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SHARE CAPITAL, EARNINGS PER SHARE AND DIVIDENDS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

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:

		2020			2019
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		265,951,131			266,580,019
Effect of dilutive stock options		1,644,353			1,394,135
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share calculation		267,595,484			267,974,154

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