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Q. When did Garmin® Ltd. go public? At what price?
A. Garmin went public on Dec. 8, 2000. Garmin's IPO priced at $14 per share ($7 per share post-split).
Q. Who were the lead underwriters for the Garmin IPO?
A. Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse First Boston, with Salomon Smith Barney serving as co-manager.
Q. On which stock exchange is Garmin listed and what is its ticker symbol?
A. Garmin's stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol GRMN.
Q. What is Garmin's fiscal year?
A. Garmin's fiscal year end is the last Saturday of December.
Q. When do fiscal quarters end?
A. Garmin's fiscal quarters follow a 13-week schedule to coincide with our manufacturing schedule. Thus, our 2008 fiscal quarters will end on
March 29, June 28,
September 27, and December 27.
Q. How can I buy shares of Garmin?
A. You can buy shares of Garmin from a brokerage firm or online trading firm.
Q. Does Garmin offer a direct investment program (DRIP)?
A. Garmin does not currently offer a direct stock purchase or dividend reinvestment program.
Q. When was Garmin incorporated and where?
A. Garmin Ltd. was incorporated in July 2000, while its principal subsidiaries in the United States and Taiwan have been operating since 1989.
Q. Who are the members of Garmin's senior management?
A. Review a brief biography of Garmin's senior management.
Q. Whom do I contact for information regarding my stock certificate?
A.
Standard U.S. postal mail for investors:
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
PO Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078
Overnight/express delivery for investors:
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
Telephone
Toll free within the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada
800.884.4225
Telephone from outside the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada
781.575.4706
Online www.computershare.com
email inquiry address for investors:
web.queries@computershare.com
Among the questions/concerns that Computershare Trust Company handles for Garmin are: lost share certificates, change of address, share balance, transferring ownership of shares, duplicate statements, account activity, and tax reporting and tax forms (1099).
Q. How do I get an investor packet and obtain financial filings?
A. To request an investor packet directly from the company, please send an e-mail
to investor.kits@garmin.com. The company's Form 10-Q is expected to
be available within 40 days after the company reports earnings, while our Form 10-K is expected to be available within
75 days after fiscal year-end. These documents can also be ordered from our website or downloaded after they're posted.
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A. |
Record Date | Payment Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2007 | Sept 14, 2007 | $0.75 | |
| Dec 1, 2008 | Dec 15, 2008 | $0.75 | |
| Dec 1, 2009 | Dec 15, 2009 | $0.75 | |
| April 15, 2010 | April 30, 2010 | $1.50 (paid prior to redomestication to Switzerland) |
Shareholders approved at the annual meeting on June 3, 2011 a cash dividend in the amount of $2.00 per share (of which, $1.60 will be paid in the Company's 2011 fiscal year subject to possible adjustment based on the total amount of the dividend in Swiss Francs as approved at the annual meeting) payable in four installments as follows: $0.80 on June 30, 2011 to shareholders of record on June 15, 2011 (ex-dividend date of June13), $0.40 on September 30, 2011 to shareholders of record on September 15, 2011, $0.40 on December 30, 2011 to shareholders of record on December 15, 2011 and $0.40 on March 30, 2012 to shareholders of record on March 15, 2012.