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LMID - Lereko Mobility - Background to Lereko Mobility

Release Date: 25/08/2010 07:45
Code(s): JSE SIM
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LMID - Lereko Mobility - Background to Lereko Mobility Lereko Mobility (Proprietary) Limited Condensed audited results for the year ended 30 June 2010 Lereko Mobility (Proprietary) Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number: 2004/034154/07 Share code: LMID ISIN: ZAE0000067229 ("Lereko Mobility") Background to Lereko Mobility In June 2005 Lereko Mobility (Proprietary) Limited ("the company") concluded a Black Economic Empowerment transaction with Imperial Holdings Limited ("Imperial"). In terms of this transaction the company acquired 14 516 617 preferred ordinary shares from Imperial which are unlisted and pays a fixed annual dividend of 535 cents per share for the five years up to and including 30 September 2010. Thereafter they will be converted into ordinary shares on 30 September 2010 and will be listed on JSE Limited ("JSE") ranking pari passu with Imperial`s other ordinary shares. In May 2008 Imperial unbundled its Leasing and Capital Equipment division to its shareholders giving rise to Eqstra Holdings Limited ("Eqstra"). The company subscribed for 14 516 617 deferred ordinary shares of 0.1 cent each in Eqstra which will also be converted into ordinary shares and will be listed on JSE ranking pari passu with Eqstra`s other ordinary shares. To fund the acquisition of the original allocation of Imperial shares the company raised senior funding by issuing to financial institutions preference shares for R377 million and 14 533 096 debentures for R458 million. The debentures are unsecured, subordinated to the claims of the preference shares and listed on the JSE under the Asset-backed Securities: Other Securities sub- sector. The debenture holders are entitled to a coupon of 5% per annum. The debentures will be redeemed on 1 October 2010 at R41.50 per debenture plus an equity linked bonus being 25% of the extent to which Imperial`s share price exceeds R111.55 and Eqstra`s share price exceeds R33.70 on that date. Imperial facilitated the transaction with vendor finance by issuing preferred ordinary shares at their par value of 4 cents, which discount had a value of R600 million. This will entitle Imperial to a call option from the company for sufficient of Imperial`s ordinary shares to be delivered on 15 June 2014 to settle this amount plus a return which will amount to a minimum of R1 524 million. With the unbundling referred to above, Eqstra will be entitled to a call option from the company for sufficient of Eqstra`s ordinary shares to be delivered on 15 June 2014 to settle its call option which will amount to a minimum of R420 million. These call options are subordinated to the claims of both the preference share and debenture funding. Imperial Group (Pty) Ltd and Eqstra Corporation (Pty) Ltd subsidiaries of Imperial Holdings Limited and Eqstra Holdings Limited respectively, issued guarantees jointly (but not severally) for a total amount of R100 million. This counts as additional acceptable collateral (in the proportions of R78 400 000 by the Imperial subsidiary and R21 600 000 by the Eqstra subsidiary) in favour of the debenture holders and preference shareholders of Lereko. These guarantees expire in September 2010 upon full settlement of the debenture holders and preference shareholders. The effect of the additional acceptable collateral is to reduce the minimum combined Imperial and Eqstra share prices in respect of the minimum share cover ratio of the preference share debt and debenture debt. In exchange for the provision of the additional acceptable collateral, Lereko has agreed that Imperial and Eqstra`s call options over their shares may be brought forward by 1 (one) year to 2014 at the election of Imperial and Eqstra. Basis of preparation The audited financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis excluding financial instruments which are fair valued and conform to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The accounting policies are in terms of IFRS and are consistent with those applied in the annual financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2010. These condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the framework concepts and the measurement and recognition requirements of IFRS together with the AC 500 standards as issued by the Accounting Practices Board or its successor, as well as in terms of IAS 34 - Interim financial reporting. The company`s auditors, Deloitte & Touche, have audited the results and their signed unmodified opinion is available for inspection at the company`s registered office. Results The company has posted a profit amounting to R37 million. Net fair value adjustments include an increase in value of the Imperial and a decrease in the value of the Eqstra shares. The funding costs payable to the preference shareholders and the debenture holders are included in net financing costs. The interest bearing borrowings are payable to the preference shareholders and debenture holders. The call option liability is due to Imperial and Eqstra for the vendor finance. The equity of the company reflects a deficit of R698 million, however the call options due to Imperial and Eqstra are both subordinated to the claims of the preference and debenture holders. The preferred ordinary shares in Imperial and Eqstra have a combined market value at the reporting date of R1 316 million. Other than the