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Results for the year ended 31 March 2014
Alexander Forbes Equity Holdings
Proprietary Limited
Registration number: 2006/025226/07
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Results for the year ended
31 March 2014
- Income from continuing operations, net of
direct product costs, increases by 18% to
R4.4 billion
- Profit from continuing operations before
non-trading items increases by 12% to R1.0
billion (17% up when adjusted for lease
accounting)
- Material disposals, including disposal of
Guardrisk, concluded completing the
strategic refocus of the group
- Comprehensive capital restructure completed
INTRODUCTION
Alexander Forbes Equity Holdings Proprietary Limited ("AFEH") is the ultimate holding company of the
Alexander Forbes group of companies ("the group") and its financial results are made publicly available
solely for purposes of further informing the financial results of the listed Alexander Forbes Preference
Share Investments Limited, which holds a 28.4% interest in the issued ordinary shares of AFEH as at 31
March 2014 and also previously held various other financial instruments issued by the company and
certain of its subsidiaries.
CORPORATE ACTIVITY
i) Strategic refocus of the group completed
As previously reported, a review of the group's portfolio of businesses in support of its strategic focus has
resulted in various corporate actions over the past number of years. On 4 November 2013, the group also
announced the disposal of the Guardrisk group of companies. The disposal was concluded on 3 March
2014 and is likely to be the final material disposal in the strategic refocusing of the group. The businesses
that were treated as discontinued operations at the end of the previous financial year have materially been
disposed during the year under review.
The group continues its stated strategy of focusing on and growing its core institutional employee benefits
and asset management businesses. In addition, the group continues to leverage its strong position in the
aforementioned institutional market in order to grow its penetration into the retail market (individual client
financial wellbeing through advice and product) as well as the public sector space and further expansion of
its core business into the rest of Africa.
ii) Capital restructure implemented
On 31 March 2014 the group completed a comprehensive capital restructure.
The rationale for this restructuring was to:
- optimise and simplify the capital structure of the Group;
- ensure compliance with upcoming regulatory changes, most notably the proposed introduction of
consolidated supervision;
- align the company's shareholder interests in the group capital structure; and
- facilitate the realisation of their investment by the company's shareholders in due course.
The restructure was aimed at redeeming substantially all remaining debt instruments and preference share
instruments in the funding structure of the group and replacing such outstanding amounts with ordinary
equity. A single senior unsecured term debt layer was introduced which may, over time, be reduced by
reapplying internal cash flows to meet regulatory capital requirements as and when they become effective.
The Financial Services Board (FSB) is continuing with the revision of capital adequacy requirements for
insurance entities which has significantly increased the capital required by insurance entities in the group.
These are interim measures in advance of the implementation of the Solvency Assessment and
Management framework (SAM). Following the postponement of the implementation date of Solvency II in Europe,
the implementation date of SAM in SA has been revised to 2016. SAM allows for risk based internal
capital models to be applied under certain circumstances which are welcomed by the group given its
limited insurance underwriting activities.
The implementation by the FSB of consolidated or group supervision, is now expected to take place on 1 Jan
2015. The group expects to fully comply with these requirements when
they become effective given the recent capital restructure.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
i) Group overview
The group's results from continuing operations for the financial year ended 31 March 2014 continued to show
solid growth. The growth in trading profit was driven by good growth in net revenue across all of the
continuing operations. The strategic growth areas of retail and expansion into Africa also continue to
gather momentum.
The operating income from continuing operations, net of direct product costs ("net revenue"), totalled R4.4
billion, increasing by 17.5% from the previous financial year. The weakening rand had a positive effect on
revenue contribution from the International operations for the year. The strategy to grow the retail
(individual client) market segments throughout the African operations continues to show good progress
with combined net revenue in that client segment increasing by 12% across the group.
Operating expenses of continuing operations (excluding non-trading items) of R3.4 billion increased by
19.2% compared to the previous year. We continue to balance disciplined cost management in the
established business areas with investment in the strategic growth areas, particularly in support of our
expansion in the individual client market. As previously indicated, the recent disposals of businesses
resulted in some shared services cost, previously absorbed by those businesses, having to be absorbed by
the remainder of the group. The requirement to account for long term operating leases on a straight line
basis as required by IFRS also negatively impacted results during the transition years and is particularly
pronounced in the current financial year. This effect has been isolated in the segmental reporting for
clarity.
Profit from continuing operations, before non-trading items, increased by 12.4% to R1.04 billion compared
to the R0.93 billion for continuing operations in the previous financial year. Adjusting for the impact
of the accounting treatment for the long term operating leases explained above, the adjusted growth rate
in trading profit would be 17% (refer segmental results).
