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

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

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

33. ACQUISITION OF MINORITY INTEREST IN SUBSIDI<strong>AR</strong>Y<br />

Multi-Links Telecommunications (Proprietary) Limited (Multi-Links)<br />

<strong>Telkom</strong> acquired 75% of the issued share capital of Multi-Links Telecommunications Limited through <strong>Telkom</strong> International (Proprietary) Limited,<br />

from Kenston Investment Limited on May 1, 2007. <strong>Telkom</strong> also granted Kenston the irrevocable right and option (put option) to require<br />

<strong>Telkom</strong> to acquire all of the shares held by Kenston (25% shareholding) in Multi-Links, at any time during the 90 day period following<br />

the second anniversary of the effective date. The put option was exercised on January 21, 2009 for R1,328 million (US$130 million at<br />

US$1 = R10,2188).<br />

34. COMMITMENTS<br />

2007 2008 2009<br />

Rm Rm Rm<br />

Capital commitments<br />

Capital commitments authorised 7,000 7,000 6,991<br />

Commitments against authorised capital expenditure 507 652 539<br />

Authorised capital expenditure not yet contracted 6,493 6,348 6,452<br />

Capital commitments comprise commitments for property, plant and equipment and software included in intangible assets.<br />

Management expects these commitments to be financed from proceeds of Vodacom sale.<br />

2010 FIFA World Cup commitments<br />

The FIFA World Cup commitment is an executory contract which requires the Company to develop the fixed-line components of the<br />

necessary telecommunications infrastructure needed to broadcast this event to the world. This encompasses the provisioning of the fixedline<br />

telecommunications related products and services and, where applicable, the services of qualified personnel necessary for the<br />

planning, management, delivery, installation and de-installation, operation, maintenance and satisfactory functioning of these products and<br />

services. Furthermore as a National Supporter, <strong>Telkom</strong> owns a tier 3 sponsorship that grants <strong>Telkom</strong> a package of advertising, promotional<br />

and marketing rights that are exercisable within the borders of South Africa. <strong>Telkom</strong> entered into a barter transaction in return for which it<br />

has an outstanding commitment to FIFA of R243 million (2008: R260 million). This has been recognised in intangible assets (note 10).

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