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PAYMENT DIVIDENDS [21 records]

Record 1 2015-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
  • Finance
  • Stock Exchange
CONT

... "unlimited dividend right" means the right without limitation as to the amount either to all or to a share of the balance of any dividends after the payment of dividends on any shares entitled to a preference, and includes the right to all or to a share of the balance of any surplus upon winding up after the repayment of capital...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
  • Finances
  • Bourse

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Accounting
  • Productivity and Profitability
DEF

... the gross profit(after payment of fixed interest) plus depreciation provisions in any trading period, i. e. that sum of money which is available for investment, dividends or payment of taxes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité générale
  • Productivité et rentabilité
DEF

[...] bénéfice d'exploitation avant dotation aux comptes d'amortissement et de provisions pour dépréciation, c'est-à-dire le surplus monétaire issu de l'exploitation avant toute affectation.

OBS

La notion de «cash flow brut» (avant impôts) est européenne et non utilisée aux États-Unis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contabilidad general
  • Productividad y rentabilidad
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Record 3 2010-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Life Insurance
CONT

The original tontine contract was for the purpose of securing government loans on advantageous terms from the people, and was based upon a division of the lenders into classes, only the survivors of which were at any given period to participate in the payment of the dividends or principal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance sur la vie
CONT

Sous réserve du respect du caractère aléatoire du contrat tontinier, c'est-à-dire sous réserve que l'espérance de vie de chaque souscripteur ne soit pas trop différente.

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
DEF

Choice made on a return that affects the amount of taxes that will have to be paid.

CONT

Tax election : The Company will elect, in the manner and within the time provided under Part VI 1 of the Tax Act, to pay or cause payment of the tax under Part VI. 1 of the Tax Act at a rate such that corporate holders of the Series 3 Preference Shares will not be required to pay tax under Part IV. 1 of the Tax Action dividends received on the Series 3 Preference Shares.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
CONT

Choix fiscal : De la manière et dans les délais en vertu de la partie VI.1 de la Loi de l'impôt, la société choisira de payer ou de faire payer l'impôt en vertu de la partie VI.1 de la dite loi à un taux tel que les sociétés qui détiennent des actions privilégiées de série 3 ne seront pas tenues de payer l'impôt aux termes de la partie IV.1 de la dite loi sur les dividendes reçus sur les actions privilégiées de série 3.

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
  • Government Accounting
DEF

A transaction affecting owners’ equity in an organization that does not arise from normal business operations, such as the issue or redemption of share capital and payment of dividends.

OBS

Crown corporations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
  • Comptabilité publique
DEF

Opération amenant un changement dans les capitaux propres de l'entité, par exemple un apport de capitaux, un rachat d'actions, la déclaration d'un dividende ou une affectation à une réserve.

OBS

sociétés d'État

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contabilidad
  • Contabilidad pública
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Record 6 2004-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

A class of preferred capital stock entitled to payment of cumulative dividends.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Bourse
DEF

Type d'actions donnant droit à un dividende cumulatif.

Key term(s)
  • action à dividende cumulatif

Spanish

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Record 7 2003-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Stock Exchange
CONT

Voting rights attached to preferred shares... Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, where an association has by its charter by-laws provided for the issue of preferred shares, the conditions attaching to those shares shall include a condition whereby the holders of those shares, in the event of default for two consecutive years by the association in payment of any dividends provided for in the conditions, are entitled to voting rights to elect a number of directors specified in the conditions for a period limited thereby.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Bourse
CONT

Droits de vote afférents aux parts privilégiées [...] Nonobstant toute autre disposition de la présente loi, lorsqu'une association a, par ses règlements administratifs homologués, prévu l'émission de parts privilégiées, les conditions dont sont assorties ces parts doivent comprendre une condition donnant aux détenteurs de ces parts, en cas de défaut par l'association pendant deux années consécutives de verser des dividendes prévus dans les conditions, des droits de vote leur permettant d'élire le nombre d'administrateurs spécifié dans ces conditions pour une période y limitée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inversiones
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
  • Bolsa de valores
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Record 8 2003-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Auditing (Accounting)
  • Government Accounting
DEF

