Annual Financial Statements 2016

Notes to the Company Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2016

Rm

2016

2015

1.

Investment income

Interest income

1

4

Dividend income from subsidiary

532

533

4

2.

Non-trading and capital items

Make good payment resulting from capital restructure

(58)

Corporate transaction and listing costs

(3)

(35)

Waiver of loan to Management Trust

(26)

Waiver of group loan receivable

(1)

(3)

(120)

Details of the make good payment in the prior year resulting from capital restructure can be found in the group financial statements of Alexander Forbes Group Holdings (refer to note 5).

The loan to the Management Trust was waived in 2015, prior to the company listing on the JSE Limited, as approved by the remuneration committee on 13 June 2014. The loan to Alexander Forbes Holdco Proprietary Limited was waived in the prior year as part of the process to clean up the corporate company structure.

3.

Investment in subsidiary

Opening carrying value

5 748

5 748

Carrying value

5 748

5 748

The investment in subsidiary is carried at cost less provision for impairment and amounts written off.

Details of the group’s financial interests in its subsidiaries are set out in note 48 to the group financial statements attached hereto.

4.

Share capital

Share capital at no par value

6 192

6 192

2016

2015

Number
of shares
’000

Share
capital at no
par value
Rm

Number
of shares
’000

Share
capital at no
par value
Rm

4.1

Share capital

Authorised

Ordinary shares at no par value

2 500 000

2 500 000

Non-convertible redeemable B preference shares

45 000

45 000

Issued

Ordinary shares at no par value

1 341 427

6 192

1 302 356

6 192

1 341 427

6 192

1 302 356

6 192

4.2

Movement in share capital

Opening balance

1 302 356

6 192

1 250 698

5 819

Shares issued to public

44 000

316

Shares issued in terms of exit transaction incentive

7 658

57

Shares issued to the Employee Share Option Plan*

39 071

Closing balance

1 341 427

6 192

1 302 356

6 192

Refer to note 23.3.1 of the group financial statements.

Rm

2016

2015

5.

Cash utilised in operations

Profit/(loss) before taxation

519

(119)

Cash items:

Investment income

(363)

(4)

Non-cash items:

Make good payment paid by subsidiary on behalf of company

58

Waiver of group loan receivable

27

Movement in working capital balances

Other receivables

(160)

13

Payables

(1)

(8)

(5)

(33)

6.

Dividends received

Dividend income (refer to note 1)

532

Less: Non-cash dividend income

(170)

362

7.

Taxation paid

Taxation prepaid at the beginning of the year

1

Taxation prepaid at the end of the year

1

8. Related party disclosure

List of related party relationships
Major shareholders

The equity holders of the company are detailed in Annexure A.

Mercer Africa Limited, a subsidiary of the US-listed Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., holds a 33% interest in the company.

Subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates
Details of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, which are considered material to the group and in respect of which the group has a continuing interest, are provided in note 48 to the group financial statements attached hereto.

Key management personnel
Details of key management personnel are included in the group financial statements.

8.1 Summary of related party transactions

Transactions between related parties comprise non-interest-bearing loans.

Rm

2016

2015

8.2

Transactions with subsidiaries

Loan balances classified as intercompany loans

Opening balance

124

Cash transferred to group companies

(374)

109

Dividends received

362

Dividend in specie

170

Share-based payments

18

Charges to subsidiaries

2

74

Make good payment made by subsidiary on behalf of company

(58)

Waiver of loan

(1)

Closing balance

302

124