Availability of the Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2018 - BIEM EKURHULENI METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY Established in the Republic of South Africa in terms of section 12(1) of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 117 of 1998, read with Notice No 6768 of 2000 published in Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 141 dated 1 October 2000) Company code: BIEM (“Ekurhuleni” or the “Issuer”) AVAILABILITY OF THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018 The availability announcement on Friday the 1st of February 2019 was cancelled in error. Therefore noteholders are hereby advised that the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality’s annual financial statements can be found on the below link: Annual Report: https://www.ekurhuleni.gov.za/2017-18-annual-report/3688-a-f-01-2019-annexure-a/file Annual Financial Statements: https://www.ekurhuleni.gov.za/2017-18-annual-report/3689-a-f-01-2019-annexure-b/file Accounting Officer’s Responsibilities and Approval: https://www.ekurhuleni.gov.za/2017-18-annual-report/3690-acccounting-officer-s-responsiblities-and- approval/file The annual financial statements of the issuer have been audited by The Auditor General of South Africa, who have issued an unqualified audit opinion. The City of Ekurhuleni’s 2016/17 comparative figures were restated due to material errors that were identified and reclassification of amounts which were previously disclosed. Presented below are those items contained in the statement of financial position and statement of financial performance that have been affected by prior-year adjustments Property plant and equipment, investment property, projects completed prior years were only capitalised in the current year as projects close out reports were provided the current year, and certain projects were derecognised as they did not meet the subsequent capitalisation requirements. Other assets were reclassified between the asset categories as they either categorised incorrectly between the various types, were found or removed from the relating registers. Other property, plant and equipment and other property, plant and equipment: buildings, were previously shown as one line item, due to significant amounts in other property, plant and equipment, management deemed it fit to separate the line items. Other investments - There was an error on the investment schedule used for the accrual of interest income. The correction of the errors results in adjustments as follows (identified in 2018): Statement of Financial Position Inventory -4 586 238 -4 586 238 Receivables from exchange transactions 48 339 395 7 292 089 Receivables from non-exchange transactions -10 264 107 -10 264 107 Consumer debtors 74 986 460 74 986 460 Investment Property 90 101 625 90 101 625 Property,Plant and equipment 497 757 229 495 121 420 Intangible assets -188 676 688 -188 676 688 Heritage assets -13 706 755 -13 706 755 Other investments -101 089 399 -101 089 399 Long-term receivables -731 065 0 Trade and other payables -353 012 514 -234 843 571 Deposits -4 521 162 -262 970 Retirement benefit obligation 63 850 410 63 850 410 Provisions -68 286 575 -68 286 575 Accumulated surplus -30 160 616 -109 635 701 Statement of Financial Performance Property rates 63 121 358 63 121 358 Property rates-penalties imposed and collection charges 11 865 102 11 865 102 Public contributions and donations -122 740 802 -122 740 802 Other income 38 229 813 -1 923 381 Interest revenue -101 820 463 -101 089 398 Employee related costs 121 412 823 121 412 823 Depreciation and amortisation 5 189 0 Impairment of assets 101 487 842 101 487 842 Bulk purchases -4 902 810 0 Contracted services 1 705 996 0 General expenses -805 208 0 Other 0 0 Irregular expenditure -121 479 598 -119 298 893 Fruitless and wasteful expenditure -5 093 951 0 Deviation from SCM regulations -242 002 553 -242 002 553 04 February 2019 Debt Sponsor Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking Division) Date: 04/02/2019 05:15:00 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.