The flow of purchasing power into and out of an organization. Inward flows include sales revenue, sales of fixed assets and investments, and issues of debentures, loans, and shares. Outward flows include purchases of fixed assets and, investment, repayment of debt, payment of dividends, and taxation on profits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Comptabilité
  • Vérification (Comptabilité)
  • Comptabilité publique
CONT

En ce qui concerne les flux de fonds provoqués par l'exploitation, on distingue les flux de fonds liés aux actifs circulants et ceux liés aux dettes à court terme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Finanzas
  • Contabilidad
  • Verificación (Contabilidad)
  • Contabilidad pública
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Record 9 2001-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

An employee or agent of a corporation responsible for maintenance of debt security and shareholder records, issue and cancellation of debt security and share certificates and payment of dividends.

OBS

Compare with "registrar".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Bourse
DEF

Mandataire auquel une société de capitaux confie la responsabilité de tenir le registre de ses actionnaires et celui de ses obligataires, d'effectuer les transferts d'actions et d'obligations en émettant de nouveaux certificats remplaçant ceux qui sont annulés, et de distribuer les dividendes.

Spanish

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Record 10 2001-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Finance
CONT

... many corporations pay dividends to their stockholders on a quarterly basis or every three months. Such a payment is called a quarterly dividend.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Finances
DEF

Dividende fixé et versé trimestriellement et non pour l'exercice annuel.

Spanish

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Record 11 1999-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Occupation Names (General)
DEF

In the issue of international securities, firm(usually a bank) responsible for arranging for the payment of cash or checks to holders of the securities who will be receiving interest or dividends, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
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Record 12 1999-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Corporate Economics
CONT

Dividends may be preference or ordinary. Preference dividends have precedence as to payment. A company need not pay dividends. Payment depends on monies available and the policy of the company.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Économie de l'entreprise
DEF

Acte par lequel une société décide effectivement de payer le dividende à ses actionnaires.

Spanish

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Record 13 1998-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
DEF

A statement usually prepared when the final account and balance sheets of a company are produced. This statement would normally show how funds are received i. e. from profits, sale of assets, increased capital, etc. It will also show how these funds have been used, i. e. payment of dividends, purchase of fixed assets, repayment of loans, etc. The date on this statement is usually the same as that on the final accounts and balance sheet. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière

Spanish

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Record 14 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Foreign Trade
OBS

In reference to South Africa; one exchange rate(commercial) is used for foreign trade, payments of dividends to foreign owners of stock in S. A. companies, payment of royalties to foreign companies for non-equity agreement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 15 1991-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Investment
CONT

What is left over represents an inflow of cash available to the company for the purchase of assets, debt repayment, the payment of dividends and other purposes. The net income may be less than this net inflow of cash because depreciation(a non-cash expense) has been deducted to arrive at net income for the year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Investissements et placements
CONT

L'excédent représente une rentrée d'argent dont la compagnie peut disposer pour l'achat d'éléments d'actif, le remboursement de dettes, le paiement de dividendes ou à d'autres fins. Le bénéfice net peut être inférieur à cette rentrée nette d'argent car l'amortissement (des frais hors caisse) a été déduit pour arriver au bénéfice net de l'exercice.

Spanish

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Record 16 1989-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
CONT

Data on all stock issues traded on the Toronto, Montreal and New York stock exchanges provided for each issue are closing prices, dollar and trading volumes, indicated dividend rates, actual dividend payments of cash and stocks, and stock splits.

Key term(s)
  • payment of dividends

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
Key term(s)
  • paiement de dividendes

Spanish

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Record 17 1985-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Forms
  • Investment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires administratifs
  • Investissements et placements
OBS

Titre d'une formule de Statistique Canada.

Spanish

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Record 18 1981-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi

Spanish

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Record 19 1981-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi

Spanish

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Record 20 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
OBS

(Depin 1, 8)

Spanish

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Record 21 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Law
  • Finance
OBS

To suspend payment of dividends ordered by the judge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit commercial
  • Finances
OBS

suspendre l'exécution des répartitions ordonnancées par le juge.

Spanish

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