1. Commitments and contingencies |
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There are no material contingent assets or liabilities at 31 December 2011. |
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Capital commitments at 31 December 2011: |
R'm |
– Contracted |
26 |
– Authorised, not contracted |
55 |
Total |
81 |
2. Changes in accounting policy |
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The accounting policies and methods of computation used in the preparation of the reviewed interim financial results are in terms of International Financial Reporting Standards and are consistent with those of the previous financial year except for the adoption of new and amended IFRS and IFRIC interpretations which became effective during the current financial year. The application of these standards and interpretations did not have a significant impact on the Group’s reported results and cash flows for the six months ended 31 December 2011 and the financial position at 31 December 2011. |
3. Earnings per share |
Reviewed
six months to
31 December
2011 |
Reviewed
six months to
31 December
2010 |
Audited
year to
30 June
2011 |
Reconciliation of shares in issue
(all figures in millions): | | | |
– Total number of shares issued |
1 033 | 1 033 | 1 033 |
– Share Incentive Trust shares |
26 | 26 | 26 |
– BEE treasury shares |
88 | 88 |
88 |
Shares in issue to external parties |
919 | 919 |
919 |
Share numbers used for earnings per share calculations (all figures in millions): | | | |
– Weighted average number of shares |
919 | 921 | 920 |
– Diluted weighted average number of shares |
922 | 923 |
922 |
Reconciliation of headline earnings
(Rand millions): | | | |
– Profit attributable to equity shareholders |
199 | 165 | 320 |
– Profit on sale of property, plant and equipment |
(2) | (3) |
(2) |
Headline earnings |
197 | 162 |
318 |