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Capitalization
Debt
At the end of 2006, PotashCorp had total debt of $1.9 billion. Over 90 percent of this was long-term debt, of which $400.4 million will be repaid in 2007.
Equity
PotashCorp had 104,801,049 common shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006. Book value of shareholders' equity totaled $2.8 billion.
| Capital Structure |
| ($ million, except as noted) |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Short-term debt |
473.0 |
176.2 |
93.5 |
252.2 |
157.9 |
| Current portion of long-term debt |
3.4 |
1.3 |
10.3 |
1.2 |
400.4 |
| Long-term debt |
1,019.9 |
1,268.6 |
1,258.6 |
1,257.6 |
1,357.1 |
| Total debt |
1,496.3 |
1,446.1 |
1,362.4 |
1,511.0 |
1,915.4 |
| Shareholders' equity |
2,092.5 |
1,973.8 |
2,385.6 |
2,132.5 |
2,780.3 |
| Total debt to capital (%) |
42% |
42% |
36% |
41% |
41% |
| Fixed rate debt as percentage of total indebtedness (%) |
67% |
87% |
92% |
83% |
91% |
| Common shares outstanding (#) |
104,155,296 |
106,224,432 |
110,630,503 |
103,593,792 |
104,801,049 |
| Stock options outstanding (#) |
11,638,750 |
10,876,022 |
6,400,730 |
5,081,756 |
4,768,548 |
| Dividend payout ratio (%) |
n/a |
97% |
20% |
12% |
10% |
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