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210<br />

<strong>Telkom</strong> Annual Report 2009<br />

Notes to the consolidated annual financial statements (continued)<br />

for the three years ended March 31, 2009<br />

30. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (continued)<br />

Medical benefits (continued)<br />

The valuation results are extremely sensitive to changes in the underlying assumptions. The following table provides an indication of the<br />

impact of changing some of the valuation assumptions above:<br />

The Trudon benefit obligation of R21 million has been excluded from the sensitivity analysis below.<br />

Current assumption Decrease Increase<br />

Rm Rm Rm<br />

Medical cost inflation rate 7.7% -1.0% +1.0%<br />

Benefit obligation 5,389 (736) 921<br />

Percentage change (13.7)% 17.1%<br />

Service cost and interest cost 2009/2010 555 (84) 108<br />

Percentage change (15.1)% 19.5 %<br />

Discount rate 8.7% -1.0% +1.0%<br />

Benefit obligation 5,389 933 (734)<br />

Percentage change 17.3% (13.6)%<br />

Service cost and interest cost 2009/2010 555 46 (37)<br />

Percentage change 8.3% (6.7)%<br />

Post-retirement mortality rate PA(90) Ultimate-1 -10.0% +10.0%<br />

Benefit obligation 5,389 221 (197)<br />

Percentage change 4.1% (3.7)%<br />

Service cost and interest cost 2009/2010 555 23 (20)<br />

Percentage change 4.1% (3.6)%<br />

2007 2008 2009<br />

The fund portfolio consists of the following:<br />

Equities (%) 59 56 30<br />

Bonds (%) 3 2 2<br />

Cash and money market investments (%) 21 33 10<br />

Foreign investments (%) 9 9 9<br />

Insurance policies (%) 8 – 49<br />

Telephone rebates<br />

<strong>Telkom</strong> provides telephone rebates to its pensioners. The most recent<br />

actuarial valuation was performed as at March 31, 2009. Eligible<br />

employees must be employed by <strong>Telkom</strong> until retirement age to qualify<br />

for the telephone rebates. The scheme is a defined benefit plan.<br />

2007 2008 2009<br />

Rm Rm Rm<br />

The status of the telephone rebate liability is disclosed below:<br />

Benefit obligation opening balance 251 307 443<br />

Service cost 4 3 6<br />

Interest cost 19 22 39<br />

Actuarial (gain)/loss (39) 133 19<br />

Amendments 93 – –<br />

Benefits paid (21) (22) (23)<br />

Present value of unfunded obligation 307 443 484<br />

Unrecognised net actuarial loss and service cost* (25) (156) (159)<br />

Liability as disclosed in the balance sheet (refer to note 29) 282 287 325<br />

* The major increase in 2008 is attributable to the change in the rebate inflation rate.

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