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Wed 17 Nov 2010, 7:05 RLO - Reunert Limited - Audited group results for the year ended 30 September
RLO
RLO                                                                             
RLO - Reunert Limited - Audited group results for the year ended 30 September   
2010 and cash dividend declaration                                              
Reunert Limited                                                                 
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa                                    
Registration number 1913/004355/06                                              
Share Code: RLO                                                                 
ISIN Code: ZAE000057428                                                         
("Reunert", "the group" and "the Company")                                      
AUDITED GROUP RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2010 AND CASH DIVIDEND    
DECLARATION                                                                     
- Operating profit up 7%                                                        
- Normalised headline earnings per share up 3%                                  
- Cash on hand of R1,8 billion                                                  
- Total cash dividend per share increased by 13%                                
Condensed group income statement                                                
For the year ended 30 September                                                 
                                2010         %        2009                      
                         Notes  R million    change   R million                 
Revenue                           10 679,9    4         10 270,8                
Earnings before                   1 281,4     7         1 200,3                 
interest, tax,                                                                  
depreciation,                                                                   
amortisation, other                                                             
income and dividends                                                            
Other income              1       54,9                  36,5                    
Earnings before           1       1 336,3     8         1 236,8                 
interest, tax,                                                                  
depreciation and                                                                
amortisation (EBITDA)                                                           
Depreciation and                  112,7       17        96,4                    
amortisation                                                                    
Operating profit                  1 223,6     7         1 140,4                 
Net interest and          2       98,4        (9)       108,2                   
dividend income                                                                 
Abnormal items            3       (34,0)                299,2                   
Profit before taxation            1 288,0     (17)      1 547,8                 
Taxation                  4       376,6       1         374,3                   
Profit after taxation             911,4       (22)      1 173,5                 
Profit attributable to:                                                         
Non-controlling                   12,0        33        9,0                     
interests                                                                       
Equity holders of                 899,4       (23)      1 164,5                 
Reunert Limited                                                                 
Basic earnings per share  5 & 6   503,3       (23)      652,4                   
(cents)                                                                         
Diluted earnings per      5 & 6   498,8       (23)      646,9                   
share (cents)                                                                   
Headline earnings per     5 & 6   505,5       (22)      651,6                   
share (cents)                                                                   
Diluted headline          5 & 6   501,1       (22)      646,2                   
earnings per share                                                              
(cents)                                                                         
                                                                                
Normalised headline                                                             
earnings per share                                                              
(cents)                   5 & 6  515,7        3        499,5                    
Normalised diluted        5 & 6   511,1       3         495,3                   
headline earnings per                                                           
share (cents)                                                                   
Cash dividend per                287,0        13        253,0                   
ordinary share declared                                                         
in respect of the year                                                          
(cents)                                                                         
Taxation rate             4       29,2        (21)      24,2                    
EBITDA as a % of revenue          12,5        4         12,0                    
Condensed group statement of comprehensive income                               
For the year ended 30 September                                                 
2010       2009                     
                                            R million  R million                
Profit after taxation                        911,4      1 173,5                 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:                                         
Losses arising from translating the           (1,9)     (0,9)                   
financial results of foreign subsidiaries                                       
Loss arising on re-measurement of available- -          (311,7)                 
for-sale financial assets                                                       
Effective portion of gains/(losses) on       6,0        (10,2)                  
hedging instruments in a cash flow hedge                                        
Income tax relating to components of other   1,2        39,2                    
comprehensive income                                                            
Total comprehensive income                   916,7      889,9                   
Total comprehensive income attributable to:                                     
Non-controlling interests                    12,0       9,0                     
Equity holders of Reunert Limited            904,7      880,9                   
Condensed group balance sheet                                                   
As at 30 September                                                              
                                            2010       2009                     
                                   Notes    R million  R million                
Non-current assets                                                              
