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CONTENTS
Tongaat Hulett and its Strategic Platform 2
Chairmans Statement 8
Chief Executives Review 10
Overview and Strategy 11
Financial and Operations Review 14
Outlook and Conclusion 19
Sustainability 20
Strategy and Analysis 21
Performance 24
Environmental Stewardship 24
Third Party Certications 29
Social Performance 29
Safety 29
Health 30
Talent Management and People Development 31
Stakeholder Engagement 36
Economic Sustainability 37
Socio-Economic Development 39
Request for Feedback 40
Independent Assurance Statement 41
Corporate Governance 42
Governance Overview 42
Board of Directors 42
Audit and Compliance Committee 44
Risk and SHE Committee 46
Remuneration Committee 48
Nomination Committee 48
Management Committees 49
Accountability and Internal Control 49
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics 50
Remuneration Report 50
Other Governance Items and Assertions 52
Directorate 53
Segmental Analysis 56
Financial Results with 12 Month Comparatives 57
Annual Financial Statements 58
Report of the Independent Auditors 59
Directors Statement of Responsibility
and Approval of Annual Financial Statements 60
Certicate by Company Secretary 60
Directors Statutory Report 61
Financial Statements 64
Five Year Review 113
Denitions 114
Independent Reporting Accountants
Assurance Report 115
Share Ownership Analysis 117
Corporate Information 118
Shareholders Diary 118
Notice to Shareholders 119
Form of Proxy
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Tongaat Hulett and its
STRATEGIC PLATFORM
Tongaat Hulett is an agricultural and agri-processing
business which includes integrated components of land
management and property development. Through its
sugar and starch operations, Tongaat Hulett produces a
range of rened carbohydrate products from sugar cane
and maize. The business has considerable expertise in
downstream agricultural products, biofuel production
and electricity generation. Tongaat Hulett balances
the operational requirement for cane supplies to its
sugar cane processing operations with the transition of
agricultural land to other uses at the appropriate times.
The energy-food-water nexus is an evolving dynamic
presenting both opportunities and risks. Tongaat Hulett
is well placed to capitalise on emerging opportunities
for expansion and growth in Africa, with unconstrained
access to sugar markets, its independant position,
established business platform and size.
The successful management of the socio-economic-
political dynamics of agriculture, land, water, agri-
processing, food and renewable energy are key to the
continued success and value creation of the business. The
growth and development of the companys operations,
in the selected regions in which it operates, have
involved establishing credible partnering relationships
with farmers, local communities, governments and
employees. Tongaat Huletts independent status and
local ownership is critical to the continuation of these
relationships.
Tongaat Hulett employs more than 42 000 employees
during its peak milling season, and conducts its business
operations in a manner that seeks to create value for all
stakeholders, in a sustainable manner that contributes
meaningfully to the social and physical environment in
which it operates.
A fundamental shift has been taking place in the global
sugar industry as increasing quantities of cane are directed
at producing ethanol as an eective carbon dioxide (CO
2
)
mitigation strategy. The bre in sugar cane is increasingly
being used for renewable electricity generation and
global demand for sugar continues to grow at an average
of 2 percent per annum, which currently equals 3,2 million
tons of sugar. Traditionally, the growing demand for sugar
worldwide has been met by Brazil, but this position has
changed, creating opportunities for other regions. Sub-
Saharan Africa, with ample unutilised arable land and
using less than 10 percent of its available fresh water, is
well positioned to benet from these developments.
SUGAR OPERATIONS
Tongaat Hulett is in the favourable position of being
able to capitalise on the changing sugar fundamentals
with low cost sugar operations located in six Southern
African Development Community (SADC) countries, the
leading Huletts sugar brand, world class technology and
preferential market access.
For a number of years production has amounted to
1 million tons of sugar compared to an installed milling
capacity that is in excess of 2 million tons. This resulted
largely from the less favourable sugar revenue dynamics
that existed until recently, as well as the Mozambique
expansion being completed in 2009/10 and the turbulent
macro-economic fundamentals in Zimbabwe up to
the end of 2009. The existing unutilised capacity has a
replacement cost in excess of R10 billion.
Against the background of a more favourable revenue
expectation, and the question as to where the world will
source more sugar, Tongaat Huletts strategy over the
next 5 years is to facilitate an increase in cane supplies in
order to increase sugar production to more than 2 million
tons per annum. The increased sugar volumes will also
lead to a substantial reduction in unit costs of production.
Numerous cane supply initiatives are underway in all the
sugar operations.
Tongaat Huletts South African sugar milling, rening and
agricultural operations are located on the north coast of
KwaZulu-Natal. The sugar mills at Maidstone, Darnall,
Amatikulu and Felixton have an installed capacity to
produce approximately 1 million tons of raw sugar and a
central renery in Durban produces in excess of 600 000
tons of rened sugar per annum. The South African sugar
product range oers a total sweetener solution including
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occupy 15 880 hectares of developed cane land with a
potential to produce a further 1,4 million tons of cane
per year. The Triangle and Hippo Valley Estate sugar mills
have a combined annual milling capacity to crush about
4,8 million tons of cane. The total rened sugar installed
capacity is 140 000 tons and the Triangle Estates ethanol
plant has an installed capacity of 40 million litres over a
48 week production season. The lowveld in Zimbabwe,
with excellent topography, climate and established water
storage and conveyance infrastructures for irrigation, is
recognised as a globally competitive sugar producer.
Tongaat Huletts sugar cane estate in Swaziland is
situated in the north-east of the country and comprises
3 838 hectares of fully irrigated estates. The Botswana
and Namibia packing and distribution operations
have capacities of 60 000 and 80 000 tons per annum
respectively.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Evidence of climate change because of increased levels
of greenhouse gases such as CO
2
is becoming more
compelling. The recent Cancun Accord accepted that
cuts in global emissions are required in order to ensure
that the rise in global temperature is kept to below two
degrees Celsius. South Africa is under pressure to reduce
its CO
2
footprint as a result of its reliance on fossil fuels
for energy.
The rapidly escalating price of crude oil is a further
economic driver towards the use of alternate liquid
fuels. The large scale adoption of bio-fuels, in particular
ethanol to replace petrol, has the potential to make a very
a range of high intensity sweeteners. The companys
Huletts brand has consistently been acknowledged
as the leading sugar brand. An animal feeds operation,
Voermol Feeds is located at the Maidstone mill and this
operation manufactures and markets a range of energy
and supplementary feeds to the livestock farming
community through its leading Voermol brand.
The Mozambique sugar operations consist of the
expanded sugar mills and estates surrounding Xinavane
and Mafambisse. The expansion of the Xinavane sugar
mill was completed in 2009/10. There were 24 664
hectares of Tongaat Hulett owned and leased land,
under cane, available for harvest as at 31 March 2011.
Private farms supply cane from a further 2 544 hectares.
Sugar production capacity has increased to more than
226 000 tons in a 32 week crushing season. Together with
the existing 87 000 tons of capacity at the Mafambisse
sugar mill, the Mozambique operations have the installed
milling capacity to produce in excess of 310 000 tons per
annum. The sugar estates are irrigated and are located
in areas with ideal growing conditions, resulting in high
cane and sucrose yields. These favourable agricultural
conditions, combined with the sugar mills close proximity
to the ports, the technology availability and support from
South Africa, ensure that the Mozambique operations are
well positioned for future growth.
The sugar operations in Zimbabwe consist of Triangle and
a 50,3 percent stake in Hippo Valley Estates, representing
a combined installed sugar milling capacity of 600 000
tons. The Zimbabwe operations comprise 28 494 hectares
of developed cane land with a potential to produce in
excess of 3,0 million tons of sugar cane. Private farmers
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signicant contribution to South Africa and SADC reducing
carbon emissions. Equally critical, the development of a
large scale ethanol bio-fuel industry within SADC has the
potential to make a major contribution to employment,
rural development and food security within the region.
South Africa currently consumes 70 percent of the fuel
in SADC and has limited agricultural potential to supply
a signicant portion of its petrol from ethanol. Many
of the other SADC countries have excellent agricultural
potential but limited markets. The adoption of a phased-
in 60 percent ethanol replacement of petrol within SADC
over the next 15 years would result in the construction of
over 100 sugar milling / ethanol facilities, each larger than
Tongaat Huletts Felixton mill. This would result in the
creation of about 3 million direct jobs, at least as many
indirect jobs and support the livelihood of 24 million
people, mostly in rural areas. SADC agriculture is well
below its potential both in terms of areas under intensive
crop farming and productivity. The development of an
ethanol industry on the scale described above would
require the use of 3 to 6 percent of available land based
on a combination of irrigated and rain-fed sugar cane
farming.
A second thrust in terms of renewable energy is the
production of electricity from the burning of sugar
cane bre. While this has been carried out by the sugar
industry for many years, it has not been exploited from
a South African perspective on a commercial scale.
The adoption of high eciency boiler and electricity
generating technology will allow sugar mills to produce
substantially more electricity from the same quantity of
bre, allowing for meaningful quantities of renewable
electricity to be made available to the national grid. If
this thrust is developed in parallel with a bio-fuel regime,
then the 100 plus sugar mills discussed above in terms of
ethanol production could potentially create 8 000 MW to
10 000 MW of renewable electricity-generating capacity.
STARCH OPERATIONS
Tongaat Huletts wet-milling operation is the major
producer of starch and glucose on the African continent.
Established in 1919, the starch operation has grown to be
an important supplier to a diverse range of South African
and African industries. Operating four wet-milling plants,
located in Kliprivier, Germiston and Meyerton in Gauteng
and Bellville in the Western Cape, Tongaat Hulett
converts more than 600 000 tons of maize per annum
into starch and starch-based products. It also operates a
dedicated Sorbitol facility which is located in Chloorkop
in Gauteng and has distribution networks and facilities in
Zimbabwe, Australasia and the Far East. It manufactures
a wide range of products, from unmodied maize
starch to highly rened glucose products, which are
key ingredients for local manufacturers of foodstus,
beverages and a variety of industrial products. The
expansion of the economically active population in South
Africa is positive for the volume growth of these products
and with the ability to increase production, from installed
milling capacity, by a further 20 percent the company is
well placed to benet from increased demand.
The past few years have seen the United States convert an
increasing amount of its maize to ethanol. International
maize prices have historically been trading close to
US$90 per ton. Current projections indicate a maize price
going forward of above US$170 per ton. This has resulted
in the South African maize industry becoming more
competitive.
LAND FOOTPRINT
Tongaat Huletts operational land footprint within
the SADC region amounts to approximately 550 000
hectares. This footprint consists of 274 000 hectares of
land owned or controlled by Tongaat Hulett. A further
110 000 hectares of private grower land supply cane to
the four South African sugar mills, 15 880 hectares to
the two Zimbabwe mills and 2 544 hectares to the two
Mozambique mills. Approximately 150 000 hectares of
private maize farmland supply the four starch operations.
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together with the commitment to sound corporate
governance, is consistent with the principles of the King
III corporate governance framework, including ensuring
that sustainability matters are an integral component of
the companys strategy.
With a signicant number of the business operations
being located in rural communities including
Mozambique, Zimbabwe and the north coast of KwaZulu-
Natal, there is a strong commitment to facilitate the
development of successful indigenous private farmers. In
keeping with this commitment, the company has already
seen the benet of partnering with the KZN Department
of Economic Development and Tourism in developing
black sugar cane farmers through its Operation Vuselela
project. Ensuring the viability and success of private
farmers remains a critical success factor for the sugar
mills and the provision of support to farmers includes
the supply of the correct seed cane varieties, extension
services for training and development to improve
farming practices and the establishment of the necessary
logistics and cane harvesting service to ensure that the
cane is delivered to the mill. The company is committed
to the development of successful rural communities in
the regions that surround its operations and the business
will continue to identify how best it can further partner
with farmers, communities and governments in order to
achieve this objective.
The safety and the welfare of all employees remains a
key priority as the business strives to create a workplace
free of injuries. The companys participation in various
sustainability reporting initiatives, including the Carbon
Disclosure Project (CDP), the CDP Water Disclosure
Project and its listing on the JSEs Social Responsibility
Investment index for the seventh consecutive year are
testimony to Tongaat Huletts approach to sustainable
development.
LAND CONVERSION
In South Africa, 8 657 developable hectares (13 654 gross
hectares) of company owned land have been identied
for conversion to other uses when conditions are
appropriate. This conversion process takes place over a
number of years, and the land remains under sugar cane
until the transition to development takes place.
Durban/eThekwini, South Africas third largest city,
continues to expand into Tongaat Huletts land holdings
to the north and west. The King Shaka International
Airport, with its ability to attract direct international
ights and the development of the surrounding Dube
Trade Port are providing further impetus for this growth.
Over the past 12 years Tongaat Huletts development
operation has converted some 2 600 gross hectares to
development.
The company is a proactive partner with governments and
communities in this conversion process. Key mechanisms
to create optimal value are large scale strategic planning
with regulatory authorities to position the landholdings
correctly, including a socio-economic development plan,
securing development rights, facilitating the requisite
investment in bulk infrastructure and then converting
the landholdings.
SUSTAINABILITY
Over the past century, Tongaat Hulett has established
itself as a leading large scale agricultural and agri-
processing business which has its base rmly established
in Southern Africa.
Tongaat Hulett follows a philosophy of sustainable
development and continues to make good progress in
entrenching and enhancing the various programmes
and initiatives it has in place in the areas of safety,
health, environment and community relationships. This,
Mr Michael Mabuyakhulu, MEC KwaZulu-Natal DED&T with small-scale farmers from Operation Vuselela
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NAMI BI A
BOTSWANA
ZI MBABWE
SOUTH AFRI CA
MOZAMBI QUE
SWAZI LAND
LESOTHO
Sugar operations
Starch operations
Oces
Bellville Mill
CSI
CSI
CSI
Sugar Industries
Mafambisse
Xinavane
Hippo Valley
Triangle
Germiston
Meyerton
Kliprivier
Chloorkop
Tambankulu
Estates
Amatikulu Mill
Darnall Mill
Maidstone Mill
Huletts Renery
Felixton Mill
Durban
Tongaat
Maputo
Beira
East London
Port Elizabeth
Walvis Bay
Gaborone
Lobatse
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Harare
Otavi
Windhoek
Developments
Amanzimnyama
Sugar operations
Starch operations
Oces
OPERATIONS AT A GLANCE
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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
I am pleased to present my statement as Chairman
to stakeholders of Tongaat Hulett and to report on
activities of the past year.
In a dynamic year, characterised by a number of
dierent factors, headline earnings of R806 million
were generated, which was similar to the prior year.
The various dynamics relative to the sugar and
starch agri-processing and agricultural operations,
as well as the land conversion activities, are
detailed in this integrated annual report. Tongaat
Hulett is well positioned to make substantial
progress towards fully utilising its installed sugar
milling capacity of some 2 million tons per annum
and renewable energy provides substantial future
opportunities.
The Board declared a nal dividend of 140 cents per
share. The nal dividend, which, together with the
interim dividend of 110 cents per share, amounts
to a total dividend of 250 cents per share for the
nancial year ended 31 March 2011.
BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY
Tongaat Hulett is a responsible corporate citizen
and continues to place high priority on enhancing
the growth of its business whilst adding value to
its stakeholders in a sustainable manner, including
pursuing skills development opportunities for its
workforce and promoting successful rural living
for surrounding communities.
Chairman
JB MAGWAZA
The safety of employees across all operations continues
to be an area of high priority, with the company making
every eort in recent years to improve on safety
performance. Despite all continued eorts to ensure
highest standards of safety and occupational health,
there were regrettably four fatalities recorded during the
year under review, which the CEO expands upon in his
report. Each fatality is one too many and the company
seeks to consistently apply the lessons learned from
every reported incident. Deepest condolences go out to
all aected families, friends and colleagues.
Tongaat Hulett was again included in the JSEs Socially
Responsible Investment (SRI) index for the seventh
consecutive year, ranked among twenty three best
performers and noted as one of eight consistent best
performers for the past four years. Other notable
achievements include once again taking lead position in
the Food & Beverages sector of the Financial Mails Top
Empowerment Companies for 2010, and winning the Best
Reporting and Communication Award in the Consumer
Products category as voted by the Investment Analysts
Society of Southern Africa for the third year running. The
Board is justly proud of these achievements and records
its continuous support to the management team in
its tireless eorts towards sustainable organisational
performance.
In the context of operating within ever-changing
business environment dynamics, Tongaat Hulett is on an
exciting journey where relevant issues that dominate the
global agenda such as climate change, carbon disclosure
and water disclosure projects and renewable energy
are among its priority considerations. The sustainability
report contained in this integrated report further
addresses this and other key issues in detail.
The Board is condent of the companys ability to meet
the many challenges and exciting opportunities in
achieving its business sustainability objectives, given
its clear strategic platform, sustainable agricultural and
business practices and astute stakeholder engagement.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Board is the custodian of corporate governance and
maintains its commitment to principles of corporate
discipline, ethical leadership, transparency, integrity and
accountability. The Board conrms that it applies the
principles embodied in King III and its recommendations
as appropriate for the business, as can be seen in the
corporate governance section of this integrated report.
The company complies with the listing requirements of
the JSE and pertinent legislation to which it is bound.
The recently promulgated Companies Act and Consumer
Protection Act continue receiving appropriate attention,
amongst other key legislation, and the company is well
placed to meet the demands and challenges they pose.
CHANGES TO THE BOARD
During the year under review, Vincent Maphai resigned
as an independent non-executive director as a result of
other business commitments and to focus on his role
on the National Planning Commission. We thank him
sincerely for his contribution to the Board and wish him
success in his current and future endeavours.
Russell Stevens, who joined the Board in 1997, is due to
retire with eect from the forthcoming annual general
meeting on 29 July 2011, having reached mandatory
retirement age. Russell provided invaluable insight and
contribution as a director and, on behalf of the Board, I
extend to him our gratitude and very best wishes for the
future.
APPRECIATION
I conclude by recording my appreciation to the Board
for its support and wise counsel. The Board joins me in
thanking Peter Staude and his executive team for their
hard work and commendable eorts in managing the
business in the face of the prevailing operating and
economic challenges.
I also wish to express our deep appreciation to all
members of sta for their commitment and dedication
to Tongaat Hulett.

J B MAGWAZA
CHAIRMAN
Amanzimnyama
Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal
26 May 2011
Chairmans
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Chief Executive Ocer
PETER STAUDE
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Tongaat Hulett continued to make progress in capitalising
on its strategic platform.

The predominant short term focus of the business

continues to be on increasing cane supply which,
together with improving cane to sugar ratios, should
move Tongaat Huletts production to in excess of
2 million tons of sugar per annum compared to the
1 million tons produced in recent seasons.
Approximately 90 percent of sugar milling and
overhead costs are xed and the increased sugar
volumes will lead to a substantial reduction in unit
costs of production.

Weather conditions will continue to have an impact

and, at the same time, the key issues remain getting
the appropriate hectares under cane, uplifting yields to
the targeted levels and establishing the right balance
between cane from Tongaat Hulett estates and that
from private farmers linked to the mills.

The strategy to increase cane supply is focused

on growing Tongaat Huletts inuence in cane
development through leasing land, working with
private farmers and collaborating with government
to rehabilitate cane supply on its land and land reform
farms that have gone out of cane.
- In South Africa, during the 12 months to 31 March
2011, 5 606 hectares of new cane was planted,
which follows the 4 090 hectares planted in the
2009/10 season. This intervention was primarily
driven through planting initiatives on communal
land that involved seed cane subsidies or through
Project Vuselela (revival in Zulu) as well as leases
and farm management contracts on commercial
farms. Further expansions of the area under cane of
at least 8 000 hectares are planned for the 2011/12
planting period, with the land under sugar cane
supplying Tongaat Hulett mills targeted to reach
approximately 159 000 hectares by the 2014/15
season. A key factor in achieving this is ensuring
that there is no backlog in root replacement. In
the 2010/11 season the average yield was 36,3 tons
cane per hectare, partly as a result of the drought
and also due to poor farming practices. The target
is to increase yields to 54 tons cane per hectare
harvested by the 2014/15 season, assuming normal
weather conditions.
- Tongaat Hulett has been appointed as a strategic
partner to rehabilitate land reform beneciary
farms within its cane catchment area in South
Africa. In terms of the partnership agreement signed
by the National Department of Rural Development
and Land Reform, the Government will contribute
some R70 million to rehabilitate approximately 57
land reform farms.
- In Zimbabwe, Tongaat Hulett has embarked on
a comprehensive private farmer rehabilitation
programme to increase sugar cane production
substantially over the next three years to more than
1,4 million tons per year by the 2014/15 season on
15 880 hectares that are privately farmed. In the
event that the private farmer segment had achieved
the cane yields possible from their estates, US$77
million would have been paid to them based on
the sugar price relevant for the period to 31 March
2011. An accelerated private farmer cane replanting
program under the direction of a full time project
management team has been initiated to replant
some 4 000 hectares per year over the next three
years. This together with support on fertilizer
supply, pest and weed control and good farming
practices should result in yields increasing from 47
tons cane per hectare in the 2010/11 season to 99,9
tons cane per hectare in the 2014/15 season.
- In addition to Tongaat Huletts initiatives in this
area, the rst two tranches of the EU Adaptation
Funding Programme amounting to 9,2 million
The past year continued to be characterised by counteractive factors. Progress towards fully utilising Tongaat Huletts
installed sugar milling capacity of some 2 million tons per annum was hampered by the severe drought in the 2009/10
growing period in South Africa, coupled with poor growing conditions in Mozambique in the early part of 2010.
Tongaat Huletts sugar production in South Africa was the lowest in many decades. Exchange rates have been less favourable
than in the prior year. Sugar realisations in the past year in the Mozambique local market and on exports from South Africa
were constrained. Favourable prices were achieved on exports from Mozambique and Zimbabwe into the European Union
and the United States. The 7 800 hectare increase in land under cane, with its corresponding root planting, as well as better
expected future yields, crop positioning and improved sugar prices led to an increase in the value recorded for the sugar
cane growing crop at the 31 March 2011 year end. The results of the starch operation improved substantially. The sale of
development land remained depressed in the current economic climate, while values were maintained.
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have been applied to rehabilitate infrastructure
and the replanting of 1 200 hectares of private
farmer cane in Zimbabwe. A third tranche of 13,8
million will fund carried over shortfalls and further
rehabilitate infrastructure over the next 12 months.
- The 21 800 hectares harvested in Mozambique at an
average of 72,9 tons cane per hectare in the 2010/11
season is scheduled to grow to 26 848 hectares
with a cane yield of 93,6 tons cane per hectare in
the 2014/15 season.
- Over and above the increase in land under cane,
management continues to focus on optimising crop
positioning so that sugar cane is harvested every
12 to 13 months thereby maximising sugar yields.
Additional focus on key mill performance measures
including Time Eciency and Overall Sugar
Recovery Rates will ensure that operations progress
to consistently perform at world class levels.

The past year has seen increased debate around

indigenisation in Zimbabwe. Tongaat Hulett
understands the fact that indigenous people wish to
be empowered within their own economy. Ninety-
nine percent of the management and employees
at the operations in Zimbabwe are of Zimbabwean
descent. In the ongoing discussions, Tongaat Hulett
has recommended that the focus be placed on further
developing indigenous Zimbabwean farmers. In the
2010/11 season, 569 farmers delivered 413 835 tons
sugar cane from 8 805 harvested hectares of land
to the Hippo Valley and Triangle sugar mills. Tongaat
Hulett has targeted that by the 2014/15 season some
865 farmers will deliver 1,4 million tons sugar cane to
its operations from 15 880 hectares.

The regulatory framework underpinning the South

African sugar industry is under review. The emergence
of renewable electricity and ethanol opportunities and
the move to intra-regional sugar ows will increasingly
play a bigger role in dening the industry.

A review of regional prices reveals that in addition to

having had the lowest export realisations in recent
years, the South African domestic market prices
remain the lowest in the region, with the exception of
the 2010/11 realisations in Mozambique following the
signicant devaluation of the Metical. The structural
shortfall in supply to the EU market oers Tongaat
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Hulett and the region the opportunity to optimise
sugar ows within the Southern African Development
Community to its and the regions benet.

The companys sugar technology leadership continued

during the year with milling performance exceeding
industry benchmarks measured in terms of crystal
sugar recovery. The top two South African industry
positions were taken by Tongaat Hulett mills. The
renery continued its upward trend in capacity
utilisation, achieving an all-time production record
that resulted in rened sugar production increasing to
628 000 tons in 2010/11 (2009/10: 575 000 tons).

Following the progress made at the Copenhagen and

Cancun conferences, South Africa, as the host nation
of COP 17, will face increased pressure to show tangible
progress in its objective to reduce the countrys CO
2

emissions.
- Tongaat Hulett is currently engaging with the
South African and Mozambique governments with
regard to the development of the policy framework
to enable the rapid development of the bio-fuel
industry in the region.

The structural changes taking place in international

agricultural commodity markets have resulted in the
improved competitiveness of South African maize
and Tongaat Huletts starch operations, which can
increase production, from installed milling capacity, by
a further 20 percent.

- Operational performance in 2010/11 improved at all
plants against key benchmarks with an estimated
benet of R26 million.

- The local maize price is currently trading close to,
or below the world price, which has recently been
trading in a range between US$260 - US$300 per
ton compared to its long-term mean before the
introduction of ethanol in the USA of US$80 -
US$100.

- Exports are growing and the trading footprint in the
SADC region is being developed. Increasing exports
to utilise the existing milling capacity would have an
EBIT impact of more than R60 million per annum.

The Durban region is currently short of serviced

industrial land and, with a growing logistics sector, the
opportunity is increasing for the establishment of an
internationally competitive aerotropolis in the region
surrounding the King Shaka International Airport and
Dube Trade Port.
- The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for
Cornubia South, which includes the Cornubia
industrial and business estate, is currently
underway. The area is a national priority project
and is eThekwinis and KwaZulu-Natals rst
sustainable integrated human settlement. The
Cornubia industrial and business estate comprising
203 gross hectares (103 developable hectares) and
85 platform hectares is scheduled to commence
selling in February/March 2012.
- The EIA for the Inyaninga industrial and commercial
business park node comprising 707 gross hectares
(550 developable hectares) is in progress and
Tongaat Hulett is pursuing bulk land sales or land
conversion partnership agreements in this regard.

Market conditions in most sectors have been muted.

Tongaat Hulett continues to actively pursue bulk land
sales and land conversion partnership agreements
with both public and private sector entities, for
example the Sibaya landholding near eMdloti is
being marketed as an internationally signicant
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The creation of a workplace that is free from injuries and