After non-trading items and finance charges, the group's profit before taxation from continuing operations
of R324 million, showing a significant improvement from the R94 million of the previous financial year. As there is
no group taxation relief in SA, at a consolidated level, the effective tax rate compared to profits before tax
typically appears high resulting in an after tax loss of R37 million compared to a loss of R98 million in the
previous year. The absolute value of and growth in profit after tax of 164% should be viewed in
the context of the funding structure of the group that was in place until the completion of the capital
restructure which became effective only on the last day of the financial year. In addition, the ongoing
accounting amortisation of the intangible assets which arose from the business combination (acquisition by
the current shareholders in 2007) amounting to R144 million for the year (refer note 5) should also be
taken into account.
A brief commentary on the operating results for each of the main businesses segments follows below.
ii) SA Financial Services
Income from operations, net of direct product costs, increased by 9% to R1.8 billion compared to the
previous financial year and trading profit increased by 6% to R387 million. Strong new business growth
was achieved in all the major divisions with annualised institutional new business growing by 34% year on
year and retail new business assets under advisement growing by 26% year on year. Client retention
remained high.
Growth in members under administration in the retirement fund administration business continued with the
number of active member records under administration being over 997 000 at 31 March 2014, a growth of
11% year on year. Our retail (individual) client base to whom we provide advice and administration
services grew in number by 7% year on year. Importantly, we saw an increase in the proportion of assets,
in respect of members exiting funds administered by us, being advised by our Financial Planning Consultants division.
Our continued focus on the retail opportunity showed pleasing results, with the retail assets under advisement
growing by 21% year on year to total R48.5 billion at 31 March 2014.
Our flagship umbrella retirement fund, the Alexander Forbes Retirement Fund (AFRF), is one of the largest
funds of its kind in the market. During the year, we undertook a review of the AFRF product offering and
we were pleased to see that our offering remains competitive and relevant and is well positioned in light of
the pending Retirement Fund Reform. Total umbrella fund assets under management were R57.1 billion at 31
March 2014, a growth of 24% year on year.
We have also increased our focus on client service standards and we saw a significant improvement in
various internal measures and improved ratings from clients. We are pleased with the score we achieved,
being a client satisfaction score of 8.4 out of 10 for institutional clients and 9.3 out of 10 for retail client
engagements.
Our continued focus on our public sector division showed good progress in building our brand within the
sector and strengthening strategic networks and relationships. This has resulted in strong new business
growth in this sector. Our healthcare consulting division also achieved strong new business flows and our
retirement fund consulting and actuarial division improved its contribution, increasing its trading margin.
Alexander Forbes Compensation Technologies, despite a decline in trading profit in the current year, experienced
good new business wins in the year. However, revenue generation from the more significant new business wins will
mostly be seen in only the 2015 financial year.
iii) Investment Solutions South Africa
Closing assets under management and administration increased by 20% to R285 billion as at 31 March 2014,
of which R254 billion are assets under investment management. Average assets under management increased
by 18% compared to the previous financial year. Income from operations, net of underlying asset manager fees,
increased by 13% year on year to R717 million. Trading profit grew by 16% to R360 million, driven by growth in
equity markets and improved asset accumulation. The clients under administration utilising the business's
investment management platform continued to deliver strong growth, albeit that this business line operates at
lower margins.
New business flows have been on an upward trend during the year, although the ongoing benefit payments to fund
members remain relatively high compared to ongoing contributions into funds, reflecting the underlying cash
negative trend in the South African retirement fund space. We recorded R14 billion gross new flows; this
was mainly driven by the R7 billion of new flows from the platform business (administration).
We continue to focus on improving our wider asset accumulation strategies in line with our long
term growth plan.
Most of our investment portfolios are performing very well against peers and are ahead of their respective
benchmarks over the medium to long term measurement periods. During the period under review, over 88% of
our funds were ahead of benchmark on a rolling 12 months period.
We continuously focus on improving operational integrity and deepening expertise across the business so
that we continue to serve our clients better and add value towards their retirement savings and wealth
creation while managing the risk of unusual and challenging economic environments.
iv) Alexander Forbes Insurance ("AF Insurance")
Alexander Forbes Insurance continued the trend of strong growth during the year.
Gross written premium increased by 15% to R1.2 billion in a higly competitive market.
New business gains from Business Insurance (launched April 2012) continued with annualised gross new business written
increasing by 58% to R29 million for the year.
It is widely reported that short-term insurers are facing a tough underwriting business cycle with significant
increases in loss ratios. AF Insurance experienced a number of weather related claim events, notably severe hail
storms in Gauteng as well as flooding in various parts of the country. These events, coupled with the decrease
in the rand-dollar exchange rate, contributed to AFI not achieving its long term targeted loss ratio in the
year under review.
Despite the negative impact on underwriting results, net operating income, net of reinsurance, increased by
14% to R350 million. Expenses increased 11%, driven in part by our ongoing commitment to increase our sales
capacity as well as our continued investment in Alexander Forbes Business Insurance.
