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Change in presentation currency
NASPERS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1925/001431/06)
Share code: NPN and ISIN: ZAE000015889
LSE ADS code: NPSN and ISIN: US6315121003
("Naspers" or the "group")
CHANGE IN PRESENTATION CURRENCY
Naspers Limited today announced that it will change the presentation currency in its consolidated financial statements from
the South African rand (ZAR) to the United States dollar (USD) with effect from the financial year ended on 31 March 2016.
Over the past 100 years, the group has evolved from a single-country newspaper business and early investor in pay television
to a video-entertainment leader and global internet and ecommerce group with operations in over 130 countries. Today,
more than 70% of revenue measured on an economic interest basis (which includes the group's proportionate share of the
revenue of associates and joint ventures) is sourced from outside South Africa.
Coupled with the evolution of the business, the group's shareholder base is now largely comprised of foreign investors to
whom financial reporting in ZAR is of limited relevance. Internally, the board also bases its performance evaluation and many
investment decisions on USD financial information.
The board therefore believes that USD financial reporting provides more relevant presentation of the group's financial
position, funding and treasury functions, financial performance and its cash flows.
It should be noted that the functional currencies of the group's underlying businesses – functional currencies referring to the
currencies of the primary economic environments in which underlying businesses operate – remain unchanged and that
foreign exchange exposures will therefore be unaffected by the change, albeit that the effects of such exposures will be
presented in USD.
Dividends will continue to be declared in ZAR, with the relevant exchange rate announced at the time of the dividend
payment.
To assist investors in understanding the change, the group has provided summarised, restated USD financial information for
the financial years ended 31 March 2015 and 2014 as well as for the six-month interim periods ended 30 September 2015
and 2014. An analyst presentation with restated information is also available on the group's website www.naspers.com. The
summarised, restated information presented, has been prepared in terms of International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS) and will form the basis of the comparative financial information expected to be included in the consolidated annual
financial statements of the group, presented in USD, for the year ended 31 March 2016.
A change in presentation currency represents a change in an accounting policy in terms of IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes
in Accounting Estimates and Errors requiring the restatement of comparative information. In accordance with IAS 21 The
Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, the following methodology was followed in restating historical financial
information from ZAR into USD:
- Non-USD assets and liabilities were translated at the relevant closing exchange rate at the end of the reporting
period. Non-USD items of income and expenditure and cash flows were translated at actual transaction date
exchange rates;
- The foreign currency translation reserve was reset to nil as at 1 April 2006, the date on which the group adopted
IFRS, in line with IFRS 1 First-time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards. Share capital and
premium and other reserves, as appropriate, were translated at the historic rates prevailing at the dates of
underlying transactions; and
- The effects of translating the group's financial results and financial position into USD were recognised in the foreign
currency translation reserve.
Although actual transaction date exchange rates were used to translate previously reported ZAR earnings and cash flows into
USD, the group has provided the average exchange rates of its major trading currencies relative to USD as an approximation
for these rates for reference in the table below. The closing exchange rates of the group's major trading currencies relative
to USD, used when translating the statements of financial position presented in this release into USD, are also detailed in the
table below.