fatalities is a high priority in the business. Operations
continue to focus on reducing or eliminating the
inherent risks that are present in the operations,
coupled with ongoing attention to human behaviour.
The LTIFR for the year to 31 March 2011 was 0,10 (LTIFR
2010 0,097) and when viewed against an LTIFR of 1,27
in 2003, there has been a signicant improvement in
the companys safety performance. Regrettably, four
fatalities occurred during the reporting period. In the
rst incident, an irrigation operator was struck by a
goods train at the Triangle operation in Zimbabwe.
Three people were fatally injured in motor vehicle
accidents, two in Zimbabwe and one in Mozambique.
FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONS REVIEW
Revenue increased by 10 percent to R9,7 billion for the
twelve months ended 31 March 2011 and prot from
operations was R1,338 billion compared to the R1,500
billion earned in the previous comparative twelve
months. Headline earnings of R806 million were recorded,
compared to R815 million for the twelve months to 31
March 2010.
Prot from the starch operations increased by 21 percent
to R303 million from R251 million in the prior year.
A margin increase was generated by improvements in
manufacturing eciencies, lower maize costs and higher
international starch prices. This was partially oset
by a rmer Rand and lower co-product prices. Higher
international maize prices combined with favourable
agricultural conditions resulted in a third consecutive
annual South African maize surplus and local maize
prices which traded close to or below international prices
for most of the year.
MAIZE PROCUREMENT
The nal maize crop estimate for the 2009/10 season
amounted to 12,8 million tons (2008/9: 12,0 million tons).
Despite an expected reduction in the area of maize
planted in South Africa to 2,38 million hectares (2009/10:
2,74 million hectares) during the current summer crop
production season, reasonable growing conditions are
expected to result in a crop of 11,0 million tons which will
ensure that supply exceeds local demand for a fourth
consecutive season. This will maintain Tongaat Huletts
competitive position. South African maize prices continue
to trade at levels of US$40 - US$50 below the CBOT price
for the old season maize and US$15 - US$35 for the new
season crop.
Physical maize requirements of non-genetically modied
maize for Tongaat Hulett continue to be secured through
a combination of contracting directly with farmers and
contracting for delivery with selected grain traders. The
physical supply for the remainder of the season to June
2011, and the requirements for the period July 2011 to May
2012 have been contracted.
Maize pricing is delinked from the physical supply
utilising either a toll manufacturing arrangement or
a back-to-back pricing approach. Both approaches
eliminate the risk of prot volatility that could arise
from valuation adjustments on maize. The back-to-back
method, however, does not eliminate the prot volatility
which arises due to the relative prices of South African
maize compared to international prices. The use of a
third pricing mechanism, which secures the local price
of maize at a level relative to the international price, was
increased during the season. Utilising a combination
of the above three methods has resulted in the maize
price on approximately 71 percent of the 2011/12 nancial
periods local maize requirements being hedged at levels
close to the international price of maize at March 2011.
LOCAL MARKET
Domestic volumes for starch and glucose for the nancial
year increased by 2,6 percent as the economy continued
to recover from the global recession. Volume growth of
11,8 percent was recorded within the coee and creamer
sector as consumer demand continued to increase and
additional production capacity was commissioned.
The confectionary sector recorded annual growth of
8,1 percent due to new entrants in the market as well
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as expansion projects undertaken by customers. Trials
for the replacement of imported starch in the paper
sector commenced in the last quarter of 2010 with the
estimated annual volumes amounting to 12 500 tons.
New product development for value added starches for
both the domestic and export markets continued during
2011, with sales of starch-based adhesives equating to
1 388 tons and additional exports to Kenya and Malawi
expected to commence in the second half of 2011. The
toll manufacturing of modied food starches in Thailand,
which will allow for expansion into the food market,
continued during the period.
EXPORT MARKETS
Export volumes increased by 30 percent to 48 590 tons
supported by the competitive South African maize prices
and improvements in local production that enhanced
supply chain reliability. The key markets that reected the
growth were the Australian, Nigerian and Zimbabwean
markets. Tongaat Hulett is continuing to develop its
trading footprint in the SADC region and a key focus in
the current nancial period will be on increasing exports
in this region.
STARCH MANUFACTURING EFFICIENCIES
The high level of management focus on all areas of
manufacturing eciency has yielded positive results and
signicant cost reductions have been realised leading
to an improvement in operating margins. Further
improvements are expected in the forthcoming period
with the commissioning of new equipment in the rst
quarter of the nancial period.
The use of bunker silo facilities at the Kliprivier and
Meyerton mills continued during the period. These silos
assist in reducing storage and handling costs and their
use is one of a number of initiatives being pursued in
order to improve grain handling at the operations.
The Zimbabwe sugar operations increased production
by 29 percent to 333 000 tons from 258 000 tons in
the prior year. Initiatives are underway with farmers to
increase the hectares under cane, as well as to improve
yields and optimise cane age on the company estates,
in order to grow cane supply. The opportunity exists
for a further 80% growth in sugar production up to the
installed milling capacity of 600 000 tons per annum and
a reduction in the unit cost of production. The extended
mill refurbishment programme during the previous o-
season resulted in a late start at Hippo Valley Estates,
consequently not all the cane could be crushed by the
end of the season. The quantum of the increase in the
value of growing crops in 2010/11 was lower than that of
2009/10 due to the re-establishment of the sugar cane
crop and a greater price recovery in 2009/10. The prot
from the Zimbabwe sugar operations was R454 million
(US$ 63 million) compared to R518 million (US$ 66 million)
in the prior year.
SUGAR CROP AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
Tongaat Huletts Zimbabwe operations accounted for 2,15
million tons of sugar cane crushed whilst private farmers
delivered 413 835 tons sugar cane during the 2010/11
season. Sugar cane yields were adversely impacted by
sporadic rainfall and intermittent power availability for
irrigation during the peak growth period from November
2009 to February 2010. During the 2010/11 season, the
Zimbabwe operations signed a preferential power
supply agreement with the local power producer, in
order to ensure continued electricity supply for irrigation
purposes.
From a mill performance perspective, the company
invested some US$30 million in order to restore milling
operations to their installed capacity. The refurbishment
program at Hippo Valley mill started in the 2009/10
season and was completed in the 2010/11 season.
The program was aimed at restoring the mechanical
soundness and sugar recovery eciencies to installed
capacity following years of minimal maintenance prior
to the return to a more normal trading environment in
2009.
CREATING SUCCESSFUL RURAL COMMUNITIES
Tongaat Hulett operations play a signicant role in
the socio-economic development of communities
surrounding the businesses in the lowveld region and
employment opportunities are provided for some 17 800
employees. Social services to improve health, education,
environment and social stability continue to be a key
component of the Zimbabwe operations commitment
to the development of successful rural communities.
In Mozambique, sugar production increased by 24
percent to 166 000 tons, as the operations progress
towards the recently expanded capacity of more than
300 000 tons per annum. Volumes were lower than
expected as a result of crop positioning and weather
conditions, which led to lower cane yields per hectare
harvested and 18 percent less sugar extracted from the
cane than expected, particularly in the latter part of the
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for milling in the 2010/11 season was carried over and will
be milled early in the 2011/12 season. Following the rapid
depreciation of the Metical during the year, domestic
market prices lagged regional prices for a large portion of
the year and had a negative impact on operating prot of
some R120 million. In addition, the xed cost nature of the
business resulted in high costs per ton of sugar produced,
with the cane expansion still being in the ramp-up phase.
Prot from operations was R135 million (Metical 628
million) compared to R141 million (Metical 521 million) in
the prior year.
SUGAR CROP AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
During the 2010/11 season, the cultivated area of
harvested sugar cane, for delivery to the Xinavane and
Mafambisse mills, increased to 21 800 hectares (2009/10:
18 415 hectares). Sugar production in 2010/11 comprised
121 000 tons (2009/10: 89 000 tons) at Xinavane and
45 000 tons (2009/10: 45 000 tons) at Mafambisse.
Production of sugar was adversely aected by a number
of factors, including unfavourable weather conditions.
The unseasonal rainfall that occurred at Mafambisse
from February to May 2010 when 46 percent more than
Long Term Mean was recorded on average per month
over the period, together with low sunshine hours, had
a signicant impact on crop growth and cane quality,
which resulted in low recoveries. At Xinavane, reliability
of power supply for irrigation purposes proved to have
a negative impact on the crop and this was particularly
evident in sugar cane harvested at the end of the milling
season.
Following the expansion and project activities of the
past two periods, the current focus continues to be on
improving the quantum and quality of cane supplies to
the mills. In order to address the power supply concerns
at Xinavane, a 20 MVA sub-station was commissioned at
the end of February 2011. Various initiatives have been
implemented during the past two seasons to improve
cane yields and ensure that the estates yield potential is
achieved. These include streamlining the management
structure of the agricultural department, improving eld
layouts and drainage, gapping up of poorly germinated
areas and irrigation system maintenance and operation.
The South African sugar milling, rening and agriculture
operations made a loss of R7 million for the year
compared to a prot in the prior year of R136 million.
The extreme drought conditions in KwaZulu-Natal in
the past season led to a reduction in the sugar crop
and higher costs per ton of sugar produced. Sugar
production reduced to 445 000 tons (2009/10: 564 000
tons). Domestic sales volumes grew by 3,2 percent. In
terms of the South African sugar industry legislated
regulations, 83 percent of the sales in the 2010/11 season
were deemed to be local and 17 percent were recognised
and valued as exports. The export realisations did not
fully reect the higher world prices and were limited by
the reduction in production. The average realisation for
these raw sugar exports was R3 272 per ton (2009/10:
R3 070 per ton), including a sugar price of 18,5 US c/lb at
an average exchange rate of R7,62/US$, which included a
quota shipment to the US at 28,58 US c/lb.
SUGAR CROP
The South African sugar mills experienced a shortage of
cane supply, predominantly due to a prolonged drought
lasting from January 2010 to September 2010. The South
African Sugar industry completed a comprehensive
review of the small scale farmers actually delivering sugar
cane and consequently reduced the hectares under cane
supplying Tongaat Hulett mills by some 10 000 hectares.
An additional 4 090 hectares were planted in the 2009/10
season resulting in the area under cane at the start of the
season being 123 907 hectares.
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The downstream sugar value added activities
contributed R241 million to prot (2009/10: R200
million). This includes Voermol animal feeds, South
African rened exports, regional marketing, sales, packing
and distribution activities. During the 2010/11 season,
the packing operations in Botswana and Namibia sold
49 000 and 55 000 tons of sugar in their respective
markets where in both instances the brands in these
operations are the market leaders.
In Swaziland, the Tambankulu sugar estate produced
a raw sugar equivalent of 54 000 tons (2009/10:
54 000 tons). The Swaziland sugar industrys EU export
realisations were lower than last year. The increase
recorded in the value of the sugar cane in 2010/11 was
below the increase of 2009/10. Operating prot reduced
to R17 million (2009/10: R51 million).
Land and property development activity continues to
focus primarily on the areas north and west of Durban
in anticipation of demand in the near term from
urban growth. Good progress is being made, working
with all spheres of government, on adding value for all
stakeholders through processes of preparing for the
conversion of agricultural land to optimal land usage
and accelerated socio-economic development at the
appropriate time. In the present economic conditions the
sale of development land across most sectors remains
depressed and few hectares are being converted to
development. Revenue in the past year was generated
mainly from sales in the Cornubia, Umhlanga Ridgeside
and Izinga areas, together with a benet and associated
land sale for the golf course at Zimbali Lakes, which is
currently being constructed by Tongaat Huletts joint
venture partner. During this period, 144 developable
hectares (209 gross hectares) were sold. Operating prot
from land conversion and development amounted to
R166 million (2009/10: R194 million) with a further R23
million in capital prots (2009/10: R52 million) being
realised.
LAND SALES
The sale of 100 developable hectares of land at Cornubia
South increased the extent of land owned by eThekwini
to 369 developable hectares. Tongaat Hulett owns 345
developable hectares and the EIA for this area is currently
underway.
The sale of land in Umhlanga Ridgeside during the
reporting period re-conrmed net cash inows of R9,9
million per developable hectare, when prices of R3 000
per bulk m
2
were achieved and in Umhlanga Town Centre
net cash inows of R16,4 million per developable hectare
were achieved when record prices of R3 610 per bulk m
2
were realised. In addition, land sales at River Horse Valley
realised R1 750 per m
2
of platform when R6,2 million per
developable hectare was achieved.
The centrally accounted and consolidation items, in prot
from operations, included a gain of R130 million (2009/10:
R82 million) on the recognition of an unconditional
entitlement to an employer surplus account allocation,
which is funding an employer contribution holiday in the
Tongaat Hulett pension fund.
Tongaat Huletts operating prot has increased to R1,606
billion from R1,535 billion in the prior year. It includes an
amount of R288 million, relating to the recognition of an
accounting surplus in the South African dened benet
pension fund, as required by international nancial
reporting standards (IFRS), following the formal splitting
of the fund between Tongaat Hulett and Hulamin.
Finance costs for the year increased to R472 million from
R365 million in the prior year. The capitalisation of interest
on the Mozambique expansion project ended in the prior
year, with the commissioning having been completed.
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Cash inow from operations, before a working capital
absorption and tax payments, was R1,005 billion for the
year. The last three years have seen signicant capital
expenditure on the Mozambique expansion and cash
being absorbed in the establishment of the expanded
cane crops, the replanting of sugar cane and mill
refurbishment in Zimbabwe. Tongaat Huletts net debt
at the end of the year was R3,925 billion (2009/10: R3,040
billion).
The Board declared a nal dividend of 140 cents per
share, which brings the total annual dividend to 250 cents
per share, compared to 275 cents per share in the fteen
month prior period.
CONCLUSION
OUTLOOK
The large South African maize harvest in 2010 and the
high maize stock levels from the previous two seasons
should maintain local maize prices close to world
prices and contribute to the competitiveness of the
starch operation. Higher international starch prices are
countering the impact of the exchange rate.
Tongaat Hulett expects to make further progress in
growing sugar production towards the target of doubling
the 2010/11 production, utilising the available milling
capacity, with a simultaneous reduction in unit costs.
Production in Mozambique is expected to increase by
more than 50 percent in the 2011/12 season to between
250 000 and 270 000 tons of sugar, with an increase in
hectares harvested, higher cane yields and improved
sugar extraction from cane anticipated. Zimbabwe sugar
production in the 2011/12 season is expected to increase to
between 360 000 and 380 000 tons of sugar, with better
cane age and yields on a similar number of hectares being
harvested. In South Africa, sugar production is expected
to increase in the 2011/12 season, notwithstanding the
variable growing conditions at the beginning of the
year, as the cane recovers from the drought of 2010.
The strategy to increase cane supply in South Africa is
focused on increasing Tongaat Huletts inuence in cane
development through leasing land and collaborating with
government to rehabilitate cane supply on its land and
land reform farms that have gone out of cane. Tongaat
Hulett expects to have new sugar cane planted on more
than 8 000 hectares in South Africa in 2011/12, following
the additional 9 696 hectares planted over the past two
years.
Pricing of raw sugar into the European Union is reective
of demand exceeding supply. Regional sugar prices at the
start of the new season are above those of last year, in
line with current global sugar dynamics.
Considerable growth in prot from operations is
expected in the year ahead. Tongaat Huletts nancial
results remain sensitive to movements in the Rand, US
dollar, Euro and Mozambique Metical. These impact on
the revenue streams, costs incurred and the conversion
of prots into Rands.
Agricultural land conversion and development activity
is currently focused on development, partnership and
bulk sale opportunities in the north and west of Durban,
including industrial and business park land adjacent to the
new international airport and at Cornubia. Industrial land
in Durban/eThekwini remains in short supply. Tongaat
Hulett has 13 654 gross hectares available for conversion
to development over time in South Africa.
Renewable energy, both electricity generation and
ethanol production from sugar cane, provides substantial
future opportunities.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I wish to pay tribute to the more than 42 000 employees
of Tongaat Hulett and thank them for their continuing
dedication and commitment to the achievement
of the business strategic objectives. Our signicant
agricultural and agri-processing footprint in the rural
areas of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and the North Coast
of KwaZulu-Natal present us with the opportunity to
continue our contribution to the ongoing development
of successful rural communities. Working together
with farmers, communities and governments, we have
established a competitive platform that will stand us in
good stead into the future.
Our appreciation to extended to Russell Stevens and
Vincent Maphai for the contributions made, during their
time on the Board. The support and guidance that we
have received from the Board is highly valued. Tongaat
Hulett is fortunate to have a Chairman of JB Magwazas
calibre. His wise counsel, calmness and insight into socio-
economic issues is particularly appreciated.
PETER STAUDE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Amanzimnyama
Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal
26 May 2011
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STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION
As a key player in agriculture and agri-processing, Tongaat
Hulett has a responsibility to operate with a long-term
view that takes into account how decisions and actions
impact its on-going performance and aect the people,
habitat, planet and resources associated with company
operations. Sustainability is integrated within all facets
of the business and is aligned to the organisations overall
objectives. This has direct benet to the company and its
stakeholders as there is an improvement in managements
performance and operational eciency that enables it to
reduce the risk that could aect the realisation of strategic
goals.
The company considers the management of its
opportunities and risks in the environmental, social and
economic spheres as fundamental to its future success.
This commitment has been reinforced through continued
improvement in the companys engagement with all
stakeholders.
With a signicant number of the business operations being
located in rural communities including Mozambique,
Zimbabwe and the North Coast of KwaZulu Natal, there is
a strong commitment to facilitate successful indigenous
farmers around these areas. In keeping with this
commitment, management has already seen the benet
of partnering with the KZN Department of Economic
Development and Tourism (KZN DED&T) in developing
black sugar cane farmers through its Operation Vuselela
project (vuselela means revival in Zulu).
Tongaat Hulett will continue to identify how best it can
partner with governments and the people surrounding
its operations in order to contribute to creating successful
rural communities. Creating successful rural communities
around company operations includes having an
understanding of the socio-economic development
agenda of the region and aligning this to the strategic
objectives of the organisation.
The protection of the environment is also key to Tongaat
Huletts operational principles and therefore the company
seeks to go beyond compliance with environmental
regulations and strives to meet internationally accepted
best practice.
At Tongaat Hulett, the development of people and
the enforcing of operational safety standards are of
signicant importance. The company has planned
and implemented a number of initiatives over the
years that are focused on occupational safety, talent
management and environmental stewardship. Tongaat
Hulett believes that all incidents are preventable and
therefore has a goal of zero injuries across all operations.
Safety is high priority and therefore, the company has
undertaken a shared commitment to understand and
apply the lessons learnt from every reported incident.
Tongaat Hulett has made strong progress in recent
years to enhance safety performance. Total recordable
lost time injuries frequency rate (LTIFR), a key industry
measure of the number of injuries recorded per
200 000 hours worked has fallen by more than half since
2005. It remains an unacceptable fact that people are
still being injured and it is with regret that the company
reports the death of four employees.
In the context of operating in an increasingly dynamic
world, where issues such as climate change adaptation and
mitigation are taking on greater relevance, stakeholders
continue to expect that Tongaat Hulett will act in a fair
and responsible manner. Meeting this expectation is core
to business sustainability and Tongaat Hulett is pleased
that the company is recognised as a leading performer
in reporting its progress in these areas. The company
recognises its responsibility to contribute to the health
and safety of employees and the principles of fairness,
integrity and respect is core to dealing with employees, in
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SUSTAINABILITY
continued
as much as the company is committed to minimising the
impact on the environment. Regular reviews of existing
initiatives and measurements of performance are the
norm.
In response to challenges associated with climate change,
the conference of the parties (COP), the governing body
of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC), advances implementation of the
Convention through the decisions it takes at its annual
meetings. South Africa, particularly KwaZulu-Natal, has
been honoured to host the event known as COP17 at the
end of 2011. Tongaat Hulett will support the government
through its association with the National Business
Initiative (NBI) and Business Unity South Africa (BUSA).
The company is in its second year of focusing on the
following key strategic parameters:
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The company is on an exciting journey to play a role in
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opportunities in a sustainable manner. To this end,
Tongaat Hulett has created 10 098 job opportunities
since 2006 (39 314 employees as at 31 March 2011, 29 216
as at 31 December 2006).
KEY IMPACTS, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
The current business environment is acknowledged
as having many changing and challenging elements,
especially in the context of the global economy and
evolving environmental and social dynamics. Maximising
the emerging opportunities from these risks is possible
once the appropriate risk mitigation strategies and
processes have been developed and implemented.
REPORTING BOUNDARIES
Following the most recent report, published for the period
of 1 January 2009 to 31 March 2010, this report covers all
of Tongaat Huletts operations in Botswana, Namibia,
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
for the 12 months ended 31 March 2011. Tongaat Huletts
geographical presence is contained on page 7 of this
integrated annual report.
Wherever possible, quantitative performance data for
key sustainability indicators is provided for the reporting
period. Due to the shift from a 15-month reporting period
in our last report to a 12-month period this year, it has
been decided that the 2011 data will become the baseline
for comparability. In some cases, such as with respect
to employee gures, data is already comparable and
therefore is reported using year-on-year trends.
KEY IMPACTS RISKS OPPORTUNITIES
Food Safety
Product recalls linked to bad manufacturing practices or
using contaminated ingredients may result in nancial and
reputational loss.
By embarking on third party certication such as HACCP/
GMP and inuencing supply chain to do the same, risk of
recalls is minimised.
Skills
Development
In a competitive job market, sta may be lost to external
opportunities.
Investing in talent management and people development
is a key priority to retain skills.
Workplace Safety
Unsafe working environments and inadequate safety
awareness can lead to high injury rate.
Continuously improving safety performance and instilling
a safety-focused culture.
Climate Change
Physical, regulatory and reputational risks associated with
climate change present risk to our operations. Changing
weather patterns may aect crop yields.
Improving value chain eciencies such as energy,
production and transportation can reduce operating costs
and limit the potential nancial impact.
Water Resources
As an agri-processing business the industry relies on
quality water resources to grow sugar and process nished
products.
Water use reduction will improve the operating eciency
and reduce company exposure to water related risks.
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This report has been prepared in accordance with
the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and meets the
requirements of their B+ reporting level and has been
independently assured by SustainabilityServices.
Sustainable development aims to meet the needs of
the present without compromising the ability of future
generations and Tongaat Hulett is rmly committed to
advancing these principles.
ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE
Tongaat Hulett is an independent agricultural and
agri-processing business, which includes integrated
components of land management and property
development. With its established and growing
operations, it has considerable expertise in downstream
agricultural products, biofuel production and electricity
generation. The energy-food-water nexus is an evolving
dynamic presenting both opportunities and risks. Tongaat
Hulett is well positioned to benet from the changing
world of agriculture and agri-processing.
Tongaat Hulett Limited, previously known as The Tongaat-
Hulett Group Limited, was formed when the Tongaat
Group Limited merged with the Huletts Corporation
Limited. The Tongaat Group Limited evolved from a
partnership between Edward Saunders and W J Mirrlees,
which dates back to 1875, while the Huletts Corporation
has its beginnings in the 1850s. Tongaat Hulett has a
primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange,
which dates back to 1952, and a secondary listing on the
London Stock Exchange, which dates back to 1939.
Tongaat Huletts key focus areas of sustainability include
safety, health, environment, developing successful
indigenous farmers, broad based black economic
empowerment, human resources and skills development,
talent management, employment equity, socio-economic
development, stakeholder engagement and corporate
governance.
As at 31 March 2011, Tongaat Hulett employed 39 314
people. Despite the companys continued commitment
to safety, tragically there were four fatalities for the year
ended 31 March 2011. The company continues to roll out
Some of Tongaat Huletts most popular brands are Amyral
maize starch, Voermol, Hyclear glucose syrup, Zimbali,
Izinga, Huletts, Equisweet, SUGAlite and Sugar Joule.
Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
where we operate
leading brands
value chain
Raw materials and Production
Natural ingredients such as sugar
cane and maize are grown or
sourced to produce products.
Packaging and Distribution
The products are then packaged
and shipped through various
distribution channels to customers
Consumers
Customers purchase brands from a
variety of retail outlets

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its safety plans, which focus on high risk areas, including
the identication of high risk activities and additional
interventions in order to minimise a recurrence of these
types of incidents.
OUR PERFORMANCE
EXTERNAL RECOGNITION
n cngaaL ueLL was ncuded n Lhe s ccay
Responsible Investment (SRI) index for the seventh year
in a row, was ranked among the twenty-three best
performers and was noted as one of eight consistent
best performers for the past four years.
he ccnpany ranked hrsL n Lhe ccd everages
sector of the Financial Mails Top Empowerment
Companies 2010, for the third year in a row.
he nvesLnenL naysLs cceLy c cuLhern rca
voted Tongaat Hulett as the winner of the Best
Reporting and Communication Award in the Consumer
Products category in 2010, for the third consecutive
year running.
ppc aey sLaLe was awarded Lhe nhahwe
Occupational Health Council Gold Award for Safety in
Masvingo Province and the Gold Award for Safety in
the Agricultural sector at National level.
navane n czanhque wcn Lhe seccnd prze cn
businesses with excellent and leading initiatives in the
ght against HIV and AIDS.
he nsLLuLe c asLe anagenenL c cuLh rca
awarded the Renery a Gold award for innovation and
good waste management practices.
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
MANAGEMENT APPROACH
Tongaat Hulett has a responsibility to manage the
earths nite resources as it runs its operations. Similarly,
it recognises its obligation to limit its carbon footprint,
by reducing its emissions through appropriate energy
eciency measures, shifting to fuels with lower carbon
emissions and increasing its reliance on renewable
energy. Research is regularly undertaken to measure and
monitor the impact of operations on the environment
and implement systems to ensure that resources are used
in a sustainable manner.
Policies and practices are in place in Botswana, Namibia,
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe to
ensure that operations are managed within the relevant
statutory and legal parameters and Tongaat Huletts self-
dened best practice requirements.
Key environmental risks continue to be identied and
appropriate action is taken to either eliminate or minimise
these risks. Environmental incidents and complaints
received are monitored and appropriate corrective action.
Signicant progress has been made during the reporting
period with the recording of environmental data on
emissions, energy consumption, waste quantication
and resource conservation. Specic targets have been set
at each operation and are being aligned to the ISO 14001,
OHSAS 18001 and NOSA requirements. Objectives and
targets will facilitate meaningful progress with regard
to best practice in sustainable development. Accredited
auditors monitor the achievement of objectives and
operational targets have been set in respect of primary
water use, energy use, air quality (sulphur dioxide
emissions), land use and bio-diversity.
INDICATOR 2008 (12 months) 2009/10 (15 months) 2010/11 (12 months)
Revenue R7,106 bn R11,136 bn R9,681 bn
Annual Dividend per share (cents) 310 275 250
Number of employees at year end 40 132 40 824 39 314
Skills Development Score 4,39 5,96 10,19
Employment Equity Score 9,78 10,18 11,54
Socio-economic Development Score 5,00 5,00 5,00
Fatalities 7 11 4
LTIs 50 65 50
Water used in manufacturing - 23 222 688 m
3
26 803 489 m
3
Carbon footprint (total tons of CO
2
) - 1 307 091 1 120 634
SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS
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SUSTAINABILITY
continued
Tongaat Huletts approach to property development is
conceptualised and implemented around a sustainable
development philosophy, which at its core, is aimed
at achieving an appropriate combination between
economic development, environmental enhancement
and social upliftment development. Actions continue to
be taken to identify ways to address social development
objectives such as aordable and quality housing,
appropriate densication and public transport, as well
as environmental sustainability measures such as
green buildings, reducing energy and water usage and
developing ecological corridors and indigenous carbon
sinks.
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and the
implementation of the respective Environmental
Management Plans (EMPs) are entrenched and
all operations strive to conduct themselves in an
environmentally responsible manner.
Tongaat Hulett is continuing to evaluate its carbon and
water footprint and developing new approaches to
understand and deal with potential opportunities and
consequences of both climate change and constrained
water supplies in the future.
CLIMATE CHANGE, CARBON MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY
In 2010, the Department of Science and Technology
released South Africas rst Risk and Vulnerability Atlas,
a publication that provides a condensed overview of the
map of areas sensitive and vulnerable to various kinds of
risks, disasters and climate-related impacts. The company
engages with the Department and uses this information
to support improved strategic development in the areas
of risk and vulnerability decision-making.
Tongaat Hulett participated in the Carbon Disclosure
Project (CDP), an independent initiative encouraging
transparency on all climate change related issues and
providing details of emissions performance. As part of
the CDP process Tongaat Hulett conducted its second
carbon footprint analysis. The analysis was conducted
according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, a widely used
international accounting tool. Details of the companys
actions are provided in the public response to the Carbon
Disclosure Project (www.cdproject.net). The company
tracks and monitors its greenhouse gas emissions and
will continue to improve the accuracy and reporting of its
greenhouse gas footprint.
Direct or Scope 1 emissions are those arising directly from
owned or company controlled sources. These include,
for example emissions from combustion in owned or
controlled boilers, furnaces, vehicles and emissions from
chemical production in owned or controlled process
equipment. During the year, business operations
emitted 710 379 metric tons CO
2
(Scope 1 emission).
Indirect or Scope 2 emissions are those emissions from
the generation of purchased electricity consumed by
Tongaat Hulett. The company purchased electricity that
emitted 409 447 metric tons of CO
2
. Scope 3 covers all
other indirect emissions that arise as a consequence
of the organisations activities. In the reporting period
employees booked nearly 2 375 business trips, ying more
than 4,3 million kilometres resulting in 808 metric tons
CO
2
emitted from business travel.
The total CO
2
for the period under review was 1 120 634
metric tons equivalent and the turnover was R9,681
billion, which equates to 116 grams of CO
2
emitted per
rand generated.
SCOPE 1
Combustion Fuels
SCOPE 2
Purchased Electricity
SCOPE 3
Business Travel
920 356 mt
710 379 mt
386 735 mt
409 447 mt
830mt
808 mt
2010 2011 CARBON FOOTPRINT

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SUSTAINABILITY
continued
Sugar cane is a highly eective convertor of sunlight into
biomass, and globally is the key raw material for a rapidly
growing industry in bio-fuel and renewable electricity
generation. Tongaat Huletts mills have produced
renewable electricity for the supply of power to run the
mills for many years and have routinely supplied electricity
into the grid albeit on a small scale. In line with global
trends, the focus is now on upgrading the generation of
renewable electricity using highly ecient technology
to produce substantially more electrical power from the
same amount of bre, thereby increasing the quantity of
renewable electricity available to the national grid.
The central sugar renery uses coal while the starch
operation uses coal and gas, to generate steam used in
production processes. Electricity is either purchased or
generated for use in initiating production purposes and to
supply power to oces and other support services.
Tongaat Hulett is in the process of assessing the
opportunities to reduce the energy and water footprints
in each of its operations, starting with factory operations.
The impact of the agricultural operations is still to be
assessed. Provided that an enabling regulatory framework
and co-generation feed-in tari (COFIT) are in place,
Tongaat Hulett will expand the operations ability to
generate electricity from bagasse, a renewable resource
produced as a co-product with sugar. As an integral part
of these projects, the energy eciency of the sugar mill
which supplies the fuel to the electricity generating plant
is targeted to be improved by 30 percent. This energy
eciency improvement will be critical to enable full
utilization of the bagasse for power generation. These
projects will require substantial capital investment and
are expected to take place in the mills on a phased basis.
Over the same 5-year period, Tongaat Hulett intends to
establish a water eciency improvement target for water
consumption per ton of product produced. This will be
done as a means of not only improving the companys
water footprint, but of reducing the companys reliance
on water sources that might aect local communities. It
should be noted that the sugar milling operations are net
producers of water, as the water which comes in with the
cane is in excess of the water required to extract the sugar
from the cane.
For the period to 31 March 2011, Tongaat Hulett used
418 210 MWh of electricity in all its operations and
oces. It generated 322 245 MWh from its sugar mills
predominantly from bagasse. In the previous reporting
period ended 31 March 2010, Tongaat Hulett used 483 346
MWh of electricity and generated 360 142 MWh. Other
sources of fuel that are used include coal, diesel, petrol,
gas and wood.
AIR QUALITY
Since sugar mills burn bagasse as a fuel, the ue gases from
the boilers do not contain harmful levels of contaminants.
Wet scrubbing technology is used to remove y-ash from
the ue gas to ensure that emissions meet the required
standard. The recent legislative changes to air quality
standards are far more stringent and present a challenge
for the sugar industry as a whole and an appropriate
action plan to ensure compliance with new standards has
been implemented.
The central sugar renery in the Durban South Industrial
Basin burns coal as a boiler fuel and therefore has a
greater challenge in terms of emission reduction, as
required by the recent legislative amendments. Currently
emissions levels continue to remain well within the
permitted requirements and alternative steam and
power technology options are being evaluated to ensure
the renery is compliant with new air quality standards.
At present, air quality is monitored on a daily basis at
the reneries due to the signicance of the emissions
generated (sulphur dioxide (SO
2
) and particulates), with
all relevant stakeholders receiving access to regular
performance reports, as well as an annual emissions
report. To date, the renery has not breached the
emissions limits set out within air quality permits. At
the mills, where emissions are of a less material concern,
emissions are measured on an annual basis, and no
concerns have thus far been raised.
BIODIVERSITY AND LAND MANAGEMENT
Tongaat Hulett owns over 20 000 gross hectares of land
in South Africa of which 13 654 gross hectares have real
potential for conversion from agriculture to alternative
usages on a managed, phased basis at the appropriate
time. At the same time, given the importance of
agriculture, Tongaat Hulett is proactively seeking new
land to rehabilitate from its current unproductive state
and so full its rural development objectives and increase
the supply of sugar cane to its mills.
Tongaat Hulett continues to implement strategies and
actions which are aimed at sustainability and the pursuit
of sustainable development via the conservation of high
value natural habitat, enabling of signicant new socio-
economic benets for surrounding communities and
facilitation of new investment and economic growth.
Approximately 5 000 hectares of land will be brought
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under formal and sustainable conservation management
as part of the transition of the agricultural land assets to
new development. The primary objectives of this new
conservation are around the protection, enhancement,
creation and management of biodiversity for the region
in a manner which adds value to the surrounding habitats
and communities.
WATER
Together with climate change, the management of water
resources is an area of emerging importance that will
grow in prominence as societal water demand increases.
Tongaat Hulett operations continue to improve the
level of understanding of the companys water usage in
order to ensure that this nite resource is managed in a
responsible manner. The company has developed a Water
Policy which documents its view on key elements including
prioritising sustainable management and eective use
of water resources, local water resource optimisation
and protection. Tongaat Hulett acknowledges the role
that initiatives such as the United Nations CEO Water
Mandate have to play in ensuring the sustainability of
water resources and targets to be a signatory within the
next reporting period.
Tongaat Huletts sugar operations are in various locations
within the SADC region and dierent water techniques are
applied across operations and due to the fact that the sugar
cane plant comprises approximately 70 percent water,
sugar mills are net producers of water. Most of the sugar
cane cultivated in South Africa is dependent on natural
rainfall while operations in Mozambique, Swaziland and
Zimbabwe, practise large-scale irrigation via purpose-
built canal systems with water extracted from rivers. The
management of these canals and irrigation systems is in
keeping with the highest agronomy and safety standards.
At Tongaat Hulett Starch, water usage is monitored on a
daily basis and optimised to run at relevant world standards
for wet milling operations. Water quality is monitored on
an ongoing basis and the operation continues to identify
business risks and opportunities for water access, reuse
or recycling, ecient use and responsible waste water
disposal.
Tongaat Hulett reported its water usage in the product
manufacturing process for the period under review as
26 803 489 m
3
, with a further 75 565 904 m
3
being puried
at various mills and supplied to local Municipalities as
potable water. This metric, reported for the second
time, provides a single, aggregated overview of water
demand across the company operations. The company
continued its engagement with the Council for Scientic
and Industrial Research (CSIR) to identify future rainfall
patterns and water scarcity due to the evolving impact of
climate change. In the previous year ended 31 March 2010
it used 23 222 688m
3
with a further 66 552 117m
3
sold to
municipalities as potable water.
EFFLUENT
Subsequent to the zero euent philosophy that has
been adopted by several operations to minimise the
quantity of liquid euent leaving each mill or plant, the
sugar mills recycle and re-use water within the factories,
while the remaining euent undergoes biological
treatment (aerobic and anaerobic) to reduce its chemical
oxygen demand to acceptable levels being discharged
in accordance with the relevant environmental
2010
2011
23 222 688 m
3
26 803 489 m
3
66 552 117 m
3
75 565 904 m
3
WATER PRODUCED FROM SUGAR CANE &
WATER USED IN PRODUCT MANUFACTURING
WATER USED
WATER PRODUCED

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requirements. Water that is produced as part of the sugar
milling process is used for the irrigation of sugar cane on
adjacent estates and euent produced at the central
sugar renery is disposed of into the municipal sewer
for treatment, and both the quantity and quality thereof
is monitored to ensure compliance with the relevant
specications.
The starch operations euent is treated at local authority
treatment plants, with euent quality being constantly
monitored.
WASTE
Some operations have re-engineered and rened
services in order to reduce waste and increase resource
productivity over the past few years and these initiatives
have yielded signicant savings oering new revenue
streams from the sale, exchange and recycling of waste
products. Specic projects in the period to 31 March 2011
included the quantication of waste streams and the
establishment of waste recycling programmes.
During the reporting period, 18 139 tons of general waste,
3 048 tons of scrap metal waste, 175 tons of hazardous
waste and 131 469 tons of recycled waste was generated
and disposed of in accordance with applicable legislation.
In the previous 15-month reporting period to 31 March
2010, 26 870 tons of general waste, 2 677 tons of scrap
metal waste, 19 172 tons of hazardous waste and 34 947
tons of recycled. There has been a signicant decrease
in hazardous waste volume due to the implementation
of full scale recycling of the renery lter cake into the
agricultural sector. This material has been reclassied
and approved by KZN Department of Environmental
Aairs as a by-product. This project was recognized by
the Institute of Waste Management of South Africa and
the renery was awarded both the innovation and Gold
award for waste management practices.
Recycled renery lter cake, which is predominantly
constituted of calcium carbonate, is distributed to
vegetable and maize farms as a replacement for lime,
which would normally have to be purchased as an input
to operations. This material was previously classied
as a hazardous material and constituted more than
15 000 tons of waste shipped to landlls per annum. By
redirecting the waste to farms, Tongaat Hulett is not
only reducing the total volume of waste being shipped
to landlls, but costs are reduced by having the farmers
purchase the lter cake material at a price set to cover the
cost of transportation from the renery to their farms.
FOOD SAFETY
Tongaat Hulett has over many decades developed
a reputation as being a producer of high quality
products. In order to ensure that this reputation
is maintained, the company manages its maize
requirements on a non-genetically modied basis
using a sophisticated identity preservation system.
The use of this system enables the company to meet
the needs of its customers in the food industry.
In addition, ongoing attention is paid to the requirements
of ISO 9001, the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
system (HACCP) and ISO 22000, in terms of quality and
2010
2011
131 469 tons
18 139 tons
175 tons
3 048 tons
34 947 tons
26 870 tons
19 172 tons
2 677 tons
RECYCLED WASTE
GENERAL WASTE
HAZARDOUS WASTE
SCRAP METAL
WASTE GENERATED
CASE STUDY
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP BEGINS
WITH INNOVATIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
Waste management has long been an important
sustainability measure in the area surrounding the
Sugar Renery in the Durban South Basin. Having been
established in 1910 to rene raw sugar into white sugar,
the Tongaat Hulett Sugar Renery uses the carbonatation
process as its clarication process, with powdered lime as
a key ingredient.
For further details: www.tongaat.co.za/2011/env_case.pdf
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SUSTAINABILITY
continued
food safety standards at all operations. These systems are
in various stages of being certied by the South African
Bureau of Standards (SABS).
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
There were no material incidents, nes or non-
monetary sanctions for non-compliance with applicable
environmental regulations during the year under review.
The established community liaison forums between
Tongaat Hulett and interested parties continue to address
environmental related complaints. Level 1 environmental
complaints are those that are deemed minor and refers
to the number of times the operations activities resulted
in isolated public complaints. Although a response is
triggered, Level 1 complaints do not require remediation
plans. Level 2 complaints refers to numbers of times
the operations activities resulted in widespread public
complaints or attention from media. Both a response
and remediation plan is triggered in the event of a Level
2 complaint.
During the reporting period, Tongaat Hulett experienced 13
Level 1 complaints and 2 Level 2 complaints. The two Level
2 complaints were from Maidstone related to sh dying
in the Tongaat River, it was alleged that the mill euent
was contaminating the river. These complaints were
thoroughly investigated by mill personnel and municipal
authorities. It was conrmed that the root cause of the
contamination was actually sewerage overow into the
river and not mill euent. The municipality is looking into
relevant corrective action.
THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATIONS
Tongaat Hulett operations have embarked on programmes
to conduct third party audits and/or certications. In this
regard, targets have been set for third party audits and
certications associated with NOSA, OHSAS 18001, ISO
14001, ISO 9001 and HACCP/GMP. Operations located
in South Africa have been certied under the ISO 14001
Environmental Management Systems. Tongaat Hulett
Sugar operations were audited by NOSA on the integrated
star rating system. The starch operations are ISO 9001
and ISO 14001 certied and Germiston mill and Kliprivier
mill met the requirements for OHSAS 18001 certication.
The remaining starch operations are working towards
certication. Mozambique and Zimbabwe operations
have completed stage 1 of the ISO 14001 certication, with
the exception of Hippo Valley Estates, which is certied.
The Swaziland operation is certied to ISO 14001, ISO 9001
and NOSA. Certain of the starch and sugar operations have
embarked on HACCP/ISO 22000 food safety assessments.
Germiston, Kliprivier, Maidstone and Tongaat Hulett
Sugar Renery are HACCP/ISO 22 000 certied.
SOCIAL PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT APPROACH
Ethical integrity and social responsibility are core
principles of the manner in which the company conducts
its business. Tongaat Hulett views the achievements
of targets in this area as central to the organisations
continued success. In light of this, executive directors
and managements annual bonuses are linked to,
among other elements, the achievement of key business
strategies and the companys safety targets. Performance
on social dimensions continued on a positive trend, from
the previous reporting period, with notable progress on
all dimensions: safety, health, talent management and
people development.
SAFETY
Tongaat Hulett has set as one of its key objectives,
the creating of a workplace that is free from injuries
and fatalities. The LTIFR for the period to 31 March 2011
was 0,10 (LTIFR 2010 0,097) and when viewed against
an LTIFR of 1,27 in 2003, there has been a signicant
improvement in the companys safety performance. The
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SUSTAINABILITY
continued
achieved through various initiatives including increased
management focus on this area; training and a signicant
amount of spend being incurred on personnel safety
carriers.
The focus of the safety programmes throughout Tongaat
Hulett over the reporting period has been on identifying
the highest fatality risk incidents (HFRI) or near misses
and managing them at the same level as if they had
actually resulted in a disabling injury. This approach is
designed to progressively lower the risk of a fatality or
injury at each operating site.
Regrettably, four fatalities occurred during the reporting
period. Three of the recorded fatalities occurred at the
Triangle operation in Zimbabwe. In the rst incident, an
irrigation operator was struck by a goods train. In the
second and third incidents employees were fatally injured
in motor vehicle accidents. The fourth fatality occurred at
the Xinavane mill in Mozambique when an employee was
killed in a motor vehicle accident.
Executive SHE committees have been established in
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
to ensure continued management of safety, health and
environmental performance throughout the companys
operations. The committees meet quarterly to review
progress of the Tongaat Hulett safety management
programme. All operations continue to identify and
re-evaluate their risks on an ongoing basis and have
implemented active monitoring, measurement, control
and reporting procedures.
Underpinning the Safety Improvement Plan, all operations
have programmes in place related to visible felt leadership,
hazard identication and risk assessments, internal
audits, management reviews and third party audits.
Golden rules, standard procedures and safety training are
key components of the safety improvement drive. Senior
employees in operational areas are expected to ensure
compliance with safety laws and remain responsible for
taking steps considered to be practical to mitigate any
potential hazards.
Benchmarking is used to measure standards against
leading best practice. Relevant information and
experience is shared across all operations and the Tongaat
Hulett Risk and SHE committee meetings are used as
one of the vehicles to promote the implementation of
leading practices and shared learning. In addition, inter-
operational site visits form an integral part of the shared
learning process whereby management teams have
the opportunity to gain rst-hand information on SHE
practices and access to innovative ideas. Incident learnings
are also shared across the company. As part of its ongoing
drive towards zero harm the company will be embarking
upon a behaviour based program with a reputable expert
in this complex eld. The rollout of this programme is
scheduled for 2011/12.
HEALTH
Operations comply with the requirements of the
Occupational Health and Safety Act in South Africa, or the
country equivalent for operations in Botswana, Namibia,
Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Management
in each of the operations is required to ensure that
all legal requirements are complied with, and where
legislation does not exist, leading practices identied and
implemented. SHE audits are regularly conducted in order
Period
Actual 12 months to
31 December 2007
Actual 12 months to
31 December 2008
Actual 15 months to
31 March 2010
Actual 12 months to
31 March 2011
Target 12 months to
31 March 2012
LTIs LTIFR LTIs LTIFR LTIs LTIFR LTIs LTIFR LTIs LTIFR
Sugar 62 0,13 53 0,10 51 0,09 42 0,08 40 0,08
Starch 9 0,66 4 0,28 4 0,27 8 0,53 5 0,66
Developments 0 0,00 0 0,00 0 0,00 0 0,00 0 0,00
Consolidated 71 0,14 57 0,11 55 0,097 50 0,10 45 0,09
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to ensure this compliance and the company is committed
to exceeding the minimum requirements of legislation.
Company clinics provide occupational and primary health-
care programmes, and there is a high quality company
hospital in Zimbabwe.
HIV AND AIDS
In recognition of its responsibility towards managing
HIV and AIDS, a Board approved HIV and AIDS policy
encourages training and education, voluntary counselling
and testing, and ensures the fair, compassionate and non-
discriminatory treatment of those who may be impacted
by the disease.
Holistic and comprehensive HIV and AIDS management
programmes are in place with the key elements being
awareness, prevention, encouraging employees to know
their status through Voluntary Counselling and Testing
(VCT), treatment that includes Anti-retroviral Treatment
(ART), care and support. Due to requirements of
condentiality and privacy, as well as medical and clinical
expertise when treating HIV and AIDS patients, the
company makes use of external service providers in certain
operations to co-manage the workplace programmes.
Where appropriate, successful wellness programmes are
oered in various operations and include healthy lifestyle
education and personal health assessment, including VCT.
Good progress is being made with the number of
employees knowing their HIV status and 86 percent of
the employees in South Africa, 97 percent in Swaziland,
78 percent in Mozambique and 82 percent in Zimbabwe
know their status. In Mozambique, progress continues
to be made in respect of HIV and AIDS programmes,
including VCT in conjunction with the Government of
Mozambique. Strategies to ensure a further increase
in the number of employees participating in VCT are
in place, such as linking VCT to occupational medical
surveillance programmes, general wellness programmes
and HIV and AIDS commemorative events such as World
AIDS Day. It is targeted, that by 2012 more than 86 percent
of the employees in South Africa and 78 percent of the
employees in the other countries will know their status.
The companys ART programme is progressing well with
2 509 employees (191 in South Africa, 566 in Mozambique,
148 in Swaziland and 1 604 in Zimbabwe) currently
receiving ART.
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
Ongoing occupational health programmes are in place at
all operating centres to eliminate priority health risks such
as noise induced hearing loss and occupational diseases
such as asthma and dermatitis. Risk assessments, hygiene
surveys, risk control measures, medical surveillance and
audits are conducted periodically to address exposures
to health hazards at the workplace. Further occupational
health audits were conducted during the reporting period,
building on the solid platform that has been established.
MALARIA
Malaria is still a signicant health risk in the Mozambique,
Swaziland and Zimbabwe operations and integrated
malaria control programmes to mitigate the impact
of the disease are in place at these operations. The key
elements of the programmes are vector control with
insecticides, prevention of mosquito bites with personal
protective measures and the treatment of established
cases of malaria. The number of malaria cases amongst
employees in the reporting period to 31 March 2011 was
800, with 367 cases reported in Mozambique and 433 in
Zimbabwe. In the fteen month reporting period to 31
March 2010 there were a total of 868 cases, with 474 cases
reported in Mozambique, none in Swaziland and 394 in
Zimbabwe.
TALENT MANAGEMENT AND PEOPLE
DEVELOPMENT
A key requirement for achieving the strategic goals and
objectives of the business is a highly skilled workforce.
With the availability of skilled people, particularly in the
technical and engineering disciplines, being an ongoing
dynamic, there is a need to ensure an appropriate pipeline
of skilled people to meet future skills requirements and
for succession planning purposes. Targeted recruitment
and market-related remuneration practices, coupled
EMPLOYEES ON
ANTI-RETROVIRAL TREATMENT
2011
2009/10
2008
MOZAMBIQUE SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND ZIMBABWE
489
136
95 1 047 501
153
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
123 1 300 566
191
148 1 604

