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| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
| 31. |
Employee benefits (continued) |
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Retirement funds |
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Separate funds, independent of the Group, provide retirement and other benefits to all employees. These funds consist of
defined contribution plans and a defined benefit plan. All funds are subject to the Pension Funds Act, 1956. The Amplats
Officials Pension Fund is in the process of being wound up, whereupon the administration of pensioners will be outsourced
and active members will be transferred to an appropriate retirement fund. |
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Defined contribution plans |
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Contributions are made to the following defined contribution plans: |
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Number of
members*
|
Number of
pensioners
|
Employer
contributions
Rm |
Market value
of fund assets
Rm |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amplats Retirement Fund |
1,250 |
— |
47 |
611 |
|
Amplats Mines Retirement Fund |
13,301 |
— |
220 |
2,582 |
|
MRR Retirement Fund |
1,083 |
— |
23 |
505 |
|
Amplats Group Provident Fund |
38,812 |
— |
266 |
2,711 |
|
Amplats Officials Pension Fund |
13 |
2,736 |
— * |
210 |
| |
|
54,459 |
2,736 |
556 |
6,619 |
|
2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amplats Retirement Fund |
1,259 |
|
40 |
540 |
|
Amplats Mines Retirement Fund |
11,579 |
|
189 |
2,351 |
|
MRR Retirement Fund |
1,102 |
|
22 |
474 |
|
Amplats Group Provident Fund |
32,374 |
|
221 |
2,382 |
|
Amplats Officials Pension Fund |
16 |
2,741 |
—* |
196 |
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|
46,330 |
2,741 |
472 |
5,943 |
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Defined benefit plan |
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Post-retirement medical aid benefits |
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The post-retirement medical aid obligation is actuarially valued annually. The obligation was last valued as at
31 December
2007 using the projected unit credit method. The assumptions used in the valuation included estimates of life expectancy and
long-term estimates of the increase in medical costs, appropriate discount rates and the level of claims based on the Group's
experiences.
The plan assets comprise a captive cell arrangement with Guardrisk, which arrangement exists to fund the Group's obligations
towards pensioners. The funds are invested in the money market and the medical aid premiums are paid by Guardrisk to the
medical aid funds on behalf of the Group. The Group expects to make a contribution of R12,959,100 (2007: R12,705,000) to
the captive cell for the 2008 year. The actual return on plan assets for the year amounted R5,639,904 (2006: R4,941,971). |
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2007 |
2006 |
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The principal actuarial assumptions used were as follows: |
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Actuarial assumptions |
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|
|
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Discount rate (nominal) |
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8.0% |
8.3% |
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Healthcare cost inflation |
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6.3% |
6.3% |
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Expected return on reimbursive rights |
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9.0% |
9.3% |
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Membership |
|
|
|
|
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In-service members |
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|
314 |
337 |
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Continuation members |
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|
1,072 |
1,185 |
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