Ársskýrsla Landsbankans - Landsbankinn
Ársskýrsla Landsbankans - Landsbankinn
Ársskýrsla Landsbankans - Landsbankinn
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />
23. Equity<br />
Share capital<br />
The total number of ordinary shares authorised and issued by the Bank at year-end 2010 and 2009 was 24 billion shares, with par value of ISK 1 per<br />
share. One vote is attached to each share of one ISK and the holders of ordinary shares are entitled to one vote per share at general meetings of the<br />
Bank. All issued shares are fully paid.<br />
Restriction of dividend payments<br />
As part of the acquisition price for the Icelandic operations of Landsbanki Íslands hf., the Bank issued senior secured bonds (see Notes 19 and 37). If<br />
the Bank makes any dividend payments, it shall thereby redeem the bond on a pro-rata basis in amounts equal to the dividend payments. The bonds<br />
mature in 2018.<br />
According to the Company Act No. 2/1995, it is only permissible to allocate as dividend profit in accordance with approved annual financial<br />
statements for the immediate past financial year, profit brought forward from previous years and free funds after deducting loss which has not been<br />
met and the moneys which according to laws or Articles of Association must be contributed to a reserve fund or for other use.<br />
Share premium<br />
Share premium represents the difference between the ISK amount received by the Bank when issuing share capital and the nominal amount of the<br />
shares issued, less costs directly attributable to issuing the new shares, net of any related tax benefit.<br />
Statutory reserve<br />
The statutory reserve is created in accordance with requirements of the Company Act No. 2/1995, according to which at least 10% of the profit of<br />
the Bank, which is not devoted to meeting losses of previous years and is not contributed to other legally stipulated reserves must be contributed to<br />
the statutory reserve until it amounts to 10% of the share capital of the Bank. When that limit has been reached the contribution to the statutory<br />
reserve must be at a minimum 5% until the reserve amounts to a quarter of the share capital of the Bank.<br />
Retained earnings<br />
Retained earnings consist of undistributed profits and losses accumulated by the Group since the foundation of the Bank, less transfers to the<br />
statutory reserve of the Bank.<br />
NBI hf. Consolidated Financial Statements 2010 39<br />
All amounts are in ISK million<br />
Allar upphæðir eru í milljónum króna Ársreikningur 2010 139