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to the members of Impala Platinum Holdings Limited
 
We have audited the annual financial statements and group annual financial statements of Impala Platinum Holdings Limited for the year ended 30 June 2001. These financial statements are the responsibility of the directors of the company. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

Scope
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted Auditing Standards in South Africa and in accordance with International auditing standards issued by the International Federation of Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free of material misstatements. An audit includes:

• Examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements
• Assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management
• Evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.

We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Audit opinion
In our opinion, the financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position of the group and of the company at 30 June 2001 and the results of their operations and cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with South African Generally Accepted Accounting Practices, International Accounting Standards and in the manner required by the South African Companies Act.
 
 

PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
Chartered Accountants (SA)
Registered Accountants and Auditors
Johannesburg
23 August 2001