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SOUTHERN VIEW FINANCE LIMITED– ABRIDGED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2015
Hamilton, Bermuda – 31 December, 2015 – In a filing with the Bermuda Stock Exchange (“BSX”), Southern View Finance Ltd. (the “Company” or “SVF”; Ticker: SVF.BH) today announced the financial results for the three months ended 30 September 2015. The filing stated:
The Company is incorporated in Bermuda and its main purpose is the holding of investments. The Company maintains a primary listing on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (“BSX”) and a secondary listing on the Alternative Exchange (“AltX”) of JSE Limited (“JSE”). The listing of the Company’s Class A shares on the AltX, in so far as it relates to their trading, has been suspended with effect from Monday, 9 November 2015.
BUSINESS REVIEW
The effective date of the disposal of all shares in the Company’s subsidiaries and loan claims was 1 July 2015. Therefore, no consolidated accounts were presented from 1 July 2015. The Company recorded a net profit after tax for the three months ended 30 September 2015 (“2015 Three Month Period”) of R3,481,300,271 (2014: Group: R46,482,948).
DIVIDENDS
No dividend has been declared in respect of the 2015 Three Month Period.
BASIS OF PREPARATION
The abridged unaudited consolidated results for the 2015 Three Month Period have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards including International Accounting Standard 34 – Interim Financial Reporting, the Bermuda Companies Act, 1981 (the “Act”), the BSX Listing Regulations and the JSE Listings Requirements.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The financial results set out below have neither been audited nor reviewed by the Company’s external auditors. The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those published in the audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2015.
By order of the Board
31 December 2015
Summary information of the financial results of the Group for the 2015 Three Month Period, are as set out below:
ABRIGED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2015
|
Unaudited |
Company as at 30 September 2015 |
Group as at 30 September 2014 |
|
|
R |
R |
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
103,231,481 |
641,383,527 |
|
Loans and advances to clients |
- |
1,357,610,694 |
|
Property, plant and equipment |
- |
156,284,466 |
|
Intangible assets |
- |
35,156,513 |
|
Other financial assets |
4,674,929,270 |
75,773,797 |
|
Total assets |
4,778,160,751 |
2,266,208,997 |
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans at amortised costs |
- |
1,332,189,192 |
|
Trade and other payables |
1,936,840 |
149,337,047 |
|
Current income tax liabilities |
- |
18,815,523 |
|
Total liabilities |
1,936,840 |
1,500,341,762 |
|
EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’ equity |
4,776,223,911 |
765,867,235 |
|
Total equity |
4,776,223,911 |
765,867,235 |
|
Total liabilities and equity |
4,778,160,751 |
2,266,208,997 |
ABRIDGED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2015
|
Unaudited |
Company for the three month period ended 30 September 2015 |
Group for the three month period ended 30 September 2014 |
|
|
R |
R |
|
Net interest income |
- |
233,778,643 |
|
Loan fee income |
- |
167,789,467 |
|
Direct distribution expenses |
- |
(59,113,735) |
|
Net portfolio income |
- |
342,454,376 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other income |
3,486,518,416 |
6,743,023 |
|
Operating costs |
(5,218,145) |
(87,588,208) |
|
Net bad debt written off |
- |
(158,035,424) |
|
Bad debt provision |
- |
(9,943,697) |
|
Funding costs |
- |
(34,850,317) |
|
Other income / (expenses) |
3,481,300,271 |
(283,674,622) |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating profit before taxation |
3,481,300,271 |
58,779,754 |
|
Income tax expense |
- |
(12,296,806) |
|
Profit for the three month period |
3,481,300,271 |
46,482,948 |
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share (cents) |
|
|
|
Basic |
2,721 |
67 |
|
Diluted |
2,721 |
67 |
