Notes to the consolidated financial statements |
for the year ended 30 June 2008 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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R’000 |
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10. |
TREASURY SHARES |
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Balance at beginning of year |
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(86 262) |
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(78 526) |
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2 931 653 Assore shares (being 10,47% of issued share capital) acquired by Standard Bank |
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of South Africa Limited at R760 per share in terms of a warehousing agreement with Assore |
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(refer note 17). |
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(2 228 056) |
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86 086 Assore shares (being 0,31% of issued share capital) acquired by Main Street 460 |
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(Proprietary) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Assore at R318,37 per share in terms of |
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the authority granted by shareholders at the previous Annual General Meeting. |
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(27 407) |
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Assore shares (being 0,22% of issued share capital) acquired by Main Street 460 (Proprietary) |
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Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Assore at R124,19 per share in terms of the |
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authority granted by shareholders at the previous Annual General Meeting. |
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(7 736) |
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Balance at end of year |
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(2 341 725) |
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(86 262) |
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