Company Financial Statements

COMPANY INCOME STATEMENT
for the year ended 31 August 2009
    2009 2008
  Notes R’000 R’000
Dividends received – unlisted   354 750 23 701
Reversal of impairment in The Link Investment Trust   18 287
Profit before taxation   354 750 41 988
Income tax expense 8 (1 225) (18)
Profit for the year   353 525 41 970
       
COMPANY BALANCE SHEET
at 31 August 2009
    2009 2008
  Notes R’000 R’000
Assets      
Non-current assets   243 904 381 619
  Deferred tax asset 13 1 203
  Interest in subsidiary companies (see here)   243 904 380 416
Current assets      
  Income tax receivable   958 961
Total assets   244 862 382 580
Equity   244 862 382 580
  Share capital 18 3 029 3 242
  Share premium 18 10 748 135 967
  Share option reserve 19 24 549 23 832
  Distributable reserve   206 536 219 539
         
Total equity   244 862 382 580
       
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS      
for the year ended 31 August 2009      
    2009 2008
    R’000 R’000
Cash effects of operating activities      
Cash generated by operations   354 750 23 701
Tax paid   (19) (2 397)
Cash inflow from operating activities before distributions   354 731 21 304
Distributions paid to shareholders   (211 313) (172 818)
Net cash effects of operating activities   143 418 (151 514)
Cash effects of investing activities      
Purchase of treasury shares from subsidiary company   (354 750) (153 216)
Proceeds from disposal of investment   260 000
Decrease in loans receivable   137 229 45 113
Net cash effects of investing activities   (217 521) 151 897
Cash effects of financing activities      
Proceeds from the issue of share capital   74 202
Share cancellation expenses   (99) (383)
Net cash effects of financing activities   74 103 (383)
Net movement in cash and cash equivalents  
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year  
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year  
       
NOTES TO THE COMPANY STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS      
for the year ended 31 August 2009      
    2009 2008
    R’000 R’000
Cash generated by operations      
Profit before tax   354 750 41 988
Adjustment for:
Reversal of impairment in The Link Investment Trust
  (18 287)
    354 750 23 701
Tax paid      
Income tax receivable/(payable) at the beginning of the year   961 (1 436)
Current tax charge   (22)
Income tax receivable at the end of the year   (958) (961)
    (19) (2 397)
       
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY      
for the year ended 31 August 2009      
    Share Share Share option    
  Number of capital premium reserve Distributable  
  shares (Note 18) (Note 18) (Note 19) reserve Total
  ’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000
Balance at 1 September 2007 335 957 3 360 438 111 23 786 201 724 666 981
Shares cancelled (11 818) (118) (153 098) (153 216)
Share cancellation expenses written off (383) (383)
Equity-settled capital contribution to subsidiary 46 46
Profit for the year 41 970 41 970
Distributions to shareholders (see note 26) (148 663) (24 155) (172 818)
Balance at 31 August 2008 324 139 3 242 135 967 23 832 219 539 382 580
Additional shares issued 208 2 74 200 74 202
Shares cancelled (21 506) (215) (354 535) (354 750)
Share cancellation expenses written off (99) (99)
Equity-settled capital contribution to subsidiary 717 717
Profit for the year 353 525 353 525
Distributions to shareholders (see note 26) (199 320) (11 993) (211 313)
Balance at 31 August 2009 302 841 3 029 10 748 24 549 206 536 244 862
During the year the group cancelled 21 505 674 (2008: 11 818 017) ordinary shares of one cent each. 21 500 000 (2008: 11 818 017) was previously held as treasury shares and 5 674 was purchased in the open market. Of the total cost of R354.750 million, R0.215 million was deducted from share capital and R354.535 million from distributable reserves of the company.

See note 18 for an explanation of the difference between the share premium of the group and company.