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* The new [[Fair Price]] (if operating under Company Law)
 
* The new [[Fair Price]] (if operating under Company Law)
  
'''Worked Example''' – Calculating Free Investor Shares and the New Fair Price
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'''Worked Example''' – Calculating Member (Investor) Shares and the New Fair Price
  
 
'''Assumptions'''
 
'''Assumptions'''
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  (£75k - £7,500) / 4,500 = £1.50
 
  (£75k - £7,500) / 4,500 = £1.50
  
(In a [[FairShares Co-operative]] incorporated under society in the UK, shares have a par value of £1 and therefore the number of shares issued is the sum of [[Workers' Gain]] and [[Users' Gain]] to the nearest £1).
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(In a [[FairShares Co-operative]] incorporated under society law in the UK, shares have a par value of £1 and therefore the number of shares issued is the sum of [[Workers' Gain]] and [[Users' Gain]] to the nearest £1.  There is no 'Fair Price' in a FairShares Co-operative).
  
 
Number of Member Shares: = ([Workers Gain] + [Users Gain]) / [New Fair Price]
 
Number of Member Shares: = ([Workers Gain] + [Users Gain]) / [New Fair Price]
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  45,000 + 5000 = 50,000
 
  45,000 + 5000 = 50,000
  
See worked examples in the attached spreadsheet: [[Media: V2.0-WorkedExamples.xls]]
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[http://www.fairshares.coop/membership/ Registered supporters] of the FairShares Association can obtain spreadsheets with worked examples.
  
  

Latest revision as of 16:53, 13 May 2015

Member Shares are earned by Labour and User Shareholders when a FairShares Company or Co-operative generates a Surplus.

The number of Member Shares issued each year depends on:

Worked Example – Calculating Member (Investor) Shares and the New Fair Price

Assumptions

  • Investor Shares Issued: 45,000
  • Capital Gain Fraction: 0.5 (50%)
  • Reference Value: £60,000 (Existing fair price = 60,000/45,000 = £1.33)
New Value = [Fixed Assets] + (20 x Most Recent [Investor Share])

In this example, the New Value is calculated as £75,000, triggering the following calculations:

Workers’ Gain = [New Value] - [Reference Value] * [Capital Gain Fraction] / 2

(£75k - £60k) * 50% / 2 = £3,750

Users’ Gain = [New Value] - [Reference Value] * [Capital Gain Fraction] / 2

(£75k - £60k) * 50% / 2 = £3,750

New Fair Price = [New Value] - [Workers' Gain] - [Users Gain] / [Investor Shares Issued]

(£75k - £7,500) / 4,500 = £1.50

(In a FairShares Co-operative incorporated under society law in the UK, shares have a par value of £1 and therefore the number of shares issued is the sum of Workers' Gain and Users' Gain to the nearest £1. There is no 'Fair Price' in a FairShares Co-operative).

Number of Member Shares: = ([Workers Gain] + [Users Gain]) / [New Fair Price]

7,500 / 1.5 = 5,000

(in the above example, 7,500 investor shares would be issued in a FairShares Co-operative).

Investor Shares (Revised): = [Investor Shares Issued] + [New Investor Shares]

45,000 + 5000 = 50,000

Registered supporters of the FairShares Association can obtain spreadsheets with worked examples.




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