annual report 2009

financial statements: interest in subsidiary companies
for the year ended 31 March 2009

      2009    2008    
      Carrying value   Carrying value    
    Nature of of subsidiaries % of subsidiaries %  
    business Rm’s Holding Rm’s Holding  
Directly held               
Lewis Stores (Pty) Ltd   F 2 800.0 100% 2 800.0 100%  
Indirectly held               
Incorporated in South Africa              
Monarch Insurance Co. Ltd   I   100%   100%  
Lifestyle Living (Pty) Ltd   F   100%   100%  
Kingtimm (Pty) Ltd   L   100%   100%  
Incorporated in Botswana              
Lewis Stores (Botswana) (Pty) Ltd   F   100%   100%  
Lewis Management Services (Botswana)              
(Pty) Ltd   M   100%   100%  
Incorporated in Lesotho              
Lewis Stores (Lesotho) (Pty) Ltd   F   100%   100%  
Incorporated in Namibia              
Lewis Stores (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd   F   100%   100%  
Lewis Management Services Namibia (Pty) Ltd   M   100%   100%  
Incorporated in Swaziland              
Lewis Stores (Swaziland) (Pty) Ltd   F   100%   100%  
Cost of subsidiaries      2 800.0   2 800.0    
Amounts due by subsidiaries               
Lewis Stores (Pty) Ltd     (3.6)   0.6    
Interest in subsidiaries      2 796.4   2 800.6    
               
F Furniture dealer              
I Insurance company              
M Management services company              
L Company holding property leases