Property, plant and equipment and             635,3      587,9                  
intangible assets                                                               
Goodwill                            7         492,1      460,6                  
Investments and loans               8        44,3        853,9                  
Quince receivables                  9         821,7      993,6                  
Deferred taxation                             40,4       29,1                   
Non-current assets                            2 033,8    2 925,1                
Current assets                                                                  
Inventory and contracts in progress           863,3      696,2                  
Accounts receivable and derivative            1 737,8    1 665,7                
assets                                                                          
Quince receivables                  9         646,3      709,7                  
Investment                          8        793,5      -                       
Cash and cash equivalents                     1 805,6    1 603,1                
Quince bank balances and cash       9         72,5       97,6                   
Current assets                                5 919,0    4 772,3                
Total assets                                  7 952,8    7 697,4                
Equity attributable to equity                                                   
holders of Reunert Limited                                                      
Ordinary                                      4 432,4    4 033,7                
Preference                                    0,7        0,7                    
                                             4 433,1    4 034,4                 
Non-controlling interests                     37,9       26,7                   
Total equity                                  4 471,0    4 061,1                
Non-current liabilities                                                         
Deferred taxation                             122,0      140,3                  
Long-term borrowings                10        11,0       11,0                   
Quince long-term borrowings         9 & 10    699,9      699,9                  
Non-current liabilities                      832,9       851,2                  
Current liabilities                                                             
Accounts payable, derivative                  1 956,6    1 769,7                
liabilities, provisions and                                                     
taxation                                                                        
Quince bank borrowings              9         691,5      1 012,3                
Bank overdrafts and short-term               0,8         3,1                    
portion of long-term borrowings                                                 
(including finance leases)                                                      
Current liabilities                           2 648,9    2 785,1                
Total equity and liabilities                  7 952,8    7 697,4                
Condensed group statement of changes in equity                                  
For the year ended 30 September                                                 
                                            2010       2009                     
                                            R million  R million                
Share capital and premium                                                       
Balance at the beginning of the year          116,0      106,9                  
Issue of shares                               24,9       9,1                    
Balance at the end of the year                140,9      116,0                  
Share-based payment reserve                                                     
Balance at the beginning of the year          679,6      664,3                  
Share-based payment expense and deferred      52,8       15,3                   
tax thereon                                                                     
Balance at the end of the year                732,4      679,6                  
Fair value adjustment reserve*                                                  
Balance at the beginning of the year          338,4      621,1                  
Other comprehensive income                    7,2        (282,7)                
Balance at the end of the year                345,6      338,4                  
Equity transaction with BEE partner           (35,3)     (35,3)                 
BEE shares**                                 (276,1)    (276,1)                 
Treasury shares***                                                              
Balance at the beginning of the year         -          -                       
Purchase made during the year                 (125,7)   -                       
Balance at the end of the year                (125,7)   -                       
Non-distributable reserves                                                      
Balance at the beginning of the year          11,9       4,1                    
Other comprehensive income                    (1,9)      (0,9)                  
Transfer from retained earnings              -           8,7                    
Balance at the end of the year                10,0       11,9                   
Retained earnings                                                               
Balance at the beginning of the year          3 199,9    2 590,4                
Profit after taxation                         899,4      1 164,5                
Transferred to non-distributable reserves    -           (8,7)                  
Taxation charge on transaction with BEE       (2,0)                             
partner                                                                         
Cash dividends declared and paid              (456,0)    (546,3)                
Balance at the end of the year                3 641,3    3 199,9                
Equity attributable to equity holders of      4 433,1    4 034,4                
Reunert Limited                                                                 
Non-controlling interests                                                       
Balance at the beginning of the year          26,7       20,7                   
Share of profit                               12,0       9,0                    
Dividends declared and paid                   (0,8)      (4,0)                  
Non-controlling interest introduced          -           1,0                    
Balance at the end of the year                37,9       26,7                   
Total equity at the end of the year          4 471,0    4 061,1                 
*This reserve relates to fair value adjustments on financial assets classified  
as "available-for-sale" financial assets in terms of IAS 39.                    
**These are shares held by Bargenel Investment Limited (Bargenel), a company    
sold by Reunert to an accredited BEE partner in 2007. In terms of IFRS, until   
the amount owing by the BEE partner is repaid to Reunert, Bargenel is to be     
consolidated by the group as the significant risks and rewards of ownership of  
the equity have not passed to the BEE partner.                                  
