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Notes on the Accounts cont'd

18. Share Capital

1985

1984

Authorised:

200,000,000 (1984 - 150,000,000) ordinary shares of $1 each

200,000

150,000

Issued and fully paid:

166,353,948 (1984 - 138,628,290) ordinary shares of $1 each

166,354

138,628

On 29th April 1985 pursuant to the special resolution passed, the authorised share capital of the Company was increased to $200,000,000 by the creation of 50,000,000 ordinary shares of $1.00 each.

On 29th April 1985 pursuant to the ordinary resolution passed, 27,725,658 ordinary shares. of $1.00 each were issued as Special Bonus Shares and allotted to the persons who, on 27th March 1985, were the holders of 138,628,290 issued shares of the Company in the proportion of one for five of the said 138,628,290 issued shares. Such shares rank for dividend from 1st January 1985, but not so as to entitle them to participate in any dividend declared in respect of the year ended 31st December 1984.

19. Reserves

Capital reserve:-

Share premium account

At 1st January 1985

Transfer for bonus issue

At 31st December 1985

Others

At 1st January 1985

Unrealised inter-company profit on sale

of fixed assets by a subsidiary to the parent company

Transfer to profit and loss account

Realised inter-company profit on sale of fixed

assets by a subsidiary to the parent company

At 31st December 1985

Retained profits at 31st December 1985

Total reserves at 31st December 1985

Company

Group

155,821

155,821

27,726

27,726

128,095

128,095

11,995

373

12,368

(122)

12,246

128,095

140,341

158,617

143,597

286,712

283,938

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