Profit from operations, including the negative impact of underwriting and sustained investment in
our sales capacity, increased by 10% to R88 million.
v) AfriNet (covering all operations in Africa outside of South Africa)
Net operating income from continuing operations increased by 23% to R249 million for the year and trading
profit from continuing operations increased by 33% to R48 million. This very pleasing result was achieved
due to the initiatives focused on strengthening our existing operations through better market positioning,
deeper/multi product penetration, selective introduction of new products and stronger governance and
control measures.
The operating environment in the AfriNet operations remains challenging and highly competitive in certain areas.
Positive legislation changes occurred in the year in Kenya with the National Social Security reform being
enacted in December 2013 and similar pending legislation to be enacted in Uganda in 2015. These changes
will have a positive impact on retirement savings levels in those countries and we believe we are well
placed to pursue these opportunities.
The larger operations of Namibia and Botswana continue to deliver solid results, with our short term insurer
in Namibia, Alexander Forbes Insurance, continuing to show stellar growth in premium income and new
business and gaining market share. The operations in Kenya again had a great year, demonstrating
thought leadership and actuarial expertise in that market. Our Nigerian and Zambian financial services
operations, although in startup phase, are showing exciting new market growth prospects.
vi) International Financial Services
During the year, the group largely concluded the disposals of non-core and sub-scale investments in the United
Kingdom and Europe. This included the disposals of Investment Solutions (UK), the direct marketing group,
Media Insurance Services and LCP Libera, the Swiss actuarial consultancy.
In addition, Alexander Forbes Trustee Services was disposed subsequent to year-end and was
reclassified as a discontinued operation in these financial statements as required by IFRS.
The continuing operations of the International Financial Services business now comprise the consulting
actuarial business of Lane Clarke & Peacock (LCP) with operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the
Netherlands.
Income from continuing operations increased by 10% to £81 million for the year and trading profit
increased by 20% to £12 million. Revenue growth across the United Kingdom and European operations
continued to be affected by the economic environment and pressure on charge out rates as clients manage
their expenditure. Despite this, the businesses continued to win new business and capitalise on the
demand for trustee, consulting and investment advice as well as de-risking solutions.
The trading profit growth reflects a continued focus on productivity and cost management,
particularly in anticipation of the relocation of LCP's principal London office.
The significant growth in Rand earnings resulted from a 21% deterioration in the average sterling exchange
rate. LCP continues to provide the group with a rand hedge.
DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST PAYMENTS
Since the inception of the private equity transaction in 2007 the group's cash profits have been directed
towards servicing interest and capital repayments of the debt structure, no dividend on the ordinary shares
in issue has been declared or is payable. Cash generated over the past year has been utilised in the
capital restructure and for the repayment of outstanding debt.
Dividends payable in terms of the Senior Preference Shares issued by Alexander Forbes Acquisitions
Proprietary Limited have all been paid in full in the year under review. Both the High Yield Term Loan and
Pay in Kind debentures were settled in full on 31 March 2014 (outstanding interest and capital) as part of
the capital restructure referred to earlier.
The capital restructure completed at the end of the financial year was structured with the intention that
the normal ongoing cash flows for the first nine months of the year, if necessary, can be utilised to bring
the group in line with a regulatory capital compliant position of “own funds” before the 1 January 2015 deadline.
Given the high cash generative nature of the group, the Board is considering an appropriate dividend policy for
the group once this position has been achieved.
PROSPECTS
The disposal of the Guardrisk group of companies during this year substantially completed the strategic
repositioning and refocusing of the group that was the driving force behind the many divestments and
disposals implemented over the past number of years. The group is now exceptionally well positioned to
continue to strengthen its core businesses and related market positions even further and to drive its growth
strategies with clear focus.
The capital restructure that took effect on the last day of the financial year also positions the group well to
operate under a fast changing and more demanding regulatory environment and provides for a much
simplified and more flexible financial position going forward. Given that the capital restructure was only
implemented on the last day of the financial year, the funding cost reflected in the income statement is still
reflective of the previous debt structure and will be significantly reduced in future years. The group will
continue to manage the balance between allocating resource and capacity for the long-term growth versus
maintenance of short term objectives. In doing so we focus on financial and non-financial aspects as we
are building a sustainable but growth orientated business. We are experiencing the outcomes of the
resolute commitment made in a number of key strategic initiatives that have strengthened the
integrity of our business as follows:
- Repositioning the brand and reputation
- Stakeholder engagement and relationship building
- Leadership development and engagement
- Employee engagement
We continue to make progress in achieving our strategic goals. The results, both financial and non-financial,
confirm that our strategic choices are valid and with greater focus and execution will deliver shareholder value.