***Commencing in August 2010, a group subsidiary purchased Reunert shares on    
the open market. Up to the beginning of the closed period, on 30 September      
2010, 2,1 million shares had been bought at an average price of R59,18 per      
share.                                                                          
Condensed group cash flow statement                                             
For the year ended 30 September                                                 
                                           2010       2009                      
                                           R million  R million                 
EBITDA                                       1 336,3    1 236,8                 
Decrease in net working capital             318,3       757,4                   
Decrease in net working capital (excluding  83,0        513,9                   
Quince)                                                                         
Decrease in Quince receivables              235,3       243,5                   
Other (net)                                 26,3        42,6                    
Cash generated from operations              1 680,9     2 036,8                 
Net interest and dividend income             98,4       108,2                   
Taxation paid                               (407,9)     (477,5)                 
Dividends paid (including non-controlling    (456,8)    (550,3)                 
interests)                                                                      
Net cash flows from operating activities    914,6       1 117,2                 
Net cash flows from investing activities    (313,3)     (130,8)                 
Net cash flows from financing activities     (103,8)    2,5                     
Increase in net cash resources              497,5       988,9                   
Net cash resources/(borrowings) at the       688,4      (300,5)                 
beginning of the year                                                           
Net cash resources at the end of the year   1 185,9     688,4                   
Cash and cash equivalents                    1 805,6    1 603,1                 
Bank overdrafts                             (0,7)      -                        
Net cash resources excluding Quince          1 804,9    1 603,1                 
Quince net borrowings                        (619,0)    (914,7)                 
Quince bank balances and cash                72,5       97,6                    
Quince short-term borrowings                 (691,5)    (1 012,3)               
Net cash resources including Quince net     1 185,9    688,4                    
borrowings at the end of the year                                               
                                                                                
Notes                                                                           
2010       2009                      
                                           R million  R million                 
Note 1                                                                          
Other income and EBITDA                                                         
EBITDA is stated after:                                                         
- Cost of sales                              7 599,5    7 585,4                 
- Other expenses excluding depreciation      1 727,5    1 518,2                 
and amortisation                                                                
- Other income                               54,9       36,5                    
- Realised (loss)/profit on foreign          (15,5)     37,9                    
exchange and derivative instruments                                             
- Unrealised loss on foreign exchange and    (56,0)     (4,8)                   
derivative instruments                                                          
Note 2                                                                          
Net interest and dividend income                                                
Interest received                           109,0       128,9                   
- From Quince Capital (Quince) (previously   44,0       69,8                    
RC & C Finance Company)                                                         
- External                                  65,0        59,1                    
Interest paid                                (12,0)     (21,1)                  
- To Quince                                 (4,8)      (1,8)                    
- External                                  (7,2)      (19,3)                   
Dividend income                              1,4        0,4                     
Total                                        98,4       108,2                   
Note 3                                                                          
Abnormal items                                                                  
Gain on fair valuation of option in         -           299,2                   
terms of agreement with Nokia Siemens                                           
Networks SA (Pty) Limited (NSN)                                                 
(refer to note 8)                                                               
BEE transaction expense (refer to note 11)   (34,0)    -                        
Taxation                                    -           (37,4)                  
Net abnormal items after taxation            (34,0)     261,8                   
Note 4                                                                          
Taxation                                                                        
The current year`s tax rate was increased                                       
by the non-deductibility of the                                                 
BEE transaction expense. Both years rates                                       
were reduced by the dividend                                                    
received from NSN. The rate for the                                             
prior year was further reduced mainly                                           
by the abnormal item being taxed at the                                         
CGT rate.                                                                       
Note 5                                                                          
Number of shares used to calculate                                              
earnings per share                                                              
Weighted average number of shares in issue  178,7      178,5                    
used to determine basic earnings, headline                                      
earnings and normalised headline earnings                                       
per share (millions of shares)                                                  
Adjusted by the dilutive effect of                                              
unexercised share options granted                                               
(millions of shares)                        1,6        1,5                      
Weighted average number of shares used to   180,3      180,0                    
determine diluted basic, diluted headline                                       
and diluted normalised headline earnings                                        
per share (millions of shares)                                                  
Note 6                                                                          
6.1 Headline earnings                                                           
Profit attributable to equity holders of     899,4      1 164,5                 
Reunert (IAS 33 - Earnings per share)                                           
