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Fairweather Manufacturing Ltd (FML) is a public company and was incorporated a number of years ago and has been very successful. Theequitysectionofthebalancesheetofthecompanyatthe30thJune20X3isprovided below: OWNERS' EQUITY
Fairweather Manufacturing Ltd (FML) is a public company and was incorporated a number of years ago and has been very successful.
Theequitysectionofthebalancesheetofthecompanyatthe30thJune20X3isprovided below:
OWNERS' EQUITY $
Issued Capital 42,500,000
Reserves 12,245,000
Retained profit 3,276,500
TOTAL OWNERS' EQUITY 58,021,500
The company's financial year ends on 30th June.
Additional Information:
1.Issuedcapitaliscomprisedof:
3,125,000ordinarysharesallissuedat$8.00each
$17,500,000of2.5%papreferenceshares.Dividendsonthesesharesare paidsixmonthlyonthefirstdayofOctoberandAprileachyear.
2.Reserves is comprisedof:
General Reserve of$7,630,000
AssetRevaluationReserveof$4,615,000
Alistofordinaryshareholdersandtheirholdingsasat30thJune20X3isprovidedonthe next page.Note:
DRP="Y"electedtobeinthedividendreinvestmentplan
Theamountsunder1/7/20X3=numberofsharesheldatthatdate
Family name/Corporate name First Name DRP 1/7/20X3
Adkins Darin 78,500
Andrews Lee Y 34,000
Ball Superannuation Fund 78,900
Ballard Jeffrey Y 25,600
Barnett Jean Y 97,500
Castro Investment Pty Ltd 100,000
Crawford Israel 23,400
Erickson Karl 55,500
Foster Isaac Y 12,500
Francis Gordon Y 98,700
French Enterprise Ltd 280,700
Gonzalez International Ltd 65,000
Grant Alfonso 32,900
Gray Abel Y 11,200
Griffin William 22,000
Hale & Doug Pty ltd 65,500
Holmes May Y 121,100
Holt Harriet Y 54,000
Jensen Oriental Ltd 58,000
Jordan Dianne 87,200
Mann Sherman 22,500
Mason Leonard 8,000
Meyer Minnie Y 43,600
Montgomery Cornelius Y 58,200
Morrison Candace 69,100
Neal Faith Y 71,800
Norton Archie 85,300
Ossie Trading Ltd 325,000
Perry Ernestine 36,400
Potter Practice investments Ltd 143,600
Reid Lana Y 59,000
Salazar Trust Y 248,000
Silva Alexandra 65,400
Stephens Superannuation Fund 190,000
Stevenson Jake 28,000
Stone Glenda Y 45,200
Sutton Willie 62,500
Thompson Andrew 11,900
Todd Sara 22,200
Underwood Pty Ltd Y 127,100
Shareholders who elected to participate in the dividend reinvestment plan introduced by FMLreceiveordinarysharesinlieuofcashfordividends.Shareholdersmustagreethat theirentireholdingissubjecttotheDRPplan.Sharesareissuedat96%oftheclosing ASXsharepriceonthedayinwhichthedividendisdeclared.Itislikelythatacalculation ofthenumberofsharesundertheDRPplanwillresultinapartshare(ienotawhole number).Inthateventthenumberofshareswillberoundeddowntothenextwhole number.Forexample,acalculationwhichresultsin12,345.78shareswillberounded downto12,345.Thatis,thatpartoftheshareislost.Whenevertheroundingoccurs thatroundeddownnumberwillbecomethenewshareholdingasthebasisforfuture transactions andcalculations.
Other rounding conditions are:
Theprincipleofroundingdownthenumberofshares(asintheDRPabove) appliestoanyshareissue.
Alsonotethatcareneedstobetakenwithsomecalculations.Whencalculating dollaramountsfordividendsetcyouneedtodotheseonindividualshareholders andthenaggregatethosenumbersforthejournalentry.
Calculationswhichinvolveshareprices,shouldberoundedtothenearestcent (ie2decimalplacesofadollar).
Journalentriesshouldberoundedtothenearestwholedollar.
Thefollowingarefiveeventsthatrelatetothe20X3/X4financialyearforFairweather Manufacturing Ltd(FML).
