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Annual Report 2011

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FLETCHER BUILDING 
FLETCHER BUILDING 
INDUSTRIES LIMITED
INDUSTRIES LIMITED

Annual Report 2011

This report is dated 16 September 2011  
and is signed on behalf of the board of 
Fletcher Building Industries Limited by:

Ralph Waters 
Chairman of Directors

Jonathan Ling
Managing Director

Letter from the Chairman.
Page 1

Statements of earnings, 
comprehensive income  
and movements in equity.
Page 2

Balance sheet.
Page 3

Statement of cashflows and 
reconciliation of net earnings/(loss) to 
net cash from operating activities.
Page 4

Statement of accounting policies.
Page 5

Notes to the financial statements.
Page 7

Independent auditor’s report.
Page 14

Noteholder information.
Page 15

Directory.
Page 16

Fletcher Building Industries Limited  Annual Report 2011

1

Letter from  
the Chairman.

I am pleased to present the annual report  
of Fletcher Building Industries Limited for 
the year ended 30 June 2011.

Fletcher Building Industries Limited 
(previously Fletcher Building Finance Limited) 
(the Company) is a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Fletcher Building Limited (Fletcher Building). 
The contents of this annual report should be 
read in conjunction with the Fletcher Building 
annual review for 2011, a copy of which 
has previously been sent to you, and the 
Fletcher Building 2011 annual report which can 
be viewed at fletcherbuilding.com. 

Results for the period 

Net earnings after tax for the year to 30 June 
2011 were $1.1 million (2010: $9.4 million). 
Shareholders’ funds increased to $87.2 million 
from $85.9 million at 30 June 2010. 

Business activities 

Fletcher Building Industries has issued capital 
notes and those funds have been invested in 
other Fletcher Building group companies. 

In August 2010, the company announced 

a restructuring whereby it maintained 
its status as an issuer of capital notes but 
ceased to on-lend to companies within the 
Fletcher Building group. Instead, it became a 
holding company, purchasing 20 percent of the 
shares in Fletcher Building Holdings Limited 
which currently holds most of the shares in 
Fletcher Building’s New Zealand subsidiaries. 
Without this change in investments, 
the company would have been regarded as a 
non-bank deposit taker by the Reserve Bank 
of New Zealand and become subject to the 
ongoing requirements of The Reserve Bank of 
New Zealand Act 1989. 

Consolidation of capital notes 
programmes

At the same time, the company changed its 
name to Fletcher Building Industries Limited 
to reflect this new business. 

In March 2011 at a specially convened 
meeting, Fletcher Building Limited capital 
noteholders, who held $250 million of 

capital notes issued by that company, 
agreed to transfer Fletcher Building’s 
obligations as issuer of those capital notes to 
Fletcher Building Industries.

This rationalised the two capital note 
programmes under one issuer simplifying 
the group’s publicly listed debt securities, 
resulting in greater clarity in the market and 
administrative and other cost savings. 
The rationalisation also meant that 

Fletcher Building Industries replaced 
Fletcher Building as the issuer. However, 
the specific terms of the Fletcher Building 
capital notes relating to rights on conversion, 
election dates, interest rates and interest 
payment dates all remained the same. 
Fletcher Building became liable as guarantor of 
the transferred capital notes on an unsecured 
subordinated basis. All capital notes, whether 
originally issued by Fletcher Building or by 
Fletcher Building Industries, rank equally in 
any claim against Fletcher Building. 

Corporate governance

As a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Fletcher Building, the company is required to 
comply with the corporate governance practices 
of the parent. These procedures include written 
delegations of authority to the chief executive, 
delegations by the chief executive to other 
executives prescribing matters reserved for 
approval by the board, and matters that can be 
attended to by management. In addition, the 
corporate governance procedures include:

•	
•	

terms	of	appointment	of	directors
terms	of	reference	of	the	chairman,	
directors and management
code	of	conduct
charters	for	audit,	remuneration	and	
nomination committees of the board
•	 processes	for	evaluating	the	independent	
status and performance of directors.

•	
•	

The NZX has granted the company a waiver 
in recognition that the corporate governance 
procedures of Fletcher Building will apply to 
it, and that the Companies Act 1993 allows 
directors of a subsidiary company such as 
Fletcher Building Industries to act in the best 
interests of the parent company. The effect of 

the waiver is that Fletcher Building Industries 
does not need to comply with the full corporate 
governance and other regulatory disclosures 
that would otherwise be required, provided that 
the Fletcher Building annual report includes 
these disclosures and a copy can be accessed by 
all Fletcher Building Industries noteholders.

Specific governance initiatives instituted by 

the company include requirements that:

•	

•	

•	

the	directors	of	the	company	will	be	the	
directors of Fletcher Building, with no 
further remuneration payable
the	chairman,	chief	executive,	chief	
financial officer and company secretary of 
Fletcher Building will hold the equivalent 
roles in the company
the	audit	committee	will	have	the	same	
constituency, chairmanship and charter as 
Fletcher Building’s committee.

The directors of the company believe that these 
initiatives, combined with the overarching 
governance procedures of Fletcher Building, 
provide an appropriate basis for ensuring the 
company meets its fiduciary obligations to 
the capital noteholders. Kerrin Vautier retired 
from the boards of Fletcher Building Industries 
and Fletcher Building on 31 August 2011. 
An additional director will be appointed in 
due course.