Headline earnings are determined by                                             
eliminating the effect of the following                                         
items from attributable earnings:                                               
Net surplus on dilution in and disposal of   (0,2)      (1,3)                   
business                                                                        
Net loss on disposal of property, plant      0,1        3,9                     
and equipment and intangible assets                                             
Impairment charge recognised for property,   5,6       -                        
plant and equipment                                                             
Taxation                                     (1,6)      (3,9)                   
Non-controlling interests                   0,1         (0,1)                   
Headline earnings                            903,4      1 163,1                 
6.2 Normalised headline earnings                                                
Headline earnings (refer to note 6.1)        903,4      1 163,1                 
Normalised headline earnings are                                                
determined by eliminating the effect of                                         
the following items from attributable                                           
headline earnings:                                                              
Fair value of option in terms of agreement  -           (299,2)                 
with NSN                                                                        
BEE transaction expense (refer to note 11)   34,0      -                        
IFRS 3 profit on acquisition of Nashua       (8,2)     -                        
Communications (Pty) Limited                                                    
Rate portion of revaluation of interest      11,2      -                        
rate swap derivative assets and                                                 
liabilities                                                                     
Taxation                                     (3,1)      37,4                    
BEE share of headline earnings adjustments   (6,9)      0,3                     
                                            930,4     901,6                     
Net economic interest in profit                                                 
attributable to all BEE partners (refer to                                      
note 11)                                     (8,8)     (10,0)                   
Normalised headline earnings                921,6      891,6                    
Note 7                                                                          
Goodwill                                                                        
Carrying value at the beginning of the       460,6      415,3                   
year                                                                            
Acquisition of businesses                    31,2       44,5                    
Minor acquisitions in existing businesses    0,3        0,8                     
and subsidiaries                                                                
Carrying value at the end of the year        492,1     460,6                    
Note 8                                                                          
Investments and loans                                                           
Loans - at cost                              42,8       52,1                    
Other unlisted investments - at cost         1,5        8,3                     
Financial instrument - NSN option - at       299,2      299,2                   
fair value*                                                                     
Financial instruments - investments in NSN  494,3      494,3                    
- at fair value made up as follows:                                             
Carrying value of NSN at the beginning of    494,3      806,0                   
the year                                                                        
Fair value adjustment                       -           (299,2)                 
Compensation received                       -           (12,5)                  
Carrying value at the end of the year        837,8     853,9                    
Non-current investments and loans           44,3       853,9                    
Current investments**                       793,5      -                        
Directors` valuation of unlisted                                                
investments                                                                     
- NSN option and investment                 793,5      793,5                    
- Other unlisted investments                1,5        8,3                      
*Reunert holds an option to sell its investment in NSN to the other             
shareholders of NSN and the other shareholders of NSN may call on               
Reunert to sell its shares in NSN.                                              
The minimum price of the put option is R793,5 million (2009: R793,5             
million) and the maximum price of the call option is R947,5 million             
(2009: R947,5 million). The first time a sale may take place in                 
terms of the agreement is 31 December 2010.                                     
A valuation of the option was performed at 30 September 2010, as a              
result of which no adjustment was necessary to the carrying value.              
**Reunert intends to put their shares to NSN on 31 December 2010                
which should result in R793,5 million being received during                     
February 2011. The NSN option and investment are therefore                      
classified as current assets in 2010.                                           
Note 9                                                                          
Quince                                                                          
Quince provides asset-based financial solutions and, due to the                 
nature of the business, its receivables and associated borrowings               
are disclosed separately on the face of the balance sheet. Interest             
income and expense are included in revenue and cost of sales                    
respectively.                                                                   
Note 10                                                                         
Quince and other long-term borrowings                                           
Total long-term borrowings (including        711,0      711,0                   
finance leases)                                                                 
Less: Short-term portion (including         (0,1)       (0,1)                   
finance leases)                                                                 
                                           710,9      710,9                     
Made up of:                                                                     
Quince long-term borrowings                  699,9      699,9                   
Other (including finance leases)             11,0       11,0                    
Note 11                                                                         
BEE transactions                                                                
With effect from 1 October 2009 the group disposed of 20,0% of its interest in  
Reutech Ltd to an accredited BEE partner for R100,0 million funded by Reunert   
subscribing for preference shares. This transaction gave rise to an expense of  
R34,0 million in terms of IFRS 2 - Share-based Payments.                        