31 March 2015 31 March 2014
Average rate Closing rate Average rate Closing rate
South African rand 0.0899 0.0824 0.0982 0.0950
Euro 1.2470 1.0743 1.3426 1.3774
Chinese yuan renminbi 0.1614 0.1613 0.1633 0.1609
Brazilian real 0.3997 0.3143 0.4412 0.4433
Polish zloty 0.2984 0.2635 0.3183 0.3304
Russian rouble 0.0215 0.0172 0.0301 0.0284
30 September 2015 30 September 2014
Average rate Closing rate Average rate Closing rate
South African rand 0.0789 0.0722 0.0932 0.0884
Euro 1.1121 1.1177 1.3377 1.2624
Chinese yuan renminbi 0.1598 0.1573 0.1614 0.1629
Brazilian real 0.2958 0.2532 0.4400 0.4079
Polish zloty 0.2672 0.2632 0.3201 0.3018
Russian rouble 0.0171 0.0153 0.0277 0.0253
In the interim report for the six months ended 30 September 2015, the group presented pro forma financial information in
which the effects of foreign currency and acquisitions and disposals on the group's results were illustrated. The previously
reported pro forma financial information was presented based on ZAR financial results reported for the period ended
30 September 2015. The group has presented equivalent pro forma financial information in note 9 of this release,
appropriately adjusted to reflect the effects of foreign currency and acquisitions and disposal on its USD results for the
respective periods ended 31 March 2015 and 30 September 2015. The group plans to present similar pro forma financial
information regarding its results for the year ended 31 March 2016.
About Naspers
Founded in 1915, Naspers is a global internet and entertainment group and one of the largest technology investors in the
world. Operating in more than 130 countries and markets with long-term growth potential, Naspers builds leading companies
that empower people and enrich communities. It runs some of the world's leading platforms in internet, video entertainment,
and media.
Naspers companies connect people to each other and the wider world, help people live their daily lives, and entertain
audiences with the best of local and global content. Every day, hundreds of millions of people use the products and services of
companies that Naspers has invested in, acquired and built including Allegro, Avito, eMAG, Flipkart, letgo, Mail.Ru (LSE:
MAIL), Movile, MultiChoice, OLX, PayU, ShowMax, SimilarWeb, and Tencent (SEHK: 00700).
Naspers is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (NPN.SJ) and has an ADR listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:
NPSN). For more information, visit www.naspers.com.
Summarised consolidated income statement
Year ended Six months ended
31 March 30 September
2015 2014 2015 2014
Restated Restated Restated Restated
Note USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm
Revenue 6 569 6 154 2 983 3 200
Cost of providing services and sale of goods (3 824) (3 475) (1 644) (1 743)
Selling, general and administration expenses (2 525) (2 341) (1 133) (1 234)
Other gains/(losses) – net (59) (129) (139) (11)
Operating profit 161 209 67 212
Interest received 2 45 59 21 19
Interest paid 2 (247) (240) (137) (124)
Other finance income/(costs) – net 2 (49) (25) (40) (7)
Share of equity-accounted results 3 1 475 1 058 635 910
- excluding net gain resulting from remeasurements* 977 773 517 488
- net gain resulting from remeasurements* 498 285 118 422
Impairment of equity-accounted investments (39) (117) (1) -
Dilution gains/(losses) on equity-accounted investments 113 (86) 129 (7)
Gains on acquisitions and disposals 139 75 108 11
Profit before taxation 4 1 598 933 782 1 014
Taxation (338) (285) (146) (164)
Profit for the period 1 260 648 636 850
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the group 1 257 571 610 819
Non-controlling interest 3 77 26 31
1 260 648 636 850
Core headline earnings for the period (USD'm) 1 1 030 853 696 571
Core headline earnings per N ordinary share (cents) 255 216 169 144
Fully diluted core headline earnings per N ordinary share (cents) 249 210 166 140
Headline earnings for the period (USD'm) 1 674 594 468 423
Headline earnings per N ordinary share (cents) 167 150 114 106
Fully diluted headline earnings per N ordinary share (cents) 161 146 111 103
Earnings per N ordinary share (cents) 311 145 148 206
Fully diluted earnings per N ordinary share (cents) 305 141 145 200
Net number of shares issued ('000)
- At period end 411 998 397 625 412 555 409 527
- Weighted average for the period 403 576 395 078 411 998 397 625
- Fully diluted weighted average 405 171 405 469 413 746 409 078
* Remeasurements refer to business combination-related gains and losses and disposals of investments.