The financial position of the company is 
dependent on that of Fletcher Building. Further 
information on the operations and performance 
of Fletcher Building is available on its website, 
fletcherbuilding.com, and I recommend that 
you take the opportunity to review it.

Ralph Waters 
Chairman of Directors

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of earnings,  
comprehensive income  
and movements in equity.

2

6

3

4

Notes

8

8

8

Earnings statement
For the year ended 30 June 2011

Investment income

Foreign exchange 

Share of profits of associate

Funding costs

(Loss)/earnings before taxation

Taxation benefit/(expense)

Net earnings/(loss)

Statement of comprehensive income
For the year ended 30 June 2011

Net earnings/(loss)

Share of associate’s other comprehensive income

Movement in currency translation reserve

Total comprehensive income

Statement of movements in equity
For the year ended 30 June 2011

Total equity

At the beginning of the year

Total comprehensive income

Total equity 

Fletcher Building Industries Group

Fletcher Building Industries

Notes

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

29,685,424 

(40,766,050)

(11,080,626)

12,229,815 

1,149,189

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

34,113,727 

3,008,022

(24,963,454)

12,158,295 

(2,745,082)

9,413,213

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

(40,766,050)

(40,766,050)

12,229,815 

(28,536,235)

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

34,113,727 

3,008,022 

(24,963,454)

12,158,295 

(2,745,082)

9,413,213

Fletcher Building Industries Group

Fletcher Building Industries

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

1,149,189 

196,388 

1,345,577 

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

9,413,213 

(28,536,235)

9,413,213 

(3,008,022)

6,405,191 

(28,536,235)

(3,008,022)

6,405,191

Fletcher Building Industries Group

Fletcher Building Industries

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

85,894,641 

1,345,577

87,240,218 

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

79,489,450 

6,405,191 

85,894,641 

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

85,894,641 

(28,536,235)

57,358,406 

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

79,489,450 

6,405,191 

85,894,641

The accompanying notes form part of and are to be read in conjunction with these financial statements.

 
Balance  
sheet.

Balance sheet
As at 30 June 2011

Assets

Current assets:

Debtors and prepayments

Provision for current taxation

Total current assets

Non current assets:

Amounts owing by related companies

Investment in associate

Total non current assets

Total assets

Liabilities

Current liabilities:

Accrued interest

Provision for current taxation

Amounts owing to related companies

Capital notes

Total current liabilities

Non current liabilities:

Capital notes

Total non current liabilities

Total liabilities

Equity

Reported capital

Reserves

Total equity 

Total liabilities and equity

Fletcher Building Industries Limited  Annual Report 2011

2–3

Fletcher Building Industries Group

Fletcher Building Industries

Notes

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

10

15

6

10

15

11

11

7

9

2,200,845

12,229,815 

14,430,660 

3,587,613 

3,587,613 

2,200,845 

12,229,815 

14,430,660 

3,587,613 

3,587,613 

713,881,812 

713,881,812 

728,312,472 

10,077,352 

99,674,902 

88,579,500 

198,331,754 

322,856,410 

322,856,410 

326,444,023 

3,774,800 

2,745,082 

6,519,882 

684,000,000 

684,000,000 

698,430,660 

10,077,352 

99,674,902 

88,579,500

198,331,754 

322,856,410 

322,856,410 

326,444,023

3,774,800 

2,745,082 

6,519,882 

442,740,500 

442,740,500 

641,072,254 

234,029,500 

234,029,500 

240,549,382 

442,740,500 

442,740,500 

641,072,254 

234,029,500 

234,029,500 

240,549,382 

205,000,000 

(117,759,782)

87,240,218 

728,312,472 

205,000,000 

(119,105,359)

85,894,641 

326,444,023 

205,000,000 

(147,641,594)

57,358,406 

698,430,660 

205,000,000 

(119,105,359)

85,894,641 

326,444,023

The accompanying notes form part of and are to be read in conjunction with these financial statements.

On behalf of the Board
17 August 2011

Ralph Waters 
Chairman of Directors

Jonathan Ling
Managing Director

Statement of cashflows 
and reconciliation of net 
earnings/(loss) to net cash 
from operating activities.

Statement of cashflows
For the year ended 30 June 2011

Cashflow from operating activities:

Revenue received

Payments to suppliers, employees and other

Interest paid

Net cash from operating activities

Cashflow from investing activities:

Purchase of investments

Net cash from investing activities

Cashflow from financing activities:

Advances from related companies

Sale/(purchase) of capital notes

Net cash from financing activities

Net movement in cash held

Add opening cash and liquid deposits

Closing cash and liquid deposits

Fletcher Building Industries Group

Fletcher Building Industries

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

1,386,768 

(34,463,498)

(33,076,730)

(684,000,000)

(684,000,000)

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

34,113,727 

1,303,674 

(26,666,287)

8,751,114 

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

1,386,768 

(34,463,498)

(33,076,730)

(684,000,000)

(684,000,000)

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

34,113,727

1,303,674

(26,666,287)

8,751,114 

419,786,230 

297,290,500 

717,076,730 

38,539,386 

(47,290,500)

(8,751,114)