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with eective performance and talent management,
and mobility across operations play an integral part in
ensuring that the organisation continues to have access
to a highly skilled and competent workforce at all levels.
Training related information in respect of the South
African operations for the period 1 April 2010 to 31 March
2011:
The capability proles of teams and individuals are
continuously being assessed against the required
competencies and appropriate action is taken to address
any gaps that are identied. Some of the interventions
include talent management processes coupled with
fast tracked development, training and development,
recruitment from outside and addressing succession
planning gaps by ensuring an appropriate pipeline of
skilled people to meet future skills requirements.
Eective skills development practices at all levels is a
priority and continues to be strengthened including
supervisory, management and leadership development,
learnerships, in-service training, operator training, general
skills development of shop oor employees and eective
coaching and mentoring processes. Competency gaps
and individual training and development needs are being
identied and action plans developed to address these
needs. Action plans are developed to address the needs
of high performing and highly talented individuals, with
particular emphasis on black employees in the case of
South Africa.
Action plans continue to be implemented to enhance the
investment in skills upliftment and to improve the recording
of all training and development expenditure related to on
the job training in South Africa which contributed to an
increased score on the skills development element of the
B-BBEE scorecard. Expenditure in 2010/11 was 3,3 percent
of payroll and it is envisaged that the investment in skills
development should reach ve percent of payroll by 2015.
EXISTING SKILLS
In the sugar operations, managers attend leadership
and management development programmes oered
by Treetops, while the starch operations have formed a
partnership with the Wits Business School to address
their unique requirements of management development
and supervisory training respectively. In addition to formal
training and development programs, there has been a
further improvement in performance management,
talent management and coaching and mentoring
processes and these processes have now become well
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No. of employees sent on training programmes 4 389
No. of employees Company Assisted Study Aids Schemes 193
TOTAL 5 177
294
In Service Trainees 54
Graduate Trainees 43
Learnerships 2
Student Development
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Learners/Trainees
(general)
97
Workplace Experience 65
Bursaries 24
CASE STUDY
FROM TRAINEE TO FACTORY MANAGER
NHLANHLA CLIVE SOJI
When Clive Soji joined Tongaat Hulett Renery in 1993,
little did he know that one day he would assume a senior
management position. His career has been characterised by
self-motivation and a willingness to take up opportunities
for learning and improvement that were aorded to him
by Tongaat Hulett.
For further details: www.tongaat.co.za/2011/talent_case.pdf
Total training spend R28,5 million
1 percent skills levy R8,7 million
Training spend % leviable amount 3,3% (excluding 1% skills)
Number of people days trained 12 472
Number of people days available 1 552 266
% trained people days 0,8%
Number of people trained 2 431
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entrenched in most parts of the business. This includes
clear roles and responsibilities, performance reviews,
performance ratings, action plans to uplift performance
and the implementation of the principles contained
in the reward philosophy including market related
remuneration and dierential rewards for high achievers
and outstanding performers. Coaching skills training is
done through Wits Business School and UCT Business
School. Where appropriate, reasonable accommodation
of work/life balance, for example in the form of exible
work arrangements, continues to be used as one of the
ways to accommodate the needs of particular employees,
which contributes to the retention of talent.
Appropriate organisational transformation is encouraged
to facilitate Tongaat Hulett being managed as one
company across all countries where functionality is
based on expertise instead of hierarchy / function
and the encouragement of multiskilling and multiple
relationships. This transformation includes improved
region wide communication and inculcating a sense
of belonging amongst all employees in all operations.
Task based processes and the encouragement of
dynamism, decentralisation, growth, results-orientation,
indigenisation, innovation and sustainability are being
reinforced. In addition, an organisational climate is being
nurtured to unlock the emotional energy and company
commitment of employees and to assist in building
Tongaat Hulett into an employer of choice.
Bursaries, scholarships, trainee programmes and
learnerships continue to be sponsored by the company
to assist with sourcing and developing young minds in
anticipation of future skills requirements. To support these
programmes, strong partnerships have been formed with
select educational institutions and Sector Education and
Training Authorities (SETAs). Workplace skills plans and
implementation reports are submitted to the relevant
SETA on an annual basis.
Recruitment strategies include the use of psychometric
assessments and web-based recruitment linked to Career
Junction. Partnerships and relationships with education
institutions continue to be strengthened with institutions
such as the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) (Electrical
Engineering/Process Control), the University of KwaZulu-
Natal, Mangosuthu Technikon and the Durban University
of Technology.
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY AND INDIGENISATION
Tongaat Hulett values the dynamism that a multi-
cultural human resource base brings to its business and
employees in the Swaziland and Zimbabwe operations
consist almost exclusively of local citizens. While slowly
improving, there continues to be a shortage of suitably
qualied people in Mozambique and consequently there
is currently a higher number of foreign nationals employed
at these operations than might be expected. Initiatives
implemented to address this anomaly include a program
to employ and train local citizens.
Period
Number
(as at 31 March 2011)
Average Age
(as at 31 March 2011)
Number Terminated
(1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011)
Number Appointed
(1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011)
Degrees/Diplomas 857 40 41 36
Artisans 504 39 23 68
AVERAGE AGE AND LENGTH OF SERVICE (PERMANENT EMPLOYEES) AS AT 31 MARCH 2011
Level Average Age Average Length of Service (years)
Top Management 51 19
Senior Management 49 18
Middle Management 44 13
Skilled and Supervisory 42 13
Semi-Skilled 41 13
Unskilled 36 7
Total 38 9
EXISTING SKILLS IN ALL COUNTRIES

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The total workforce as at 31 March 2011 across all countries
was 39 314 compared to a total of 40 824 the previous
year (full time employees, casuals and contractors).
Employee turnover (all categories including retirements,
retrenchments, deaths, dismissals etc) within the South
African operations was 9,3% compared to 6,9% in 2010
and 6,5 % in operations outside South Africa.
In South Africa there continues to be a need to address the
imbalances of the past and a strong employment equity
culture has been fostered over many years. Actions are
continuing to improve the representation of designated
groups, with particular emphasis on Africans, black women
and persons with disabilities, with the intention to align
the workforce prole with the underlying demographics
of the country. As at 31 March 2011, 56,4% of management
and 81,5% of skilled and supervisory positions are lled
by black employees. Women constitute 36,5% of the
workforce across South African operations. Within the
South African operations, 73,4% of the 552 graduates and
diplomate employees are black, with women constituting
44,7%.
The table above reects the employee prole of the
companys South African operations as at 31 December
2009, which formed part of the Tongaat Hulett
employment equity report submitted to the Department
of Labour (DoL).
Employment equity plans are in place to meet the
employment equity goals that have been set for
December 2011. These plans include targeted recruitment
and placement, coupled with talent and performance
management, training and development, coaching
and mentoring and managing cultural diversity.
Recommendations have been received from the DoL,
following their review of the Tongaat Hulett employment
equity practices and action plans are in place to implement
the recommendations.
The Tongaat Hulett Employment Equity Committee is
chaired by the CEO and the broad composition of this
committee ensures that it benets from company wide
experience and expertise in achieving its objectives.
Its main objective is to set targets and review progress
on all employment equity related matters and where
necessary, to make recommendations to the Board on the
implementation of employment equity policies. These
policies are based on equal opportunity for all within a
diverse workforce with a substantial number of members
of designated groups at all levels. The implementation of
these policies is facilitated by appropriate performance
and talent management processes, recruitment targets,
development and training programmes, coaching and
mentoring and innovative management development
practices.
LATEST EMPLOYMENT PROFILE AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2009 SUBMITTED TO THE SA DEPT OF LABOUR
Occupational
Levels
Male Female Foreign Nationals
Total
A C I W A C I W Male Female
Top management 4 0 1 14 2 1 1 0 1 0 24
Senior management 21 4 21 60 4 2 5 3 3 0 123
Professionally qualied and experienced
specialists and mid-management
55 7 48 73 33 3 18 26 7 3 273
Skilled technical and academically
qualied workers, junior management,
supervisors, foremen, and
superintendents
345 56 231 139 154 18 54 66 10 5 1 078
Semi-skilled and discretionary
decision making
1 042 20 161 5 186 5 35 11 1 0 1 466
Unskilled and dened decision making 1 410 0 13 2 1 226 0 2 1 1 0 2 655
TOTAL PERMANENT 2 877 87 475 293 1 605 29 115 107 23 8 5 619
Temporary employees 135 7 6 7 67 1 0 4 1 0 228
TOTAL (SOUTH AFRICA) 3 012 94 481 300 1 672 30 115 111 24 8 5 847
Total workforce in ALL COUNTRIES as at 31 March 2011 39 314
Note: A = African, C = Coloured, I = Indian, W = White
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December
2008
Actual as
at 31 March
2010
Actual as
at 31 March
2011
Top Management
who are black
38% 38% 38%
Top Management
who are women
17% 17% 17%
Senior Management
who are black
44% 46% 48%
Senior Management
who are women
9% 12% 12%
Middle Management
who are black
58% 60% 62%
Middle Management
who are women
29% 30% 32%
Skilled and Supervisory
who are black
78% 80% 82%
Skilled and Supervisory
who are women
27% 26% 27%
These programmes, targets and practices enjoy priority as
a key business objective and constitute an integral part of
managements performance assessment.
The table below reects a year on year comparison of
black employee and women representation in proportion
to permanent sta at various levels as at 31 March 2011.
The overall proportion of black representation in
management as at 31 March 2011 was 56,4% of permanent
sta at this level, compared to 54,6% at 31 March 2010.
It is envisaged that by 2012, black representation at
management level (D band and above) will exceed
60,0%. Females at senior management level increased
from 11,6% to 12,0%. As at 31 March 2011, the proportion
of black females in top management was 16,7% which
was the same as at 31 March 2010 and black females in
management increased from 16,8% to 18,6 % in March 2011.
There were 63 employees with disabilities as at 31 March
2011, which constituted 1% of the employee complement
(62 employees with disabilities as at 31 March 2010).
HUMAN RIGHTS
South Africa is a signatory to the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, which is in turn reected in the countrys
Constitution. Tongaat Hulett has incorporated human
rights principles in its practises, and operates within a
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which supports
its commitment to a policy of fair dealing, honesty and
integrity in the conduct of its business.
This is based on a fundamental belief that business should
be conducted honestly, fairly and legally. The company
expects all employees to share its commitment to high
moral, ethical and legal standards.
The company has always strived to maintain a constructive
relationship with unions and a climate of industrial peace
has generally prevailed. There are recognition agreements
with 10 dierent unions as at 31 March 2011 and
approximately 74,3% percent of permanent employees
are members of unions.
FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Tongaat Hulett employees have the right to freedom of
association. This right is also entrenched in the companys
code of ethics, business principles and policies.
Trade unions formally recognized are:
Botswana Botswana Beverages and Allied Workers
Union (BBAWU)
Mozambique Sindicato Nacional dos Trabalhadores da
Industria Do Aucar e Ans (SINTIA)
Namibia Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union
(NAFAU)
South Africa Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU);
National Sugar and Rening and Allied Industries
Employees Union (NASARAIEU); South African Agricultural
Plantation and Allied Workers Union (SAAPAWU); United
Association of South Africa (UASA)
Swaziland Swaziland Agriculture and Plant Workers
Union (SAPWU)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Sugar Milling Industry Workers
Union (ZSMIWU); Zimbabwe Hotel and Catering Workers
Union (ZHCWU)
There were industrial actions that resulted in 29 days lost
(24 days in SA and 5 in other countries) for the period under
review. The nancial cost impact was R813 702 (R803 702
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Employees expect the company to operate ethically and
responsibly in a safe, respected and fairly compensated
environment. It is the companys responsibility to ensure
ethical and responsible management procedures are in
place to protect employees, support diversity and reward
performance. The company interacts with employees
daily, striving to achieve a high level of engagement.
Employees are kept abreast of local and corporate business
development via internal newsletters, company intranet,
briengs and internal memos. The bi-annual results
presentations are made available to sta by invitation and
also through the company intranet.
Customers, suppliers and service providers expectations
are to grow their business by supplying quality products
that are desired by their customers. It is the companys
responsibility to continuously improve the quality, taste
and innovative features of its products at a reasonable
price. Tongaat Hulett is in regular contact with its largest
customers to ensure exceptional customer service levels.
Shareholders, investors and analysts expectations are
to ensure sustainable and protable long-term growth
is achieved through ethical and responsible business
practices. It is the companys responsibility to clearly and
openly communicate its business strategy and nancial
results. Communication takes place through meetings
with management, telephonic conversations, internet and
email. A well-entrenched investor relations team exists
with a focus on communicating with all stakeholders and
ensuring adherence to corporate disclosure requirements.
Annual and interim results presentations are held in
Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban and roadshows
are undertaken to the USA and the UK in order to explain
the companys performance and prospects. Engagement
with the media takes place on a formal as well as
informal basis with media briengs, press releases, SENS
announcements and publishing of relevant information
on the Tongaat Hulett website. Shareholders are also
encouraged to attend the companys Annual General
Meeting.
Government authorities and regulators expectations are
that the business operates in accordance with all local,
DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
The disciplinary code and procedures make provision for
corrective behavior and have been drawn up in order to
apply discipline in a just, equitable, non-discriminatory
and consistent manner, in line with the relevant labour
legislation. If any employee feels unjustly treated, they are
entitled to exercise their rights in terms of the particular
operations internal appeal procedure and the relevant
legislation.
Disciplinary codes and procedures have been implemented
at local operations, after negotiations with the relevant
trade unions.
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
The companys grievance procedures are intended to
create an environment that is conducive to good employee
relations, by facilitating prompt and fair action by the
company when employees raise legitimate complaints.
The intention of the grievance procedures, is to ensure
that grievances are resolved as near to their point of origin
as possible, and as fast as possible.
CHILD LABOUR, FORCED AND COMPULSORY LABOUR
Tongaat Hulett does not make use of child labour and
does not tolerate the inhumane treatment of employees,
including any form of forced labour, physical punishment
or other abuse.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Tongaat Hulett is accountable to a variety of stakeholders,
each with varying interests and expectations. The
company maintains an open dialogue with internal
and external stakeholders as a basis for decision
making. The objective of the companys stakeholder
engagement processes is to build long-term, stable and
mutually-benecial relationships. In progressing this
objective, Tongaat Hulett has identied the following
key stakeholders and the various initiatives in place to
communicate with each group.
STAKEHOLDERS
Employees Customers
Suppliers
Service Providers
Shareholders
Funders
Investors
Analysts
Media
Governments
Regulators
Trade Unions Local
Communities
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provincial and national laws and regulations. It is the
companys responsibility to provide adequate resources
to ensure that its facilities operate in accordance with all
applicable laws and regulations. Engagement with this
stakeholder grouping varies dependant on the government
agency. Refer to www.tongaat.co.za/annualreport2011/
partnerships.pdf for details on Government partnerships
with Tongaat Hulett.
Managers in all company operations interact with trade
unions on relevant employment issues with collective
bargaining taking place on a need to have basis. The
sugar and starch operations are the most labour intensive
businesses and structures are in place to engage with
various unions.
Local communities are engaged in order to develop a
broader understanding of their concerns, align priorities
and allocate corporate social investment in areas
where there will be maximum impact. Community
related programmes include enterprise development,
socio-economic development, training, employment,
environment protection, cultural heritage and support for
recreation through community trusts.
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
MANAGEMENT APPROACH
The companys continuing nancial resilience depends,
among other factors, on its ability to focus on sustainable
B-BBEE and indigenisation in the agriculture sector
through the development of local farmers in Mozambique,
Zimbabwe and South Africa, including post settlement
solutions in the land reform programme. Tongaat Hulett
uses its expertise to harness these resources, creating
prosperity for its stakeholders.
BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
Tongaat Hulett continues to make good progress by
building on its proud history of numerous meaningful and
sustainable broad based Black Economic Empowerment
(B-BBEE) initiatives for the benet of all stakeholders.
Steps continue to be taken to ensure that processes and
measurements within the company are aligned with the
relevant regulatory requirements and the South African
Department of Trade and Industrys (DTI) Codes of Good
Practice. Where applicable, operations have been involved
in the formulation of relevant industry/sector scorecards.
Tongaat Hulett established the Employee Share Ownership
Plan (ESOP) and Management Share Ownership Plan
(MSOP) schemes for the benet of all South African black
employees and senior black management respectively,
eectively placing a collective interest of 7 percent in
the hands of such employees. The overall objective of
the schemes is to retain and attract high calibre black
employees at every level of the business and to create
a sense of ownership amongst employees, as well as to
entrench an ownership culture within the greater Tongaat
Hulett workforce.
The introduction of B-BBEE equity participation in 2007,
included an 18 percent participation by two B-BBEE
groupings, Ayavuna Womens Investments, as an anchor
partner, combining with the Mphakathi Trust, which
benets the communities surrounding the Tongaat Hulett
property developments and Sangena Investments, as an
anchor partner, combining with the Masithuthukisane
Trust, which benets the small scale cane grower
communities surrounding Tongaat Huletts four South
African sugar mills.
The fourth B-BBEE rating audit by AQRate was conducted
in 2010 with Tongaat Hulett being categorised as a Level
B-BBEE Scorecard Score
Element 2008 2009/10 2011
Equity Ownership 19,05% 21,59% 18,16%
Management & Control 7,83% 7,80% 8,43%
Employment Equity 9,78% 10,18% 11,54%
Skills Development 4,39% 5,96% 10,19%
Preferential Procurement 9,33% 12,70% 18,17%
Enterprise Development 15,00% 15,00% 15,00%
Socio Economic Development 5,00% 5,00% 5,00%
Total 70,38% 78,23% 86,49%
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Two Contributor, with an overall score of 86,49 percent
compared to the previous years score of 78,23 percent.
This means that entities purchasing from Tongaat
Hulett may recognise 125 percent of the value of their
Tongaat Hulett purchases in the procurement element
of their scorecards. Going forward, reporting systems
and targets will continue to be reviewed to ensure
maximum alignment with the elements of the DTI Codes
of Good Practice. The highlights of the accreditation are
the improved scoring in preferential procurement, skills
development, employment equity and management
and control elements. Management will continue to
work towards maintaining this level of performance.
Tongaat Hulett believes that B-BBEE is essential to the
sustainability of its South African operations, as well as
the prosperity of South Africa and its people.
Transformation, equal opportunity, the creation of a
diverse employee prole and indigenisation remain key
performance areas in every geographical region where
Tongaat Hulett operates.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Tongaat Huletts intellectual property is protected through
employment contracts and condentiality agreements
and/or license agreements with external parties.
These agreements establish ownership of and rights to
trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, innovations and
inventions resulting from any dealings with the company.
In the sugar operation, a portfolio of patents is managed
by a knowledge management specialist in consultation
with patent attorneys. Protection of patentable ideas is
achieved by immediately taking out provisional patents,
with targeted national and international patenting.
PREFERENTIAL PROCUREMENT
The objective of Preferential Procurement under the DTIs
current Codes of Good Practice includes the promotion of
BEE compliance by all entities and targets for procurement
from Exempted Micro Enterprises (EMEs), Qualied Small
Enterprises (QSEs), black-owned and black women-owned
enterprises. Furthermore, with enhanced recognition
given for Preferential Procurement from value adding
suppliers and enterprise development beneciaries, the
procurement of locally produced goods and services is
actively supported to assist in developing sustainable
income streams for such new entities thereby.
Tongaat Hulett is committed to supporting suppliers and to
improve their empowerment credentials and introducing
Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), black-owned and black
women-owned suppliers to the business. The preferential
procurement score has improved dramatically (12,70 to
18,17) due to focussed eorts by the business to support
verication processes.
In respect of the Procurement Scorecard for Tongaat
Hulett and based on the period ending 31 March 2010
expenditure, out of a total available spend (dened as
total procurement spend less spend on parastatals and
the importation of goods not locally produced) of R5,987
billion, BEE procurement spend from all suppliers based
on BEE procurement recognition levels as a percentage of
total measured spend was R3,165 billion (52,87 percent).
Spend with companies which are more than 50 percent
black owned totalled R197 million, whilst spend with QSEs
or EMEs totalled R1,028 billion. The spend with companies
which are more than 30 percent owned by black women
was R81 million.
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION IN
AGRICULTURE
Tongaat Hulett acknowledges the role that in can play in
developing successful rural communities and therefore
regards Enterprise Development as an imperative to
a sustainable future. Recognised as being one of the
keys to poverty alleviation through the development of
sustainable businesses that create job opportunities,
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The BEE IFRS 2 charge and transaction costs and the Zimbabwe
consolidation take-on gain have been excluded from this schedule.
12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March
Rmillion 2011 2010
Revenue 9 681 11 136
Bought-in materials and services (6 519) (7 453)
VALUE ADDED BY OPERATIONS 3 162 3 683
Dividends and other income 570 212
Capital prot on land 23 52
Capital prot on other xed assets 4 13
TOTAL VALUE ADDED 3 759 3 960
Applied as follows:
TO PAY EMPLOYEES
Salaries, wages and benets 1 753 1 648
TO PAY PROVIDERS OF CAPITAL 682 772
Interest on borrowings 484 489
Distributions to shareholders 198 283
TAX 261 208
RE-INVESTED IN BUSINESS 1 063 1 332
Depreciation 344 521
Retained earnings after distribution
to shareholders 719 811
TOTAL VALUE DISTRIBUTED 3 759 3 960
VALUE ADDED ANALYSIS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2011
the company has developed small and medium sized
businesses by providing nance and support services that
would assist these entities in becoming more competitive
and overcoming the constraints to growth.
One of the examples is the partnership of Tongaat Hulett
and KZN Department of Economic Development and
Tourism (KZN DED&T). In the 2009/2010 planting season
operation Vuselela was initiated with the ultimate goal
of planting 3 534 hectares of cane by the end of the rst
three year period. More than 2 500 small medium sugar
cane growers, who were previously unemployed, will be
established. These new sugar cane growers will employ
at least 726 permanent and more than 6 000 seasonal
employees through the project over a ten year period.
KZN DED&T has already contributed R51,8 million and
Tongaat Huletts cash contribution is R12,4 million as well
as an indirect contribution in excess of R20 million in the
form of technical, managerial and logistical support over a
three year period.
The starch operation continues to be involved in the Ithuba
Farming Project for the development of commercial black
maize farmers. The project now encompasses three
farms and 27 farmers from previously disadvantaged
backgrounds. In addition to the small training farm at the
Kliprivier plant, the project has now leased and equipped
2 large maize farms in the Balfour area in Mpumalanga
from the Department of Rural Development and Land
Reform.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Tongaat Hulett recognises that Socio-Economic
Development is an integral part of the way in which the
company does business. This is relevant of the context of
an organisation that is a signicant employer at operations
based in Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, where
there is an expectation that organisations need to
positively contribute to the communities that surround
their operations. The companys Socio-Economic
Development (SED) initiatives are aimed at building and
enhancing the quality of life of people, with emphasis
on previously disadvantaged communities within which
the company operates. A well-entrenched SED policy
exists within the company, with guiding principles on key
focus areas for social responsibility activities. SED spend
is mainly directed at education, health, skills upliftment
and the welfare of the communities that surround its
operations.
The reporting period highlighted the signicant
contribution that Tongaat Hulett makes to the welfare
of its employees and the communities surrounding the
operations in Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mozambique and
consequently some 80% of its total spend was incurred in
these operations.
During the reporting period R52,2 million was spent
on health and welfare activities which include costs
associated with 2 company hospitals at its Hippo Valley
and Triangle Estate in Zimbabwe. These hospitals provide
both preventative and curative health services to the
surrounding communities and on average some 200 000
patients are seen on an annual basis. In many communities
that surround company operations, environmental
health programmes to reduce the incidence of malaria
and bilharzia through routine scouting and spraying
programmes were undertaken and the organisation
continues to ensure that refuse collection in these
communities is carried out.
Numerous schools are located in and around the
operations and some R5,7 million was spent on education
which included costs for repairs to schools, stationary
and education support. In the Zimbabwe operations 19
schools benet from the educational support provided by
the organisation.
In addition to the donation of funds to worthy projects,
expertise is made available by company management
to guide community projects. Where appropriate, SED
initiatives are linked with business objectives through
a corporate social partnership approach, to ensure that
the companys involvement is in line with community
priorities. The total SED spend for the year end 31
March 2011 including the cost of company sponsored
occupational and primary health care services was R75,6
million. This was above the companys commitment to
allocate one percent of annual headline earnings to SED
on a company wide basis annually.
REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK
Tongaat Hulett would like to receive feedback from
all stakeholders regarding their views about the
Sustainability element of this integrated annual report.
PLEASE CONTACT US:
Corporate Aairs
Tongaat Hulett
PO Box 3, Tongaat, 4400
South Africa
Telephone: +27 32 439 4114
Email: [email protected]
GRI INDEX
For detailed Global Reporting Initiative G3 sustainability
reporting indicators:
Refer to www.tongaat.co.za/annualreport2011/gri.pdf
SUSTAINABILITY
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INDEPENDENT ASSURANCE STATEMENT
TO THE BOARD AND STAKEHOLDERS OF TONGAAT HULETT:
SustainabilityServices.co.za (SS) was commissioned by Tongaat Hulett to provide independent third party assurance (ITPA) over the sustainability content within the
Sustainability section of their 2011 Integrated Annual Report (the Report, covering the period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011). The assurance team comprised primarily
of Michael H. Rea, our principal Sustainability Assurance Practitioner, with 12 years experience in environmental and social performance measurement, including
sustainability reporting and assurance.
ACCOUNTABILITY AA1000S (REVISED, 2008)
To the best of our ability and signicant experience in sustainability report assurance, this engagement has been managed in accordance with AccountAbilitys AA1000AS
(2008) assurance standard, where the format of the engagement was structured to meet the AA1000AS Type I (Moderate) requirements.
INDEPENDENCE
Previously, SS assisted Tongaat Hulett with the provision of ITPA over their 2010 Annual Report, but has not undertaken any other commissions that would conict with
our independence, nor has SS been responsible for the preparation of any part of this Report. Responsibility for producing this report was the responsibility of Tongaat
Hulett. Thus SS is, and remains, an independent assurer over the content and processes pertaining to this report.
ASSURANCE OBJECTIVES
The objective of the assurance process was to provide Tongaat Huletts stakeholders an independent moderate level assurance opinion on whether the sustainability
content within the Sustainability section of Tongaat Huletts Report, in its printed format, meets the AA1000AS (2008) principles of Inclusivity, Materiality and
Responsiveness, as well as to assess the degree to which the Report has met the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 guidelines Application Level B reporting
requirements.
ASSURANCE APPROACH AND LIMITATIONS
The process used in arriving at this assurance statement is based on AccountAbilitys AA1000AS (2008) guidance, the GRIs G3 Application Level requirements, as well as
other best practices in sustainability reporting assurance. Our approach to assurance included the following:
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management by the company;
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at the materiality of issues included in the Report, determination of sustainability context and coverage of material issues;.
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The process was limited to the content and assertions made within the Sustainability section of Tongaat Huletts printed Report for the period under review, and did
not extend to a comprehensive analysis of the accuracy, reliability, completeness and/or consistency of the data presented by Tongaat Hulett, in the Report. Rather,
sustainability data presented within the Report was subjected to a series of reasonability tests during nal proof editing. The process was further limited to reviewing
policies and procedures for stakeholder engagements, and did not extend to the physical engagement of any stakeholders to arrive at our assurance opinion.
FINDINGS
Based on our review of the Report, as well as the processes employed to collect and collate information reported herein, it is our assertion that:
cngaaL ueLL adequaLey adheres Lc Lhe cccunLahLy prncpes c ncusvLy aLeraLy and espcnsveness aLhcugh rccn cr nprcvenenL exsLs wLh
respect to both proactive stakeholder engagement (i.e., Inclusivity) and feedback on stakeholder-specic concerns (i.e., Responsiveness).
Lhcugh sgnhcanL prcgress has heen nade wLh respecL Lc Lhe ncnLcrng neasurenenL and repcrLng c key susLanahLy percrnance ndcaLcr daLa cver Lhe
reporting period, the lack of adequate comparable data in some areas serves to reinforce the need to ensure that Tongaat Hulett continues to improve systems,
processes and controls for data collection, collation and reporting.
he epcrL adequaLey neeLs Lhe s requrenenLs cr ppcaLcn eve respcnses Lc a requred ndcaLcrs dsccsures cn nanagenenL apprcach as we
as no fewer than 20 Core indicators, with at least one from each of Economic, Environment, Human Rights, Labour, Society and Product Responsibility). However, it
should be noted that some indicators were only covered in the GRI Content Index Table, rather than within the body of the Annual Report. Moreover, it was found
that the reporting of performance against some GRI G3 indicators continues to require either data quality improvements, or further detail in disclosure. These gaps
are clearly identied with the GRI Content Index Table.
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Based on the information reviewed, SustainabilityServices.co.za is condent that this report provides a reasonably comprehensive and balanced account of Tongaat
Huletts environmental, safety and social performance for the period under review. The information presented is based on a systematic process and we are satised that
the content of the Report adequately represents Tongaat Huletts adherence to the AA1000AS (2008) principles of Inclusivity, Materiality and Responsiveness. Moreover,
and although the quality or quantity of data of some GRI G3 indicators can be improved, this Report appears to meet the GRI G3s requirements for Application Level B
(B+ with this assurance engagement).
The following recommendations have however been identied:
Lh respecL Lc adherence Lc cccunLhLys prncpe c ncusvLy cngaaL ueLL shcud ensure LhaL sLakehcder engagenenL ccnLnues Lc prcgress Lcwards Lhe
active inclusion of all signicant stakeholders, and that systems and controls formally consolidate stakeholder concerns for consideration at the relevant management
and/or board levels. With specic reference to sustainability matters, Tongaat Hulett should ensure that the proactive engagement of stakeholders occurs to conrm
or refute the companys assumptions regarding the materiality of key sustainability issues.
Lh respecL Lc adherence Lc cccunLhLys prncpe c espcnsveness cngaaL ueLL shcud ccnLnue Lc ensure LhaL eedhack Lc sLakehcders cn susLanahLy
matters occurs in line with King IIIs recommendations for Integrated Reporting, such that all presentations of results including interim results include a
reasonable discourse regarding Tongaat Huletts most material sustainability issues.
avng heen suh|ecLed Lc Lwc ccnsecuLve ype cderaLe assurance cyces and ncLng LhaL Lhe ccnpany has nade sgnhcanL sLrdes n nprcvng
systems for collecting, collating and reporting key performance indicator data over the past two years, Tongaat Hulett should consider undergoing a Type II (Moderate)
assurance process for the 2012 Annual Report, including the quality testing of data for no fewer than 10 key sustainability performance indicators.
For more information about the assurance process employed to assess the Sustainability section within the Report, email [email protected].
SustainabilityServices.co.za
Durban
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Tongaat Hulett has a long-standing commitment to
sound and eective corporate governance practices
and ethical leadership in all its business activities,
and recognises the inextricable link between eective
governance and sustainable organisational performance.
Tongaat Hulett applies the principles as contained in The
King Report on Governance for South Africa and the King
Code on Governance Principles 2009 (King III), and the
recommendations relevant to its business.
Throughout the current year, as part of its ongoing
commitment to achieve corporate discipline,
sustainability and good corporate citizenship, Tongaat
Hulett completely re-evaluated its compliance with
corporate governance principles and implemented
relevant changes and improvements, including the
review of the eectiveness of the Boards governance
structures and the companys Corporate Governance
Manual. This was done to align Tongaat Huletts already
well-established practices with its codied policies and
procedures. This resulted in some key changes being
made to the committees of the Board and various
elements of the Corporate Governance Manual, which
include the Board Charter, Terms of Reference of Board
committees and the companys Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics, being updated in line with King III
recommendations and terminology.
The Corporate Governance Manual, which includes the
companys established policies and practices on matters
such as safety, health and environment, the solidarity
with surrounding communities on socio-economic
development initiatives and programmes on successful
rural living, broad based black economic empowerment
transactions and a commitment to employment equity,
together reect and reinforce the governance framework
upon which Tongaat Huletts sustainable business is
anchored.
This corporate governance report depicts Tongaat
Huletts commitment to eective corporate governance
and adherence to King III, the Companies Act, the related
Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited (JSE) and other
pertinent statutes and regulatory requirements guiding
the Boards conduct throughout the period under review.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board has an approved Charter which forms part
of the Corporate Governance Manual and records the
Boards continued objective to provide responsible
business leadership with due regard to the interests of
shareholders and other stakeholders, whilst reecting
a demonstrable concern for sustainability as a business
opportunity that guides strategy formulation. The various
communities and the environment within which the
company operates have continued to benet from this
insight. The Board Charter regulates and addresses inter
alia, the role of the Board as the custodian of corporate
governance, the duciary duties and responsibilities of
the Board and individual directors toward the company,
the approval of strategy and policies, the governance of
risk management and succession planning.
Tongaat Hulett has a unitary Board structure, which at
31 March 2011 comprised ten non-executive and three
executive directors, drawn from a broad spectrum of
the business community. The directors represent a
wide range of skills, knowledge and experience, and
bring independent judgment to Board deliberations
and decisions, with no one individual or group having
unfettered powers of decision-making. A full list of the
directors with brief biographies is given on pages 53 to 55
of the integrated annual report.
The roles of the independent Non-Executive Chairman,
J B Magwaza, and the Chief Executive Ocer, P H Staude,
are separate with a clear division of responsibilities.
The Board has delegated to the Chief Executive Ocer
and other senior management authority to run the
day-to-day aairs of the company. In addition to written
Board resolutions, levels of authority and materiality
delegated to management are approved by the Board
and are clearly recorded in the Authorities Framework
contained in the Corporate Governance Manual, which
is utilised by all operations within Tongaat Hulett.
In accordance with the companys articles of association,
directors are subject to retirement either by rotation
at intervals of three years or at the close of business of
the next annual general meeting (AGM) after a director
attains the age of seventy years. Directors retiring by
rotation who avail themselves may be re-elected at the
AGM at which they retire. New directors may only hold
oce until the next AGM, at which they will be required
to retire and oer themselves for re-election.
At the next AGM, B G Dunlop, F Jakoet, N Mjoli-Mncube
and M H Munro will retire by rotation and seek re-election
as directors. R H J Stevens will retire, having reached the
mandatory retirement age.
There are no term contracts of service between any of
the directors and the company or any of its operations.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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On appointment, new directors have the benet
of induction activities aimed at broadening their
understanding of the company and markets within
which it operates. The Company Secretary ensures that
directors receive accurate, timely and clear information.
The Chief Executive Ocer provides directors with
appropriate information on business performance
and strategic objectives. This, together with business
reports of prior Board and committee meetings, and
discussions with heads of operations, provides directors
with sucient background of the companys operating
dynamics. Directors are also encouraged to update their
skills, knowledge and experience through participation
in relevant programmes as deemed appropriate from
time to time.
The formal self-evaluation processes of the Board and
its committees, the assessment of the Chairmans
performance by the Board and the assessment of the
performance of individual directors by the Chairman,
which are conducted annually, are an important
element of the Boards activities to review and improve
its performance continually. During the period under
review, this evaluation process included assessing the
independence of non-executive directors as envisaged
in the King III code. Of the ten non-executive directors,
eight are considered independent, whilst two are not
considered independent by virtue of their participation
in the companys black economic empowerment equity
structure. In arriving at this conclusion, consideration
is given amongst others, to whether the individual
non-executive directors are suciently independent
of the company so as to eectively carry out their
responsibilities as directors, that they are independent
in judgment and character, and that there are no
instances of conicts of interest in the form of contracts,
relationships, share options, length of service or
related party disclosures that could appear to aect
independence. The outcome of the Board evaluation
process has been positive and an ongoing element of
this process and succession planning is the assessment
of skills mix, knowledge, expertise and the value
added to the Board for the benet of the business. The
assessment of the independence of directors serving on
the Board for a period longer than nine years will also be
addressed.
The Board meets at least ve times a year, with special
or additional meetings convened as circumstances
dictate. Comprehensive documentation is prepared
and distributed in advance of each meeting, with
an opportunity to propose additional matters for
discussion at meetings. All directors have access to
relevant information and to the advice and services of
the Company Secretary, M A C Mahlari. Independent
professional advice is available to directors in appropriate
circumstances at the companys expense.
The attendance record of directors for the period under
review is reected in the table below.
Attendance of directors at Board meetings for the year
ended 31 March 2011
Director Board