ABRIDGED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2015
|
Company: Unaudited |
Share capital |
Share premium |
Retained earnings |
|
|
R |
R |
R |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at 1 July 2014 (audited) |
69,850 |
678,595,120 |
41,466,947 |
|
Total comprehensive profit for the three month period |
- |
- |
46,482,948 |
|
Balance at 30 September 2014 (unaudited) |
69,850 |
678,595,120 |
87,949,895 |
|
Balance at 1 October 2014 (unaudited) |
69,850 |
678,595,120 |
87,949,895 |
|
Total comprehensive profit for the period |
- |
- |
321,484, 741 |
|
Other comprehensive income |
- |
- |
- |
|
Increase in non-controlling interest – Spotco Holdings Pty Ltd |
- |
- |
(987,252) |
|
Dividends paid to shareholders |
- |
- |
(20,965,011) |
|
Shares issued |
62,912 |
649,937,063 |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at 30 June 2015 |
132,762 |
1,328,532,183 |
387,482,373 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disposal of subsidiaries |
- |
- |
(421,112,635) |
|
Total comprehensive profit for the three month period |
- |
- |
3,481,300,271 |
|
Balance at 30 September 2015 (unaudited) |
132,762 |
1,328,532,183 |
3,447,670,009 |
(Continued)
|
Company: Unaudited |
Reserves |
Non-controlling |
Total equity |
|
|
R |
R |
R |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at 1 July 2014 (audited) |
(747,630) |
- |
719,384,287 |
|
Total comprehensive profit for the three month period |
- |
- |
46,482,948 |
|
Balance at 30 September 2014 (unaudited) |
(747,630) |
- |
765,867,235 |
|
Balance at 1 October 2014 (unaudited) |
(747,630) |
- |
765,867,235 |
|
Total comprehensive profit for the period |
- |
512,482 |
321,997,223 |
|
Other comprehensive income |
223,942 |
25,067 |
249,009 |
|
Increase in non-controlling interest – Spotco Holdings Pty Ltd |
- |
1,000,049 |
12,797 |
|
Dividends paid to shareholders |
- |
- |
(20,965,011) |
|
Shares issued |
- |
- |
649,999,975 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at 30 June 2015 |
(523,688) |
1,537,598 |
1,717,161,228 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disposal of subsidiaries |
412,645 |
(1,537,598) |
(422,237,588) |
|
Total comprehensive profit for the three month period |
- |
- |
3,481,300,271 |
|
Balance at 30 September 2015 (unaudited) |
(111,043) |
- |
4,776,223,911 |
ABRIDGED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2015
|
Unaudited |
Company as at 30 September 2015 |
Group as at 30 September 2014 |
|
|
R |
R |
|
Profit before taxation |
3,481,300,271 |
58,779,754 |
|
Adjustments for: |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortisation |
- |
6,625,816 |
|
Tax paid |
- |
(12,296,806) |
|
Changes in working capital: |
|
|
|
Loans and other receivables |
530,127 |
29,202,229 |
|
Trade and other payables |
(1,461,359) |
(10,225,882) |
|
Net cash generated in operating activities |
3,480,369,039 |
72,085,111 |
|
Net cash utilised in investing activities |
(3,472,570,490) |
(18,363,115) |
|
Net cash generated from financing activities |
- |
24,392,590 |
|
Net cash at the beginning of the period |
95,432,932 |
563,268,941 |
|
Net cash at the end of the period |
103,231,481 |
641,383,527 |
CHANGE OF NAME
Shareholders are reminded that the Company on 15 December 2015, announced the implementation of a change of the name of the Company from Southern View Finance Ltd to VestIN Holdings Ltd (“Change of Name”).
The Company will trade on the BSX under the ticker “VIN.BH” and the short name “VestIN”, on the AltX under the ticker “VIN” and the short name “VestIN”, and the International Securities Identification Number of the Company will change from “BMG829251013” to “BMG934031060” once the Change of Name becomes effective on 4 January 2016, on each of the BSX and AltX.
31 December 2015
Hamilton/Johannesburg
BSX sponsor: Global Custody and Clearing Limited
JSE sponsor: Bravura Capital Proprietary Limited
SOUTHERN VIEW FINANCE LIMITED
(Incorporated in Bermuda with registration number 47305)
Class A share codes: BSX: SVF.BH JSE: SVF ISIN: BMG829251013
Class B share codes: BSX: SVFB.BH JSE: SVFB ISIN: BMG829251195
("SVF" or "the Company")