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productivity improvement project, ‘Bokamoso’ continues to deliver<br />
efficiency and productivity improvements required to partially offset<br />
cost pressures associated with increased mining activity.<br />
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING MATTERS<br />
Change in accounting estimates<br />
Management has revised the remaining estimated useful lives of<br />
certain items of property, plant and equipment at Sishen mine, as<br />
well as the estimated rehabilitation and decommissioning provisions<br />
at both Sishen and Kolomela mines. The change in estimate at<br />
Kolomela mine was mainly as a result of a decrease in the useful<br />
life resulting from the exclusion of inferred mineral resources from<br />
the LOM plan for accounting purposes. The LOM plan on which<br />
accounting estimates are based only includes proved and probable<br />
ore resources as disclosed in <strong>Kumba</strong>’s annual <strong>Ore</strong> Reserves and<br />
Mineral Resources statement. The effect of these changes is<br />
detailed below:<br />
31 December<br />
Rand million<br />
2011<br />
Increase in environmental rehabilitation provision 67<br />
Increase in decommissioning provision 20<br />
Increase in accumulated depreciation 55<br />
The change in estimate in the environmental rehabilitation provision<br />
and accumulated depreciation was applied prospectively from<br />
1 January 2011 and resulted in a decrease in attributable profit<br />
before taxation and headline earnings per share for the year ended<br />
31 December 2011 of R122 million and 21 cents, respectively.<br />
The change in estimate in the decommissioning provision has been<br />
capitalised to the related property, plant and equipment.<br />
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Unwinding of phase one of Envision<br />
Envision, SIOC’s broad-based equity participation scheme for<br />
employees below managerial level, was set up to provide a<br />
framework for the incentivisation and retention of certain employees,<br />
as well as effective participation in the equity transition of the group<br />
as contemplated in the Mining Charter.<br />
Envision was structured as a ten year scheme, divided into two<br />
capital appreciation periods. The first capital appreciation period<br />
vested on 17 November 2011. The second capital appreciation<br />
period commenced on 10 November 2011 with the issue of 3.09%<br />
in the share capital of SIOC to the Envision trust. This resulted in a<br />
net increase in the non-controlling interest in SIOC of R4 million.<br />
The unwind of phase one resulted in a net cash outflow for the<br />
group through the implementation of the specific share repurchase<br />
by <strong>Kumba</strong> undertaken to monetise the value for employee<br />
participants. The actual monetary impact was R2.7 billion, based<br />
on a <strong>Kumba</strong> 5 day average share price of R 508.82 per share on<br />
17 November 2011.<br />
Accounting policies<br />
The following amendments to published standards and<br />
interpretations which became effective for the year commencing on<br />
1 January 2011 were adopted by the group:<br />
IAS 24 - RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES<br />
(AMENDMENT)<br />
This amendment simplifies the definition of a related party, clarifying<br />
its intended meaning and eliminating inconsistencies from the<br />
definition and provides a partial exemption from the disclosure<br />
requirements for government-related entities. This amendment did<br />
not have a significant impact on the reported results for the year<br />
ended 31 December 2011.<br />
ANNUAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT 2010<br />
The group adopted the amendments to various issued accounting<br />
standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board<br />
(IASB) as part of its Annual Improvements Project 2010 that are<br />
effective for reporting periods that commenced on 1 January 2011.<br />
These amendments have not had an effect on the reported results or<br />
the group accounting policies.<br />
CONCLUSION<br />
The year under review has been very successful for the group.<br />
This has enabled us to consistently deliver on and exceed our<br />
financial targets and consequently return significant cash to<br />
our shareholders. Our strong balance sheet, together with our<br />
sustained financial performance, provides a solid foundation for<br />
sustainable growth.<br />
Vincent Uren<br />
Chief financial officer<br />
Financial review<br />
EXCHANGE RATE (Rand/US Dollar)<br />
10<br />
9<br />
8<br />
7<br />
6<br />
5<br />
Dec 2006 Dec 2007 Dec 2008 Dec 2009 Dec 2010 Dec 2011<br />
Yearly average<br />
Monthly average<br />
Annual Financial Statements 2011<br />
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