Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

  1. Cameco Corporation
  2. Significant accounting policies
  3. Accounting standards
  4. Determination of fair values
  5. Use of estimates and judgments
  6. Discontinued operation
  7. Acquisitions
  8. Accounts receivable
  9. Inventories
  10. Property, plant and equipment
  11. Goodwill and intangible assets
  12. Long-term receivables, investments and other
  13. Equity-accounted investees
  14. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  15. Short-term debt
  16. Long-term debt
  17. Other liabilities
  1. Provisions
  2. Share capital
  3. Employee benefit expense
  4. Finance costs
  5. Other income (expense)
  6. Income taxes
  7. Per share amounts
  8. Statements of cash flows
  9. Share-based compensation plans
  10. Pension and other post-retirement benefits
  11. Financial instruments and related risk management
  12. Capital management
  13. Segmented information
  14. Group entities
  15. Joint operations
  16. Related parties
  17. Subsequent event

19. Share capital

Authorized share capital:

  • Unlimited number of first preferred shares
  • Unlimited number of second preferred shares
  • Unlimited number of voting common shares, no stated par value, and
  • One Class B share

  • A. Common shares

    Number issued (number of shares) 2014 2013
    Beginning of year 395,477,230 395,350,394
    Issued:    
    Stock option plan [note 26] 315,292 126,836
    Total 395,792,522 395,477,230

    All issued shares are fully paid.

  • B. Class B share

    One Class B share issued during 1988 and assigned $1 of share capital entitles the shareholder to vote separately as a class in respect of any proposal to locate the head office of Cameco to a place not in the province of Saskatchewan.

  • C. Dividends

    Dividends on Cameco Corporation common shares are declared in Canadian dollars. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the dividend declared per share was $0.40 (December 31, 2013 – $0.40).