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Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2009

Notes 1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES 2. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 3. INVESTMENT PROPERTIES 4. INTANGIBLE ASSETS 5. INVESTMENTS 6. INVENTORIES 7. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES 8. SHARE CAPITAL 9. SHARE PREMIUM 10. TREASURY SHARES  11. OTHER RESERVES  12. LONG-TERM BORROWINGS 13. DEFERRED TAXATION 14. LONG-TERM PROVISIONS 15. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES  16. SHORT-TERM PROVISIONS  17. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS AND OVERDRAFTS 18. REVENUE  19. FINANCE COSTS  20. PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION AND STATE'S SHARE OF PROFITS 21. TAXATION AND STATE'S SHARE OF PROFITS 22. EARNINGS AND HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE 23. DIVIDENDS  24. NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT  25. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT 26. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 27. COMMITMENTS/option> 28. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES 29. INVESTMENT IN JOINT-VENTURE ENTITY 30. SEGMENTAL INFORMATION 31. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 32. RETIREMENT BENEFIT INFORMATION 33. COMPARATIVE INFORMATION

2009     2008           R’000     R’000   10.   TREASURY SHARES                Balance at beginning of year     (2 341 725)    (86 262)     A total of 72 000 (2008: 86 086) Assore shares, being 0,26% (2008: 0,31%) of issued                share capital acquired by Main Street 460 (Proprietary) Limited, a wholly owned                subsidiary of Assore at R367,57 per share (2008: R318,37) in terms of the authority                granted by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 4 September 2008     (26 465)    (27 407)     Cancellation of 428 347 treasury shares acquired at an average cost of                R580,65 per share in terms of the authority granted by shareholders at the                Annual General Meeting held on 4 September 2008     248 718     –      Costs of cancellation of treasury shares     (775)    –      A total of 2 931 653 shares (10,47%) of the issued share capital acquired at R760 per                share and held in terms of a warehousing agreement concluded with the Standard Bank                of South Africa Limited (SBSA). During 2009, these shares were acquired from SBSA                by a wholly owned subsidiary, Main Street 460 (Proprietary) Limited (refer to note 17)    –     (2 228 056)     Warehouse transaction costs     (5 038)    –      Balance at end of year     (2 125 285)    (2 341 725)