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Shown Below Is Information Relating to the Shareholders' Equity of Brookdale

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Shown below is information relating to the shareholders' equity of Brookdale Corporation at December 31, 2010:
$\begin{array} { l r } 11 \% \text { non-cumulative preference share, } \$ 130 \text { par, 100,000 shares authorized, } & \$ 1,300,000 \\10,000 \text { shares issued } & \\\text { Ordinary shares, } \$ 1.25 \text { par, } 1,000,000 \text { shares authorized, } 600,000 \text { shares } & 750,000 \\\text { issued (of which } 6,000 \text { are held in treasury ) } & \\\text { Share premium: preference shares } & 500,000 \\\text { Share premium: ordinary shares } & 900,000 \\\text { Share premium: treasury share transactions } & 6,000 \\\text { Treasury shares (at cost: } 6,000 \text { ordinary shares) } & ( 192,000 ) \\\text { Retained earnings } & 1,350,000 ) \end{array}$

-Refer to the above data. How many ordinary shares are outstanding?

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