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Main Page Head Old Mutual plc is a UK-based ﬁnancial services group, with a substantial life assurance business in South Africa and other southern African countries and an integrated, international portfolio of activities in asset management, banking and general insurance. The Group has approximately 3.2 million life assurance policyholders, 2.4 million banking customers, 270,000 general insurance policyholders, over 700,000 unit trust accounts and, following the acquisition of Gerrard Group, has £57 billion of funds under management. C O N T E N T S Chairman’s Statement Driving Value Forward Key Facts and Figures Life Assurance Asset Management Banking General Insurance 2 5 12 14 20 24 26 Financial Review Board of Directors Directors’ Report Corporate Governance Corporate Responsibilities Remuneration Report 27 37 38 42 46 47 Auditors’ Report Financial Statements 53 54 Notes to the Financial Statements 62 Embedded Value Information 100 Notice of Annual General Meeting 105 Shareholder Information 111 Directors’ Responsibilities 52 IFC2 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Key Financial Highlights Embedded value Embedded value per share Life assurance new business proﬁt Operating proﬁt before tax (based on a long term rate of return) 1999 Pro forma 1998 % change £5.4bn £3.1bn £1.57 £75m £1.16 74 35 £656m £534m 23 Proﬁt/(loss) after tax and minorities £1,066m (£101m) Adjusted earnings per share (based on a long term rate of return) Dividend per share Total funds under management 12.2p 10.1p 2p £44.9bn £34.8bn 21 29 D R I V I N G VA L U E F O R WA R D – O U R P R O G R E S S S O FA R • Demutualisation in May 1999 • Listing on the London, Johannesburg, Malawi, Namibian and Zimbabwe Stock Exchanges • 473 million shares issued for cash in July 1999 to raise £559 million • Life assurance new business embedded value proﬁts of £75 million • Capel-Cure Myers and Albert E Sharp successfully integrated under the Capel Cure Sharp brand name • Cost reduction Project 500 completed • Nedcor’s strategic information technology partnerships extended • Return of capital by Mutual & Federal via a R6 per share special dividend • £546 million acquisition of Gerrard Group Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 1 Chairman’s Statement “Our demutualisation marked the beginning of a new era for Old Mutual. Following our successful listing, we have taken signiﬁcant steps to drive shareholder value forward and are well positioned to take advantage of the opportunities ahead.” Mike Levett Chairman and Chief Executive The demutualisation of Old Mutual in May 1999 marked the beginning of a new era for our 155-year-old organisation. Our maiden set of annual results as a public company reﬂect the substantial progress achieved in the period since we became a listed company. We have taken signiﬁcant steps to drive shareholder value forward, while continuing to reshape the business in pursuit of growth in our chosen markets. Driving value forward Operating proﬁt based on a long term rate of investment return rose by 23% in Sterling terms to £656 million (1998: £534 million) with earnings per share up by 21% to 12.2p. New business embedded value proﬁts in our life assurance business advanced substantially to £75 million. The Group’s embedded value of £5.4 billion represents a total increase of 74% over the £3.1 billion at the end of 1998, a 41% increase after allowing for the effects of new capital raised on listing and the policyholder self-investment on demutualisation. A key feature of the past year has been the outstanding contribution of our core South African life operations to the life assurance operating proﬁt of £376 million. This performance was a direct result of management action taken during the year. Cost centres became proﬁt centres, costs were tightly controlled and products were re-priced as our team embraced a value-orientated culture. Proﬁts from our asset management business, at £48 million, were up 109% over the year. Total funds under management at the year end increased to £45 billion, £19 billion of which is managed outside South Africa. Old Mutual Asset Managers in South Africa capitalised on a successful year of investment performance, winning a record £1.6 billion of new third party funds. Our unit trusts in both South Africa and Europe crowned a strong year with the successful launch of global technology funds. Nedcor, our JSE-listed banking subsidiary, reported a 20% rise in net operating income before tax, exceptional items and income from associates to £296 million. Nedcor’s management further strengthened capital and reserves of the bank during the year, with its capital ratio rising to 12%. Tight cost controls held expense growth to under 2% and continued to drive down the cost/income ratio from 56.2% to 51.7%. General insurance proﬁts at our JSE-listed subsidiary, Mutual & Federal (M&F), were adversely affected by underwriting losses, although it is pleasing to note that the company returned to underwriting proﬁt in the second half of the year as a result of adjustments to premium levels. M&F returned £144 million of capital to shareholders by way of a special dividend in September 1999. 2 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Our pre-tax results, on a statutory reporting basis, beneﬁted from strong investment returns on shareholder assets, largely reﬂecting the recovery in the South African equity market during 1999. This produced an excess return of £778 million over operating proﬁt based on a long term rate of investment return and contributed signiﬁcantly to proﬁts attributable to shareholders exceeding £1 billion. Reshaping the business Our ﬁrst results as a listed Group provide a sound platform to pursue our stated strategy, which is to optimise the performance of our core life assurance and asset management businesses, to grow related businesses and to create options for future growth. The strong proﬁt performance reﬂected our efforts to reduce the cost base of the organisation through our Project 500 programme. By the end of the year we had more than achieved the initial objective of the programme, by putting actions into place that are expected to deliver annual cost savings in excess of R500 million. Going forward, we are determined to deliver further cost reductions for the beneﬁt of shareholders and customers. During the year we continued to develop our IT capabilities. We partnered with Computer Sciences Corporation to outsource the management of our non-core infrastructure systems in order to focus our investment on new systems development and integration initiatives. Across the Group, administrative, intermediary and customer support systems have been systematically upgraded and transportable platforms developed to exploit synergies between operations worldwide. In e-commerce, Old Mutual Unit Trusts in South Africa is already operating an end-to-end internet delivery channel. Other Group companies are exploring the opportunity to leverage our low cost base in South Africa to provide life and wealth management products internationally by developing e-commerce distribution and service delivery channels. In January 2000 we announced a recommended bid for Gerrard Group plc, a leading wealth management and ﬁnancial services company in the UK. The bid was declared wholly unconditional on 10 March 2000. The merger of Capel Cure Sharp with Gerrard Group’s private client business, Greig Middleton, will create a leading UK private client stockbroker, with total UK funds under management of £27 billion and excellent prospects for future growth. At the end of 1999, we agreed terms for the disposal of our UK life business, via two separate transactions with XL Mid Ocean and Century Life. Dividend The directors are proposing a ﬁnal dividend for the year of 2.0p per share. This represents one half of the total dividend of 4.0p per share which the Board would have expected to recommend had the Group been listed throughout the year, and represents an increase of 33% on the notional ﬁgure for the previous year (3.0p per share) indicated in our prospectus. The annualised rate of dividend would be covered three times by the adjusted earnings per share of 12.2p. Dividends to holders of shares on the African registers will be paid locally under dividend access trust arrangements made at the time of listing. This means that holders of shares on the South African branch register will receive dividends from a domestic entity and are not, therefore, expected to be subject to the tax on foreign dividends announced in the South African budget on 23 February 2000. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 3 Chairman’s Statement continued For future dividends the Board intends to follow a policy to achieve stable returns to shareholders over time reﬂecting the Group’s long term rate of return and the cash-ﬂow requirements of its businesses. We expect to declare an interim dividend for the current year in September 2000, payable in November 2000, representing approximately one third of the expected full dividend for the year. With a view to further enhancing returns to shareholders, the Board is to seek powers at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting to authorise a share buyback programme as part of its prudent capital management proposals. Management Your Company is fortunate to have an experienced and energetic executive management team to lead the Group forward. The directors, management and staff of the various companies in the Group have all played a crucial role in this year of profound change. I would like to thank each individual and team for their contributions this year. In January 2000, Jim Sutcliffe was appointed to the Board of Old Mutual plc, taking speciﬁc responsibility for the Group’s life assurance businesses. Jim has a signiﬁcant track record in the industry in the UK, South Africa and the USA. I welcome him to Old Mutual. His international experience will be of great beneﬁt to the Group. Annual General Meeting I would draw to your attention that there are a number of items of special business included in the agenda for our Annual General Meeting which is to be held in London on 18 May 2000. The Notice of that meeting is set out on pages 105 to 107 of this document and the accompanying notes on pages 108 to 110 provide further details of, and an explanation of the background to, these matters. Your Board considers that all of the items of special business (Resolutions 6 to 11 inclusive) to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting are in the Company’s best interests and recommends that you vote in favour of them. South Africa Our business base in South Africa puts us in a strong position to grow and develop as that country continues to become integrated into the world economy and the number of its population who are economically active increases. I should like to pay tribute to President Mandela for his remarkable achievements and to wish his successor, President Mbeki, who was elected during 1999, every success in continuing the country’s transformation. Building on our strengths Our strong results for 1999 demonstrate our ability to deliver shareholder value. We aim to drive value forward by enhancing the performance of our core businesses in southern Africa, growing proﬁtability across all of our businesses, whilst also seeking new opportunities internationally. I am conﬁdent that Old Mutual has both the will and the potential to deliver further substantial progress in the coming years. Mike Levett Chairman and Chief Executive 4 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Driving Value Forward Our management is committed to the development of the Group and delivery of value to its shareholders. Our strategy to achieve this is well-deﬁned and comprises three principal elements: Optimising the performance of our core businesses by: • Embedding a value culture throughout the Group • Maintaining and developing our leading market position and brand proﬁle in life assurance in southern Africa • Growing proﬁtability and reducing costs across our businesses • Taking advantage of opportunities to seek enhanced value through consolidation • Using technology to enhance distribution capabilities to meet changing consumer preferences Growing related businesses by: • Directing capital efﬁciently to areas of the Group to maximise returns for shareholders • Pursuing opportunities to expand asset accumulation and wealth management operations • Exploring opportunities to leverage our low cost base in South Africa to provide life and wealth management products in developed markets Creating options for future growth by: • Leveraging our experience to establish new businesses in developing markets • Growing with the changing proﬁle of South Africa to beneﬁt from its wealth potential • Developing new generation systems, expanding e-commerce and enhancing the value of our global IT alliances Optimising the performance of our core businesses Growing related businesses Creating options for future growth SHORT TERM LONG TERM 1IN2 SOUTH AFRICAN HOUSEHOLDS* HAS ONE OR MORE OLD MUTUAL GROUP PRODUCTS Optimising the performance of our core businesses The value culture newly embedded throughout the Group underpins a strong focus on future performance and proﬁtability. Substantial potential for the creation of value remains from leveraging our brands, building on our established record as a product innovator, and achieving greater operational efﬁciency. Old Mutual will support strategies adopted by Nedcor and Mutual & Federal that are aimed at enhancing shareholder value. Old Mutual, Nedcor and Mutual & Federal will continue to develop speciﬁc opportunities co-operatively, where each business can extract commercial beneﬁt. • The successful completion • Mutual & Federal paid a special of Project 500 is expected to dividend of £144 million to deliver annual cost savings maximise capital efﬁciency of R500m • Our afﬁnity group business has expanded its sales productivity to world leading levels by a continued focus on its customer base and better use of technology • Nedcor listed 15% of Nedcor • Our South African unit trust Investment Bank to unlock business now offers customers value and improve capital the facility to buy, sell and efﬁciency receive information online • We launched the “green” • Our life assurance business advertising campaign in has undertaken a signiﬁcant South Africa to reinforce restructuring of its agency customer belief in the Old force to increase productivity Mutual brand values, trust, and align proﬁtability goals integrity, growth and security * Economically active households, being those with an income of R1,400 per month or more. £546M ACQUISITION OF GERRARD GROUP Growing related businesses Over the medium term, we will take advantage of attractive opportunities to enter selected markets on a multi-regional basis concentrating on asset accumulation and wealth management businesses. We will build on our existing asset management activities to add scale and value internationally. In wealth accumulation and protection we aim to exploit synergies and new markets. Our acquisition of Gerrard Group is part of this strategy. • Our acquisition of Gerrard Group increases funds under management by over £12 billion and brings new banking business to the Group • The combination of Capel • Successful year for OMUT, Cure Sharp and Greig Galaxy and CCS in unit Middleton creates the leading trust performance UK private client stockbroker • Old Mutual Asset Managers was voted ‘Top fund management company in South Africa’ in Reuters’ Survey of Global Emerging Markets. Outside South Africa it won its ﬁrst US institutional mandate • The Group entered into a joint venture with Sumitomo Asset Managers in 1999 to provide both parties with access to each other’s markets 86%INCREASE IN THE USE OF OLD MUTUAL WEBSITES Creating options for future growth We recognise the importance of investment in embryonic businesses in existing markets, rapid exploitation of new technologies, and developing new markets to sustain future growth and value. Old Mutual is in a strong position to grow with the changing demographic proﬁle in South Africa. As the economy develops its wealth potential, we will continue to invest in product innovation and our own franchise to meet the needs of customers. Information technology is a cornerstone of our drive for future growth. We are developing new generation systems, expanding e-commerce and enhancing the value of our global IT alliances. • Nedcor partnered Dimension Data International in the acquisition of the European networks of Comparex to create one of the leading network technology providers in the world. With Nedcor, Old Mutual has invested in Omnilink, a joint venture with Dimension Data to develop one of the leading virtual private networks in South Africa • Old Mutual is developing • Old Mutual’s e-commerce relationships with strategic presence has been launched partners in key markets through the www.oldmutual.com outside South Africa. Rapid website. Building on our developments in Information established user base and Technology are offering new proprietary technologies, this geographic opportunities provides a basis for future online delivery of life and investment products worldwide • GNITouch is an exciting new online dealing and investment technology developed by Gerrard Group. This technology provides opportunities for synergy with Old Mutual’s existing wealth management infrastructure Key Facts and Figures Life Assurance D E S C R I P T I O N O F B U S I N E S S F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S • Largest life assurer in South Africa with market share of • 1999 gross premium income from continuing approximately 30%. • Individual business sells life, disability and health insurance, retirement annuities, savings and investment products to customers in the middle and upper segments, and low premium risk and savings products predominantly through afﬁnity groups. • Employee Beneﬁts is a primary supplier of group retirement savings and group life and disability insurance to institutional and trade union established retirement funds. It also provides administration and consulting services. • Employee Beneﬁts holds 28% of the group assurance market. • We also have life assurance businesses in Zimbabwe, Namibia, Malawi, Kenya, Bermuda, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Asset Management Old Mutual Asset Managers (OMAM) • Largest fund manager in South Africa. • Operations in the UK, Bermuda, USA, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Botswana. Old Mutual Unit Trusts (OMUT) • Largest unit trust manager in South Africa. Capel Cure Sharp (CCS) • Largest UK private client stockbroker. • Unit trust provider. Galaxy Portfolio Services • Investment adviser and broker selling Old Mutual and external multi-manager investment products. Gerrard Group • Acquired in March 2000. • Leading UK specialist in private client business via Greig Middleton. • Leading UK derivatives agency broker in GNI. • 54.5% interest in the Nedcor Group which incorporates Nedbank, Permanent Bank, People’s Bank, Nedcor Investment Bank and Cape of Good Hope Bank. • Old Mutual Bank received its banking licence in 1999 and is being developed as a virtual bank to serve the needs of investment and life assurance clients. • Gerrard & King, acquired in March 2000, is a leading UK money market trading house. Banking operations £3.3 billion. • 1999 new business embedded value proﬁts of £75 million. • Insurance funds up 30% to £24 billion in 1999. Gross premium income 1999 Single premium – individuals £919m Single premium – group £933m Recurring premium – individuals £1,048m Recurring premium – group £401m • 1999 operating proﬁt £48 million. • Total funds under management £45 billion at 31 December 1999 and, following acquisition of Gerrard Group, now £57 billion. • Market leadership in UK high net worth market. Funds under management at 31 December 1999 Life funds £24.0bn Unit trusts £4.8bn Third party £16.0bn • Cost to income ratio reduced to 51.7% in 1999. • Average net assets of Nedcor Group £12.5 billion. Nedcor Ltd. – Earnings per share R cents 4 2 0 1 2 2 8 5 6 6 8 2 5 5 0 4 95 96 97 98 99 General Insurance • 51% interest in Mutual & Federal Insurance • Total net premiums written of £258 million Company Ltd (M&F). in 1999. • M&F is a leading general insurance group in South Africa, • Solvency margin exceeds 150%. writing motor, ﬁre, accident, engineering and marine business. • M&F has approximately 12% of the South African general insurance market. M&F – Total net premiums written in 1999 Motor £123m Fire £40m Accident Other £9m £86m 12 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 C U S T O M E R B A S E P R O D U C T D I S T R I B U T I O N H I G H L I G H T S O F 1 9 9 9 • Our individual life and afﬁnity group • Individual business (% by premiums written): • Restructuring of individual business agency businesses together have approximately 3.2 million customers. • Employee Beneﬁts has 750 schemes representing 700,000 members. 53% agents 46% brokers, and 1% direct. • Employee Beneﬁts products are distributed • International offshore business has 58,000 high net worth and expatriate customers. directly and through brokers. • Predominantly agent distribution in the rest of Africa. and broker distribution channels. • Launch of additional offerings under our Investment Frontiers product range. • Disposal of UK life assurance business announced in December 1999. • Lower cost base successfully delivered. • Afﬁnity group sales productivity reaching new peaks. • OMAM manages £24 billion of insurance • OMAM employs 350 professional fund funds. • Over 350 third party clients served by OMAM. • 600,000 clients in OMUT. • 30,000 discretionary and other customers at CCS. • Greig Middleton has over 60,000 managed accounts. • 80,000 Galaxy customers. managers around the world. • 3,000 OMUT intermediaries. • 21 CCS ofﬁces around the UK. • 19 Greig Middleton ofﬁces in the UK. • OMAM (SA) named top South African fund management group in 1999 Reuters survey. • New OMAM (SA) funds growth of £1.6 billion in 1999. • CCS group fully integrated Albert E Sharp businesses and met synergy targets. • CCS unit trusts grew to over £1 billion of funds under management. • Gerrard Group acquired for £546 million after year end. • 2.4 million retail customers and 500 corporate customers of Nedcor. • Old Mutual Bank expected to launch deposit funds service to clients later in 2000. • Gerrard & King has an estimated market share of 28% of the Bank of England’s open market operations. • Nedcor Bank retail operates through 262 branches and over 1,000 electronic interfaces and sophisticated delivery mechanisms to large corporate clients, with 11 Global Business centres for cross-border transactional banking. • Cape of Good Hope Bank operates through • Sale of non-core NedTravel business. • Successful listing of 15% of Nedcor Investment Bank. • Technology joint ventures with Dimension Data and others. • Intention to make an offer for Standard Bank announced by Nedcor in November 1999. 12 outlets. • Old Mutual Bank is a virtual bank providing low cost retail banking products. • 270,000 customers. • An average of 1,400 claims handled each • M&F business is substantially written • Premium rate increases improved underwriting through broker channels. results in the second half. working day. • Direct services offered through Old Mutual • Award of SAIFSA Commercial Insurer of the call centres. Year for 1999. • M&F has 17 branches covering southern • Conﬁrmation of AAA credit rating from Africa. Duff & Phelps. • £144 million return of capital to shareholders. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 13 Life Assurance Operating Review The individual life market in South Africa is changing rapidly. Consumers are demanding more investment choices, greater transparency and more responsive service levels. Our strong market position and closeness to the customer will enable us to meet these demands effectively. South Africa Market and environment At the start of 1999, the South African economy was still recovering from the emerging market downturn of mid 1998, with interest rates at high levels and the stockmarket having suffered a poor year. Consumer conﬁdence improved gradually during the year as it became clear that interest rates were moving back to more tolerable levels and the stock market recovered strongly. Customers generally are becoming more demanding, as they are around the world, seeking wider investment choices, greater transparency and higher service levels. Customers are increasingly indifferent between life assurance and other “wrappers” for their savings, all the while being concerned about the security of their savings and their ability to meet the cost of family bereavements. Whilst some are conﬁdent about their ability to make the right choices in the ﬁnancial world, others appreciate assistance or the endorsement of their employer or trade union or their bank; many are arriving at the point where they can save, or buy life cover, for the ﬁrst time. Increasingly, customers are using the internet to keep track of their investments. South Africa has a well regulated insurance market to ensure the solvency of providers, and is gradually extending regulation of market conduct. The taxation base of South African life assurers was revised during 1999, signiﬁcantly increasing our tax burden. The changing demographics of South Africa, which has a very young population, and the increasing economic strength of black consumers shaped our strategy in 1999 and will continue to do so. 14 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Strategic overview We aim to maximise shareholder value by using our powerful brand to offer world class savings, protection and related products to all viable customer groups in South Africa. We will develop and maintain high quality staff from all sectors of the community, and distribution channels that suit our customers’ changing needs. We will continue to invest in technology, particularly internet technology, to improve the quality of our services, to reduce costs and to acquire more customers. 