Leading multi-channel retailer Sears Canada announced that the Company's 2005 Annual Report is now available on its website at www.sears.ca. Upon accessing the Sears home page, users may click on the Corporate Info tab at the top, then click on Investor Info, and select the Annual Reports tab.
A copy of the 2005 Annual Report will be mailed to shareholders of record as at April 3, 2006. Contacting Sears Corporate Communications at 416-941-4425 or home@sears.ca may also request hard copies after April 24, 2006.
The Company has also filed its 2005 Annual Report on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval website, available at www.sedar.com.
The Company confirms that its Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in the Sears Canada headquarters building located at 222 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario.
Sears Canada is a multi-channel dealer with a network of 188 corporate stores, 181 dealer stores, 65 home improvement showrooms, over 2,100 catalogue merchandise pick-up locations, 111 Sears Travel offices and a nationwide home maintenance, repair, and installation network. The Company also publishes Canada's most extensive general merchandise catalogue and offers shopping online.