Financial Statements




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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 54

2.3 NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(con’t)

2002 ($000) 2001 ($000)
11 Identifiable intangibles
Opening balance 272,767 279,407
Adjustment to opening balance - 477
Identifiable intangibles disposed of during the period 106,826 -
Amortised during the period 13,888 7,117
Closing balance 152,053 272,767

The company has changed its estimate with respect to the amortisation period for identified intangibles, which has been reduced from 40 years to 20 years effective from 1 January 2002. The remaining carrying value will be amortised over the reduced remaining life. The effect of this change is to increase the charge to the statement of financial performance for the current year by $7.2m.

12 Borrowings

Borrowings are made up as follows:

Bank loans - 68,373
Commercial paper - 143,155
Medium term notes – fixed rate NZ$ 81,239 84,840
Medium term notes – floating rate A$ 232,537 243,158
313,776 539,526

The borrowing repayment terms are:

Payable within 1 year - 8,547
Payable between 1 and 2 years - 202,981
Payable between 2 and 3 years - -
Payable between 3 and 5 years 81,239 -
Payable after 5 years 232,537 327,998
313,776 539,526

All borrowings are unsecured with all bank loans being subject to negative pledge arrangements. Commercial paper was supported by a 2 year standby facility made available by a syndicate of banks and is issued for various terms up to 90 days.

Interest rates for all bank loans are floating based on the bank bill rate plus a margin. Medium term notes – fixed rate NZ$ mature April 2007 and are shown at the value of proceeds received after deducting the discount on issue and adjusted for the amount of discount amortised. Medium term notes – fixed rate A$ mature April 2008 and April 2011.

The weighted average interest rate is 5.68% (2001: 5.3%).



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