1999 performance In our ﬁrst year as a shareholder-owned company, proﬁts reached world class standards. Costs were held at a level lower than 1998, with Project 500 yet to deliver its full effect. Proﬁts were enhanced by the favourable investment conditions, and by management’s ability to deliver value from parts of the business that had previously been treated as cost centres. There were about £50 million of one-off proﬁts earned in the year, mainly in our individual businesses, of which about £30 million arose from investment-related variances and £10 million from valuation basis changes. A particular highlight was the return to proﬁtability, at an internationally comparable level, of our new business. Products were re-priced in both our individual business and Employee Beneﬁts areas. By raising our individual business minimum premium on a range of products, we eliminated some unproﬁtable business, and expense control and re-pricings turned a loss of £4 million in the second half of 1998 into a £75 million embedded value proﬁt in 1999 – 22% of annualised premiums. Although AIDS remains a problem for the country as a whole, our products generally have enough ﬂexibility to cope with the progression of the epidemic and the cost of death beneﬁts was within our total premium charges. Sales of individual single premium products were up 20%, with Investment Frontiers being the leading source of business, mainly through our broker channels. Governments worldwide are encouraging increased economic participation by individuals and afﬁnity groups in securing family welfare and wealth – with the life assurance and investment industries playing an increasingly important role. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 15 Life Assurance Operating Review continued Life assurance provides long term products for family protection, bereavement, health, education, retirement income and savings. In South Africa it is often the only welfare system available. Sales of recurring premium products grew steadily from our salaried afﬁnity group sales force, but fell back in our agency division, as the minimum premium increase cut away unproﬁtable business. Sales were also depressed by the restructuring we commenced in 1999 – reducing costs by trimming the branch structure and refocusing the sales force with the objective of increasing productivity through a more effective sales process. These steps put us in a good position to resume proﬁtable growth from this channel when the process is completed in late 2000. In Employee Beneﬁts, our team was successful in securing £170 million of the proceeds of sale of demutualisation shares as reinvestment in our products and single premiums remained steady. Recurring premiums were lower, as clients invested their new contributions in money market instruments awaiting new direction from the stock market. Sales of Platinum, our with proﬁt immediate annuity, were good, offering customers valuable protection against inﬂation through the equity backing inherent in this product. Costs Cost control was a feature of 1999 across the business. Our Employee Beneﬁts division substantially reduced its headcount to bring its administrative services business back to proﬁtability, and invested substantially in new systems to improve the quality of service. In our individual business, we established a central call centre to capture synergies between our businesses which now receives up to 26,000 calls per day. Cost consciousness is ﬁrmly embedded in our culture, and our headcount has declined by over 10% from its peak during the demutualisation process. 16 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 In South Africa Employers and Trade Unions offer insurance-linked beneﬁts and healthcare schemes to key workers and their families. Old Mutual is by far the leading provider to this socially important market. Operational highlights The product highlights of the year were the success of our Investment Frontiers range in our individual business, and the launch of our Platinum and Genesis products in Employee Beneﬁts. Investment Frontiers is a world class single premium bond offering a wide range of investment choice, from aggressive to conservative, with multi- manager selections available. All service work is completed on the day it arrives. Funeral policies were again the mainstay of our afﬁnity group business. We launched our Platinum pensions core growth and Genesis products in response to the accelerating trend toward deﬁned contribution retirement arrangements. These products have met with immediate success, resulting in funds inﬂows of £260 million in the year including transfers from our Guaranteed Capital Fund. The recovery in South African investment markets during 1999 has now alleviated the bonus rate concerns of customers worried that the effects of the 1998 equity market falls would hold down their returns. Our www.oldmutual.co.za website has been substantially developed during 1999, and received over 1,000 visits per day during the last quarter, with an average visit time of 12 minutes. Many products can now be accessed by customers over the internet and we are making a small but growing number of sales through this medium. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 17 Life Assurance Operating Review continued Through our market leading approach we are responding effectively to customers’ changing demands for online distribution and servicing of our investment products and services. We replaced the core administration system in our afﬁnity group businesses in 1999, and invested heavily in a new administrative services system in Employee Beneﬁts to cope with the increasing demand for deﬁned contribution/member investment choice plans. We outsourced management of our mainframes to CSC in a move designed to reduce costs and maintain high service levels in an area requiring ever increasing scale. Our broker ofﬁce networking capacity was upgraded in 1999 to ensure that we continue to receive high service ratings, and our client data record keeping and warehousing systems were also enhanced. International life Market and environment Outside South Africa, our African life businesses operate in underdeveloped markets, which suffered difﬁcult economic conditions during 1999, typiﬁed by high inﬂation and high interest rates. The Group has a leading position in these markets, with a strong brand, and is well placed to take advantage of a return to stable economic conditions. Strategic overview Our life operations in the UK, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Hong Kong, Dublin and Bermuda underwent a strategic review in 1999, which resulted in the withdrawal of the Group from its UK life business with agreement being reached for the disposal of Old Mutual Life Assurance Company Ltd in December. 18 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 1999 performance Premium income in most other southern African territories rose by more than inﬂation and signiﬁcant efforts have been made to reduce lapse levels on new business and build distribution capability throughout the regions. Overall, the results of continuing core operations were encouraging. Operational highlights Throughout our other southern African territories, we continue to invest in technology to support product development and back ofﬁce infrastructure. Our Zimbabwean operation invested in a new policy administration system in 1999. Cross-selling opportunities are also being explored, particularly in Zimbabwe, as the Group is actively using the distribution capability of its afﬁliated company, the Central Africa Building Society, and general insurance subsidiary, RMI, to market long term assurance products. Old Mutual International operations underwent a signiﬁcant restructuring during the year. These concentrated resources for the offshore market in Guernsey and included an upgrade to customer service and back ofﬁce administrative systems to cut costs and raise capacity. We have established a central call centre in South Africa to capture synergies between our businesses. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 19 Asset Management Operating Review continued A common global investment philosophy and group mission underlies Old Mutual’s success in asset management. Old Mutual Asset Managers (OMAM) Market and environment Competition for funds in South Africa remains strong. The institutional market continues to be inﬂuenced by the effects of retirement funds shifting from deﬁned beneﬁt to deﬁned contribution schemes. In the retail market, investors are taking a more active interest in their contractual and discretionary savings. Product innovations and technology developments create new competitive dynamics in the quest to satisfy investor needs proﬁtably. Strategic overview OMAM’s strategic goal is to be the preferred asset manager in the various territories where it operates, based on its capacity to offer and deliver industry-leading, global and local asset management services, founded upon the principle of establishing long term and mutually satisfying relationships with clients. All OMAM operations around the world work off a common investment philosophy, share the same corporate mission and aspire to core values of integrity, a team-based culture and pursuit of investment value for clients through the application of disciplined investment processes. OMAM aims to develop its operations through a combination of organic growth, selective acquisition and strategic alliances. 1999 performance Total assets under management by the OMAM group were £27 billion at the end of 1999. This represents strong growth of 44% over the year, driven by a combination of excellent new business inﬂows and buoyant investment markets. 20 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Relative investment performance of OMAM’s funds and products was highly competitive. Largely as a result of this, OMAM achieved an industry record for net new business inﬂows in South Africa amounting to £1.6 billion of new third party institutional mandates. OMAM also won third party mandates from US and UK institutions. Operational highlights OMAM in South Africa added to its list of achievements in 1999 by being rated as the top fund management company in South Africa by the managers of a very broad spread of listed corporations in the 1999 Reuters Survey of Global Emerging Markets. During the year there were a number of structural changes in the OMAM group. Old Mutual Fund Managers (OMFM), which administers and markets a range of UK-registered unit trusts, was merged with OMAM (UK) and moved into the latter’s ofﬁces in the City of London. This created a unit trust operation with over £3 billion of assets under management. OMAM (Zimbabwe) was created this year by separating our asset management business from our life company in that country. Old Mutual Unit Trusts (OMUT) Our unit trust management business in South Africa had a very successful year, attracting £600 million of new funds from investors and increasing its market share to over 19%, excluding money market funds. In March 1999 OMUT launched a new Global Technology Fund, which attracted R875 million (£88 million) in new money and delivered a 62% return in the period ended 31 December 1999, to become the top performing new fund in the industry. In July 1999 the launch of two funds-of-funds products with different risk/reward proﬁles attracted a further R337 million (£34 million) of new investment. Prospects for OMUT are promising, given the recent relaxation of South African exchange controls and growth in demand for wider ﬁnancial services. Our strategic relationship with People’s Bank also offers the prospect of additional cross-selling potential. Sustained competitive out-performance generated record third party inﬂows into OMAM last year. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 21 Asset Management Operating Review continued Capel Cure Sharp group Market and environment The UK market for wealth management services to high net worth individuals is large, growing rapidly and attracting a larger customer base especially of younger and more ﬁnancially sophisticated individuals. Through Capel Cure Sharp (CCS), Old Mutual already has a leading presence in the high net worth market. On 18 January 2000 Old Mutual announced a recommended offer for Gerrard Group plc, which owns a leading private client stockbroking business, Greig Middleton. The offer was declared wholly unconditional on 10 March 2000. This acquisition has placed the Group particularly well to capitalise on the growth of the UK high net worth market. Strategic overview Our strategic focus is to broaden the offering to, and maximise the retention of, existing clients, through rapid acceleration of applications of technology to client servicing and portfolio management. We also plan to diversify into new high net worth market segments, by developing a wider spectrum of product offerings to meet changing client demands and become a lifetime wealthcare provider to targeted individuals. Our short term goal will be to manage the successful integration of Greig Middleton into the Group. 1999 performance Total funds under management at CCS at the year end were £9.6 billion, an increase of 5% over 1998, of which 53% is now managed on a discretionary basis. CCS’s unit trust funds passed through the £1 billion mark during the year. Operational highlights In November 1999, CCS Unit Trust group launched a Global Technology Fund, which by the year end had attracted investment of £40 million and had delivered a return of 68% since launch, comfortably beating the benchmark MSCI Global Technology Index. Over the year, CCS’s unit trusts performed particularly well in comparative industry surveys. 22 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 During 1999 we completed the merger of Albert E Sharp with Capel-Cure Myers, achieving annualised cost savings of £16 million as part of Project 500. The year also saw the development of a web-based communication channel, giving clients on-line access to their portfolios. This website is now being further developed in line with CCS’s individual lifelong wealthcare strategy. In October 1999 we launched Albert E Sharp Securities (AESS) to develop the Group’s institutional stockbroking and corporate ﬁnance business in the small to medium capitalisation market. AESS will focus on industries and companies that are either growing or in the process of change. AESS began market-making in February 2000. Galaxy Portfolio Services Galaxy was formed in 1999 as a result of the merger of Old Mutual Investment Services and Nedcor Investment Bank Investment Product Services (Pty) Ltd. Assets under administration more than doubled from £400 million at the beginning of the year to £900 million as at 31 December 1999. Our effective interest in Galaxy, including the stake held via Nedcor Investment Bank Holdings Ltd, is 91%. In August 1999, Galaxy launched an Investment Advisory Service, which created the facility for clients to have their assets managed by professional investment managers, in accordance with predetermined mandates representing various risk proﬁles. During the ﬁrst ﬁve months to 31 December 1999, these mandates attracted nearly £50 million of client assets. Galaxy also launched a range of offshore foreign currency funds which enable both new and existing clients to diversify into a range of Dollar and Sterling funds managed by third parties. Lifetime wealth management for high net worth individuals – Capel Cure Sharp’s business is growing. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 23 Banking Operating Review continued The race to embrace technology and enhance e-commerce is in full swing. Market and environment This year has seen the banking industry in South Africa begin to enjoy the effects of the recovery from the economic difﬁculties experienced in 1998. The US-led reduction in interest rates restored capital inﬂows into South Africa which stabilised the Rand and paved the way for the prime lending rate to fall from a peak of 25.5% to 15.5% at 31 December 1999. Competition in the banking market remains strong in all sectors. The race is in full swing to embrace technology and enhance e-commerce capability, and globalisation is changing the market with the arrival of non-traditional and lower-cost competitors. Strategic overview Nedcor is a national champion in banking in South Africa. Its goal is to develop a globally competitive and client-focused bank to take advantage of improvements in banking technology and enhanced e-commerce capability. Nedcor’s international strategy concentrates on markets where both barriers to entry and capital requirements are lower and therefore much effort has been directed toward the virtual banking arena, exploiting its vision of the convergence of banking and technology to create a unique platform for future growth. 1999 performance Nedcor achieved excellent results in 1999, with headline operating earnings (excluding supplemental additions to general risk provisions and prudent write-downs in respect of central Johannesburg properties of £94 million, but including income from associates) increasing from £287 million to £309 million. Earnings per share at Nedcor increased by 25% and average total assets increased by 13% over the year. Retail banking had a particularly satisfactory year, with market share growth experienced in home loans, credit cards and investment products. Nedcor’s cost to income ratio reduced from 56.2% to an industry-leading standard in South Africa of 51.7%. The hangover effects of the high interest rate environment were reﬂected in a 130% increase in provisions compared to the previous year. 24 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 The bank remains well capitalised. Exceptional gains of £66 million in total were realised on the disposal of Nedcor’s travel business and the sale of 15% of Nedcor Investment Bank (NIB) upon its listing, assisting Nedcor to achieve a capital adequacy ratio target of 12% during the year. NIB contributed £50 million to Nedcor’s bottom line results for 1999, which was 25% higher than the previous year, in spite of a general slowdown in corporate activity. Operational highlights During the year Nedcor made an approach to Standard Bank to propose a merger at a ratio of one Nedcor share for 5.5 Stanbic shares. Nedcor is awaiting the outcome of its application for regulatory approval and of an action in the South African courts relating to regulatory jurisdiction before making an offer to Standard Bank’s shareholders. Old Mutual continues to support this proposal. Investment in strategic alliances continued during the year, with Nedcor commencing a joint venture with Capital One in the US, aimed at exploiting electronic technology to sell additional products. In September Nedcor invested a further £140 million in Dimension Data International. Nedcor also ﬂoated 15% of its interest in NIB on the Johannesburg and Namibian stock exchanges which raised £100 million in new capital. The ﬂoat provides NIB with a signiﬁcant brand building opportunity, whilst enabling NIB to provide a share option incentive mechanism for key staff. In December, NIB acquired the commercial division of Edward Nathan & Friedland, a leading corporate law ﬁrm in South Africa, which represents NIB’s strategic response to the convergence of corporate advisory services in the South African market place. This transaction gives NIB a signiﬁcant tier-one corporate ﬁnance capability. Nedcor managed to add to its market share in home loans, credit cards, and investment products. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 25 General Insurance Operating Review continued Market and environment The general insurance market in South Africa continues to suffer from the effects of intense competition, deteriorating claims experience and higher claims costs, which have led to a decline in underwriting proﬁtability across all classes of business. Fraudulent claims, coupled with high costs of crime and rising accident and ﬁre claims costs, have had adverse consequences for the South African general insurance industry. Strategic overview The policy of Mutual & Federal, which is one of the leaders in the industry with a 12% market share, is to strive for growth in its chosen markets by enhancing business efﬁciencies with targeted intermediary distribution channels, to bring competitively priced products to the market without sacriﬁcing proﬁtability. 1999 performance Mutual & Federal’s underwriting results were disappointing this year, relative to past performance. A programme to raise premium rates during the year was partially successful in restoring underwriting proﬁtability by year end, but margin pressures remain. Underwriting performance continues to be favourable by international standards and market share was retained, despite growing competition. Strict control over supplier costs ensured that increases in the average claims costs were held below the headline South African inﬂation rate of 8%. Operational highlights Mutual & Federal was named as Commercial Insurer of the Year for 1999 by the South African Financial Services Intermediaries Association. In mid-1999, Duff & Phelps rating agency conﬁrmed Mutual & Federal’s AAA credit rating. During the year, Mutual & Federal’s “fast-track claims” facility, which had proved successful for personal lines claims, was offered to commercial clients. This facility, for claims of less than R5,000, has been widely used by small and medium-sized businesses. Managing key people in agency networks is a key task for Mutual & Federal. New technology for claims processing, payments, and premium collection plus new “fast-track” claims systems at Mutual & Federal. 26 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Financial Review Performance Highlights Embedded value Embedded value per share New business proﬁt Operating proﬁt before tax (based on a long term rate of return) 1999 Pro forma 1998 % change £5.4bn £3.1bn £1.57 £75m £1.16 74 35 £656m £534m 23 Proﬁt/(loss) after tax and minorities £1,066m (£101m) Adjusted earnings per share (based on a long term rate of return) Dividend per share 12.2p 10.1p 2p Total funds under management £44.9bn £34.8bn 21 29 This year has seen considerable developments from a strategic ﬁnancial perspective, with the demutualisation and listing enabling the Group to raise substantial funds outside South Africa and providing access to more liquid and sizeable capital markets at a lower cost of capital for the Group. Importantly, key ﬁnancial management processes have been reﬁned to drive a value-added culture, supporting our ﬁnancial objective to maximise returns to shareholders through higher proﬁtability and effective capital and risk management. As predominantly a life assurance group, proﬁtability is determined by the two different conventions in use by the industry. The modiﬁed statutory basis of accounting deﬁnes our operating proﬁt and an embedded value methodology determines our embedded value proﬁt. Each is described below. KEY PROFIT MEASURES Operating proﬁt Operating proﬁts for the life assurance and general insurance companies are reported on the basis of a long term investment rate of return, which smoothes out the impact of short term ﬂuctuations in investment returns on shareholders’ funds. This basis also adopts modiﬁed statutory methods in valuing technical liabilities which exclude the future proﬁtability of in-force and new life assurance business. Operating results for the Group’s listed banking and general insurance subsidiaries before minorities, and our asset management results are also included. Embedded value proﬁt Embedded value proﬁt is a realistic method of proﬁt reporting and more accurately reﬂects the underlying performance of the Group’s life assurance business by providing an actuarially determined estimate of the economic value of the life assurance operations. It represents the sum of the shareholders’ net assets (including holdings in listed subsidiaries) at market value and the present value of the future after tax proﬁt from the life business written and in force at the valuation date, adjusted for the cost of holding an appropriate amount of solvency capital. The change in the embedded value over the period, adjusted for any capital raised and dividend provided for, gives an economic measure of performance. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 27 Financial Review continued OVERVIEW OF GROUP RESULTS – STATUTORY BASIS 00000000001101111111151111 011 011 Year to Pro forma year to 31 December 31 December 1998 £m 1999 £m Summary proﬁt and loss account Continuing operations Discontinued operations Life assurance (based on a long term investment return) Banking Asset management General insurance business (based on a long term investment return) Other shareholders’ income/(expenses) Operating proﬁt before short term ﬂuctuations in investment return Short term ﬂuctuations in investment return Non-operating items Proﬁt on ordinary activities before tax Tax on proﬁt on ordinary activities Proﬁt/(loss) on ordinary activities after tax Minority interests Proﬁt/(loss) attributable to shareholders Dividend proposed Retained proﬁt/(loss) for the ﬁnancial period FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 011 011 289 (118) 171 287 23 86 (33) 534 (477) – 57 (85) (28) (73) 426 (50) 376 210 48 59 (37) 656 778 54 1,488 (165) 1,323 (257) 011 011 011 011 011 011 011 011 1,066 (69) (101) – 110 110 (101) 011 011 997 Operating proﬁt before short term ﬂuctuations in investment return, tax and minorities increased 23% to £656 million, beneﬁting in particular from an outstanding performance from the Group’s core life assurance operations, where operating proﬁts from continuing operations of £426 million represented an increase of 47% over pro forma 1998. The proﬁt and loss account in Sterling includes the impact of an 8.2% fall in the average Rand/Sterling exchange rate for 1999 when compared to 1998. Overall, life operating proﬁts, before tax and based on a long term rate of return, increased by 120% to £376 million. Our focus on new business pricing, the elimination of unproﬁtable business, and cost containment have all contributed signiﬁcantly to the improved result. Proﬁts were also boosted by one-off items totalling approximately £50 million, resulting primarily from investment market conditions in the year, which offset the loss of £50 million in respect of our discontinued UK life business. Life operating proﬁt is equivalent to 1.5% of insurance funds at 31 December 1999, which compares favourably with similar companies around the world. Insurance funds, a primary driver of proﬁts, grew by 30% to £24 billion at the year end. In December 1999 the Group reached agreement to dispose of its UK life assurance company to Century Group, following the reinsurance of its annuity portfolio with XL Mid Ocean. The results of this business in both 1998 and 1999 (treated separately as a discontinued operation), were adversely impacted by provisions against pensions mis-selling and improved annuitant mortality rates on the annuity book. The Group has retained provisions of £38 million against warranties provided to the purchaser in respect of pensions mis-selling, over and above the provisions held in the company disposed of. The sale and reinsurance agreements have resulted in a gain of £15 million on book value in 1999, although this was equivalent to a loss of £12 million in embedded value terms. 