Listed below are the transactions that affected the shareholders' equity of Branch$-$Rickle Corporation during the period $2024-2026.$ At December $31,2023,$ the corporation's accounts included:

Common stock, $105$ million shares at $$1$ par

Paid$-$in capital$-$excess of par

$($$ in thousands$)$

Retained earnings

$$105,000$

$624,000$

$840,000$

a$.$ November $1,2024,$ the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $$0\mathrm{.}60$ per share on its common shares, payable to shareholders of record November $15,$ to be paid December $1.$

b$.$ On March $1,2025,$ the board of directors declared a property dividend consisting of corporate bonds of Warner Corporation that Branch$-$Rickle was holding as an investment. The bonds had a fair value of $$1\mathrm{.}9$ million, but were purchased two years previously for $$1\mathrm{.}7$ million. Because they were intended to be held to maturity, the bonds had not been previously written up$.$ The property dividend was payable to shareholders of record March $13,$ to be distributed April $5.$

c$.$ On July $12,2025,$ the corporation declared and distributed a $5\%$ common stock dividend $($when the market value of the common stock was $$23$ per share$).$ Cash was paid in lieu of fractional shares representing $250,000$ equivalent whole shares.

d$.$ On November $1,2025,$ the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $$0\mathrm{.}60$ per share on its common shares, payable to shareholders of record November $15,$ to be paid December $1.$

e$.$ On January $15,2026,$ the board of directors declared and distributed a $3-$for$-2$ stock split effected in the form of a $50\%$ stock dividend when the market value of the common stock was $$24$ per share.

f$.$ On November $1,2026,$ the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $$0\mathrm{.}45$ per share on its common shares, payable to shareholders of record November $15,$ to be paid December $1.$

Required:

Prepare the journal entries that Branch$-$Rickie recorded during the three$-$year period for these transactions.

Prepare comparative statements of shareholders' equity for Branch$-$Rickie for the three$-$year period $($ $ in $000$ s$).$ Net income was $$355$ million, $$420$ million, and $$480$ million for $2024,2025,$ and $2026,$ respectively.