Although we acknowledge the challenges that lie ahead, our bias for top line growth whilst optimising
operational efficiencies and sustainable organisational integrity remains unchanged. Our focus will continue
to be on growing our retail and public sector offering and footprint in Africa beyond SA. We will also continue
to encourage open and honest engagement with our employees and various stakeholders so that we fully
embed the values of SERVE (our leadership code as explained previously in our integrated report) with
renewed vigour, client advocacy and treating clients fairly.
Our key focus areas over the next twelve to eighteen months are largely unchanged and will include
continued efforts to:
- Improve our value to clients
- Enhance efficiency and value in our core institutional businesses
- Drive growth in strategic areas of individual clients, rest of Africa and Public Sector
- Run our businesses with increasing institutional and reputational integrity
As previously announced, the shareholders are advised that the group is exploring various strategic
options for maximising shareholder value, which includes a possible listing of the Group by way of an initial
public offering ("IPO"). The Group has recently also received expressions of interest from several parties
to acquire the Group. The board has mandated the Group executive to formally explore these expressions
of interest whilst still progressing with the possible IPO.
CHANGE IN DIRECTORATE
As notified in our half year results Mr MC Ramaphosa resigned from the Board with effect from 23 July
2013. We thank him for his invaluable contribution to the group and we wish Mr Ramaphosa all the very
best in his significant new role. Mr D Ngobeni's return to the board as Mr Ramaphosa's replacement is
welcomed.
On behalf of the board of directors:
M S Moloko E Chr Kieswetter
Chairman Group Chief Executive
Johannesburg
9 June 2014
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
for the year ended 31 March 2014
2014 2013
Rm Notes Restated
Continuing operations
Fee and commission income 3 4 776 4 038
Net income from insurance operations 4 417 350
Direct expenses attributable to fee and commission income (801) (651)
Operating income net of direct expenses 4 392 3 737
Operating expenses (3 352) (2 812)
Profit from operations before non-trading and capital items 1 040 925
Non-trading and capital items 5 (108) (113)
Operating profit 932 812
Investment income 233 129
Finance costs 6 (843) (848)
Share of net profit of associates (net of income tax) 2 1
Profit before taxation 324 94
Income tax expense (361) (192)
Loss for the year from continuing operations (37) (98)
Profit /(loss) on discontinued operations (net of income tax) 7 542 (10)
Profit/(loss) for the year 505 (108)
Profit/(loss) attributable to:
Equity holders 395 (191)
Non-controlling interest 110 83
505 (108)
Basic loss per ordinary share continuing operations (cents) (40) (51)
Basic earnings / (loss) per ordinary share discontinued operations (cents) 155 (4)
Basic earnings / (loss) per ordinary share all operations (cents) 8 115 (55)
Headline loss per ordinary share continuing operations (cents) (40) (51)
Headline earnings per ordinary share discontinuing operations (cents) 24 44
Headline loss per ordinary share all operations (cents) 8 (16) (7)
Weighted average number of shares in issue (million) 8 345 345
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the year ended 31 March 2014
2014 2013
Notes Rm Rm
Restated
Profit /(loss) for the year 505 (108)
Foreign currency translation differences of foreign operations 329 90
Foreign currency translation reserve of disposed operations recycled to profit or
loss 82 30
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges (1) (13)
Portion of cash flow hedge recycled to profit or loss 20 45
Other (5) 3
Other comprehensive income for the year (net of income tax)
that will be reclassified to profit and loss 425 155
Actuarial gain/(loss) on valuation of employee benefits 4 (4)
Other comprehensive income for the year (net of income tax)
that will not be reclassified to profit or loss 4 (4)
Total comprehensive income for the year 934 43
Total comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to:
Ordinary equity holders 780 (30)
Non-controlling interest holders 154 73
Total comprehensive income for the year 934 43
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
for the year ended 31 March 2014
2014 2013 2012
Notes Restated Restated
Assets
Financial assets held under multi-manager investment contracts 253 747 222 790 209 994
Financial assets of cell captive and other insurance facilities 315 11 374 9 484
Property and equipment 335 239 165
Purchased and developed computer software 80 129 166
Goodwill 3 985 4 490 4 652
Intangible assets 886 1 211 1 437