28 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 The asset management businesses made a strong contribution to operating proﬁts, with the overall result of £48 million representing an increase of 109% over 1998’s £23 million. 1999 proﬁts beneﬁted both from a strong performance of OMAM (SA), which added £1.6 billion funds under management during the year, and cost savings of £16 million achieved in the integration of the UK private client businesses, Capel-Cure Myers and Albert E Sharp. Funds under management for the Group totalled £45 billion at 31 December 1999. This represents a 29% increase over the position at 31 December 1998. Of this amount OMAM Group managed funds of £27.1 billion, including £19.3 billion of life funds, third party institutional funds of £5.1 billion and unit trusts of £2.7 billion. The acquisition of Gerrard Group plc brings an additional £12 billion of funds under management. Following this acquisition, out of the total of £57 billion of funds under management within the Group, approximately 51% will be sourced outside South Africa. Nedcor’s underlying results were strong at £309 million. Underlying operating proﬁts before tax and minorities exclude both the gain on the sale of NedTravel (£20 million) and the gain on listing of 15% of investment banking subsidiary NIB (£46 million), which were carried below the line by Nedcor as exceptional items, together with net of tax deductions for general provisions and property portfolio writedowns. These latter deductions have been grossed up for related tax in the Group’s results under UK GAAP and charged to operating proﬁt to arrive at a banking pre-tax proﬁt of £210 million (1998: £287 million). Nedcor’s reserves for bad and doubtful debts now stand at 3% of average advances. In addition, retention of proﬁt meant that Nedcor’s capital ratio was 12% at year end, making Nedcor one of the best capitalised banks in South Africa. Start-up losses of £5 million were incurred in the development of Old Mutual Bank and these have been included in the Group’s banking results. Mutual & Federal’s results before minorities, at £59 million, were 31% below the pro forma 1998 results of £86 million, primarily as a consequence of lower investible assets included in the calculation of the long term rate of investment return at 1 January 1999 compared with 1 January 1998. Although a small underwriting loss was recorded for the year, management action to increase premium rates earlier in the year helped generate an underwriting proﬁt in the second half. In September 1999, Mutual & Federal declared a special dividend of £144 million from excess capital. Other shareholders’ income/expenses comprise the smoothed investment return on the shareholders’ funds outside life assurance and general insurance companies, plus returns on funds raised at listing, together with corporate costs and operating results from a number of our other ﬁnancial services businesses. High investment returns in South Africa have resulted in short term ﬂuctuations being strongly positive. Total short term ﬂuctuations for the Group amounted to £778 million in 1999. Proﬁt before tax is stated before crediting or charging certain non-operating items. These are described in detail in note 11 to the ﬁnancial statements. The Group’s effective tax rate in 1999 was 25%. The Four Funds basis of life taxation in South Africa was modiﬁed with effect from 1 January 2000. The changes included a reduction in the deductibility of expenses for tax in the policyholders’ life funds and the deductibility of transfers of proﬁt from policyholders’ funds to Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 29 Financial Review continued shareholders’ funds. The impact of both changes is expected to increase the effective rate of tax in the South African life business in future years to about 28%. The 1999 result includes a transitional charge in respect of the move to the new basis of taxation of £61 million. Proﬁt after tax attributable to shareholders exceeded the £1 billion mark for the year at £1,066 million. The directors have proposed a ﬁnal dividend for 1999 of 2.0p per share. On an annualised basis, the 4.0p per share dividend represents an increase of 33% over the notional annual dividend of 3.0p per share indicated in our prospectus. Compared with adjusted EPS based on a long term rate of investment return, dividend cover is three times. EMBEDDED VALUE PROFIT Excluding capital raised and dividends provided for, the Group’s embedded value increased during 1999 by £1,434 million. Most of this growth arose from investment returns on the adjusted net worth, which beneﬁted from high investment returns on shareholder investments, particularly in South Africa. Proﬁts from new business written during the year were £75 million, including the expected return to the end of the year, beneﬁting in particular from a strong second half performance. Positive new business embedded value proﬁts were generated by all the South African life businesses. This improvement was aided by a recovery from the New business profits 1999 SA individual SA Group Rest of World Other adverse circumstances that affected our new business in the second half of 1998 and the ﬁrst half of 1999. Investment Frontiers, Platinum Pensions, and investment in the Guaranteed Fund by some retirement funds of the proceeds of sale of their free demutualisation shares contributed to improved single premium volumes. A focus on new business cost containment and the introduction of more proﬁtable new products also made a positive contribution. A split of new business embedded value proﬁt determined at the point of sale is included in the adjacent chart. The change in the South African tax basis, however, had a negative impact of £121 million on embedded value proﬁt. This charge includes provision for the additional tax of £61 million that will be payable at the end of 2000 on transition from the old to the new basis. The remaining £60 million includes the capitalised value of future additional tax expected to be paid by shareholders, after making allowance for amounts to be borne by policyholders. Experience variances (other than additional provisions for pensions mis-selling reported at mid-year) and investment variances were both positive. Exchange rate impacts result from movement in the average Rand/Sterling exchange rate. EMBEDDED VALUE During 1999 the Group’s embedded value rose 74% from £3.1 billion to £5.4 billion. This included additional capital of £963 million, £404 million from policyholder self-investment transactions at the beginning of the year, and £559 million raised in the course of listing in the middle of the year. The chart at the top of the next page shows the growth in and composition of embedded value in 1999. 30 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Embedded value (£m) The value of in-force business has increased from £771 million to £806 million. This increase would have been greater but for the adverse impact of the discontinued UK life operations and the new South African tax basis. At 31 December 1999 the embedded value per share was 157 pence. The embedded value does not take into account any excess of the market value over the net asset value of our asset management subsidiaries (including such business written through the life assurance companies), nor of any other in-force non-life business of the Group. We have continued to maintain a 1% margin between our discount rate and the assumed equity return rate. SHAREHOLDERS’ FUNDS The following table sets out the composition of the Group’s adjusted net worth at 31 December 1999: 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Dec 98 Dec 99 Shareholders’ funds Nedcor and M&F uplift Self-investment Net new capital In-force 0000000000110111111115111111011 011 % 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Strategic holdings: Nedcor Mutual & Federal South African equities International equities Rest of Africa Unlisted subsidiaries Cash and short term deposits 37 4 011 41 33 11 4 4 7 110 100 011 The Group derives competitive advantage from the ﬁnancial strength of its life businesses in South Africa. Retention of capital in excess of the minimum statutory requirements for the life business enables shareholders’ funds to be invested in a diversiﬁed portfolio of equity investments, which in addition to current beneﬁcial tax treatment, enhances returns to shareholders in the long term. The proposed introduction of Capital Gains Tax in South Africa from 1 April 2001 may to some extent reduce the tax advantage of equities. We will continue to evaluate the optimal mix of our shareholder portfolio investments, to ensure that they deliver maximum value for shareholders. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Internal targets were set in 1999 for the return on capital for life assurance businesses based on a prudent internal measure of required solvency capital. Accordingly, the life business units have reviewed their capital requirements to ensure efﬁcient use of capital, and particular attention is being paid to designing and developing new products that have lower capital requirements and provide a higher return on capital. It is envisaged that, over time, capital will be generated in excess of that required for the life businesses, and that this excess capital could be gradually released for redeployment elsewhere in the Group. The Group has also sought to re-allocate capital from less productive activities and to liberate excess capital in parts of the business to enable the Group to develop businesses expected to have higher growth and greater return on equity for shareholders. The sale of the Group’s UK life business, which has underperformed for a Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 31 Financial Review continued number of years, is expected to release £65 million of capital when successfully completed. In keeping with this overall Group philosophy of optimal capital utilisation, Mutual & Federal declared a special dividend of £144 million to shareholders from excess funds in September 1999. The raising of £559 million new equity capital at listing and the syndication of a £300 million revolving credit facility at very competitive rates during the year demonstrate the value to the Group of access to lower-cost international capital markets. The acquisition of Gerrard Group will be ﬁnanced largely from internal cash resources, except insofar as loan notes have been taken up by Gerrard Group’s shareholders. Following this acquisition, the Group retains the capability to mobilise internal and external resources to make further acquisitions which ﬁt our established strategic criteria and meet our required rate of return. Resolutions will be put at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to grant authorities to make market purchases of Old Mutual shares on the London Stock Exchange, to reduce the Company’s share premium account in order to create reserves in the accounts and to authorise the buy back of shares on the four southern African stock exchanges on which the Company’s shares are currently listed. Further details of the proposed resolutions and the contingent purchase contracts through which purchases would be made in the African territories are set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting and accompanying notes on pages 105 to 110 below. TREASURY MANAGEMENT The Group’s central treasury function is responsible for managing Old Mutual’s internal and external ﬁnancing requirements and related interest rate exposure, the management of foreign currency exposures, and the development of best practice within the Group for co-ordinating and managing ﬁnancial risk. Group Treasury also maintains and develops Old Mutual’s banking relationships in order to ensure transactional and funding needs are met at all times. DEBT AND DEBT FACILITIES Old Mutual plc is the principal ﬁnancing vehicle for the Group. It currently has a £300 million syndicated credit facility maturing in August 2002 and access to substantial internal resources. Looking forward, the Group will seek to increase and diversify its sources of funds in order to support its acquisition strategy and reduce its weighted cost of capital. In selecting the most appropriate funding sources at any point in time, such factors as market conditions, interest rate levels, liquidity needs and maturity proﬁle objectives are considered. Further, in order to manage interest rate, currency and other risks associated with the above borrowings, the Group may enter into various derivative transactions. As at 31 December 1999 the Group’s total external borrowings (excluding the Nedcor group) were £6 million. DERIVATIVES The Group makes limited use of derivative instruments outside regulated entities and then only for the purposes of risk reduction or efﬁcient portfolio management. Speculative activity is not permitted and all transactions must be fully covered by cash or by corresponding assets and liabilities. The total volume of all outstanding derivative instruments outside regulated entities is not material to the Group. Following the acquisition of Gerrard Group plc, Gerrard & King Limited and GNI have now joined the Group. These companies make extensive use of derivatives in the ordinary course of their business. 32 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 FOREIGN EXCHANGE Substantial proportions of the Group’s operations are accounted for in currencies other than pounds Sterling, principally the Rand. As a result, ﬂuctuations in the relative value of Sterling to the Rand and other currencies may be signiﬁcant to the Group and its shareholders because, among other things, they affect the translation of the results of the non-UK operations into Sterling. Given the size of these exposures, and the lack of deep and liquid exchange markets in many Group trading currencies, the Group does not hedge the translation exposure to the balance sheet or proﬁt and loss account arising from changes of value in its overseas subsidiaries. However, action may be taken to hedge the foreign exchange exposure arising from speciﬁc forecast cash ﬂows, for example, the payment of dividends from Old Mutual South Africa to Old Mutual plc. RISK MANAGEMENT The Group is committed to ensuring that there is an effective system of internal controls to manage its exposures to risk. The Group’s businesses comprise predominantly operations in wholly-owned life and asset management businesses, as well as controlling stakes in two listed South African companies, Nedcor, a 54.5% owned banking subsidiary, and Mutual & Federal, a 51% owned general insurance subsidiary. We comment below on some of the particular aspects of the risk management process within these principal entities. Life assurance Life assurance risks can be placed into two general categories: risks which can be managed through processes and procedures established by management such as actuarial, underwriting or operating risks (business risks), and market risks which are outside the direct control of management such as equity price risk, interest rate risk and credit risk (market risks). The life assurance businesses have generally maintained a strong capital position against any unexpected adverse changes in the insurance industry or market conditions. This position has been considerably strengthened by the outstanding performance of South African and international equity markets during 1999. The Corporate Governance statement on pages 42 to 45 describes the overall system of internal controls, which establishes processes and procedures at different levels throughout the Group to manage these business and market risks. Business risks The Group controls its exposures through underwriting and re-pricing procedures and authorities to determine whether cover can be provided and the pricing of such risk. Underwriting practice relies on regular review procedures to analyse actual mortality, morbidity and expense experience. This analysis is used to set premium rates which are approved by the Chief Actuary. Many of the Group’s policies in the area of life assurance are designed to reduce long term underwriting risk through the incorporation of re-pricing options in the light of changes in experience. Reinsurance of the UK life company’s annuity business to XL Mid Ocean reduces the Group’s overall exposure to the risk of adverse mortality experience in the case of non-proﬁt annuities, where the risk exists that the annuitants may live longer than was envisaged at the time when the annuity was provided. The incidence of HIV/AIDS in southern Africa is high and forecast to increase over the next decade. Certain estimates predict that 20% of the adult population in South Africa could be infected with the HIV/AIDS virus by the year 2005. The Group has taken a number of steps to minimise the effect of AIDS on its business. Where appropriate, products allow re-pricing of premiums for in-force business on a regular basis or are priced Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 33 Financial Review continued to include expected escalation in mortality due to AIDS. The Group also conducts HIV tests in respect of any lives insured above speciﬁc values and supplies policies with reduced premium rates for persons who are willing to submit to regular HIV testing. Overall, the Group’s projections for the spread of AIDS in South Africa over the last ten years have been accurate. On the basis of experience to date, management believes that it will continue to be able to take effective steps to minimise the risk effects from the spread of AIDS for the foreseeable future. Market risks Non-proﬁt policies In South Africa the investment risk in respect of non-proﬁt policies is carried by the shareholders. The biggest class of such business is guaranteed non-proﬁt annuities. These are backed by closely matching gilt and semi-gilt investments. The portfolio is actively managed and the degree of matching is continuously monitored. The investment risk in respect of other non-proﬁt business is minimised by investing in appropriate assets. The potential for loss in respect of non-proﬁt business is therefore considered to be low. With proﬁt policies The investment risk in respect of with proﬁt policies is low, as in the normal course of events, assets and liabilities in respect of smoothed bonus policies are matched. This is because bonuses are declared out of the surplus assets backing the smoothed bonus business and because the undistributed balance in the bonus smoothing account is treated as a policyholder liability. Apart from the diversiﬁcation of the equity portfolio through the holding of some foreign equities (in South Africa by way of asset swaps), assets and liabilities are substantially matched by currency. Where guarantees are involved, a minimum proportion is held in ﬁxed interest assets to back the guarantees. While a material reduction in the value of the assets would have potentially serious implications for the solvency of the policyholders’ funds, which is increased by the fact that a high percentage of the assets are invested in equities, there is considerable ﬂexibility to deal with such events through reducing or passing bonuses, and the claw-back of non-vested bonuses. This enables the policyholders’ funds to withstand substantial ﬂuctuations in asset values without having to have recourse to shareholders’ funds. Any amounts drawn from shareholders’ funds would be recoverable in the event of a subsequent improvement in market values. Equity price risk Equity price risk is the potential loss arising from changes in the value of equity securities. The Group’s investment portfolio consists primarily of equity securities with additional investments in ﬁxed income assets and property. A substantial part of the Group’s South African policyholders’ funds equity portfolio consists of JSE-listed companies. Over the long term the performance of the South African economy should, in turn, be reﬂected in the performance of the JSE. Furthermore, movements in both short term and long term interest rates affect the level of gains on securities held in the Group’s various South African life assurance portfolios. The strength of the Group’s capital position enables it to retain a substantial exposure to equities within its shareholders’ funds as described in the table on page 31. Interest rate risk and credit risk Interest rate risk represents the price sensitivity of a ﬁxed income security or interest-carrying asset to changes in interest rates. The Group considers interest rate risk within the overall context of asset and liability management and in managing its investment portfolio (see section on Treasury Management on page 32). 34 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Credit risk represents the risk that any counterparty may not be able to pay its obligations to the Group when due. Credit risk is monitored by credit committees covering life and third party funds through a process of establishing limits for exposure and monitoring that exposure. Banking Financial instruments are fundamental to the operations of the Nedcor group and such instruments are frequently used to create, alter or reduce the risks that that group is exposed to in the course of its normal operations. Risks relating to non-trading and trading activities are managed through a comprehensive framework of policies, methods and independent monitoring committees as described below. Asset and liability management In common with other global banking institutions, Nedcor has an established Asset and Liability Management Committee (ALCO) structure which monitors the levels of acceptable ﬁnancial risk (excluding credit and operational risks) and the management thereof. ALCO meets monthly and is responsible for determining and monitoring the overall group risk strategy and compliance and is subject to review by the Nedcor Group Finance Committee. Asset and liability management at Nedcor is not heavily reliant on trading securities and derivatives, as focus is generally placed on using on-balance sheet mechanisms. Foreign currency interest rate risk positions are reviewed daily and reported twice monthly to ALCO. An aggregate risk exposure limit of 5% of capital and reserves has been approved by the Nedcor board for interest rate, liquidity, trading and foreign exchange risks. Interest rate risk Interest rate risk is deﬁned as the exposure of the Group’s net interest income to adverse movements in interest rates which arise as a result of mismatches in the re-pricing term characteristics of assets and liabilities. Interest rate risk is assessed through the use of traditional gap analysis and earnings at risk modelling techniques. Gap analysis measures the volumes of assets and liabilities subject to re-pricing within a given period. For this purpose, assets and liabilities are classiﬁed according to their contractual re-pricing characteristics and, through the use of balance sheet stress testing and net interest income simulations in different scenarios, impacts are measured. Liquidity risk Liquidity risk is deﬁned as the risk of being unable to raise funds at market-related prices to meet commitments as they fall due or to satisfy client demands for funds. At Nedcor, liquidity risk is managed by keeping adequate capital to back activity in target markets, performing sophisticated cash ﬂow forecasting and strategic planning, maintaining an adequate pool of high quality marketable assets and ensuring appropriate diversity in liabilities. The lending activities of foreign currency entities are mainly conducted on a fully matched basis. Credit risk Lending across the Nedcor group is governed by credit policy guidelines approved by Nedcor’s directors and administered by the Group Credit Risk Monitoring Committee (GCRMC). The GCRMC consists of a mix of non-executive (who are in the majority) and executive directors and meets at least four times a year to approve all facilities in excess of 10% of the Nedcor group’s capital together with other large exposures, risk limits, Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 35 Financial Review continued provisions and non-performing loans. Each division of the Nedcor group operates its own credit policy and credit risk is managed on a daily basis. Concentrations in country credit risk are managed by an active limit-setting infrastructure and collateral assessment procedures, controlled by the Group Sovereign and Counterparty Risk Committee, which meets weekly. Trading risk Nedcor trades primarily in foreign exchange and interest rate markets using interest rate swaps, forward rate agreements, bonds and bond options. Currency options, equities and equity derivatives are also traded on a limited basis. The market risk exposure that arises from this trading activity is the risk that changes in interest rates, exchange rates between currencies or the value of ﬁnancial instruments will result in an adverse impact on earnings. Market risk trading exposures are measured by three different methods; sensitivity analysis, value at risk, and scenario testing. Sensitivity analysis is used to establish exposure limits and measures the impact on earnings of speciﬁed moves in interest rates, prices and exchange rates. Value at risk estimates the largest potential loss in pre-tax proﬁt over a given holding period for a speciﬁed conﬁdence level and takes account of offsetting positions and correlations between products and markets. Since no single measure can capture all of the dimensions of market risk, value at risk analysis is supplemented by scenario analysis which models extreme moves in market prices based on hypothetical scenarios or historic events. The ultimate responsibility for capital allocation and aggregate market risk limits resides with the Nedcor board; however, the Group Finance Committee, consisting of non-executive directors, is actively involved in interpreting potential exposures. Nedcor’s market risk management function also plays a critical role in ensuring that trading limits are compatible with the level of risk/reward ratio acceptable to its board. Independent oversight of trading risk is performed by the Group Trading Risk Control Unit, which is accountable to the Nedcor board. Credit risks arising from trading activity are monitored by a separate Treasury Trading Credit Risk Management team. General insurance Business risks Underwriting risks are controlled through a framework of underwriting parameters that are formally communicated to all operating areas of the Mutual & Federal group and reviewed regularly. Deviations from these set parameters are only permitted following full disclosure and discussion with senior management. Retention levels on reinsurance contracts are set conservatively in line with approved underwriting standards. Parameters are regularly updated to take account of underwriting performance and market factors. Market risks Policyholders’ funds are invested primarily in cash deposits and preference shares and are therefore not exposed to signiﬁcant equity price risk. Shareholders’ funds are, however, invested in equities, which are actively managed within approved guidelines set by the Mutual & Federal board. Exposure to interest rate risk is small, as the Mutual & Federal group does not rely on investment income from underwriting activities to meet its underwriting obligations. 