BEE transactions, where the significant risks and rewards of ownership in       
respect of their equity interests have not passed to the BEE partners, have     
not been recognised as non-controlling interests under International Financial  
Reporting Standards (IFRS).                                                     
Had the non-controlling interests been recognised, the effect would be the      
following:                                                                      
- Net economic interest in current year profit that is attributable to all BEE  
partners                  8,8        10,0                                       
- Balance sheet interest that is economically attributable to all BEE partners  
154,1           115,0                                                           
Note 12                                                                         
Basis of preparation                                                            
These condensed group financial statements have been prepared in accordance     
with IAS 34 - Interim Financial Reporting, the Framework concepts and the       
measurement and recognition requirements of IFRS and the AC 500 Standards as    
issued by The Accounting Practices Board, as well as in compliance with the     
Companies Act of South Africa (Act 61 of 1973) as amended and the Listing       
Requirements of the JSE Limited.                                                
The group`s accounting policies, as per the audited annual financial            
statements for the year ended 30 September 2009, have been consistently         
applied, with the exception of the adoption of the revised IAS 1 -              
Presentation of Financial Statements and IFRS 8 - Operating Segments (refer to  
the condensed segmental analysis). The effect of IAS 1 has been the inclusion   
of the statement of comprehensive income and the consequent reduction in the    
amount of disclosure in the statement of changes in equity.                     
These accounting policies comply with IFRS.                                     
Note 13                                                                         
Unconsolidated subsidiary                                                       
The financial results of Cafca Limited, a subsidiary incorporated in Zimbabwe,  
have not been consolidated in the group results as the directors believe there  
is a lack of control as defined in IAS 27 - Consolidated and Separate           
Financial Statements and the amounts involved are not material to the group`s   
results.                                                                        
At 30 June 2010 the company`s retained earnings amounted to US$0,7 million      
Note 14                                                                         
Related party transactions                                                      
The group entered into various transactions with related parties which          
occurred in the ordinary course of business and under terms that are no more    
favourable than those arranged with independent third parties.                  
Note 15                                                                         
Events after balance sheet date                                                 
No events occurred after the balance sheet date that require additional         
disclosure or adjustment.                                                       
Note 16                                                                         
Audit opinion                                                                   
The consolidated financial statements for the year have been audited by         
Deloitte & Touche. The consolidated financial statements, the accompanying      
unmodified audit report, as well as the unmodified audit report on this set of  
condensed financial information are available for inspection at the Company`s   
registered office.                                                              
Supplementary information                                                       
R million (unless otherwise stated)              2010     2009                  
Net worth per share (cents)                       2 502    2 258                
Current ratio (including Quince) (:1)            2,2       1,7                  
Current ratio (excluding Quince) (:1)             2,7      2,3                  
Net number of ordinary shares in issue            177,2    178,7                
(million)                                                                       
Number of ordinary shares in issue (million)      197,8    197,2                
Less:  Held by Bargenel (million)                 (18,5)   (18,5)               
Less:  Held by Nashua Mobile (Pty) Limited        (2,1)   -                     
(million)                                                                       
Capital expenditure                              148,9     87,1                 
- expansion                                      111,0     34,7                 
- replacement                                     37,9     52,4                 
Capital commitments in respect of property,      65,1      56,5                 
plant and equipment                                                             
- contracted                                     11,0      17,9                 
- authorised not yet contracted                   54,1     38,6                 
Commitments in respect of operating leases       85,8      91,2                 
Condensed segmental analysis                                                    
IFRS 8 - Operating Segments was adopted during the current year, resulting in   
the disclosure of a further segment, shown as "Other".                          
The comparative information has been amended accordingly.                       
                                                                                
                         2010        %     %      2009       %                  
R million         change R million                     
Revenue*                                                                        
CBI-electric               2 961,3     28   -       2 952,2    29               
Nashua                     6 872,0     65    9      6 331,5    62               
Reutech                    791,0       7     (13)   904,3      9                
Other                      2,7        -      (4)    2,8       -                 
Total operations           10 627,0    100  4       10 190,8   100              
NSN                        52,9              (34)   80,0                        
Revenue as reported        10 679,9         4       10 270,8                    
*Inter-segment revenue                                                          
is immaterial and has                                                           
not been disclosed.                                                             
Operating profit                                                                
CBI-electric               521,1       45    24     419,3      39               
Nashua                     614,5       52    19     518,0      48               
Reutech                    60,6        5     (73)   223,1      20               
Other                      (25,5)      (2)   66     (74,3)     (7)              
Total operations           1 170,7     100   8      1 086,1    100              
NSN                        52,9              (3)    54,3                        
Operating profit as        1 223,6           7      1 140,4                     
reported                                                                        
Total assets                                                                    
CBI-electric              1 494,8                  1 400,8                      
Nashua                    3 595,4                  3 574,5                      
Reutech                   659,7                    601,0                        
Other*                    2 202,9                  2 121,1                      
Total assets as reported  7 952,8                  7 697,4                      
*Included in Other are bank balances of R1 207,6 million                        
(2009:R1 154,8 million) because it manages the group`s treasury function.       