Investment in associates 6 4 3
Deferred tax assets 183 164 110
Financial assets 409 2 064 1 209
Insurance receivables 814 1 073 896
Trade and other receivables 873 935 913
Cash and cash equivalents 3 907 3 626 3 062
Assets of disposal group classified as held for sale 7 91 29 938 288
Total assets 265 631 278 037 232 379
Equity and liabilities
Share capital 5 819 3 261 3 261
Treasury shares (405) (21) (29)
Accumulated loss (763) (1 162) (967)
Other reserves 102 (8) (173)
Equity holders' funds 4 753 2 070 2 092
Non-controlling interest 210 194 185
Total equity 4 963 2 264 2 277
Financial liabilities held under multi-manager investment
contracts 253 747 222 790 209 994
Liabilities of cell captive and other insurance facilities 315 11 374 9 484
Borrowings 11 1 652 5 409 5 448
Employee benefits 168 181 170
Deferred tax liabilities 432 450 491
Provisions 284 284 265
Finance lease liability 90 93 -
Operating lease liability 119 40 29
Deferred income 25 72 69
Insurance payables 2 270 3 985 2 693
Trade and other payables 1 531 1 353 1 328
Liabilities of disposal group classified as held for sale 7 35 29 742 131
Total liabilities 260 668 275 773 230 102
Total equity and liabilities 265 631 278 037 232 379
Total equity per above 4 963 2 264 2 277
Number of shares in issue (millions) 1 155 345 345
Net asset value per ordinary share (cents) 430 656 660
GROUP STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
for the year ended 31 March 2014
2014 2013
Rm Restated
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 331 1 101
Interest received 228 137
Finance costs paid (2 125) (593)
Movement in working capital and insurance balances 501 300
Cash settlement of cash management claims (7) -
Cash settlement of retirement benefit obligations (7) (7)
Cash flows from policyholder investment contracts (5 054) (2 482)
Taxation paid (387) (426)
Cash flows from operating activities – Discontinued operations 163 227
Net cash outflow from operating activities (5 357) (1 743)
Cash flows from investing activities
Net proceeds from sale of subsidiaries, associates and businesses 1 236 279
Investment in financial assets (594) (617)
Proceeds on disposal of financial assets 580 597
Capital expenditure incurred on property, equipment and computer software (208) 106)
Proceeds from sale of property, equipment and intangibles 6 3
Cash flows from investing activities – Discontinued operations 22 (5)
Net cash inflow from investing activities 1 042 151
Cash flows from financing activities
Issue of shares (net of SPV treasury shares) 1 903 -
Borrowings raised by SPVs in order to purchase shares 386 -
Term loan raised 1 250 -
Increase in shareholder loans 4 -
Repayment of borrowings (4 095) (252)
Payments made to non-controlling interests (126) (74)
Net cash outflow from financing activities (678) (326)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (4 993) (1 918)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 16 975 18 833
Foreign subsidiaries exchange differences 147 60
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 12 129 16 975
Analysed as follows:
Cash and cash equivalents of disposal groups held for sale 24 97
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations 3 907 3 626
Cash held under multi-manager investment contracts 8 197 11 958
Cash held under cell-captive insurance facilities 1 1 294
12 129 16 975
GROUP STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
for the year ended 31 March 2014
Non- Total Non-
distribut- Accum- equity control-
Share Treasury able ulated holders' ling Total
Rm capital Shares reserves loss funds interest equity
At 1 April 2012 3 261 - (173) (949) 2 139 185 2 324
Restatement for adoption
revised IAS 19 Employee
Benefits - - - (12) (12) - (12)
Restatement for adoption of
IFRS 10 Business
combinations - (29) - (6) (35) - (35)
At 1 April 2012 restated 3 261 (29) (173) (967) 2 092 185 2 277
(Loss) / profit for the year - - - (191) (191) 83 (108)
Other comprehensive income - - 165 (4) 161 (10) 151
Total comprehensive
income / (loss) - - 165 (195) (30) 73 43
Movement in treasury shares - 8 - - 8 - 8
Other movements in non-
controlling interest* - - - - - (64) (64)
At 31 March 2013 3 261 (21) (8) (1 162) 2 070 194 2 264
Profit for the year - - - 395 395 110 505
Other comprehensive income - - 381 4 385 44 429
Total comprehensive
income - - 381 399 780 154 934
Issue of share 2 558 - - - 2 558 - 2 558
Movement in treasury shares - (384) - - (384) - (384)
Redemption of Pikco Prefs - - (271) (271) - (271)
Other movements in non-
controlling interest * - - - - - (138) (138)
At 31 March 2014 5 819 (405) 102 (763) 4 753 210 4 963
* This amount includes distributions made to non-controlling interests as well as changes due to acquisitions
and disposals of equity held by non-controlling interests.