A B

JB Magwaza (Chairman) 5 5
P H Staude (CEO) 5 5
B G Dunlop 5 5
F Jakoet 5 5
J John 5 4
R P Kupara 5 5
T V Maphai
1
4 1
M Mia 5 5
TN Mgoduso 5 4
N Mjoli-Mncube 5 4
M H Munro 5 5
A A Maleiane 5 5
T H Nyasulu
2
1 1
C B Sibisi 5 5
R J H Stevens 5 4
A: Indicates the number of meetings held during the
year while the director was a member of the Board
B: Indicates the number of meetings attended during
the year while the director was a member of the Board
1: Resigned from the Board with eect from 8 March
2011
2: Resigned from the Board with eect from 27 July 2010
(AGM)
BOARD COMMITTEE STRUCTURES AND
RESPONSIBILITY
In accordance with the Board Charter, the Board has
reserved certain matters for its exclusive mandate
and has approved and delegated authority for specic
matters to various committees, all of which have
formal terms of reference. Through transparency,
disclosure, review and regular reporting by the
committees, the Board is able to receive assurance
that, inter alia, key risk areas, operational, nancial
and non-nancial aspects relevant to the companys
various businesses are monitored. The formal terms of
reference and the delegated authority regarding each
committee are set out in the Corporate Governance
Manual, and are summarised as set out below.
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Audit and Compliance Committee
The Audit and Compliance Committee is constituted
as a statutory committee of Tongaat Hulett in respect
of its statutory duties in terms of the companies Act,
2008 as amended, and as a committee of the Board
in respect of all additional duties assigned to it by the
Board. The committee was appointed by the Board and
comprises four non-executive directors of the company,
all of whom are independent and possess the necessary
skills, knowledge and expertise to direct the committee
constructively in the execution of its responsibilities.
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act
2008 as amended, shareholders will be required to elect
members of the Audit and Compliance Committee at
the next AGM to be held on 29 July 2011, and annually
thereafter. The current members are J John (Chairman),
F Jakoet, M Mia and R P Kupara who was appointed to the
committee on 10 March 2011. The Chief Executive Ocer,
P H Staude, the Chief Financial Ocer, M H Munro, the
Chief Audit Executive M M Jean-Louis and representatives
of the internal and external auditors attend by invitation.
The Company Secretary, M A C Mahlari, is the secretary
for this committee. The committee meets at least three
times a year.
The Audit and Compliance Committees terms of
reference, which have been updated in line with
King III and the Companies Act and approved by the
Board, include the overall objective of the committee
to assist the Board to discharge its duties relating to
the safeguarding of assets, the operation of adequate
systems and controls, the assessment of going concern
status, ensuring that pertinent compliance and relevant
risk management processes are in place, reviewing
the work performed by the external auditors and the
internal audit function, and to review interim nancial
information and annual nancial statements which are
provided to shareholders and other key stakeholders.
The Audit and Compliance Committee has concluded
that it will not prepare a summarised integrated report
in addition to the complete report as the companys
integrated report in its current format is deemed to be
adequate, particularly as the process of rening the
integrated report continues to evolve.
The committee provides a forum through which the
external and internal auditors report to the Board. It is
responsible for the appointment and review of internal
and independent external auditors, the maintenance
of a professional relationship with them, reviewing
accounting principles, policies and practices adopted
in the preparation of public nancial information and
examining documentation relating to the interim and
annual nancial statements. In addition, it reviews
procedures and policies of internal control, including
internal nancial controls and internal audit reports.
The adequacy and capability of Tongaat Huletts
external and internal audit functions are also subject to
continuous review. The committee further considers the
independence and objectivity of external auditors.
Management is focused on continuous improvements to
systems of internal control. An external quality assurance
review of the internal audit function was performed
during the previous review cycle, which concluded that
the Tongaat Hulett internal audit function generally
conforms to the standards recommended by the
Institute of Internal Auditors, which is the highest rating
in terms of the standards of the Institute of Internal
Auditors. The status of generally conforms continues
to be applicable for a period of ve years from the date
of validation in terms of the standards of the Institute
of Internal Auditors. The review process is due to be
completed again in the 2012/13 nancial year.
The external and internal auditors have unrestricted
access to members of the Audit and Compliance
Committee and its Chairman at all times, ensuring that
their independence is in no way impaired. Both the
internal and external auditors have the opportunity of
addressing the committee and its Chairman at each of
the meetings without management being present.
The Audit and Compliance Committee determines the
purpose, authority and responsibility of the internal
audit function in the Internal Audit Charter, which
has been updated in line with King III terminology
and approved by the committee and the Board. The
charter sets out the terms of reference of Tongaat
Huletts internal audit function, its reporting line to the
Chairman of the committee, the working relationship
with the Chief Audit Executive and the fact that the
internal auditors have unrestricted company wide
access to all functions, records, property and personnel.
The committee also reviews the scope and coverage
of the internal audit function. While the internal audit
function has been outsourced to a professional rm of
registered accountants and auditors, co-ordinated by
the Chief Audit Executive, the companys independent
external auditors do not assist in the performance of any
internal audit assignments.
The nature and extent of all non-audit services provided
by the independent external auditors are approved and
reviewed by the committee, to ensure compliance with
the companys policy.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE continued
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The committee is also responsible for ensuring that
the combined assurance model espoused in King III
is applied to provide a coordinated approach to all
assurance activities. Tongaat Hulett has adopted a
Combined Assurance Strategy and Plan that provides a
framework for the various assurance providers to provide
assurance to the Board, through the Audit & Compliance
and Risk & SHE Committees, that all signicant risks
facing the company are adequately managed and that
assurance activities are integrated and coordinated in
the most ecient and procient manner. The Combined
Assurance Strategy and Plan is discussed further on
page 48 in the Risk Management Process section of the
integrated annual report.
The committees focus on regulatory compliance is
ongoing in line with the amendments to the regulatory
environment. The framework of high priority laws and
regulations applicable to Tongaat Huletts operations
has continued to be rened during the year with the
aim of strengthening the culture of legal awareness
and compliance. The Board approved a compliance
policy which conrms and rmly entrenches Tongaat
Huletts commitment, through the combined eorts
of various role players, to implement controls and
processes to manage regulatory compliance across all
operations. Management continuously assesses and
reviews statutory and regulatory requirements and risks,
and identies appropriate processes and interventions
to enhance compliance with applicable legislation.
No material infractions have come to managements
attention during period under review that indicate non-
compliance with pertinent legislation and codes of good
practice.
Each major operational area has its own audit and
compliance meeting processes which subscribe to the
same company audit philosophies and reports and leads
to the Tongaat Hulett Audit and Compliance Committee.
The Audit and Compliance Committee is pleased
to report as follows for the nancial year ended
31 March 2011:
1. Audit and Compliance Committee Terms of Reference
The Audit and Compliance Committee has adopted and
operates within formal terms of reference that have
been approved by the Board of directors. The committee
conrms that for the period under review, it discharged
its duties and responsibilities in accordance with the
terms of reference. The summary of the role of the
committee is as recorded on page 44 of the integrated
annual report.
2. Statutory Duties
The committee conrms that it performed the following
statutory duties as required by the Companies Act and in
accordance with its terms of reference:
cnnaLed cr appcnLnenL as exLerna audLcr c
the company at the AGM, Deloitte and Touche, a
registered auditor accredited to appear on the JSE
List of Accredited Auditors who, in the opinion of
the committee is independent of the company, and
Mr Wentzel Moodley as the designated auditor, for
the 2011/12 nancial year;
eLernned Lhe ees Lc he pad Lc Lhe exLerna
auditor and agreed to the terms of their
engagement and audit plan in consultation with
executive management;
nsured LhaL Lhe appcnLnenL c Lhe exLerna
auditor complies with the provisions of the
Companies Act and any other legislation relating
to the appointment of auditors, including
consideration of criteria relating to independence
or conicts of interest as prescribed by the
Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors;
eLernned Lhe naLure and exLenL c any ncn
audit services that the auditor may provide to the
company;
reapprcved any prcpcsed agreenenL wLh Lhe
external auditor for the provision of non-audit
services to the company.
The committee did not receive any concerns or
complaints relating to the accounting practices and
internal audit of the company, the content or auditing
of the companys nancial statements, the internal
nancial controls of the company or any other related
matter during the period under review.
3. Duties assigned by the Board
During the period under review, the committee
performed its duties and responsibilities assigned
to it by the Board in accordance with the terms of
reference and specically reviewed the nancial
statements and was satised that they comply with
International Financial Reporting Standards. The
committee reviewed the assessment by management
of the going-concern statement of the company
and concluded to the Board that the company will
be a going concern in the foreseeable future. The
committee complied with its legal, regulatory and
other responsibilities.
4. Expertise and Experience of Financial Director
The committee considered the expertise and
experience of the Tongaat Hulett nancial director in
terms of the Listing Requirements of the JSE and has
satised itself that the nancial directors expertise
and experience meet the appropriate requirements.
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5. Internal Audit
he ccnnLLee has ccnsdered and reccnnended
the internal audit charter for approval by the
Board. The work performed by internal audit was
in accordance with the internal audit plan for the
year ended 31 March 2011 and included the review
of general and application computer controls on
the systems used for nancial reporting purposes.
In addition, the committee approved internal
audits coverage and work plan for the nancial
year commencing 1 April 2011.
he he udL xecuLve has drecL access Lc Lhe
committee primarily through the Chairman of
the committee. During the period under review,
the Chief Audit Executive had the opportunity
to address the committee without the executive
management of the company present.
cngaaL ueLLs nLerna audL uncLcn whch
is supported by its internal audit service provider,
KPMG, has as part of its mandate, performed
a review of the eectiveness of the companys
internal control environment, including its internal
nancial controls, and the eectiveness of its
risk management process. Based on the results
of these reviews, the internal audit function has
conrmed to the Audit and Compliance and
Risk & SHE Committees and the Board that no
evidence came to light that the internal control
environment and risk management process for
the company was ineective. In addition, nothing
indicated a material weakness in internal nancial
controls, whether from design, implementation
or operation (individually or in combination with
other weaknesses).
The Audit and Compliance Committee is of the view,
based on the representations made by the internal
audit, that the internal nancial controls in place for
the company were not ineective during the period
under review.
6. Sustainability and Governance Reporting
The committee has considered the sustainability and
governance information as disclosed in the companys
integrated annual report to ensure its reliability and
consistency with the annual nancial statements.
The committee also considered the various reports of
the external assurance service providers.
7. Approval of Integrated Annual Report
The committee, taking into account the combined
assurance model adopted by Tongaat Hulett,
recommended the integrated annual report for
approval by the Board of directors.
8. Attendance
The Audit and Compliance Committee had three
meetings during the period under review. The record
of attendance is contained in the table below.
Attendance of directors at the Audit and Compliance
Committee meetings for the year ended 31 March 2011
Director Audit and
Compliance Committee
A B
J John (Chairman)
Year appointed: 2007 3 3
F Jakoet
Year appointed: 2009 3 3
RP Kupara
1
Year appointed: 2011 - -
M Mia
Year appointed: 1998 3 3
A: Indicates the number of meetings held during the year
while the director was a member of the committee
B: Indicates the number of meetings attended during
the year while the director was a member of the
committee
1: Appointed to the Audit and Compliance Committee
with eect from 10 March 2011
(The brief biographies of the members are given on
pages 53 to 54 of the integrated annual report)
Risk and Safety, Health & Environment Committee
During 2010, the Board assessed how best to position
risk governance and review within the existing structure
of Tongaat Huletts various committees, as part of
the Boards ongoing review of its eectiveness and
that of its committees. The Board considered the
recommendations of King III in this regard, and concluded
that although the companys risk management processes
are in place and mature, it was more appropriate to
assign this responsibility to a Board committee instead
of a management committee, as was previously the
case, given the added emphasis King III places on Board
leadership in dealing with the governance of risk. After
due consideration, this responsibility was assigned to a
Board committee, and thus the Risk and Safety, Health &
Environment (SHE) Committee was formed.
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The Risk and SHE Committee assists the Board to fulll
its risk governance and SHE objectives by ensuring,
amongst others, that the company has implemented
eective policies and plans for risk management and
safety, health and environment that enhance the
companys ability to achieve its strategic objectives.
The committee also ensures that disclosures and
communication between the Board and the Audit and
Compliance Committee regarding risk management
processes and activities pertaining to safety, health
and environment are comprehensive and adequately
facilitated. Whilst the committee has specic duties
relating to risk governance, the role of the Audit and
Compliance Committee was retained in terms of
some aspects of risk management, including nancial
reporting risks, internal nancial controls and fraud, and
IT risks relating to nancial reporting. Other duties of the
committee include overseeing the performance of the
company against its set safety, health and environment
targets and objectives, and considering reports relating
to substantive SHE risks and liabilities that could
potentially face the company.
The Risk and SHE Committee, comprising non-executive
and executive directors, is chaired by an independent
non-executive director, and meets at least twice a year.
Its members are N Mjoli-Mncube (Chairman), P H Staude
(CEO), F Jakoet, T Mgoduso, C B Sibisi and M H Munro (in
his capacity as Chief Risk Ocer). Several members of the
executive and other senior managers of the company
attend this meeting by invitation. M A C Mahlari is the
secretary.
The Risk and SHE Committee had two meetings during
the period under review. The record of attendance is
contained in the table below.
Attendance of directors at the Risk and SHE Committee
meetings for the year ended 31 March 2011
Director Risk & SHE Committee
1
A B
N Mjoli-Mncube (Chairman) 2 2
P H Staude (CEO) 2 2
F Jakoet 2 2
T Mgoduso
2
1 1
M H Munro
2
1 1
C B Sibisi 2 2
A: Indicates the number of meetings held during the year
while the director was a member of the committee
B: Indicates the number of meetings attended during
the year while the director was a member of the
committee
1: During the period under review, there was one SHE
Committee meeting and one newly constituted Risk
& SHE Committee meeting.
2: Appointed to the Risk & SHE Committee with eect
from 12 November 2010.
Risk Management Process
While the Board is ultimately responsible for risk
management, company management has designed and
implemented a risk management framework and has
committed the company to a process of risk management
that is aligned to King III and to the companys corporate
governance responsibilities. This commitment is
reected in managements continued attention to the
importance of eective risk management in ensuring
that business objectives and strategies are met and
that continued, sustained growth and protability is
achieved. The framework, which incorporates the risk
management policy, strategy and plan, aims to ensure
that risk management processes are embedded in
critical business activities and functions, and that risks
are undertaken in an informed manner and pro-actively
managed in accordance with the business risk appetite.
This includes identifying and taking advantage of
opportunities as well as protecting intellectual capital
and assets by mitigating adverse impacts of risk.
The risk management review process seeks to achieve
the correct balance between the issues that are specic
to, and appropriately managed in, an operational area
and those issues that are signicant enough or cross
cutting enough to be considered, and managed in an
appropriate way, on a Tongaat Hulett basis. The approach
to risk management includes being able to identify,
describe and analyse risks at all levels throughout
the organisation, with mitigating actions being
implemented at the appropriate point of activity. The
very signicant, high impact risk areas and the related
mitigating action plans are monitored at executive
level. Risks and mitigating actions are given relevant
visibility at various appropriate forums throughout the
organisation.
Tongaat Hulett has documented its approach towards
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
in various documents such as the ICT governance
framework (including the companys policy and charter),
disaster recovery plans, business continuity plans,
acceptable use policy and a record of the approach to
the protection and control of ICT documentation. The
IT systems and application controls in the multiple
computer systems in the various operations are, inter alia,
subject to internal audit processes on an ongoing basis,
integral to the audit of the overall control environment.
The current business environment is recognised as
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particularly in the context of the volatile global economy
and specic localised dynamics. Most of Tongaat Huletts
business platforms and operational areas are not
considered to be in a static, steady state. Consequently,
rather than relying purely on periodic reviews, there
is a continued and increasing adoption of a project
management approach and use of project management
skills in various management processes, including risk
management. The ongoing, routine risk management
processes are thus coupled with change management
and specic, task based, project driven risk management
initiatives.
Company-wide systems of internal control exist in
all key operations to manage and mitigate risks and
a Combined Assurance Strategy and Plan has been
implemented to further enhance the co-ordination
of assurance activities. Tongaat Huletts Combined
Assurance Plan provides a framework for the various
assurance providers to work together to provide
assurance to the Board, through the Audit & Compliance
and Risk & SHE Committees, that all signicant risks are
adequately managed. The plan consists of three layers
of defence, being management, functional oversight
and independent assurance providers, wherein the
assurance on the risk management and related controls
for the company is reported.
Appropriate business continuity plans and resources have
been identied in order to ensure the implementation
of recovery procedures, where potential risks have been
identied as having the possibility of constituting a
disaster.
The Tongaat Hulett internal audit function, which is
supported by its internal audit service provider, KPMG,
has performed a review of the eectiveness of the
companys internal control environment, including
its internal nancial controls, and the eectiveness of
its risk management process. The evaluation of the
companys risk management processes included a
review undertaken by KPMG. It noted Tongaat Huletts
positioning, for the review period, on the KPMG Risk
Maturity Continuum as Mature out of a possible
range of basic mature advanced. Consequently,
the companys internal audit function has provided
independent assurance to the Audit and Compliance
and Risk & SHE Committees and the Board on the
eectiveness of its risk management processes.
For the period to 31 March 2011, the Tongaat Hulett Board,
assisted by the abovementioned committees, is of the
view that the internal control environment and the risk
management processes in place for the company are
eective.
Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee, which meets at least
three times a year, is chaired by an independent non-
executive director and comprises only non-executive
directors. The current members are M Mia (Chairman),
J B Magwaza and N Mjoli-Mncube. P H Staude attends by
invitation and M A C Mahlari is the secretary.
The reward philosophy, which has been approved by
the Board, is formulated to attract, motivate and retain
directors, executives and employees needed to manage
and run the company successfully. The Remuneration
Committee is responsible for considering and making
recommendations to the Board on the policy and on the
quantum, structure and composition of remuneration
packages of executive directors and senior executives.
In addition, it reviews general salary increases for
management and the operation of the companys
management incentive schemes. Rewards are linked to
both individual performance and the performance of
the company. From time to time, independent external
studies and comparisons are used to ensure that
compensation is market related. As a general principle,
good performers are remunerated in line with the market
median, with high achievers and exceptional performers
being rewarded towards the market upper quartile.
The Remuneration Committee had two meetings during
the period under review. The record of attendance is
contained in the table below.
Attendance of directors at the Remuneration Committee
meetings for the year ended 31 March 2011
Director Remuneration Committee
A B
M Mia (Chairman) 2 2
J B Magwaza 2 2
N Mjoli-Mncube 2 2

A: Indicates the number of meetings held during the year
while the director was a member of the committee
B: Indicates the number of meetings attended during
the year while the director was a member of the
committee
Nomination Committee
The Nomination Committee, which comprises only
non-executive directors, all of whom are independent,
is chaired by an independent non-executive director and
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meets as required. Its members are M Mia (Chairman),
J B Magwaza and N Mjoli-Mncube. P H Staude attends
by invitation and M A C Mahlari is the secretary. This
committees terms of reference ensure that, for Board
appointments, a rigorous, fair and open nomination and
appointment process is established which will provide a
balance of appropriate skills, knowledge and experience
in the boardroom and support strong corporate
performance. The committee makes recommendations
to the Board on the size, composition and demographics
of the Board, particularly in relation to the balance
between executive, non-executive and independent
directors, ensuring that there is a diversity of experience
and backgrounds to create a cohesive and eective Board.
The committee also gives consideration to succession
planning, and ensures that processes and plans are in
place for orderly succession and for appointments to the
Board and to senior management.
The Nomination Committee had two meetings during
the period under review. The record of attendance is
contained in the table below.
Attendance of directors at the Nomination Committee
meetings for the year ended 31 March 2011
Director Nomination Committee
A B
M Mia (Chairman) 2 2
J B Magwaza 2 2
N Mjoli-Mncube 2 2
A: Indicates the number of meetings held during the year
while the director was a member of the committee
B: Indicates the number of meetings attended during
the year while the director was a member of the
committee
Appropriate consideration is currently being given by the
Board towards the establishment of a Social and Ethics
Committee as required by the Companies Act 2008 as
amended.
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES
Executive Management Committee
The Executive Management Committee consists of
senior Tongaat Hulett executives and deliberates on
matters of strategy, budget and business planning
and the eective operation of the business. It provides
leadership on key issues. The committees focus is on the
alignment of activities and initiatives throughout the
companys operations.
The current members are P H Staude (Chairman),
J D Bhana, R D S Cumbi, M Deighton, N P Dingaan,
B G Dunlop, B R Gumede, C Gwala, M M Jean-Louis,
G P N Kruger, G Macpherson, V C Macu, M A C Mahlari,
M N Mohale, S D Mtsambiwa, M H Munro, S J Saunders
and M Serfontein. The Company Secretary, M A C Mahlari
is the secretary of this committee.
Employment Equity Committee
The Employment Equity Committee, chaired by the
CEO, consists of senior Tongaat Hulett executives and
managers. It monitors and reviews progress throughout
the company on all employment equity related matters
including implementation of policy and required
programmes, whilst ensuring the continued growth and
competitiveness of the company in a changing world
order.
ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTERNAL CONTROL
The directors are required by the Companies Act to
maintain records and prepare nancial statements,
which fairly present the state of aairs of the company
as at the end of the nancial year and the results of its
operations for that year, in conformity with International
Financial Reporting Standards. The nancial statements
are the responsibility of the directors and it is the
responsibility of the independent external auditors to
report thereon.
To enable the directors to meet these responsibilities,
standards have been set, including the application of the
companys Internal Control Framework. Tongaat Hulett
Limiteds Internal Control Framework is based on the
Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway
Commission Integrated Framework, which has emerged
as the leading framework that companies and auditors
use to evaluate controls.
Systems of internal control are implemented to reduce
the risk of error, loss or failure to achieve corporate
objectives in a cost eective manner. These controls
include the proper delegation of responsibilities within
a clearly dened framework of prudent and eective
accounting procedures and adequate segregation of
duties. They are monitored throughout the company
and all employees are required to maintain the highest
ethical standards in ensuring that the companys
business practices are conducted in an appropriate
manner, which is above reproach.
The companys internal audit function operates
independently in all operations to appraise and
evaluate the eectiveness of the operational activities
and the attendant business risks. Where necessary,
recommendations are made for improvements in the
systems of internal control and accounting practice
based on internal audit plans and reports which take
cognisance of relative degrees of risk of each function or
aspect of business.
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Tongaat Huletts internal audit function, which is
supported by its internal audit service provider, KPMG,
has as part of its mandate, performed a review of
the eectiveness of the companys internal control
environment, including its internal nancial controls,
and the eectiveness of its risk management process.
Based on the results of these reviews, the internal audit
function has conrmed to the Audit and Compliance and
Risk & SHE committees and the Board that no evidence
came to light that the internal control environment,
including its internal nancial controls and the risk
management process for the company were ineective.
Comprehensive management reporting disciplines are in
place, which include the preparation of annual budgets
by all operating entities. The operating boards approve
individual operational budgets, while the company
budget is reviewed and approved by the Tongaat
Hulett Board. Monthly results and the nancial status
of the operations are reported against budgets and
forecasts and compared to the results of the prior year.
Prot projections and cash ow forecasts are regularly
updated, taking into account various economic scenarios
and working capital and borrowing levels are monitored
on an ongoing basis.
CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS
The company operates within a Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics, which supports its commitment to a
policy of fair dealing, honesty and integrity in the conduct
of its business. The Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics has recently been reviewed and approved by the
Board, communicated and distributed to all employees
across all levels in the company. The Code is based on
a fundamental belief that all business transactions
should be legal and conducted beyond reproach in the
spirit of honesty, fairness and unquestionable ethics. The
company has a zero tolerance approach to any violation
of the law or unethical business dealing by any employee.
The Code also addresses conict of interest situations
and encourages employees to report on any conict or
perceived conict of interest situation. This may arise
due to employees being oered and receiving gifts in
return for favors, employees not being independent from
business organisations having a contractual relationship
or providing goods or services to Tongaat Hulett, and
employees personal investments taking priority over
transactions for the company and its clients.
Compliance by directors and all employees to the
high moral, ethical and legal standards of the Code
is mandatory, and if employees become aware of, or
suspect, a contravention of the Code, they must promptly
and condentially report it to the Company Secretary
or senior ocials at management level. Tongaat Hulett
has engaged the services of an independent whistle
blowing service provider to provide mechanisms to
report on unethical behaviour or non-compliance with
the Code. The Audit and Compliance Committee assists
the Board in overseeing the consistent application of
and compliance with the Code, whilst management
ensures its implementation across all operations in a day
to day context. Appropriate action is taken in respect of
all reported instances of non-compliance with the Code
by employees. The Board is giving consideration towards
the establishment of a Social and Ethics Committee.
No material infractions of the Code have been reported
during the period under review.
REMUNERATION REPORT
The major principles of the companys remuneration
philosophy and policies as described on page 51 and
as set out below will form the basis of a non-binding
advisory vote at the AGM as set out on page 122.
Details of remuneration paid to directors and executive
directors interests in share incentive scheme awards of
the company are set out on pages 102 to 103 and 108 to
110 respectively. The remuneration of the three highest
paid employees who are not executive directors is also
disclosed on page 102.
EXECUTIVE REMUNERATION
The remuneration of senior management is determined
by taking into consideration market comparisons and an
assessment of performance related to the achievement of
documented measurable performance targets. Strategic
and business objectives, which are reviewed periodically,
as well as a general assessment of performance, are
taken into account. The remuneration structure at senior
management level consists of guaranteed pay, variable
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pay in the form of incentive bonus schemes and long
term incentives in the form of employee share incentive
schemes.
Basic Salary
The cash package of senior management is subject to
annual review by the Remuneration Committee and
the Board and is set with reference to relevant external
market data as well as the assessment of individual
performance.
Incentive Bonus Scheme
The incentive bonus scheme is based on a combination
of the achievement of pre-determined targets, and an
assessment of the individuals overall performance.
These targets include measures of corporate and, where
applicable, operational performance as well as the
achievement of individual performance against pre-
determined objectives related to key business strategies
and requirements.
Share Incentive Schemes
The objective of the share incentive schemes is
to strengthen the alignment of shareholder and
management interests and assist in the attraction,
retention and appropriate reward of management.
The Share Appreciation Right Scheme 2005 (SARS),
Long Term Incentive Plan 2005 (LTIP) and Deferred
Bonus Plan 2005 (DBP) (collectively referred to as the
Plans) were amended at the AGM on 27 July 2010 to
ensure compliance with Schedule 14 of the JSE Listing
Requirements and, where appropriate, King III. Under
these share incentive schemes, senior management
and employees of the company are awarded rights to
receive shares in the company based on the value of
these awards (after the deduction of employees tax)
when performance conditions have been met, the
awards have vested and, in the case of the SARS, when
the share appreciation rights have been exercised.
The amendment to the LTIP scheme also included the
introduction of retention shares that may be awarded
on the condition that the employee remains in the
service of the company. The purpose of such LTIP awards
is to assist with the retention of targeted key and high
potential employees.
The accounting charges to the income statement
required by IFRS 2 Share-based Payment are accounted
for as equity-settled instruments. The costs associated
with the settlement of awards under the share schemes
qualify for a tax deduction by the company.
Details of the schemes and awards made from 2005
to 31 March 2011, after approval by the Remuneration
Committee and the Board, are detailed in the notes to
the annual nancial statements. The share incentive
scheme in operation prior to 2005 was discontinued in
2005, with the previous awards continuing to run their
course and no new awards being made.
Performance conditions governing the vesting of the
scheme instruments are related to growth in earnings
per share, share price, total shareholder return and
return on capital employed, relative to targets that are
intended to be challenging but achievable. Targets are
linked, where applicable, to the companys medium term
business plan, over three year performance periods, with
actual grants being set each year considering the job level
and cash package of the participating employee, their
individual performance, and appropriate benchmarks of
the expected combined value of the awards. King III refers
to the application of company performance conditions
to govern the vesting of awards under the Plans, and
precludes the application of retesting. The application
of company performance conditions has been applied
since the approval of the Plans. New awards thus have
relevant performance conditions, do not provide for
retesting, and apply the principle of graduated vesting
as recommended by King III.
Other Benets
Membership of an approved company pension fund
is compulsory for all senior management and pension
and life insurance benets are provided. Other benets
constitute the provision of medical aid, gratuity at
retirement and death and disability insurance.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION
Non-executive directors receive fees for their services on
the company Board and Board committees. Directors
fees are recommended by the Remuneration Committee
and considered by the Board, and proposed to the
shareholders for approval at each AGM.
As required by the Companies Act 2008 as amended,
the remuneration of non-executive directors will be
authorized by special resolution at the AGM and is set
out on page 121.
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THIRD-PARTY MANAGEMENT
No part of the companys business was managed during
the year by any third party in which any director had an
interest.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The company has a process in place whereby the
directors and key management have conrmed that, to
the best of their knowledge, the information disclosed
in Tongaat Hulett Limiteds annual nancial statements
fairly represents their shareholding in the company,
both benecial and indirect, interest in share options of
the company and the compensation earned from the
company for the nancial year. In addition, the directors
and key management have conrmed that all interests
have been declared.
INSIDER TRADING
No director, ocer or employee may deal either directly
or indirectly in the companys shares on the basis of
unpublished price-sensitive information regarding its
business or aairs. In addition, no director, ocer or
employee may trade in the companys shares during
closed periods. Closed periods are from the end of
the interim and annual reporting periods to the
announcement of nancial and operating results for the
respective periods, and while the company is under a
cautionary announcement.
GOING CONCERN ASSERTION
The directors conrm that they are satised that
the company has adequate strategic, nancial and
operational resources to continue in business for
the foreseeable future. The basis upon which this
assessment is made is recorded at the time of approval of
the annual nancial statements. The Board continues to
adopt the going concern basis for preparing the nancial
statements.

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DIRECTORATE
Jenitha (39) has held various nancial and audit related roles at, inter
alia, Discovery Holdings Ltd, Telkom SA (Ltd), Eskom, Toyota SA and
RMBT Property Services (Marriott Group) prior to joining the FirstRand
Group. Jenitha has served on many Boards and Audit Committees of
both Public and Private sector entities and is currently a Non-Executive
Director of Business Connexion where she is also a member of the
Audit Committee. She was appointed to the Tongaat Hulett Board in
2007.
J John
Chief Audit Executive, FirstRand
Group
Hons BCompt, CTA, CA (SA),
Senior Executive Program,
Diploma in Company Direction
Fatima (50) has in-depth experience in various facets of large
corporate business, from both a strategic and operational perspective,
including industrial relations, transformation and employment equity
issues. She has worked in various industries, and in positions ranging
from nance to general management. She is a Non-Executive Director
of MMI Holdings Ltd; Clicks Group Ltd and MTN (West and Central
Africa Region). Fatima was appointed to the Tongaat Hulett Board in
2008.
F Jakoet
Director of Companies
BSC, CTA, CA (SA)
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
CHAIRMAN
JB (69) joined Tongaat Hulett in 1975, becoming Personnel Director
for Hulett Reneries in 1988. He was appointed Personnel Director for
Hulett Aluminium in 1992 and became an Executive Director on the
Tongaat Hulett Board in 1994. He retired in 2003 but remained on the
Board in a non-executive capacity. He was appointed as Non-Executive
Chairman on 29April 2009.
J B Magwaza
Independent Non-Executive
Chairman and Director of
Companies
BA (Psychology &
Soc Anthropology),
MA (Ind Rel)
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Peter (57) lectured at the University of Pretoria before joining Tongaat
Hulett in 1978. In 1990 he became Managing Director of Hulett
Aluminium Rolled Products and in 1996 Managing Director of
Hulett Aluminium. He was appointed to the Tongaat Hulett Board
in 1997 and became Chief Executive Ocer in May 2002. He was the
Chairman of Hulett Aluminium from 2002 to July 2007. He is the
Chairman of Trade & Investment KZN and a Non-Executive Director of
Hulamin.
P H Staude
Chief Executive Officer
BSc (Ind Eng)(Hons)
(Cum Laude), MBA (Pretoria)
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DIRECTORATE continued
Adriano (61) is a Mozambican CEO and majority shareholder
of MALEFINANCEIRO, Lda, a company specializing in nancial
consultancy and MALEseguros, Lda an insurance broker. He is also
CEO-BNI Banco Nacional de Investiment (Moz) (National Investiment
Bank since February 2011. Prior to these positions he worked in the
banking sector for more than 33 years where he held various key
positions, including Central Bank Governor of Mozambique for 15
years. He also worked as National Director for Agrarian Economy
in the Ministry of Agriculture. He is Lecturer of Financial Systems
at Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Faculty of Economics. He is a
member of AMECON - Mozambican Association of Economists and
AMAI Mozambican Association of Auditors. He was appointed to the
Tongaat Hulett Board in 2009.
A A Maleiane
Financial Analyst
BSC, MSc, Dip (Acc)
Mozambican
Rachel (51) is the Chief Executive Ocer of Ariston Holdings Limited, an
agro-based company listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. Prior to
this position, she worked in the nancial services sector, having spent
3 years in the banking sector and 12 years in the insurance sector at
various senior levels, including as the Managing Director of Zimnat
Insurance Company Limited and Zimnat Life Assurance Company
Limited. Until 2008, Rachel was a Non-Executive Director of Triangle
Limited, a wholly owned Zimbabwean operation of Tongaat Hulett.
She has served on the Boards of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Air
Zimbabwe and as a Vice Chairman of the Zimbabwe Open University
Council. She was appointed to the Tongaat Hulett Board in 2009.
R P Kupara
CEO, Ariston Holdings Limited
B.Acc (Hons), CA (Z), MBA
Zimbabwean
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS continued
Mac (63) was founder member of Fasic Investment Corporation, which
has interests in the Lion Match Company. Formerly the Managing
Director of New Republic Bank, he currently runs his own nancial
consultancy business. He is the Chairman of the University of KwaZulu-
Natal Council. He is also an independent Chairman of the Audit
Committee of Momentum Health, and a Board member and Audit
Committee Chair of Mutual & Federal. Mac is also Chairman of Zenith
Investments, a BEE private equity fund, and Chairman of Ezemvelo KZN
Wildlife Audit Committee. He was appointed to the Tongaat Hulett
Board in 1996.
M Mia
Director of Companies
Nonhlanhla (52) is a business woman, and former Economic Advisor
to the former Deputy President of South Africa. She has worked as a
town and regional planner in South Africa, a survey research supervisor
at Washington State University, an Executive Director at a subsidiary
of Murray & Roberts, Chairman of the National Urban Reconstruction
and Housing Agency (NURCHA), Chairman of the Rural Housing
Loan Fund, Women for Housing and the Open Society Institute in
South Africa. She has certicates in Leadership (Harvard and Wharton
Universities USA), and Technology Management (Warwick University,
UK). She was appointed to the Tongaat Hulett Board in 2008.
N Mjoli-Mncube
Director of Companies
BA, MSc, Spurs Fellowship
(Massachusetts Institute of
Technology) USA
Russell (70) is the founder and Chairman of the Three Cities Group,
Chairman of Durban Adventures Limited, Chairman of High Footprint
Management Limited and Director of the Compass Group, thus
maintaining his interest in the service related sector. He is past
Chairman of Tongaat Foods, a one-time operating division of the
Tongaat-Hulett Group. He was appointed to the Tongaat Hulett Board
in 1977.
R H J Stevens
Chairman, Three Cities Group and
Director of Companies
BA (Marketing & Design Studies)
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Thandeka (55) is a Non-Executive Director of Ayavuna Womens
Investments and will provide continuity in respect of Tongaat Huletts
BEE equity participation. She is also a Non-Executive Board member
and Chairman of the Remuneration committee of the South African
Reserve Bank and Non-Executive Board member of Glenrand MIB. She
has held various previous positions, including Executive Director of
human resources at the University of Johannesburg, Executive Director
of Imperial Logistics and Chief Executive Ocer of Freightdynamics, a
division of Transnet. She was appointed to the Tongaat Hulett Board
in 2010.
T N Mgoduso
Director of Companies
MA (Clin Psych)
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Bahle (47) is currently the Chairman of SABS and Roadcrete Africa (Pty)
Ltd. He is a former deputy Director General of the Department of Trade
and Industry. He was appointed to the Tongaat Hulett Board in 2007.
C B Sibisi
Chief Executive, Sangena
Investments (Pty) Limited
MA (Econ Dev)
Bruce (57) joined Tongaat Hulett in 1980, becoming Financial Director
of Tongaat Oil Products in 1983 and Managing Director of the Maize,
Animal Feeds and Poultry Division of Tongaat Foods in 1988. He
was appointed Managing Director of Hulett Reneries in 1993 and
Managing Director of Tongaat Hulett Sugar in 1995. In February 2008,
he was appointed the Tongaat Hulett Executive responsible for Sugar
operations outside South Africa, International Sugar Marketing, the
Sugar Technology Engineering Group, Renewable Energy and Animal
Feeds. In September 2010, he was appointed the Tongaat Hulett
Executive responsible for the Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Swaziland
operations. He was appointed to the Tongaat Hulett Board in 1997.
B G Dunlop
Executive Director
BCom (Hons), PMD (Harvard)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Murray (45) joined Tongaat Hulett in 1992. He has held a number
of senior nancial, commercial, market and general management
positions in various operations. He assumed responsibility as the
Financial Director and was appointed to the Tongaat Hulett Board in
October 2003.
M H Munro
Chief Financial Officer
BCom, CA (SA)
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BUSINESS SEGMENT ANALYSIS
Revenue Operating Total Total Capital Capital Depreciation
Rmillion Prot Assets Liabilities Employed Expenditure
12 months to 31 March 2011

Starch operations 2 357 303 1 633 370 1 220 53 96
Agricultural Land Conversion and
Developments 207 166 1 217 363 891 1
Sugar 11 395 1 824 10 223 751 247
Zimbabwe operations 1 646 454
Swaziland operations 126 17
Mozambique operations 715 135
SA agriculture, milling and rening 2 991 (7)
Downstream value added activities 1 639 241
Centrally accounted and consolidation items 29 246 4 168 217 2

9 681 1 338 14 491 6 725 12 551 806 344

Bulk sales/capital prot on land 23
Capital prot on other items 4
BEE equity and corporate restructuring
transactions (46) 761
Dened benet pension fund asset recognition 288
Other valuation adjustments (1)

Consolidated total 9 681 1 606 14 491 7 486 12 551 806 344

15 months to 31 March 2010

Starch operations 2 778 301 1 864 562 1 302 47 120
Agricultural Land Conversion and
Developments 274 187 1 189 398 806 1 2
Sugar 10 468 947 9 347 1 938 399
Zimbabwe operations 1 636 576
Swaziland operations 134 63
Mozambique operations 463 192
SA agriculture, milling and rening 4 285 158
Downstream value added activities 1 566 226
Centrally accounted and consolidation items (12) (153) 3 954 (227) 1

11 136 1 691 13 368 5 861 11 228 1 987 521

Bulk sales/capital prot on land 52
Capital prot on other items 13
BEE equity and corporate restructuring
transactions (35) 787
Zimbabwe consolidation take-on gain 1 969
Other valuation adjustments (3)

Consolidated total 11 136 3 687 13 368 6 648 11 228 1 987 521

GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF REVENUE

12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March
Rmillion 2011 2010

South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe 7 782 8 395
Rest of Africa 860 1 195
Europe 725 652
Australasia 130 76
North America 69 31
Asia and other 63 342
South America 52 445

9 681 11 136


SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS
The aggregate eect of intra-group transactions is immaterial.
Geographical location of segment assets: South Africa R5 265 million; Other countries R9 226 million
(2010: South Africa R5 052 million; Other countries R8 316 million).
Expenditure on property plant and equipment by geographical location of assets: South Africa R192 million;
Other countries R614 million (2010: South Africa R512 million; Other countries R1 475 million).
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Audited Pro forma Audited
12 months to 12 months to 15 months to
Rmillion 31 March 2011 31 March 2010 31 March 2010

Revenue 9 681 8 789 11 136

Prot from operations 1 338 1 500 1 691
Bulk sales / capital prot on land 23 52 52
Capital prot on other items 4 13 13
BEE IFRS 2 charge and transaction costs (46) (26) (35)
Dened benet pension fund asset recognition 288
Zimbabwe consolidation take-on gain 1 969
Valuation adjustments (1) (4) (3)
Operating prot 1 606 1 535 3 687
Share of associate companys (loss)/prot (2) 1
Net nancing costs (472) (365) (452)
Prot before tax 1 132 1 170 3 236
Tax (261) (158) (208)
Net prot for the year 871 1 012 3 028
Prot attributable to:
Shareholders of Tongaat Hulett 833 885 2 898
Minority (non-controlling) interest 38 127 130
871 1 012 3 028

