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Notes to the financial statements

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd – Year ended 30 June 2004

      
         Year ended 30 June 
 (All amounts in rand million unless otherwise stated)20052004 
      
 
1  Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint venture                                 
  
Associates861.5 1,046.7
Subsidiaries and joint venture (Annexure A)1,119.7 1,093.6 
 1,981.2 2,140.3 
Associates
At cost
 
Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Private) Limited (formerly Makwiro Platinum Mines (Private) Limited)247.0
Two Rivers Platinum (Proprietary) Limited399.1 316.8
Aquarius Platinum (South Africa) (Proprietary) Limited462.4 482.9 
Total investments in associates861.5 1,046.7 
 
2Deferred income tax
 
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when the deferred income taxes relate to the same fiscal authority. The offset amounts are as follows:
 
Deferred tax (liability)/assets:
– Deferred tax asset to be recovered after more than 12 months(4.0) 9.4  
 
Deferred income taxes are calculated at the prevailing tax rates of the different fiscal authorities where the asset or liability originates.
 
The movement on the deferred income tax account is as follows:
 
At the beginning of the year9.4
Tax (charge)/credit to equity (Note 7)(13.4) 9.4
Net deferred tax (liability)/assets at the end of the year(4.0) 9.4  
 
3Available-for-sale financial investments
 
Investments in listed shares
Comprise shares in the following listed company
 
Aquarius Platinum Limited
 
Beginning of the year171.7 229.7
    Exchange differences38.7 (27.7)
    Share price movement51.3 (30.3) 
End of the year261.7 171.7
 
       During the year, the group maintained its strategic shareholding in Aquarius Platinum Limited, holding 7,141,966 shares (2004: 7,141,966) which amounts to approximately 8.6% (2004: 8.6%) of the issued share capital of that company. The shares are listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. The fair value of these shares as at the close of business on 30 June 2005 by reference to stock exchange quoted prices and closing exchange rates was R261.7 million (2004: R171.7 million).
 
Investment in unlisted shares
Shares beneficially owned in the undermentioned concern at fair value:
Silplat (Proprietary) Limited14.7 14.7
 276.4 186.4  
           
4Trade and other receivables                                     
Other receivables88.8 8.4 
 
5Cash and cash equivalents
 
For the purposes of the cash flow statement, the cash and cash equivalents comprise cash and bank balances.0.0 0.0
 
6Share capital
 
Authorised amount20.0 20.0 
 
       The total authorised ordinary share capital comprise 100 million (2004: 100 million) shares with a par value of 20 cents each. All issued shares are fully paid.
  
 Number ofOrdinaryShare         
  shares issued shares premium Total 
 (million) (R million)(R million) (R million) 
 
At 30 June 200366.59413.3604.5617.8
   Adjustment for IFRS2  10.910.9  
Restated opening balance 30 June 200366.59413.3615.4628.7
Issued in terms of the share option scheme0.0279.59.5
  Equity compensation plans  21.721.7  
At 30 June 200466.62113.3646.6659.9
Issued in terms of the share option scheme0.2240.199.499.5
  Equity compensation plans  22.322.3
At 30 June 200566.84513.4768.3781.7  
 
        Up to 10% of the unissued shares may be issued by the directors at their discretion until the next annual general meeting.
 
      
         Year ended 30 June 
 (All amounts in rand million unless otherwise stated)20052004 
      
 
7Other reserves
 
Fair value adjustment investments
 
Balance 1 July 2003200.6 393.4
    Revaluation – gross (Note 3)(48.6)(192.8) 
Balance 30 June 2004152.0 200.6
    Revaluation – gross (Note 3)90.0 (58.0)
    Revaluation – tax (Note 2)(13.4)9.4
Balance 30 June 2005228.6 152.0 
 
8Trade and other payables
 
Trade payables26.1 10.2 
 
9Other expenses
 
Exploration expenditure(6.4)(8.9)
Restructuring of investment in associate(2.1)
Provision for write-down of investment in subsidiary(248.2)
Professional fees(6.2)(26.0)
Net foreign exchange transaction gains0.9
Other(7.3)(8.7)
(269.3)(43.6) 
 
10Other gains
  
Other gains consist of the following principal categories:
Interest income1.8 26.2
Dividends received – investments0.7 2.8
Dividends received – subsidiaries1,456.4 1,455.2
1,458.9 1,484.2 
 
11Profit before tax
  
The following items have been charged in arriving at profit before tax:
 
Auditors' remuneration
    Fees for audit services0.5 0.3
Professional fees6.2 26.0  
 
12 Income tax expense
 
Current tax
    Charge for the year1.3 7.5 
 
The tax of the company's profit differs as follows from the theoretical charge that would arise using the basic tax rate:                                         
% %
Normal tax rate for companies29.0 30.0
Adjusted for:
Disallowable expenditure6.6 0.8
Exempt income(35.5)(30.3)
Effective tax rate0.1 0.5 
 
13Dividends per share
 
At the Board meeting on 26 August 2005, a final dividend in respect of 2005 of 1,800 cents per share amounting to a total dividend of R1,203.2 million was approved. Secondary Tax on Companies (STC) on the dividend will amount to R150.4 million.
 
These financial statements do not reflect this dividend and related STC payable. The dividend will be accounted for in shareholders' equity as an appropriation of retained earnings in the year ending 30 June 2006.
 
Dividends paid
 
Final dividend No. 73 for 2004 of 1,600 (2003: 1,750) cents per share1,065.8 1,165.4
Interim dividend No. 74 for 2005 of 500 (2004: 500) cents per share333.4 332.6
 1,399.21,498.0 
 
14Cash generated from operations
 
Reconciliation of net profit to cash generated from operations:
 
Profit1,188.3 1,433.1
 
Adjustments for:
Income tax expense (Note 12)1.3 7.5
Interest income (Note 10)(1.8) (26.2)
Dividend income (Note 10)(0.7) (2.8)
  
Changes in working capital:
Trade and other receivables(80.4)34.2
Trade and other payables15.9 7.1 
Cash generated from operations1,122.6 1,452.9 
 
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited
Annual Report 2005