419,786,230 

297,290,500 

717,076,730 

38,539,386

(47,290,500)

(8,751,114)

Reconciliation of net earnings/(loss) to net cash from operating activities 
For the year ended 30 June 2011 

Cash was received from net earnings/(loss)

Adjustment for items not involving cash: 
Share of profits from associate

Taxation

Prepayments

Trade creditors and accruals

Foreign exchange 

Net cash from operating activities

Fletcher Building Industries Group

Fletcher Building Industries

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

1,149,189

(29,685,424)

(12,229,815)

1,386,768

6,302,552

(33,076,730)

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

9,413,213

(28,536,235)

2,745,082

1,303,674

(1,702,833)

(3,008,022)

8,751,114

(12,229,815)

1,386,768

6,302,552

(33,076,730)

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

9,413,213

2,745,082

1,303,674

(1,702,833)

(3,008,022)

8,751,114

Fletcher Building Industries Limited  Annual Report 2011

4–5

Statement of  
accounting  
policies.

For the year ended 30 June 2011

Basis of presentation

Estimates

The financial statements presented are those 
of Fletcher Building Industries Limited 
(previously Fletcher Building Finance 
Limited) (the company) and the company 
and its associate (together, the ‘group’). 
Fletcher Building Industries Limited is a 
company domiciled in New Zealand, is 
registered under the Companies Act 1993, 
and is an issuer in terms of the Securities 
Act 1978 and the Financial Reporting Act 
1993. The registered office of the company is 
810 Great South Road, Penrose, Auckland. 
Fletcher Building Industries Limited is a profit 
oriented entity.

The financial statements, of both the 
company and group, comprise the earnings 
statement, statement of comprehensive income, 
statement of movements in equity, balance 
sheet, statement of cashflows, and significant 
accounting policies, as well as the notes to 
these financial statements.

Accounting convention

The financial statements are based on the 
general principles of historical cost accounting, 
except that financial assets and liabilities as 
described below are stated at their fair value. 
These financial statements have been prepared 
in accordance with Generally Accepted 
Accounting Practice in New Zealand which is 
the New Zealand equivalent to International 
Financial Reporting Standards (NZ IFRS). 
They also comply with International Financial 
Reporting Standards.

The preparation of financial statements 
in conformity with NZ IFRS requires the 
directors to make estimates and assumptions 
that affect the reported amounts of assets and 
liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and 
liabilities at the date of the financial statements 
and the reported amounts of income and 
expenses during the reporting period. Actual 
results could differ from those estimates. The 
estimates and assumptions are reviewed on an 
ongoing basis. For further information on areas 
of estimation and judgement, refer to the notes 
to the financial statements.

Valuation of assets

Associates
Associates are all entities over which the 
company has significant influence but not 
control, generally accompanying a shareholding 
of between 20 percent and 50 percent of the 
voting rights. Investments in associates are 
accounted for using the equity method of 
accounting and are initially recognised at cost. 
The group’s investment in associates includes 
goodwill identified on acquisition, net of any 
accumulated impairment loss.

The group’s share of its associates’ post-
acquisition profits or losses is recognised in 
the earnings statement, and its share of post-
acquisition movements in other comprehensive 
income is recognised in other comprehensive 
income. The cumulative post-acquisition 
movements are adjusted against the carrying 
amount of the investment. When the group’s 
share of losses in an associate equals or exceeds 
its interest in the associate, including any other 
unsecured receivables, the group does not 
recognise further losses, unless it has incurred 
obligations or made payments on behalf of 
the associate.

Unrealised gains on transactions between 

the group and its associates are eliminated 
to the extent of the group’s interest in the 
associates. Unrealised losses are also eliminated 
unless the transaction provides evidence 
of an impairment of the asset transferred. 
Accounting policies of the associate are 
consistent with the policies adopted by the 
group. Dilution gains and losses arising in 
investments in associates are recognised in  
the earnings statement.

Debtors
Debtors are valued at estimated net realisable 
value. The valuation is net of a specific 
provision maintained for doubtful debts.  
All known losses are written off to earnings  
in the period in which it becomes apparent  
that the debts are not collectable. Trade  
debtors normally have 30 to 90 day terms.

Foreign currency

Exchange differences
Monetary assets and liabilities in foreign 
currencies at balance date which are not 
covered by forward exchange contracts, are 
translated at the rates of exchange ruling at 
balance date. Monetary assets and liabilities  
in foreign currencies at balance date which  
are covered by forward exchange contracts,  
are effectively translated at the exchange  
rates specified in those contracts.

Non-monetary assets and liabilities 
in foreign currencies are translated at the 
exchange rates in effect when the amounts  
of these assets and liabilities were determined. 

Statement of  
accounting  
policies 
continued.

Valuation of liabilities

Derivative financial instruments
Derivative financial instruments including 
foreign exchange contracts, interest rate 
swaps, currency swaps, options, forward rate 
agreements and commodity price swaps are 
utilised to reduce exposure to market risks.
Company and group policy specifically 

prohibits the use of derivative financial 
instruments for trading or speculative 
purposes. All the company and group’s 
derivative financial instruments are held to 
hedge risk on underlying assets, liabilities and 
forecast and committed sales and purchases. 
The fair value of derivative financial 
instruments, as disclosed in the financial 
instrument note, is estimated based on  
quoted market prices. 