Commentary                                                                      
Following the worst financial crisis the global economy has experienced in the  
post war period, this year was always going to be challenging. Revenue for the  
year increased by 4% from R10,3 billion to R10,7 billion. Operating profit      
increased by 7% to R1,2 billion and normalised headline earnings per share      
increased by 3% to 515,7 cents. Ebitda margins improved to 12,5% from the 12%   
achieved in 2009.                                                               
Lower interest rates have resulted in an IFRS, non-cash, mark-to-market charge  
of R40 million for the year on the interest rate swaps. The strong rand cost    
the group more than R50 million in lower revenue and margins.                   
CBI-electric                                                                    
Our electrical businesses have produced strong results for the year with        
operating profit up by 24%. Revenue was flat for the year mainly as a result    
of lower activity in our telecommunications cable joint venture.                
Building activity remained subdued but increased exports to Europe and Asia     
and the return to profitability of our Australian operations helped our low-    
voltage operation to be significantly up on the previous year.                  
The energy cable business, CBI-electric: African Cables, had an excellent       
year. African Cables has invested in its service and project operation, Power   
Installations, and has expanded its value-added service to meet key customer`s  
requirements. The electrical installations required for the 2010 Soccer World   
Cup was a welcome stimulus for the cable and electrical service market. Market  
conditions remain challenging with the strong rand encouraging importers to     
enter our market.                                                               
CBI Electric Aberdare ATC Telecommunications Cables, our joint venture with     
Altron, had a mixed year. The first half was below expectations due to reduced  
activity in the copper telecommunications cable market. The second half has     
been stronger. The micro-duct production line which was commissioned last year  
has expanded our product range. The fibreoptic cable connections between the    
major cities in South Africa are going ahead, with the demand for fibre and     
micro-duct increasing significantly.                                            
Nashua                                                                          
Revenue was boosted by the inclusion of Nashua Communications from 1 November   
2009, which enabled Nashua to achieve 9% growth. Operating profit was up by     
19% due to increased revenue, cost control and profit contributed by Nashua     
Communications.                                                                 
Nashua Office Automation gained market share, which at 21%, is comfortably      
ahead of their closest competition. Unit sales grew by 20%, assisted by the     
strong rand and lower interest rates. The weakening of the euro against the     
dollar assisted in making our product more competitive. We are now an HP        
preferred partner and this has increased the range of products we offer. Our    
managed print services` offering and enhanced digital software solutions have   
resulted in us winning the majority of tenders which we pursued.                
Nashua Communications has integrated the Panasonic PABX division into its       
operation thereby increasing its product offering to small and medium size      
enterprises. Nashua Communications has strengthened its position as a leading   
unified communications provider. Management in the operation has embraced       
Nashua`s philosophy and has revelled in the enlarged opportunities their new    
environment has given them.                                                     
Nashua Mobile was able to increase ongoing revenue by 6% due to a strong sales  
drive and a net gain of 96 000 connections was achieved for the year. The       
total contract base now stands at 819 000 customers which is a 13% increase     
over the prior year. Our sales force is supported by a network of 149 outlets   
nationwide.                                                                     
Significant reductions in data tariffs have been prevalent over the last year.  
Interconnection rates were reduced on 1 March 2010 with further reductions to   
occur up to 2013. The increased focus on retail customers and the reduction in  
data tariffs has reduced average revenue per user by 5% to R463.                
Despite the refocusing at Nashua Electronics the business has continued to      
produce disappointing results. Kyocera Mita products have been added to the     
office systems product range which, together with further restructuring,        
should improve performance in the year ahead.                                   
Nashua`s financing operation, Quince, had another difficult year although by    
year-end impairments had settled to more normal levels.                         
Reutech                                                                         
The substantial contribution by Reutech in the previous year was not repeated.  
Reutech`s operating profit decreased by 73% from R223 million to R61 million.   
