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

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

25. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (continued)<br />

Medical benefits (continued)<br />

<strong>Telkom</strong> Annual Report 2009 305<br />

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

changing some of the valuation assumptions:<br />

Current<br />

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

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