The company and group holds derivative 

instruments until expiry except where the 
underlying rationale from a risk management 
point of view changes, such as when the 
underlying asset or liability which the 
instrument hedges no longer exists, in which 
case early termination occurs. 

Derivative financial instruments are 
initially recorded at fair value and are then 
revalued to fair value at each balance sheet 
date. The gain or loss on revaluation is recorded 
either in earnings or equity depending on 
whether the instruments qualify for hedge 
accounting and the nature of the item being 
hedged. For a derivative instrument to be 
classified and accounted for as a hedge, it must 
be highly correlated with, and effective as  
a hedge of the underlying risk being managed 
and this relationship must be documented  
from inception. 

Fair value hedges
Where a derivative financial instrument is 
designated as a hedge of a recognised asset or 
liability, or a firm commitment, any gain or 
loss is recognised directly in earnings together 
with any changes in the fair value of the 
hedged item.

Cashflow hedges
Where a derivative financial instrument is 
designated as a hedge of the variability in 
cashflows of assets or liabilities, or of a highly 
probable forecasted transaction, the effective 
part of any gain or loss is recognised directly in 
the cashflow hedge reserve within equity and 
the ineffective part is recognised immediately 
in earnings. The effective portion is transferred 
to earnings when the underlying cashflows 
affect earnings.

Net investment hedges 
Where the derivative financial instruments 
are designated as a hedge of a net investment 
in a foreign operation, the derivative financial 
instruments are accounted for similarly to cash 
flow hedges through the currency translation 
reserve within equity.

Derivatives that do not qualify  
for hedge accounting
Where a derivative financial instrument does 
not qualify for hedge accounting, or where 
hedge accounting has not been elected, any 
gain or loss is recognised directly in earnings.

Taxation
The provision for current tax is the estimated 
amount due for payment during the next 
12 months by the company and group. 
The provision for deferred taxation has 
been calculated using the balance sheet 
liability method. Deferred tax is recognised 
on the temporary difference between the 
carrying amount of assets and liabilities 
and their taxable value. Deferred tax assets 
are not recognised unless recovery is 
considered probable.

Borrowings
Interest bearing borrowings are initially 
recognised at fair value.

Creditors
Trade creditors and other liabilities are stated at 
cost or estimated liability where accrued.

Provisions
A provision is recognised when the company or 
group has a current obligation and it is probable 
that economic benefits will be required to settle 
this obligation.

Intercompany guarantees
Where the company or group enters into 
financial guarantee contracts to guarantee 
the performance or indebtedness of other 
companies within the Fletcher Building 
Limited group, the company considers these 
to be insurance arrangements and accounts 
for them as such. In this respect, the company 
treats the guarantee contract as a contingent 
liability until such time as it becomes probable 
that the company will be required to make a 
payment under the guarantee.

Equity

Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as shareholders 
funds. Incremental costs directly attributable 
to the issue of new shares or options are shown 
in shareholders funds as a reduction from the 
proceeds. Dividends are recognised as a liability 
in the period in which they are declared. 

Income determination

Investment revenue
Interest income is taken to earnings when 
received or accrued in respect of the period 
for which it was earned. Dividends and 
distributions are taken to earnings when 
received or accrued where declared prior  
to balance date. 

Funding costs
Net funding costs comprise interest expense, 
amortisation of prepaid expenses and gains/
losses on certain financial instruments that are 
recognised in earnings.

Fletcher Building Industries Limited  Annual Report 2011

6–7

Notes to the  
financial  
statements.

1

Changes in accounting policies
The International Accounting Standards Board has issued a number of standards, amendments and interpretations which are not yet effective. The company  
has not applied these in preparing these financial statements and while the application of these standards, amendments and interpretations would require  
further disclosures, they are not expected to have a material impact on the company’s results.

There have been no changes in accounting policy in the year ended 30 June 2011, however certain comparatives were restated to conform with the  

current year’s presentation.

2

Investment income

Investment income includes interest received from  
related companies:

Fletcher Building Limited

3

Funding costs

Interest payable on:

Capital notes interest

Amounts owing to Fletcher Building Limited

Plus bank fees, share registry and issue expenses

4

Taxation benefit/(expense)

(Loss)/earnings before taxation

Taxation at 30 cents per dollar

Adjusted for:

Non assessable income

Fletcher Building Industries Group

Fletcher Building Industries

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

34,113,727 

34,113,727

24,197,288 

 766,166 

24,963,454 

12,158,295 

(3,647,489)

902,407 

(2,745,082)

27,570,747 

12,439,962

 755,341 

40,766,050 

(40,766,050)

12,229,815 

12,229,815 

34,113,727 

34,113,727

24,197,288 

 766,166 

24,963,454

12,158,295

(3,647,489)

902,407 

(2,745,082)

27,570,747 

12,439,962 

 755,341 

40,766,050 

(11,080,626)

3,324,188 

8,905,627 

12,229,815 

5

Change in nature of operations and acquisitions
From 27 August 2010 Fletcher Building Industries Limited ceased to on-lend to companies within the Fletcher Building Group. Instead, the company became  
a holding company and purchased 20 percent of the shares in Fletcher Building Holdings Limited for $684 million. The company is accounting for this investment 
in its own accounts at cost, and in its group accounts using the equity method (Refer Note 6). Fletcher Building Holdings Limited is incorporated in New Zealand, 
is an unlisted corporate holding company and currently holds most of the shares in Fletcher Building Limited’s New Zealand subsidiaries.