Summarised consolidated statement of comprehensive income
Year ended Six months ended
31 March 30 September
2015 2014 2015 2014
Restated Restated Restated Restated
USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm
Profit for the period 1 260 648 636 850
Total other comprehensive income, net
of tax, for the period (1 164) (117) (226) (281)
Translation of foreign operations (1 290) (295) (497) (387)
Net fair-value (losses)/gains ( 2) - 1 -
Cash flow hedges 34 ( 14) 44 12
Share of other comprehensive income and
reserves of equity-accounted investments 101 187 230 96
Tax on other comprehensive income (7) 5 (4) (2)
Total comprehensive income for the
period 96 531 410 569
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the group 123 482 424 560
Non-controlling interest (27) 49 (14) 9
96 531 410 569
The following amounts of other comprehensive income that have been included in the line items
presented above, will not be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent reporting periods:
Year ended Six months ended
31 March 30 September
2015 2014 2015 2014
Restated Restated Restated Restated
USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm
Share of other comprehensive income and
reserves of equity-accounted investments 113 58 58 54
Net fair value (losses)/gains (2) - 1 -
111 58 59 54
Summarised consolidated statement of
changes in equity Year ended Six months ended
31 March 30 September
2015 2014 2015 2014
Restated Restated Restated Restated
USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm
Balance at the beginning of the period 6 477 6 048 6 903 6 477
Changes in share capital and premium
Movement in treasury shares 94 (3) (57) 160
Share capital and premium issued 310 125 57 21
Changes in reserves
Total comprehensive income for the period 123 482 424 560
Movement in share-based compensation reserve 65 45 29 31
Movement in existing control business combination
reserve (86) (34) (10) (20)
Movement in valuation reserve 31 - - -
Direct retained earnings movements (11) (1) - -
Dividends paid to Naspers shareholders (160) (151) (139) (160)
Changes in non-controlling interest
Total comprehensive income for the period (27) 49 (14) 9
Dividends paid to non-controlling shareholders (128) (111) (110) (113)
Movement in non-controlling interest in reserves 215 28 94 36
Balance at the end of the period 6 903 6 477 7 177 7 001
Comprising:
Share capital and premium 2 733 2 329 2 733 2 510
Retained earnings 5 277 4 191 5 748 4 850
Share-based compensation reserve 724 566 811 633
Existing control business combination reserve (193) (127) (203) (129)
Hedging reserve (2) (25) 35 (16)
Valuation reserve 421 404 593 446
Foreign currency translation reserve (2 312) (1 056) (2 765) (1 420)
Non-controlling interest 255 195 225 127
Total 6 903 6 477 7 177 7 001
Summarised consolidated statement of financial position
31 March 30 September
2015 2014 2015 2014
Restated Restated Restated Restated
Note USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm
Assets
Non-current assets 10 236 9 515 10 458 10 317
Property, plant and equipment 1 425 1 619 1 268 1 528
Goodwill 5 1 891 2 451 1 579 2 293
Other intangible assets 451 541 398 510
Investments in associates 6 6 058 4 535 6 755 5 666
Investments in joint ventures 6 228 164 293 152
Other investments and loans 6 78 113 67 66
Derivative financial instruments 8 - 9 3
Deferred taxation 97 92 89 99
Current assets 2 700 2 698 2 787 3 230
Inventory 262 274 223 372
Programme and film rights 154 188 321 350
Trade receivables 398 460 405 441
Other receivables and loans 438 458 440 929
Derivative financial instruments 37 20 78 19
Cash and cash equivalents 1 226 1 298 1 003 1 067
2 515 2 698 2 470 3 178
Assets classified as held for sale 8 185 - 317 52
Total assets 12 936 12 213 13 245 13 547
Equity and liabilities