36 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Board of Directors The Board comprises three executive and six non-executive directors. Mr Levett had been Chief Executive of the Group’s South African life company (which was the parent company of the Group prior to demutualisation) since 1985 and has worked for the Group since 1959. Mr Anstee and Mr Sutcliffe each have considerable experience relevant to their executive responsibilities with the Group, as demonstrated by their brief biographical details set out below. The non-executive directors, three of whom are UK and three South African based, provide strong support, with their diverse backgrounds, including a signiﬁcant element of knowledge and experience of other international ﬁnancial services and industrial groups. Michael Levett B. Com, D. Econ. Sc (hc), FIA, FFA, FASSA, is the Chairman and Chief Executive. He is also a director of Barlow Ltd, Central Africa Building Society, Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Ltd, Nedcor Limited, Safmarine and Rennies Holdings Ltd, South African Breweries plc and Old Mutual South Africa Trust plc. Eric Anstee FCA, is the Group Finance Director. He was previously Finance Director of The Energy Group PLC. Prior to that he was Group Finance Director of Eastern Group plc between 1993 and 1997. Before joining Eastern, he was a senior partner with Ernst & Young. He is a member of the Senate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is a non-executive director of Nedcor Limited, Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited and Severn Trent plc. James Sutcliffe BSc, FIA, was appointed to the Board as Chief Executive, Life, on 24 January 2000. He was formerly Deputy Chairman of Liberty International plc, having previously been Chief Executive, UK, of Prudential plc and Chief Operating Ofﬁcer of Jackson National, Prudential’s US subsidiary. Norman Broadhurst FCA, FCT, is a non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee. He has recently retired from his position as Group Finance Director of Railtrack plc which he had held since 1994. From 1990 to 1994 he was the Finance Director and then Deputy Chief Executive (Finance/Commercial) for VSEL Consortium PLC. His other current non- executive directorships include Chloride Group plc, Clubhaus plc and United Utilities PLC. Warren Clewlow OMSG, CA (SA), D. Econ. (hc), is a non-executive director and Chairman of the Compliance Committee. He has been Chairman of Barlow Ltd since 1991. He was previously Chief Executive of the Barlow group and has managed many of its diverse divisions. He is also a non-executive director of Sasol Ltd and Iscor Ltd. Christopher Collins FCA, is a non-executive director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. He was appointed Chairman of Hanson PLC in 1998, having been Vice-Chairman since 1995. His international experience includes working as a Hanson PLC representative in Australia. He is also a non-executive director of The Go-Ahead Group PLC. Peter Joubert BA, DPWM, is a non- executive director. He is also Chairman of Delta Motor Corporation (Pty) Ltd, Delta Electrical Industries Ltd, Foodcorp Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Munich Reinsurance of Africa Ltd and NEI Africa Holdings Ltd and a director of Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd, Malbak Ltd, Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd and Nedcor Limited. He is a past Managing Director and Chairman of African Oxygen Ltd. Chris Liebenberg CAIB(SA), FIBSA, AMP (Harvard), is a non-executive director. He is also Chairman of Nedcor Limited and a former Minister of Finance in the South African Government of National Unity. He is a past Chief Executive of Nedcor Limited and past Chairman of Hoechst SA. He is also a director of Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited, Development Bank of Southern Africa and Anglovaal Industrial Holdings Ltd. Murray Stuart CBE, MA, LLB, CA, FCT, is the senior non-executive director and Chairman of the Nomination Committee. He has been Chairman of ScottishPower plc since 1992. He is also non- executive Chairman of Intermediate Capital Group plc and a non-executive director of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and of CMG plc. He was previously Deputy Managing Director of ICL and Chief Executive of Metal Box. He has also been a non-executive director of Clerical Medical Investment Group and a Vice-Chairman of Hill Samuel Bank Ltd. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 37 Directors’ Report The directors of Old Mutual plc submit their report and the audited ﬁnancial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 1999. Principal activities The Company is the holding company of the Old Mutual Group of companies, whose principal activities are life assurance (including retirement savings), asset management (including unit trusts and portfolio management and services), banking and general insurance. Share capital The Company’s issued share capital as at 31 December 1999 was £344,462,423 divided into 3,444,624,230 ordinary shares of 10p each (1998: £50,000 divided into 500,000 ordinary shares of 10p each). During the year 316,301,616 ordinary shares, which had been conditionally allotted on 11 December 1998, were issued to life assurance companies in South Africa, Malawi, Namibia and Zimbabwe, which are now wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company; 2,654,477,800 ordinary shares were issued on 11 May 1999 upon demutualisation; 297,127,942 ordinary shares were issued on 10 July 1999 and a further 176,216,872 ordinary shares were issued on 19 July 1999 pursuant to the offers made in connection with the Company’s listing on the London and various African stock exchanges. An authority from the shareholders for the Company to purchase up to 326 million of its own shares was in force at 31 December 1999. Review of the year and future developments The Chairman’s Statement and the Operating Review beginning on page 2 contain a review of the year and future developments of the Group. The Group’s proﬁt, appropriations and ﬁnancial position are shown in the ﬁnancial statements. Dividend The directors recommend a ﬁnal dividend of 2p per share for payment on 31 May 2000 to holders of ordinary shares on the UK register (other than its Namibian section) at the close of business on 14 April 2000 and to holders of ordinary shares on the South African, Malawi and Zimbabwe branch registers and the Namibian section of the UK register at the close of business on 7 April 2000. This is the Company’s maiden dividend, following its admission to listing as a publicly quoted company on 12 July 1999. If approved, this dividend will be paid to shareholders on the South African, Malawi and Zimbabwe branch registers and the Namibian section of the UK register in the respective local currency of those territories, by reference to the relevant exchange rates prevailing on 7 April 2000. The equivalent of the recommended Sterling dividend in the other currencies will be announced by the Company on 10 April 2000. It is expected that payment will be made via dividend access trust mechanisms in each country concerned. This means that holders of shares on the South African branch register will receive dividends from a domestic entity and are not, therefore, expected (based on the Company’s current understanding) to be subject to the tax on foreign dividends announced in the South African budget on 23 February 2000. 38 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 For future dividends, the Board intends to follow a policy to achieve stable returns to shareholders over time reﬂecting the Group’s long term rate of return and the cash ﬂow requirements of its businesses. It expects to declare an interim dividend for the current year in September 2000, payable in November 2000, representing approximately one third of the expected full dividend for the year. With a view to further enhancing returns to shareholders, the Board is to seek powers at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting (see Notice and explanatory notes on pages 105 to 110) to initiate a share buyback programme as part of its prudent capital management proposals. Directors The Board currently has nine members, consisting of three executive and six non-executive directors. The Chairman and Chief Executive (Mr M J Levett) and the Group Finance Director (Mr E E Anstee) were both in ofﬁce as at 1 January 1999. The six non-executive directors (Mr N N Broadhurst, Mr W A M Clewlow, Mr C D Collins, Mr P G Joubert, Mr C F Liebenberg and Mr C M Stuart) were all appointed on 25 March 1999. Mr J H Sutcliffe was appointed as an executive director and Chief Executive, Life, on 24 January 2000. Directors’ interests Details of the directors’ interests (within the meaning of section 346 of the Companies Act 1985, including interests of connected persons) in the share capital of the Company and its quoted subsidiaries are set out in the table below, whilst their interests in share options are described in the section of the Remuneration Report entitled “Directors’ share options”. No director had a material interest in any signiﬁcant contract with the Company or any of its subsidiaries during the year. 000000055000000051 Old Mutual plc number of shares Nedcor Limited number of shares Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited number of shares At 31 December 1999 M J Levett E E Anstee N N Broadhurst W A M Clewlow C D Collins P G Joubert C F Liebenberg C M Stuart 184,000 47,508 2,416 30,700 5,541 4,500 600 5,541 100 100 – – – 15,000 20,459 – 864,100 500 – – – – 40,500 – At 1 January 1999 M J Levett P G Joubert C F Liebenberg – – – 101 15,000 20,459 864,100 – 40,500 000000055000000051 Included in the above interests are the following non-beneﬁcial interests held as qualiﬁcation shares: M J Levett (101 shares in Nedcor Limited at 1 January 1999, 100 shares in Nedcor Limited at 31 December 1999, and 500 shares in Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited at both 1 January and 31 December 1999); E E Anstee (100 shares in Nedcor Limited and 500 shares in Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited at 31 December 1999); and C F Liebenberg (500 shares in Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited at both 1 January and 31 December 1999). Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 39 Directors’ Report continued Corporate governance A statement on corporate governance appears on pages 42 to 45. Substantial interests in shares As at 15 March 2000, the following substantial share interest had been declared to the Company in accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985: Name No. of shares % of total issued shares 0000000550000000511 Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited 300,000,000 8.7% Employment policies The employment policies of the Group have been created to attract, retain, develop and motivate high quality personnel at all levels of its operations. These policies have been developed in the context of local and regional employment law and practice. In compliance with the South African Employment Equity Act, which became law during 1999, Old Mutual South Africa has: • conducted an analysis of its employment policies, practices and procedures and the working environment in order to ensure that there are no employment barriers which adversely affect people from designated groups, namely Africans, Coloureds, Indians, women and people with disabilities; • appointed a senior manager in each business to be responsible for employment equity matters as well as an overall Employment Equity Co-ordinator; • consulted staff and their union representatives in the preparation of Employment Equity Plans; • arranged for each business to prepare an Employment Equity Plan including analysing the current workforce proﬁle and setting numerical goals where under-representation has been identiﬁed; • adopted procedures to monitor and evaluate the implementation of those plans as well as internal procedures to resolve disputes about the plans. A summary of the Group’s Employment Equity Plans will be the basis of the Employment Equity Report, which is required to be submitted to the South African Department of Labour by 31 May 2000. It is the policy of the Group to give fair consideration to applications for employment from people with disabilities and to continue the employment of those individuals who become disabled, having due regard in each case to the nature of the position concerned. The Group recognises the beneﬁts of effective communication and consultation with, and training of, its employees. Policies and procedures in these areas are developed by each subsidiary company according to its own circumstances. 40 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Supplier payment policy In most cases a supplier of goods or services does so under standard terms of contract which lay down terms of payment. In other cases, speciﬁc terms are agreed beforehand. It is the Group’s policy to ensure that the terms of payment are notiﬁed in advance and adhered to. The total outstanding indebtedness of the Company (and its service company subsidiary, Old Mutual Berkeley Square Limited) to trade creditors as at 31 December 1999 amounted to £1.6 million, corresponding to 17.5 days’ payments when averaged over the period from May 1999 (when the Company became the ultimate holding company of the Group) to December 1999. Charitable and political contributions The Company and its subsidiaries in the UK made charitable donations of £211,241 and made no political donations during the year. Social investment and environmental activities A description of the Group’s social investment and environmental activities is set out in the Corporate Responsibilities section of this document on page 46. Year 2000 Group businesses completed their extensive testing and rectiﬁcation programmes well in advance of 1 January 2000. There were no material impacts from the date change. The Group is continuing to monitor its own internal systems and processes as well as those which impact on customers and suppliers in order to identify any Year 2000-related problems should they occur. Auditors KPMG Audit Plc have expressed their willingness to continue in ofﬁce as auditors of the Company and a resolution proposing their re-appointment will be put to the Annual General Meeting. By order of the Board Martin C Murray Group Company Secretary London, 15 March 2000 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 41 Corporate Governance The Group is committed to the objective of achieving high standards of corporate governance. In the period commencing from the date of demutualisation (11 May 1999), when the Company became the holding company of the Group, to 31 December 1999, and in the preparation of the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 1999, the Company has complied with Section 1 of the Combined Code on Corporate Governance of the London Stock Exchange (the “Combined Code”) in the following manner. Board of directors The Board meets eight times a year (including sessions devoted to strategy and business planning) and reserves speciﬁc matters to itself for decision. Directors, on appointment, and regularly thereafter, are briefed in writing and orally by the executive management and may take independent professional advice at the Company’s expense, if necessary, for the furtherance of their duties. The Board currently comprises three executive and six non-executive directors, as identiﬁed on page 37 of this document. Mr Liebenberg is chairman of the Company’s subsidiary, Nedcor Limited. The other non-executive directors are considered to be free from any business or other relationship which could materially interfere with the exercise of their independent judgement. Mr Levett currently serves as both Chairman and Chief Executive, a role which he previously fulﬁlled at the Group’s principal South African business before demutualisation. The continuity achieved by his assumption of a similar role with the Company was a key feature in ensuring its successful demutualisation and listing. The executive element of the Board is balanced by a strong independent group of non-executive directors. A senior independent non-executive director, Mr Stuart, has been appointed. The Nomination Committee, chaired by Mr Stuart, meets as required and makes recommendations to the Board in relation to the appointment of directors and the structure of the Board. The committee members comprise all of the non-executive directors, together with the Chairman and Chief Executive. The Articles of Association of the Company require that one third of the directors (excluding those appointed by the Board during the year), shall retire each year by rotation. This reﬂects the principle of the Combined Code that directors should submit themselves for re-election at regular intervals and at least every three years. Proposals for re-election to the Board are considered by the Nomination Committee and are not automatic. The Audit Committee of the Board, chaired by Mr Broadhurst, meets at least three times a year. Its terms of reference enable it to take an independent view of the appropriateness of the Group’s accounting policies and practices for the preparation of the Report and Accounts, the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control system (including ﬁnancial, operational, and risk management controls), and the conduct of internal audit functions. The members of this committee currently comprise all of the non-executive directors except for Mr Joubert, who will be joining the committee as from 1 April 2000. The Audit Committee reviews annually the remit, authority, resources and scope of work of internal audit. It considers the appointment of, and fees (both audit and non-audit) for, the external auditors, who have unrestricted access to it. It also monitors internal and external auditors’ performance against expectations. 42 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 The Remuneration Committee, chaired by Mr Collins, comprises all six of the non-executive directors and meets at least three times a year. Details of how the Company has applied the provisions of the Combined Code in respect of directors’ remuneration are provided in the Remuneration Report on pages 47 to 51 of this document. The Group Compliance Committee, chaired by Mr Clewlow, reviews compliance risks within the Group’s wholly-owned operations, with a view to ensuring that appropriate controls are in place to address those risks. Responsibility for the day-to-day control of compliance remains, however, primarily with the management of the underlying operations. The supervision of compliance within the Group’s regulated subsidiaries, Nedcor Limited and Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited, which are each listed in their own right on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, is currently devolved primarily to the boards of their respective parent companies. Internal control environment The Board is ultimately responsible for the Group’s system of internal control and for reviewing its effectiveness. The internal control systems are designed to meet the particular needs of the Group and its individual businesses and the risks to which they are exposed. However, these systems can only provide reasonable but not absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss, since they are designed to manage rather than eliminate the risks of pursuing chosen business objectives. The Combined Code introduced a requirement that the directors review the effectiveness of the Group’s system of internal controls. This extends the existing requirement in respect of internal ﬁnancial controls to cover all controls including ﬁnancial, operational, compliance and risk management. In 1999, in accordance with the London Stock Exchange transitional rules in implementing Internal Control: Guidance for Directors on the Combined Code (the “Turnbull Guidance”) published in September 1999, the Board has reviewed and reported on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal ﬁnancial controls. During 1999 the internal control system has been reviewed and in a number of areas signiﬁcantly enhanced. This included the creation of reporting and control structures appropriate to, and consequent upon, the restructuring of the Group in the context of its demutualisation and listing as a public company. In particular, new arrangements were introduced from May 1999 for ﬁnancial controls to be centrally administered by the Company as the holding company of the Group. Control risk assessment procedures have been introduced in the areas of risk management and compliance, and budgeting and ﬁnancial control arrangements have been strengthened. The Board believes that the necessary procedures will be in place to comply with the Turnbull Guidance for the accounting period ending 31 December 2000. The key components of the Group’s overall system of internal controls currently in operation and the process of review by the directors are set out below. Management structures The Group has an appropriate organisational structure for planning, executing, controlling and monitoring its business operations in order to achieve its objectives. Within the overall strategic and ﬁnancial objectives for the Group, agreed by the Board, the management of the Group as a whole is delegated to the executive directors in Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 43 Corporate Governance continued accordance with a Scheme of Delegated Authority, which also governs the conduct of the executive managers of the underlying wholly-owned operations of the Group. These executive managers are accountable for the control, conduct and performance of their businesses, within the agreed business strategy. Each of the Company’s separately quoted subsidiaries, Nedcor Limited, Nedcor Investment Bank Holdings Limited and Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited, have boards that comprise executive and non- executive directors. Each board is responsible for compliance with good corporate governance and codes of conduct applicable to listed South African companies (such as the King Report) which are broadly equivalent to the Combined Code. In addition, as regulated businesses, all three of these entities are subject to rigorous scrutiny to comply with regulatory requirements in their sectors. At the time of demutualisation, the former mutual society in South Africa was incorporated with a board of directors including a strong element of non-executive director representation. This board ensures compliance in all respects with good governance and particularly with the regulatory requirements of the Financial Services Board of South Africa. In addition this board, acting through its non-executive directors, is speciﬁcally charged with reviewing the protection of policyholders’ interests, a function it has discharged during the past year in a number of important areas. The Group’s strategic direction is regularly reviewed by the Board, and the executive directors consider the strategy for individual businesses with executive management on a disciplined basis. Annual budgets and three-year strategic plans are prepared, with performance targets for each business set by the executive directors in conjunction with executive managers. The overall Group plan is then reviewed in total by the Board in the light of the Group’s objectives. Performance against plan is actively monitored at Board level. The executive directors receive monthly summaries of ﬁnancial results from each business and the Group summary of these reports is supplied monthly to all members of the Board. Additionally, the executive directors in conjunction with executive management formally review the progress of the businesses on a quarterly basis including a review of key risk factors. The Group and its business units have implemented control procedures designed to ensure complete and accurate accounting for ﬁnancial transactions and to limit the potential exposure to loss of assets or fraud. Risk management Executive managers are responsible for the identiﬁcation and evaluation of key risks applicable to their areas of business. An internal control self-appraisal system is in place in each business to assess systematically the internal business and ﬁnancial controls and to report regularly on their effectiveness. Improvements are made where necessary. A Group Risk Management Committee has been established, responsible for overseeing and reporting to the Group Audit Committee on the overall Group risk proﬁle. This regularly evaluates the key risks to the achievement of the Group’s objectives as business activities change in response to market and technology developments. It also reviews and evaluates business unit reporting utilising a risk-based approach. 