 
Notes to the  
financial  
statements 
continued.

6

Investment in associate

Carrying amount of associate

Carrying amount at the beginning of the year

Acquired during the year

Equity accounted earnings of associate

Share of associate’s other comprehensive income

Investment in associate

Associate information:

Balance sheet information for associate – 100%

Assets

Liabilities

Minority Interest

Equity

Equity – Fletcher Building Industries Limited share –20%

Goodwill acquired at cost

Investment in associate

Equity accounted earnings comprise:

Summarised earnings statement for associate – 100%

Sales

Earnings before interest and tax

Interest expense

Foreign exchange loss

Earnings before tax

Tax expense

Net earnings

Net earnings – Fletcher Building Industries Limited 
share – 20%

7

Capital

Reported capital:

Reported capital at the beginning of the year

Number of shares:

Number of shares at the beginning of the year

Fletcher Building Industries Group

Fletcher Building Industries

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

684,000,000

684,000,000

684,000,000 

29,685,424 

196,388

713,881,812 

5,210,151,753

(2,280,058,071)

(2,245,738)

2,927,847,944 

585,569,589

128,312,223

713,881,812 

3,330,930,931

230,126,331

(31,700,654)

(23,167,098)

175,258,579

(26,831,459)

148,427,120

29,685,424

205,000,000

205,000,000

205,000,000 

205,000,000 

205,000,000

205,000,000

205,000,000 

205,000,000 

205,000,000

205,000,000

205,000,000 

205,000,000

205,000,000

205,000,000

205,000,000 

205,000,000

All ordinary shares carry equal rights in respect of voting, dividend payments and distribution upon winding up.

 
 
 
Fletcher Building Industries Limited  Annual Report 2011

8–9

Fletcher Building Industries Group

Fletcher Building Industries

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

8 Reserve movements

Revenue reserve

Revenue reserve at the beginning of the year

(119,105,359)

(128,518,572)

Net earnings/(loss)

Other comprehensive income

1,149,189

196,388

9,413,213 

(119,105,359)

(28,536,235)

(128,518,572)

9,413,213 

(117,759,782)

(119,105,359)

(147,641,594)

(119,105,359)

Net currency translation reserve

Net currency translation reserve at the beginning of the year

Transfer to earnings statement

3,008,022 

(3,008,022)

3,008,022 

(3,008,022)

9  Reserve balances

Reserves comprise:

Revenue reserve

10 Provision for current taxation

Opening provision for taxation

Taxation credit/(charge) in the earnings statement 

Intercompany payment to Fletcher Building Holdings Limited

11 Borrowings

Capital notes 

Amounts owing to related companies 

Current borrowings 

Capital notes 

Non current borrowings 

(117,759,782)

(117,759,782)

(119,105,359)

(119,105,359)

(147,641,594)

(147,641,594)

(119,105,359)

(119,105,359)

(2,745,082)

12,229,815 

2,745,082

12,229,815 

 88,579,500 

99,674,902 

188,254,402 

442,740,500 

442,740,500 

630,994,902 

(1,229,041)

(2,745,082)

1,229,041

(2,745,082)

234,029,500 

234,029,500 

234,029,500 

(2,745,082)

12,229,815 

2,745,082 

12,229,815 

 88,579,500 

 99,674,902 

188,254,402 

442,740,500 

442,740,500 

630,994,902 

(1,229,041)

(2,745,082)

1,229,041 

(2,745,082)

234,029,500

234,029,500 

234,029,500

For further information about the terms of these loans, please refer to note 13.

Capital notes
Capital notes are long-term fixed rate unsecured subordinated notes. The indebtedness of Fletcher Building Industries in respect of the capital notes is  
guaranteed on an unsecured subordinated basis by Fletcher Building Limited. On each election date, the coupon rate and term to the next election date of that 
series of the capital notes is reset. Holders may then choose either to keep their capital notes on the new terms or to convert the principal amount and any interest 
into shares of Fletcher Building Limited, at approximately 98 percent of the current market price. Instead of issuing shares to holders who choose to convert,  
Fletcher Building Industries Limited may, at its option, purchase or redeem the capital notes for cash at the principal amount plus any interest. 

Under the terms of the capital notes, non-payment of interest is not an act of default although unpaid interest is accrued and is interest bearing at the same rate 
as the principal of the capital notes. Each of the company and Fletcher Building Limited has covenanted not to pay dividends to its shareholders while interest that 
is due and payable on capital notes has not been paid. The weighted average interest rate on the capital notes is 8.51 percent (30 June 2010: 9.09 percent).

 
 
 
 
Notes to the  
financial  
statements 
continued.

