✨ Financial Statements




VECTOR LIMITED & SUBSIDIARIES

GAS DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008


9. PAYABLES AND ACCRUALS

2008
$000
Current
Trade payables and other creditors 11,005
Interest payable 5,548
Total 16,553
Non-current
Finance lease 824
Other payables and accruals 37
Total 861

10. PROVISIONS

2008
$000
Balance at beginning of the year
Additions:
Provision for employee entitlements 394
Other 539
Utilised (10)
Balance at end of the year 1,670

The provision of $0.5 million in 2008 year relates to a historic customer billing dispute.


11. BORROWINGS

Borrowings are a notional apportionment of the Vector group debt facilities including bank loans, a working capital facility, medium term notes, capital bonds, fixed interest rate bonds, private placement senior notes and floating rate notes. All borrowings are unsecured with all bank loans and medium term notes being subject to negative pledge arrangements.

The interest cost on the borrowings has been calculated using a weighted average interest rate of 8.03% (30 June 2007: 7.47%) applicable to the Vector group.

Borrowings are subject to various lending covenants. These have all been met for the years ended 30 June 2008 and 30 June 2007.

A detailed disclosure of the Vector group borrowings is reported in Note 26 of the Vector group annual report for the year ended 30 June 2008.


12. COMMITMENTS

2008
$000
Capital expenditure commitments
Capital expenditure contracted for at balance date but not yet incurred 2,917
Operating lease commitments
Within one year 620
One to five years 1,025
Beyond five years 2
Total 1,647

The majority of the operating lease commitments relate to premises.



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Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2008, No 185





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