44 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 In relation to the life assurance business, the Chief Actuary is responsible for ensuring that sound risk management practices are employed on a consistent basis within the Group and ﬁnancial soundness is maintained by the life assurance operations with regard to the actuarial, underwriting, investment and operating risks. He reports directly and has unrestricted access to the Audit Committee. The Chief Actuary also reports three times a year to an Actuarial Review Committee, which comprises senior actuaries and executive management of the Group, on the integrity of the actuarial valuation results and his satisfaction with overall ﬁnancial discipline. External auditors and consulting actuaries also attend each meeting. Monitoring of controls The Group’s internal audit function operates on a global basis and carries out regular reviews of operational and control procedures. The internal audit function operates independently of executive management, reporting to the Group Finance Director, with unrestricted access to the Chairman and the Audit Committee. An Internal Audit Charter, approved by the Audit Committee, governs audit activity within the Group. The audit work programme is integrated with the work of the external auditors to enhance the combined effectiveness of their respective functions. A formal report is prepared for each audit assignment and corrective actions agreed with management in response to its recommendations. Key ﬁndings are provided to the Audit Committee. Investor relations The Company is committed to a process of continuing dialogue with its investors. When major issues arise, the Company makes appropriate contact with institutional investors and their representative bodies. A presentation on the Group’s results and its plans for the future will be made at the Annual General Meeting when shareholders who are present may put questions to the directors. For shareholders who are unable to attend the Company’s Annual General Meeting on 18 May 2000 in person, it is intended that a transcript of the proceedings of the meeting will be put on the Company’s website (www.oldmutual.com) as soon as practicable after that meeting has taken place. Going concern The Board has satisﬁed itself that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. The Group’s ﬁnancial statements have accordingly been prepared on a going concern basis. By order of the Board Martin C Murray Group Company Secretary London, 15 March 2000 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 45 Corporate Responsibilities Social investment For many years the Group has operated a charitable donations programme and a social investment programme through a commitment to the regions in which the Group’s principal businesses operate. On demutualisation in May 1999, the Company established Old Mutual Foundations in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Bermuda, Malawi and Namibia. The Foundations were each separately endowed with Old Mutual shares, issued at the time of the demutualisation. It is intended to use the income stream generated from dividends paid on the Old Mutual shares held by the Foundations, and other support funding, to fund programmes that continue the Group’s social and community policies and that the Foundations will assume responsibility for the charitable donations programme and the social investment programme in the future. During 1999 the Foundations contributed some £65 million to demutualisation levies to fund speciﬁc social development programmes. In South Africa the beneﬁciary was the government-sponsored job creation (Umsobomvu) fund. The policy priorities chosen for the Old Mutual social investment programme are Education; Health & Welfare, particularly programmes on HIV/AIDS; local economic development; and matching funds for staff community initiatives. In addition to the central activities of the Old Mutual Foundations, it is the policy of the Group to support speciﬁc programmes developed by its individual business units in the context in which each business operates. Economic development Old Mutual’s business units implement Group policy designed to ensure sustainable economic development in each of the territories and regions in which it operates. Major efforts are devoted to encouraging the economic empowerment of disadvantaged majorities in southern Africa, through the transfer of skills, assets, and wealth and the creation of sustainable employment. As a responsible investment institution, the Group endeavours to support important infrastructure development activities such as the Maputo Corridor, the Bulawayo railway, and rural electriﬁcation projects. Old Mutual Asset Managers entered into a joint venture in 1999 with Unity Incorporation, a trade union-led consortium, to launch the Infrastructural Development and Environmental Assets (IDEAs) Fund. Environment Conservation and environmental projects, including water schemes, are an important objective for Old Mutual support programmes. In South Africa the Group is widely known for its work with Kirstenbosch Royal Botanical Society for initiatives to preserve and enhance the ecology of southern Africa and other bodies for the preservation of threatened fauna and ﬂora. 46 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Remuneration Report The salary and other beneﬁts of the executive directors are determined by the Remuneration Committee on behalf of the Board. The Remuneration Committee also reviews and monitors share incentive arrangements (including option schemes) of the Company. Remuneration policy The Remuneration Committee’s objective is to set remuneration to attract and retain high calibre executives by offering above average levels of reward for consistently superior business performance. The Remuneration Committee’s current policy is to relate basic salaries to comparable international ﬁnancial services companies based in the UK. The Company aims to encourage and reward outstanding performance by means of short term and long term incentive schemes. In framing its policy, the Committee has taken into account the relevant provisions of the Combined Code of the London Stock Exchange. The individual salary, incentive and beneﬁt levels of the executive directors are reviewed annually by the Remuneration Committee, having regard to individual responsibilities and performance. Directors’ remuneration Remuneration for the executive directors comprises a basic salary, an allowance (described in more detail under “Beneﬁt allowance” below) in lieu of pension or other beneﬁts in kind, an annual bonus based on the performance of the individual and the Group, and participation in the Group’s executive share incentive schemes. Details of individual directors’ remuneration and share options are set out later in this Remuneration Report. The annual bonus plan for the executive directors who held ofﬁce in 1999 had three constituent parts: 30% of bonus was attributable to the successful completion of the demutualisation and listing project, a further 30% was based upon achievement of the “Project 500” cost-saving programme, and the remaining 40% was based upon the Group’s results for the year exceeding preset targets. All three aspects of the annual bonus plan were fully achieved to the satisfaction of the Remuneration Committee. The executive directors accordingly received the maximum bonus, of 50% of annual salary, for 1999. Under the annual bonus plan for 2000, Mr Levett and Mr Anstee may be awarded up to 50% of basic salary if personal and Group performance objectives set by the Remuneration Committee are met. The bonus for Mr Levett will be based entirely on Group ﬁnancial performance. The bonus for Mr Anstee will be based as to 80% of the maximum on overall Group ﬁnancial performance and as to 20% on the attainment of strategic objectives relevant to his speciﬁc areas of responsibility. Mr Sutcliffe’s bonus for 2000, equal to the time pro-rated equivalent of 50% of his basic salary from his date of appointment, has been guaranteed as part of his terms of recruitment; his basic salary for the year ending 31 December 2000 is £385,000 per annum. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 47 Remuneration Report continued The Remuneration Committee has concluded that an executive share option scheme currently remains the most appropriate long term incentive for the Group, but also operates a restricted share plan as an adjunct thereto, in order to secure and retain senior employees, where considered appropriate. Grants of options under the executive share option scheme will be targeted in order to reward the operational performance of management in a manner that aligns the interests of management and shareholders, while assisting in the attraction, retention and motivation of key employees for the long term beneﬁt of the Group. To the extent that the level of options exceeds four times salary, these grants will be funded by way of shares purchased in the market, which will be retained in a trust. Directors’ share options No directors received or were entitled to receive any beneﬁts under long term incentive schemes in the year under review, apart from continuing participation in the Old Mutual Group Achievements Limited (“OMGA”) Share Incentive Scheme, which was in existence before the demutualisation and listing of the Group. As stated in the Company’s prospectus, on 16 April 1999 Mr Levett waived options over certain OMGA shares, as part of the restructuring of his total remuneration package, and on 26 April 1999 his remaining rights over OMGA shares were converted, on an appraised basis, into rights over a total of 5,128,488 shares in the Company at an average acquisition cost of R9.06 per Company share. On 26 April 1999, Mr Anstee’s OMGA share options were converted, on an appraised basis, into rights over OMGA shares linked to shares in the Company equivalent to a total of 2,137,536 shares in the Company at an average equivalent exercise price of R9.21 per Company share. Options under the OMGA Share Incentive Scheme were awarded on the basis of the performance of the individuals, but are not linked to future performance criteria. Exercise of the options (in the case of Mr Anstee) and delivery or disposal of the shares (in the case of Mr Levett) is only permitted at the earliest, as to one-third at the end of each of three, four and ﬁve years following the date of grant of the relevant option. Exercise of the options (in the case of Mr Anstee) or delivery of the shares (in the case of Mr Levett) must in any event take place within six years of the grant of the option concerned. Further details of the directors’ share interests arising from the OMGA scheme and now outstanding are set out below. 00000000000000011111111 No. of options over OMGA shares Date of grant Date exercised Date of conversion No. of Company shares (equivalent*) (Equivalent*) price per Company share M J Levett 01.01.97 15.05.97 01.10.98 01.10.98 01.10.98 01.10.98 470,200 654,100 876,300 1,939,800 200 808,000 16.04.99 23.07.97 22.10.98 01.10.98 22.10.98 16.04.99 26.04.99 26.04.99 26.04.99 26.04.99 26.04.99 26.04.99 507,816 706,428 946,404 2,094,984 216 872,640 R9.17 R9.17 R8.98 R9.07 R9.07 R8.98 00000000000000011111111 E E Anstee 01.11.98 1,979,200 N/A 26.04.99 2,137,536* R9.21* 00000000000000011111111 The market price of the Company’s shares was £1.68 at 31 December 1999, ranging from a low of £1.21 to a high of £1.68 during the period from 12 July 1999 (when the shares were ﬁrst admitted to listing) to 31 December 1999. 48 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Gains on share options 00000000000000011111111 The following gain arose on the exercise of OMGA share options, although delivery of shares is deferred as mentioned above. 00000000000000011111111 Number of options exercised Date R000 M J Levett 16.04.99 1,278,200 1,785 00000000000000011111111 The following options and rights over Company shares were granted under the Company’s share option schemes on 14 March 2000. 00000005500000005111 No of shares Exercise price Date exercisable or receivable E E Anstee M J Levett J H Sutcliffe J H Sutcliffe 886,800 1,007,700 517,300 460,700 130.25p 130.25p 130.25p – 14.03.031 – 14.03.06 14.03.031 – 14.03.062 14.03.031 – 14.03.06 24.01.033 00000005500000005111 Notes: 1 Subject to the fulﬁlment of performance targets prescribed by the Remuneration Committee, under which these will only be exercisable if the Company’s earnings per share increase by prescribed factors in excess of UK RPI over the period between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2002, which the Remuneration Committee considers to be stretching targets, having regard to the currencies in which most of the Group’s revenues are currently earned. 2 Subject to curtailment to 12 months after Mr Levett’s retirement date. 3 Restricted shares, which are to be released on the third anniversary of Mr Sutcliffe’s appointment, subject to his still being in employment with the Group on that date. Beneﬁt allowance The Company has adopted a cash based package approach for executive directors and other senior executives of the Group. The total cash package comprises a basic salary and a beneﬁt allowance, which was 25% of the basic salary during 1999. The beneﬁt allowance is provided in lieu of contributions to retirement funds, life, disability and medical cover as well as other fringe beneﬁts which are usual at this level such as car or travel allowances. The executive directors may use the beneﬁt allowance to purchase beneﬁts appropriate to their needs from independent suppliers of their choice or, if they wish, they may participate in certain beneﬁt arrangements established for Group employees in the UK. Participation in any Group deﬁned contribution arrangement is on a commercial basis which must be fully funded from the beneﬁt allowance. Mr Levett’s contract of service includes the provision of residential accommodation in the UK at the Company’s expense. The Company has leased appropriate accommodation in London since May 1999 for this purpose. Directors’ service contracts Directors holding executive ofﬁce have service contracts, the terms of which are considered by the Remuneration Committee to provide a proper balance of duties and security between the respective parties. Mr Anstee and Mr Levett have service contracts terminable on 12 months’ notice, save that until 12 July 2001 (being two years from the date on which the Company’s shares were ﬁrst listed) the period of notice required to be given by the Company is 24 months. Mr Sutcliffe has a service contract terminable on 12 months’ notice, save that until 24 January 2001 (being the ﬁrst anniversary of the commencement of his employment) the period of notice required to be given by the Company is 24 months. In the case of all executive directors, dismissal by the employer, without notice and in the absence of speciﬁc grounds, may require a payment (after an allowance for Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 49 Remuneration Report continued mitigation) equal to three-quarters of the aggregate of his salary, contractual beneﬁts and a sum equal to 25% of his salary for the period concerned in respect of potential annual bonuses. If not terminated, the contract can continue until the director attains the age of 60 (in the case of Mr Anstee and Mr Sutcliffe) or until 30 June 2003 (his normal retirement date, in the case of Mr Levett). Non-executive directors The non-executive directors of the Company do not have service contracts and are not entitled to bonus payments or pension arrangements. Remuneration of the non-executive directors as directors of the Company is set by the Board as a whole. Directors’ emoluments 1. Remuneration Remuneration for the ﬁnancial year ended 30 June 1998, for the six months ended 31 December 1998 and the 12 months ended 31 December 1999 (including remuneration from ofﬁces held with the Company’s subsidiaries, Nedcor Ltd and Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Ltd, where relevant) was as follows: 00000005500000005111 0000001111§ Year to 30 June 19981 Salary & fees £000 Bonus £000 Beneﬁt & beneﬁt allowance £000 Pension £000 Total £000 00000005500000005111 00000005500000005111 Six months to 31 December 19981 00000005500000005111 00000005500000005111 Year to 31 December 1999 318 13 22 162 164 50 9 17 67 428 300 316 46 162 31 31 33 982 – – – 191 25 – – – 4174 150 – – – – – – 58 – – – 139 13 – – – 2075 75 – – – – – – 38 – – – 20 – – – – – – – – – – – – 512 13 22 162 514 883 9 17 67 1,052 525 316 46 162 31 31 33 M J Levett W A M Clewlow P G Joubert C F Liebenberg M J Levett E E Anstee W A M Clewlow P G Joubert C F Liebenberg M J Levett E E Anstee W A M Clewlow P G Joubert C F Liebenberg N N Broadhurst C D Collins C M Stuart 00000005500000005111 Notes: 1 The ﬁnancial year end was changed from June to December in 1998: the comparative ﬁgures for periods prior to 1 January 1999 are therefore shown as 12 months to June 1998 and 6 months to December 1998, consistent with the Company’s Prospectus dated 19 May 1999. 2 Included in the bonus received by Mr Levett was £86,000, which was taken as OMGA deferred delivery shares in lieu of cash. 3 Mr Anstee was ﬁrst employed by the Group in November 1998 and his emoluments for 1998 accordingly related to service in November and December 1998. 4 In April 1999 Mr Levett was awarded £192,500 by way of bonus for his services to the Group for the previous two years. This amount is included in the ﬁgures for the year to 31 December 1999. 5 Inclusive of cost of London accommodation provided by the Company. 6 Mr Clewlow waived £12,000 of these fees in favour of Barlow Limited in the period ended 31 July 1999. 50 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 2. Pension beneﬁts Mr Levett has accrued pension fund beneﬁts under his previous service with the South African Mutual Life Assurance Society. His accrued beneﬁts from previous contributions are held in the Old Mutual Staff Retirement Fund and the Old Mutual Offshore Retirement Savings Plan. Both of these are deﬁned contribution funds and the growth in value in 1999 is based on investment returns only. There were no contributions speciﬁc to Mr Levett to either of these funds during 1999. His accrued beneﬁt from contributions to the South African Retirement Fund arrangement has been retained in the Old Mutual Staff Retirement Fund as a paid-up beneﬁt since December 1998. No further contributions were made to the fund from this date. The beneﬁt accrues ﬁnal fund interest annually, as declared by the Management Board of the fund. The fund ﬁnancial year runs from 1 July to 30 June, with the ﬁnal fund interest declared for this period in October of the following year. The beneﬁt as at 31 December 1999 therefore includes both the ﬁnal rate of fund interest for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999 and the interim rate of fund interest from 1 July 1999 to 31 December 1999. The actual growth in the beneﬁt may therefore differ from the amount provided as at 31 December 1999 when the ﬁnal fund interest rate for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000 is declared in October 2000. 00000005500000005111 Increase in Accumulated accrued total accrued pension pension fund value at during 31 December 1999 £000 the year £000 fund value Actual service to year end Date of birth M J Levett 6 June 1939 41 yrs 482 5,563 00000005500000005111 Mr Anstee has no accrued pension fund beneﬁts in any Group pension funds and did not contribute to any Group pension fund during 1999. C D Collins Chairman of Remuneration Committee, on behalf of the Board London, 15 March 2000 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 51 Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities In respect of the preparation of the ﬁnancial statements Company law requires the directors to prepare ﬁnancial statements for each ﬁnancial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and Group and of the proﬁt or loss for that period. In preparing those ﬁnancial statements, the directors are required to: • select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; • make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; • state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the ﬁnancial statements; • prepare the ﬁnancial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company and Group will continue in business. The directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the ﬁnancial position of the Company and Group and to enable them to ensure that the ﬁnancial statements comply with the Companies Act 1985. They have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the Group and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities. 52 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Auditors’ Report to the members of Old Mutual plc for the year ended 31 December 1999 We have audited the ﬁnancial statements on pages 54 to 99, except for the pro forma information and related notes on pages 54 to 99. Respective responsibilities of directors and auditors The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report. As described on page 52, this includes responsibility for preparing the ﬁnancial statements in accordance with applicable United Kingdom law, and accounting standards. Our responsibilities, as independent auditors, are established in the United Kingdom by statute, the Auditing Practices Board, the Listing Rules of the London Stock Exchange, and by our profession’s ethical guidance. We report to you our opinion as to whether the ﬁnancial statements give a true and fair view and are properly prepared in accordance with the Companies Act. We also report to you if, in our opinion, the directors’ report is not consistent with the ﬁnancial statements, if the Company has not kept proper accounting records, if we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit, or if information speciﬁed by law or the Listing Rules regarding directors’ remuneration and transactions with the Group is not disclosed. We review whether the statement on pages 42 to 45 reﬂects the Company’s compliance with the seven provisions of the Combined Code speciﬁed for our review by the London Stock Exchange, and we report if it does not. We are not required to consider whether the Board’s statements on internal control cover all risks and controls, or form an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s corporate governance procedures or its risk and control procedures. We read the other information contained in the Annual Report, including the corporate governance statement, and consider whether it is consistent with the audited ﬁnancial statements. We consider the implications for our report if we become aware of any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the ﬁnancial statements. Basis of audit opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with Auditing Standards issued by the Auditing Practices Board. An audit includes examination, on a test basis, of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures in the ﬁnancial statements. It also includes an assessment of the signiﬁcant estimates and judgements made by the directors in the preparation of the ﬁnancial statements, and of whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the Group’s circumstances, consistently applied and adequately disclosed. We planned and performed our audit so as to obtain all the information and explanations which we considered necessary in order to provide us with sufﬁcient evidence to give reasonable assurance that the ﬁnancial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or other irregularity or error. In forming our opinion we also evaluated the overall adequacy of the presentation of information in the ﬁnancial statements. Opinion In our opinion, the ﬁnancial statements give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and the Group as at 31 December 1999 and of the proﬁt of the Group for the year then ended and have been properly prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 1985. We have reviewed, without audit, the pro forma consolidated proﬁt and loss account and related notes for the year ended 31 December 1998 which are included in the ﬁnancial statements. In our opinion these pro forma statements have, so far as the calculations are concerned, been properly compiled on the basis set out in note 1. KPMG Audit Plc Chartered Accountants Registered Auditor 8 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8BB 15 March 2000 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 53 Consolidated Proﬁt and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December 1999 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Notes Technical account – long term business 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Earned premiums, net of reinsurance Gross premiums written Continuing operations Discontinued operations 2(a) Outward reinsurance premiums 3 Investment income Unrealised gains on investments Other technical income, net of reinsurance Claims incurred, net of reinsurance Claims paid Gross amount Reinsurers’ share Change in the provision for claims, net of reinsurance Changes in other technical provisions, net of reinsurance Long term business provision, net of reinsurance Gross amount Reinsurers’ share Change in technical provisions for linked liabilities, net of reinsurance 6 Net operating expenses 4 Investment expenses and charges Unrealised losses on investments 12(a) Tax attributable to the long term business 5(a) Allocated investment return transferred (to)/from the non-technical account Balance on the technical account – long