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Notes to the<br />

Financial StatementS<br />

August 31, <strong>2011</strong><br />

124 <strong>Singapore</strong> <strong>Press</strong> <strong>Holdings</strong> <strong>annual</strong> <strong>report</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />

7. BORROWINGS<br />

Group<br />

Company<br />

<strong>2011</strong> 2010 <strong>2011</strong> 2010<br />

S$’000 S$’000 S$’000 S$’000<br />

Secured<br />

Term loan [Note 7(a)] 298,834 570,000 - -<br />

Unsecured<br />

Fixed rate notes [Note 7(b)] 598,797 598,453 598,797 598,453<br />

Term loan [Note 7(c)] 100,000 150,000 100,000 150,000<br />

Loans from non-controlling interests<br />

[Notes 7(d) and 7(e)] 113,537 111,661 - -<br />

Fixed advance facility [Note 7(f)] 800 800 - -<br />

1,111,968 1,430,914 698,797 748,453<br />

Borrowings are repayable:<br />

Within 1 year 100,800 570,800 100,000 -<br />

Between 1- 5 years 1,011,168 860,114 598,797 748,453<br />

1,111,968 1,430,914 698,797 748,453<br />

(a)<br />

As at August 31, <strong>2011</strong>, Orchard 290 Ltd (“Orchard 290”), a subsidiary of the Group, had a term loan facility<br />

available for drawdown up to the amount of S$300 million (2010: S$610 million) for a tenure of five years<br />

from July 11, <strong>2011</strong> (2010: July 11, 2006). As at the balance sheet date, the amount drawn down was S$300<br />

million (2010: S$570 million). The amount of S$298.8 million represented the loan stated at amortised<br />

cost.<br />

The term loan facility is secured by way of a legal mortgage on Orchard 290’s investment property<br />

[Note 9], a debenture over the assets of Orchard 290 and an assignment of the insurances on the investment<br />

property.<br />

After taking into account interest rate swap arrangements totalling S$150 million (2010: S$500 million), the<br />

effective interest rate as at the balance sheet date on the outstanding term loan of S$300 million was 1.50%<br />

per annum (2010: S$570 million, 3.16% per annum).<br />

(b)<br />

(c)<br />

On February 22, 2010, the Company established a S$1 billion Multicurrency Medium Term Note Programme.<br />

Notes outstanding as at August 31, <strong>2011</strong> comprise S$600 million (2010: S$600 million) 5-year unsecured<br />

fixed rate notes due on March 2, 2015. The amount of S$598.8 million (2010: S$598.5 million) as at<br />

the balance sheet date represented the notes stated at amortised cost. Interest at 2.81% per annum<br />

(2010: 2.81% per annum) is payable semi-<strong>annual</strong>ly in arrears. The fixed rate notes are listed on the SGX-<br />

ST.<br />

As at August 31, <strong>2011</strong>, the Company had an unsecured term loan facility available for drawdown up to the<br />

amount of S$150 million (2010: S$150 million) for a tenure of three years from October 22, 2008. Total loan<br />

drawn down as at August 31, <strong>2011</strong> amounted to S$100 million (2010: S$150 million), after a partial loan<br />

repayment of S$50 million (2010: Nil) during the financial year.<br />

After taking into account interest rate swap arrangements totalling S$100 million (2010: S$100 million),<br />

the effective interest rate as at the balance sheet date on the outstanding term loan of S$100 million was<br />

2.88% per annum (2010: S$150 million, 2.22% per annum).<br />

(d)<br />

As at August 31, <strong>2011</strong>, Blu Inc (<strong>Holdings</strong>) Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the Group, had an outstanding<br />

unsecured loan of S$2.4 million (2010: S$3.0 million) from its non-controlling interests. The loan is<br />

interest-free and has no fixed repayment terms although repayment is not expected within the next twelve<br />

months.

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