GROUP SEGMENTAL INCOME AND PROFIT ANALYSIS
for the year ended 31 March 2014
Profit from operations
Operating income net of before non-trading and
direct expenses capital items
Rm 2014 % 2013** 2014 % 2013**
Africa Continuing Operations (Rm)
SA Financial Services 1 754 9% 1 603 387 6% 365
Investment Solutions 717 13% 635 360 16% 311
AF Insurance 350 14% 307 88 10% 80
Afrinet 249 23% 202 48 33% 36
Total Africa Continuing operations (Rm) 3 070 12% 2 747 883 11% 792
Total International (GBPm) 81 11% 73 12 20% 10
International Financial services (Rm) 1322 34% 990 204 45% 141
Total continuing operations – excluding property
lease 4 392 18% 3 737 1 087 17% 933
Accounting for the property lease - - - (47) 500% (8)
Total continuing operations – including property
lease 4 392 18% 3 737 1 040 12% 925
Depreciation &
Amortisation Assets
Rm 2014 % 2013** 2014 % 2013
Africa (Rm)
SA Financial Services 10 14 63 063 27% 49 540
Investment Solutions 3 3 253 872 14% 222 873
AF Insurance 3 3 592 17% 505
Afrinet 3 3 3 188 18% 2 706
Total Africa (Rm) 19 (17%) 23 320 715 16% 275 624
Total international (GBPm) 1 1 73 (19%) 90
International financial services (Rm) 13 30% 10 1 388 11% 1 248
Unallocated:
Corporate Services 48 47 758 502
Discontinued operations 20 28 385 43 990
Goodwill - - 3 985 4 490
- (61 (47 817)
Consolidation elimination* - 600)
Total Group (Rm) 100 (7%) 108 265 631 (4%) 278 037
* This amount relates mainly to assets invested by group companies with Investment Solutions.
** The prior year comparative figures in the table above have been restated following the disposal of Guardrisk, LCP Libera and
IS, UK and the discontinuance of various other businesses during the year under review. In certain instances, shared service
costs previously allocated to discontinued operations that will continue subsequent to the disposal have been reallocated to
the remaining continuing operations and comparative numbers restated accordingly.
NOTES
1. Basis of preparation
The summary consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with the requirements of the JSE Limited
Listings Requirements for provisional reports, and the requirements of the Companies Act applicable to summary
financial statements. The Listings Requirements require provisional reports to be prepared in accordance with the
framework concepts and the measurement and recognition requirements of International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) and the SAICA Financial Reporting Guides as issued by the Accounting Practices Committee and to
also, as a minimum, contain the information required by IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The accounting policies
applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements from which the summary consolidated financial
statements have been derived are in terms of IFRS and are consistent with those accounting policies applied in the
preparation of the previous consolidated annual financial statements with the exception of the changes as detailed in
note 13.
This summarised report is extracted from audited information, but is not itself audited. The annual financial statements
were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., who expressed an unmodified opinion thereon. The audited annual
financial statements and the auditor's report thereon are available for inspection at the company's registered office.
These summary consolidated financial statements were compiled under the supervision of Deon Viljoen, CA(SA), the
Group Chief Financial Officer. The directors take full responsibility for the preparation of this report and that the financial
information has been correctly extracted from the underlying annual financial statements.
2014 2013
2. Exchange rates
The income statements and balance sheets of significant foreign subsidiaries have
been translated to Rands as follows:
Weighted average R:GBP rate 16.4 13.6
Closing R:GBP rate 17.5 13.9
Rm 2014 2013
3. Fee and commission income
Brokerage fees and commission income 25 26
Fee income from consulting and administration services 3 233 2 716
Fee income from investment management activities 1 499 1 268
Interest income from lending operations 1 8
Other income 18 20
Fee and commission income 4 776 4 038
Rm 2014 2013
4. Net income from insurance operations
Insurance premium earned 1 806 1 584
Less: amount ceded to insurers (1 085) (1 034)
Investment income from insurance operations 10 8
Less: insurance claims and withdrawals (1 302) (1 162)
Plus: insurance claims and benefits covered by reinsurance contracts 988 954
Net income from insurance operations 417 350
5. Non-trading and other capital items
Non-trading:
Professional indemnity insurance cell captive result 64 24
Amortisation of intangible assets arising from business combination (144) (144)
Corporate restructuring costs (60) -
Other non-trading items 32 7
Total non-trading and other capital items (108) (113)
6. Finance costs
Finance costs derived from financial liabilities classified and carried at amortised
costs:
Interest on term debt issued (740) (763)
Amortisation of debt raising fees capitalised to borrowings (14) (13)
Other interest (29) (14)
(783) (790)
Finance cost derived from financial liabilities designated as fair value through
profit or loss:
Fair value adjustment on put and call option (60) (58)
Total finance costs (843) (848)
7. Discontinued operations
In line with the requirements of IFRS 5, businesses that have been disposed or are considered discontinued are
disclosed separately with comparative information for the consolidated income statement being restated. Assets
and liabilities held at the end of the period in respect of discontinued operations, where the disposal process is
ongoing, have been reclassified as assets and liabilities of asset groups held for sale. The segmental results
have been re-presented to show the effects of discontinued operations.
In the prior year, the group discontinued various businesses including AFCA UK, Media Insurance Services UK,
Investment Solutions UK, and certain remaining Risk Services businesses. The Guardrisk group of companies
and LCP Switzerland were disposed during the current financial year, while the UK based Trustee Services
business and certain small European operations of LCP were in the process of being disposed. The results of
these businesses are classified as discontinued operations until the date of their disposal for the purposes of
financial reporting.
