Annual Report 2009 Annual Report 2009
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Notes to the annual financial statements
for the year ended 30 September 2009

    GROUP
    2009   2008
    R’000   R’000
31. Commitments      
31.1 Operating lease commitments      
  The future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:      
  Not later than 1 year 33 422   34 889
  Later than 1 year, but not later than 5 years 79 948   77 983
  Later than 5 years 2 633   253
    116 003   113 125
31.2 Operating lease receivables      
  The future minimum lease payments receivable under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:      
  Not later than 1 year 2 326   2 611
  Later than 1 year, but not later than 5 years 3 076   5 959
    5 402   8 570
31.3 Future capital commitments      
  Contractually committed 376 669   301 155
  Approved by the board, but not yet contractually committed 698 014   413 621
  – for next financial year 486 257   413 621
  – for year following next financial year 211 757  
  Items of joint ventures 39 047   54 914
    1 113 730   769 690
  Allocated as follows:      
  Property, plant and equipment 1 113 730   769 690
  The expenditure will be financed from operating income and borrowed funds, in accordance with a budget approved by the board of directors.
     
32. Retirement benefits      
  The Group contributes to retirement and provident funds for all its employees which are administered by several service providers. These retirement and provident funds are defined contribution plans which are arranged and governed by the Pension Fund Act of 1956.
     
33. Government grants      
  Cumulative amounts received 7 490   6 772
  Cumulative amounts amortised (3 628)   (2 889)
  Receipts deferred 3 862   3 883
  The Group obtained and deferred as income a government grant of R718,461 (2008: R1,072,963). The Group benefits from such assistance for capital expenditure.
     
34. Related party transactions      
  During the financial year the Company and its subsidiaries conducted the following transactions with joint ventures, associates, parties exercising significant influence and key management personnel.
     
34.1 Sale of goods      
  Key management personnel 7 387   8 783
  Joint ventures 192 784   156 411
  Associates 33 164   30 035
  Parties exercising significant influence 21 848   25 831
34.2 Purchase of goods      
  Key management personnel 11 448   8 544
  Joint ventures 14 911   15 937
  Associates 44 133   34 814
  Parties exercising significant influence 33 567   32 984
34.3 Net interest received      
  Joint ventures 4 117   4 379
34.4 Key management personnel compensation      
  Salaries and other short-term employee benefits 101 127   84 176
  Termination benefits   2 029
  Post-employment benefits 10 251   7 875
  Other long-term benefits 1 268   615
  Share-based payments 11 014   6 149
    123 660   100 844
34.5 Year-end balances arising from sales/purchases of goods/services      
  Receivable from related parties      
  Parties exercising significant influence 2 237   1 999
  Key management personnel 739   64
  Associates 2 550   5 035
  Joint ventures 25 764   29 818
    31 290   36 916
  Payable to related parties      
  Parties exercising significant influence 563   537
  Associates 6 577   7 031
  Joint ventures 1 735   1 185
    8 875   8 753
34.6 Loans to related parties      
  Loans to joint ventures      
  Beginning of year 29 869   13 187
  Loans advanced during the year 26 588   36 825
  Loan repayments received (25 800)   (25 873)
  Interest charged 4 438   4 565
  Interest received (321)   (186)
  IAS 39 adjustment 692   1 351
  End of year 35 466   29 869
  Above-mentioned amounts are included in the amounts disclosed in the Group financial statements.
     
35. Net cash profit from operating activities      
  Reconciliation of profit before income tax and net cash profit from      
  operating activities:      
  Profit before income tax 896 584   627 093
  Adjusted for:      
  Depreciation 269 086   252 259
  Impairment of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets 53 352   22 278
  Net loss/(profit) on disposal of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets 16 346   (1 670)
  Net profit on disposal of available-for-sale financial assets (1 676)   (1 239)
  Unrealised losses on foreign exchange contracts and on foreign exchange 8 569   1 756
  Fair value adjustment on interest rate swaps and collars 4 774   (2 575)
  Change in provision for impairment of trade receivables 2 533   1 302
  Change in allowance for outstanding credit notes 1 528   11 417
  Share-based payments 51 364   2 359
  Changes in provisions for post-retirement medical benefits and long service awards 13 950   14 180
  Biological non-current asset adjustments (2 067)   (4 024)
  Dividends received (1 742)   (999)
  Interest received (26 973)   (30 473)
  Interest paid 224 554   250 786
  Profit from associated companies (439)   (718)
    1 509 743   1 141 732
         
36. Working capital changes      
  Decrease/(increase) in inventory 234 896   (559 927)
  Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables 148 941   (188 649)
  (Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables (1 160)   271 379
  Increase in current biological assets (8 366)   (32 121)
  (Increase)/decrease in derivative financial instruments (assets) (19 907)   23 722
  Increase/(decrease) in derivative financial instruments (liabilities) 12 077   (17 798)
  Provisions paid (9 929)   (7 773)
    356 552   (511 167)
         
37. Dividends paid to Group ordinary shareholders      
  Amounts unpaid at beginning of year (223)   (306)
  As disclosed in statement of changes in equity (178 750)   (148 596)
  Dividends – Ordinary shareholders (205 207)   (173 936)
  Dividends received on treasury shares of share incentive trusts 8 115   8 077
  Dividends received on treasury shares of subsidiary 18 342   17 263
  Amounts unpaid at end of year 147   223
    (178 826)   (148 679)
         
38. Income tax paid      
  Amounts unpaid at beginning of year 20 839   (46 482)
  As disclosed in the income statement (241 575)   (151 495)
  Business combinations   119
  Hedging reserve – reversal of previous year income tax to income statement (10 940)   29 428
  Hedging reserve – income tax current year 4 866   10 940
  Amounts unpaid at end of year (7 540)   (20 839)
    (234 350)   (178 329)
         
39. Proceeds on disposal of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets      
  Book value of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets 34 540   23 451
  Net (loss)/profit on disposal of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets (16 346)   1 670
    18 194   25 121
         
40. Proceeds on disposal of available-for-sale financial assets      
  Book value of available-for-sale financial assets 4 063   1 851
  Net profit on disposal of available-for-sale financial assets 1 676   1 239
    5 739   3 090