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SHARE CAPITAL, EARNINGS PER SHARE AND DIVIDENDS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Share Capital, Reserves And Other Equity Interest [Abstract]

Earnings per share

Earnings per share computation

The denominators for the basic and diluted earnings per share computations are as follows:

		2018			2017
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		268,235,077			268,693,589
Effect of dilutive stock options		1,219,713			903,690
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share calculation		269,454,790			269,597,279

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The disclosure of earnings per share.

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