Share capital and reserves 6 648 6 282 6 952 6 874
Share capital and premium 2 733 2 329 2 733 2 510
Other reserves (1 362) (238) (1 529) ( 486)
Retained earnings 5 277 4 191 5 748 4 850
Non-controlling shareholders' interest 255 195 225 127
Total equity 6 903 6 477 7 177 7 001
Non-current liabilities 3 852 3 471 3 920 3 718
Capitalised finance leases 617 643 591 621
Liabilities – interest bearing 3 057 2 601 3 190 2 904
– non-interest bearing 25 43 18 40
Post-employment medical liability 17 17 14 16
Derivative financial instruments 12 35 11 28
Deferred taxation 124 132 96 109
Current liabilities 2 181 2 265 2 148 2 828
Current portion of long-term debt 354 250 208 250
Trade payables 448 505 528 570
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 1 295 1 327 1 243 1 818
Derivative financial instruments 47 80 50 74
Bank overdrafts and call loans 26 103 17 115
2 170 2 265 2 046 2 827
Liabilities classified as held for sale 8 11 - 102 1
Total equity and liabilities 12 936 12 213 13 245 13 547
Summarised consolidated statement of cash flows
Year ended Six months ended
31 March 30 September
2015 2014 2015 2014
Restated Restated Restated Restated
USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operating activities 574 737 269 228
Interest income received 46 71 23 21
Dividends received from investments and
equity-accounted companies 100 83 147 99
Interest costs paid (227) (226) (106) (107)
Taxation paid (334) (322) (152) (187)
Net cash generated from operating activities 159 343 181 54
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisitions and disposals of tangible and
intangible assets (292) (436) (102) (134)
Acquisitions and disposals of subsidiaries,
associates and joint ventures (248) (441) 51 (313)
Cash movement in other investments and loans (12) 85 (20) 28
Net cash utilised in investing activities (552) (792) (71) (419)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from long- and short-term loans
raised 805 1 368 1 517 375
Repayments of long- and short-term loans (204) (987) (1 499) (92)
Inflow/(outflow) from share-based
compensation transactions 171 151 (6) 178
Dividends paid by the holding company and its
subsidiaries (274) (262) (249) (261)
Other movements resulting from financing
activities 53 (62) 5 (31)
Net cash generated from/(utilised in) financing
activities 551 208 (232) 169
Net movement in cash and cash equivalents 158 (241) (122) (196)
Foreign exchange translation adjustments (149) (105) (90) (47)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of
the period 1 195 1 541 1 200 1 195
Cash and cash equivalents classified as held for
sale (4) - (2) -
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the
period 1 200 1 195 986 952
Segmental review
Revenue EBITDA (1) Trading profit
Year ended 31 March Year ended 31 March Year ended 31 March
2015 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2015 2014 %
USD'm USD'm change USD'm USD'm change USD'm USD'm change
Internet 6 999 5 573 26 1 394 843 65 1 177 658 79
- Tencent 4 297 3 351 28 1 782 1 199 49 1 616 1 059 53
- Mail.ru 210 236 (11) 114 126 (10) 104 115 (10)
- Ecommerce 2 492 1 986 25 (502) (482) (4) (543) (516) (5)
Video entertainment 3 830 3 582 7 920 1 023 (10) 732 841 (13)
Print media(2) 762 829 (8) 52 84 (38) 22 53 (58)
Corporate services 5 1 400 (30) (16) (88) (30) (16) (88)
Intersegmental (55) (66) 17 - - - -
Economic interest 11 541 9 919 16 2 336 1 934 21 1 901 1 536 24
less: Equity-accounted
investments (4 972) (3 765) (32) (1 786) (1 297) (38) (1 603) (1 142) (40)
Consolidated 6 569 6 154 7 550 637 (14) 298 394 (24)
1 EBITDA refers to earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation.
2 The results of the group's associate Abril S.A. ('Abril') have been excluded from the segmental review for all periods presented.