Headline earnings attributable to Tongaat Hulett shareholders 806 815 858

Earnings per share (cents)

Net prot per share
Basic 786,0 856,2 2 791,6
Diluted 764,3 839, 1 2 736,0

Headline earnings per share
Basic 760,5 788,5 826,5
Diluted 739,6 772,7 810,0


SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS

REVENUE
Starch operations 2 357 2 243 2 778
Land Conversion and Developments 207 260 274
Sugar
Zimbabwe operations 1 646 1 325 1 636
Swaziland operations 126 133 134
Mozambique operations 715 447 463
SA agriculture, milling and rening 2 991 3 148 4 285
Downstream value added activities 1 639 1 233 1 566
Consolidated total 9 681 8 789 11 136

PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS
Starch operations 303 251 301
Land Conversion and Developments 166 194 187
Sugar
Zimbabwe operations 454 518 576
Swaziland operations 17 51 63
Mozambique operations 135 141 192
SA agriculture, milling and rening (7) 136 158
Downstream value added activities 241 200 226
Centrally accounted and consolidation items 29 9 (12)
Consolidated total 1 338 1 500 1 691
INCOME STATEMENT, SEGMENTAL AND PRO FORMA
COMPARATIVE RESULTS
INCOME STATEMENT
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Financial and Segmental Results with 12 Month Comparatives ...................................... 56
Report of the Independent Auditors ............................................................................................ 59
Directors Approval of Annual Financial Statements ........................................................... 60
Certicate by Company Secretary ................................................................................................ 60
Directors Statutory Report .............................................................................................................. 61
Statements of Financial Position .................................................................................................. 64
Income Statements ............................................................................................................................. 65
Statements of Other Comprehensive Income ........................................................................ 66
Statements of Changes in Equity .................................................................................................. 67
Statements of Cash Flows ............................................................................................................... 68
Accounting Policies and Framework ........................................................................................... 69
Notes to the Financial Statements ............................................................................................... 77
Independent Reporting Accountants Assurance Report ................................................... 115
Closing rate at

31 March 31 March 31 December
2011 2010 2008
Rand/US dollar 6,80 7,39 9,30
Rand/Metical 0,22 0,24 0,36
Rand/Euro 9,66 9,95 12,93
Average rate for period

12 months to 12 months to 12 months to

31 March 31 March 31 December
2011 2010 2008
Rand/US dollar 7,19 7,81 8,27
Rand/Metical 0,21 0,27 0,34
Rand/Euro 9,49 11,03 12,17

for the year ended 31 March 2011
CONTENTS
12 months to 12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March 31 March
2011 2010 2010
Revenue (Rmillion) 9 681 8 789 11 136
Prot from operations (Rmillion) 1 338 1 500 1 691
Operating prot (Rmillion) 1 606 1 535 3 687
Headline earnings (Rmillion) 806 815 858
Headline earnings per share - basic (cents) 760,5 788,5 826,5
Annual dividend per share (cents) 250,0 275,0 275,0
FI NANCI AL HI GHLI GHTS
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CURRENCY CONVERSI ON GUI DE
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Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the annual nancial statements
and the consolidated annual nancial statements of
Tongaat Hulett Limited, which comprise the statement
of nancial position as at 31 March 2011, the income
statement, the statement of other comprehensive
income, the statement of changes in equity and
statement of cash ows for the year then ended, a
summary of signicant accounting policies and other
explanatory information and the directors report, as
set out on page 56 and pages 60 to 112.
Directors Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The directors are responsible for the preparation and
fair presentation of these nancial statements in
accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards and in the manner required by the
Companies Act of South Africa No. 61 of 1973 and
for such internal control as the directors determine
is necessary to enable the preparation of nancial
statements that are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
nancial statements based on our audit. We conducted
our audit in accordance with International Standards
on Auditing. Those standards require that we comply
with ethical requirements and plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the nancial statements are free from material
misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain
audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures
in the nancial statements. The procedures selected
depend on the auditors judgement, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of
the nancial statements, whether due to fraud or
error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the entitys
preparation and fair presentation of the nancial
statements in order to design audit procedures that
are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the eectiveness
of the entitys internal control. An audit also includes
evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies
used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates
made by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the nancial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained
is sucient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the nancial statements present
fairly, in all material respects, the nancial position
and consolidated nancial position of Tongaat
Hulett Limited as at 31 March 2011, and its nancial
performance and its cash ows for the year then
ended in accordance with International Financial
Reporting Standards, and in the manner required by
the Companies Act of South Africa No. 61 of 1973.
Deloitte & Touche
Audit KZN
Registered Auditors
Per JAR Welch
Partner
26 May 2011
2 Pencarrow Park
Pencarrow Crescent
La Lucia Ridge Oce Estate
La Lucia, 4051
National Executive: GG Gelink Chief Executive AE Swiegers Chief Operating Ocer GM Pinnock Audit DL Kennedy
Risk Advisory NB Kader Tax and Legal Services L Geeringh Consulting L Bam Corporate Finance JK Mazzacco Human
Resources CR Beukman Finance TJ Brown Clients NT Mtoba Chairman of the Board MJ Comber Deputy Chairman of
the Board.
Regional Leader: GC Brazier
A full list of partners and directors is available on request.
to the members of Tongaat Hulett Limited
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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The directors are responsible for the preparation
and integrity of the consolidated annual nancial
statements of the company and other information
included in this report that has been prepared in
accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards.
The directors, supported by the Audit and Compliance
Committee, are of the opinion, based on the information
and explanations given by management and the internal
auditors and on comment by the independent external
auditors on the results of their statutory audit, that the
companys internal accounting controls are adequate,
so that the nancial records may be relied upon for
preparing the nancial statements and maintaining
accountability for assets and liabilities. The directors
believe that the companys assets are protected and used
as intended in all material respects with appropriate
authorisation. Nothing has come to the attention of the
directors to indicate that any material breakdown in the
functioning of these controls, procedures and systems
has occurred during the year.
In preparing the nancial statements, the company
has used appropriate accounting policies, supported
by reasonable and prudent judgments and estimates,
and have complied with all applicable accounting
standards. The directors are of the opinion that the
nancial statements fairly present the nancial position
of the company at 31 March 2011 and the results of its
operations for the year then ended. The directors are
also of the opinion that the company will continue as a
going concern in the year ahead.
The independent external auditors concur with the
above statements by the directors.
The companys independent external auditors, Deloitte
& Touche, have audited the nancial statements and
their unqualied report appears on page 59.
The annual nancial statements were approved by the
Board of directors on 26 May 2011 and are signed on its
behalf by:
J B Magwaza P H Staude
Chairman Chief Executive Ocer
Amanzimnyama
Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal
26 May 2011
I certify that the company has lodged with the
Registrar of Companies all returns that are required
of a public company in terms of the Companies Act
M A C Mahlari
Company Secretary
Amanzimnyama
Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal
26 May 2011
No. 61 of 1973 of South Africa in respect of the year
ended 31 March 2011 and that all such returns are true,
correct and up to date.
for the year ended 31 March 2011
DIRECTORS STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND
APPROVAL OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CERTIFICATE BY COMPANY SECRETARY
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DIRECTORS STATUTORY REPORT
The directors have pleasure in submitting the annual
nancial statements for the year ended 31 March 2011.
NATURE OF BUSINESS
Tongaat Hulett is an agri-processing business
that includes the integrated components of land
management, property development and agriculture.
The activities are dealt with in detail in the integrated
annual report.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The net prot attributable to shareholders for the
year ended 31 March 2011 amounted to R833 million
(15 months to 31 March 2010: R2,898 billion). This
translates into a headline earnings per share of
760,5 cents (2010: 826,5 cents) based on the weighted
average number of shares in issue during the year.
DIVIDENDS
An interim dividend number 166 of 110 cents per share
was paid on 20 January 2011 and a nal dividend
number 167 of 140 cents per share has been declared
and is payable on 21 July 2011 to shareholders registered
at the close of business on 15 July 2011.
The salient dates of the declaration
and payment of this nal dividend are as follows:
Last date to trade ordinary
shares CUM dividend Friday 8 July 2011
Ordinary shares trade
EX dividend Monday 11 July 2011
Record date Friday 15 July 2011
Payment date Thursday 21 July 2011
Share certicates may not be dematerialised or re-
materialised, nor may transfers between registers take
place between Monday 11 July 2011 and Friday 15 July
2011, both days inclusive.
The dividend is declared in the currency of the Republic
of South Africa. Dividends paid by United Kingdom
transfer secretaries will be paid in British currency at
the rate of exchange ruling at the close of business on
Friday 8 July 2011.
SHARE CAPITAL
There was no change in the authorised capital of the
company.
During the year, 1 134 530 fully paid ordinary shares
of R1,00 each were issued by way of a scrip
distribution to shareholders in respect of the nal
dividend for 2010.
During the period, 202 422 shares were allotted (there
were no shares alloted to directors) in respect of
options exercised in terms of the companys employee
share incentive schemes for a total consideration of R6
million. Details of the unissued ordinary shares and the
companys share incentive schemes are set out in notes
11, 34 and 35.
At the previous AGM, a general authority was granted
by shareholders for the company to acquire its own
shares in terms of the Companies Act. The directors
consider that it will be advantageous for the company
were this general authority to continue. Such authority
will be used if the directors consider that it is in the
best interests of the company and shareholders to
eect any such acquisitions having regard to prevailing
circumstances and the cash resources of the company
at the relevant time. Shareholders will be asked to
consider a special resolution to this eect at the
forthcoming AGM meeting with the proviso that the
number of ordinary shares acquired in any one nancial
year may not exceed ve percent of the ordinary shares
in issue at the date on which this resolution is passed.
In compliance with the Listings Requirements of the JSE
Limited (JSE), the acquisition of shares or debentures
(securities) pursuant to a general authority may only
be made by a company subject to such acquisitions:
heng ehecLed Lhrcugh Lhe crder hcck cperaLed hy
the JSE trading system;
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heng auLhcrsed LhereLc hy Lhe ccnpanys arLces c
association;
heng auLhcrsed hy Lhe sharehcders c Lhe ccnpany
in terms of a special resolution of the company
in general meeting which will be valid only until
the next AGM of the company; provided that such
authority will not extend beyond 15 months from the
date of the resolution;
ncL heng nade aL a prce greaLer Lhan Len percenL
above the weighted average of the market value for
the securities for the ve business days immediately
preceding the date on which the transaction is
eected. The JSE should be consulted for a ruling if
the companys securities have not traded in such ve
business day period.
Further, in terms of the listings requirements of the
JSE, the directors consider that in their opinion, taking
into account the eect of the maximum acquisition
by the company of shares issued by it as referred to
above:
Lhe ccnpany and Ls suhsdares LcgeLher Lhe
group) will be able, in the ordinary course of business,
to pay its debts for a period of 12 months from 26 May
2011;
Lhe asseLs c Lhe ccnpany and c Lhe grcup w he n
excess of the liabilities of the company and the group
for a period of 12 months from 26 May 2011. For this
purpose, the assets and liabilities will be recognised
and measured in accordance with the accounting
policies used in the companys latest audited group
annual nancial statements;
Lhe crdnary capLa and reserves c Lhe ccnpany and
the group will be sucient for the companys and the
groups present requirements for 12 months from 26
May 2011;
Lhe wcrkng capLa c Lhe ccnpany and Lhe grcup
for a period of 12 months from 26 May 2011 will
be adequate for the companys and the groups
requirements.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES AND JOINT VENTURES
The principal subsidiaries and joint ventures of the
company are reected in note 26.
The attributable interest of the company in the results
of its consolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures for
the year ended 31 March 2011 is as follows:
12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March
2011 2010
In the aggregate amount:
Net prot (Rmillion) 670 935
Net losses (Rmillion) 29 96
DIRECTORATE
During the period, T H Nyasulu and T V Maphai resigned
from the Board in July 2010 and March 2011 respectively.
The composition of the Board, at 31 March 2011, is as
follows: J B Magwaza (Chairman), P H Staude (CEO),
B G Dunlop, F Jakoet, J John, R P Kupara, A A Maleiane,
M Mia, T N Mgoduso, N Mjoli-Mncube, M H Munro,
C B Sibisi and R H J Stevens.
Directors retiring by rotation at the AGM in
accordance with article 61 of the articles of association
are B G Dunlop, F Jakoet, N Mjoli-Mncube, and
M H Munro. These directors are eligible and oer
themselves for re-election. Details of each of these
retiring directors are set out on pages 53 to 55.
R H J Stevens will retire at the AGM, having reached the
mandatory retirement age.
DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDINGS
At 31 March 2011, the present directors of the
company benecially held a total of 277 161 ordinary
shares equivalent to 0,26 percent in the ordinary
listed share capital of the company (31 March 2010:
224 162 shares equivalent to 0,22 percent). Details of
the directors shareholdings and interests in the share
incentive schemes are provided in notes 33 and 34.
There has been no change in these holdings between
31 March and 26 May 2011.
DIRECTORS STATUTORY REPORT continued
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AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE
The Companies Act 2008, as amended, (the Act) came
into eect on 1 May 2011. The Audit and Compliance
Committee has considered the provisions of the Act
and is taking the necessary steps to ensure compliance.
The committee conrms that during the period under
review it carried out its functions responsibly and in
accordance with its terms of reference as detailed in the
Corporate Governance section of the integrated annual
report. In addition, the committee is satised that the
designated auditors of the company are independent of
the company.
POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS
There were no material events between the balance
sheet date and the date of this report.
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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
as at 31 March 2011 Tongaat Hulett Limited

Company Consolidated
2010 2011 Rmillion Note 2011 2010


ASSETS

Non-current assets
2 387 2 386 Property, plant and equipment 1 7 665 7 710
256 363 Growing crops 2 2 608 2 041
294 Dened benet pension fund asset 32 294
143 239 Long-term receivable and prepayment 3 135
Goodwill 4 230 240
8 31 Intangible assets 5 32 9
2 Investments 6 7 10
3 696 3 917 Subsidiaries and joint ventures 7

6 492 7 230 10 971 10 010

1 521 1 283 Current assets 3 520 3 358
720 436 Inventories 8 1 365 1 373
658 613 Trade and other receivables 1 457 1 580
102 141 Major plant overhaul costs 331 256
9 11 Derivative instruments 9 11 9
9 Tax 6
32 73 Cash and cash equivalents 10 350 140

8 013 8 513 TOTAL ASSETS 14 491 13 368


EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

Capital and reserves
139 140 Share capital 11 140 139
1 519 1 524 Share premium 1 524 1 519
BEE held consolidation shares 12 (868) (935)
1 062 1 143 Retained income 5 305 4 691
403 415 Other reserves (1 301) (841)
3 123 3 222 Shareholders interest 4 800 4 573

Minority interests in subsidiaries 840 870
3 123 3 222 Equity 5 640 5 443

1 704 1 746 Non-current liabilities 3 981 3 708
341 447 Deferred tax 13 1 365 1 272
1 066 977 Long-term borrowings 14 1 345 1 103
Non-recourse equity-settled BEE borrowings 15 761 787
297 322 Provisions 16 510 546

3 186 3 545 Current liabilities 4 870 4 217
1 414 1 106 Trade and other payables 17 1 938 2 131
1 768 2 437 Short-term borrowings 14 2 930 2 077
3 2 Derivative instruments 9 2 3
1 Tax 6

8 013 8 513 TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 14 491 13 368

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INCOME STATEMENTS
for the year ended 31 March 2011 Tongaat Hulett Limited
Company Consolidated
15 months to 12 months to 12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March 31 March 31 March
2010 2011 Rmillion Note 2011 2010


8 155 6 250 REVENUE 9 681 11 136

788 620 Prot from operations 1 338 1 691
47 5 Bulk sales / capital prot on land 23 52
13 2 Capital prot on other items 4 13
(33) (43) BEE IFRS 2 charge and transaction costs (46) (35)
Valuation adjustments:
288 Dened benet pension fund asset recognition 288
Zimbabwe consolidation take-on gain 1 969
Other valuation adjustments (1) (3)

815 872 Operating prot after corporate transactions 18 1 606 3 687

Share of associate companys (loss)/prot (2) 1
(478) (369) Financing costs 20 (484) (489)
104 8 Finance income 20 12 37

441 511 PROFIT BEFORE TAX 1 132 3 236

(113) (137) Tax 21 (261) (208)

328 374 NET PROFIT 871 3 028


Attributable to:
328 374 Shareholders of Tongaat Hulett 833 2 898
Minority (non-controlling) interest 38 130

328 374 871 3 028


EARNINGS PER SHARE (cents) 23
Basic 786,0 2 791,6
Diluted 764,3 2 736,0

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STATEMENTS OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the year ended 31 March 2011 Tongaat Hulett Limited
Company Consolidated
15 months to 12 months to 12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March 31 March 31 March
2010 2011 Rmillion 2011 2010


328 374 PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 871 3 028

17 (3) OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (542) (1 445)

Movement in non-distributable reserves:
Foreign currency translation (539) (1 462)
23 (4) Hedge reserve (4) 23
(6) 1 Tax on movement in hedge reserve 1 (6)

345 371 TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR 329 1 583


Total comprehensive income attributable to:
345 371 Shareholders of Tongaat Hulett 358 1 689
Minority (non-controlling) interest (29) (106)

345 371 329 1 583

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CONSOLIDATED

Balance at 1 January 2009 103 10 25 1 506 (1 023) 33 344 (26) 2 087 3 059 276 3 335

Share capital issued 1 13 14 14
Amortisation of BEE IFRS 2 charge 29 29 29
Share-based payment charge 39 39 39
Settlement of share-based
payment awards (22) (22) (22)
Consolidation of subsidiaries 755 755
Change of interest in subsidiary (7) (7)
Allocation of BEE amount 59 (30) 29 (29)
Dividends paid (264) (264) (264)
Dividends paid - minorities (19) (19)
Total comprehensive income
for the period (1 209) 2 898 1 689 (106) 1 583
Retained earnings 2 898 2 898 130 3 028
Movement in hedge reserve 17 17 17
Foreign currency translation (1 226) (1 226) (236) (1 462)

Balance at 31 March 2010 104 10 25 1 519 (935) 33 361 (1 235) 4 691 4 573 870 5 443

Share capital issued 1 5 6 6
Amortisation of BEE IFRS 2 charge 42 42 42
Share-based payment charge 42 42 42
Settlement of share-based
payment awards (27) (27) (27)
Consolidation of subsidiaries 1 1
Loan account movement 2 2
n o i t a c o l l a e R 25 (28) (3) 3
Dividends paid (191) (191) (191)
Dividends paid - minorities (7) (7)
Total comprehensive income
for the year (475) 833 358 (29) 329
Retained earnings 833 833 38 871
Movement in hedge reserve (3) (3) (3)
Foreign currency translation (472) (472) (67) (539)

Balance at 31 March 2011 105 10 25 1 524 (868) 33 376 (1 710) 5 305 4 800 840 5 640


COMPANY

Balance at 1 January 2009 103 10 25 1 506 29 350 (11) 1 125 3 137

Share capital issued 1 13 14
Share-based payment charge 39 39
Settlement of share-based
payment awards (21) (21)
Dividends paid and accrued (391) (391)
Total comprehensive income
for the period 17 328 345
Retained earnings 328 328
Movement in hedge reserve 17 17

Balance at 31 March 2010 104 10 25 1 519 29 368 6 1 062 3 123

Share capital issued 1 5 6
Share-based payment charge 42 42
Settlement of share-based
payment awards (27) (27)
Dividends paid and accrued (293) (293)
Total comprehensive income
for the year (3) 374 371
Retained earnings 374 374
Movement in hedge reserve (3) (3)

Balance at 31 March 2011 105 10 25 1 524 29 383 3 1 143 3 222



STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
for the year ended 31 March 2011 Tongaat Hulett Limited
Share BEE Held Capital Share-based Hedging Retained Shareholders Minority Total
Premium Consolidation Redemption Payment and Income Interest (non-
Shares Reserve Reserve Translation controlling)
n o i l l i m R Funds Reserves Interest
Share Capital

Ordinary B Ordinary A Preferred
Ordinary
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Company Consolidated
15 months to 12 months to 12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March 31 March 31 March
2010 2011 Rmillion 2011 2010

Cash generated from operations
678 767 Operating prot before dividends 1 606 3 687
137 105 Dividends received

815 872 Operating prot 1 606 3 687
(77) (17) Prot on disposal of property, plant and equipment (35) (87)
Adjustments for:
(53) (13) Growing crops and other non-cash ow items (622) (729)
230 151 Depreciation 344 521
(288) Dened benet pension fund asset recognition (288)
Zimbabwe consolidation take-on gain (1 969)
(52) (40) Tax payments (111) (257)

863 665 Cash generated from operations 894 1 166

Cash required by operations
676 277 Inventories 11 497
57 (84) Trade and other receivables (7) 57
432 (312) Trade and other payables (216) 235

1 165 (119) (Increase)/decrease in working capital (212) 789

2 028 546 Cash ow from operations 682 1 955

(374) (361) Net nancing costs (472) (452)

1 654 185 Cash ow from operating activities 210 1 503

Cash ows from investing activities
Expenditure on property, plant and equipment
(25) (20) - New (396) (1 416)
(195) (132) - Replacement (323) (280)
(137) (39) - Major plant overhaul costs (87) (291)
(7) (26) Expenditure on intangible assets (26) (7)
3 2 Capital expenditure on growing crops (43) (76)
88 18 Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment 41 110
(1 216) (5) Investments - subsidiary (5)
Investments - unlisted 8

(1 489) (202) Net cash used in investing activities (839) (1 952)

165 (17) Net cash ow before dividends and nancing activities (629) (449)

Dividends paid
(366) (293) Ordinary and preferred ordinary shares (191) (264)
Minorities (7) (19)
(366) (293) Dividends paid (198) (283)

(201) (310) Net cash ow before nancing activities (827) (732)

Cash ows from nancing activities
513 579 Borrowings raised 1 103 652
Non-recourse equity-settled BEE borrowings (26) (4)
14 6 Shares issued 6 14
(18) (20) Settlement of share-based payment awards (27) (22)
(314) (214) Inter-group loans

195 351 Net cash from nancing activities 1 056 640

(6) 41 Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 229 (92)

38 32 Balance at beginning of year 140 229
Foreign exchange adjustment (18) (61)
Exchange rate translation loss (1) (5)
Consolidation of subsidiaries 69

32 73 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 350 140




STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
for the year ended 31 March 2011 Tongaat Hulett Limited
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The annual nancial statements are prepared in
accordance with the accounting policies which
fully comply with International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) and are consistent with those applied
in the previous year.
BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated nancial statements include the
nancial statements of the company and of its
subsidiaries. The results of subsidiaries are included
from the date eective control was acquired and up
to the date eective control ceased. Investments in
joint ventures are accounted for on the proportionate
consolidation method from the eective date of
acquisition and up to the eective date of disposal.
All material inter-company balances and transactions
are eliminated. Special purpose entities which were
established in a recent black economic empowerment
transaction have been and will continue to be
consolidated while Tongaat Hulett carries a residual
risk in these entities.

Minority interests in the net assets of consolidated
subsidiaries are identied separately from Tongaat
Huletts equity therein. The interests of minority
shareholders is initially measured at the date of
acquisition at the minoritys proportion of the net fair
value of the assets and liabilities consolidated and
thereafter, the minoritys share of changes in equity
since the date of acquisition. Losses applicable to the
minority in excess of the minoritys interest in the
subsidiarys equity are allocated against the interests
of Tongaat Hulett except to the extent that the
minority has a binding obligation and the nancial
ability to cover such losses.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment are stated at
cost, including refurbishment, less accumulated
depreciation and impairment. Cost includes the
estimated cost of dismantling and removing the
assets. Interest and other costs incurred on major
capital projects are capitalised until all the activities
necessary to prepare assets for their intended use are
substantially complete.
Assets held under nance lease agreements are
capitalised at fair value and the corresponding
liabilities to the lessor are raised. Lease nance
charges are charged to prot or loss over the term
of the relevant lease using the eective interest rate
method. Land and capital work in progress are not
depreciated. All other xed assets, including major
factory overhaul costs, are depreciated and charged
to prot or loss over their expected useful lives to
estimated residual values at rates appropriate to their
use. Maintenance expenditure on the companys
sugar mills following the cessation of crushing for
the season is carried forward as a current asset and
charged against the following seasons income. Where
signicant parts of a xed asset item have dierent
useful lives to the item itself, these component parts
are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. The
methods of depreciation, useful lives and residual
values are reviewed annually.
During the year under review, property, plant and
equipment were depreciated on the straight line basis
using the rates set out below:
Agricultural land improvements 50 to 99 years
Buildings 30 to 50 years
Plant and equipment 4 to 40 years
Vehicles 4 to 12 years
Furniture and equipment 3 to 10 years
On the disposal or scrapping of property, plant
and equipment, the gain or loss arising thereon is
recognised in prot or loss.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
An intangible asset is an identiable non-monetary
asset without physical substance. Intangible assets are
measured initially at cost. After initial recognition, an
intangible asset is measured at cost less accumulated
amortisation. An intangible asset with a nite useful
life is amortised on the straight line basis over its
expected useful life, which in the case of software is
four years and over three to seven years in the case
of cane supply agreements. An intangible asset with
an indenite useful life is not amortised, but is tested
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annually for impairment. When an intangible asset is
disposed of, the gain or loss on disposal is recognised
in prot or loss.
GROWING CROPS
Growing crops comprise roots and standing cane. The
carrying value is determined as follows:
- Roots at current replacement cost of planting and
establishment, amortised over the period of their
productive life;
- Standing cane at the estimated cane price and
sucrose content less harvesting, transport and over
the weighbridge costs.
GOODWILL
Goodwill arising in a business combination is
recognised as an asset at the date that control is
acquired (the acquisition date). Goodwill is measured
as the excess of the sum of the consideration
transferred, the amount of any non-controlling
interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the
acquirers previously held equity interest in the
acquiree (if any) over the net of the acquisition-date
amounts of the identiable assets acquired and
the liabilities assumed. If, after reassessment, the
Groups interest in the fair value of the acquirees
identiable net assets exceeds the sum of the
consideration transferred, the amount of any non-
controlling interests in the acquiree and the fair value
of the acquirers previously held equity interest in the
acquiree (if any), the excess is recognised immediately
in prot or loss as a bargain purchase gain. On disposal
of a subsidiary, the attributable amount of goodwill is
included in the determination of the prot or loss on
disposal.
ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
Associates are those companies, which are not
subsidiaries or joint ventures, over which Tongaat
Hulett exercises signicant inuence. Results of
associates are equity accounted. Any losses of
associates are brought to account until the investment
in, and loans to, such associates are written down to
a nominal amount. Thereafter losses are accounted
for only insofar as Tongaat Hulett is committed to
providing nancial support to such associates.
The carrying value of investments in associates
represents the cost of each investment including
goodwill, the share of post acquisition retained
income or losses and other movements in reserves.
INVENTORIES
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net
realisable value determined in general on the rst-in-
rst-out and average methods. The cost of nished
goods and work in progress comprises direct materials,
labour and appropriate overhead costs. Progress
payments are deducted from work in progress
where applicable. Development properties comprise
land valued at cost and development expenditure
attributable to unsold properties. Obsolete and
slow moving inventories are identied and suitable
reductions in value are made where necessary.
MAIZE PURCHASE CONSTRUCTIVE OBLIGATIONS
Certain maize purchase commitments are recognised
as constructive obligations. Maize that relates to such
a constructive obligation is recognised as inventory,
the related liability is recognised as a current liability
and to the extent that the nal purchase price includes
a nancing element, this is recognised as interest over
the period of the obligation.
DEFERRED TAX
Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable
temporary dierences and deferred tax assets
are recognised to the extent that it is probable
that taxable prot will be available against which
deductible temporary dierences can be utilised.
Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the
temporary dierence arises from goodwill (or negative
goodwill) or from the initial recognition (other than a
business combination) of other assets and liabilities
in a transaction, which does not aect either taxable
prot or accounting prot.
IMPAIRMENT
At the date of each statement of nancial position,
Tongaat Hulett reviews the carrying amounts of its
tangible and intangible assets to determine whether
there is any indication that those assets have suered
an impairment loss. If any such indication exists the
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recoverable amount of the asset, being the higher of
its net selling price and its value in use, is assessed in
order to determine the extent of the impairment loss,
if any.
If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to
be less than its carrying amount, its carrying amount
is reduced to its recoverable amount. Impairment
losses are recognised as an expense immediately and
are treated as exceptional items.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Expenditure on research is charged to prot or loss
in the year in which it is incurred. Development costs
are reviewed annually and are expensed if they do not
qualify for capitalisation. The amount of development
cost recognised as an asset is amortised over the
estimated useful life of the related development but
not exceeding ve years.
REVENUE
Revenue comprises sales arising from normal trading
activities excluding intra-group transactions and is
recognised when the signicant risks and rewards of
the goods are transferred to the buyer. In respect of
the sale of township properties, sales are recognised
when the relevant agreements are unconditional and
binding on the purchaser, the purchaser has paid
a meaningful deposit or has made arrangements
to secure payment of the purchase price, zoning
and nal conditions of establishment have been
obtained and servicing arrangements and costs are
substantially nalised. Bulk land sales are recognized
when the relevant agreements are unconditional and
binding on the purchaser and the purchaser has paid
a meaningful deposit or has made arrangements
to secure payment of the purchase price. In the
determination of revenue, cash and settlement
discounts, rebates and VAT are excluded.
FOREIGN CURRENCIES
The functional currency of each entity within Tongaat
Hulett is determined based on the currency of the
primary economic environment in which that entity
operates. Transactions in currencies other than the
entitys functional currency are recognised at the rates
of exchange ruling on the date of the transaction.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in such
currencies are translated at the rates ruling at the date
of the statement of nancial position.
Gains and losses arising on exchange dierences are
recognised in prot or loss.
The nancial statements of entities whose
functional currencies are dierent to Tongaat Huletts
presentation currency which, because of its primary
operating activities, is South African Rand, are
translated as follows:
- Assets, including goodwill, and liabilities at
exchange rates ruling at the date of the statement
of nancial position;
- Income and expense items at the average exchange
rates for the period; and
- Equity items at the exchange rate ruling when they
arose.
Resulting exchange dierences are classied as a
foreign currency translation reserve and recognised
directly in equity. On disposal of such an entity, this
reserve is recognised in prot or loss.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Recognition
A nancial asset or nancial liability is recognised
in the statement of nancial position for as long as
Tongaat Hulett is a party to the contractual provisions
of the instrument. Purchases of derivatives are
recognised on trade date and sales are recognised on
settlement date. Gains or losses on derecognition of
nancial assets or liabilities are recognised in prot
or loss.
Measurement
Financial instruments are initially measured at
cost, including directly attributable transaction
costs. Subsequent to initial recognition these
instruments are measured as follows:
- Trade and other receivables originated by Tongaat
Hulett are held at amortised cost, using the
eective interest rate method, after deducting
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accumulated impairment losses. Receivables with
no xed maturity are held at cost.
- Held-to-maturity investments are held at
amortised cost using the eective interest rate
method after deducting accumulated impairment
losses.
- Fair value through prot or loss nancial assets,
available for sale and cash equivalent investments
are held at fair value.
- Financial liabilities are measured at amortised
cost, except for held-for-trading nancial liabilities
and derivatives, which are held at fair value.
- Unlisted investments are recorded at cost.
Gains or losses on subsequent measurement
Gains or losses on subsequent measurement of
nancial instruments that are carried at fair value, and
are not part of a hedging relationship, are accounted
for as follows:
- Fair value through prot or loss nancial assets are
recognised in prot or loss for the year.
- Available for sale and cash equivalent investments
are taken to equity until the nancial asset is
disposed of, or determined to be impaired, at
which time the cumulative gain or loss previously
recognised in equity is included in prot or loss for
the year.
For the purposes of hedge accounting, hedges are
classied into two categories:
- Fair value hedges, which hedge the exposure to
changes in the fair value of a recognised asset,
liability or rm commitment; and
- Cash ow hedges, which hedge exposure to
variability in cash ows that is either attributable
to a particular risk associated with a recognised
asset or liability or a forecasted transaction.
In relation to fair value hedges, which meet the
conditions for hedge accounting, any gain or loss from
remeasuring the hedging instrument to fair value is
recognised in prot or loss for the period. Any gain or
loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged
risk is adjusted against the carrying amount of the
hedged item and recognised in prot or loss for the
period.
In relation to cash ow hedges, which meet the
conditions for hedge accounting, the portion of
the gain or loss on the hedging instrument that is
determined to be an eective hedge is recognised
directly in shareholders equity and the ineective
portion is recognised in prot or loss for the period. For
cash ow hedges aecting future transactions, the
gains or losses, which are recognised in shareholders
equity, are transferred to prot or loss in the same
period in which the hedged transaction aects prot
or loss. Where the hedged transaction results in the
recognition of an asset or a liability, then at the time
the asset or liability is recognised, the associated
gain or loss that had previously been recognised
in shareholders equity is included in the initial
measurement of the acquisition cost or other carrying
amount of the asset or liability.
Set-o
Where the redemption of debt, raised for major capital
projects, is provided for by sinking funds or nancial
instruments which allow for the legal right of set-
o against the debt on the repayment date, and it is
expected that the debt will be settled in this way, the
related income statement, statement of cash ows
and statement of nancial position items are set o.
Financial guarantee contracts
Where nancial guarantee contracts are entered
into, these are regarded as insurance contracts and
accounted for as insurance arrangements.
GOVERNMENT GRANTS
Government grants are assistance by government
in the form of transfers of resources to an entity in
return for past or future compliance with certain
conditions relating to the operating activities of the
entity. When the conditions attaching to government
grants have been complied with they are recognised
in prot or loss. When they are for expenses or losses
already incurred, they are recognised immediately in
prot or loss.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Retirement funds
The assets of the dened benet and dened
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contribution schemes are held separately from those
of Tongaat Hulett and are administered and controlled
by trustees.
There is one dened benet scheme in South Africa
for employees that previously covered The Tongaat-
Hulett Group Limited and in 2010/11 covered Tongaat
Hulett and Hulamin. This scheme is actuarially valued
at intervals of not more than three years using the
projected unit credit method. The actuarial valuation
of The Tongaat-Hulett Pension Fund as at 31 December
2009 revealed an actuarial surplus, a portion of which
was allocated to the employer surplus account with
the balance remaining in the Fund. The allocation to
the employer surplus account, which was approved
by the trustees in August 2010, was split between
the participating employers, Tongaat Hulett and
Hulamin, as in the past, proportionate to their share
of the liabilities in the Fund at the valuation date.
Consequently an amount of R129 million (2010: R79
million) was recognised in the results to 31 March
2011, net of the employer contribution holiday for the
period. The employer surplus account is being utilised
for a contribution holiday.
Following the unbundling of Hulamin from The
Tongaat-Hulett Group in 2007, The Tongaat-Hulett
Group Pension Fund was required to be split between
the employers and the manner in which the funds
proceed following the unbundling also needed clarity,
as reported previously. In December 2010 approval
was granted by the trustees for the lings with the
Financial Services Board (FSB) on the detail and basis
of the splitting of the old fund into two new funds -
one for Tongaat Hulett and one for Hulamin.
Following this clarity on the fund, the IFRS standard
IAS 19 requires that, in these circumstances, the
employer recognise on its statement of nancial
position the relevant dened benet asset relating to
the accounting surplus, with a corresponding increase
in earnings at the time of recognition. The detail of the
accounting standards on this matter are contained in
IAS 19, IFRIC 14 and AC 504. Where an asset is to be
recognised, IAS 19 limits the amount that should be
recognised. IFRIC 14, updated in January 2010, provides
guidance on this matter. AC 504, issued in October
2010, provides guidance on the application of IFRIC 14.
The application of these standards conrm the
recognition of the amounts previously allocated to
the Tongaat Hulett Employer Surplus Account in the
Fund and recognised in Tongaat Huletts nancial
statements.
A further accounting recognition was required for the
year ended 31 March 2011. IFRIC 14 and AC 504 specify
the criteria to be used in determining the amount to be
recognised which represents the dierence between
the estimated future IAS 19 service cost /contribution
rate and the actual actuarially determined
contribution rate over a relevant period. An amount of
R288 million has been recognised in prot in respect
of this dened benet pension fund asset.
The dened benet pension fund accounting
disclosures are detailed in note 32.
Contributions to dened contribution schemes are
charged to prot or loss when incurred.
Post-retirement medical aid benets and retirement
gratuities
Provision is made for post-retirement medical aid
benets and gratuities payable on retirement and
is based on the present value of those liabilities
for services rendered to date as determined by
independent actuaries. Actuarial gains and losses are
amortised over ten years beginning in the year that
the actuarial gain or loss arises.
SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS
The company enters into share-based payment
transactions in terms of the employee share incentive
schemes. The charge to prot or loss required by IFRS 2
Share-based Payment is accounted for in terms of the
scheme on the basis that the instruments are equity-
settled. The total amount to be expensed on a straight
line basis over the vesting period is determined with
reference to the fair value of the awards determined
at the grant date. Non-market vesting conditions
are included in assumptions about the number of
awards that are expected to become due, including
taking into account the forfeiture of instruments due
to resignation and these assumptions are reviewed
on an annual basis. The fair value of the share-
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based payment is measured using a binomial tree
model and/or a Monte Carlo Simulation model, as is
appropriate for the various schemes.
CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS CONCLUDED IN 2007
25% BEE EQUITY PARTICIPATION TRANSACTIONS
Broad based 18% interest held by strategic partners,
cane and infrastructure communities
The broad based BEE equity participation of 18%,
involving strategic partners, cane and infrastructure
communities, is held by two SPVs the TH
Infrastructure SPV (10%) and the yoMoba SPV (8%).
The cost related to this 18% broad based BEE equity
participation was measured and recognised at the
grant date in June 2007, resulting in a once-o IFRS 2
cost of R320 million being recognised in prot or loss
in 2007.
The BEE Infrastructure SPV participation interest,
concluded in 2007, of R1,289 billion was funded
through a combination of notional vendor nancing
(R821 million), preference share funding (R458 million)
and equity and shareholders loans of R10 million. The
BEE yoMoba SPV participation interest of R1,031 billion
was funded through a combination of notional vendor
nancing (R657 million), preference share funding
(R367 million) and equity and shareholders loans of
R8 million. The SPVs participation interests are in the
form of preferred ordinary shares which are entitled to
receive a xed coupon every year for a period of seven
years. After seven years the preferred ordinary shares
will cease to receive preferred ordinary dividends.
Tongaat Hulett has therefore committed to pay a
xed coupon on these preferred ordinary shares of
R100 million in aggregate on an annual basis and the
preferred ordinary shares will not receive any ordinary
dividends for the duration of the seven year period.
In terms of the notional vendor nance arrangement
between the respective SPVs and Tongaat Hulett
(R821 million in respect of the BEE TH Infrastructure
SPV and R657 million in respect of the BEE yoMoba
SPV), Tongaat Hulett will be entitled to repurchase, at
a price of R0,01 per share, such number of shares as
determined in accordance with a repurchase formula,
subject to the external funding claims in the SPV.
The number of shares repurchased will be a function
of the value of the shares subscribed for at par, the
notional return required by Tongaat Hulett and the
success of the earn-in initiatives by the respective BEE
partners. In compliance with IFRS, the two BEE SPVs
are consolidated by Tongaat Hulett and consequently
the preferred ordinary shares are reected as treasury
shares in the consolidated nancial statements
and are taken into account where relevant when
calculating earnings per share. The external debt of
the SPVs, amounting to R761 million in aggregate at
31 March 2011 (31 March 2010 R787 million), is thus
reected on the consolidated statement of nancial
position and the funding charge incurred by the SPV is
reected in the consolidated income statement. This
BEE debt does not have recourse to Tongaat Hulett
and will eectively be equity-settled. After seven years
the preferred ordinary shares will convert into Tongaat
Hulett listed ordinary shares.
BEE 7% employee interest
The 7% BEE employee transaction comprises the
Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) and the
Management Share Ownership Plan (MSOP). The ESOP
scheme consists of a share appreciation right scheme
and participants share in 50% of the dividend payable
to ordinary shareholders. The MSOP scheme consists
of two components namely a share appreciation right
scheme and a share grant scheme. The ESOP Trust
and MSOP Trust were established to acquire and
hold Tongaat Hulett Limited shares for the benet
of designated employees. These shares have specic
repurchase terms at maturity (ve years from grant).
They are a separate class of restricted shares which,
other than for the repurchase terms, rank pari passu
with ordinary shares and become ordinary shares on
maturity.
The IFRS 2 costs relating to the 7% BEE employee
transaction is amortised over 5 years, having
commenced in the second half of 2007.
The BEE employee equity participation trusts
subscription consideration for the new class of
share (B ordinary shares) was funded through
contributions by the respective operating entities
in Tongaat Hulett and the notional vendor nance
provided to the employees, which will be recovered at
the maturity of the scheme through the repurchase by
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Tongaat Hulett of so many B ordinary shares as equate
in value to the amount of the outstanding notional
vendor funding. The repurchase formulae take into
account a notional funding requirement based, inter
alia, on the ordinary dividend declared each year.
In accordance with IFRS, the ESOP Share Trust and
MSOP Share Trust are consolidated by Tongaat Hulett
and consequently the B ordinary shares are reected
as treasury shares in the consolidated nancial
statements and are taken into account where relevant
when calculating diluted earnings per share.
JUDGMENTS MADE BY MANAGEMENT
Preparing nancial statements in accordance with
IFRS requires estimates and assumptions that aect
reported amounts and related disclosures. Certain
accounting policies have been identied as involving
complex or subjective judgments or assessments.
The items for consideration have been identied as
follows:
- Growing crop valuation:
Growing crops are required to be measured at
fair value less harvesting, transport and over
the weighbridge costs. In determining fair value
an estimate is made of the yield of the standing
cane as well as the estimated cane price. These
estimates can vary from the actuals when the cane
is harvested.
- In Tongaat Hulett Developments, project cost of
sales determination and cost allocation to sites
includes a future development expenditure accrual:
Judgement is applied in determining total project
costs, which are supported by estimates from
professional consultants and consulting engineers
for services infrastructure. These costs are reviewed
by management three to four times a year during
the forecasting process and if necessary, estimates
are revised accordingly. At the outset as well as
during the life of a project, judgement is applied
in determining the sales prices per saleable sites or
bulk square metres, which is supported with input
from estate agents, external property valuers and
management on an ongoing basis as well as during
the forecasting process. Cost of sales allocation to
sites is apportioned in proportion to sales values.
- Asset lives and residual lives:
Property, plant and equipment are depreciated
over their useful lives taking into account residual
values. The actual lives of the assets and residual
values are assessed annually and are inuenced by
factors such as technological innovation, product
life cycles and maintenance programmes. Residual
value assessments consider issues such as market
conditions, the remaining life of the asset and
projected disposal values.
- Impairment of assets:
Ongoing assessments are made regarding any
potential impairment of assets across Tongaat
Hulett, using valuation models prescribed under
IFRS.
- Decommissioning and rehabilitation obligations
in respect of the environment:
Tongaat Hulett monitors and assesses its
obligations arising from decommissioning of
plant and rehabilitation of the environment on an
ongoing basis.
- Post-retirement benet obligations:
Post-retirement benet obligations are provided
for certain existing and former employees.
Actuarial valuations are based on assumptions
which include employee turnover, mortality rates,
the discount rate, the expected long-term rate of
return of retirement plan assets, healthcare costs,
ination rates and salary increments.
- Pension fund dened benet asset:
IAS 19 requires that the employer recognise on
its statement of nancial position the relevant
Dened Benet Asset relating to the accounting
surplus in the dened benet pension fund, with
a corresponding increase in earnings at the time
of recognition. Where an asset is to be recognised,
IAS 19 limits the amount that should be recognised.
Further detail is provided in note 32.
- Valuation of nancial instruments:
The value of the derivative instruments uctuates
on a daily basis and the actual amounts realised
may dier materially from their value at the date
of the statement of nancial position.
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KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY
There are no key assumptions concerning the future
and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at
the date of the statement of nancial position that
management have assessed as having a signicant
risk of causing material adjustment to the carrying
amounts of the assets and liabilities within the next
nancial year.
NEW OR REVISED IFRS STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO
FUTURE PERIODS
The following relevant new standards and
interpretations were also in issue but not eective for
the current period. Tongaat Hulett is in the process
of evaluating the eects of these new standards and
interpretations but they are not expected to have a
signicant impact on Tongaat Huletts results and
disclosures:
IFRS 1: First-time Adoption of International
Financial Reporting Standards
IFRS 2: Share-based Payment
IFRS 7: Financial Instruments: Disclosures
IFRS 9: Financial Instruments
IAS 1: Presentation of Financial Statements
IAS 12: Income Taxes
IAS 24: Related Party Disclosures
IAS 27: Consolidated and Separate Financial
Statements
IAS 34: Interim Financial Reporting
IFRIC 13: Customer Loyalty Programmes
IFRIC 19: Extinguishing Financial Liabilities with
Equity Instruments.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Rmillion)

