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GROUP<br />

NOTES TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)<br />

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH <strong>2003</strong><br />

<strong>2003</strong> 2002<br />

Rm<br />

Rm<br />

20. BORROWINGS (continued)<br />

UNSECURED (continued)<br />

International<br />

<strong>MTN</strong> Cameroon<br />

Government of Cameroon<br />

Loan of Communauté Financière Africaine franc (CFA) 10,6 billion arising<br />

on incorporation of <strong>MTN</strong> Cameroon. Although the terms of the loan are still<br />

under negotiation, the original terms require that the repayments be made<br />

six-monthly beginning on 31 May 2002 until 30 November 2007 and that<br />

US$2,375 million be repaid quarterly over 1 year. The annual interest rate is<br />

fixed at 7,876% per annum except for the US$2,375 million loan which bears<br />

no interest. 138 159<br />

Overdraft bearing interest at 8,5% per annum. — 2<br />

Total unsecured borrowings 2 746 5 185<br />

SECURED<br />

South Africa<br />

<strong>MTN</strong> Holdings<br />

Rand Merchant Bank<br />

Facility bearing interest at 13,92% per annum payable bi-annually with<br />

capital repayable on 31 January 2006. The loan is secured by a cession of<br />

life endowment policies of key personnel. 10 10<br />

14th Avenue Finance Lease<br />

Finance lease obligation capitalised at an effective rate of 11,7% per annum.<br />

The lease term is ten years with nine years to run, instalments payable<br />

monthly (and renewal options of 20 years additionally). The book value of<br />

the underlying property is R306 million. 315 —<br />

International<br />

<strong>MTN</strong> Swaziland<br />

Swazi Empowerment <strong>Limited</strong><br />

Loan bearing interest at prime less 2% per annum (effective rate of<br />

14,5% per annum) secured by a second notarial bond over moveable assets<br />

of <strong>MTN</strong> Swaziland and repayable in April 2006. 4 4<br />

Swaziland Industrial Development Corporation<br />

Loan bearing interest at prime plus 2% per annum (effective rate of<br />

18,5% per annum) with minimum and maximum rates of 12% and 22%<br />

per annum respectively. Monthly instalments commenced in May 2001<br />

and will continue until November <strong>2003</strong>. This loan is secured by a first<br />

notarial bond over all moveable assets. 4 2<br />

<strong>MTN</strong> Uganda<br />

Principal project loan<br />

Facility of UGS 18 billion bearing interest at prime less 1% per annum<br />

(effective rate of 14,5% per annum) based on the weighted average of bank<br />

prime and repayable quarterly from December 2000 to September 2004. 14 38<br />

Development Finance Company of Uganda<br />

Loan of UGS 1 billion (2002: – UGS 1,5 billion) bearing interest at prime less<br />

1% per annum (effective rate of 14,5% per annum) based on weighted average<br />

of bank prime and repayable quarterly from December 2000 to September 2005. 2 4<br />

PAGE 94<br />

<strong>MTN</strong> BUSINESS REPORT <strong>2003</strong>

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