NOTES (11-20) TO THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

11.  SHARE CAPITAL (Rmillion) Consolidated  Company 
    2017  2016  2017  2016 
           
  Authorised:         
  150 000 000 ordinary shares of R1,00 each  150  150  150  150 
           
  Issued and fully paid:         
  135 112 506 ordinary shares of R1,00 each  135  135  135  135 
           
  Under control of the directors in terms of a shareholders' resolution: 6 755 625 shares (2016: 6 755 625 shares). 
           
  Details of the employee share incentive schemes are set out here in the Remuneration Report. 
 
     
12.  BEE HELD CONSOLIDATION SHARES (Rmillion) Consolidated   
    2017  2016     
           
  Broad based 18% interest:         
  25 104 976 (2016: 25 104 976) ordinary shares  839  839     
           
  BEE employee 7% interest:         
  649 079 (2016: 830 888) ordinary shares         
    839  839     
  Less BEE SPV reserves  (197) (214)    
    642  625     
 
           
13.  DEFERRED TAX (Rmillion) Consolidated  Company 
    2017  2016 
Restated 
(note 35)
2017  2016 
Restated 
(note 35)
           
  Balance at beginning of year  2 864  2 491  400  486 
           
  Currency alignment  (215) 327     
           
  Current year other comprehensive income charge/(relief) on:         
  Actuarial gain/(loss) 11  (6) 11  (4)
  Hedge reserve  (2) (2)
           
  Current year income statement (relief)/charge on:         
  Earnings before capital profits  (128) 33  (47) (89)
  Capital profits  13  13 
  Prior years  (6) 14   
  Balance at end of year  2 537  2 864  375  400 
           
  Comprising temporary differences related to:         
           
  Property, plant and equipment  1 908  2 085  638  560 
  Growing crops  1 035  1 271  550  453 
  Long-term receivable  193  177  193  177 
  Current assets  280  237  14 
  Current liabilities  (125) (118) (42) (33)
  Tax losses  (882) (699) (805) (569)
  Other  128  (89) (173) (197)
    2 537  2 864  375  400 
 
         
14.  BORROWINGS (Rmillion)   Consolidated  Company 
      2017  2016  2017  2016 
             
  Long-term    4 975  3 791  4 861  3 631 
  Short-term and bank overdraft    2 546  3 187  2 575  2 994 
      7 521  6 978  7 436  6 625 
  Long-term borrowings comprise:           
  Effective 
interest 
rate 
       
         
         
  Secured:           
  SA Rand           
  Repayable 2019/20  10,70%  157  199     
  Finance leases (note 28) 11,50% 
      159  202 
  Unsecured:           
  SA Rand           
  Repayable 2023/24  3 month JIBAR + 0,50%  120    120   
  Repayable 2023/24  3 month JIBAR + 2,70%  410    410   
  Repayable 2022/23 (2016: repayable 2017/18) 3 month JIBAR + 3,05%  180  180  180  180 
  Bond repayable 2021/22  3 month JIBAR + 2,85%  180    180   
  Bond repayable 2021/22  3 month JIBAR + 2,85%  220    220   
  Repayable 2020/21  3 month JIBAR + 2,55%  300    300   
  Bond repayable 2020/21  3 month JIBAR + 2,80%  180  180  180  180 
  Repayable 2019/20 (2016: repayable 2017/18) 3 month JIBAR + 2,55%  500  500  500  500 
  Repayable 2019/20  3 month JIBAR + 2,05%  500  500  500  500 
  Repayable 2019/20  3 month JIBAR + 2,00%  350  350  350  350 
  Repayable 2019/20 (2016: repayable 2017/18) 3 month JIBAR + 2,30%  375  500  375  500 
  Repayable 2018/19 (2016: repayable 2017/18) 3 month JIBAR + 2,30%  375  250  375  250 
  Repayable 2018/19  3 month JIBAR + 1,85%  350  350  350  350 
  Bond repayable 2018/19  3 month JIBAR + 2,60%  350  350  350  350 
  Repayable 2018/19 (2016: repayable 2017/18) 3 month JIBAR + 2,50%  300  300  300  300 
  Bond repayable 2018/19  3 month JIBAR + 2,40%  170  170  170  170 
  Repaid during the current year      223    220 
      4 860  3 853  4 860  3 850 
  Long-term borrowings  5 019  4 055  4 862  3 853 
  Less current portion included in short-term borrowings  44  264  222 
      4 975  3 791  4 861  3 631 
  Plant and machinery of Mozambique subsidiaries with a book value of R367 million (2016: R581 million) are encumbered as security for the secured long-term borrowings and certain short-term borrowings of nil (2016: R84 million). 
 
  Short-term borrowings comprise call loans and bank overdrafts with various South African financial institutions at interest rates linked to the prime overdraft rate as well as short-term borrowings in Mozambique of nil (2016: R71 million) and in Zimbabwe equivalent to R2 million (2016: R94 million). 
 
  Summary of future long-term loan repayments by financial year: 
  Year    2017/18  2018/19  2019/20  2020/21  2021/22  Thereafter 
  Rmillion    44  1 593  1 792  480  400  710 
                 
  In terms of the company's memorandum of incorporation the borrowing powers exercisable by the directors is limited to R19 107 million. 
 