Assets and liabilities of disposal groups classified as held for sale
Financial assets held under multi-manager investment contracts - 29 645
Long-term assets 27 28
Goodwill (including Purchase Price Allocation of AF Acquisitions (Pty) Ltd) 21 46
Deferred tax asset - 1
Financial assets - 12
Trade and other receivables 9 108
Other current assets 10 1
Cash and cash equivalents 24 97
Total assets 91 29 938
Financial liabilities held under multi-manager investment contracts - 29 645
Provisions – non-current - 3
Insurance related payables 6 59
Trade and other payables 29 35
Total liabilities 35 29 742
Summary income statement from discontinued operations
Income from operations 617 994
Operating expenses (460) (768)
Operating profit before non-trading and capital items 157 226
Non-trading and capital items (122) (80)
Investment income - 2
Finance costs - (4)
Share of profits from associates 3 -
Profit before tax 38 144
Taxation (60) (42)
Net loss for the year (22) 102
Profit / (loss) on disposals 564 (112)
542 (10)
8. Calculation of headline loss per share
8.1 Basic earnings / (loss) per ordinary share
Basic earnings / (loss) per share is calculated by dividing the profit / (loss) for the year attributable to equity
holders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year.
8.2 Headline loss per share
Headline loss per share is calculated by excluding all non-trading and capital gains and losses from the loss
attributable to ordinary shareholders and dividing the resultant headline earnings/loss by the weighted average
number of ordinary shares in issue during the year . Headline earnings/loss are defined in Circular 2/2013 issued
by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.
2014 2013
Rm Rm
8.3 Number of shares
Weighted average number of shares (millions) 377 377
Treasury shares (millions) (32) (32)
Weighted average number of shares in issue (millions) 345 345
Actual number of shares (millions) 1 251 377
Treasury shares (millions) (96) (32)
Actual number of shares in issue (millions) 1 155 345
8.4 Calculation of headline loss
Profit / (loss) attributable to equity holders (IAS 33 earnings) 395 (191)
Adjusting items
- (Profit) / loss on sale of subsidiaries (564) 112
- Impairment losses and other capital items 114 55
Headline loss for the year (55) (24)
Basic earnings / (loss) per share (cents) 115 (55)
Headline loss per share (cents) (16) (7)
9. Capital expenditure for the year 208 106
10. Operating lease commitments
Due within one year 164 189
Thereafter 2 316 2 335
Total operating lease commitments 2 480 2 524
Capital expenditure and commitments will be funded from internal cash resources.
11. Borrowings
Term loan 1 250 -
Senior preference shares - 1 460
High yield term - 1 735
Put and call option – at fair value - 304
The Pay-in-Kind debentures - 1 898
SPV preference shares refer below 386 -
Total interest bearing borrowings 1 636 5 397
Equity holder's loan 16 12
1 652 5 409
On 31 March 2014 the Alexander Forbes group undertook a capital restructure. The capital restructuring was
aimed at refinancing certain term debt facilities and redeeming and replacing substantially all remaining debt
instruments and preference share instruments in the capital structure of the group with ordinary equity. A single
senior debt layer remains which may, over time, be reduced by reapplying internal cash flows to meet regulatory
capital requirements as and when they become effective.
The term loan obtained on 31 March 2014 bears interest at three months JIBAR plus 2.1% per annum
compounded quarterly. The interest is payable quarterly while the capital is repayable in three years together with
any unpaid interest on 31 March 2017.
In order to facilitate participation in the capital restructure, two special purpose vehicles ('SPV's") were
established to follow the rights on behalf of the Management Share Trust and the BEE consortium. The
SPV's issued preference shares to a major bank and used the funds received to purchase ordinary
shares in AFEH. Certain guarantees were provided by a subsidiary of AFEH which results in the SPV's
being consolidated and the shares purchased being treated as treasury shares. The preference shares
pay quarterly dividends at a dividend rate of 75% of the South African prime rate with the first payment
made on 31 May 2014.
12. SARS information request
During the year, the group received information requests from the South African Revenue Service
(SARS) focused on the 2007 acquisition of the businesses by a consortium of private equity investors
including the debt introduced at the time and the related interest deductions claimed since the
transaction.
The Group has not received any indication from SARS as to the outcome of their review of
the information so provided. The directors continue to believe that the interest deduction is allowable for
tax purposes and the consolidated financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that may be
necessary should a portion or all of the interest be disallowed by SARS.
13. Restatement of comparative information for the impact of new and revised accounting standards
The following tables summarise the material impact on the Group's financial position and comprehensive
income resulting from the adoption of IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, and IAS 19 revised
Employee Benefits. The restatement arising on discontinuance of operations has not been set out below.
The adoption of IFRS 10 resulted in the consolidation of the management share trust due to the revised
definition of control.
The adoption of the revised IAS 19 resulted in actuarial gains/losses being recognised immediately in
other comprehensive income, rather than being deferred and recognised using the corridor approach over
the lives of eligible employees.
