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shares that have a par value of P5. The bonds were issued to yield an
interest of 10%, but Bakers bonds would sell at 9% only without the conversion option. At maturity, only 50% of the bonds were converted
Preference Shares
Preference Shares
special class of shares that possess certain preferences or features not
Non-voting
Preference Shares
Features of Preference Shares
Cumulative: if a company fails to pay a dividend in any year, it must make it up in a later year before paying any dividends to ordinary shareholders Participating: share ratably with the ordinary shareholders in any profit distribution beyond a prescribed rate Convertible: preference shareholders may, at their option, exchange their
Preference Shares
IAS 32, par. 18a A preference share that provides for mandatory redemption by
Preference Shares
IAS 32, AG 25 A preference share that provides for redemption on a
cash does not have a present obligation to transfer financial assets to the
shareholders.
Preference Shares
Other Characteristics of Preference Shares
A preference to dividends does not guarantee a dividend distribution If a corporation fails to declare a dividend, or declares a dividend which is less than the stated rate of the preference shares, the passed dividend of noncumulative preference shares will never be paid For cumulative preference shares, the amount of passed dividends become
dividends in arrears, which have the highest priority in the following periods
Ordinary shares cannot be paid any dividend until the preference shares dividends in arrears have been paid Dividends in arrears are not liabilities, but must be disclosed
Preference Shares
Haskell Corp. has 10 000 ordinary shares outstanding that have a par of P5/share, and 5 000, 6% cumulative preference shares outstanding that
Suppose only P1 000 was declared as dividends, how much will each
type of share receive as dividends?
Preference Shares
If Haskell declared dividends amounting to P8 000 the following year, a. How much will be received by the preference shares?
Warrants
certificates entitling the holder to acquire shares at a certain price within a stated period (Kieso, Weygandt, Warfield, Intermediate Accounting Volume 2)
Rights
right of the old shareholder to purchase newly issued shares in proportion
to their holdings
Warrants sold by the corporation for cash, generally in conjunction with the
issuance of another security
Purpose
increase attractiveness of offering
Recognition par. 11 1. Fair value of the goods received 2. Fair value of the equity instruments granted Exception: transactions with employees (in their capacity as employees) - Fair value of the equity instruments issued measured at grant date
its shares at P10/share for every P1 000 bond. At the time of the issue,
Cloves shares were selling at P20/share. Total proceeds from the issuance was P4 500 000. Fair value of the warrants at the time of the
issuance of the bonds was P50. Without the warrants, the bonds would
sell at 10%.