| |
12 months |
12 months |
| |
ended |
ended |
| |
31 March 2009 |
31 March 2008 |
| |
Rm |
Rm |
| |
Audited |
Audited |
| Share capital and premium |
97.8 |
149.1 |
| Opening balance |
149.1 |
311.4 |
| Cost of own shares acquired |
(51.3) |
(162.4) |
| Share awards to employees |
– |
0.1 |
| Other reserves |
107.4 |
128.4 |
| Opening balance |
128.4 |
156.5 |
| Fair value adjustments of available-for-sale investments, net of tax |
(40.0) |
(27.5) |
| Disposal of available-for-sale investments recognised |
2.4 |
(21.3) |
| Share-based payment |
10.6 |
6.7 |
| Transfer of share-based payment reserve to retained income on vesting |
(0.2) |
(0.9) |
| Transfer to contingency reserve |
1.8 |
9.0 |
| Foreign currency translation reserve |
4.4 |
5.9 |
| Retained earnings |
2 734.7 |
2 452.5 |
| Opening balance |
2 452.5 |
2 059.3 |
| Net profit attributable to shareholders |
567.0 |
642.3 |
| Profit on sale of own shares |
1.1 |
21.8 |
| Transfer of share-based payment reserve to retained income on vesting |
0.2 |
0.9 |
| Cost of share awards to employees |
– |
(0.1) |
| Transfer to contingency reserve |
(1.8) |
(9.0) |
| Distribution to shareholders |
(284.3) |
(262.7) |
| |
|
|
| Balance at end of year |
2 939.9 |
2 730.0 |
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