| 32. |
Obligations due under finance leases |
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The Group finances certain housing requirements through finance leases. The Group holds a call option to acquire legal title
to the land and houses at the end of the lease term. The lessor, Group Five Limited (Group Five), holds a put option to put
legal title of the remaining land and houses back to the Group. The implicit interest rate is linked to JIBAR (Johannesburg
Interbank Acceptance Rate) and an average rate of 11.7% (2006: 9.6%) was paid for the year under review. The remaining
lease term is 10 years (2006: 11 years). The carrying amount of assets held under finance leases amounts to R298 million
(2006: R331 million). The Group provided guarantees as disclosed in note 41. The finance lease obligation relating to houses
amounts to R490 million (2006: R474 million). The balance of the obligation relates to other assets. |
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|
2007
Rm |
2006 Rm |
|
Finance lease obligations |
490 |
478 |
|
Less: Short-term portion transferred to accounts payable (Note 34) |
— * |
(3) |
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|
490 |
475 |
|
Reconciliation of future minimum lease payments under finance leases |
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|
Minimum lease payments |
Present value of minimum lease payments |
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|
2007
Rm |
2006 Rm |
2007
Rm |
2006 Rm |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Within one year |
58 |
49 |
— * |
3 |
|
In the second to fifth years |
230 |
182 |
1 |
—* |
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Six years and thereafter |
775 |
748 |
489 |
475 |
|
|
1,063 |
979 |
490 |
478 |
|
Less: Future finance charges |
(573) |
(501) |
— |
— |
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Present value of leasing obligations |
490 |
478 |
490 |
478 |
|