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Notes to the<br />

Financial StatementS<br />

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

137<br />

17. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES<br />

(a)<br />

Non-current<br />

Group<br />

Company<br />

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

S$’000 S$’000 S$’000 S$’000<br />

Loans to a subsidiary [Note 17(a)(i)] - - 307,826 303,331<br />

Staff loans [Note 17(a)(ii)] 2,642 3,526 2,286 3,046<br />

Sundry debtors [Note 17(a)(ii)] 1,460 1,266 166 147<br />

Others [Note 17(a)(ii)] 65 65 - -<br />

4,167 4,857 310,278 306,524<br />

(i)<br />

The loans to a subsidiary of S$325.6 million (2010: S$325.6 million) are non-trade, unsecured<br />

and interest-free except for S$236.8 million which bears a fixed interest rate of 2.9% per<br />

annum payable semi-<strong>annual</strong>ly. The loans have a repayment term of five years, of which<br />

S$93.7 million is due on February 17, 2015 and S$231.9 million is due on August 31, 2015.<br />

On initial recognition, the above loans were recognised at their fair values of S$301.6 million,<br />

determined from the cash flow analyses, discounted at the market borrowing rates on the<br />

respective loan inception dates. The difference between the fair values and the principal loan<br />

amounts was recognised in the income statement. The unamortised fair value loss as at<br />

balance sheet date was S$17.8 million (2010: S$22.3 million).<br />

As at August 31, <strong>2011</strong>, the fair values of the loans were S$319.0 million (2010: S$305.8<br />

million), determined from the cash flow analyses, discounted at the market borrowing rate of<br />

2.74% (2010: 3.55%) per annum, which management expected to be available to the Group<br />

at the balance sheet date.<br />

(ii)<br />

The fair value of the other assets approximates their carrying amount.

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