We did not grant any stock options during the three months ended April 30, 2026 or 2025. During the six months ended April 30, 2026, we granted a total of 764,400 stock options (716,633 stock options during the six months ended April 30, 2025) with a weighted-average fair value of $32.09 per option ($18.46 per option for the six months ended April 30, 2025).

To determine the fair value of the stock option tranches (i.e. the portion that vests each year) on the grant date, the following ranges of values were used for each option pricing assumption:


For stock options granted during the six months ended	April 30, 2026		April 30, 2025
Expected dividend yield	2.5% - 2.6%		3.6	%
Expected share price volatility	18.5% - 18.6%		16.7	%
Risk-free rate of return	3.0	%	2.8	%
Expected period until exercise (in years)	6.5 - 7.0		6.5 - 7.0
Exercise price ($)	181.30		141.00


(Canadian $ in millions)
	Pension plans				Other employee future benefit plans
For the three months ended	April 30, 2026		April 30, 2025		April 30, 2026		April 30, 2025
Current service cost	$	44	$	45	$	1	$	1
Net interest (income) expense (1)	(14)		(14)		9		10
Impact of plan amendments	–		–		–		–
Administrative expenses	3		2		–		–

Benefits expense	33		33		10		11
Government pension plans expense (2)	113		113		–		–
Defined contribution expense	67		69		–		–
Total pension and other employee future benefit expenses
recognized in our Consolidated Statement of Income	$	213	$	215	$	10	$	11

(1) Net interest (income) expense is increased by $nil million for pension benefit plans and $1 million for other employee future benefit plans for the three months ended April 30, 2026 ($nil million for pension benefit plans and $3 million for other employee future benefit plans for the three months ended April 30, 2025) as a result of assets written down through other comprehensive income due to the asset ceiling.