Notes to the consolidated financial statements – Note 30

   
30. Puttable non-controlling interest liabilities
 

The acquisition of certain subsidiaries during the year, resulted in put options being agreed with certain of the non-controlling shareholders. The put options entitle the non-controlling shareholders to sell their holdings in the subsidiaries to the Group at contracted dates and amounts.

The following put options were entered into:

The non-controlling shareholders in DAC have the option to put their 40% interest in DAC to the Group, using a market valuation formula on or about June 30 2017 or at market value at June 30 2019.
The non-controlling shareholders in Compendium Insurance Group Limited (Compendium) have the option to put 24% of their interest in Compendium to the Group at a price determined on a multiple of earnings on or about July 1 2019.

  2015
R’000
    2014
R’000
 
The affect of granting these put options on the Group’s results can be summarised as follows:          
Balance at beginning of year 926 685     –  
Fair value adjustments recorded directly in retained income –     –  
Unwinding of present value discount recognised in the income statement 19 880     –  
Exchange rate adjustments (7 135)     –  
  939 430     –  
Discount rate 1,99% – 6,25%        
Expected settlement dates September 30 2017 – July 1  2019        


Notes to the consolidated financial statements – Note 30