Revenue EBITDA (1) Trading profit
Segmental review Six months ended 30 September Six months ended 30 Septembe Six months ended 30 September
2015 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2015 2014 %
USD'm USD'm change USD'm USD'm change USD'm USD'm change
Internet 3 763 3 336 13 916 711 29 805 604 33
- Tencent 2 461 2 082 18 1 150 850 35 1 065 768 39
- Mail.ru 92 122 (25) 42 67 (37) 36 61 (41)
- Ecommerce 1 210 1 132 7 (276) (206) (34) (296) (225) (32)
Video entertainment 1 790 1 889 (5) 492 559 (12) 399 463 (14)
Print media (2) 325 380 (14) 28 24 17 16 8 100
Corporate services - 5 (100) (6) (8) 25 (6) (9) 33
Intersegmental (17) (30) 43 - - - -
Economic interest 5 861 5 580 5 1 430 1 286 11 1 214 1 066 14
less: Equity-accounted
investments (2 878) (2 380) (21) (1 080) (895) (21) (982) (803) (22)
Consolidated 2 983 3 200 (7) 350 391 (10) 232 263 (12)
1 EBITDA refers to earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation.
2 The results of the group's associate Abril S.A. ('Abril') have been excluded from the segmental review for all periods presented.
Reconciliation of trading profit to operating profit
Year ended Six months ended
31 March 30 September
2015 2014 2015 2014
USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm
Trading profit 298 394 232 263
Finance cost on transponder leases and merchant finance 34 35 16 17
Amortisation of other intangible assets (68) (70) (29) (34)
Other gains/(losses) – net (59) (129) (139) (11)
Retention option expense (14) (13) (2) (12)
Equity-settled share-based payment expenses (30) (8) (11) (11)
Operating profit 161 209 67 212
Note: For a reconciliation of operating profit to profit befre taxation, refer to the summarised consolidated income
statement.
1. Calculation of headline and core headline earnings
Year ended Six months ended
31 March 30 September
2015 2014 2015 2014
USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm
Net profit attributable to equity holders of the
group 1 257 571 610 819
Adjusted for:
- insurance proceeds (2) - (1) -
- impairment of property, plant and equipment
and other assets 44 10 - 13
- impairment of goodwill and other intangible
assets 15 144 140 2
- profit on sale of property, plant and equipment
and intangible assets - (6) - -
- gains on acquisitions and disposals of
investments (150) (5) (88) (10)
- remeasurement of previously held interest (3) (69) (24) (3)
- dilution (gains)/losses on equity-accounted
investments (113) 86 (129) 7
- remeasurements included in equity-accounted
earnings (396) (240) (45) (403)
- impairment of equity-accounted investments 39 117 1 -
691 608 464 425
Total tax effects of adjustments (9) (8) 5 -
Total adjustment for non-controlling interest (8) (6) (1) (2)
Headline earnings 674 594 468 423
Adjusted for:
- equity-settled share-based payment expenses 136 109 88 56
- reversal/(recognition) of deferred tax assets 20 6 (1) -
- amortisation of other intangible assets 150 136 98 68
- fair-value adjustments and currency translation
differences 26 (4) 36 12
- retention option expense 12 13 2 10
- business combination losses/(gains) 12 (1) 5 2
Core headline earnings 1 030 853 696 571
The diluted earnings, headline earnings and core headline earnings per share figures presented on the face
of the income statement include a decrease of USD20m for the year ended 31 March 2015 (2014: USDnil)
and a decrease of USD8m for the six months ended 30 September 2015 (2014: USDnil) relating to the
future dilutive impact of potential ordinary shares issued by equity-accounted investees.
