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PRIMARY INFORMATION ( Previously provided) Tele Strata Ltd (TSL) is an ASX listed company which provides fibre to the home broadband connectivity for telecommunication services.
PRIMARY INFORMATION ( Previously provided) Tele Strata Ltd (TSL) is an ASX listed company which provides fibre to the home broadband connectivity for telecommunication services. The company has always been at the forefront of telecommunications development and, as a result, has been very successful. TSL has a strong record of rewarding its shareholders. The equity section of its Balance Sheet as at 30th June 20X6 presents as follows:
EQUITY $ 000s
Share Capital
Ordinary shares paid to $4.50 40,320
7.5% pa $10.00 Preference shares 50,000
Reserves
General Reserve 9,576
Foreign exchange translation 8,545
Retained Profits 11,872
TOTAL EQUITY 120,313
NB All Ordinary shares were issued to $4.50.
Share issue costs of $1,800,000 have been offset against the Ordinary share capital. The Preference shares are non-participating and dividends on those are paid every quarter on the last day of August, November, February and May.
TSL pays Ordinary share dividends twice a year (ie an interim and final dividend) and also offers its shareholders regular non-renounceable share rights issues. On the 15th December 20X5 TSL offered a Dividend Reinvestment Plan for its Ordinary shareholders. The plan is effective on any Ordinary share dividends paid after the 1st January 20X6 and 50% of ordinary shareholders accepted the offer. Shareholders are issued with fully paid shares based on the value of the ASX share price on the day of the dividend declaration. The following are the ASX closing share prices for TSL on the dates provided.
Date | Closing share price $ | Date | Closing share price $ | |
1/7/x5 | 2.12 | 21/1/x6 | 2.62 | |
31/8/x5 | 2.24 | 31/1/x6 | 2.89 | |
12/9/x5 | 2.26 | 15/2/x6 | 3.90 | |
21/9/x5 | 2.40 | 28/2/x6 | 3.95 | |
1/10/x5 | 2.34 | 3/3/x6 | 3.88 | |
10/10/x5 | 2.34 | 15/3/x6 | 4.00 | |
2/11/x5 | 2.32 | 1/4/x6 | 4.01 | |
15/11/x5 | 2.33 | 16/4/x6 | 3.97 | |
30/11/x5 | 2.40 | 30/4/x6 | 4.10 | |
24/12/x5 | 2.60 | 10/5/x6 | 4.12 | |
2/1/x6 | 2.61 | 31/5/x6 | 4.23 |
STAGE 1 JOURNAL ENTRIES
There are two series of transactions detailed below which need attention in addition to the primary information provided. 1. In the Balance Sheet of TSL at 30/6/X6 there was provision for the payment of a dividend of 8 cents/share on the Ordinary shares. The declaration of dividend date was 30th June 20X6 and it was paid on the 10th September 20X6. 2. On 21 st September 20X6 the Company Board announced an offer to Ordinary shareholders of a non-renounceable share rights issue of 1 share for every 12 held. The rights shares can be taken up at 90% of the ASX share price on the day of the announcement of the issue. The offer closed on 16th October 20X6. 50% of the shareholders took up the offer and money was received on 2nd November 20X6. REQUIRED From the primary information together with the information provided above record the general journal entries for all transactions for the period 1st July 20X6 to 30th November 20X6. If necessary round numbers to the nearest whole dollar or the nearest number of whole shares. In addition to share prices previously supplied you also have the following information.
Date | Closing share price $ | Date | Closing share price $ | |
15/6/x6 | $4.10 | 24/12/x6 | $3.00 | |
30/6/x6 | $4.00 | 2/1/x7 | $2.85 | |
15/7/x6 | $3.92 | 15/1/x7 | $2.90 | |
31/7/x6 | $3.86 | 6/2/x7 | $2.87 | |
12/8/x6 | $3.85 | 28/2/x7 | $2.95 | |
10/9/x6 | $3.45 | 15/3/x7 | $3.00 | |
21/9/x6 | $3.60 | 1/4/x7 | $3.10 | |
16/10/x6 | $3.36 | 15/4/x7 | $3.09 | |
23/10/x6 | $3.28 | 30/4/x7 | $3.14 | |
2/11/x6 | $3.19 | 18/5/x7 | $3.17 | |
30/11/x6 | $3.15 | 31/5/x7 | $3.28 |
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