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Eligible spin-offs

How do I find out if I can elect in respect of a particular foreign spin-off?

The following corporations have given the Canada Revenue Agency permission to publish the fact that their spin-off shares meet the conditions of section 86.1. For spin-offs not listed, contact the corporation that distributed the spin-off shares, either directly or through a broker, to determine if the shares meet the eligibility criteria for the tax deferral election.

2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998

Original Corporation Spin-Off Corporation
2006
Sprint Nextel Corporation Embarq Corporation
Wendy's International, Inc. Tim Hortons Inc.
2005
Alloy, Inc. dELiA*s, Inc
Liberty Media Corporation Discovery Holding Company
American Express Company Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
2004
Liberty Media Corporation Liberty Media International, Inc.
Motorola, Inc. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation Neenah Paper Inc.
Viad Corp MoneyGram International, Inc.
E-Z-EM, Inc. AngioDynamics, Inc.
Centex Corporation Eagle Materials, Inc.
Abbott Laboratories Hospira, Inc.
2003
Conexant Systems, Inc. Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.
Three-Five Systems, Inc. Brillian Corporation
Centex Corporation Cavco Industries, Inc.
Astronics Corporation MOD-PAC Corporation
palmOne Inc. (formerly Palm Inc.) PalmSource Inc.
TMP Worldwide, Inc. Hudson Highland Group, Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc. Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
2002
Lucent Technologies, Inc. Agere Systems, Inc.
Titan Corporation SureBeam Corporation
AT&T Corp. AT&T Broadband Corp.
H.J. Heinz Company SKF Foods Inc.
Allergan, Inc. Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.
Ambassadors International, Inc. Ambassadors Group, Inc.
The Procter & Gamble Company The Procter & Gamble Ohio Brands Company
Conexant Systems, Inc. Washington Sub, Inc.
Citigroup, Inc. Travelers Property Casualty Corp.
Milipore Corporation Mykrolis Corporation
2001
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
Pitney Bowes Inc. Imagistics International Inc.
AT & T Corporation AT & T Wireless Services Inc.
Unitrin, Inc. Curtiss-Wright Corporation
The Southern Company Mirant Corporation
Ceridian Corporation (now Arbitron Inc.) Ceridian Corporation
EMC Corporation McData Corporation
National Data Corporation Global Payments Inc.
The Williams Companies Inc Williams Communications Group Inc.
FMC Corporation FMC Technologies, Inc.
2000
IMS Health Incorporated Synavant Inc.
Orckit Communications Ltd Tioga Technologies Ltd.
3COM Corp. Palm, Inc.
AMR Corp Sabre Holdings Corp
Apogent Technologies, Inc.
formerly Sybron International Corp)
Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc.
(formerly SDS Holding Company)
Baxter International Inc. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Deluxe Corporation eFunds Corporation
Fluor Corporation (now Massey Energy Company) Fluor Corporation
Ford Motor Co. Visteon Corporation
Hewlett Packard Agilent Inc
Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. Stilwell Financial Inc.
Lucent Technologies Inc. Avaya Inc.
Ralston Purina Company Energizer Holdings Inc.
The St. JoeCompany Florida East Cost Industries
Silicon Graphics Inc. MIPS Technologies Inc.
Technology Solutions Company eLoyalty Corporation
USBANCORP, Inc.(now AmeriServ Financial Inc.) Three Rivers Bancorp
Weatherford International Inc. Grant Pridco, Inc.
1999
RJR Acquisition Corp. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.
Active Biotech AB Wilhelm Sonesson AB
HCA Inc. LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
HCA Inc. Triad Hospitals, Inc.
Allegheny Technologies Inc. Teledyne Technologies Inc.
Allegheny Technologies Inc. Water Pik Technologies Inc.
Varian Associates, Inc. Varian, Inc.
Varian Associates, Inc. Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
General Motors Corp. Delphi Automotive Systems Corp
Graphic Packaging Corp.(formerly ACX Technologies) Coors Tek, Inc.
IMS Health Corporation Gartner Group, Inc.
Tenneco Inc. Pactiv Corporation
The General Chemical Group GenTek Inc.
1998
Alleghany Corporation Chicago Title Corporation
American Medical Security Services Group, Inc.
(formerly United Wisconsin Services Inc.)
United Wisconsin Services Inc.
(now Cobalt Corporation)
Torchmark Corporation Waddell & Reed Financial Inc
Campbell Soup Company Vlasic Foods International Inc.
Ford Motor Co. Associates First Capital Co
The Limited, Inc. Abercrombie & Fitch, Inc.
WMS Industries Inc. Midway Games Inc.


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2006-11-28
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