bonus shares

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bonus shares

shares allotted free to existing members of the company, usually in proportion to their existing shareholdings, and paid up by an accounting transfer to share capital account from profit and loss account, revaluation reserve, share premium account or capital redemption reserve.

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As more consideration of the loan, Canyon has consented to provide 200,000 common shares ("Bonus Shares") to the Metamin on the initial anniversary of the loan deal.

Canada : CANYON COPPER CORP, Metamin Enterprises inks loan deal

The firm said that it would pay out 25 percent cash and 10 percent as bonus shares in 2015.

Qatar Insurance to issue dividends

This includes 15 per cent cash dividend -- equivalent to about Dh975 million -- and 10 per cent bonus shares, or 650 million shares, valued at about Dh7.12 billion at Dh10.95 a piece, as at April 23, 2014.

Dh8 billion Emaar bonanza for its shareholders

It further approved payment of final cash dividend of 65 percent on ordinary share capital and issue of bonus shares in proportion of 1 ordinary share for every 4 ordinary shares held by members.

PPL's 61st AGM approves 65pc cash dividend, 25pc bonus

Bonus shares have been added to all shareholders' accounts, while cash dividends will be valued on April 30.

Al Baraka announces $175m dividends

1 March 2012 - First Gulf Bank plans to issue bonus shares worth AED1.5bn (USD408m/EUR306m) to boost its paid-up capital, the Abu Dhabi-based lender said in a bourse filing on Thursday.

-First Gulf Bank announces USD408m bonus share issue

While the extraordinary general meeting agenda will include approving the increase of the issued and paid-up share capital by transferring $46.5m from the share premium to the share capital to issue bonus shares.

AlBaraka planning to offer bonus shares

The proposals are related to enhancing tax exemption limit, taxation on bonus shares, tax on retained earnings, government's first right to pre-emption and simplification of tax returns.

FBR all set to brief PM on tax reforms

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a procedure for determination of value of bonus shares issued by a company, not quoted on the stock exchange, to the shareholders of the company.

FBR UNVEILS PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINATION OF VALUE

In addition, bonus shares have been allocated based on participation in the program in 2013.

United States : Statoils share saving plan allocates shares

NBK Capital MENA has issued adjusted forecasts of fair value for bonus shares on four banks: National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Saudi Hollandi Bank, Bank Muscat and Samba Financial Group.

HOLD NBAD, Saudi Hollandi, BUY Bank Muscat, Samba

Muscat : Based on the recommendation of the Central Bank of Oman, BankDhofar has revised the proposed cash dividend to five per cent of paid up capital and the bonus shares to 15 per cent instead of 10 per cent cash dividend and 10 per cent bonus shares.