2. Interest received/(paid)
Year ended Six months ended
31 March 30 September
2015 2014 2015 2014
USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm
Interest received 45 59 21 19
- loans and bank accounts 39 45 19 16
- other 6 14 2 3
Interest paid (247) (240) (137) (124)
- loans and overdrafts 182) (167) (109) (91)
- transponder leases (34) (35) (16) (17)
- other (31) (38) (12) (16)
Other finance income/(cost) – net (49) (25) (40) (7)
- net foreign exchange differences and fair-value
adjustments on derivatives (53) (33) (41) (10)
- preference dividends received 4 8 1 3
3. Equity-accounted results
The group's equity-accounted investments contributed to the financial results as follows:
Year ended Six months ended
31 March 30 September
2015 2014 2015 2014
USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm
Share of equity-accounted results 1 475 1 058 635 910
- sale of assets 3 (2) 2 -
- disposal of investments (498) (285) (118) (422)
- impairment of investments 98 51 76 22
Contribution to headline earnings 1 078 822 595 510
- amortisation of other intangible assets 101 88 78 44
- equity-settled share-based payment
expenses 106 96 77 43
- fair-value adjustments and currency
translation differences (10) (18) 4 7
- reversal of deferred tax assets - 3 - -
Contribution to core headline earnings 1 275 991 754 604
Tencent 1 316 951 854 581
Mail.ru 90 89 23 48
Other (131) (49) (123) (25)
4. Profit before taxation
In addition to the items already detailed, profit before taxation has been determined after taking into
account, inter alia, the following:
Year ended Six months ended
31 March 30 September
2015 2014 2015 2014
USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 198 191 93 102
Amortisation 88 88 40 44
- other intangible assets 68 70 29 34
- software 20 18 11 10
Other gains/(losses) – net (59) (129) (139) (11)
- profit on sale of property, plant and equipment
and other intangible assets - 6 - -
- impairment of goodwill and other intangible
assets (15) (144) (140) (2)
- impairment of property, plant and equipment
and other assets (44) (10) - (13)
- insurance proceeds 2 - 1 -
- fair-value adjustments on financial instruments (2) 19 - 4
Gains on acquisitions and disposals 139 75 108 11
- gain on sale of investments 68 5 88 10
- gains recognised on loss of control transactions 82 - - -
- remeasurement of earn-out obligations 2 5 (1) -
- acquisition-related costs (16) (4) (3) (2)
- remeasurement of previously held interest 3 69 24 3
5. Goodwill
Goodwill is subject to an annual impairment assessment. Movements in the group's goodwill for
the periods presented, are detailed below:
Year ended Six months ended
31 March 30 September
2015 2014 2015 2014
USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm
Goodwill
- cost 2 792 2 607 2 170 2 792
- accumulated impairment (341) (269) (279) (341)
Opening balance 2 451 2 338 1 891 2 451
- foreign currency translation effects (441) 10 (82) (181)
- acquisitions of subsidiaries and
businesses 105 201 65 40
- disposals of subsidiaries and businesses (84) (2) - (16)
- transferred to assets classified as held for
sale (138) - (155) -
- impairment (2) (96) (140) (1)
Closing balance 1 891 2 451 1 579 2 293
- cost 2 170 2 792 1 974 2 612
- accumulated impairment (279) (341) (395) (319)
6. Investments and loans
The following relates to the group's investments and loans as at the end of the
respective periods presented:
Year ended Six months ended
31 March 30 September
2015 2014 2015 2014
USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm
Investments and loans 6 364 4 812 7 115 5 884
- listed investments 5 291 4 196 5 915 5 042
- unlisted investments and
loans 1 073 616 1 200 842
7. Commitments
Commitments relate to amounts for which the group has contracted, but that have not yet been
recognised as obligations in the statement of financial position.
