Notes to the group financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2006  
 
 
 
    2006 
Rm 
2005 
Rm 
42. Borrowings
Current borrowings 310  358 
  Non-current borrowings 368  402 
  Total borrowings 678  760 
42.1 Movement in borrowings
  Opening balance 760  2 138 
    Movement during year:    
    Arising from subsidiaries and businesses acquired — 
    Loans raised 400  113 
    Loans repaid (466) (1 479)
    Vendor loan notes repaid (2) (7)
    Fair value adjustment —  18 
    Foreign subsidiaries exchange differences (14) (24)
    Closing balance 678  760 
  42.2 Analysis of borrowings    
    Secured interest bearing borrowings    
    Loan from UK financial institution bearing interest at 6 month LIBOR +1%. The loan is denominated in the currencies Sterling, US dollar and Swiss francs. The loan is repayable in two instalments of R43m (£4m) each in May and November 2006 and a final payment of R108m (£10m) in May 2007 194  255 
    Short-term Sterling facility from UK financial institution bearing interest at LIBOR +1% 70  110 
    Loan from SA financial institution bearing interest at prime less 1,5%. The loan is repayable in nine bi-annual instalments of R25m each, up to August 2010 225  — 
    Short-term facility from SA financial institution bearing interest at prime less 1,8%. The facility is repayable on 90 days notice from either the lender or borrower. 100  — 
    Sterling denominated vendor loan notes arising from acquisitions, secured by matching cash deposits, bearing interest at 4,18%
    Loans from a local financial institution, secured by shares in group companies bearing interest at prime less 1%. The loans were repaid in December 2005. —  368 
    Loan from a Thai financial institution bearing interest at 1,9% repaid in July 2005. — 
    Unsecured interest bearing borrowings    
    Loan from SA financial institution bearing interest at prime less 2,5%, with no fixed terms of repayment 75  — 
    Loan from SA financial institutions bearing interest at prime less 2%, with no fixed terms of repayment 10 
    Loan from Kenyan financial institution bearing interest at prime, repaid in November 2005 — 
    Total interest bearing borrowings 676  757 
    Unsecured interest free borrowings    
    Non-interest bearing loans with no fixed terms of repayment
    Total borrowings 678  760 
  42.3 Maturity analysis of borrowings    
    Due within one year 310  358 
    Due between two and five years 284  390 
    Due after five years 84  12 
      678  760 
  42.4 Bank covenants and security    
    Loan and short-term facilities from SA financial institution    
    The debt covenants are summarised as follows:    
   
Pre-distribution debt cover ratio for the Alexander Forbes South Africa Holdings (Pty) Limited group (“AFSA”) to be maintained shall not be less than two to one.
Net debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) ratio for the AFSA group to be maintained shall not exceed 1.5.
Consolidated revenue of AFSA group shall not decline by more than 20% relative to the same revenue measured at 31 March 2004.
Weighted average capital adequacy requirement of the two licensed life insurance companies in the AFSA group shall exceed 1,8.
Net outflow of assets from Investment Solutions in South Africa shall not be more than 20% of its assets under investment multi-management at the end of the immediately preceding financial year.
   
    All significant operating entities within the South Africa group have provided a guarantee to the lender as security for the loan and facility. Where guarantees are not permitted by legislation, a pledge of shares has been provided.    
         
    Loan from UK financial institution    
    The debt covenants are summarised as follows:    
   
Interest cover ratio to be maintained shall not be less than 2,5 to one.
Cash flow to total interest and loan repayments shall not be less than one to one.
Net worth of Alexander Forbes International Limited shall not be less than £80 million (R864 million at closing exchange rate).
   
 
 
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