   
15.  NON-RECOURSE EQUITY-SETTLED BEE BORROWINGS (Rmillion)
             
      Consolidated     
      2017  2016     
             
  The non-recourse equity-settled BEE borrowings comprise:         
             
    Effective 
interest 
rate 
       
           
           
             
  4 122 000 Class B redeemable preference shares  80% of prime  693  689     
             
  Less BEE cash resources    70  84     
      623  605     
             
  These borrowings relate to Tongaat Hulett's black economic empowerment partners, yoMoba SPV Proprietary Limited and
TH Infrastructure SPV Proprietary Limited, which have been fully consolidated in terms of IFRS. yoMoba SPV Proprietary Limited owns 11 157 767 ordinary shares and TH Infrastructure SPV Proprietary Limited owns 13 947 209 ordinary shares in Tongaat Hulett. 
             
  The original preference share structure, comprising Class A and Class B redeemable preference shares, ran up until mid-2014 and had a fixed coupon payable semi-annually on 2 January and 1 July each year. The Class A redeemable preference shares were repaid on 1 July 2014, while the repayment terms of the Class B redeemable preference shares were extended to 31 July 2017. The dividend payable on these shares is also payable on 31 July 2017. The debt due will be settled by the SPVs utilising the shares that they hold in Tongaat Hulett together with dividends received from Tongaat Hulett. These SPVs will continue to be consolidated while Tongaat Hulett carries a residual risk in these entities. 
 
         
16.  PROVISIONS (Rmillion)   Consolidated  Company 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
             
  Post-retirement medical aid obligations    576  600  435  450 
  Retirement gratuity obligations    208  226  126  130 
      784  826  561  580 
             
  Further details on provisions are set out in note 31          
 
             
17.  TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES (Rmillion)   Consolidated  Company 
      2017  2016  2017  2016 
             
  Accounts payable    3 080  3 520  1 874  1 589 
  Maize obligation - interest bearing    509  376  509  376 
      3 589  3 896  2 383  1 965 
             
  The directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other payables approximates their fair value. 
 
       
18. OPERATING PROFIT (Rmillion) Consolidated  Company 
    2017 

2016 
Restated 
(note 35)
2017  2016 
Restated 
(note 35)
           
  Revenue  17 915  16 676  9 188  8 405 
  Cost of sales - cane, sugar and maize purchases  (6 259) (5 448) (5 214) (4 527)
  Cost of sales - other (includes goods, services, salaries and wages and offcrop) (7 555) (7 906) (2 789) (2 893)
  Administration and other expenses  (1 689) (1 728) (695) (673)
  Marketing and selling expenses  (385) (373) (241) (233)
  Other net income (including growing crops fair value change) 309  425  1 515  679 
  Capital profits (note 19) 12  42  118  91 
  BEE IFRS 2 charge and transaction costs  (15) (19) (14) (18)
  Operating profit  2 333  1 669  1 868  831 
           
  Disclosable items included in operating profit:         
           
  Income from subsidiaries:         
  Dividends received      1 024  333 
  Management fees      124  108 
           
  Amortisation of intangible assets 
  Auditors' remuneration:         
  Fees  18  17 
  Other services   
  Depreciation charged:         
  Buildings  104  108 
  Cane roots  481  644  130  143 
  Plant and equipment  277  287  169  151 
  Vehicles and other  165  192  28  17 
  Growing crops: gain from change in fair value  143  141  245  141 
  Management fees paid to subsidiaries     
  Management fees paid to third parties     
  Operating lease charges (property, plant and vehicles) 75  85  68  78 
  Surplus/(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment  (4)   (1)
  Share-based payments:         
  IFRS 2 charge on SARS, LTIP and DBP  60  60  54  44 
  BEE IFRS 2 charge  13  17  12  16 
  Technical fees paid  22  20  22  20 
  Translation of foreign currencies  95  22  (4)
  Valuation adjustments:         
  Financial instruments  (2) (2)
  Fair value hedges:         
  - Net (losses)/gains on the hedged item  (64) 57  (64) 57 
  - Net gains/(losses) on the hedging instrument  64  (57) 64  (57)
           
  Included in the consolidated revenue is notional interest on credit granted to customers of R122 million (company: R70 million).Included in the consolidated cost of sales is notional interest on credit received from suppliers of R46 million (company: R19 million). 
 
19. CAPITAL PROFITS (Rmillion) Consolidated  Company 
    2017  2016  2017  2016 
           
  Comprises:         
  Surplus on sale of land, cane roots and buildings  38  88  144  136 
  Costs thereon  (26) (46) (26) (45)
  Capital profits before tax  12  42  118  91 
           
  Tax (note 21) (13) (3) (13) (2)
  Capital profits after tax  (1) 39  105  89 
 
       
20.  NET FINANCING (COSTS)/INCOME (Rmillion) Consolidated  Company 
    2017 

2016 

2017 

2016 

           
  Net financing costs comprise:         
  Interest paid - external  (973) (778) (839) (631)
  Interest capitalised  34  28  34  28 
  Interest paid - subsidiaries      (60) (101)
  Financing costs  (939) (750) (865) (704)
           
  Interest received - external  129  70 
  Finance income  129  70 
  Net financing costs  (810) (680) (857) (698)
           
  Excluded from the consolidated Interest received is notional interest on credit granted to customers of R122 million (company: R70 million).
Excluded from the consolidated Interest paid is notional interest on credit received from suppliers of R46 million (company: R19 million).