Year ended Six months ended
31 March 30 September
2015 2014 2015 2014
USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm
Commitments 2 785 2 128 3 692 2 737
- capital expenditure 41 70 54 38
- programme and film rights 1 517 1 681 2 318 1 462
- network and other service commitments 141 145 234 130
- transponder leases 909 40 896 924
- operating lease commitments 124 134 128 128
- set-top box commitments 53 58 62 55
8. Disposal groups classified as held for sale
Year ended Six months ended
31 March 30 September
2015 2014 2015 2014
USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm
Assets 185 - 317 52
Property, plant and equipment 8 - 23 38
Goodwill and other intangible assets 156 - 210 -
Inventory 2 - 44 -
Trade and other receivables 9 - 24 14
Deferred taxation 6 - 2 -
Cash and cash equivalents 4 - 14 -
Liabilities 11 - 102 1
Trade payables 2 - 47 -
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 6 - 23 1
Borrowings and other long-term liabilities - - 11 -
Deferred taxation 3 - 10 -
Bank overdraft - - 11 -
9. Pro forma financial information
The group has presented certain revenue and trading profit metrics on a constant currency, organic basis ('the pro forma
financial information') in the tables below. The pro forma financial information is the responsibility of the board of directors
('the board') of Naspers Limited and is presented for illustrative purposes. Information presented on a pro forma basis has
been extracted from the group's management accounts, the quality of which the board is satisfied with.
Shareholders are advised that, due to the nature of the pro forma financial information and the fact that it has been
extracted from the group's management accounts, it may not fairly present the group's financial position, changes in equity,
results of operations or cash flows.
The pro forma financial information has been prepared to illustrate the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates and
changes in the composition of the group on its results for the periods ended 31 March 2015 and 30 September 2015,
respectively. The following methodology was applied in calculating the pro forma financial information:
1. Foreign exchange/constant currency adjustments have been calculated by adjusting the current period's results to the
prior period's average foreign exchange rates, determined as the average of the monthly exchange rates for that period.
The organic pro forma financial information quoted is calculated as the constant currency results, arrived at using the
methodology outlined above, compared to the prior period's actual IFRS results. The relevant average exchange rates
used for the group's most significant trading currencies are listed in the introductory commentary to this release.
2. Adjustments made for changes in the composition of the group relate to acquisitions and disposals of subsidiaries and
equity-accounted investments, as well as to changes in the group's shareholding in its equity-accounted investments.
The following significant changes in the composition of the group during the respective reporting periods have been
adjusted for in arriving at the pro forma financial information:
Period ended 31 March 2015
Reportable
Transaction Basis of accounting segment Acquisition/Disposal
Acquisition of the group's controlling interest in Subsidiary Ecommerce Acquisition
redBus
Acquisition of the group's additional interest in Associate Ecommerce Acquisition
Flipkart Limited
Acquisition of the group's additional interest in Joint venture Ecommerce Acquisition
Souq Group Limited
Acquisition of the group's interest in Neralona Associate Ecommerce Acquisition
Investments Limited (eSky.ru)
Acquisition of the group's controlling interest in Subsidiary Ecommerce Acquisition
Dubizzle Limited
Disposal of Kalahari.com Subsidiary Ecommerce Disposal
Acquisition of the group's interest in SimilarWeb Associate Ecommerce Acquisition
Limited
Disposal by Tencent of its ecommerce businesses Associate Internet Disposal
to JD.com
The net adjustment made for all acquisitions and disposals that took place during the year ended 31 March 2015 amounted
to a negative adjustment of USD288m on revenue and a positive adjustment of USD3m on trading profit.
Period ended 30 September 2015
Reportable
Transaction Basis of accounting segment Acquisition/Disposal
Disposal by Tencent of its ecommerce businesses Associate Internet Disposal
to JD.com
Acquisition by Mail.ru of a controlling interest in Associate Internet Acquisition
VK.com
Dilutions of the group's interest in Flipkart and Associate and joint Ecommerce Disposal
Souq venture
respectively
Acquisition of the group's interest in Takealot Associate Ecommerce Acquisition
Disposal of Kalahari.com Subsidiary Ecommerce Disposal
Disposal of Ricardo Subsidiary Ecommerce Disposal
Disposal of 7Pixel S.r.l. Subsidiary Ecommerce Disposal
Acquisition of control over iFood, Apontador, Subsidiary Ecommerce Acquisition
MapLink and other smaller subsidiaries within
the Movile group
Effects of entering into joint classifieds business Associates and joint Ecommerce Acquisitions
activities in Brazil, Indonesia, Bangladesh, ventures
Thailand and the Philippines with Schibsted ASA
Media Group, Telenor Holdings ASA and
Singapore Press Holdings Limited
The net adjustment made for all acquisitions and disposals that took place during the period ended 30 September 2015
amounted to a negative adjustment of USD209m on revenue and a positive adjustment of USD24m on trading profit.