term business Analysed between: Continuing operations 15(b) Discontinued operations 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 3,301 33 3,334 (5) 3,329 2,995 3,783 35 3,328 37 3,365 (20) 3,345 2,507 – 4 32,546 325 32,871 (49) 32,822 29,527 37,296 345 30,306 337 30,643 (182) 30,461 22,829 – 32 01101111 01101111 10,142 5,856 99,990 53,322 01101111 01101111 (3,360) 35 (3,325) (67) (2,970) 56 (2,914) (31) (33,126) 345 (32,781) (661) (27,046) 514 (26,532) (280) 01101111 01101111 (3,392) (2,945) (33,442) (26,812) 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 (3,670) (30) (3,700) (1,519) 448 (12) 436 260 (36,182) (296) (36,478) (14,976) 4,084 (108) 3,976 2,369 01101111 01101111 (5,219) (552) (28) – (116) (543) 6,345 (4,942) (241) (28,660) (458) 2,840 01101111 01101111 1,394 (51,454) (5,442) (276) – (1,144) (5,353) 696 (543) (26) (3,147) (50) 312 01101111 01101111 2,879 153 292 342 (50) 2,471 (1,077) 01101111 01101111 1,394 3,372 (493) 01101111 01101111 271 (118) 2,879 153 292 Analysis of balance on technical account – long term business 0000000000005111011011111101101111 105 187 190 1,204 01101111 01101111 1,394 01101111 01101111 1,035 1,844 21 132 2,879 153 292 Long term business result before investment return 5(a) Long term investment return Balance on the technical account – long term business 54 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Notes Technical account – general business 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Earned premiums, net of reinsurance Gross premiums written (continuing operations) Outward reinsurance premiums 2(g) Change in the provision for unearned premiums, net of reinsurance Gross amount Reinsurers’ share 291 (33) 292 (39) 2,869 (325) 2,659 (357) 01101111 01101111 258 253 2,544 2,302 2 (1) 7 – 20 (10) 68 – 01101111 01101111 5(a) Allocated investment return transferred from the non-technical account 56 79 552 715 259 260 2,554 2,370 01101111 01101111 Claims incurred, net of reinsurance Claims paid Gross amount Reinsurers’ share Change in the provisions for claims, net of reinsurance Gross amount Reinsurers’ share 2(g) 6 Net operating expenses 2(c) Balance on the technical account – general business General business result before long term investment return 5(a) Long term investment return Balance on the technical account – general business (223) 21 (226) 35 (2,199) 207 (2,057) 320 01101111 01101111 (202) (191) (1,992) (1,737) 01101111 01101111 8 (5) 3 (4) – (4) 79 (49) 30 (36) – (36) 01101111 01101111 (199) (195) (1,962) (1,773) 01101111 01101111 (57) 01101111 01101111 (530) 01101111 01101111 782 (562) 582 (58) 59 86 3 56 67 715 01101111 01101111 782 01101111 01101111 30 552 7 79 582 59 86 Non-technical account – insurance and asset management activities 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Balance on the technical account – long term business 12(b) Tax attributable to shareholders’ proﬁts on long term business 292 84 153 18 2,879 828 1,394 159 01101111 01101111 Proﬁt from long term business before tax 376 171 3,707 1,553 Balance on the technical account – general business 3 Investment income Unrealised gains on investments 5(a) Allocated investment return transferred from/(to) the long term business technical account 4 Investment expenses and charges Unrealised losses on investments 5(a) Allocated investment return transferred to the general business technical account Other income Other charges Insurance proﬁt/(loss) on ordinary activities before tax Analysed between: Continuing operations Discontinued operations 59 267 64 543 (33) – (56) 242 (238) 782 737 – (2,840) (20) (1,517) (715) 1,134 (1,203) 01101111 01101111 (2,089) 582 2,632 631 5,353 (325) – (552) 2,385 (2,346) 86 81 – (312) (2) (167) (79) 124 (132) 01101111 01101111 12,067 1,224 (230) 1,274 (50) (1,012) (1,077) 01101111 01101111 (2,089) 12,560 (493) 01101111 01101111 (112) (118) 12,067 1,224 (230) Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 55 Notes Non-technical account – banking activities 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Consolidated Proﬁt and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December 1999 Interest receivable Interest payable 2(e) Net interest income 2(e) Dividend income 2(e) Fees and commissions receivable 2(e) Dealing proﬁts 2(e) Other operating income 2(e) Operating income Administrative expenses Depreciation and amortisation Fees and commissions payable Other operating charges Operating proﬁt before provisions Provisions Operating proﬁt Share of associated undertakings’ proﬁt 2(f) Banking proﬁt on ordinary activities before tax 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 1,652 (1,208) 1,940 (1,507) 16,287 (11,909) 17,668 (13,723) 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 197 13 281 2,555 6 55 01101111 01101111 2,610 01101111 01101111 1,944 128 2,072 210 287 444 6 229 88 7 774 (223) (34) (33) (124) 360 (163) 1,224 210 1,434 54 46 31 (23) 1,488 (165) 1,323 (257) 433 9 242 74 32 790 (233) (26) (6) (173) 352 (71) (230) 287 57 – – – – 57 (85) (28) (73) 4,378 59 2,258 868 69 7,632 (2,199) (335) (325) (1,222) 3,551 (1,607) 12,067 2,072 14,139 532 453 306 (227) 14,671 (1,627) 13,044 (2,534) 3,945 79 2,207 670 292 7,193 (2,123) (241) (55) (1,572) 3,202 (647) (2,089) 2,610 521 – – – – 521 (772) (251) (669) 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 1,066 (69) (101) (920) – – 01101111 01101111 (920) 10,510 (680) 01101111 01101111 9,830 (101) 997 01101111 01101111 p c Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 01101111 01101111 Non-technical account – insurance, asset management and banking activities 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Insurance and asset management proﬁt/(loss) on ordinary activities before tax and non-operating items Banking proﬁt on ordinary activities before tax and non-operating items Proﬁt on ordinary activities before tax and non-operating items 11 Non-operating items Proﬁt on sale of businesses – continuing operations – discontinued operations Cost of free share selling service offered to policyholders on demutualisation – continuing operations 2(c), 8 Proﬁt on ordinary activities before tax 12(b) Tax on proﬁt on ordinary activities Proﬁt/(loss) on ordinary activities after tax Minority interests Proﬁt/(loss) on ordinary activities after tax and minority interests 14 Dividend proposed Retained proﬁt/(loss) for the year Earnings and dividend per share attributable to equity shareholders 0000000000005111011011111101101111 13 Basic earnings per share 13 Diluted earnings per share 13 Earnings per share based on a long term investment return 14 Dividend per share 34.1 33.9 12.2 2.0 (3.4) (3.4) 10.1 – 336.2 334.2 120.3 19.7 (31.0) (27.3) 92.0 – 56 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Consolidated Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses for the year ended 31 December 1999 0000000000005111011011111101101111 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Notes Proﬁt/(loss) on ordinary activities after tax and minority interests Foreign exchange movements Total recognised gains and losses for the year 1,066 (35) (920) (797) 01101111 01101111 (1,717) 10,510 241 01101111 01101111 (101) (87) 10,751 1,031 (188) Reconciliation of Movements in Consolidated Equity Shareholders’ Funds for the year ended 31 December 1999 0000000000005111011011111101101111 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Total recognised gains and losses for the year 14 Dividend proposed Retained proﬁt/(loss) for the ﬁnancial year Issue of new capital on policyholder self-investment Issue of new capital on listing Net addition to/(reduction in) equity shareholders’ funds Equity shareholders’ funds at the beginning of the year Equity shareholders’ funds at the end of the year 01101111 01101111 1,031 (69) 962 404 559 (188) – (188) – – 10,751 (680) 10,071 3,954 5,355 (1,717) – (1,717) – – 01101111 01101111 1,925 1,588 (1,717) 17,244 01101111 01101111 15,527 19,380 15,527 (188) 1,776 01101111 01101111 34,907 3,513 1,588 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 57 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Consolidated Balance Sheet at 31 December 1999 Notes Insurance assets Intangible assets 16 Goodwill Investments 17 Land and buildings 18 Other ﬁnancial investments 18 Assets held to cover linked liabilities 2(i) 27 Reinsurers’ share of technical provisions Long term business provision Claims outstanding Provision for unearned premiums 21 Debtors 22 Other assets Cash at bank and in hand 24 Prepayments and accrued income Total insurance assets 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 164 100 1,629 981 01101111 01101111 914 17,167 18,081 5,916 885 12,398 13,283 5,121 9,081 170,577 179,658 58,784 8,649 121,202 129,851 50,067 01101111 01101111 23,997 18,404 238,442 179,918 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 140 16 5 161 524 133 443 317 172 19 5 196 210 89 176 335 1,391 159 50 1,600 5,207 1,322 4,402 3,150 1,690 181 46 1,917 2,055 872 1,716 3,272 01101111 01101111 1,417 01101111 01101111 7,915 01101111 01101111 190,731 255,752 25,739 19,510 14,081 810 Banking assets 0000000000005111011011111101101111 537 732 137 9,361 412 131 109 92 101 95 252 760 744 613 9,704 629 145 179 98 89 88 168 7,552 7,393 6,091 96,423 6,250 1,441 1,779 974 884 874 1,669 5,250 7,154 1,338 91,512 4,023 1,280 1,077 895 983 919 2,467 01101111 01101111 116,898 01101111 01101111 307,629 01101111 01101111 131,330 387,082 31,469 38,956 13,217 11,959 Cash and balances at central banks 20(a) Treasury bills and other eligible bills 20(b) Loans and advances to banks 20(c) Loans and advances to customers 20(f) Debt securities 20(g) Equity securities 20(h) Interest in associated undertakings 23 Tangible ﬁxed assets 17 Land and buildings 22 Other assets Prepayments and accrued income Total banking assets Total assets 58 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 Notes Liabilities 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Capital and reserves 25 Called up share capital 25 Share premium account 25 Proﬁt and loss account 25 Fund for future appropriations Equity shareholders’ funds Minority interests Fund for future appropriations 344 868 2,301 – 3,513 – – – 1,588 1,588 3,418 8,625 22,864 – – – – 15,527 34,907 15,527 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 857 – 808 6 8,515 – 7,901 57 Insurance liabilities 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Technical provisions Long term business provision Claims outstanding Provision for unearned premiums 27 Technical provisions for linked liabilities 28 Provisions for other risks and charges 29 Creditors Accruals and deferred income Total insurance liabilities 14,767 319 43 11,716 261 41 146,731 3,170 427 114,545 2,547 400 01101111 01101111 15,129 5,916 317 1,093 43 117,492 50,062 4,134 3,632 428 01101111 01101111 175,748 150,328 58,784 3,150 10,860 427 12,018 5,121 423 372 44 01101111 01101111 223,549 22,498 17,978 Banking liabilities 0000000000005111011011111101101111 32 Deposits by banks 33 Customer accounts 34 Debt securities in issue 30 Other liabilities 31 Provisions for liabilities and charges 37 Subordinated liabilities Total banking liabilities Total liabilities Memorandum items 35 Commitments 36 Contingent liabilities 798 9,343 1,194 609 76 68 1,223 8,345 896 493 72 60 7,929 92,836 11,864 6,048 755 679 11,954 81,580 8,764 4,815 700 583 01101111 01101111 108,396 01101111 01101111 307,629 01101111 01101111 120,111 387,082 12,088 31,469 11,089 38,956 244 863 738 882 2,422 8,584 7,215 8,624 These ﬁnancial statements were approved by the Board of directors on 15 March 2000 and were signed on its behalf by Eric E Anstee Group Finance Director Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 59 Company Balance Sheet at 31 December 1999 Notes £m Rm 011 011 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1999 0000000000005111011110111101111011 Fixed assets Investments Fixed interest securities 19 Shares in group undertakings 19 Loans due from group undertakings Current assets Debtors Amounts owed by group undertakings Other debtors Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Amounts owed to group undertakings Other creditors including taxation and social security 14 Dividend proposed Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities 011 011 011 011 43 679 264 986 95 1 279 375 68 5 21 94 427 6,747 2,623 9,797 945 10 2,773 3,728 676 50 209 935 011 011 011 011 011 011 011 011 281 011 011 2,793 12,590011 011 1,267 Capital and reserves 0000000000005111011011111101101111 25 Called up share capital 25 Share premium account 26 Proﬁt and loss account Equity shareholders’ funds 344 868 55 3,418 8,625 547 12,590011 011 011 011 1,267 The Company balance sheet at 31 December 1998 consisted of cash of £25,000 (R244,000) and called up share capital and premium of £25,000 (R244,000). These ﬁnancial statements were approved by the Board of directors on 15 March 2000 and were signed on its behalf by Eric E Anstee Group Finance Director 60 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31 December 1999 Notes £m Rm 011 011 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Year to 31 Dec 1999 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Operating activities 40 Net cash inﬂow from insurance operating activities 40 Net cash inﬂow from banking operating activities Net cash inﬂow before ﬁnancing activities 40(a) Net cash outﬂow from returns on investments and servicing of ﬁnance 40(a) Total taxation paid 40(a) Net cash outﬂow from capital expenditure and ﬁnancial investment 40(a) Net cash inﬂow from acquisitions and disposals Net cash inﬂow before ﬁnancing activities 40(a) Net cash inﬂow from ﬁnancing activities Net cash inﬂow of the Group excluding long term business Cash ﬂows relating to insurance activities were invested as follows: 40(b), 40(c) 40(b) Increase in cash holdings Increase in net portfolio investments Cash ﬂows relating to banking activities were invested as follows: 40(d) Increase in cash and balances at central banks Net cash inﬂow of the Group excluding long term business The cash ﬂows presented in this statement relate to shareholder and general business transactions only. 495 257 4,880 2,534 011 011 752 7,414 (124) (70) (84) 66 (1,223) (690) (828) 650 011 011 540 547 5,323 5,391 10,714011 011 011 011 1,087 122 732 1,202 7,215 011 011 854 8,417 233 011 011 2,297 10,714011 011 1,087 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 61 Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 1999 1 Accounting policies 00000000000000000011 The following principal accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to the Group’s ﬁnancial statements. Basis of preparation The Group’s consolidated ﬁnancial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 255A of, and Schedules 9A and 9 to, the Companies Act 1985, applicable United Kingdom accounting standards, and the Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting for Insurance Business” issued by the Association of British Insurers (ABI SORP) in December 1998. In order to present a true and fair view of the Group’s insurance and banking operations, the directors have prepared these ﬁnancial statements using Schedule 9A and 9 formats respectively. Had a Schedule 9A format been used solely, banking activities would be summarised in appropriate income and expense lines within the non-technical account, and banking assets and liabilities would be shown together with insurance assets and liabilities in the balance sheet. The balance sheet and the pro forma proﬁt and loss account for the year ended 31 December 1998 have been substantially derived from the ﬁnancial information contained in Parts 7 and 8 of the Group’s Prospectus dated 19 May 1999. In preparation for demutualisation and listing, the Group decided to change its year end to 31 December and prepared ﬁnancial statements for the six months then ended. Comparative proﬁt and loss account information for the year ended 31 December 1999 has therefore been presented on a pro forma basis, combining the actual results for the six months from 1 July to 31 December 1998 with half of the results for the year ended 30 June 1998 derived on a time apportionment basis. Certain reclassiﬁcations have been made to the pro forma information in the Prospectus to accord with the format adopted in these ﬁnancial statements. No comparative cash ﬂow has been presented, as it is not considered practicable or meaningful in a pre-demutualisation environment. The Company’s balance sheet has been prepared in accordance with Section 226 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Companies Act 1985. As permitted by Section 230 of the Companies Act 1985, no proﬁt or loss account of the Company is presented. In accordance with the amendment to FRS 3, no note of historical cost proﬁts has been prepared as the Group’s only material gains or losses on assets relate to the holding and disposal of insurance company investments. Basis of consolidation The consolidated accounts include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiary undertakings up to 31 December 1999. The demutualisation of the South African Mutual Life Assurance Society in May 1999 and subsequent Group reorganisations were accounted for in accordance with merger accounting principles, as if Old Mutual plc had been the parent undertaking of the Group throughout the period covered by these statements. Otherwise, subsidiaries of the Group have been consolidated using acquisition accounting principles, whereby the results of subsidiary undertakings acquired or disposed of in the year are included in the consolidated proﬁt and loss account from the date of acquisition or up to the date of disposal. Associated undertakings outside of the long term business fund are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Investments in associates attributable to the long term business, or otherwise held as part of the Group’s investment portfolio, are accounted for as investments. Investments (i) Insurance Investments, including those classiﬁed under assets held to cover linked liabilities, are stated at their market value. Listed investments are stated at mid-market value. Unlisted investments are valued, on a prudent basis, by the directors having regard to their likely realisable value. Land and buildings are treated as investment properties and valued at a market valuation primarily by internal professional valuers. The Group has commenced a programme whereby properties will be valued by independent external valuers on a cyclical basis such that the full portfolio will be covered within ﬁve years. In accordance with UK SSAP 19, no depreciation is provided on the properties as the directors consider that these properties are held for investment and to depreciate them would not give a true or fair view. Securities borrowed and lent that are collateralised by cash are included in the balance sheet at amounts equal to the collateral advanced or received. Shares in subsidiary undertakings are included in the Company balance sheet at historical cost, adjusted for any permanent impairment. (ii) Banking Securities which are intended to be held to maturity are stated at cost, adjusted for differences between cost and redemption value which are amortised over the periods to redemption. Securities held for trading purposes are marked to market value and the related gains/losses are taken directly to the banking non-technical proﬁt and loss account as they arise. Where securities are sold under agreements to repurchase securities at future dates, the securities are recorded in the ﬁnancial statements with the corresponding liability to repurchase those securities. Securities purchased under agreements to resell those securities at future dates are treated as secured loans and reﬂected on the balance sheet. Proﬁts and losses arising from these transactions are accounted for over the periods of the contracts. 62 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 1 Accounting policies (continued) 00000000000000000011 Acceptances, promissory notes, trade and other bills drawn by customers and discounted by banking subsidiaries are included under advances. Amounts rediscounted are included under the contra items for acceptances. Freehold land and buildings are treated as investment properties and are not depreciated, although they are assessed for impairment on a regular basis. Properties in possession are included under advances and valued at the lower of cost or net realisable value. Cost includes advances, interest and other charges. Financial futures and options contracts held for trading purposes are valued daily at fair value and capital gains and losses resulting from these valuations are accounted for in the capital value of the funds to which they relate. Margin deposits are included in current assets. Investment return Dividends on equity investments are accrued on an “ex-dividend” basis. Interest on ﬁxed income securities, net rental income from property investments and investment expenses are recorded on an accruals basis. Realised gains and losses represent the difference between net sales proceeds and purchase price. Unrealised gains and losses represent the difference between the valuation of investments at the balance sheet date and their original cost. Movements in unrealised gains and losses are recorded in the proﬁt and loss account. Income arising from the securities lending and borrowing business is recognised in the non-technical proﬁt and loss account on an accrual basis. For long term business, an allocation is made from the long term business technical account to the non-technical account representing the difference between the long term investment return and the actual return on investments of the long term business which are directly attributable to shareholders. The long term investment return is an estimate of the long term trend investment return for the relevant category of investments having regard to past performance, current trends and future expectations. The long term investment return on investments supporting general insurance technical provisions and related shareholders’ funds is allocated from the non-technical account to the general business technical account. Long term business Long term business results have been prepared on a modiﬁed statutory solvency basis. The main features of this basis are outlined below. (i) Premiums Premiums and annuity considerations are stated gross of commission, exclude taxes and levies and are accounted for when due for payment, except for unit-linked premiums, which are accounted for when the liability is established. Outward reinsurance premiums are accounted for on a payable basis. (ii) Claims Maturity and annuity claims are recorded as they fall due for payment. Death claims and surrenders are accounted for when notiﬁed. (iii) Long term business provisions Long term business provisions for South African and other African businesses have been computed using a gross premium valuation. Provisions in respect of South African business have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Soundness Valuation basis as set out in the guidelines issued by the Actuarial Society of South Africa in Prudential Guidance Note (“PGN”) 103 (1998). Under this guideline, the provisions are valued using realistic expectations of future experience with prescribed margins for prudence and deferral of proﬁt emergence. This method makes implicit allowance for deferred acquisition costs. Technical provisions supporting linked policies reﬂect the market value of assets supporting these liabilities. For other territories, the valuation bases adopted are in accordance with the local actuarial practices and methodologies. (iv) Acquisition costs Acquisition costs comprise all direct and indirect costs arising from the sale of insurance contracts. As the gross premium valuation method used in South Africa and other African territories to determine the long term business provision makes implicit allowance for the deferral of acquisition costs, no explicit deferred acquisition cost asset has been included in the balance sheet for these territories. Deferral of costs on other business is limited to the extent that there are available future margins. General insurance business (i) Premiums Premiums are stated gross of commissions, exclude taxes and levies and are accounted for in the period in which the risk commences. The proportion of the premiums written relating to periods of risk after the balance sheet date is carried forward to subsequent accounting periods as unearned premiums, so that earned premiums relate to risks carried during the accounting period. Outward reinsurance premiums are accounted for in the same accounting period as the premiums for the related direct insurance. