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ANNUAL REPORT 2010
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Directors' report for the year ended 31 December 2010
 
DIRECTORS’ EQUITY-SETTLED INSTRUMENTS

The directors held the following equity-settled instruments at 31 December 2010:

  Number   Average  
strike price  
Average  
exercise price  
 
Marius Lodewucus Heyns          
Equity-settled instruments at 1 January 2010   380 000   13,95   –    
Equity-settled instruments granted during the year   –   –   –    
Equity-settled instruments exercised during the year   –   –   –    
Equity-settled instruments at 31 December 2010   380 000   13,95      
315 000 of these options had vested by 31 December 2010 with the balance vesting over a period of two years.          
Manuel Donnell Grota Gouveia          
Equity-settled instruments at 1 January 2010   105 000   13,95   –    
Equity-settled instruments granted during the year   –   –   –    
Equity-settled instruments exercised during the year   –   –   –    
Equity-settled instruments at 31 December 2010   105 000   13,95      
82 500 of these options had vested by 31 December 2010 with the balance vesting over a period of two years.    

The directors held the following equity-settled instruments at 31 December 2009:

  Number   Average  
strike price  
Average  
exercise price  
 
Marius Lodewucus Heyns          
Equity-settled instruments at 1 January 2009   250 000   13,95   –    
Equity-settled instruments granted during the year   130 000   13,95   –    
Equity-settled instruments exercised during the year   –   –   –    
Equity-settled instruments at 31 December 2009   380 000   13,95      
187 500 of these options had vested by 31 December 2009 with the balance vesting over a period of three years.          
Manuel Donnell Grota Gouveia          
Equity-settled instruments at 1 January 2009   60 000   13,95   –    
Equity-settled instruments granted during the year   45 000   13,95   –    
Equity-settled instruments exercised during the year   –   –   –    
Equity-settled instruments at 31 December 2009   105 000   13,95      
45 000 of these options had vested by 31 December 2009 with the balance vesting over a period of three years.    

The equity-settled instruments terms are detailed in note 38.

INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS IN SHARE CAPITAL

The interests, direct and indirect, of the directors and officers at the date of this report are as follows:

  Direct Indirect  
  2010       2009   2010       2009    
Beneficial                    
Manuel Donnell Grota Gouveia   32 070       32 070   –       –    
Nigel John Townshend   –       –   9 337 047       9 096 580    
Sango Siviwe Ntsaluba   6 986       6 986   3 068 760       3 068 760    
Alexander Thabiso Tlelai   –       –   3 068 760       3 068 760    
Lungisa Brian Dyosi   –       –   n/a       169 152    
  39 056       39 056   15 474 567       15 403 252    
Shares held by associates   –       –   –       –    
  39 056       39 056   15 474 567       15 403 252    

The company’s directors did not trade in shares between year-end and the date the financial statements were authorised for issue.

INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS IN SHARE INCENTIVE SCHEME

The direct interests of the directors and officers at the date of this report are as follows:

  Number of  
unissued  
shares  
% of  
unissued  
shares  
% held  
once shares  
issued  
 
2010          
Direct          
Marius Lodewucus Heyns   380 000   20,11   0,31    
Manuel Donnell Grota Gouveia   105 000   5,56   0,08    
Enna Kruger (company secretary)  20 000   1,06   0,02    
2009          
Direct          
Marius Lodewucus Heyns   380 000   18,25   0,31    
Manuel Donnell Grota Gouveia   105 000   5,04   0,08    
Enna Kruger (company secretary)  20 000   0,96   0,02    

The right to the unissued shares are in terms of the Basil Read Share Incentive Scheme. For further details, refer to note 38(e).

AUDITORS

PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc will continue in office in accordance with section 270(2) of the Companies Act, 1973 as amended.

COMPANY SECRETARY

The company secretary is Enna Kruger.

REGISTERED OFFICE

The Basil Read Campus
7 Romeo Street
Hughes extension
Boksburg
1459

POSTAL ADDRESS

Private Bag X170
Bedfordview
2008

 
     
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