IAS financial statements
Group statement of shareholders' equity
at 31 December 1998
Figures in million
| Ordinary | Ordinary | Non- | |||
| share | share | distributable | Retained | ||
| US Dollars | capital | premium | reserve | earnings | Total |
| Balance after merger
adjustments as at 31 December 1997 |
10.0 | 1 088.4 | ? | 248.5 | 1 346.9 |
| Profit on ordinary activities after taxation | ? | ? | ? | 317.5 | 317.5 |
| Dividends | ? | ? | ? | (256.6) | (256.6) |
| Shares issued | ? | 0.6 | ? | ? | 0.6 |
| Share issue expenses written off | ? | (16.1) | ? | ? | (16.1) |
| Transfer to non-distributable reserve* | ? | ? | 25.0 | ? | 25.0 |
| Translation adjustment | (1.7) | (185.6) | ? | (70.6) | (257.9) |
| Balance at 31 December 1998 | 8.3 | 887.3 | 25.0 | 238.8 | 1 159.4 |
| Ordinary | Ordinary | Non- | |||
| share | share | distributable | Retained | ||
| SA Rands | capital | premium | reserve | earnings | Total |
| Balance after merger adjustments as at 31 December 1997 |
48,9 | 5 302,7 | ? | 1 208,9 | 6 560,5 |
| Profit on ordinary activities after taxation | ? | ? | ? | 1 710,5 | 1 710,5 |
| Dividends | ? | ? | ? | (1 515,3) | (1 515,3) |
| Shares issued | ? | 2,9 | ? | ? | 2,9 |
| Share issue expenses written off | ? | (86,8) | ? | ? | (86,8) |
| Transfers to non-distributable reserve* | ? | ? | 147,5 | ? | 147,5 |
| Balance at 31 December 1998 | 48,9 | 5 218,8 | 147,5 | 1 404,1 | 6 819,3 |
| * Included in the non-distributable reserve is a surplus on disposal of company shares, held by companies prior to the merger of $24.0 (R141,4). The balance represents a foreign currency translation reserve. |
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