The capital notes do not carry voting rights and do not participate in any change in value of the issued shares of Fletcher Building Limited. If the principal  
amount of the capital notes held at 30 June 2011 were to be converted to shares, 62.9 million (June 2010: 30.4 million) Fletcher Building Limited shares would  
be issued at the share price as at 30 June 2011, of $8.62 (June 2010: $7.85). In March 2011, NZ$250 million of Fletcher Building capital notes were consolidated 
into the company in order to rationalise the Fletcher Building Group’s capital notes programme under one issuer and all the Treasury Stock held was sold to 
Fletcher Building Holdings Limited. At 30 June 2011 $90.6 million (June 2010: nil) of the capital notes on issue were held by Fletcher Buildings Holdings Limited 
as Treasury Stock. At 30 June 2010 the company held $47 million of its capital notes as Treasury Stock.

Net tangible asset backing per capital note issued as at 30 June 2011 (30 June 2010)

Amount owing to related companies 
This unsecured floating rate advance is for no fixed term and is effectively at call. 

Fletcher Building Industries Group

Year ended
June 2011

1.16

Year ended
June 2010

1.37

12 Credit rating

The company has not sought and does not hold a credit rating from an accredited rating agency.  

13 Financial risk management overview

Exposures to credit, liquidity, currency and interest rate risks arise in the normal course of the company’s business. The company is a wholly owned  
subsidiary of Fletcher Building Limited and does not have an independent policy regarding credit, liquidity, currency and interest rates but is governed by the 
Fletcher Building group’s principles and policy documents approved by the Fletcher Building group’s Board. The policy documents identify the risk and sets out 
the Fletcher Building group’s objectives, policies and processes to measure, manage and report the risk. The policies are reviewed periodically to reflect changes 
in financial markets and the Fletcher Building group’s businesses. Risk management is carried out by the Fletcher Building group’s central treasury function, 
which ensures compliance with the risk management policies and procedures set by the board and enters into derivative financial instruments to assist in the 
management of the identified financial risks.

The company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. All derivative transactions entered into are to hedge 

underlying physical positions arising from normal business activities.

The financial position of the company is dependent on that of Fletcher Building Limited, who has indicated their continued financial support.

Risks and mitigation
(a) Credit risk
To the extent the company has a receivable from another party, there is a credit risk in the event of non-performance by that counterparty which arises  
principally from receivables from customers, derivative financial instruments and short term cash deposits. The company only has credit risk exposure to the 
Fletcher Building group and has no external credit risk exposure. The company has not renegotiated the terms of any financial assets which would otherwise  
be past due or impaired.

(b) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the company will encounter difficulty in meeting its financial commitments as they fall due. The Fletcher Building group  
manages the liquidity risk of the company by having a spread of maturity dates of the Fletcher Building group’s debt facilities. Furthermore at 30 June 2011,  
the Fletcher Building group had $2,499 million of committed bank facilities of which $492 million were undrawn (June 2010: $2,349 million; $1,130 million). 
The following maturity analysis table sets out the remaining contractual undiscounted cashflows, including estimated interest payments for non-derivative 

liabilities. Creditors and accruals are excluded from this analysis as they are not part of the company’s assessment of liquidity risk.

 
Fletcher Building Industries Limited  Annual Report 2011

10–11

Capital Notes

Amounts owing to related companies

Fletcher Building Industries Group and Fletcher Building Industries June 2011

Contractual
cashflows
NZ$

 531,320,000 

 99,674,902 

Up to 1 year
NZ$

 88,579,500 

 99,674,902 

1–2 years
NZ$

2–5 years
NZ$

Over 5 years
NZ$

 75,000,000 

299,488,500

 68,252,000 

Non-derivative liabilities – Principal cashflows

 630,994,902 

 188,254,402 

 75,000,000 

 299,488,500 

 68,252,000 

Contractual interest cashflows

Total contractual cashflows

 140,512,736 

 771,507,638 

 42,058,651 

35,387,742

59,448,052

3,618,291

 230,313,053 

 110,387,742 

 358,936,552 

 71,870,291 

Fletcher Building Industries Group and Fletcher Building Industries June 2010

Capital Notes

Contractual
cashflows
NZ$

 234,029,500 

Up to 1 year
NZ$

1–2 years
NZ$

Non-derivative liabilities – Principal cashflows

 234,029,500 

Contractual interest cashflows

Total contractual cashflows

 79,898,098 

 313,927,598 

 20,616,286 

 20,616,286 

 20,616,286 

 20,616,286 

2–5 years
NZ$

186,857,000

 186,857,000 

 35,252,083 

 222,109,083 

Over 5 years
NZ$

 47,172,500 

 47,172,500 

 3,413,443 

 50,585,943

(c) Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument or cashflows associated with the instrument will change due to changes in market interest 
rates and arises primarily from the company’s interest bearing borrowings. The Fletcher Building group manages the fixed interest rate component of its debt 
and capital notes obligations of the company and aims to maintain this ratio between 40 to 70 percent. The position in this range is managed depending upon 
underlying interest rate exposures and economic conditions. Cross currency interest rate swaps, interest rate swaps, forward rate agreements and options are 
entered into to manage this position.

The following tables set out the interest rate repricing profile of interest bearing financial assets and liabilities:

Floating 

Fixed up to 1 year

Fixed 1–2 years

Fixed 2–5 years

Fixed over 5 years

Total

Fletcher Building Industries Group 
and Fletcher Building Industries

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

99,674,902

88,579,500

75,000,000

299,488,500

68,252,000

630,994,902

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

 (322,856,410)

186,857,000

 47,172,500

 (88,826,910)

(d) Sensitivity analysis
Foreign currency and interest rate risk is governed and managed by the Fletcher Building group. The sensitivity analysis is included in the Fletcher Building group 
financial statements.