forward sale of shares as disclosed below there have been no facts or circumstances of a material nature that have occurred between the accounting date and the date of this report. Conversion of shares after year end and settlement of debt The preferred ordinary shares in Imperial and the deferred ordinary shares in Eqstra, that the company owns, will convert to ordinary shares on 30 September 2010. The preference shares and debentures that the company has issued have to be redeemed on 1 October 2010 as detailed in the debenture redemption circular dated 19 August 2010. The Board has decided to forward sell sufficient Imperial and Eqstra ordinary shares to enable the company to redeem both the preference shares and debentures. To date the company has forward sold eight million Imperial and Eqstra ordinary shares and a small additional number will be sold in due course to settle its obligations. On 15 June 2015 (or a year earlier at the discretion of Imperial and Eqstra) a formula determined number of Imperial and Eqstra ordinary shares will be delivered from the remaining shares to settle the vendor finance provided by Imperial and Eqstra. Each of the companies will get their ordinary shares only to settle their respective call options and in all likelihood all the remaining shares would revert back to Imperial and Eqstra. From 1 October 2010, until the final exercise of the call options, all ordinary dividends on the remaining ordinary shares will accrue to the company. Interest on Debentures Notice is hereby given that an interest payment of 103.75 cents per debenture is payable to debenture holders for the period ending 30 September 2010. In compliance with the requirements of Strate, the electronic settlement and custody system used by the JSE Limited, the company has determined the following salient dates for the payment of the interest: 2010
Last day to trade cum-interest payment Thursday, 16 September Debentures suspended from trade at Friday, 17 September commencement of business on Record Date Thursday, 23 September Payment date Friday, 1 October Termination of listing of Debentures from Monday, 4 October commencement of trade on Debenture certificates may not be dematerialised / rematerialised after Thursday, 16 September 2010. On Friday, 1 October 2010, the interest payment will be electronically transferred to the bank accounts of certificated debenture holders that utilise this facility. In respect of those who do not, cheques dated 1 October 2010 will be posted on or about that date. Debenture holders who have dematerialised their debentures will have their accounts, held at their CSDP or Broker, credited on Friday, 1 October 2010. Company Secretary RA Venter By order of the Board 25 August 2010 BEDFORDVIEW Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited Lereko Mobility (Pty) Ltd Condensed statement of financial position at 30 June 2010 2010 2009 R`000 R`000 Assets Non-current asset Investments 422,729 936,612 Current assets 904,036 10,448 Investments 893,493 10,448 Cash and cash equivalents 10,543 - Total assets 1,326,765 947,060 Equity and liabilities Capital and reserves (698,238) (881,656) Share capital and premium 2,040 2,040 Non-distributable reserves 92,982 (53,584) Distributable reserve (793,260) (830,112) Non-current liabilities 1,155,192 1,815,421 Interest bearing borrowings - 832,854 Call option liability 1,082,243 961,468 Embedded derivative financial 1,719 3,014 liability Deferred taxation 71,230 18,085 Current liabilities 869,811 13,295 Current portion of interest bearing 869,530 12,917 borrowings Taxation 172 299 Trade and other payables 109 79 Total equity and liabilities 1,326,765 947,060 - -
Condensed statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 30 June 2010 2010 2009 R`000 R`000
Dividends received 77,664 77,664 Operating expenses (1,366) (1,641) Net fair value adjustments 89,705 (151,743) Net financing costs (99,697) (94,425) Profit / (loss) before taxation 66,306 (170,145) Taxation charge / (credit) 29,454 (28,006) Profit / (loss) for the year 36,852 (142,139)
Other comprehensive income 146,566 29,580 Fair value adjustment on preferred and 170,426 34,395 deferred ordinary shares Deferred tax on fair value adjustment (23,860) (4,815) Total comprehensive income 183,418 (112,559) Condensed statement of changes in equity for the year ended 30 June 2010 Issued Non- Total capital distributable Distributable reserves reserve R`000 R`000 R`000 R`000 Balance as at 2,040 (83,164) (687,973) (769,097) 1 July 2008 Loss for the - - (142,139) (142,139) year Other - 29,580 - 29,580 comprehensive income Total 29,580 (142,139) (112,559) comprehensive loss for the year Balance as at 2,040 (53,584) (830,112) (881,656) 1 July 2009 Profit for - - 36,852 36,852 the year Other - 146,566 - 146,566 comprehensive income Total 146,566 36,852 183,418 comprehensive income for the year Balance as at 2,040 92,982 (793,260) (698,238) 30 June 2010 Condensed statement of cash flows for the year ended 30 June 2010 2010 2009 R`000 R`000 Cash flows from operating activities (10,787) (20,565) Cash generated from operating activities 89,205 75,639 Net financing cost (99,697) (94,425) Tax paid (295) (1,779) Cash flows from financing activities 10,882 19,463 Loans raised 10,882 19,463 Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash 95 (1,102) equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of 10,448 11,550 the year Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year 10,543 10,448 Date: 25/08/2010 07:45:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.