Financial Accounting
Might be:
Dividend proposed for previous year, now paid
Interim dividend as part of dividend for current year
A L = OI
Decrease in .
Decrease in . reported in income statement (profit and loss
account)
At end of accounting year, after profits have been calculated, directors decide whether to pay a
final dividend and, if so, how much.
This is not a liability because it has not been approved by shareholders. It is a proposal from
directors.
The proposal to pay the dividend is reported as an item in the directors report.
Capitalisation issue (Bonus issue or Scrip issue) (read Section 12.8.2)
A company decides to increase the number of shares with . to assets or
liabilities.
Reasons for a capitalisation issue
Share price tends to . after the announcement
of a capitalisation issue.
There tends to be an acceptable .. for listed shares: £20 per
share maximum. Increase number of shares to scale down the price per share.
Capitalisation issue is often made out of reserves (very often out of retained profits). A
message is given to shareholders that these are now part of the . of the
company. They are no longer available to cover the payment of dividends.
Rights issue (read Section 12.8.3)
When a public (listed) company raises finance by the issue of shares, this is normally done by
way of a rights issue.