Company statement of changes in equity
for the year ended 31 August 2011 

    Share Share Share    
  Number of capital premium option    
  shares (Note 17) (Note 17) reserve Distributable Total
  ’000 R’000 R’000 (Note 18) reserve R’000
Balance at 1 September 2009 302 841 3 029 10 748 24 549 206 536 244 862
Additional shares issued 8 533 86 249 693 249 779
Shares cancelled (27 368) (274) (697 606) (697 880)
Equity-settled capital contribution to subsidiary 51 51
Total comprehensive income for the year 1 328 069 1 328 069
Distributions to shareholders (see note 26) (249 779) (249 779)
Balance at 31 August 2010 284 006 2 841 10 662 24 600 836 999 875 102
Additional shares issued 6 988 70 299 657 299 727
Employee share ownership plan shares issued 29 153 291 291
Shares cancelled (20 343) (203) (892 866) (893 069)
Equity-settled capital contribution to subsidiary 15 326 15 326
Total comprehensive income for the year 892 865 892 865
Distributions to shareholders (see note 26) (299 727) (299 727)
Balance at 31 August 2011 299 804 2 999 10 592 39 926 836 998 890 515

During the year the group cancelled 20 343 271 (2010: 27 367 849) ordinary shares of one cent each. 20 343 271 (2010: 27 367 849) were previously held as treasury shares and nil (2010: nil) were purchased in the open market. Of the total cost of R0.203 million on cancellation, R0.203 million was deducted from share capital.

See note 17 for an explanation of the difference between the share premium of the group and company.