

(67)

��

264

��

476

��

201

��

81

��

(71)

��

687

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

Three months ended March 31, 2011

Lifeco

��

IGM

��

Parjointco

��

Other

��

Total

Revenues

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

Premium income, net

4,295

��

-

��

-

��

-

��

4,295

Investment income, net

1,240

��

39

��

-

��

(10)

��

1,269

Fee and media income

720

��

672

��

-

��

76

��

1,468

��

6,255

��

711

��

-

��

66

��

7,032

Expenses

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

Total paid or credited to policyholders

4,579

��

-

��

-

��

-

��

4,579

Commissions

377

��

234

��

-

��

(26)

��

585

Operating and administrative expenses

724

��

162

��

-

��

138

��

1,024

Financing charges

72

��

30

��

-

��

13

��

115

��

5,752

��

426

��

-

��

125

��

6,303

��

503

��

285

��

-

��

(59)

��

729

Share of earnings (losses) of investments in associates

-

��

-

��

2

��

(1)

��

1

Earnings before income taxes - continuing operations

503

��

285

��

2

��

(60)

��

730

Income taxes

69

��

72

��

-

��

(7)

��

134

Contribution to net earnings - continuing operations

434

��

213

��

2

��

(53)

��

596

Contribution to net earnings - discontinued operations

-

��

1

��

-

��

-

��

1

Contribution to net earnings

434

��

214

��

2

��

(53)

��

597

Attributable to

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

��

Non-controlling interests

246

��

134

��

1

��

(10)

��

371

��

Non-participating shareholders

-

��

-

��

-

��

10

��

10

��

Participating shareholders

188

��

80

��

1

��

(53)

��

216

��

434

��

214

��

2

��

(53)

��

597


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For further information:

Mr. Edward Johnson
Senior Vice-President,
General Counsel and Secretary
514-286-7400









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