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      2009  
R million  
(Unaudited) 
    2008  
R million  
(Unaudited) 
  Year ended  
30 Sept  
2008  
R million  
(Audited) 
Note 7                  
Investments and loans                  
Unlisted associate companies – at cost plus equity-accounted earnings excluding goodwill       —       297,7     —  
Other unlisted investments – at cost       8,3       7,0     7,0  
Loans – at cost       52,3       52,4     52,3  
Long-term accounts receivable       —       319,4     —  
Financial instrument – Investment in NSN – at fair value*, made up as follows:       806,0       806,0     806,0  
Carrying value of NSN at 1 October 2007, previously an unlisted company, now a financial instrument       119,7       119,7     119,7  
Unamortised goodwill arising on a further acquisition in a previous period                  
(refer to note 6).       94,6       94,6     94,6  
Pre-acquisition dividend received from NSN       (68,6)      —     (68,6) 
Fair value adjustment       660,3       591,7     660,3  
Total carrying value       866,6       1 482,5     865,3  
Directors’ valuation of unlisted investments                
– Unlisted associate companies (2008: Quince Capital Holdings (Pty) Limited (Quince))**       —       404,0     —  
– Other unlisted investments (includes NSN at R806,0 million)      814,3       813,0     813,0  
**The fair value of the investment is the discounted cash flow of the minimum amount specified in the NSN group, in the event of a sale to NSN group, together with an estimation of future commissions. The first time a sale may takeplace in terms of the agreement is 31 December 2010.  
**With effect from 1 June 2008, Reunert Limited bought the remaining 53% of Quince’s .
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