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SHARE CAPITAL, EARNINGS PER SHARE AND DIVIDENDS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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:

		2019			2018
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		266,580,019			268,235,077
Effect of dilutive stock options		1,394,135			1,219,713
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share calculation		267,974,154			269,454,790

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The disclosure of earnings per share.

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