| |
12 months |
12 months |
|
| |
ended |
ended |
|
| |
31 March 2008 |
31 March 2007 |
|
| |
Rm |
Rm |
|
| |
Audited |
Audited |
|
| Share capital and premium |
149.1 |
311.4 |
|
| Opening balance |
311.4 |
524.9 |
|
| Cost of own shares acquired |
(162.4) |
(213.5) |
|
| Share awards to employees |
0.1 |
– |
|
| Other reserves |
128.4 |
156.5 |
|
| Opening balance |
156.5 |
92.0 |
|
| Fair value adjustments of available-for-sale investments,
net of tax |
(27.5) |
54.0 |
|
| Disposal of available-for-sale investments recognised |
(21.3) |
(1.4) |
|
| Share-based payment |
6.7 |
4.0 |
|
| Transfer of share-based payment reserve to retained income
on vesting |
(0.9) |
(1.7) |
|
| Transfer to contingency reserve from retained earnings |
9.0 |
4.2 |
|
| Foreign currency translation reserve |
5.9 |
5.4 |
|
| Retained earnings |
2 452.5 |
2 059.3 |
|
| Opening balance |
2 059.3 |
1 688.5 |
|
| Net profit attributable to shareholders |
642.3 |
598.3 |
|
| Profit on sale of own shares |
21.8 |
6.8 |
|
| Transfer of share-based payment reserve from other reserves
on vesting |
0.9 |
1.7 |
|
| Cost of share awards to employees |
(0.1) |
– |
|
| Transfer to contingency reserve |
(9.0) |
(4.2) |
|
| Distribution to shareholders |
(262.7) |
(231.8) |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Balance at end of year |
2 730.0 |
2 527.2 |
|
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