	harcourt brace hbj calls special meeting harcourt brace jovanovich inc said it has called a special meeting for july for a vote on an increase in authorized common shares to mln from mln an increase in preferred shares to mln from and a provision allowing the payment of preferred dividends in stock or property as well as cash the company said june will be the record date for the meeting harcourt which is fighting off a takeover bid from british printing and communication corp plc has declared a special dividend on common stock of dlrs in cash and pct preferred stock with a market value of dlrs per share the special dividend is to be paid july reuter 
