Listed below are the transactions that affected the shareholders$$ equity of Branch$-$Rickie Corporation during the period $20242026.$ At December $31,2023,$ the corporation$$s accounts included:

$($$ in thousands$)$

Common stock, $113$ million shares at $$1$ par $ $113,000$

Paid$-$in capital$$excess of par $678,000$

Retained earnings $920,000$

November $1,2024,$ the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $$0\mathrm{.}50$ per share on its common shares, payable to shareholders of record November $15,$ to be paid December $1.$

On March $1,2025,$ the board of directors declared a property dividend consisting of corporate bonds of Warner Corporation that Branch$-$Rickie was holding as an investment. The bonds had a fair value of $$2\mathrm{.}9$ million, but were purchased two years previously for $$2\mathrm{.}5$ million. Because they were intended to be held to maturity, the bonds had not been previously written up$.$ The property dividend was payable to shareholders of record March $13,$ to be distributed April $5.$

On July $12,2025,$ the corporation declared and distributed a $4\%$ common stock dividend $($when the market value of the common stock was $$21$ per share$).$ Cash was paid in lieu of fractional shares representing $520,000$ equivalent whole shares.

On November $1,2025,$ the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $$0\mathrm{.}50$ per share on its common shares, payable to shareholders of record November $15,$ to be paid December $1.$

On January $15,2026,$ the board of directors declared and distributed a $3-$for$-2$ stock split effected in the form of a $50\%$ stock dividend when the market value of the common stock was $$22$ per share.

On November $1,2026,$ the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $$0\mathrm{.}35$ per share on its common shares, payable to shareholders of record November $15,$ to be paid December $1.$

Required:

Prepare the journal entries that Branch$-$Rickie recorded during the three$-$year period for these transactions.

Prepare comparative statements of shareholders$$ equity for Branch$-$Rickie for the three$-$year period $($$ in $000$s$).$ Net income was $$395$ million, $$460$ million, and $$520$ million for $2024,2025,$ and $2026,$ respectively.