Notes to the  
financial  
statements 
continued.

(e) Fair values
The estimated fair values of the company’s financial assets and liabilities compared to their carrying values in the balance sheet, are as follows:

Fletcher Building Industries 
Group and Fletcher Building 
Industries June 2011

Fletcher Building Industries 
Group and Fletcher Building 
Industries June 2010

Classifications

Carrying value
NZ$

Fair value
NZ$

Carrying value
NZ$

Fair value
NZ$

Capital Notes

 Amortised cost 

531,320,000 

548,802,839 

234,029,500 

243,807,252 

Amounts owing to related companies

Loans & receivable 

99,674,902 

99,674,902

Amounts owing by related companies 

Loans & receivable 

(322,856,410)

(322,856,410)

630,994,902 

 648,477,741 

 (88,826,910) 

(79,049,158)

Fair value measurement
No financial instruments are measured and recognised at fair value.

Fair value disclosures
The fair values of borrowings used for disclosure are measured by discounting future principal and interest cashflows at the current market interest rate that are 
available for similar financial instruments.

The interest rates across all currencies used to discount future principal and interest cashflows are between 5.76 percent and 7.65 percent (June 2010:  

7.1 percent and 7.9 percent) including margins.

14 Contingent liabilities and capital commitments

There were no contingent liabilities or capital commitments as at 30 June 2011 (June 2010: Nil).

The Fletcher Building group borrows funds based on covenants and a negative pledge arrangement. The principal borrowing covenants relate to gearing 

and interest cover and at 30 June 2011, the Fletcher Building group was in compliance with all its covenants. The negative pledge arrangement includes a 
cross guarantee, ensures that external senior indebtedness ranks equally in all respects and includes the covenant that security can be given only in limited 
circumstances. The cross guarantee states that Fletcher Building Limited and certain of its subsidiaries, including Fletcher Building Industries Limited,  
guarantee the debt of the group that has the benefit of the negative pledge arrangement.

As at 30 June 2011 the guaranteeing group had debt subject to the negative pledge arrangement and covenants of $1,516 million (June 2010: $754 million). 
Where the company enters into financial guarantee contracts to guarantee the performance or indebtedness of other companies within the Fletcher Building 

group, the company considers these to be insurance arrangements and accounts for them as such. In this respect, the company treats the guarantee contract  
as a contingent liability until such time as it becomes probable that the company will be required to make a payment under the guarantee.

 
 
 
Fletcher Building Industries Limited  Annual Report 2011

12–13

15 Related party transactions

Term receivable owing from related companies 
Fletcher Building Limited 1

Payable owing to related companies 
Fletcher Building Limited 2

Fletcher Building Industries Group

Fletcher Building Industries

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

Year ended
June 2011
NZ$

Year ended
June 2010
NZ$

322,856,410

322,856,410

322,856,410

322,856,410

(99,674,902)

(99,674,902)

(99,674,902)

(99,674,902) 

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fletcher Building Limited, which is also the ultimate holding company. All other related companies are also 
subsidiaries of Fletcher Building Limited. 

1 

2 

 This unsecured advance in the prior year represented long term funding even though it was for no fixed term and bore interest at 9.75 percent until it was 
repaid in August 2010.
 This unsecured advance is for no fixed term and bears interest at 7.5 percent.

The audit fee is borne by the company’s parent.

 
 
 
Independent 
auditor’s  
report.

To T hE Sh ArEhoLdErS oF F LETChEr BuILdINg INduSTrIES L IMITEd

Report on the company and  
group financial statements

We have audited the accompanying financial 
statements of Fletcher Building Industries 
Limited (“the company”) and the group, 
comprising the company and its associate, 
on pages 2–13. The financial statements 
comprise the balance sheets as at 30 June 2011, 
the earnings statements and statements of 
comprehensive income, movements in equity 
and cash flows for the year then ended, and a 
summary of significant accounting policies and 
other explanatory information, for both the  
company and the group.

Directors’ responsibility for the 
company and group financial 
statements

The directors are responsible for the 
preparation of company and group financial 
statements in accordance with generally 
accepted accounting practice in New Zealand 
that give a true and fair view of the matters to 
which they relate, and for such internal control 
as the directors determine is necessary to 
enable the preparation of company and group 
financial statements that are free from material 
misstatement whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s responsibility

Opinion

In our opinion the financial statements,  
on pages 2–13:

•	

•	

comply	with	generally	accepted	accounting	
practice in New Zealand;

give	a	true	and	fair	view	of	the	financial	
position of the company and the group 
as at 30 June 2011 and of the financial 
performance and cash flows of the 
company and the group for the year 
then ended.

Report on other legal and  
regulatory requirements

In accordance with the requirements of 
sections 16(l)(d) and 16(l)(e) of the Financial 
Reporting Act 1993, we report that:

•	 we	have	obtained	all	the	information	and	
explanations that we have required; and

•	

in	our	opinion,	proper	accounting	records	
have been kept by Fletcher Building 
Industries Limited as far as appears from 
our examination of those records.