As the Group has taken advantage of the transitional provisions of Consolidated Financial Statements, and
Disclosure of interests in Other Entities: Transition Guidance (Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 11 and IFRS
12), the following tables do not include the resultant change in accounting policies.
Impact on 31 March 2013 Statement of financial position
Defined
As previously benefit Consolidation
Rm reported obligation of MST Restated
Assets
Policyholder and cell captive assets 234 164 - - 234 164
Other assets 9 374 - - 9 374
Trade and other receivables 961 - (26) 935
Cash and cash equivalents 3 624 - 2 3 626
Assets classified as held for sale 29 938 - - 29 938
Total assets 278 061 - (24) 278 037
Equity and liabilities
Equity holders' funds 2 121 (24) (27) 2 070
Non-controlling interest 194 - - 194
Total equity 2 315 (24) (27) 2 264
Policyholder and cell captive liabilities 234 164 - - 234 164
Other liabilities 10 333 - - 10 333
Employee benefits 157 24 - 181
Trade and other payables 1 350 - 3 1 353
Liabilities of disposal group classified as held
for sale 29 742 - - 29 742
Total liabilities 275 746 24 3 275 773
Total equity and liabilities 278 061 - (24) 278 037
Impact on 31 March 2013 Income statement
Defined
As previously benefit
Rm reported* obligation Restated
Continuing operations
Operating profit 812 - 812
Investment income 137 (8) 129
Finance costs (848) - (848)
Share of associate income (net of income tax) 1 - 1
Profit before tax 102 (8) 94
Income tax (192) - (192)
Loss for the year from continuing operations (90) (8) (98)
Discontinued operations
Loss on discontinued operations (10) - (10)
Accumulated loss for the year (100) (8) (108)
Loss attributable to:
Equity holders (183) (8) (191)
Non-controlling interest 83 - 83
(100) (8) (108)
* Restated for the effects of discontinued operations
Note: The consolidation of the management share trust did not require the restatement of the Group income
statement.
Impact on 31 March 2013 Statement of comprehensive income
As Defined
previously benefit
Rm reported obligation Restated
Loss for the period (100) (8) (108)
Foreign currency translation differences of foreign operations 90 - 90
Foreign currency translation reserve of disposed operations
recycled to profit or loss 30 - 30
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges (13) - (13)
Portion of fair value hedge transferred to profit or loss 45 - 45
Other 3 - 3
Other comprehensive income for the period (net of income tax)
that will be reclassified to profit or loss 155 - 155
Actuarial losses on valuation of employee benefits - (4) (4)
Other comprehensive income for the period (net of income
tax) that will not be reclassified to profit or loss - (4) (4)
Total comprehensive income for the period 55 (12) 43
Impact on 1 April 2012 Statement of financial position
Defined
As previously benefit Consolidation
Rm reported obligation of MIST Restated
Assets
Policyholder and cell captive assets 219 478 - - 219 478
Other assets 8 638 - - 8 638
Trade and other receivables 944 - (31) 913
Cash and cash equivalents 3 053 - 9 3 062
Assets classified as held for sale 288 - - 288
Total assets 232 401 - (22) 232 379
Equity and liabilities
Equity holders' funds 2 139 (12) (35) 2 092
Non-controlling interest 185 - - 185
Total equity 2 324 (12) (35) 2 277
Policyholder and cell captive liabilities 219 478 - - 219 478
Other liabilities 8 995 - - 8 995
Employee benefits 158 12 - 170
Trade and other payables 1 315 - 13 1 328
Liabilities of disposal group classified as held
for sale 131 - - 131
Total liabilities 230 077 12 13 230 102
Total equity and liabilities 232 401 - (22) 232 379
Alexander Forbes Equity Holdings Proprietary Limited
Registration number: 2006/025226/07
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Independent directors: M D Collier, D Konar, H P Meyer, B Petersen
Non-executive directors: D Govender, L Hall-Kimm (Ms), N C Kolbe (Ms), D Ngobeni,
A Roux, J A van Wyk, A C de Beer (Alternate), J C Douin (Alternate), J S Masondo (Alternate), N Waithaka
(Alternate)
Executive directors: M S Moloko (Chairman), E Chr Kieswetter (Group Chief Executive Officer),
D M Viljoen (Group Chief Financial Officer)
Company secretary & Investor relations: J E Salvado (Ms)
Registered office: Alexander Forbes, 115 West Street, Sandown, Sandton, 2196
Transfer secretaries: Computershare Investor Services Proprietary Limited
Ground Floor, 70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg
PO Box 61051, Marshalltown, 2107
Sponsor: Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
1 Merchant Place, corner Fredman Drive and Rivonia Road, Sandton, 2196
Website: www.alexanderforbes.co.za
Date of issue: 9 June 2014
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