Revenue was down 13% from R904 million to R791 million. The contribution from   
Fuchs was significantly down for the year as a result of a large follow-on      
order anticipated not being received during the year. The prospects for         
receiving this order are good and we hope that we will be successful in 2011.   
The remaining businesses in the division performed to expectation and are well  
positioned for the years ahead.                                                 
Capital investment and cash management                                          
Our capital investment totalling R149 million over the past year has ensured    
that our capability and capacity to meet future demand is sustained. We have    
invested in our information technology infrastructure to enhance business       
activity and reporting.                                                         
Reunert invested close to R180 million in acquiring Nashua Communications       
(formerly Siemens Enterprise Communications)and R126 million in buying back     
2,1 million Reunert shares at an average price of R59,18 per share. Reunert`s   
balance sheet has remained strong and the cash flow generated by the group`s    
operations increased net cash resources by R498 million. Cash and cash          
equivalents at the end of the year amounted to R1,8 billion.                    
Prospects                                                                       
The economy is in a delicate state with lower interest rates encouraging        
growth. However, the strength of the rand is of serious concern with increased  
imports and reduced export opportunities hampering growth.                      
Subject to the prevailing economic conditions remaining unchanged, the group    
predicts an increase in earnings for the year ahead.                            
The above statement has not been reviewed and reported on by Reunert`s          
auditors.                                                                       
Directorate and appreciation                                                    
At the annual general meeting held on 2 February 2010 Messrs M J Shaw and K S   
Fuller retired from the board. Martin served as chairman of the board from      
June 2003 to May 2009 and Kingsley served as chairman of the audit and risk     
committee from June 2005 to February 2010. The board expresses its              
appreciation to both of them for their valuable service to the group.           
Mr Gerrit (Boel) Pretorius retired in August as chief executive of the group    
after 12 years at the helm. It is with heartfelt thanks that the board bid him  
farewell. His contribution to the group was outstanding. We wish him and his    
wife, Adele, a happy retirement.                                                
The board is pleased to welcome Mr Nick Wentzel as chief executive of the       
group with effect 1 August 2010.                                                
CASH DIVIDEND                                                                   
Notice is hereby given that a final cash dividend, number 169 of 220 cents per  
share (2009: 188 cents per share) has been declared by the directors for the    
year ended 30 September 2010 bringing the total cash dividend for the year to   
287 cents per share (2009: 253 cents per share). In compliance with the         
requirements of Strate, the following dates are applicable:                     
Last date to trade (cum dividend)       Friday, 14 January 2011                 
First date of trading (ex dividend)     Monday, 17 January 2011                 
Record date                             Friday, 21 January 2011                 
Payment date                            Monday, 24 January 2011                 
Shareholders may not dematerialise or rematerialise their share certificates    
between Monday, 17 January 2011 and Friday, 21 January 2011, both days          
inclusive.                                                                      
On behalf of the board                                                          
Trevor Munday  Nick Wentzel   Sandton                                           
Chairman  Chief Executive     16 November 2010                                  
Directors:  T S Munday (Chairman)*, N C Wentzel (Chief Executive), B P          
Connellan*, B P Gallagher, S D Jagoe*, K J Makwetla*, T J Motsohi*,             
K W Mzondeki*, G J Oosthuizen, N D Orleyn**, D J Rawlinson, Dr J C van der      
Horst*, R Van Rooyen*                                                           
*Independent non-executive      **Non-executive                                 
Registered office: Lincoln Wood Office Park, 6 - 10 Woodlands Drive, Woodmead,  
Sandton. PO Box 784391, Sandton, 2146.                                          
Telephone +27 11 517 9000                                                       
Transfer secretaries: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited, 70         
Marshall Street, Johannesburg, 2001. PO Box 61051, Marshalltown, 2107           
Sponsor: Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)              
Secretaries` certification: In terms of Section 268 G(d) of the Companies Act,  
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the Company has lodged  
with the Registrar of Companies for the year ended 30 September 2010 all such   
returns as are required by a public company in terms of the Companies Act and   
that all such returns are true, correct and up to date.                         
J A F Simmonds                                                                  
For Reunert Management Services Limited                                         
Company Secretaries                                                             
Enquiries: Carina de Klerk +27 11 517 9000 or e-mail invest@reunert.co.za       
For more information log on to the Reunert website at www.reunert.com.          
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