1.Onthe22ndJune20X3thecompanydeterminedafinaldividendof4.0centsper ordinaryshare.Thiswasdeclaredonthe14thJuly20X3andpaidthree(3)days aftertheannualgeneralmeetingwhichwasheldonthe28thSeptember20X3.
2.Onthe12thNovember20X3FMLannouncedabonusordinaryshareissueof1:15 atanissuepriceof$12.00/share.ThebonusissueistobepaidoutoftheGeneral Reserveandwasmadeonthe30thNovember20X3.
3.Onthe2ndJanuary20X4FMLdeclaredandpaidaninterimdividendof2.5centsper ordinaryshare.
4.TheFMLBoardofDirectorshadbeenworkingontheacquisitionofarivalbusiness andonthe16thJanuary20X4receivedadviceofacceptanceofapurchaseprice.To helpfundtheacquisitionFMLdecidedtoraisesomecapitalthrougharightsissue ofordinaryshares.Theyformalisedtherightsissueattheirmeetingonthe
28thJanuary20X4wheretheydecidedtoofferordinaryshareholderstherights issueona1:12basis.Shareholderswhoaccepttheofferpay85%oftheshareprice onthedayoftheBoarddecision.Acceptanceandpaymentbyshareholdersneeds tobemadeonthe18thFebruary20X4.Theamountpaidisbasedontherounded downnumberofsharesissued.Thefollowingshareholderstookuptheofferand paidtheappropriateamountsontherequireddate:
Family name/Corporate name First Name
Adkins Darin
Andrews Lee
Ball Superannuation Fund
Barnett Jean
Castro Investment Pty Ltd
Crawford Israel
Erickson Karl
Foster Isaac
Francis Gordon
French Enterprise Ltd
Grant Alfonso
Gray Abel
Griffin William
Hale & Doug Pty ltd
Mann Sherman
Mason Leonard
Meyer Minnie
Norton Archie
Ossie Trading Ltd
Perry Ernestine
Potter Practice investments Ltd
Reid Lana
Salazar Trust
Silva Alexandra
Stephens Superannuation Fund
Sutton Willie
Todd Sara
Underwood Pty Ltd
5.The20X3/X4financialyearwasexceptionalforFMLanditdecidedtorewardits ordinaryshareholders.AttheDirectorsmeetingonthe13thJune20X4itdecidedto provideatwofoldbenefit.First,isabonusshareissueona1:25basisissuedat
$12.50pershareandfundedfromexcessamountsintheAssetRevaluation Reserve.Second,isthatthemeetingdeterminedafinaldividendof5.0centsper ordinarysharewhichishopedtobedeclaredsometimeinJuly20X4.
The following are a selection of ASX closing daily share prices for FML
Date ClosingShare Price$ Date ClosingShare Price$
6/6/X3 $12.46 14/12/X3 $12.14
15/6/X3 $12.55 2/1/X4 $12.12
22/6/X3 $12.54 18/1/X4 $12.26
5/7/X3 $12.39 28/1/X4 $12.45
14/7/X3 $12.50 12/2/X4 $12.51
12/8/X3 $12.46 18/2/X4 $12.60
31/8/X3 $12.51 30/3/X4 $12.63
12/9/X3 $12.60 12/4/X4 $12.59
28/9/X3 $12.62 29/4/X4 $12.52
1/10/X3 $12.58 12/5/X4 $12.56
11/10/X3 $12.51 31/5/X4 $12.55
2/11/X3 $12.30 8/6/X4 $12.59
30/11/X3 $12.06 13/6/X4 $12.83
4/12/X3 $12.07 30/6/X4 $12.88
Question"
Youarepresentedwithequityinformationtogetherwithfiveseparateeventsfor FairweatherManufacturingLtd(FML)thatgiverisetotransaction/s.Prepareallthe generaljournalentriesthatarisefortheperiod1stJuly20X3to30thJune20X4only. Youalsoneedtoprovidesupportinginformation(ieaworkingpaper)foreach journalentry.Furthermoreaftereachofthefiveeventsprovidethefollowing:
Thenumberofordinarysharesonissuesubjecttothedividend reinvestmentplan.
Thenumberofordinarysharesonissuewhicharenotsubjecttothe dividend reinvestmentplan.
Thetotalnumberofordinarysharesonissue.
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