Consolidated Total Land, Plant and Vehicles Capitalised Capital
improvements equipment and other leases work in
and buildings progress
Carrying value at beginning of year 7 710 2 260 3 771 1 400 58 221
Consolidation of subsidiaries 2 2
Additions 719 34 366 273 1 45
Disposals (6) (2) (1) (3)
Depreciation (344) (43) (207) (92) (2)
Transfers 7 36 17 (60)
Currency alignment (416) (140) (174) (90) (5) (7)
Carrying value at end of year 7 665 2 116 3 793 1 505 52 199
Comprising:
31 March 2011
At cost 10 323 2 417 5 638 1 997 72 199
Accumulated depreciation 2 658 301 1 845 492 20
7 665 2 116 3 793 1 505 52 199
31 March 2010
At cost 10 083 2 534 5 425 1 825 78 221
Accumulated depreciation 2 373 274 1 654 425 20
7 710 2 260 3 771 1 400 58 221

Company

Carrying value at beginning of year 2 387 455 1 664 148 1 119
Additions 152 13 101 17 1 20
Disposals (2) (1) (1)
Depreciation (151) (6) (126) (18) (1)
Transfers 7 32 12 (51)
Carrying value at end of year 2 386 468 1 671 158 1 88
Comprising:
31 March 2011
At cost 4 239 560 3 208 380 3 88
Accumulated depreciation 1 853 92 1 537 222 2
2 386 468 1 671 158 1 88
31 March 2010
At cost 4 096 541 3 077 357 2 119
Accumulated depreciation 1 709 86 1 413 209 1
2 387 455 1 664 148 1 119
Plant and machinery of Mozambique and Zimbabwe subsidiaries with a book value of R787 million (2010: R311 million)
are encumbered as security for the secured long-term borrowings and certain short-term borrowings of R291 million
(2010: R232 million).

Land and agricultural improvements, to which Tongaat Hulett has rights in Zimbabwe, have been included in the
consolidation of the Zimbabwe subsidiaries.

The register of land and buildings is available for inspection at the companys registered oce.

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2. GROWING CROPS (Rmillion) Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010

Carrying value at beginning of year 2 041 742 256 130
Consolidation of subsidiaries 342
Gain arising from physical growth and
price changes 611 1 231 58 76
Increase due to increased area under cane 102 141 55 54
Decrease due to reduced area under cane (8) (8) (6) (4)
Currency alignment (138) (407)
Carrying value at end of year 2 608 2 041 363 256

The carrying value comprises:
Roots 1 179 895 221 144
Standing cane 1 429 1 146 142 112
2 608 2 041 363 256
Area under cane (hectares)
South Africa 18 859 13 910 18 859 13 910
Mozambique 24 664 22 609
Swaziland 3 838 3 767
Zimbabwe 28 494 27 753
75 855 68 039 18 859 13 910

In terms of IAS 41 Agriculture sugar cane growing crops are accounted for as biological assets and are measured and
recognised at fair value. Changes in the fair value, replanting and agricultural operating costs incurred are included in
prot and loss.

The fair value of roots is determined on a current amortised cost basis, which is adjusted for cost increases, and the
amortisation takes place over the life of the roots (between approximately 6 and 12 years).

The fair value of standing cane is determined by the growth of the cane, the yield, sucrose content, selling prices
(including specics such as European Union exports), less costs to harvest and transport, over-the-weighbridge costs
and costs into the market.

The statement of nancial position reects the following in respect of growing crops:
2011 2010
South Africa Swaziland Zimbabwe Mozambique Total
Roots
Hectares under cane 18 859 3 838 28 494 24 664 75 855 68 039
Amortised root value
(Rand per hectare) 11 718 12 261 12 993 21 915 15 540 13 148
Standing cane
Hectares for harvest 17 047 3 756 28 229 24 047 73 079 67 419
Standing cane value
(Rand per hectare) 8 356 23 032 22 865 23 057 19 552 17 000
Yield
Tons cane per hectare 54 124 98 85 85 91
Balance Sheet (Rmillion)
Roots 221 47 370 541 1 179 895
Standing cane 142 87 646 554 1 429 1 146
Total 363 134 1 016 1 095 2 608 2 041

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The statement of nancial position reects the following in respect of growing crops: continued

Rmillion
Carrying value at
beginning of year 2 041

Change in fair value * 662

Foreign currency translation (138)

Other 43
Carrying value at end of year 2 608

The IAS 41 fair value change included in prot or loss for the year ended 31 March 2011 is as follows:
Rmillion Rmillion
Roots 332 South Africa 109
Swaziland 7
Standing cane 330 Zimbabwe 283
Mozambique 263

Change in fair value * 662 Change in fair value * 662


* This represents the change in fair value from opening balance sheet date to closing balance sheet date. The agricultural
costs actually incurred in generating this increase in fair value are charged to cost of sales.


3. LONG-TERM RECEIVABLE AND PREPAYMENT (Rmillion) Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010

Long-term receivable
Carrying value at beginning of year - advances to an export partnership 196 196
Settlement - export partnership (196) (196)
Pension fund employer surplus account allocation (refer to note 32) 216 216

216 216
Less current portion of employer surplus account allocation (81) (81)
Carrying value at end of year 135 135

Prepayment
Contribution to the BEE Employee Share Ownership Plan 136 136 132 132
Contribution to the BEE Management Share Ownership Plan 91 91 78 78
227 227 210 210

Less Accumulated amortisation at end of year (114) (72) (106) (67)
At beginning of year (72) (43) (67) (40)
Charge for the year (42) (29) (39) (27)

Less BEE share ownership plan consolidation shares (113) (155)
104 143

Carrying value at end of year 135 239 143

The prepayment relates to awards made in terms of the companys BEE employee share ownership plans, details of which
are set out in note 35.
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4. GOODWILL (Rmillion) Consolidated
2011 2010

Carrying value at beginning of year 240 99
Consolidation of subsidiaries 8 207
Currency exchange rate changes (18) (66)

Carrying value at end of year 230 240

Goodwill is attributable to the Mozambique and Zimbabwe sugar operations and a Botswana and a Namibian subsidiary.
Goodwill is tested annually for impairment. The recoverable amount of goodwill was determined from the value in use
discounted cash ow model. The value in use cash ow projections, which cover a period of twenty years, are based on
the most recent budgets and forecasts approved by management and the extrapolation of cash ows which incorporate
growth rates consistent with the average long term growth trends of the market. As at 31 March 2011, the carrying value of
goodwill was considered not to require impairment.


5. INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Rmillion) Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010

Cost:
At beginning of year 22 17 19 12
Consolidation of subsidiaries 2
Additions 26 7 26 7
Currency alignment (2)
At end of year 50 22 45 19

Accumulated amortisation:
At beginning of year 13 11 11 8
Consolidation of subsidiaries 1
Charge for the year 4 3 3 3
Currency alignment (1)
At end of year 18 13 14 11

Carrying value at end of year 32 9 31 8

The carrying value comprises:
Software and information technology 28 4 27 3
Cane supply agreements 4 5 4 5
32 9 31 8
6. INVESTMENTS (Rmillion)
Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010

Unlisted shares at cost 6 7
Loans 1 3 2
Carrying value of investments (Directors valuation) 7 10 2


A schedule of unlisted investments is available for inspection at the companys registered oce.



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
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7. SUBSIDIARIES AND JOINT VENTURES (Rmillion)
Company
2011 2010
Shares at cost, less amounts written o 4 703 2 733
Indebtedness by 42 1 498
Indebtedness to (828) (535)

3 917 3 696


Consolidated
2011 2010
Tongaat Huletts proportionate share of the assets, liabilities and post-acquisition
reserves of joint ventures, which comprise in the main, Engham Development (33%)
and Tongaat Hulett/IFA Resort Developments (50%) and which are included in the
consolidated nancial statements are set out below.

Property, plant and equipment 7 8
Current assets 345 283
Less: Current liabilities (110) (68)
Interest in joint ventures 242 223


12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March
2011 2010
Tongaat Huletts proportionate share of the trading results of the joint ventures
is as follows:
Revenue 111 21
Prot before tax 54 19
Tax (15) (4)
Net prot after tax 39 15

Tongaat Huletts proportionate share of cash ows of the joint ventures is as follows:
Cash ows from operating activities 40 (4)
Net cash used in investing activities (35) (38)
Movement in net cash resources 5 (42)
8. INVENTORIES (Rmillion) Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010

Raw materials 255 464 209 464
Work in progress 17 14 17 13
Finished goods 178 204 95 120
Consumables 502 402 115 123
Development properties 413 289
1 365 1 373 436 720

Included in raw materials is an amount of R164 million (2010: R360 million) that relates to the constructive obligation
that has been recognised on maize procurement contracts.




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9. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Rmillion) Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010
The fair value of derivative instruments at year end was:

Forward exchange contracts - hedge accounted 3 9 3 9
Forward exchange contracts - not hedge accounted 5 5
Futures contracts - hedge accounted 1 (3) 1 (3)

9 6 9 6


Summarised as:
Derivative assets 11 9 11 9
Derivative liabilities (2) (3) (2) (3)
9 6 9 6

Further details on derivative instruments are set out in note 25.

10. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, cash on deposit and cash advanced, repayable on demand and excludes
bank overdrafts.


11. SHARE CAPITAL (Rmillion) Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010
Authorised:
150 000 000 ordinary shares of R1,00 each 150 150 150 150
30 000 000 A preferred ordinary shares of R1,00 each 30 30 30 30
6 000 000 B1 ordinary shares of R1,00 each 6 6 6 6
10 500 000 B2 ordinary shares of R1,00 each 11 11 11 11
3 200 000 B3 ordinary shares of R1,00 each 3 3 3 3
10 redeemable preference shares of R1,00 each

200 200 200 200

Issued and fully paid:
105 014 181 (31 March 2010 - 103 677 229) ordinary shares of R1,00 each 105 104 105 104
25 104 976 A preferred ordinary shares of R1,00 each 25 25 25 25
5 422 829 B1 ordinary shares of R1,00 each 6 6 6 6
3 296 657 B2 ordinary shares of R1,00 each 3 3 3 3
1 021 422 B3 ordinary shares of R1,00 each 1 1 1 1
140 139 140 139


Under control of the directors:
- for the purposes of the employee share option schemes 9 932 528 shares (2010: 9 595 431 shares).
- in terms of a shareholders resolution 5 240 588 shares (2010: 5 162 349 shares).

Details of the employee share incentive schemes are set out in note 34. Following the unbundling of Hulamin in 2007,
the options granted to employees in terms of the original employee share option schemes which had not been exercised
at the unbundling date were converted into two components, a Tongaat Hulett Limited component and a Hulamin
Limited component, as described in note 34. At 31 March 2011 employees have an option to subscribe for 468 294 shares
at an average price of R33,42 per share (2010: 667 500 shares at an average price of R32,85 per share) in respect of the
Tongaat Hulett component and the equivalent of approximately 100 000 shares in respect of the Hulamin component
(2010: 105 000 shares).

The original share option schemes were replaced in 2005 with a new share incentive scheme comprising the Share
Appreciation Right Scheme 2005, the Long Term Incentive Plan 2005 and the Deferred Bonus Plan 2005.








NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
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12. BEE HELD CONSOLIDATION SHARES (Rmillion) Consolidated
2011 2010

25 104 976 A preferred ordinary shares of R1,00 each 839 839
5 422 829 B1 ordinary shares of R1,00 each 136 136
3 296 657 B2 ordinary shares of R1,00 each 46 46
1 021 422 B3 ordinary shares of R1,00 each 45 45
1 066 1 066

Less amount attributable to A preferred ordinary shareholders (84) (59)
Less amortisation of IFRS 2 charge on shares relating
to the employee share ownership plans (refer to notes 3 and 35) (114) (72)

868 935


13. DEFERRED TAX (Rmillion) Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010

Balance at beginning of year 1 272 582 341 469

Currency alignment (65) (214)
Consolidation of subsidiaries (1) 1 038

Accounted for in equity (1) 6 (1) 6

Current year Income Statement charge/(relief) on:
Earnings before capital prots 161 (16) 108 (134)
Rate change adjustment (154)
Prior years (relief)/charge (1) 30 (1)

Balance at end of year 1 365 1 272 447 341

Comprising temporary dierences relative to :

Property, plant and equipment 1 161 1 220 459 428
Growing crops 545 336 102 72
Dened benet pension fund asset 82 82
Long term receivable 38 38
Current assets 144 114 31 40
Current liabilities (89) (34) (31) (25)
Tax losses (250) (108) (95) (65)
Other (266) (256) (139) (109)

1 365 1 272 447 341



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14. BORROWINGS (Rmillion) Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010
Long-term 1 345 1 103 977 1 066
Short-term and bank overdraft 2 930 2 077 2 437 1 768
4 275 3 180 3 414 2 834
Long-term borrowings comprise:
Eective
interest
rate (%)
Secured:
SA Rand
Repayable 2020/2021 8,60 367
Repayable 2011/2012 6,25 6 17
Finance leases (refer to note 29) 7,50 2 1 2 1

Foreign
Repayable 2011/2016 21,50 11 17
Finance leases (refer to note 29) 4,30 11 13

397 48 2 1

Unsecured:
SA Rand 3 month
Long-term portion repayable 2011/2015 JIBAR + 1,35 1 065 1 155 1 065 1 155

Foreign
Repayable 2011/2012 nil 3 5
Indenite nil 5
1 073 1 160 1 065 1 155

Long-term borrowings 1 470 1 208 1 067 1 156
Less: current portion included in short-term borrowings 125 105 90 90

1 345 1 103 977 1 066

Plant and machinery of Mozambique and Zimbabwe subsidiaries with a book value of R787 million (2010: R311 million)
are encumbered as security for the secured long-term borrowings and certain short-term borrowings of R291 million
(2010: R232 million).

Short-term borrowings comprise call loans and bank overdrafts with various South African nancial institutions
at interest rates linked to the prime overdraft rate as well as short-term borrowings in Mozambique equivalent to
R315 million (2010: R226 million) and in Zimbabwe equivalent to R196 million (2010: R62 million).

Summary of future loan repayments by nancial year:

Year 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 Thereafter
Rmillion 135 129 834 39 37 171

In terms of the companys articles of association the borrowing powers of Tongaat Hulett are limited to R8 460 million.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
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15. NON-RECOURSE EQUITY-SETTLED BEE BORROWINGS (Rmillion)
Consolidated
2011 2010
The non-recourse equity-settled BEE borrowings comprise:

Eective
interest
rate (%)
4 122 000 Class A redeemable
preference shares 8,486 nacs 229 287
4 122 000 Class B redeemable
preference shares 10,873 nacs 515 482

Accrued dividends 18 18
762 787
Less: BEE cash resources (1)

761 787
These borrowings relate to Tongaat Huletts black economic empowerment partners, yoMoba SPV (Pty) Limited and
TH Infrastructure SPV (Pty) Limited, which have been fully consolidated in terms of IFRS. yoMoba SPV (Pty) Limited owns
11 157 767 A preferred ordinary shares and TH Infrastructure SPV (Pty) Limited owns 13 947 209 A preferred ordinary shares
in Tongaat Hulett.

The preference shares are redeemable by no later than 30 June 2014 and have a xed coupon payable semi-annually on
2 January and 1 July each year. The total debt due will be settled by the SPVs utilising preferred ordinary dividends received
from Tongaat Hulett and by the shares that they hold in Tongaat Hulett and will have no further impact on the cash
ows of Tongaat Hulett. These SPVs will continue to be consolidated while Tongaat Hulett carries a residual risk in these
entities.

16. PROVISIONS (Rmillion) Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010

Post-retirement medical aid obligations 323 304 254 236
Retirement gratuity obligations 97 145 68 61
Other 90 97
510 546 322 297

Further details on provisions are set out in note 32.

17. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES (Rmillion) Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010
Accounts payable 1 765 1 750 933 1 033
Maize obligation - interest bearing 173 381 173 381

1 938 2 131 1 106 1 414

The directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other payables approximates their fair value.



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18. OPERATING PROFIT (Rmillion) Consolidated Company
12 months to 15 months to 12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March 31 March 31 March
2011 2010 2011 2010

Revenue 9 681 11 136 6 250 8 155
Cost of sales (7 791) (9 629) (5 394) (6 986)
Administration and overhead expenses (1 249) (947) (485) (533)
Marketing and selling expenses (235) (332) (162) (189)
Other income (including growing crops fair value change )* 932 1 463 411 341
Prot from operations 1 338 1 691 620 788
Bulk sales / capital prot on land (refer to note 19) 23 52 5 47
Capital prot on other items (refer to note 19) 4 13 2 13
BEE IFRS 2 charge and transaction costs (46) (35) (43) (33)
Valuation adjustments:
Dened benet pension fund asset recognition 288 288
Zimbabwe consolidation take-on gain 1 969
Other (1) (3)

Operating prot after corporate transactions 1 606 3 687 872 815

Disclosable items included in operating prot:

Dividends received from subsidiaries 105 137
Prot on disposal of plant and equipment 1 6 1 2
Amortisation of intangible assets 4 3 3 3
Depreciation charged:
Buildings 43 115 6 7
Plant and equipment 207 265 126 196
Vehicles and other 94 141 19 27
Growing crops : change in fair value * 662 1 288 109 128
Management fees paid to subsidiaries 1 1
Management fees paid to third parties 4 4
Technical fees paid 10 11 10 11
Operating lease charges (property, plant and vehicles) 25 27 19 23
Share-based payments:
IFRS 2 charge on share options, SARS, LTIP and DBP 42 39 30 26
BEE IFRS 2 charge 42 29 39 27
Auditors remuneration:
Fees 10 12 5 6
Other services 2 2 1 1
Net (losses)/gains on:
Fair value hedges, losses on the hedged item (5) (15) (5) (15)
Fair value hedges, gains on the hedging instrument 5 15 5 15
Valuation adjustments on nancial instruments and other items:
Translation of foreign currency:
- foreign cash holdings (1) (5)
- other (3) (44)
Other nancial instruments (7) 5 (2) 2

* This represents the change in fair value from opening balance sheet date to closing balance sheet date. The agricultural
costs actually incurred in generating this increase in fair value are charged to cost of sales.





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19. CAPITAL PROFITS (Rmillion) Consolidated Company
12 months to 15 months to 12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March 31 March 31 March
2011 2010 2011 2010

Comprises:
Surplus on sale of land 23 52 5 47
Other surpluses 4 13 2 13
Capital prots before tax 27 65 7 60

Tax

Capital prots after tax 27 65 7 60

20. NET FINANCING (COSTS)/INCOME (Rmillion) Consolidated Company
12 months to 15 months to 12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March 31 March 31 March
2011 2010 2011 2010

Net nancing costs comprise:
Interest paid - external (491) (577) (328) (419)
Interest capitalised 7 88
Interest paid - subsidiaries (41) (59)
Financing costs (484) (489) (369) (478)

Interest received - external 12 37 3 15
Interest received - subsidiaries 5 89
Finance income 12 37 8 104

Net nancing costs (472) (452) (361) (374)


21. TAX (Rmillion) Consolidated Company
12 months to 15 months to 12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March 31 March 31 March
2011 2010 2011 2010

Earnings before capital prots:
Current 93 331 196
Deferred 161 (16) 108 (134)
Rate change adjustment (deferred) (154)
Secondary tax on companies 29 39 29 39
Prior years (22) 8 12

Tax for the year 261 208 137 113

Foreign tax included above 68 36

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21. TAX (Rmillion) (continued) Consolidated Company
12 months to 15 months to 12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March 31 March 31 March
2011 2010 2011 2010
Tax charge at normal rate of South African tax 317 906 143 124
Adjusted for:
Non-taxable income (15) (19) (37) (64)
Zimbabwe consolidation take-on gain (551)
Assessed losses of foreign subsidiaries (48) (20)
Non-allowable expenditure 29 27 2 2
Foreign tax rate variations (29) (28)
Rate change adjustment (deferred) (154)
Secondary tax on companies 29 39 29 39
Prior years (22) 8 12

Tax charge 261 208 137 113
Normal rate of South African tax 28,0% 28,0% 28,0% 28,0%
Adjusted for:
Non-taxable income (1,3) (0,6) (7,2) (14,5)
Zimbabwe consolidation take-on gain (17,0)
Assessed losses of foreign subsidiaries (4,3) (0,6)
Non-allowable expenditure 2,5 0,8 0,4 0,5
Foreign tax rate variations (2,5) (0,9)
Rate change adjustment (deferred) (4,8)
Secondary tax on companies 2,5 1,2 5,7 8,8
Prior years (1,9) 0,3 2,7

Eective rate of tax 23,0% 6,4% 26,9% 25,5%

Normal tax losses of R610 million (2010: R537 million) have been utilised to reduce deferred tax. No deferred tax asset has
been raised in respect of the tax losses of foreign subsidiaries that may not be utilised in the short term or may expire in
terms of applicable tax legislation.


22. HEADLINE EARNINGS (Rmillion) Consolidated
12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March
2011 2010

Prot attributable to shareholders 833 2 898
Less Zimbabwe consolidation take-on gain (1 969)
Less after tax eect of surplus on sale of property: (27) (71)
Capital prot on sale of land (23) (52)
Capital prot on other items (4) (13)
Fixed assets and other disposals (1) (8)
(28) (73)
Tax charge on prot on other items 2
Tax charge on prot on disposal of other xed assets 1

Headline earnings 806 858

Headline earnings per share (cents)
Basic 760,5 826,5
Diluted 739,6 810,0



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
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23. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share are calculated using the weighted average number of relevant ordinary shares and qualifying preferred
ordinary shares in issue during the year. In the case of basic earnings per share the weighted average number of shares in
issue during the year was 105 986 145 ( 15 month period to 31 March 2010: 103 810 807). In respect of diluted earnings per
share the weighted average number of shares is 108 983 882 (15 month period to 31 March 2010: 105 922 176).

24. DIVIDENDS (Rmillion) Consolidated Company
12 months to 15 months to 12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March 31 March 31 March
2011 2010 2011 2010

Ordinary share capital
Final for previous year, paid 22 July 2010: 175 cents*
(2010: 150 cents) 69 155 69 155
Interim for current year, paid 20 January 2011:
110 cents (2010: 100 cents) 115 103 115 103

B ordinary share capital
Final for previous year, paid 22 July 2010: 175 cents
(2010: 150 cents) 17 15 17 15
Interim for current year, paid 20 January 2011:
110 cents (2010: 100 cents) 11 10 11 10

A preferred ordinary share capital
Interim for current year, paid 30 June 2010:
203 cents (30 June 2009: 203 cents) 51 51 51 51
Final for current year, paid 31 December 2010:
203 cents (31 December 2009: 203 cents) 51 51 51 51
Accrued for three months to 31 March 2011:
203 cents (31 March 2010: 203 cents) 25 25 25 25
339 410 339 410

Less dividends relating to BEE treasury shares (148) (146) (21) (19)

191 264 318 391

The nal ordinary dividend for the year ended 31 March 2011 of 140 cents per share declared on 26 May 2011 and payable
on 21 July 2011 has not been accrued.
* A scrip distribution with a cash alternative was oered for this dividend declaration.

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25. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (Rmillion)

Financial instruments consist primarily of cash deposits with banks, unlisted investments, derivatives, accounts receivable
and payable, and loans to and from associates and others. Financial instruments are carried at fair value or amounts that
approximate fair value.

Categories of nancial instruments Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010
Financial assets
Derivative instruments in designated hedge accounting relationships 11 9 11 9
Unlisted shares at cost 7 10 2
Loans and receivables at amortised cost 1 947 1 976 820 792

1 965 1 995 831 803

Financial liabilities
Derivative instruments in designated hedge accounting relationships 2 3 2 3
Financial liabilities at amortised cost 6 120 5 229 4 456 4 193
Non-recourse equity-settled BEE borrowings 761 787

6 883 6 019 4 458 4 196


Risk management is recognised as being dynamic, evolving and integrated into the core of running the business. The
approach to risk management in Tongaat Hulett includes being able to identify and describe / analyse risks at all levels
throughout the organisation, with mitigating actions being implemented at the appropriate point of activity. The very
signicant, high impact risk areas and the related mitigating action plans are monitored at a Tongaat Hulett risk committee
level. Risks and mitigating actions are given relevant visibility at various appropriate forums throughout the organisation.

In the normal course of its operations, Tongaat Hulett is inter alia exposed to capital, credit, foreign currency, interest,
liquidity and commodity price risks. In order to manage these risks, Tongaat Hulett may enter into transactions, which make
use of derivatives. They include forward exchange contracts (FECs) and options, interest rate swaps and commodity futures
and options. Separate committees are used to manage risks and hedging activities. Tongaat Hulett does not speculate in
or engage in the trading of derivative instruments. Since derivative instruments are utilised for risk management, market
risk relating to derivative instruments will be oset by changes in the valuation of the underlying assets, liabilities or
transactions being hedged. The overall risk strategy remains unchanged from previous years.

Capital risk management
Tongaat Huletts overall strategy around capital structure remains unchanged from previous years and is continually
reviewed in budgeting and business planning processes. Tongaat Hulett manages its capital to ensure that its operations
are able to continue as a going concern while maximising the return to stakeholders through an appropriate debt and
equity balance. The capital structure of Tongaat Hulett consists of debt, which includes borrowings, cash and cash
equivalents and equity.

Credit risk
Financial instruments do not represent a concentration of credit risk because Tongaat Hulett deals with a variety of major
banks, and its accounts receivable and loans are spread among a number of major industries, customers and geographic
areas. The credit risk on liquid funds and derivative nancial instruments is limited because the counterparties are banks
with high credit ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies. In addition, appropriate credit committees review
signicant credit transactions before consummation. Where considered appropriate, use is made of credit guarantee
insurance. A suitable provision is made for doubtful debts. Financial guarantee contracts are accounted for as insurance
arrangements.

Market Risk Sensitivity
Where appropriate, market risk sensitivity has been provided on nancial instruments held by Tongaat Hulett. On those
instruments where cover is specically taken out to eectively hedge a position, such as FECs and maize futures contracts,
sensitivity analyses are not provided in respect of these hedge instruments as there is no prot or loss exposure.




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Past due trade receivables
Included in trade receivables are debtors which are past the expected collection date (past due) at the reporting date and no
provision has been made as there has not been a signicant change in credit quality and the amounts are still considered
recoverable. No collateral is held over these balances. A summarised age analysis of past due debtors is set out below.

Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010

Less than 1 month 32 23 21 17
Between 1 to 2 months 16 26 6 16
Between 2 to 3 months 5 9 3 4
Greater than 3 months 320 416 2 1

Total past due 373 474 32 38

Provision for doubtful debts
Set out below is a summary of the movement in the provision
for doubtful debts for the year:
Balance at beginning of year 18 11 7 5
Consolidation of subsidiaries 1
Currency alignment (1) (1)
Amounts written o during the year (1)
Increase/(decrease) in allowance recognised in prot or loss 8 (1) 2

Balance at end of year 17 18 6 7

Foreign currency risk
In the normal course of business, Tongaat Hulett enters into transactions denominated in foreign currencies. As a result,
Tongaat Hulett is subject to transaction and translation exposure from uctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. A
variety of instruments are used to minimise foreign currency exchange rate risk in terms of its risk management policy.
In principle it is the policy to cover foreign currency exposure in respect of liabilities and purchase commitments and an
appropriate portion of foreign currency exposure on receivables. There were no speculative positions in foreign currencies
at year end. All foreign exchange contracts are supported by underlying transactions. Tongaat Hulett is not reliant on
imported raw materials to any signicant extent. The fair value of the forward exchange contracts were establised by
reference to quoted prices and are categorised as Level 1 under the fair value hierarchy.

Forward exchange contracts that constitute designated hedges of currency risk at year end are summarised as follows:
Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010
Average Commitment Fair value Fair value Average Commitment Fair value Fair value
contract of FEC of FEC contract of FEC of FEC
rate (Rmillion) (Rmillion) (Rmillion) rate (Rmillion) (Rmillion) (Rmillion)
Imports
US dollar 7,42 9 (1) 7,42 9 (1)
UK pound 11,45 1 11,45 1
Euro 9,77 1 9,77 1
11 (1) 11 (1)

Exports
US dollar 7,14 173 4 8 7,14 173 4 8
Australian dollar 1 1
173 4 9 173 4 9
Net total 162 3 9 162 3 9

The hedges in respect of imports and exports are expected to mature within approximately one year.

The fair value is the estimated amount that would be paid or received to terminate the forward exchange contracts in arms
length transactions at the balance sheet date.





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25. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (Rmillion) continued
Forward exchange contracts that do not constitute designated hedges of currency risk at year end are summarised as
follows:
Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010
Average Commitment Fair value Fair value Average Commitment Fair value Fair value
contract of FEC of FEC contract of FEC of FEC
rate (Rmillion) (Rmillion) (Rmillion) rate (Rmillion) (Rmillion) (Rmillion)
Imports
US dollar 7,05 5 7,05 5
UK pound 11,33 1 11,33 1
Euro 9,67 59 9,67 59
65 65
Exports
US dollar 7,93 35 5 7,93 35 5
Net total 30 5 30 5
Although not designated as a hedge for accounting purposes, these forward exchange contracts represent cover of existing
foreign currency exposure.
Tongaat Hulett has the following uncovered foreign receivables:
Consolidated Company
Foreign Foreign
amount 2011 2010 amount 2011 2010
(million) (Rmillion) (Rmillion) (million) (Rmillion) (Rmillion)
US dollar 3 22 16 3 20 14
Australian dollar 5 36 18 5 36 18
New Zealand dollar 1
58 35 56 32
The impact of a 10% strengthening or weakening of the Rand on the uncovered Australian dollar receivable will have a
R4 million (2010: R2 million) impact on prot before tax and a R3 million (2010: R1 million) impact on equity. The
impact of a 10% strengthening or weakening of the Rand on the uncovered US dollar receivable will have a R2 million
(2010: R2 million) impact on prot before tax and a R1 million (2010: R1 million) impact on equity.

Commodity price risk
Commodity price risk arises from the risk of an adverse eect on current or future earnings resulting from uctuations in
the prices of commodities. To hedge prices for Tongaat Huletts substantial commodity requirements, commodity futures
and options are used, including xed and spot-dened forward sales contracts and call and put options.

Tongaat Hulett Starch has secured its maize requirements for the current maize season to 31 May 2011 and a signicant
portion of its requirements for the year ending 31 May 2012 by using a combination of unpriced procurement contracts and
purchases and sales of maize futures.

The fair value of the commodity futures contracts, which are set out below, were establised by reference to quoted prices
and are categorised as Level 1 under the fair value hierarchy.

Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010
Tons Contract Fair Fair Tons Contract Fair Fair
value value value value value value
(Rmillion) (Rmillion) (Rmillion) (Rmillion) (Rmillion) (Rmillion)
Futures -
hedge accounted:
Maize futures
sold 2 (3) 2 (3)
Maize futures
purchased 3 200 5 (1) 3 200 5 (1)


1 (3) 1 (3)

Period when cash ow expected
to occur 2011/12 2010/11 2011/12 2010/11
When expected to aect prot 2011/12 2010/11 2011/12 2010/11
Amount recognised in equity during
the year 3 5 3 5
Amount transferred from equity and
recognised in prot or loss 6 10 6 10



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Interest rate risk
Tongaat Hulett is exposed to interest rate risk on its xed rate loan liabilities and accounts receivable and payable, which
can impact on the fair value of these instruments. Tongaat Hulett is also exposed to interest rate cash ow risk in respect
of its variable rate loans and short-term cash investments, which can impact on the cash ows of these instruments.
The exposure to interest rate risk is managed through the cash management system, which enables Tongaat Hulett to
maximise returns while minimising risks. The impact of a 50 basis point move in interest rates will have a R22 million
(2010: R18 million) eect on prot before tax and a R16 million (2010: R13 million) impact on equity.

Liquidity risk
Tongaat Hulett manages its liquidity risk by monitoring forecast cash ows on a weekly basis. There are unutilised
established banking facilities in excess of R1,5 billion (2010: in excess of R1 billion). Tongaat Hulett continues to meet the
covenants associated with its long-term unsecured South African debt facility.

Borrowings inclusive of interest projected at current interest rates:
Weighted average Due Interest
Consolidated eective interest rate (%) within 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 5 years After 5 years adjustment Total

2011
Bank loans 7,3 2 492 208 1 017 (455) 3 262
Foreign loans 9,8 645 43 127 219 (62) 972
Other borrowings 8,5 197 (8) 189
Financial lease liability 4,8 8 5 1 (1) 13
Other non-interest
bearing liabilities 1 677 1 5 1 683
Net settled derivatives 2 2
Total for Tongaat Hulett 5 021 257 1 145 224 (526) 6 121

Non-recourse equity-
settled BEE borrowings 84 80 746 (149) 761
Total including SPV debt 5 105 337 1 891 224 (675) 6 882
2010
Bank loans 8,2 1 909 228 1 225 (521) 2 841
Foreign loans 10,2 315 6 14 4 (33) 306
Other borrowings 8,6 413 (17) 396
Financial lease liability 8,9 1 9 6 (2) 14
Other non-interest
bearing liabilities 1 671 2 1 673
Net settled derivatives 3 3
Total for Tongaat Hulett 4 312 245 1 245 4 (573) 5 233

Non-recourse equity-
settled BEE borrowings 93 81 760 (147) 787
Total including SPV debt 4 405 326 2 005 4 (720) 6 020



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26. PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES AND JOINT VENTURES (Rmillion)

Interest of Holding Company
Equity Indebtedness
2011 2010 2011 2010

Tongaat Hulett Starch (Pty) Limited 15 15 27 25

Tongaat Hulett Developments (Pty) Limited (434) (440)
Tongaat Hulett Estates (Pty) Limited

Tongaat Hulett Sugar Limited 4 634 2 664 (317) 1 437
Tambankulu Estates Limited (Swaziland)
Tongaat Hulett Acucareira de Mocambique, SA (Mozambique) (85%)
Tongaat Hulett Acucareira de Xinavane, SA (Mozambique) (88%)
Tongaat Hulett Acucar Limitada (Mozambique)
Triangle Sugar Corporation Limited (Zimbabwe)
Hippo Valley Estates Limited (Zimbabwe) (50,3%)

The Tongaat Group Limited 54 54 (62) (59)
4 703 2 733 (786) 963
Except where otherwise indicated, eective participation is 100 percent.
A full list of all subsidiaries and joint ventures is available from the company secretary on request.


27. SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED (Rmillion)

2011 2010

The company acquired a further 33,3% interest, eective
1 April 2010, in Sugarmark Namibia (Pty) Limited which has a
51% held subsidiary Consolidated Sugar Industries (Namibia)
(Pty) Limited. Details of these Namibian subsidiaries
consolidated and their cash ow eects are summarised
below. The prior year relates to the consolidation of the
Zimbabwe subsidiaries.
Property, plant equipment and investments 3 3 555
Growing crops 342
Inventories 39 255
Trade and other receivables 22 101
Cash 69
Trade and other payables (47) (182)
Provisions (289)
Deferred tax 1 (1 038)
Borrowings (18) (33)
Minority interest (1) (755)
Net assets consolidated (1) 2 025
Goodwill arising on consolidation 8 207

7 2 232
Zimbabwe consolidation take-on gain (1 969)

Investment in subsidiaries 7 263







NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
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28. GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Rmillion)
Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010
Guarantees in respect of obligations of Tongaat Hulett
and third parties 23 134 2 2
Contingent liabilities 12 14 12 14
35 148 14 16

29. LEASES (Rmillion)
Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010

Amounts payable under nance leases
Minimum lease payments due:
Not later than one year 8 3 1 1
Later than one year and not later than ve years 6 9 1 1
Later than ve years 6
14 18 2 2
Less: future nance charges (1) (4) (1)
Present value of lease obligations 13 14 2 1

Payable:
Not later than one year 7 1 1
Later than one year and not later than ve years 6 7 1 1
Later than ve years 6
13 14 2 1

Operating lease commitments, amounts due:
Not later than one year 18 14 16 13
Later than one year and not later than ve years 24 17 10 16

42 31 26 29
In respect of:
Property 28 18 15 16
Plant and machinery 8 11 8 11
Other 6 2 3 2
42 31 26 29

30. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS (Rmillion)
Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010
Contracted 134 234 33 43
Approved but not contracted 51 118 37 28

185 352 70 71

Funds to meet future capital expenditure will be provided from retained net cash ows and debt nancing.




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31. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Rmillion)
During the period Tongaat Hulett, in the ordinary course of business, entered into various related party sales, purchases
and investment transactions. These transactions occurred under terms that are no less favourable than those arranged
with third parties. Intra-group transactions are eliminated on consolidation.
Consolidated Company
12 months to 15 months to 12 months to 15 months to
31 March 2011 31 March 2010 31 March 2011 31 March 2010
Goods and services:
Transacted between operating entities within the company 3 7
Between the company and its subsidiaries 519 326
Transacted between subsidiaries within Tongaat Hulett 322 335
Sales to external related parties 2
Tongaat-Hulett Pension Fund contribution cost 56 65 49 57

Administration fees and other income:
Transacted between operating entities within the company 9 16
Between the company and its subsidiaries 40 45
Transacted between subsidiaries within Tongaat Hulett 129 132
Transacted with/between joint ventures within Tongaat Hulett 1 7
Paid to external related parties 4 4

Interest paid:
Transacted between operating entities within the company 21 39
Between the company and its subsidiaries 9 12
Transacted with/between joint ventures within Tongaat Hulett 2 6

Interest received:
Transacted between operating entities within the company 379 496
Between the company and its subsidiaries 5 90
Transacted between subsidiaries within Tongaat Hulett 99 48
Transacted with/between joint ventures within Tongaat Hulett 1 3

Sales of xed assets:
Between the company and its subsidiaries 3

Loan balances:
Transacted between operating entities within the company 4 489 4 305
Between the company and its subsidiaries 786 962
Pension Fund Loan - Employer Surplus Account 97 89 97 89
Dividends received:
Between the company and its subsidiaries 105 137
Transacted between subsidiaries within Tongaat Hulett 100 130

Other related party information:
Total dividends paid to the holding company and other shareholders - refer to note 24
Directors - refer to notes 33 and 34
Tongaat Hulett Developments is a guarantor on Tongaat Hulett Limiteds South African long-term unsecured loan facility.






NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
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32. RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Pension and Provident Fund Schemes
Tongaat Hulett contributes towards retirement benets for substantially all permanent employees who, depending on
preference or local legislation, are required to be a member of either a Tongaat Hulett implemented scheme or of various
designated industry or state schemes. The Tongaat Hulett schemes are governed by the relevant retirement fund legislation.
Their assets consist primarily of listed shares, xed income securities, property investments and money market instruments
and are held separately from those of Tongaat Hulett. The scheme assets are administered by Boards of trustees, each of
which includes elected employee representatives.
Dened Benet Pension Scheme
There is one dened benet scheme in South Africa for employees that previously covered The Tongaat-Hulett Group Limited
and in 2010/11 covered Tongaat Hulett and Hulamin. This scheme is actuarially valued at intervals of not more than three years
using the projected unit credit method. The actuarial valuation of The Tongaat-Hulett Pension Fund as at 31December2009
revealed an actuarial surplus, a portion of which was allocated to the employer surplus account in the Fund with the balance
remaining in the Fund. The allocation to the employer surplus account, which was approved by the trustees in August 2010,
was split between the participating employers, Tongaat Hulett and Hulamin, as in the past, proportionate to their share of
the liabilities in the Fund at the valuation date. Consequently an amount of R129 million (2010: R79 million) was recognised
in the results to 31 March 2011, net of the employer contribution holiday for the period. The employer surplus account is
being utilised for a contribution holiday and, within the regulatory framework, there is a loan from the pension fund to the
company in respect of the employer surplus account.
An actuarial valuation of liabilities, based on the existing benets, carried out as at 31 March 2011 in accordance with
IAS 19 Employee Benets, showed the present value of the obligations to be adequately covered by the fair value of the
scheme assets.
Following the unbundling of Hulamin from The Tongaat-Hulett Group in 2007, The Tongaat-Hulett Group Pension Fund was
required to be split between the employers and the manner in which the funds proceed following the unbundling also needed
clarity, as reported previously. In December 2010 approval was granted by the trustees for the lings with the Financial Services
Board (FSB) on the detail and basis of the splitting of the old fund into two new funds - one for Tongaat Hulett and one for
Hulamin. The split of the fund between Tongaat Hulett and Hulamin is now clear and the nancial position of the Tongaat
Hulett portion of the fund is also determinable.
Following this clarity on the fund, the IFRS standard IAS 19 requires that, in these circumstances, the employer recognise
on its balance sheet the relevant dened benet pension fund asset relating to a portion of the accounting surplus, with
a corresponding increase in earnings at the time of recognition. The detail of the accounting standards on this matter
are contained in IAS 19, IFRIC 14 and AC 504. Where an asset is to be recognised, IAS 19 limits the amount that should be
recognised. IFRIC 14, updated in January 2010, provides guidance on this matter. AC 504, issued in October 2010, provides
guidance on the application of IFRIC 14.
The application of these standards conrm the recognition of the amounts previously allocated to the Tongaat Hulett
Employer Surplus Account in the Fund and recognised in Tongaat Huletts nancial statements.
A further accounting recognition was required for the year ended 31 March 2011. IFRIC 14 and AC 504 specify the criteria to
be used in determining the amount to be recognised which represents the dierence between the estimated future IAS 19
service cost / contribution rate and the actual actuarially determined contribution rate over a relevant period. The period
for this valuation was 12 years. An amount of R288 million has been recognised in prot in respect of this dened benet
pension fund asset, being a gross asset amount of R294 million less R6 million as a provision in respect of amounts payable
to third parties in due course. If the valuation period used were to vary by 3 years, then the value of the asset would change by
approximately R30 million, either way.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
32. RETIREMENT BENEFITS continued 31 March 2011
Rmillion
Details of the IAS 19 valuation of the Fund from 1 January 2011 to 31 March 2011 are as follows:

Fair value of fund assets
Balance at 1 January 2011 4 632
Expected return on scheme assets 101
Benets paid (42)
Actuarial loss (29)

Balance at end of year 4 662

Present value of dened benet obligation
Balance at 1 January 2011 3 480
Current service cost 23
Interest cost 76
Benets paid (42)
Actuarial loss (18)

Balance at end of year 3 519

Fund assets less member liabilities 1 143
Employer surplus account (216)
927
Dened benet pension fund asset (296)

Asset restriction 631

Amounts recognised in the companys statement of nancial position:
Non-current assets:
Dened benet pension fund asset 296
Unrecognised actuarial gains (2)
294

Employer surplus account 216
Less current portion included in accounts receivable (81)
135

Current assets:
Employer surplus account 81

Total amount recognised in the companys statement of nancial position 510

The net asset is reconciled as follows:
Employer surplus account 225
Initial recognition at take-on date 294
Net expense recognised in the income statement (7)
Prepayment recognised 512
Unrecognised actuarial gains (2)
Net asset at end of year 510

Amounts recognised in the income statement for the 3 months ended 31 March 2011:
Service costs 23
Interest costs 76
Expected return on scheme assets (101)
Net actuarial losses recognised 9
7
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Dened Benet Pension Scheme continued
31 March 2011
Asset information Rmillion

Equities 2 844
Fixed interest bonds 793
Property 93
Cash and other 932

4 662

Included in the assets of the scheme are ordinary shares
held in Tongaat Hulett Limited, stated at fair value 142

Actual return on scheme assets 72

The principal actuarial assumptions (with December 2010 comparatives) are:
Discount rate 9,10% (8,75%)
Salary cost and pension increase 6,25% (5,88%)
Expected rate of return on assets 9,10% (8,75%)

Experience gains and (losses) on:
Plan liabilities: 28
Percentage of the present value of the plan liabilities 0,8%

Plan assets: (29)
Percentage of plan assets (0,6%)

Estimated contributions payable in the next nancial year
With the benet of the contribution holiday, there will be no cash contributions payable in the next nancial year. This
benet amounts to R55 million for the next nancial year.

Basis used to determine the rate of return on assets
The expected rate of return on assets has been calculated using the discount rate at the beginning of the period, which
corresponds to that used in the previous valuation. This is a reasonably conservative approach, adopted on the basis that
the additional returns anticipated on certain other asset classes in which the Fund is invested (e.g. equities) can only be
achieved with increased risk.

Dened Contribution Pension and Provident Schemes
The latest audited nancial statements of the dened contribution schemes, including the scheme in Swaziland, reect a
satisfactory state of aairs.Contributions of R28 million were expensed during the period (2010: R27 million).

Zimbabwe Pension Funds
The post-retirement benet provisions for the Zimbabwe operations at 31 March 2011 amount to R185 million
(March2010:R245million), including the post-retirement medical aid and the retirement gratuity provisions.









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Post-Retirement Medical Aid Benets
In the South African operations, the obligation to pay medical aid contributions after retirement is no longer part of the
conditions of employment for employees engaged after 30 June 1996. A number of pensioners and current employees,
however, remain entitled to this benet. The entitlement to this benet for current employees is dependent upon the
employee remaining in service until retirement and completing a minimum service period of ten years. In Mozambique,
Acucareira de Xinavane subsidises the medical contributions in respect of its pensioners. Included in the consolidated
amounts for the current year are the post-retirement medical benets for the Zimbabwe employees.

The unfunded liability for post-retirement medical aid benets is determined actuarially each year and comprises:
Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010
Rmillion Rmillion Rmillion Rmillion

Amounts recognised in the balance sheet:
Present value of unfunded obligations 361 346 314 289
Unrecognised actuarial losses (38) (42) (60) (53)

Net liability in balance sheet 323 304 254 236
The liability is reconciled as follows:
Net liability at beginning of year 304 223 236 223
Subsidiaries consolidated 77
Currency alignment (6) (17)
Net expense recognised in income statement 47 46 38 36
Contributions (22) (25) (20) (23)
Net liability at end of year 323 304 254 236

Amounts recognised in the income statement:
Service costs 6 6 3 3
Interest costs 34 33 25 25
Net actuarial losses recognised 7 7 10 8

47 46 38 36

The principal actuarial assumptions applied are:
Discount rate
South Africa 9,10% 9,00% 9,10% 9,00%
Mozambique 9,25% 11,00%
Zimbabwe 15,00% 15,00%

Health care cost ination rate
South Africa 7,00% 6,50% 7,00% 6,50%
Mozambique 6,25% 8,00%
Zimbabwe 13,50% 13,50%

Sensitivity of healthcare cost trend rates:
1% increase in trend rate - eect on the aggregate of the
service and interest costs 1 2 1 1
1% increase in trend rate - eect on the obligation 43 41 36 33
1% decrease in trend rate - eect on the aggregate of the
service and interest costs 1 1
1% decrease in trend rate - eect on the obligation 35 34 30 27

Estimated contributions payable in the next nancial year 24 22 22 20

Experience gains / (losses):
On plan liabilities 4 3 (5) (9)
Percentage of the present value of the plan liabilities 1,1% 0,9% (1,6%) (3,1%)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
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Retirement Gratuities
Tongaat Hulett has in the past made payments, on retirement, to eligible employees who have remained in service until
retirement, and have completed a minimum service period of ten years. The benet is applicable to employees in the South
African and Zimbabwean operations. The unfunded liability for retirement gratuities which is determined actuarially each
year comprises:
Consolidated Company
2011 2010 2011 2010
Rmillion Rmillion Rmillion Rmillion

Amounts recognised in the balance sheet:
Present value of unfunded obligations 107 155 80 71
Unrecognised actuarial losses (10) (10) (12) (10)
Net liability in balance sheet 97 145 68 61

The liability is reconciled as follows:
Net liability at beginning of year 145 55 61 55
Subsidiaries consolidated 105
Currency alignment (4) (23)
Net expense recognised in income statement (39) 16 11 11
Payments made (5) (8) (4) (5)
Net liability at end of year 97 145 68 61

Amounts recognised in the income statement:
Service costs 6 7 4 4
Interest costs 10 7 6 6
Net actuarial losses recognised 1 2 1 1
Reduction of provision (56)
(39) 16 11 11

The principal actuarial assumptions applied are:
Discount rate
South Africa 9,10% 9,00% 9,10% 9,00%
Zimbabwe 15,00% 15,00%

Salary ination rate
South Africa 7,00% 6,50% 7,00% 6,50%
Zimbabwe 12,50% 12,50%

Estimated contributions payable in the next nancial year 8 11 5 4

Experience losses:
On plan liabilities (1) 2 (4) 2
Percentage of the present value of the plan liabilities (0,9%) 1,3% (5,0%) 2,8%


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33. DIRECTORS EMOLUMENTS AND INTERESTS (R000)

Executive Directors Remuneration

The directors remuneration for the 12 months ended 31 March 2011 was as follows:
Retirement
Cash and medical
Name Package Bonus* contributions Total

Executive directors:
B G Dunlop 3 209 1 053 361 4 623
M H Munro 3 018 1 087 354 4 459
P H Staude 5 775 2 599 615 8 989

12 002 4 739 1 330 18 071

The directors remuneration for 15 months ended 31 March 2010 was as follows:
Retirement
Cash and medical
Name Package Bonus* contributions Total

Executive directors:
B G Dunlop 3 629 1 600 408 5 637
M H Munro 3 306 1 508 391 5 205
P H Staude 6 407 3 850 686 10 943
13 342 6 958 1 485 21 785


Share incentive gains on awards exercised and settled:
12 months to 15 months to
31 March 31 March
2011 2010
Executive directors:
B G Dunlop 807 3 314
M H Munro 837 768
P H Staude 7 919 5 132
9 563 9 214
Remuneration of the three highest paid executives, other than directors was:
12 months to
31 March
2011
Average of the three executives:
Cash package 2 857
Bonus* 884
Retirement and medical contributions 360
4 101
Share incentive gains 1 689

*Bonuses are reported to match the amount payable to the applicable nancial period.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
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Directors remuneration continued

12 months to 31 March 2011 15 months to 31 March 2010
Name Fees Other Total Fees Other Total

Non-executive directors:
F Jakoet 223 206 429 227 143 370
J John 223 229 452 227 197 424
R P Kupara 223 223 87 87
J B Magwaza 801 79 880 601 64 665
A A Maleiane 223 223 65 65
T V Maphai (to 8 March 2011) 173 173 227 227
T N Mgoduso (from 21 May 2010) 173 27 200
M Mia 223 272 495 227 322 549
N Mjoli-Mncube 204 261 465 227 191 418
T H Nyasulu (to 27 July 2010) 68 68 227 227
C B Sibisi 223 92 315 227 64 291
R H J Stevens 204 204 227 6 233
Directors who retired/resigned during the year 486 154 640
2 961 1 166 4 127 3 055 1 141 4 196


Declaration of full disclosure
Other than that disclosed above, no consideration was paid to, or by any third party, or by the company itself, in respect of
services of the companys directors, as directors of the company, during the year ended 31 March 2011.

Interest of directors of the company in share capital
The aggregate holdings as at 31 March 2011 of those directors of the company holding issued ordinary shares of the company
are detailed below. Holdings are direct and benecial except where indicated otherwise.

2011 2010
Name

Executive directors:
B G Dunlop 49 646 46 145
M H Munro 38 847 32 320
P H Staude 175 957 132 606
264 450 211 071

Non-executive directors:
J B Magwaza 12 111 11 901
R H J Stevens 600 590
Directors who resigned during the year 600
12 711 13 091
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34. EMPLOYEE SHARE INCENTIVE SCHEMES
The adoption of IFRS 2 Share-based Payment (IFRS 2) in 2005 required that all awards made after 7 November 2002 be accounted
for in the nancial statements of the company. IFRS 2 has therefore been applied to The Tongaat-Hulett Group Limited 2001 Share
Option Scheme in respect of the awards made on 14 April 2003, 1 October 2003 and 21 April 2004 and to the new share incentive
scheme comprising the Share Appreciation Right Scheme 2005 (SARS), the Long Term Incentive Plan 2005 (LTIP) and the Deferred
Bonus Plan 2005 (DBP).

Details of awards in terms of the companys share incentive schemes are as follows:

As a result of the unbundling of Hulamin, participants in these share schemes who had not exercised their rights at the
unbundling date converted their existing Tongaat-Hulett Group Limited instruments into two components, a Tongaat Hulett
Limited component and a Hulamin Limited component, as detailed in the 2007 Annual Report. The obligation to settle these share
schemes is in accordance with the following principles, which are in accordance with the Unbundling Agreement. Tongaat Hulett
is obliged to settle all benets under the SARS grants of 2005 and 2006 and the original share options for its own employees using
Tongaat Hulett shares. It will settle the outstanding share scheme instruments that arise after the award adjustments for its own
employees, by purchasing Tongaat Hulett shares in the market, or by issuing Tongaat Hulett shares. The benet for the Hulamin
component will be determined with reference to the Hulamin share price, and the Tongaat Hulett component with respect to the
Tongaat Hulett share price, however, benets arising from the Hulamin component will be settled using Tongaat Hulett shares.

The Tongaat-Hulett Employees Share Incentive Scheme and The Tongaat-Hulett Group Limited 2001 Share Option Scheme (the
Original Share Option Schemes)

Under the original share option schemes, participating employees were awarded share options in the company. On vesting, the
employee is entitled to purchase shares in the company and immediately sell the shares at the market price, thereby beneting
from the appreciation in the share price.

The option price and number of unexercised options after the unbundling of Hulamin were apportioned into a Tongaat Hulett
component (Tongaat Hulett) and a Hulamin component (Hulamin), as detailed in the 2007 Annual Report.

Expiring Option price (Rand) Number of options Options exercised Options lapsed/forfeited Number of options
ten years from Apportioned at 31 March 2010 2010/11 2010/11 at 31 March 2011
Tongaat Hulamin Tongaat Hulamin Tongaat Hulamin Tongaat Hulamin Tongaat Hulamin
Hulett Hulett Hulett Hulett Hulett

19 May 2000 22,91 7,09 1 000 2 500 1 000 2 500
12 January 2001 30,44 9,41 8 200 9 800 8 200 9 800
16 May 2001 30,55 9,45 81 900 97 700 36 900 11 000 45 000 86 700
15 August 2001 32,08 9,92 3 500 3 500 3 500 3 500
13 May 2002 37,88 11,72 128 500 177 200 30 100 98 400 177 200
14 April 2003 24,37 7,53 129 600 149 700 57 606 4 800 71 994 144 900
1 October 2003 26,35 8,15 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000
21 April 2004 35,90 11,10 284 800 401 200 61 000 900 6 800 222 900 394 400

667 500 871 600 198 306 18 300 900 16 600 468 294 836 700

The weighted average fair value costing of the combined Tongaat Hulett and Hulamin components of the outstanding share
options granted in 2003 and 2004, determined using the binomial tree valuation model, was R11,14 per share and R16,06 per share
respectively (2010: R11,14 and R16,06).
No awards have been made since 21 April 2004 under the original share option schemes, which were replaced by share schemes
based on equity settled share appreciation rights, conditional shares, and a deferred annual bonus plan.

The signicant inputs into the model for the 2003/4 awards of the original share option schemes were:

Exercise price The exercise price is the share price at grant date, as noted above,
allocated between Tongaat Hulett and Hulamin.
Expected option life 114 months (assume contractual plus a leaving percentage of 5%).
Risk-free interest rate 9,84%
Expected volatility Expected volatility of 35% is based on historical volatility determined by the
statistical analysis of daily share price movements over the past three years.
Expected dividends The measurement of the fair value of the share option did not take into account
dividends, as no dividend payment was expected. A continuous dividend yield of
3,9% was used.
Weighted average share price Tongaat Hulett component: R33,42 (2010: R32,85) and Hulamin component
R10,33 (2010: R10,29)
Expected early exercise Early exercise is taken into account on an expectation basis.
Performance (vesting) conditions There are no performance (vesting) conditions other than the passage of time.
Non-market performance conditions No non-market conditions.
Market performance conditions No market conditions.
Weighted average remaining life:
- Expected 28 months (2010: 34 months)
- Contractual 120 months
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
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Details of awards in terms of the company's share incentive schemes are as follows: continued

Share Appreciation Right Scheme 2005
Under the share appreciation right scheme, participating employees are awarded the right to receive shares equal to the dierence
between the exercise price and the grant price, less income tax payable on such dierence. The employee therefore participates in
the after tax share price appreciation in the company. The vesting of the right is conditional on the achievement of Tongaat Hulett
performance levels over a performance period.
The grant price and number of unexercised rights after the unbundling of Hulamin were apportioned into a Tongaat Hulett
component and a Hulamin component, as detailed in the 2007 Annual Report.

Grant price (Rand) Number of rights Rights granted Rights exercised Rights lapsed/forfeited Number of rights
Apportioned at 31 March 2010 in 2010/11 in 2010/11 in 2010/11 at 31 March 2011
Expiring Tongaat Hulamin Tongaat Hulamin Tongaat Tongaat Tongaat Hulamin Tongaat Hulamin
seven years from Hulett Hulett Hulett Hulett Hulett Hulett
10 May 2005 43,98 13,60 476 432 646 075 157 839 3 793 9 096 314 800 636 979
22 April 2006 73,39 22,70 677 670 812 848 126 907 6 254 12 019 544 509 800 829
20 August 2007 88,84 1 122 029 149 755 23 902 948 372
25 April 2008 92,74 1 258 873 4 052 24 628 1 230 193
22 May 2009 75,06 1 558 579 10 648 39 308 1 508 623
31 May 2010 97,49 1 249 127 10 368 1 238 759
5 093 583 1 458 923 1 249 127 449 201 108 253 21 115 5 785 256 1 437 808

The estimated fair value costing of these outstanding share appreciation rights was determined using the binomial
tree valuation model and non-market performance conditions, based on the following signicant inputs:

Exercise price The share price at grant date, as noted above.
Expected option life 80 months (assume contractual plus a leaving percentage of 5%).
Risk-free interest rate 2010 award: 7,71% (2009 award: 7,66%, 2008 award: 8,75%, 2007 award:
8,19%, 2006 award: 7,22%, 2005 award: 8,09%).
Expected volatility Expected volatility of 26,78% (2009: 28%, 2008 and 2007: 27% and 2006 and
2005: 35%) is based on historical volatility determined by the statistical
analysis of daily share price movements over the past three years.
Expected dividends The measurement of the fair value of the share appreciation rights did not
take into account dividends, as no dividend payment was expected. A
continuous dividend yield of 2,5% was used for the 2010 award (2009 award:
3,5%, 2008 and 2007 award: 3,44%, 2006 award: 4,00%, 2005 award: 3,92%).
Weighted average share price As above.
Expected early exercise Early exercise is taken into account on an expectation basis.
Time constraints Three years from grant date.
Performance (vesting) conditions An increase in headline earnings per ordinary share as determined by the
Remuneration Committee. Retesting of the performance condition is not
allowed from the 2010 award onwards.
Non-market performance conditions Growth in headline earnings per share.
Market performance conditions No market conditions.
Estimated fair value per right
at grant date 2010 award: R20,00 (2009 award: R12,54, 2008 award: R16,93, 2007 award:
R15,97, the combined TH and Hulamin components: 2006 award: R18,11 and
2005 award: R13,88).

Weighted average remaining life:
- Expected 2010 award: 74 months (2009 award: 62 months, 2008 award: 49 months,
2007 award: 41 months, 2006 award: 25 months, 2005 award: 13 months).
- Contractual 84 months.

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Details of awards in terms of the companys share incentive schemes are as follows: continued

Long Term Incentive Plan 2005

Under the long term incentive plan, participating employees are granted conditional awards. These awards are converted into
shares on the achievement of performance conditions over a performance period.

Number of Conditional Conditional awards Number of
Expiring conditional awards Conditional awards awards settled lapsed/ forfeited conditional awards at
three years from Issue price (Rand) 31 March 2010 granted in 2010/111 in 2010/11 in 2010/11 31 March 2011

20 August 2007 88,84 119 876 75 228 44 648
25 April 2008 92,74 117 483 117 483
22 May 2009 75,06 151 739 151 739
31 May 2010 97,49 171 916 171 916

389 098 171 916 75 228 44 648 441 138

The estimated fair value costing of these outstanding conditional share awards was determined using the Monte Carlo
Simulation model and non-market performance conditions, based on the following signicant inputs:

Exercise price The share price at grant date, as noted above.
Expected option life 34 months (assume contractual plus a leaving percentage of 5%).
Risk-free interest rate 2010 award: 7,6% (2009 award: 5,82%, 2008 award: 9,22% and 2007 award:
8,81%).
Expected volatility Expected volatility of 28,57% for the 2010 award (2009 award: 26,73%, 2008
award: 23,46% and 2007 award: 24,49%) is based on historical volatility
determined by the statistical analysis of daily share price movements over the
past three years.
Expected dividends The measurement of the fair value of the conditional share awards did not take
into account dividends, as no dividend payment was expected. A continuous
dividend yield of 2,5% was used for the 2010 award (2009 award: 3,5%, 2008
award: 3,56% and 2007 award: 3,50%).
Weighted average share price As above.
Expected early exercise Early exercise is taken into account on an expectation basis.
Time constraints Three years from grant date.
Performance (vesting) conditions 50% of the LTIP award will be subject to the TSR condition and 50% will be
subject to the ROCE condition. No retesting of the performance condition is
allowed.
Non-market performance conditions Return on capital employed (ROCE).
Market performance conditions Total shareholder return (TSR).

Estimated fair value per conditional
award at grant date 2010 award: R46,55 (2009 award: R40,76, 2008 award: R56,82 and
2007 award: R46,28).

Weighted average remaining life:
- Expected 2010 award: 26 months (2009 award : 14 months and 2008 award: 1 month).
- Contractual 36 months.
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Details of awards in terms of the company's share incentive schemes are as follows: continued

Deferred Bonus Plan 2005
Under the deferred bonus plan, participating employees purchase shares in the company with a portion of their after tax
bonus. These pledged shares are held in trust by a third party administrator for a qualifying period, after which the company
awards the employee a number of shares in the company which matches those pledged shares released from the trust.

Number of Conditional Conditional Number of
conditional awards awards conditional
Expiring Issue price awards at granted in settled in awards at
three years from Rand 31 March 2010 2010/11 2010/11 31 March 2011

1 March 2008 88,75 28 936 28 936
2 March 2009 74,72 46 586 46 586
3 March 2010 97,32 39 651 39 651
4 June 2010 100,40 10 768 10 768

115 173 10 768 28 936 97 005

The estimated fair value costing of the outstanding deferred bonus share awards was based on the following signicant inputs:
Share price at grant date The price at which the deferred bonus share is issued, as noted above.
Expected option life 34 months (assume contractual plus a leaving percentage of 5%).
Risk-free interest rate Not applicable.
Expected volatility Not applicable.
Expected dividends The measurement of the fair value of the deferred bonus shares did not take into
account dividends, as no dividend payment was expected.
Weighted average share price As above.
Expected early exercise Early exercise is taken into account on an expectation basis.
Time constraints Three years from grant date.
Performance (vesting) conditions There are no performance (vesting) conditions other than the passage of time.
Non-market performance conditions No non-market conditions.
Market performance conditions No market conditions.

Estimated fair value per deferred
bonus share at grant date June 2010 award: R81,18 (March 2010 award: R78,34, 2009 award: R60,69 and 2008
award: R71,33).

Weighted average remaining life:
- Expected June 2010 award: 26 months (March 2010 award: 23 months, 2009 award:
11 months).
- Contractual 36 months.

The deferred bonus shares were purchased by the participating employees on 4 June 2010 in respect of the June 2010 award
(2009 award: purchased 2 March 2009 and March 2010 award: purchased 3 March 2010).


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Interest of directors of the company in share-based instruments

The interest of the directors in share options of the company are shown in the table below:

The Original Share Option Schemes
The option price and number of unexercised options after the unbundling of Hulamin were apportioned into a Tongaat
Hulett component and a Hulamin component as detailed in the 2007 Annual Report.

Option price (Rand) Number of options Options lapsed Number of options
Apportioned at 31 March 2010 in 2010/11 at 31 March 2011
Expiring Tongaat Tongaat Tongaat
Name ten years from Hulett Hulamin Hulett Hulamin Hulamin Hulett Hulamin
Executive directors:
B G Dunlop 21 April 2004 35,90 11,10 1 100 1 100

M H Munro 14 April 2003 24,37 7,53 4 900 4 900 4 900 4 900
1 October 2003 26,35 8,15 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000
21 April 2004 35,90 11,10 32 000 32 000 32 000 32 000

66 900 66 900 66 900 66 900

P H Staude 13 May 2002 37,88 11,72 17 000 17 000
21 April 2004 35,90 11,10 28 000 28 000

45 000 45 000

Non-executive director: *
J B Magwaza 12 January 2001 30,44 9,41 1 600 1 600
16 May 2001 30,55 9,45 6 000 6 000
13 May 2002 37,88 11,72 6 000 6 000
13 600 1 600 12 000

Total 66 900 126 600 1 600 66 900 125 000
* The non-executive directors share options were awarded when he was an executive director more than eight years ago.


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34. EMPLOYEE SHARE INCENTIVE SCHEMES continued
Interest of directors of the company in share-based instruments continued

The interest of the directors in other share-based instruments of the company are shown in the table below:
Share Appreciation Right Scheme 2005
The grant price and number of unexercised rights after the unbundling of Hulamin were apportioned into a Tongaat
Hulett component and a Hulamin component, as detailed in the 2007 Annual Report.

Grant price (Rand) Number of rights Rights Rights Number of rights Rights time
Name of Expiring Apportioned at 31 March 2010 granted in 2010/11 exercised in 2010/11 at 31 March 2011 constrained
executive seven years Tongaat Hulamin Tongaat Hulamin Tongaat Tongaat Tongaat Hulamin Tongaat
director from Hulett Hulett Hulett Hulett Hulett Hulett
B G Dunlop 10 May 2005 43,98 13,60 40 597 40 597
22 April 2006 73,39 22,70 23 737 23 737 23 737 23 737
20 August 2007 88,84 25 382 25 382
25 April 2008 92,74 27 276 27 276 27 276
22 May 2009 75,06 32 736 32 736 32 736
31 May 2010 97,49 25 698 25 698 25 698
109 131 64 334 25 698 134 829 64 334 85 710
M H Munro 10 May 2005 43,98 13,60 21 185 21 185 21 185 21 185
22 April 2006 73,39 22,70 20 472 20 472 20 472 20 472
20 August 2007 88,84 23 830 23 830
25 April 2008 92,74 25 807 25 807 25 807
22 May 2009 75,06 30 857 30 857 30 857
31 May 2010 97,49 23 638 23 638 23 638
122 151 41 657 23 638 145 789 41 657 80 302
P H Staude 10 May 2005 43,98 13,60 92 810 92 810 92 810 92 810
22 April 2006 73,39 22,70 62 082 62 082 62 082 62 082
20 August 2007 88,84 71 073 71 073
25 April 2008 92,74 75 720 75 720 75 720
22 May 2009 75,06 91 120 91 120 91 120
31 May 2010 97,49 74 289 74 289 74 289
392 805 154 892 74 289 92 810 374 284 154 892 241 129
Long Term Incentive Plan 2005

Number of Conditional Conditional Conditional Number of Conditional
Name of Expiring Original conditional awards awards awards conditional awards
executive three years Issue price awards at granted in settled in lapsed in awards at time
director from (Rand) 31 March 2010 2010/11 2010/11 2010/11 31 March 2011 constrained
B G Dunlop 20 August 2007 88,84 8 503 5 336 3 167
25 April 2008 92,74 7 592 7 592 7 592
22 May 2009 75,06 9 421 9 421 9 421
31 May 2010 97,49 10 160 10 160 10 160
25 516 10 160 5 336 3 167 27 173 27 173

M H Munro 20 August 2007 88,84 7 991 5 015 2 976
25 April 2008 92,74 7 181 7 181 7 181
22 May 2009 75,06 8 880 8 880 8 880
31 May 2010 97,49 9 345 9 345 9 345
24 052 9 345 5 015 2 976 25 406 25 406

P H Staude 20 August 2007 88,84 23 834 14 956 8 878
25 April 2008 92,74 21 142 21 142 21 142
22 May 2009 75,06 26 316 26 316 26 316
31 May 2010 97,49 29 475 29 475 29 475
71 292 29 475 14 956 8 878 76 933 76 933
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Interest of directors of the company in share-based instruments continued
The interest of the directors in other share-based instruments of the company are shown in the table below:
Deferred Bonus Plan 2005
Number Conditional Conditional Number Conditional
Original of conditional awards awards of conditional awards
Expiring Issue price awards at granted in delivered in awards at time
Name of executive director three years from (Rand) 31 March 2010 2010/11 2010/11 31 March 2011 constrained

B G Dunlop 1 March 2008 88,75 2 730 2 730
2 March 2009 74,72 4 620 4 620 4 620
3 March 2010 97,32 3 838 3 838 3 838
4 June 2010* 100,40 1 031 1 031 1 031
11 188 1 031 2 730 9 489 9 489

M H Munro 1 March 2008 88,75 3 337 3 337
2 March 2009 74,72 4 227 4 227 4 227
3 March 2010 97,32 3 609 3 609 3 609
4 June 2010* 100,40 979 979 979
11 173 979 3 337 8 815 8 815

P H Staude 1 March 2008 88,75 11 219 11 219
2 March 2009 74,72 14 171 14 171 14 171
3 March 2010 97,32 11 959 11 959 11 959
4 June 2010* 100,40 3 272 3 272 3 272
37 349 3 272 11 219 29 402 29 402
The deferred bonus shares were purchased by the participating employees on 4 June 2010 in respect of the June 2010 award
(2009 award: purchased 2 March 2009 and March 2010 award: purchased 3 March 2010).

