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Notes to the<br />

Financial StatementS<br />

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

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

25. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES<br />

Group<br />

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

S$’000 S$’000<br />

Included in other operating expenses are:<br />

Audit fees<br />

- Company’s auditors 812 642<br />

- Other auditors 85 68<br />

Non-audit fees #<br />

- Company’s auditors 203 146<br />

Rental expense – operating leases 9,055 8,332<br />

Net foreign exchange loss/(gain) from operations 614 (195)<br />

Amortisation of intangible assets [Notes 15(b) and 15(c)] 5,712 2,502<br />

Impairment of goodwill [Note 15(a)] 1,134 1,286<br />

Allowance for impairment of trade receivables 1,586 2,306<br />

Bad debts recovery (342) (244)<br />

Impairment of property, plant and equipment 1,513 2,442<br />

Net profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment (199) (76)<br />

Investment property renovations and fittings written-off - 2,449<br />

#<br />

Non-audit fees are mainly for services relating to non-statutory audit/review assignments.<br />

26. FINANCE COSTS<br />

Group<br />

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

S$’000 S$’000<br />

Interest expense<br />

- Bank loans 3,574 6,063<br />

- Fixed rate notes 16,860 8,453<br />

- Loans from non-controlling interests 4,255 1,180<br />

Cash flow hedges, transferred from hedging reserve [Note 5(b)]* 15,122 15,409<br />

* In relation to interest rate swap arrangements in Note 7(g).<br />

39,811 31,105

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