Assume that all of TKO's common and preferred stock is issued and outstanding. TKO has not issued dividends in the last five (5) years. (Thus, there are five past years of unpaid dividends.) The company now has $8.2 million in surplus available for the issuance of dividends. The Board votes to issue the entire amount as dividends.
Dividend in arrears for all 5 years will be paid only to cumulative share holders. Next the non cumulative no par value ptefernce get paid the dividend for the current year only. The balance if any will be paid to the common shareholders.
So,
$ | |
Cumulative Preference Shareholders (100,000*100$*6%*5years) | 3,000,000 |
Non cumulative no par preference shareholders (500,000*9$) | 4,500,000 |
Balance to Common shareholders | 700,000 |
Total Dividends | 8,200,000 |
Hence based on above computation we get 700,000 dividend to common shareholders.
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