The share awards were made and exercised at various times and the average share price for the period was R103,09
(2010 : R87,65).
The gains made by directors are reected in note 33 under Directors Emoluments and Interests.
* These awards relate to the 3 month period to 31 March 2010.

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35. BEE EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP PLANS
The 7% BEE employee transaction comprises the Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) and the Management Share
Ownership Plan (MSOP). An introduction to Tongaat Huletts BEE equity participation is provided on page 74.

The ESOP scheme consists of a share appreciation right scheme and participants share in 50% of the dividend payable to
ordinary shareholders. The MSOP scheme consists of two components namely a share appreciation right scheme and a
share grant scheme.

The ESOP Trust and MSOP Trust were established to acquire and hold Tongaat Hulett Limited shares for the benet of
designated employees. Tongaat Hulett Limited and its subsidiaries have made contributions to the MSOP Trust and the
ESOP Trust (refer to note 3). Due to these shares having specic repurchase rights at maturity (ve years from grant), they
are a separate class of restricted shares which, other than for the repurchase terms, rank paripassu with ordinary shares
and become ordinary shares on repurchase.

The number of shares repurchased at maturity is calculated such that the market value of the repurchased shares will be
equal to:
- The grant price of the shares allocated , plus the value of cash dividends paid to ESOP participants
- 80% of the market value (at the outset) of the shares issued in terms of the share appreciation right component
of the MSOP
- Rnil in respect of the share grant component of the MSOP ; and
- The Trusts will distribute the remaining Tongaat Hulett shares to the beneciaries.

Under the share appreciation right scheme, participating employees are awarded the right to receive shares equal in
value to the dierence between the exercise price which will be equal to the grant price plus the aggregate of all cash
dividends received (in the instance of the ESOP) and the market value at maturity of the scheme. The employees therefore
participates in the share price appreciation in Tongaat Hulett. Under the share grant scheme, participating employees
were granted the right to obtain ordinary shares in Tongaat Hulett on vesting. The value of both the MSOP share
appreciation scheme and the MSOP share grant scheme are capped at a level of 10% compounded growth per year.

Employee Share Ownership Plan - Share Appreciation Right Scheme

Grant Estimated fair Number of Number of Rights allocated/ Rights Number of
date value per right shares issued at rights allocated at adjustments forfeited rights allocated at
Rand 31 March 2011 31 March 2010 in 2010/111 in 2010/11 31 March 2011

1 August 2007 28,90 5 422 829 3 549 955 296 155 95 080 3 751 030
1 February 2008 18,38 164 720 15 060 149 660
1 August 2008 17,92 197 350 15 240 182 110
1 February 2009 13,44 156 800 8 800 148 000
1 August 2009 26,88 110 655 8 270 102 385
1 February 2010 24,67 115 270 1 540 113 730
1 August 2010 23,44 56 600 2 060 54 540
1 February 2011 20,74 51 730 51 730
5 422 829 4 294 750 404 485 146 050 4 553 185

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Management Share Ownership Plan - Share Appreciation Right Scheme

Grant Estimated fair Number of Number of Rights allocated/ Rights Number of
date value per right shares issued at rights allocated at adjustments forfeited rights allocated at
Rand 31 March 2011 31 March 2010 in 2010/11 in 2010/11 31 March 2011

1 August 2007 19,80 3 296 657 1 354 850 16 800 1 338 050
1 February 2008 13,93 163 540 163 540
1 August 2008 14,79 166 720 10 230 156 490
1 February 2009 10,56 81 860 6 600 75 260
1 August 2009 24,83 68 380 68 380
1 February 2010 25,14 108 470 6 390 102 080
1 August 2010 30,69 61 640 61 640
1 February 2011 34,31 36 250 36 250

3 296 657 1 943 820 97 890 40 020 2 001 690

Management Share Ownership Plan - Share Grant Scheme

Grant Estimated fair Number of Number of Rights allocated/ Rights Number of
date value per right shares issued at rights allocated at adjustments forfeited rights allocated at
Rand 31 March 2011 31 March 2010 in 2010/11 in 2010/11 31 March 2011

1 August 2007 64,00 1 021 422 419 500 5 200 414 300
1 February 2008 54,37 50 660 50 660
1 August 2008 57,39 51 610 3 160 48 450
1 February 2009 52,47 25 320 2 040 23 280
1 August 2009 79,10 21 160 21 160
1 February 2010 82,61 33 580 1 970 31 610
1 August 2010 94,68 19 100 19 100
1 February 2011 101,89 11 210 11 210

1 021 422 601 830 30 310 12 370 619 770

The estimated fair value costing of these share appreciation rights and share grant rights was determined using option
pricing methodology, based on the following signicant inputs:

Fixed share price at grant dates R92,90
Expected option life 57 months (assume contractual plus a leaving percentage of 5%).
Risk-free interest rate 1 August 2010 award: 7,29% and 1 February 2011 award: 6,16% (1 February 2009 award:
7,96%, 1 August 2009 award: 7,97%, 1 February 2010 award: 7,57%, 1 August 2008 award:
10,06%, 1 February 2008 award: 9,62% and 1 August 2007 award: 8,45%) .
Expected volatility The weighted average expected volatility is based on historical volatility determined by
the statistical analysis of daily share price movements over the past three years.
1 August 2010 award: 23,09% and 1 February 2011 award: 17,61% (1 February 2009 award:
34,45%, 1 August 2009 award: 29,19%, 1 February 2010 award: 29,47%, 1 August 2008
award: 28,14%, 1 February 2008 award: 28,25% and 1 August 2007 award: 27,00%.
Dividend yield The dividend yield on valuation date is based on broker forecasts from the nancial
information vendor, McGregor BFA. 1 August 2010 award: 4,36% and 1 February 2011
award: 2,82% (1 February 2009 award: 4,96%, 1 August 2009 award: 3,77%, 1 February
2010 award: 3,93%, 1 August 2008 award: 4,84%, 1 February 2008 award: 4,88% and
1 August 2007 award: 4,60%).
Expected early exercise Not applicable.
Time constraints Five years from grant date.
Performance (vesting) conditions There are no performance (vesting) conditions other than the passage of time.
Non-market performance conditions No non-market conditions.
Market performance conditions No market conditions.

In addition, the following data is specic to each of the above schemes:

Employee Share Ownership Plan - Share appreciation right scheme
Exercise price R92,90 plus cash dividends to be received over the life of the scheme.
Expected dividends A weighted average dividend yield was used.

Management Share Ownership Plan - Share appreciation right scheme
Exercise price R74,32.
Expected dividends Nil.

Management Share Ownership Plan - Share grant scheme
Exercise price Nil.
Expected dividends Nil.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
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FINANCIAL STATISTICS 12 months to 15 months to 12 months to 12 months to 12 months to
31 March 31 March 31 December 31 December 31 December
2011 2010 2008 2007 2006
Restated *
TRADING RESULTS (Rmillion)
Revenue 9 681 11 136 7 106 6 395 5 110
Prot from operations 1 338 1 691 1 132 838 726
Other net income 268 1 996# 40 3 012^ 83
Operating prot 1 606 3 687 1 172 3 850 809
Net nancing (costs)/income (472) (452) (280) (119) 88
Share of associate companys (loss)/prot (2) 1 (4)
Prot before tax 1 132 3 236 892 3 731 893
Tax (261) (208) (212) (288) (238)
Minority shareholders (38) (130) (31) (28) (1)
Discontinued operation - Hulamin unbundling 42 69
Net prot attributable to shareholders 833 2 898 649 3 457 723
Headline earnings attributable to shareholders 806 858 583 61 703
SOURCE OF CAPITAL (Rmillion)
Shareholders interest 4 800 4 573 3 059 2 735 3 293
Minority interests in subsidiaries 840 870 276 223 56
Equity 5 640 5 443 3 335 2 958 3 349
Deferred tax 1 365 1 272 582 673 605
Borrowings - long and short-term 4 275 3 180 2 585 1 387 500
Non-recourse equity-settled BEE borrowings 761 787 792 812
Provisions 510 546 279 261 247
Capital employed 12 551 11 228 7 573 6 091 4 701
EMPLOYMENT OF CAPITAL (Rmillion)
Property, plant, equipment, investments and intangibles 7 934 7 969 5 032 3 525 2 642
Growing crops 2 608 2 041 742 353 212
Dened benet pension fund asset 294
Long-term receivable 135 196 203 203
Inventories, receivables and derivative instruments 3 170 3 218 3 358 3 150 2 452
Cash and cash equivalents 350 140 229 396 162
Total assets 14 491 13 368 9 557 7 627 5 671
Current liabilities (excluding short-term borrowings) 1 940 2 140 1 984 1 536 970
12 551 11 228 7 573 6 091 4 701
RATIOS AND STATISTICS
EARNINGS
Headline earnings per share - (cents) 760,5 826,5 565,6 58,1 666,4
Dividends per share - (cents) 250,0 275,0 310,0 310,0 550,0
Dividend cover - (times) 3,0 3,0 1,8 0,2 1,2
PROFITABILITY
Operating margin 13,8% 15,2% 15,9% 13,1% 14,2%
Return on capital employed 11,5% 19,3% 18,8% 17,0% 16,3%
Return on equity 14,5% 19,5% 18,5% 1,9% 21,2%
FINANCE
Debt to equity 75,8% 58,4% 77,5% 46,9% 14,9%
Net debt to equity 69,6% 55,9% 70,6% 33,5% 10,1%
Current ratio 0,72 0,80 1,07 1,41 1,25
SHARES
Shares in issue - (millions) - issued 105 104 103 103 107
- weighted 106 104 103 105 105
Market capitalisation - Rmillion 10 238 10 679 6 556 9 167 11 938
Value of shares traded - Rmillion 3 173 12 490 1 609 4 218 3 512
Net asset value per share - (cents) 4 571 4 410 2 963 2 655 3 089
Share price - (cents) - balance sheet date 9 749 10 300 6 350 8 900 11 200
- high 11 000 10 628 10 250 15 000 11 400
- low 9 300 6 260 4 900 8 500 7 800
Volume of shares traded - (millions) 34 138 21 36 37
# Other net income includes the gain of R1,969 billion arising on consolidation of the Zimbabwe subsidiaries during the period ended 31 March 2010.
^ Other net income includes the fair value adjustment of R3,348 billion relating to the investment in Hulamin prior to its unbundling in June 2007.
* Comparative gures for 2006 have been restated to reect Hulamin as a discontinued operation and the relevant ratios have been restated.
FIVE YEAR REVIEW
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PROFIT FROM TONGAAT HULETT OPERATIONS
Prot from Tongaat Hulett operations comprises results of continuing operations, centrally accounted costs and
consolidation items
HEADLINE EARNINGS
Headline earnings are calculated in note 22, in accordance with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants Circular
3/2009: Headline Earnings.
HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE
Headline earnings divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue.
OPERATING MARGIN
Prot from Tongaat Hulett operations expressed as a percentage of revenue.
RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED
Prot from Tongaat Hulett operations expressed as a percentage of average capital employed, excluding capital work in
progress.
RETURN ON EQUITY
Headline earnings expressed as a percentage of average equity.
DEBT TO EQUITY
Long and short-term borrowings divided by equity.
NET DEBT TO EQUITY
Long and short-term borrowings less cash and cash equivalents divided by equity.
CURRENT RATIO
Current assets divided by current liabilities excluding short-term borrowings.
QUICK RATIO
Current assets, excluding inventories, divided by current liabilities excluding short-term borrowings.
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Shareholders interest divided by the number of ordinary shares at year end.
CAPITAL EMPLOYED
Equity, minority interests, deferred tax, long and short-term borrowings and provisions.
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Long and short-term borrowings, provisions, trade and other payables and derivative liabilities.
DEFINITIONS
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20 May 2011
The Directors
Tongaat Hulett Limited
P O Box 3
TONGAAT
4400
Dear Sirs
Independent Reporting Accountants Assurance Report on the Pro Forma Financial Information of Tongaat Hulett Limited
We have performed our limited assurance engagement in respect of the unaudited 12 month period ended 31 March 2010
comparative pro forma income statement and segmental result information which is to be included in Tongaat Hulett Limiteds SENS
announcement of results and as an annexure to the companys 31March 2011 annual nancial statements. The pro forma nancial
information as set out in the enclosed Annexure 1 has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the JSE Limited (JSE)
Listings Requirements, for illustrative purposes only, to provide certain comparative nancial information as a consequence of the
change in Tongaat Hulett Limiteds prior year reporting period from December, to a 15 month period ended 31 March 2010.
Directors responsibility
The directors are responsible for the compilation, contents and presentation of the pro forma nancial information to be contained
in the companys SENS announcement of results and annual nancial statements and the nancial information from which it has
been prepared. Their responsibility includes determining that: the pro forma nancial information has been properly compiled on
the basis stated; the basis is consistent with the accounting policies of Tongaat Hulett Limited; and the pro forma adjustments are
appropriate for the purposes of the pro forma nancial information disclosed in terms of the JSE Listings Requirements.
Reporting accountants responsibility
Our responsibility is to express our limited assurance conclusion on the comparative pro forma nancial information included in
the SENS announcement of results and as an annexure to the companys 31March 2011 annual nancial statements. We conducted
our assurance engagement in accordance with the International Standard on Assurance Engagements applicable to Assurance
Engagements Other Than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information and the Guide on Pro Forma Financial Information
issued by SAICA.
This standard requires us to obtain sucient appropriate evidence on which to base our conclusion
We do not accept any responsibility for any reports previously given by us on any nancial information used in the compilation of the
pro forma nancial information beyond that owed to those to whom those reports were addressed by us at the dates of their issue.
Sources of information and work performed
Our procedures consisted primarily of comparing the unadjusted nancial information with the source documents, considering the
pro forma adjustments in light of the accounting policies of Tongaat Hulett Limited, considering the evidence supporting the pro
forma adjustments and discussing the adjusted pro forma nancial information with the directors of the company.
In arriving at our conclusion, we have relied upon nancial information prepared by the directors of Tongaat Hulett Limited and
other information from various public, nancial and industry sources.
While our work performed has involved an analysis of the historical published audited nancial information and other information
provided to us, our assurance engagement does not constitute an audit or review of any of the underlying nancial information
conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing or International Standards on Review Engagements and
accordingly, we do not express an audit or review opinion.
In a limited assurance engagement, the evidence-gathering procedures are more limited than for a reasonable assurance engagement
and therefore less assurance is obtained than in a reasonable assurance engagement. We believe our evidence obtained is sucient
and appropriate to provide a basis for our conclusion.
Conclusion
Based on our examination of the evidence obtained, nothing has come to our attention, which causes us to believe that, in terms of
the section 8.17 and 8.30 of the JSE Listings Requirements:
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such hass s nccnssLenL wLh Lhe acccunLng pcces c Lhe ssuer and
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Consent
We consent to the inclusion of this report, which will form part of the SENS announcement of results, to be issued on or about
30 May 2011, and as an Annexure to the companys 31March 2011 annual nancial statements, in the form and context in which it
will appear.
Deloitte & Touche 2 Pencarrow Park
Registered Auditors Pencarrow Crescent
Per JAR Welch La Lucia Ridge Oce Estate
Partner La Lucia, 4051
National Executive: GG Gelink Chief Executive AE Swiegers Chief Operating Ocer GM Pinnock Audit DL Kennedy Risk Advisory
NB Kader Tax and Legal Services L Geeringh Consulting L Bam Corporate Finance JK Mazzacco Human Resources CR Beukman
Finance TJ Brown Clients NT Mtoba Chairman of the Board MJ Comber Deputy Chairman of the Board.
Regional Leader: GC Brazier
A full list of partners and directors is available on request.
INDEPENDENT REPORTING ACCOUNTANTS ASSURANCE
REPORT
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PRO FORMA INCOME STATEMENT AND
SEGMENTAL RESULTS
INCOME STATEMENT Unadjusted Actual Pro forma
Audited 3 months 12 months to
15 months to 1 January 2009 31 March 2010
Rmillion 31 March 2010 to 31 March 2009

REVENUE 11 136 2 347 8 789

Prot from operations 1 691 191 1 500
Capital prot on land 52 52
Capital prot on insurance claim 13 13
BEE IFRS 2 charge and transaction costs (35) (9) (26)
Zimbabwe consolidation take-on gain 1 969 1 969
Valuation adjustments (3) 1 (4)

Operating prot 3 687 2 152 1 535
Share of associate companys prot 1 1
Net nancing costs (452) (87) (365)

Prot before tax 3 236 2 066 1 170
Tax (208) (50) (158)

Net prot for the period 3 028 2 016 1 012

Prot attributable to:
Shareholders of Tongaat Hulett 2 898 2 013 885
Minority (non-controlling) interest 130 3 127

3 028 2 016 1 012

Headline earnings attributable to
Tongaat Hulett shareholders 858 43 815

Earnings per share (cents)

Net prot per share
Basic 2 791,6 1 952,4 856,2
Diluted 2 736,0 1 912,4 839,1

Headline earnings per share
Basic 826,5 41,7 788,5
Diluted 810,0 40,9 772,7

Dividend per share (cents) 275,0 - 275,0


SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS

REVENUE
Starch operations 2 778 535 2 243
Land Conversion and Developments 274 14 260
Sugar
Zimbabwe operations 1 636 311 1 325
Swaziland operations 134 1 133
Mozambique operations 463 16 447
SA agriculture, milling and rening 4 285 1 137 3 148
Downstream value added activities 1 566 333 1 233

Consolidated total 11 136 2 347 8 789

PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS
Starch operations 301 50 251
Land Conversion and Developments 187 (7) 194
Sugar
Zimbabwe operations 576 58 518
Swaziland operations 63 12 51
Mozambique operations 192 51 141
SA agriculture, milling and rening 158 22 136
Downstream value added activities 226 26 200
Centrally accounted and consolidation items (12) (21) 9

Consolidated total 1 691 191 1 500

Notes
(1) Unadjusted audited results for the 15 months ended 31 March 2010.
(2) Unaudited results for the 3 months from 1 January 2009 to 31 March 2009 based on complete management account
information for the 3 months ended 31 March 2009 prepared in terms of IFRS.
(3) Pro forma results for the 12 months to 31 March 2010, being column 1 minus column 2, which represents the unaudited pro
forma comparative income statement for the 12 months to 31 March 2010.
(4) This pro forma statement is the responsibility of the Tongaat Hulett directors, who are satised with its quality, and has
been prepared for comparative purposes only arising from the change in the companys previous nancial year end. As
per the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, para 8.18 : this information is prepared for illustrative purposes and because of
its nature, it may not fairly present the nancial results of the company for the pro forma reporting period.
(5) The reporting accountants report from Deloitte & Touche on the pro forma nancial information is set out in the annual
nancial statements and forms part of the SENS announcement of results.
ANNEXURE 1
for the 12 months ended 31 March 2010 (1) (2) (3)
(1) - (2)
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at 31 March 2011
Number of
shareholders Spread Shares held % Held

7 690 1 - 1 000 shares 2 818 413 2,02
2 857 1 001 - 10 000 shares 7 860 394 5,62
504 10 001 - 100 000 shares 15 954 275 11,40
144 100 001 - 1 000 000 shares 42 371 129 30,30
17 more than 1 000 000 shares 70 855 854 50,66

11 212 Total 139 860 065 100,00

Category
94 Banks 5 660 309 4,05
2 BEE TH Infrastructure and yoMoba SPVs 25 104 976 17,95
2 BEE Share Ownership Plans 9 740 908 6,97
125 Close Corporations 183 772 0,13
110 Endowment Funds 746 289 0,53
7 693 Individuals 7 924 803 5,66
38 Insurance Companies 2 385 858 1,71
56 Investment Companies 3 396 447 2,43
2 Issuers Retirement Funds 1 461 674 1,05
20 Medical Aid Funds 385 789 0,27
181 Mutual Funds 31 227 470 22,33
2 143 Nominees and Trusts 6 508 305 4,65
83 Other Corporations 189 710 0,14
349 Pension Funds 41 873 402 29,94
295 Private Companies 1 428 492 1,02
17 Public Companies 1 542 981 1,10
2 Share schemes 98 880 0,07

11 212 Total 139 860 065 100,00

Type of shareholder
Non-public
5 Directors and associates of the company 277 161 0,20
4 BEE entities 34 845 884 24,92
2 Share schemes 98 880 0,07
2 Issuers retirement funds 1 461 674 1,05
13 Total non-public 36 683 599 26,24
11 199 Public 103 176 466 73,76
11 212 Total 139 860 065 100,00

Benecial shareholdings over three percent
Public Investment Corporation (GEPF) 20 757 045 14,84
BEE - TH Infrastructure SPV (Pty) Ltd 13 947 209 9,97
Allan Gray 12 600 093 9,01
BEE - yoMoba SPV (Pty) Ltd 11 157 767 7,98
Investment Solutions 7 208 817 5,15
Tongaat Hulett BEE Employee Share Ownership Plan 5 422 829 3,88
Tongaat Hulett BEE Management Share Ownership Plan 4 318 079 3,09

SHARE OWNERSHIP ANALYSIS
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Financial year end 31 March
Annual general meeting July
Reports and prot statements:
Interim results November
Annual results and nal dividend declaration May
Annual nancial statements June
Dividends:
Interim Declared November
Paid January
Final Declared May
Paid July
Registration Number: 1892/000610/06
Share Code: TON
ISIN: ZAE 000096541
Company Secretary
M A C Mahlari
Business and Postal Address
Amanzimnyama Hill Road
Tongaat
KwaZulu-Natal
P O Box 3
Tongaat 4400
South Africa

Telephone: +27 32 439 4019
Facsimile: +27 31 570 1055
Website: www.tongaat.co.za
E-mail: [email protected]
Attorneys
Bowman Gilllan
Cox Yeats
Garlicke & Bouseld
Shepstone & Wylie
Taback & Associates
Independent External
Auditors
Deloitte & Touche
Internal Auditors
KPMG
Sponsor
Investec Bank Limited
100 Grayston Drive
Sandown
Sandton 2196
Securities Exchange Listings
South Africa (Primary):
JSE Limited
United Kingdom (Secondary):
London Stock Exchange
Transfer Secretaries
South Africa:
Computershare Investor Services
(Pty) Limited
70 Marshall Street
Johannesburg 2001
P O Box 61051
Marshalltown 2107
United Kingdom:
Capita Registrars Limited
The Registry
34 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
Kent BR3 4TU

CORPORATE INFORMATION
SHAREHOLDERS DIARY
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Notice is hereby given that the one hundred and
nineteenth annual general meeting of shareholders
will be held at the Corporate Oce, Amanzimnyama
Hill Road, Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal on Friday 29 July
2011 at 09h00.
Order of business
1. To receive and adopt the annual nancial
statements of the company for the year ended
31 March 2011
2. To re-appoint Deloitte & Touche (with Wentzel
Moodley as designated auditor) as external
auditors.
3. To elect directors in place of B G Dunlop, F Jakoet,
N Mjoli-Mncube and M H Munro, who retire
by rotation in terms of article 61 of the articles
of association and who, being eligible, oer
themselves for re-election. Motions for re-election
will be moved individually. Details of each of these
retiring directors are set out in pages 53 to 55 of the
integrated annual report.
4. To elect the Audit and Compliance committee in
terms of the Companies Act, 2008 as amended.
The committee will comprise a minimum of
three members. The proposed members of the
committee are J John (Chairman), F Jakoet, R
P Kupara and M Mia. Details of each of these
committee members are set out in pages 53 to 54
of the integrated annual report.
5. To consider and, if deemed t, to pass, with or
without modication, the following resolutions,
subject to the approval of the JSE Limited (JSE):
Special Resolution Number 1
Resolved as a special resolution that:
a. the acquisition by the company of shares or
debentures (securities) issued by it on such terms
and conditions as the directors of the company
may deem t; and
b. the acquisition by any subsidiary of the company
of securities issued by the company on such
terms and conditions as the directors of any such
subsidiary may deem t;
be and it is hereby approved as a general approval in
terms of JSE Listings Requirements; provided that:
1. the number of ordinary shares acquired in any one
nancial year shall not exceed ve percent of the
ordinary shares in issue at the date on which this
resolution is passed;
2. such general approval
2.1 shall be valid only until the next annual
general meeting of the company or the expiry
of a period of 15 months from the date of this
resolution, whichever occurs rst, or until varied
or revoked prior thereto by special resolution at
any general meeting of the company; and
2.2 is subject to compliance with the requirements
of sections 46 and 48 of the Companies Act 2008.
3. such acquisitions may not be made at a price greater
than ten percent above the weighted average of
the market value for the securities on the JSE for
the ve business days immediately preceding the
date on which the transaction for the acquisition is
eected. The JSE will be consulted for a ruling if the
companys securities have not traded in such ve
business day period;
4. the acquisitions be eected through the order
book operated by the JSE trading system;
5. the company appoints, at any point in time,
only one agent to eect any acquisition/s on the
companys behalf;
6. acquisitions will not be undertaken by the company
or its subsidiaries during a prohibited period, as
dened by the JSE Listings Requirements;
7. when the company and/or its subsidiaries have
cumulatively repurchased three percent of the
initial number (the number of that class of
shares in issue at the time that general authority
from shareholders is granted) of the relevant
class of securities, and for each three percent
in aggregate of the initial number of that class
acquired thereafter, a press announcement must
be made giving the details required in terms of
the JSE Listings Requirements, in respect of such
acquisitions;
8. the company will ensure that its sponsor will
provide the necessary letter on the adequacy of
the working capital in terms of the JSE Listings
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
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Requirements, prior to the commencement of any
purchase of the companys shares on the open
market;
9. before entering the market to eect the general
repurchase, the directors, having considered the
eects of the repurchase of the maximum number
of ordinary shares in terms of the foregoing
general authority, will ensure that for a period of
12 months after the date of the notice of annual
general meeting:
the company will be able, in the ordinary course
of business, to pay its debts;
the assets of the company, fairly valued in
accordance with International Financial
Reporting Standards, will exceed the liabilities
of the company;
the companys ordinary share capital, reserves
and working capital will be adequate for
ordinary business purposes;
10. this authority will be used if the directors consider
that it is in the best interests of the company and
shareholders to eect any such acquisitions having
regard to prevailing circumstances and the cash
resources of the company at the relevant time.
The general information regarding the company,
referred to in paragraph 11.26(b) of the JSE Listings
Requirements, is contained in the integrated annual
report on the page references as follows:
a. directors of the company;
b. major shareholders;
c. directors interests in the companys securities;
d. directors responsibility statement
e. share capital.
There have been no material changes since 31 March
2011.
The company is not a party to any material litigation
nor is it aware of any pending material litigation to
which it may become a party.
The directors (whose names appear in the integrated
annual report) collectively and individually accept
full responsibility for the accuracy of the information
given and certify, that to the best of their knowledge
and belief, there are no facts that have been omitted
which would make any statement false or misleading,
and that all reasonable enquiries to ascertain such
facts have been made and that this notice of the
annual general meeting contains all information
required by law and the JSE Listings Requirements.
The eect of special resolution number 1 is to provide a
general authority for the company and its subsidiaries
to acquire shares issued by it in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act and the JSE Listings
Requirements.
Ordinary Resolution Number 1
Resolved as an ordinary resolution that the directors
be and are hereby authorised and empowered to do all
such things and sign all such documents and procure
the doing of all such things and the signature of all
such documents as may be necessary or incidental to
give eect to the approval granted in terms of special
resolution number 1.
Ordinary Resolution Number 2
Resolved as an ordinary resolution that the unissued
shares in the capital of the company (other than the
shares reserved for the purposes of The Tongaat-
Hulett Employees Share Incentive Scheme and The
Tongaat-Hulett Group Limited 2001 Share Option
Scheme) be and are hereby placed under the control
of the directors of the company who are hereby
authorised to allot and issue such shares at their
discretion, including for scrip dividend distribution or
capital funding optimisation if appropriate, upon such
terms and conditions as they may determine, subject
to the proviso that the aggregate number of shares to
be allotted and issued in terms of this resolution shall
be limited to ve percent of the number of shares in
issue at 29 July 2011 and subject to the provisions of
the Companies Act and the JSE Listings Requirements.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS continued
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Ordinary Resolution Number 3
Resolved as an ordinary resolution that subject to
the passing of ordinary resolution number 2 and the
approval of a 75 percent majority of the votes cast
by shareholders present in person or represented
by proxy at the annual general meeting at which
this resolution is proposed, and the JSE Listings
Requirements, the directors of the company be and are
hereby authorised and empowered to allot and issue
for cash, without restriction, all or any of the unissued
shares in the capital of the company placed under
their control in terms of ordinary resolution number
2 as they in their discretion may deem t (including
for the reasons explained in ordinary resolution
number 2), provided that:
a. this authority shall not extend beyond 15 months
from the date of this annual general meeting;
b. a paid press announcement giving full details,
including the impact on net asset value and
earnings per share, will be published at the time
of any issue representing, on a cumulative basis
within one nancial year, ve percent or more of
the number of ordinary shares of the companys
ordinary share capital in issue prior to such issues
provided further that such issues shall not in
any one nancial year exceed ve percent of the
companys issued ordinary share capital; and
c. in determining the price at which an issue of
shares will be made in terms of this authority, the
maximum discount permitted shall be ten percent
of the weighted average traded price of the shares
in question over the 30 business days prior to the
date that the price of the issue is determined or
agreed by the directors. The JSE will be consulted
for a ruling if the companys securities have not
traded in such 30 business day period.
Special Resolution Number 2
Resolved as a special resolution that the remuneration,
as set out in the table below, to be paid to directors
for their service as directors of the company for the
ensuing year, as recommended by the Remuneration
Committee and the Board, subject to approval by the
Any special Board committee meeting, if required,
would earn the same fees as the Remuneration
Committee or Risk & SHE Committee.
Sections 66(8) and (9) of the Companies Act 2008
provide that the company may pay remuneration to
its directors for their service as directors in accordance
with a special resolution approved by the shareholders.
Special Resolution Number 3
The company acts, inter alia, as treasury manager
to its subsidiary and associate companies providing
Proposed Directors Fees from 29 July 2011 to
2012 AGM
Proposed annual fees
Existing annual fees from 29 July 2011
Type of fee to the 2012 AGM
Annual Attendance Annual Attendance
Fixed/Retainer Fee Per Fixed/Retainer Fee Per
Fee Meeting Fee Meeting
R R R R

Tongaat
Hulett Board:
Chairman 508 200 67 760 559 020 74 535
Non-Executive
Directors 143 895 19 185 158 285 21 105
Audit and
Compliance
Committee:
Chairman 143 895 31 975 155 405 34 535
Non-Executive
Directors 71 955 15 985 77 710 17 265
Remuneration
Committee:
Chairman 114 805 25 500 123 990 27 540
Non-Executive
Directors 57 400 12 750 61 990 13 770
Risk & SHE
Committee
Chairman 114 805 25 500 123 990 27 540
Non-Executive
Directors 57 400 12 750 61 990 13 770
shareholders at the annual general meeting, be and
are hereby approved.
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nancial assistance, including in the form of inter-
company loans and the guaranteeing of their debts, as
and when appropriate in the course of business. The
new Companies Act requires the following:
Resolved as a special resolution that the directors be
and are hereby granted the authority, subject to and
as required in terms of the provisions of section 45 of
the Companies Act 2008, as amended, to authorise
the company to provide direct or indirect nancial
assistance (as dened in the Companies Act) that the
directors may deem t to any related or inter-related
company or corporation of the company (as dened in
the Companies Act), on the terms and conditions and
for amounts that the directors may determine.
Prior to the commencement of the Companies Act
2008 on 1 May 2011, the directors were entitled in
general to authorise the company to provide such
nancial assistance without the need to obtain
shareholder approval. The above special resolution
number 3 grants the directors the authority (in place
for a period of two years from the date of its adoption)
now required by the Companies Act to authorise the
company to provide nancial assistance for purposes
of funding group activities. It does not authorise
the provision of nancial assistance to a director or
prescribed ocer of the company.
In order for this special resolution number 3 to be
adopted, the support of at least 75% (seventy-ve per
cent) of the voting rights exercised on the resolution
is required.
Non-binding advisory vote
Resolved to endorse, through a non-binding advisory
vote, the companys remuneration policy and its
implementation as set out in the Remuneration report
contained on pages 50 to 51 of the integrated annual
report.
6. To transact such other business as may be
transacted at a general meeting.
Voting
Any shareholder who holds certicated ordinary
shares in the company or who holds dematerialised
ordinary shares in the company through a Central
Securities Depository Participant (CSDP) and who
has selected own name registration, may attend,
speak and vote at the annual general meeting or may
appoint any other person or persons (none of whom
need be a shareholder) as a proxy or proxies, to attend,
speak and vote at the annual general meeting in such
shareholders stead.
Should any shareholder who holds dematerialised
ordinary shares in the company and has not selected
own name registration, wish to attend, speak and
vote at the annual general meeting, such shareholder
should timeously inform his CSDP or broker for
the purposes of obtaining the necessary letter of
representation from such shareholders CSDP or broker
to attend the annual general meeting or timeously
provide such shareholders CSDP or broker with such
shareholders voting instruction in order for the CSDP
or broker to vote on such shareholders behalf at the
annual general meeting.
A proxy form is enclosed for use by shareholders
holding certicated ordinary shares in the company
or dematerialised ordinary shares in the company
through a CSDP and who have selected own name
registration. Such proxy form, duly completed should
be forwarded to reach the transfer secretaries of the
company, by no later than 09h00 on Friday 22 July
2011. The completion of a proxy form will not preclude
a member from attending the meeting.
By order of the Board
M A C Mahlari
Company Secretary
Amanzimnyama
Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal
26 May 2011

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS continued
2011
FORM OF PROXY FOR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Note: All benecial shareowners that have dematerialised their shares through a CSDP or broker, other than those which are in
own name, must NOT COMPLETE THIS FORM
Instead, they must either provide the CSDP or broker with their voting instructions, or alternatively, should they wish to attend
the meeting themselves, they may request the CSDP or broker to provide them with a letter of representation in terms of the
custody agreement entered into between themselves and the CSDP or broker.
A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting mentioned below is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend, speak and, on a
poll, to vote in his stead. A proxy need not be a member of the company.
I / We
(Name in block letters)
of
(Address in block letters)
being the holder/holders of ordinary shares in Tongaat Hulett Limited do
hereby appoint




Proposed resolution For Against Abstain
Adoption of nancial statements.
Re-appointment of Deloitte & Touche as auditors (with Mr W Moodley as designated auditor).
Re-election of directors:
B G Dunlop
F Jakoet
N Mjoli-Mncube
M H Munro
Election of Audit & Compliance Committee until the next AGM
F Jakoet
J John
R P Kupara
M Mia

Special Resolution Number 1 authorising the repurchase of issued ordinary
shares to a maximum of ve percent in any year.



Ordinary Resolution Number 1 authorising directors to give eect to
Special Resolution No. 1.

Ordinary Resolution Number 2 authorising the placing of unissued share
capital under the control of directors to a maximum of ve percent of the
issued share capital.

Ordinary Resolution Number 3 authorising directors to issue for cash
unissued shares in terms of Ordinary Resolution No. 2.



Special Resolution Number 2 authorising the remuneration payable to directors
for their service as directors of the company.
Special Resolution Number 3 giving authority to directors to authorise the company which
acts, inter alia, as treasury manager to its subsidiaries and associates, to provide funding
assistance as per Section 45 of the new Companies Act.
Non-binding advisory vote endorsing the companys remuneration policy.

Signed this day of 2011 Signature

Completed forms of proxy must be received at the oce of the companys transfer secretaries by not later than 09h00 on
Friday, 22 July 2011.

South Africa: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited, 70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg, 2001
(PO Box 61051, Marshalltown, 2107).
United Kingdom: Capita Registrars, PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4TU.
Registration Number: 1892/000610/06 Share Code: TON ISIN: ZAE000096541
or failing him, Mr J B Magwaza or failing him, Mr P H Staude as my/our proxy to vote for me/us on my/our behalf at the annual general
meeting of the company to be held at 09h00 on Friday 29 July 2011 for the purpose of considering and, if deemed t, passing, with
or without modication, the resolutions to be proposed thereat, at each adjournment thereof and to vote on the resolutions in
respect of the ordinary shares registered in my/our name/s in accordance with the following instructions.
2011
1. A members instructions to the proxy must be indicated in the appropriate box provided. Failure to comply with
the above will be deemed to authorise the proxy to vote or abstain from voting at the annual general meeting as
he/she deems t. A member may instruct the proxy to vote less than the total number of shares held by inserting
the relevant number of shares in the appropriate box provided. A member who fails to do so will be deemed to
have authorised the proxy to vote or abstain from voting, as the case may be, in respect of all the members votes
exercisable at the annual general meeting.

2. Documentary evidence establishing the authority of a person signing this form of proxy in a representative capacity
(e.g. for a company, close corporation, trust, pension fund, deceased estate, etc.) must be attached to this form of
proxy unless previously recorded by the companys share registrar or waived by the chair of the annual general
meeting.

3. Any alteration or correction made to this form of proxy must be initialled by the signatory/ies.

4. A minor must be assisted by the minors parent or guardian unless the relevant documents establishing the minors
legal capacity are produced or have been registered by the share registrars of the company.

5. The chairman of the annual general meeting may accept any form of proxy which is completed other than in
accordance with these notes if the chairman of the annual general meeting is satised as to the manner in which
the member wishes to vote.