Venco Corporation's December 31, 2014 statement of financial position showed the following:

Share CapitalPreference 8%, 20 par value, cumulative, 10,000 shares authorized; 7,500 shares issued	150,000
Share Capitalordinary, 10 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; 975,000 shares issued, 960,000 shares outstanding	9,750,000
Share premiumpreference	30,000
Share premiumordinary	13,500,000
Retained earnings	3,750,000
Treasury shares (15,000 shares)	315,000

Venco declared and paid a 45,000 cash dividend on December 15, 2014. If the companys dividends in arrears prior to that date were 9,000, Venco's ordinary shareholders received