Notes to the financial statements | Note 27

Company         Group  
2017   2016       (R’million) 2017   2016  
          27 Group commitments        
          27.1 Approved capital expenditure, which will be financed from the group’s own resources, is as follows:        
            Contracted 476,3   92,0  
            Not contracted 1 698,1   1 041,7  
              2 174,4   1 133,7  
27.2

Additional commitments of R434,9 million are expected to be approved in 2018.

The capital commitments noted above include various capital efficiency and expansion projects.

27.3 Commitments in respect of operating leases
  Group
(R’million)
Land and
buildings
Motor
vehicles
Property,
plant and
equipment
Total
commitments
 
  2017          
  During 2018 122,3 51,7 130,7 304,7  
  During 2019 109,9 37,9 33,8 181,6  
  During 2020 97,9 26,0 1,5 125,4  
  During 2021 7,8 18,0 0,7 26,5  
  During 2022 and thereafter – 11,4 0,4 11,8  
    337,9 145,0 167,1 650,0  
  2016          
  During 2017 35,1 82,2 35,9 153,2  
  During 2018 19,0 66,5 3,6 89,1  
  During 2019 6,0 49,8 2,3 58,1  
  During 2020 – 33,4 1,7 35,1  
  During 2021 and thereafter – 26,0 1,5 27,5  
    60,1 257,9 45,0 363,0  
 

With the exception of the lease described below, operating leases are generally three to six years in duration, without purchase options and in certain instances have escalation clauses of between 7% and 10% or are linked to the prime rate of interest or Consumer Price Index (CPI). Other contingent rentals are generally not applicable. One lease, relating to fruit processing equipment, has a contingent rental linked to tons of fruit processed and escalates based on the American CPI, which amounts to R4,0 million (2016: R5,8 million).

27.4

Commitments in respect of finance leases

The group has finance leases for various items of plant and machinery. These leases have terms of renewal with a purchase option and are linked to the prime interest rate. Renewals are at the option of the specific entity that holds the lease. Future minimum lease payments under finance leases, together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments, are as follows:

Group  2017     2016    
(R’million)  Minimum 
payments 
Present value 
of payments 
   Minimum 
payments 
Present value 
of payments 
  
Within one year  2,5  2,0     2,7  2,2    
After one year but not more than five years  2,3  2,0     1,0  1,0    
Total minimum lease payments  4,8  4,0     3,7  3,2    
Less: Amounts representing finance charges  (0,7) –     (0,5) –    
Total  4,1  4,0     3,2  3,2    
  Refer to note 26.3 for further details.
27.5

Commitments in respect of inventories

In terms of its normal business practice certain group operations have entered into commitments to purchase certain agricultural inputs over their respective seasons.

27.6

Commitments in respect of transport

The group maintains long-term contracts, including certain minimum payments, with various transport companies for the distribution of its products.



Notes to the financial statements | Note 27