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Justify the following statement. Equity shares get last priority in dividend.

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Justify the following statement.

Equity shares get last priority in dividend.

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उत्तर

  1. A dividend is a share in the distributable profits of the company to which the shareholder is entitled when it is formally declared by the company.
  2. The dividend is payable only to the registered shareholders of the company.
  3. Preference shareholders are entitled to dividends before it is paid to the equity shareholders as per the terms of the issue of preference shares.
  4. Equity shareholders will get dividends from residual profits. i.e. after paying to preference shareholders and arrears of dividend on cumulative preference shares.
  5. Thus, Equity shares get the last priority in dividends.
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पाठ 10: Dividend and Interest - Exercises [पृष्ठ १५७]

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पाठ 10 Dividend and Interest
Exercises | Q 6.5 | पृष्ठ १५७

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Write a word or a term or a phrase which can substitute the following statement.

Request by shareholder in prescribed form for payment of dividend into shareholders bank amount.


Write a word or a term or a phrase which can substitute the following statement.

Number of days within which payment of dividend be completed by company, after its declaration.


Dividend once declared cannot be revoked.


Complete the sentence.

Dividend can be declared only on recommendation of______.


Complete the sentence.

The meeting at which final dividend is approved is ______.


Complete the sentence.

Predecided and a fixed rate of dividend is paid to ______.


Answer in one sentence.

Who has right to recommend Dividend?


Correct the underlined word and rewrite the following sentence.

Preference shareholders get dividends from residual profits.


Correct the underlined word and rewrite the following sentence.

Dividend is payable every year, irrespective of the profits made by the company.


Arrange in Proper Order:

  1. Closure of Register of Members.
  2. Intimate Stock Exchange of Board Meeting.
  3. Intimate Stock Exchange of declaration of dividend.

Explain the following term/concept.

IEPF


Study the following case/situation and express your opinion :

The Board of Directors of STAR Co. Ltd. which is a listed company recommends a dividend of ₹ 15/- per share to be paid in cash.

  1. Is it justified to pay the dividend firstly to its Preference Shareholders and then after to Equity Shareholders?
  2. Is the AGM required to approve the same?
  3. Can the company pay dividend in cash?

Dividends can be paid out of capital.


Arrange in Proper Order:

(a) Board Meeting

(b) Shareholder approval

(c) Board's Recommendations


Explain the following term/concept in detail:
Listed Company


Study the following case/situation and express your opinion:

GOLD Co. Ltd. declares a dividend of ₹ 10/- per share for F.Y. 2019-20.

  1. Is the company under default, if the dividend was not paid within 30 days of its declaration?
  2. Is the company right in transferring the unpaid dividend to its Debenture Reserve Account?
  3. Does the company have to transfer the amount of unpaid dividends to IEPF after 30 days?

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