17 August 2011
KPMG Auckland, New Zealand

Our responsibility is to express an opinion 
on these company and group financial 
statements based on our audit. We conducted 
our audit in accordance with International 
Standards on Auditing (New Zealand). Those 
standards require that we comply with ethical 
requirements and plan and perform the audit to 
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 
company and group financial statements are 
free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures 

to obtain audit evidence about the amounts 
and disclosures in the company and group 
financial statements. The procedures selected 
depend on the auditor’s judgement, including 
the assessment of the risks of material 
misstatement of the financial statements, 
whether due to fraud or error. In making those 
risk assessments, the auditor considers internal 
control relevant to the company and group’s 
preparation of the financial statements that 
give a true and fair view of the matters to which 
they relate in order to design audit procedures 
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but 
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion 
on the effectiveness of the company and 
group’s internal control. An audit also includes 
evaluating the appropriateness of accounting 
policies used and the reasonableness of 
accounting estimates, as well as evaluating the 
presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have 
obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide 
a basis for our audit opinion.

Our firm has also provided other services to 

the company and group in relation to taxation 
and other assurance services. Partners and 
employees of our firm may also deal with the 
company and group on normal terms within 
the ordinary course of trading activities of the 
business of the company and group. These 
matters have not impaired our independence 
as auditors of the company and group. The firm 
has no other relationship with, or interest in, 
the company and group.

Fletcher Building Industries Limited  Annual Report 2011

14–15

Noteholder 
information.

Enquiries

Interest payment dates

Fletcher Building website

Noteholders with enquiries about transactions 
or changes of address should contact:

Computershare Investor  
Services Limited 
Private Bag 92119
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1142

Level 2, 159 Hurstmere Road 
Takapuna, North Shore City 0622 
New Zealand
T. +64 9 488 8777 
F. +64 9 488 8787 
E. enquiry@computershare.co.nz 

Other investor enquiries

Fletcher Building Industries Limited
Private Bag 92114
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1142
New Zealand 
T. +64 9 525 9000
F. +64 9 525 9032
E. moreinfo@fb.co.nz

fletcherbuilding.com

Interest on capital notes is paid semi-annually 
on 15 March and 15 September in respect of 
the notes with the election dates of  
15 March 2012, 15 March 2013, 15 March 2015 
and 15 March 2017 and on 15 May and  
15 November in respect of the notes with the 
election dates of 15 May 2014 and 15 May 2016. 
The company recommends that all noteholders 
have their interest payments direct credited 
to a bank account to ensure security and 
promptness of receipt. If you do not already 
have your payments direct credited, please 
contact Computershare Investor Services to 
register your bank account details.

Quotation and transfers

The Fletcher Building Industries capital notes 
are quoted on the NZX and may be bought and 
sold through sharebrokers. No transfer will be 
registered if it would result in the transferor 
or the transferee holding capital notes with an 
aggregate principal amount of less than $2,000. 
Subject to this minimum holding, transfers 
must be in multiples of $500.

Details on Fletcher Building and its  
operations for the year ended 30 June 2011  
can be viewed at the Fletcher Building website, 
at fletcherbuilding.com.

This website contains all news releases to 
the NZX and ASX and financial presentations 
made by Fletcher Building.

Other information

The New Zealand Exchange has granted a 
waiver to the company from Listing Rule 10.5 – 
Annual and Half-Yearly Reports, subject to the 
following conditions:

a) 

that the company send copies of the annual 
and half-yearly reports of Fletcher Building 
(with financial information relating to 
the Fletcher Building group), or a notice 
complying with Section 209(3) of the 
Companies Act 1993, to its noteholders,

b)  that the company’s annual report include 
any specific relevant disclosures required 
by the Companies Act 1993 and certain 
sections of Listing Rule 10.5, and 

c) 

that the Fletcher Building annual 
report contain details of the spread 
of the company’s noteholders and the 
corporate governance policies, practices 
and processes.

Directory.

Directors

Ralph G Waters
Chairman

Tony J Carter

Hugh A Fletcher
Member of the Audit Committee

Alan T Jackson

John F Judge
Chairman of the Audit Committee 

Jonathan P Ling

Gene T Tilbrook
Member of the Audit Committee

Management 

Martin C Farrell
Company Secretary

Bill J Roest
Chief Financial Officer

Registered offices
Fletcher Building Industries Limited
Private Bag 92 114
Victoria St West
Auckland 1142
New Zealand

Fletcher House
810 Great South Road
Penrose, Auckland 1061
New Zealand
T. +64 9 525 9000

Trustee

The capital notes are constituted under 
Trust Deeds dated 24 September 2001 and 
12 November 2002 as supplemented by 
supplemental trust deeds dated 21 November 
2008 and 16 March 2009. Noteholders are 
entitled to the benefit of, are bound by, and  
are deemed to have notice of the provisions  
of the Trust Deeds. 

The Trustee is:
Perpetual Trust Limited
PO Box 3376
Shortland Street
Auckland 1140
New Zealand

Level 12, AMP Centre
29 Customs Street West
Auckland 1010
New Zealand
T. +64 9 366 3290

Fletcher Building
Industries Limited

fletcherbuilding.com 
+64 9 525 9000