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 63 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 1 Accounting policies (continued) 00000000000000000011 (ii) Claims Claims incurred comprise the settlement and handling costs of paid and outstanding claims arising during the year and adjustments to prior year claim provisions. Outstanding claims comprise claims incurred up to but not paid at the end of the accounting period whether reported or not. (iii) Acquisition costs Acquisition costs, which represent commission and other related expenses, are deferred over the period in which the related premiums are earned. Banking (i) Banking income Interest receivable and payable is recognised in the banking non-technical account as it accrues. Fee and other income is recognised in the banking non-technical account when receivable, except where it is charged to cover the costs of a continuing service to, or risk borne for, the customer. In these cases, the income is recognised on an appropriate basis over the relevant period. Other operating income is derived from township development and computer related services, including distribution and servicing of equipment. (ii) Derivative instruments Trading positions on ﬁnancial futures, option contracts and forward rate agreements are marked to market value and the resultant proﬁts and losses are accounted for in the non-technical account. Fair values are based on quoted market prices when available. Where no quoted prices are available for a particular derivative, its fair value is determined by reference to quoted market prices for its component parts. Fair values reﬂect adjustments for credit risk and market risk. A derivative is designated as a hedge if its purpose is to match or eliminate the risk inherent in the Group’s non-trading assets, liabilities and cash ﬂows arising from potential movements in interest rates, exchange rates and market values. Proﬁts and losses on contracts entered into for the purpose of hedging are recognised in the banking non-technical account on the same basis and cover the same accounting period as those of the hedged items to which they relate. Once a hedge ceases to be effective, it is transferred to the trading book at fair value. (iii) Loans and advances and doubtful debts Speciﬁc provisions for bad and doubtful debts are made against identiﬁed doubtful advances, including amounts in respect of interest that is not serviced, and are deducted from advances. When there is no longer any prospect of recovery, the outstanding debt is written off. In addition, a general provision is maintained against banking exposures, which are not separately identiﬁed, but known from experience to exist in any portfolio of banking relationships. The provision is deducted from advances. The provisions, both speciﬁc and general, made during the year, less recoveries of advances previously written off, are charged to the banking non-technical account. (iv) Instalment transactions Instalment credit agreements are regarded as ﬁnancing transactions and total instalments, less unearned ﬁnance charges, are included in advances and other accounts in the banking balance sheet. Lease income and ﬁnance charges are computed at the commencement of the contractual periods and are recognised in income in proportion to the net cash investment capital balances outstanding. Unearned lease income and ﬁnance charges are carried forward as deferred income and deducted from advances in the banking balance sheet. (v) Debt securities in issue and subordinated debt instruments issued Premiums and discounts incurred in the issue of ﬁxed rate subordinated liabilities are accounted for as an adjustment to the amount of the liability and amortised over the relevant period to maturity. Taxation and deferred taxation Taxation is charged on all taxable proﬁts arising during the year. Deferred taxation is calculated on the liability method and is provided only to the extent that it is probable that a liability will crystallise in the foreseeable future. 64 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 1 Accounting policies (continued) 00000000000000000011 Foreign currencies The information contained in the ﬁnancial statements is expressed in both Sterling and South African Rand. This is in order to meet both the legal requirements of Schedule 9A of the Companies Act 1985 and to provide the users of the accounts in South Africa with illustrative information. Rates of exchange used to translate Rand-based amounts into Sterling were: Year ended 31 Dec 1999 Year ended 31 Dec 1998 00000000000000000011 Proﬁt and loss account (weighted average rate) Balance sheet (year end rate) 9.1060 9.7763011 011 9.8588 9.9364 Foreign currency revenue transactions are translated at weighted average exchange rates for the year. Foreign currency assets and liabilities are translated at year end exchange rates. Exchange differences arising from the translation of net investments in foreign subsidiary undertakings, are taken to the consolidated statement of total recognised gains and losses. Other exchange differences are included in the proﬁt and loss account as part of unrealised gains and losses on investments. Income arising from the securities lending and borrowing business is recognised in the non-technical proﬁt and loss account on an accrual basis. Goodwill Purchased goodwill arising on consolidation in respect of acquisitions since 1 January 1998 has been capitalised and amortised over its estimated useful life, normally 20 years. Gains or losses on subsequent disposals of subsidiary or associated undertakings will include any attributable goodwill previously written off directly to reserves. Tangible ﬁxed assets Tangible assets, principally computer equipment, motor vehicles, ﬁxtures and furniture, are capitalised and depreciated by equal annual instalments over their estimated useful lives between three and seven years. Pension costs and post retirement liabilities Pension costs in respect of the Group’s deﬁned beneﬁt schemes are charged to the proﬁt and loss account so as to spread the related charges over the service lives of employees. Contributions in respect of deﬁned contribution schemes are recognised when incurred. Certain Group Companies make provision for post retirement medical and housing beneﬁts for eligible employees. The expected costs of post retirement beneﬁts are charged over the expected working lives of eligible employees. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 65 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 2 Segmental analysis 2(a) Long term business – gross premiums written 000001111 000111100 South Africa Rest of Africa Rest of world Total South Africa Rest of Africa Rest of world Total £m Rm 00000000000000000011 565 173 738 912 273 315 588 956 650 163 119 932 347 727 165 116 1,008 426 4 9 13 19 6 7 13 13 34 13 – 47 54 33 7 5 45 61 000001111 000111100 168 – 168 2 737 182 919 933 5,572 1,706 7,278 8,991 39 89 128 187 1,656 – 1,656 20 7,267 1,795 9,062 9,198 000001111 000111100 1,650 – 1,852 18,260 6 59 000001111 000111100 18,319 000001111 000111100 16,269 – 1,676 59 170 6 315 – 16,269 32 – 1,735 1,650 1,858 315 176 32 000001111 000111100 167 – 167 – 446 322 768 969 2,502 2,864 5,366 8,707 53 61 114 114 1,473 41 1,514 – 4,028 2,966 6,994 8,821 000001111 000111100 1,544 – 1,737 15,815 8 73 000001111 000111100 15,888 000001111 000111100 14,073 – 1,514 73 167 8 228 – 14,073 26 – 1,587 1,544 1,745 228 175 26 69 – – 69 – 51 – – 51 – 000001111 000111100 753 176 119 1,048 401 6,410 1,607 1,173 9,190 3,421 680 – – 680 – 7,425 1,735 1,173 10,333 3,953 000001111 000111100 1,279 – 14,286 266 000001111 000111100 14,552 000001111 000111100 12,611 – 1,449 27 680 266 995 – 101 – 12,611 69 27 1,279 1,476 101 995 946 96 000001111 000111100 811 172 121 1,104 487 6,622 1,506 1,052 9,180 3,882 324 135 – 459 – 7,249 1,707 1,100 10,056 4,435 000001111 000111100 1,434 – 14,491 264 000001111 000111100 14,755 000001111 000111100 13,062 – 1,591 29 459 264 106 – 970 – 13,062 51 29 1,434 1,620 723 106 970 80 335 128 – 463 532 303 66 48 417 553 Single premiums Year to 31 December 1999 Individual business Life/endowment/other Retirement and immediate annuities Group business Total continuing operations Discontinued operations Total Single premiums Pro forma year to 31 December 1998 Individual business Life/endowment/other Retirement and immediate annuities Group business Total continuing operations Discontinued operations Total Recurring premiums Year to 31 December 1999 Individual business Life/endowment/other Retirement and other annuities Afﬁnity groups Group business Total continuing operations Discontinued operations Total Recurring premiums Pro forma year to 31 December 1998 Individual business Life/endowment/other Retirement and other annuities Afﬁnity groups Group business Total continuing operations Discontinued operations Total 66 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 2 Segmental analysis (continued) 2(b) Long term business – new business premiums 000001111 000111100 South Africa Rest of Africa Rest of world Total South Africa Rest of Africa Rest of world Total £m Rm 00000000000000000011 Continuing operations Single premiums Year to 31 December 1999 Individual business Group business Total Single premiums Pro forma year to 31 December 1998 Individual business Group business Total Recurring premiums Year to 31 December 1999 Individual business Group business Total Recurring premiums Pro forma year to 31 December 1998 Individual business Group business Total 738 912 9,062 9,198 000001111 000111100 18,260 000001111 000111100 7,278 8,991 1,656 20 919 933 128 187 168 2 16,269 13 19 1,650 1,852 1,676 315 170 32 588 956 6,994 8,821 000001111 000111100 15,815 000001111 000111100 5,366 8,707 1,514 – 114 114 768 969 167 – 14,073 13 13 1,544 1,737 1,514 167 228 26 182 22 2,080 286 000001111 000111100 2,366 000001111 000111100 1,794 217 211 29 138 69 148 – 14 7 15 – 2,011 240 207 148 204 21 15 233 66 2,401 610 000001111 000111100 3,011 000001111 000111100 2,119 602 264 67 151 8 131 – 17 1 14 – 2,721 331 159 131 299 18 14 Single premiums are those premiums arising on contracts where there is no expectation of future premiums. Additional single premiums are permitted on most contracts of this type and these are also classiﬁed as single premiums. Individual recurring premiums are those where there is a contractual obligation to pay on a regular basis. Group business recurring premiums are those received during the ﬁnancial year in respect of new risk contracts and fund management schemes. Flows into and out of the investment products for group business are dependent on the arrangements in place with individual retirement funds and will vary considerably from year to year. Equivalent annual premium Year to 31 December 1999 Individual business Group business Total Equivalent annual premium Pro forma year to 31 December 1998 Individual business Group business Total 256 113 2,986 1,206 000001111 000111100 4,192 000001111 000111100 2,521 1,116 314 2 151 88 303 122 15 9 32 – 3,637 425 239 316 369 24 32 292 162 3,100 1,493 000001111 000111100 4,593 000001111 000111100 2,654 1,473 163 20 341 164 283 – 18 2 31 – 4,127 505 183 283 454 20 31 Equivalent annual premiums are deﬁned as one tenth of single premiums plus recurring premiums. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 67 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 2 Segmental analysis (continued) 2(c) Proﬁt/(loss) on ordinary activities before tax 01111000111100 £m South Africa Rest of Africa Rest of world Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma Year to 31 Dec 1998 00000000000000000011 Year to 31 December 1999 Operating proﬁt Life assurance (based on a long term investment return) Continuing operations Discontinued operations Banking Asset management General insurance business (based on a long term investment return) Other shareholders’ income/(expenses) (note 7) Operating proﬁt before short term ﬂuctuations in investment return Short term ﬂuctuations in investment return Non-operating items Proﬁt/(loss) on ordinary activities before tax 402 – 191 30 59 (18) 26 – 8 – – – (2) (50) 11 18 – (19) 426 (50) 210 48 59 (37) 289 (118) 287 23 86 (33) 01111000111100 664 795 43 534 (477) – 01111000111100 57 01111000111100 656 778 54 34 (20) – (42) 3 11 1,488 1,502 (28) 14 00000000000000000011 5111111111000111100 Rm South Africa Rest of Africa Rest of world Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma Year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 December 1999 Operating proﬁt Life assurance (based on a long term investment return) Continuing operations Discontinued operations Banking Asset management General insurance business (based on a long term investment return) Other shareholders’ income/(expenses) (note 7) Operating proﬁt before short term ﬂuctuations in investment return Short term ﬂuctuations in investment return Non-operating items Proﬁt/(loss) on ordinary activities before tax 3,964 – 1,885 296 582 (178) 256 – 79 – – – (20) (493) 108 177 – (187) 4,200 (493) 2,072 473 582 (365) 2,628 (1,075) 2,610 207 782 (302) 01111000111100 6,549 7,837 424 4,850 (4,329) – 01111000111100 521 6,469 7,670 532 01111000111100 (415) 30 108 335 (197) – 14,671 14,810 (277) 138 £m Rm 01101111 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Year to 31 Dec 1999 2(d) Analysis of life operating proﬁt – continuing operations 00000000000000000011 168 67 4 1,656 661 39 01101111 239 187 2,356 1,844 4,20001101111 01101111 426 Individual business Group business Rest of world Life technical result from continuing operations Long term investment return Total life operating proﬁt from continuing operations 68 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 2 Segmental analysis (continued) 2(e) Banking operating income 000001111 000111100 South Africa Rest of Africa Rest of world Total South Africa Rest of Africa Rest of world Total £m Rm 00000000000000000011 Year to 31 December 1999 Net interest income Dividend income Fees and commissions receivable Dealing proﬁts Other operating income Operating income Pro forma year to 31 December 1998 Net interest income Dividend income Fees and commissions receivable Dealing proﬁts Other operating income Operating income 422 6 220 85 6 444 4,378 6 59 229 2,258 88 868 7 69 000001111 000111100 7,632 4,162 59 2,169 838 59 000001111 000111100 108 – 20 – – 108 – 69 30 10 11 – 2 – – 11 – 7 3 1 7,287 128 774 217 739 13 22 409 10 230 68 26 3,945 79 2,207 670 292 000001111 000111100 7,193 3,728 84 2,102 610 242 000001111 000111100 134 (5) 78 50 50 433 9 242 74 32 15 (1) 9 5 6 83 – 27 10 – 9 – 3 1 – 6,766 790 120 307 743 13 34 2(f) Banking proﬁt on ordinary activities before tax 00000000000000000011 In the year to 31 December 1999, the proﬁt of £66 million on the sale of NedTravel and listing of 15 per cent. of Nedcor Investment Bank has been treated as a non-operating item in the consolidated proﬁt and loss account (see note 11). Non-recurring increases in general risk provisions of £71 million and property portfolio write-downs of £23 million charged by Nedcor in its ﬁnancial statements have been grossed up for tax and deducted from operating earnings in these ﬁnancial statements to arrive at a banking proﬁt on ordinary activities before tax of £210 million. £m Rm 01101111 01101111 Premiums written net of reinsurance Claims incurred net of reinsurance Premiums written net of reinsurance Claims incurred net of reinsurance 2(g) Analysis of general insurance result by class of business 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Year to 31 December 1999 Motor Fire Accident Other Pro forma year to 31 December 1998 Motor Fire Accident Other 123 40 86 9 98 967 70 690 26 256 5 49 01101111 01101111 1,962 1,213 394 848 89 01101111 01101111 2,544 258 199 119 33 96 5 96 873 26 237 69 627 4 36 01101111 01101111 1,773 1,083 300 873 46 01101111 01101111 2,302 253 195 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 69 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 2 Segmental analysis (continued) 2(h) Net assets 000001111 000111100 South Africa Rest of Africa Rest of world Total South Africa Rest of Africa Rest of world Total £m Rm 00000000000000000011 31 December 1999 Life assurance Banking Asset management General insurance business Other Net assets 31 December 1998 Life assurance Banking General insurance business Net assets 1,810 513 36 189 139 19,675 5,882 1,630 1,977 5,743 000001111 000111100 34,907 17,986 5,097 358 1,878 1,381 1,212 70 10 99 864 477 715 1,262 – 3,498 1,980 592 164 199 578 000001111 000111100 48 72 127 – 352 122 7 1 10 87 26,700 2,255 5,952 2,687 3,513 227 599 601 388 163 9,431 4,419 1,677 000001111 000111100 15,527 000001111 000111100 5,882 3,794 1,591 2,907 576 – 642 49 86 964 452 172 297 59 – 66 5 9 11,267 1,152 3,483 1,588 356 777 80 Asset management and other are included under life assurance in the comparative ﬁgures. 2(i) Funds under management 00000000000000000011 000001111 000111100 South Africa Rest of Africa Rest of world Total South Africa Rest of Africa Rest of world Total £m Rm 31 December 1999 Investments including assets held to cover linked liabilities Unit trusts Capel Cure Sharp Old Mutual Asset Managers Nedcor Investment Bank Asset Managers Third party Capel Cure Sharp Old Mutual Asset Managers Nedcor Investment Bank Asset Managers Total funds under management 31 December 1998 Investments including assets held to cover linked liabilities Unit trusts Capel Cure Sharp Old Mutual Asset Managers Nedcor Investment Bank Asset Managers Third party Capel Cure Sharp Old Mutual Asset Managers Nedcor Investment Bank Asset Managers Total funds under management 70 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 – 1,941 757 2,698 – 4,708 2,360 – 982 671 1,653 – 1,870 2,176 16,998 833 6,166 23,997 168,897 8,277 61,268 238,442 000001111 000111100 000001111 000111100 000001111 000111100 1,111 676 276 2,063 8,538 162 35 1,111 2,686 1,035 4,832 8,538 5,107 2,395 – 19,287 7,522 26,809 – 46,781 23,450 – 686 20 706 11,039 6,717 2,742 11,039 26,690 10,284 20,498 48,013 – 2,355 – 84,837 1,610 348 84,837 50,746 23,798 000001111 000111100 7,068 000001111 000111100 159,381 000001111 000111100 445,836 265,937 168,561 11,338 26,764 16,964 16,040 44,869 70,231 86,795 2,355 1,141 8,735 237 12,994 125 5,285 18,404 127,028 1,222 51,668 179,918 000001111 000111100 000001111 000111100 000001111 000111100 804 989 185 1,978 8,412 211 48 804 1,979 857 3,640 8,412 2,100 2,224 – 9,758 6,667 16,425 – 18,581 21,622 – 79 10 89 – 189 – 7,989 9,827 1,838 7,989 19,664 8,515 19,654 36,168 83,585 2,097 477 83,585 20,867 22,099 000001111 000111100 4,046 000001111 000111100 126,551 000001111 000111100 342,637 157,481 183,656 15,934 86,159 40,203 34,780 18,693 12,736 1,500 8,671 189 153 19 – 69 2 71 – 237 – – 8 1 9 – 19 – 00000000000000000011 00000000000000000011 2 Segmental analysis (continued) 2(j) Banking business average assets Retail Commercial Corporate Investment merchant banking International Other Average interest-earning assets Net interest margin (based on average assets) 3 Insurance investment income Technical account – long term business Income from investment properties Income from other ﬁnancial investments Gains on the realisation of investments Non-technical account – insurance and asset activities Income from land and buildings Income from other ﬁnancial investments Gains on the realisation of investments 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 4,014 1,360 2,806 2,180 992 1,217 4,331 799 1,471 1,942 2,015 1,048 39,885 13,514 27,882 21,661 9,857 12,093 42,770 7,889 14,524 19,174 19,891 10,351 01101111 01101111 114,599 01101111 01101111 108,105 01101111 01101111 120,956 124,892 12,173 10,949 12,569 11,606 01101111 01101111 % % % % 01101111 01101111 3.95 3.65 3.65 3.95 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 79 1,109 1,807 702 10,792 11,335 01101111 01101111 22,829 779 10,933 17,815 77 1,185 1,245 01101111 01101111 29,527 2,507 2,995 – 89 178 59 539 139 01101111 01101111 737 – 877 1,755 01101111 01101111 7 59 15 2,632 267 81 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 4 Insurance investment expenses and charges 00000000000000000011 Technical account – long term business Investment management expenses, including interest Other Non-technical account – insurance and asset management activities Investment management expenses, including interest Other 23 5 25 236 1 5 01101111 01101111 241 01101111 01101111 227 49 276 26 28 30 3 2 20 – – 01101111 01101111 2 20 01101111 01101111 295 30 325 33 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 71 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 5 Insurance long term investment return 00000000000000000011 Group operating proﬁt is stated after allocating an investment return earned by insurance businesses based on a long term investment return. The long term investment return is based on achieved real rates of return adjusted for current inﬂation expectations, and consensus economic and investment forecasts. The return is applied to assets held in the shareholders’ funds for life assurance and general insurance businesses and other appropriate shareholders’ funds held outside of life assurance entities. Short term ﬂuctuations in investment return represent the difference between actual return and the long term investment return and are included in the non-technical account. The long term investment rate of return used in South Africa is 14 per cent. (1998: 14 per cent.). The directors are of the opinion that this rate of return is prudent and has been selected with a view to ensuring that returns credited to operating earnings are not inconsistent with the actual returns expected to be earned over the long term. 5(a) Analysis of short term ﬂuctuations in investment return 00000000000000000011 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Technical account – long term business Actual return attributable to shareholders Long term return credited to operating results Technical account – general business Actual return attributable to shareholders Long term return credited to operating results Non-technical account – insurance and asset management activities Actual return attributable to shareholders Long term return credited to operating results Excess/(deﬁcit) of actual return over long term return 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 730 187 543 230 56 174 82 21 (180) 132 (312) (86) 79 (165) – – 7,197 1,844 5,353 2,268 552 1,716 808 207 (1,636) 1,204 (2,840) (774) 715 (1,489) – – 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 61 01101111 01101111 – – 01101111 01101111 (4,329) 7,670 (477) 778 601 01101111 01101111 1994-1999 1993-1998 £m Rm £m Rm 5(b) Comparison of insurance long term investment return with actual return 00000000000000000011 2,686 1,853 18,686 12,676 833 6,010 2,147 1,912 235 12,417 12,037 380 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 01101111 645 499 146 82 21 4,532 3,411 1,121 808 207 457 496 (39) – – 2,468 3,121 (653) – – 01101111 01101111 61 01101111 01101111 – 01101111 01101111 (273) 1,040 7,732 196 601 – Technical account – long term business Actual return attributable to shareholders Long term return credited to operating results Technical account – general business Actual return attributable to shareholders Long term return credited to operating results Non-technical account – insurance and asset management activities Actual return attributable to shareholders Long term return credited to operating results Excess/(deﬁcit) of actual return over long term return 72 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 6 Insurance net operating expenses 00000000000000000011 Technical account – long term business Acquisition costs Administration expenses Technical account – general business Acquisition costs Administration expenses 227 325 2,293 2,649 01101111 01101111 4,942 01101111 01101111 2,233 3,209 252 291 5,442 552 543 39 18 340 190 01101111 01101111 530 01101111 01101111 385 177 37 21 562 57 58 7 Other income/expenses 00000000000000000011 Included in other income and charges in the non-technical account – insurance and asset management activities are the amounts described as other shareholder income/expenses in note 2(c). An analysis of other shareholder income/expenses is provided in the table below. 00000000000000000011 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Investment return based on a long term investment return Other investment income Other income Other charges 21 19 11 (88) N/A N/A 36 (338) 01101111 01101111 (302) 207 187 108 (867) N/A N/A 4 (37) 01101111 01101111 (365) (37) (33) 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 8 Proﬁt on ordinary activities before tax 00000000000000000011 Proﬁt/(loss) on ordinary activities before tax is stated: After crediting Aggregate rentals receivable under: Finance leases Operating leases Income from listed investments Gains on the disposal of investment securities – banking After charging Depreciation Rental charges – operating leases and similar hire purchase Other operating leases Auditors’ remuneration 159 10 685 43 215 7 708 13 1,568 99 6,753 424 1,959 63 6,450 115 477 52 185 20 37 4 01101111 01101111 118 13 572 69 227 49 58 7 23 5 8(a) Auditors’ remuneration 00000000000000000011 For audit services For other services Reporting accountants Consultancy 01101111 01101111 4 31 30 3 – 2 7 2 – 19 67 20 01101111 01101111 The above ﬁgures include £0.1 million (1998: £Nil) in respect of audit fees payable by the Company. Non-audit related remuneration in 1998 was primarily related to work associated with the Group’s demutualisation and listing. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 73 2 01101111 01101111 9 87 01101111 01101111 118 49 13 19 5 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 9 Remuneration expenses 00000000000000000011 The aggregate remuneration payable in respect of employees during the year was: Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 394 15 24 3,528 277 262 01101111 01101111 4,067 3,884 148 237 01101111 01101111 387 30 29 4,269 433 446 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 9(a) Particulars of staff 00000000000000000011 The average number of employees employed during the year was: Insurance and asset management Banking 18,989 17,010 23,103 18,246 41,34901101111 01101111 35,999 10 Proﬁt for the ﬁnancial year 00000000000000000011 As permitted by section 230(4) of the Companies Act 1985, no proﬁt or loss account is presented for the parent Company. The Company’s proﬁt for the ﬁnancial year was £55 million (R547 million). £m Rm 011 011 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Year to 31 Dec 1999 11 Non-operating items 00000000000000000011 20 46 15 (4) 77 (23) 54 – 197 453 148 (39) 759 (227) 532 – 011 011 011 011 011 011 54 (35) 532 (345) 187011 011 011 011 19 Proﬁt attributable to shareholders for the year ended 31 December 1999 is stated after (charging)/crediting the following non-recurring items: Proﬁt on sale of NedTravel Proﬁt on ﬂotation of Nedcor Investment Bank Proﬁt on sale of UK life assurance operations Provision for costs associated with the withdrawal of the Group from its UK life assurance operations Proﬁt on sale of businesses Cost of free share selling service offered to policyholders on demutualisation Non-operating items before tax and minorities Taxation Non-operating items after tax and before minorities Minority interests Non-operating items after tax and minorities 74 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 12 Tax on proﬁt on ordinary activities 12(a) Technical account – long term business 00000000000000000011 UK corporation tax South African tax Rest of world Deferred tax Prior year overprovision/(underprovision) 5 54 4 58 (5) 2 21 44 398 – – – – 4 39 01101111 01101111 458 49 534 39 572 (50) 01101111 01101111 1,144 116 50 The charge for deferred tax in 1999 includes a transitional tax cost of £61 million (R601 million) arising from a change in South African income tax legislation for life assurers. 