An assurance report issued in respect of the pro forma financial information, by the group's external auditor, is available at
the registered office of the company.
The adjustments to the amounts, reported in terms of IFRS, that have been made in arriving at the constant
currency, organic financial information are presented in the table below:
Period ended
31 March
2014 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015
A B C D E (2) F (3) G (4)
Foreign Group
IFRS currency composition Organic IFRS Organic IFRS
adjustment adjustment
USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm % change % change
Revenue (1)
Internet 5 573 (306) (303) 2 035 6 999 37 26
- Tencent 3 351 (50) (338) 1 334 4 297 40 28
- Mail.ru 236 (71) 6 39 210 17 (11)
- Ecommerce 1 986 (185) 29 662 2 492 33 25
Video entertainment 3 582 (317) - 565 3 830 16 7
Print media 829 (70) 15 (12) 762 (1) (8)
Corporate services 1 - - 4 5 400 400
Intersegmental (66) - - 11 (55) 17 17
Economic interest 9 919 (693) (288) 2 603 11 541 26 16
Trading profit (1)
Internet 658 (31) 3 547 1 177 83 79
- Tencent 1 059 (18) (7) 582 1 616 55 53
- Mail.ru 115 (34) 2 21 104 18 (10)
- Ecommerce (516) 21 8 (56) (543) (11) (5)
Video entertainment 841 (29) - (80) 732 (10) (13)
Print media 53 (2) - (29) 22 (55) (58)
Corporate services (16) 3 - (17) (30) (106) (88)
Economic interest 1 536 (59) 3 421 1 901 27 24
Notes
1 All figures are presented on an economic interest basis.
2 A+B+C+D
3 D/A x 100
4 [(E/A) - 1] x 100
The adjustments to the amounts, reported in terms of IFRS, that have been made in arriving at the constant
currency, organic financial information are presented in the table below:
Period ended
30 September
2014 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015
A B C D E (2) F (3) G (4)
Foreign Group
IFRS currency composition Organic IFRS Organic IFRS
adjustment adjustment
USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm USD'm % change % change
Revenue (1)
Internet 3 336 (304) (212) 943 3 763 28 13
- Tencent 2 082 (25) (222) 626 2 461 30 18
- Mail.ru 122 (56) 20 6 92 5 (25)
- Ecommerce 1 132 (223) (10) 311 1 210 27 7
Video entertainment 1 889 (263) - 164 1 790 9 (5)
Print media 380 (58) 3 - 325 - (14)
Corporate services 5 - - (5) - (100) (100)
Intersegmental (30) 2 - 11 (17) 37 43
Economic interest 5 580 (623) (209) 1 113 5 861 20 5
Trading profit (1)
Internet 604 (20) 24 197 805 33 33
- Tencent 768 (10) (5) 312 1 065 41 39
- Mail.ru 61 (22) 9 (12) 36 (20) (41)
- Ecommerce (225) 12 20 (103) (296) (46) (32)
Video entertainment 463 (61) - (3) 399 (1) (14)
Print media 8 (2) - 10 16 124 100
Corporate services (9) 5 - (2) (6) (23) 33
Economic interest 1 066 ( 78) 24 202 1 214 19 14
Notes
1 All figures are presented on an economic interest basis.
2 A+B+C+D
3 D/A x 100
4 [(E/A) - 1] x 100
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