12(b) Non-technical account – insurance and banking activities 00000000000000000011 UK corporation tax South African tax Insurance Banking Rest of world Insurance Banking Deferred tax Insurance Banking Prior period adjustment Tax for the year Tax attributable to shareholders’ proﬁts on long term business Charge to non-technical account – insurance and banking activities 7 33 22 1 1 1 20 36 – – 69 326 217 10 10 11 176 333 – – (2) 18 1 – 10 – (20) 177 10 2 91 – 01101111 01101111 81 84 613 159 01101111 01101111 772 01101111 01101111 799 828 67 18 1,627 165 85 12(c) Reconciliation of tax charge to standard rate 00000000000000000011 Tax at UK rate of 30.25 per cent. (1998: 31.00 per cent.) on proﬁt on ordinary activities before tax Tax exempt investment return Disallowable expenditure Other Reported tax charge 450 (252) (25) (8) 164 – (36) 644 01101111 01101111 772 4,436 (2,484) (246) (79) 18 – (4) 71 01101111 01101111 1,627 165 85 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 75 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 13 Earnings per share 00000000000000000011 The basic earnings per share shown in the proﬁt and loss account is calculated by reference to the earned proﬁt/(loss) attributable to shareholders of £1,066 million (R10,510 million) for the year ended 31 December 1999 (1998: loss of £101 million (R920 million)) and a weighted average number of shares in issue of 3,127 million (1998: 2,971 million). In accordance with merger accounting principles, it has been assumed that the number of shares issued as a result of the policyholder self-investment and demutualisation during 1999 were in issue throughout the year. The diluted earnings per share calculation reﬂects the impact of shares in an Employee Share Ownership Trust, which on vesting will have an anticipated dilution effect of 13 million shares. Old Mutual plc shares held by policyholders’ funds (316 million) are included in the earnings per share calculation reﬂecting the policyholders’ economic interest in these shares. 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Reconciliation of basic earnings per share 00000000000000000011 Proﬁt/(loss) on ordinary activities after tax and minority interests Short term ﬂuctuations net of minority interest Non-operating items net of minority interest Adjusted proﬁt before short term ﬂuctuations in investment return Basic earnings per share Short term ﬂuctuations net of minority interest Non-operating items net of minority interest Adjusted earnings per share based on a long term investment return 1,066 (667) (19) (101) (920) 401 3,641 – – 01101111 01101111 2,721 10,510 (6,576) (187) 01101111 01101111 3,747 300 380 01101111 01101111 p c 34.1 (21.3) (0.6) (3.4) (31.0) 13.5 123.0 – – 01101111 01101111 92.0 336.2 (210.0) (5.9) 01101111 01101111 120.3 10.1 12.2 00000000000000000011 Date of issue Number of shares millions Shares in issue at 1 January 1999 Policyholder self-investment Issue of shares on demutualisation Additional capital raised on listing Shares in issue at 31 December 1999 February/March 1999 11 May 1999 July 1999 1 316 2,654 473 3,444011 011 Included in the issue of shares on demutualisation were 69 million shares in an ESOP trust which waived its right to dividends. These shares have been excluded from the basic earnings per share calculation. 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 14 Dividends per share 00000000000000000011 Equity: ordinary Group ﬁnal dividend proposed: 2p per 10p share Company ﬁnal dividend proposed: 2p per 10p share – – 01101111 01101111 – – 680 209 69 21 Provision has been made in the Group ﬁnancial statements for a ﬁnal dividend of 2p per share calculated using the 3,444 million shares in issue at 31 December 1999. As a consequence of the exchange control arrangements in place in South Africa and other relevant African territories, dividends to shareholders on the branch registers in those countries (or in the case of Namibia, the Namibian section of the principal register) are settled through Dividend Access Trusts established for that purpose. The dividend payable by the Company represents only the proportion of the Group dividend payable to shareholders on the principal register (other than its Namibian section) and is calculated based on the directors’ estimate of the number of shares that will be on the share registers on 7 April 2000 and 14 April 2000 for the African and UK territories respectively, being the respective record dates for the dividend. 76 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 15 Acquisitions and disposals 15(a) Acquisitions 00000000000000000011 On 30 December 1999, the Group acquired the commercial division of Edward Nathan & Friedland for £40 million (R400 million).There were no material adjustments to fair value arising from this acquisition. The impact of acquisitions on operating proﬁt and balance sheet of the Group are shown in the following tables: 00000000000000000011 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Other income Gross operating expenses 5 – 178 (210) 01101111 01101111 (2) (32) 01101111 01101111 21 (23) 49 – 49 5 00000000000000000011 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 Assets Liabilities Net assets Consideration paid and associated costs Goodwill arising on acquisition – – – – 23 (22) 01101111 01101111 225 (208) 01101111 01101111 1 17 508 01101111 01101111 491 01101111 01101111 400 400 50 40 51 40 – – 15(b) Disposals 00000000000000000011 In December 1999, the Group announced the sale of its UK life assurance company, Old Mutual Life Assurance Company Limited (OMLA), to the Century Group. The results of OMLA for the year ended 31 December 1999 and 1998 have been disclosed as discontinued operations in the Group’s long term business technical account. An analysis of the long term business technical account between continuing and discontinued operations for the year ended 31 December 1999 is set out below. 00000000000000000011 510001111 510111100 £m Rm Continuing Discontinued operations operations year to year to 31 Dec 31 Dec 1999 1999 Total year to 31 Dec 1999 Continuing Discontinued operations operations year to year to 31 Dec 31 Dec 1999 1999 Total year to 31 Dec 1999 Earned premiums, net of reinsurance Investment, other income and unrealised gains Claims incurred, net of reinsurance Long term business provision, net of reinsurance Change in technical provisions for linked liabilities, net of reinsurance Net operating expenses Tax attributable to the long term business Allocated investment return transferred (to)/from the non-technical account Balance on the technical account – long term business 3,283 6,694 9,977 (3,300) 6,677 (3,791) (1,428) (5,219) 46 119 165 (92) 73 91 (91) 510001111 510111100 3,329 6,813 32,369 65,995 10,142 (3,392) 98,364 (32,535) 453 1,173 1,626 (907) 32,822 67,168 99,990 (33,442) 510001111 510111100 510001111 510111100 6,750 65,829 719 66,548 (3,700) (1,519) (37,375) (14,079) 897 (897) (36,478) (14,976) 510001111 510111100 510001111 510111100 – (5,219) (51,454) – (51,454) (466) (111) (539) (5,718) (1,144) (5,353) 510001111 510111100 2,879 (4,594) (1,095) (5,314) (1,124) (49) (39) 510001111 510111100 (580) (116) (543) (114) (5) (4) 3,372 (493) (50) 292 342 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 77 00000000000000000011 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 16 Intangible assets Goodwill At beginning of year Additions arising on acquisitions in the period (note 15(a)) Amounts arising on listing of NIB Adjustment in respect of prior year acquisitions Amortisation for year Exchange movements At end of year 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 100 40 23 8 (5) (2) 52 504 50 491 – – – – (2) (18) – 4 01101111 01101111 981 981 400 227 78 (50) (7) 01101111 01101111 1,629 100 164 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 17 Land and buildings 00000000000000000011 894 20 884 8,636 1 13 01101111 01101111 8,649 01101111 01101111 8,882 199 9,081 885 914 667 17 6,628 169 01101111 01101111 611 5,973 1 5 01101111 01101111 5,978 01101111 01101111 1,138 01101111 01101111 799 1,222 6,797 954 123 684 612 116 82 96 85 4 01101111 01101111 97 907 4 76 01101111 01101111 983 01101111 01101111 586 844 40 101 278 884 89 28 60 106 10 01101111 01101111 97 940 4 43 01101111 01101111 983 01101111 01101111 686 1,048 96 1,144 318 101 116 32 70 Insurance Market value Freehold Long and short leasehold Cost Freehold Long and short leasehold Market value of land and buildings occupied for own use Cost of land and buildings occupied for own use Banking Market value Freehold Long and short leasehold Market value of land and buildings occupied for own use Cost Freehold Long and short leasehold Cost of land and buildings occupied for own use 78 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 18 Insurance – other ﬁnancial investments 0000000000005111011011111101101111 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 Market value Shares and other variable yield securities and units in unit trusts Debt securities and other ﬁxed income securities Other loans Deposits with credit institutions Other investments Included in the above were investments: Listed on London exchanges Listed on recognised southern African investment exchanges Listed on other investment exchanges Cost/book value Shares and other variable yield securities and units in unit trusts Debt securities and other ﬁxed income securities Other loans Deposits with credit institutions Other investments Assets held to cover linked liabilities Cost 11,831 3,099 250 1,987 – 7,984 78,055 3,028 29,603 163 1,591 1,217 11,897 6 56 01101111 01101111 12,398 170,577 121,202 117,557 30,792 2,484 19,744 – 01101111 01101111 17,167 1,447 9,890 1,103 1,887 63,192 11,314 01101111 01101111 76,393 14,378 98,271 10,960 193 6,464 1,157 7,814 123,609 01101111 01101111 12,440 10,307 2,937 304 1,593 – 8,198 80,143 2,882 28,173 163 1,596 1,210 11,828 6 56 01101111 01101111 121,796 102,414 29,183 3,021 15,829 – 01101111 01101111 150,447 15,141 12,459 01101111 01101111 47,147 50,467 5,079 4,823 510001111 510111100 Shares in subsidiaries 1999 Loans to subsidiaries 1999 Total 1999 Shares in subsidiaries 1999 Loans to subsidiaries 1999 Total 1999 £m Rm 19 Investments – Company 0000000000005111011011111101101111 At beginning of year Acquisitions Net amount advanced during year At end of year – 679 – – 6,747 2,623 510001111 510111100 9,370 510001111 510111100 – 6,747 – – – 2,623 – 679 264 – – 264 2,623 6,747 943 679 264 The Company’s principal subsidiaries at 31 December 1999 are set out in note 38 on page 91. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 79 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 20 Banking investments 20(a) Treasury bills and other eligible bills 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Investment securities Treasury bills and similar securities Other eligible bills Other securities The movement in the book value of Treasury bills and other eligible bills held for investment purposes was as follows: At beginning of year Net additions/(disposals) Amortisation of discounts and premiums Exchange and other movements At end of year 577 67 359 37 5,734 665 3,514 351 01101111 01101111 644 100 3,865 3,289 01101111 01101111 7,154 01101111 01101111 6,399 994 396 336 7,393 744 732 396 253 – (5) 390 3,795 (15) (149) 23 227 (2) (8) 01101111 01101111 3,865 3,865 2,492 – 42 01101111 01101111 6,399 644 396 Investment securities are those intended for use on a continuing basis in the activities of the Group and not for dealing purposes. 0000000000005111011011111101101111 20(b) Loans and advances to banks Remittances in transit Other/loans to other banks Total loans and advances to banks All loans and advances to banks are repayable on demand. 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 12 601 179 1,159 01101111 01101111 1,338 01101111 01101111 121 5,970 18 119 6,091 613 137 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 20(c) Loans and advances to customers 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Advances secured on residential properties Leases and instalment debtors Factoring accounts Preference shares and debentures Other loans and overdrafts Loans granted under resale agreements Other Total loans and advances before provisions Provision for bad and doubtful debts Maturity proﬁle Repayable on demand or at short notice Three months or less but not repayable on demand or at short notice One year or less but over three months Five years or less but over one year Over ﬁve years Provision for bad and doubtful debts Loans and advances to customers 80 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 2,960 1,068 32 463 5,257 81 128 2,873 1,063 23 321 5,125 23 124 29,413 10,614 317 4,596 52,232 804 1,279 28,092 10,392 226 3,135 50,103 229 1,203 01101111 01101111 9,989 (285) 93,380 (1,868) 01101111 01101111 91,512 99,255 (2,832) 9,552 (191) 01101111 01101111 96,423 9,704 9,361 1,754 1,108 882 3,135 3,110 (285) 28,525 9,781 6,989 24,847 23,238 (1,868) 01101111 01101111 91,512 17,425 11,012 8,765 31,155 30,898 (2,832) 2,918 1,010 705 2,542 2,377 (191) 01101111 01101111 96,423 9,704 9,361 20 Banking investments (continued) 20(d) Loans and advances to customers – provision for bad and doubtful debts 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Non-performing loans Value of non-performing loans before speciﬁc provisions Speciﬁc provisions Value of non-performing loans after speciﬁc provisions Speciﬁc provisions At beginning of year Charge to proﬁt and loss account Amounts written off in year Recoveries of advances written off in previous years Interest suspended during the year Exchange and other movements At end of year General provisions At beginning of year Charge to proﬁt and loss account Exchange and other movements At end of year Total provision for bad and doubtful debts 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 350 182 2,640 1,449 01101111 01101111 1,191 01101111 01101111 3,515 1,804 270 148 1,711 168 122 148 98 (94) 10 23 (3) 140 1,370 33 317 (42) (411) 4 44 9 85 4 44 01101111 01101111 1,449 1,449 964 (930) 95 226 – 01101111 01101111 1,804 182 148 43 62 (2) 49 – (6) 419 609 – 469 4 (54) 01101111 01101111 103 01101111 01101111 419 01101111 01101111 1,868 2,832 1,028 285 191 43 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 20(e) Loans and advances to customers – concentrations of exposure 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Loans and advances before provisions Individuals Manufacturing Financial services, insurance and real estate Other Loans and advances to customers before provisions Speciﬁc provisions Individuals Manufacturing Financial services, insurance and real estate Other Speciﬁc provisions against loans and other advances to customers 4,015 1,644 2,005 2,325 38,973 11,942 17,385 25,080 01101111 01101111 93,380 39,894 16,336 19,922 23,103 3,986 1,222 1,778 2,566 01101111 01101111 99,255 9,552 9,989 57 16 34 75 422 111 156 760 01101111 01101111 1,449 565 159 334 746 43 11 16 78 01101111 01101111 1,804 182 148 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 81 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 20 Banking investments (continued) 20(f) Debt securities Book value Investment securities Government securities Other securities Government securities Other public sector securities Investment securities analysed by listing status Listed on recognised southern African investment exchanges Unlisted All other debt securities are listed on recognised southern African investment exchanges. Maturity proﬁle – book value Due within one year Due after one year The movement in the book value of debt securities held for investment purposes was as follows: At beginning of year Additions Disposals Exchange movement At end of year 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 293 310 2,909 3,028 244 92 66 36 2,426 915 640 355 01101111 01101111 336 01101111 01101111 995 01101111 01101111 4,023 6,250 3,341 629 412 102 276 17 301 2,940 9 88 01101111 01101111 3,028 01101111 01101111 2,745 164 2,909 293 310 235 394 676 3,347 01101111 01101111 4,023 01101111 01101111 2,335 3,915 69 343 6,250 629 412 310 470 (412) (75) 256 2,491 1,668 16,465 (1,614) (15,929) – 1 01101111 01101111 3,028 3,028 4,638 (4,058) (699) 01101111 01101111 2,909 293 310 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 20(g) Equity securities 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Book value Investment securities Listed on recognised southern African investment exchanges Unlisted Market value Investment securities Listed on recognised southern African investment exchanges Unlisted The movement in the book value of equity securities held for investment purposes was as follows: At beginning of year Additions At end of year 82 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 54 91 578 702 01101111 01101111 1,280 01101111 01101111 533 908 59 72 1,441 145 131 59 95 646 781 01101111 01101111 1,427 01101111 01101111 587 944 66 80 1,531 154 146 131 14 941 339 01101111 01101111 1,280 01101111 01101111 1,280 161 96 35 1,441 145 131 0000000000005111011011111101101111 20 Banking investments (continued) 20(h) Interest in associated undertakings At beginning of year Share of associated undertakings’ proﬁt Net additions Foreign exchange movements Balance at end of year 21 Insurance debtors Debtors arising from direct insurance operations Amounts owed by policyholders Amounts owed by intermediaries Other 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 109 13 56 1 4 33 7 66 102 969 (4) 9 01101111 01101111 1,077 1,077 130 556 16 01101111 01101111 1,779 109 179 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 30 17 477 554 202 1,299 01101111 01101111 2,055 298 169 4,740 01101111 01101111 56 21 133 5,207 524 210 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 0000000000005111011011111101101111 22 Other assets 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Insurance Tangible ﬁxed assets (note 23) Other Banking Customer indebtedness for acceptances 58 75 87 858 2 14 01101111 01101111 872 01101111 01101111 576 746 1,322 133 89 01101111 01101111 919 874 88 95 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 83 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 23 Tangible ﬁxed assets 0000000000005111011011111101101111 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 Insurance Computer and other equipment, ﬁxtures and vehicles Cost At beginning of year Additions Disposals Exchange movements At end of year Accumulated depreciation At beginning of year Charge for year Disposals Exchange movements At end of year Net book value At end of year Banking Computer and other equipment, ﬁxtures and vehicles Cost At beginning of year Additions Disposals Exchange movements At end of year Accumulated depreciation At beginning of year Charge for year Disposals Exchange movements At end of year Net book value At end of year 196 32 (78) (15) 189 1,846 24 235 (11) (112) (6) (47) 01101111 01101111 1,922 1,922 318 (775) (124) 01101111 01101111 1,341 196 135 (109) (29) 57 4 (105) (1,024) (13) (128) 7 65 2 23 01101111 01101111 (1,064) (1,064) (288) 566 21 01101111 01101111 (765) (109) (77) 01101111 01101111 858 576 87 58 200 47 (42) (3) 201 1,962 16 158 (17) (168) – – 01101111 01101111 1,952 1,952 462 (412) (24) 01101111 01101111 1,978 202 200 (108) (32) 37 (1) (112) (1,091) (12) (118) 15 152 1 – 01101111 01101111 (1,057) (1,057) (315) 365 3 01101111 01101111 (1,004) (104) (108) 01101111 01101111 895 974 98 92 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 24 Insurance prepayments and accrued income 0000000000005111011011111101101111 228 89 2,136 1,136 01101111 01101111 3,272 01101111 01101111 2,266 884 219 116 3,150 317 335 Accrued interest and rent Other prepayments and accrued income 84 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 25 Equity shareholders’ funds 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Authorised 6,000,000,000 ordinary shares of 10p each 5001101111 600 The effect of the demutualisation on equity shareholders’ funds together with other movements in the period is shown below. 01101111 £m At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 51111115011111111111111115100 £m Number of shares m Opening equity shareholders funds Share capital Share premium Proﬁt & loss Total Allotted, called up and fully paid 3,444 million shares of 10p each 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Funds for future appropriations Policyholder self-investment Issue of shares on demutualisation Additional capital raised on listing Retained proﬁt for the period Foreign exchange Closing equity shareholders’ funds 1 316 2,654 473 – – – 1,588 32 404 265 – 47 559 – 997 – (35) 110 0000005111 3,513 1,588 – (1,588) – – – – 348 991 – 997 (35) – 24 332 512 – – 110 0000005111 3,444 2,301 344 868 – 0000000000005111011011111101101111 110011111111111111115100 Rm Number of shares m Opening equity shareholders funds Share capital Share premium Proﬁt & loss Total Funds for future appropriations Policyholder self-investment Issue of shares on demutualisation Additional capital raised on listing Retained proﬁt for the period Foreign exchange Closing equity shareholders’ funds 1 316 2,654 473 – – 15,527 – (15,527) – – – – 15,527 318 3,954 2,646 – 454 5,355 – 9,830 – 241 110 0000005111 34,907 – 3,401 9,392 – 9,830 241 – 235 3,489 4,901 – – 110 0000005111 22,864 3,418 8,625 3,444 – The policyholder self-investment relates to the issue of shares by Old Mutual plc in exchange for equity investments previously held for the beneﬁt of policyholders. On demutualisation of the South African Mutual Life Assurance Society on 11 May 1999, Old Mutual plc issued 2,654 million shares of 10p each, credited as fully paid up, to eligible policyholders in consideration for a proprietary interest in the Old Mutual Group. On 10 and 19 July 1999, Old Mutual plc issued a further 297 million and 176 million ordinary shares respectively at an aggregate premium of £512 million, net of issue costs of £10 million, to institutional investors, pursuant to the offers made in connection with the Company’s listing on the London and various African Stock Exchanges. All ordinary shares in issue carry the same right to receive dividends and other distributions paid by the Company, except for certain shares held by an Employee Share Ownership Trust where dividends have been waived by the trustees. £m Rm 01101111 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Year to 31 Dec 1998 26 Company proﬁt and loss account 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Company At beginning of year Retained proﬁt for the year At end of year – 55 – 547 54701101111 01101111 55 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 85 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 27 Technical provisions 0111101101111 0111101101111 Gross Reinsurance Net Gross Reinsurance Net £m Rm 0000000005111110111101101111110111101101111 31 December 1999 Long term business technical provision Outstanding claims – long term business Outstanding claims – general business Provision for unearned premiums 31 December 1998 Long term business technical provision Outstanding claims – long term business Outstanding claims – general business Provision for unearned premiums 14,767 197 122 43 (1,391) 145,340 1,958 1,053 377 0111101101111 0111101101111 (1,600) 148,728 146,731 1,958 1,212 427 14,627 197 106 38 (140) – (16) (5) 0111101101111 0111101101111 – (159) (50) 150,328 15,129 14,968 (161) 11,716 132 129 41 (1,690) 112,855 1,287 1,079 354 0111101101111 0111101101111 (1,917) 115,575 114,545 1,287 1,260 400 11,544 132 110 36 (172) – (19) (5) 0111101101111 0111101101111 – (181) (46) 117,492 12,018 11,822 (196) Valuation methods and assumptions: South Africa The valuation was performed in accordance with the “Financial Soundness Valuation” method, in accordance with the applicable professional guidance notes issued by the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA). The technical provisions are based on realistic expectations of future experience with prescribed margins for prudence and deferring the emergence of proﬁt. Where applicable, allowance has been made for bonuses already declared, as well as future bonuses still to be declared at rates consistent with the assumed valuation interest rates. These bonuses include both vested bonuses and non-vested (terminal) bonuses. The principal assumptions used at 31 December 1999 and 31 December 1998 for South Africa are set out below. Rates of interest (gross of tax and charges) Non-proﬁt annuities – discounted on appropriate spot yield curve With-proﬁt annuities – interest rate on which premium rates were based Assurances – 14 per cent. per annum for all years The gross interest rates were reduced as follows, where applicable: • to allow for tax, the December 1999 assumptions reﬂect the new tax basis applicable from 1 January 2000; • to allow for the minimum margin of 0.25 percentage points per annum, as prescribed by ASSA; and • in the case of smoothed bonus business, by an additional margin equal to the excess over the 0.25 percentage points of the capital charges applicable to the business. This second tier margin is incorporated to ensure that the value of capital charges emerge as proﬁt over the full duration of the policy. Mortality tables Non-proﬁt annuities – a90 rated down 5 years With-proﬁt annuities – PA90 rated down 1 year (adjusted for own experience) Assurances – table derived from own experience with allowance for increasing AIDS claims For assurances, the above underlying mortality rates were further increased by the prescribed ASSA margin of 7.5 per cent. For annuities, the mortality rates were reduced by the prescribed ASSA margin of 7.5 per cent. Renewal expenses Renewal expense assumptions (including renewal commissions) have been based on recent experience inﬂating at 11 per cent. per annum. The December 1999 assumptions have been changed to reﬂect the new tax basis applicable from 1 January 2000. In terms of the prescribed ASSA margins, the underlying expense assumption was increased by 10 per cent., and the expense inﬂation assumption was increased to 12.1 per cent. Surrenders/lapses Where appropriate, allowance has been made for surrenders and lapses at rates consistent with past experience. The underlying lapse rates were then increased by the prescribed ASSA margin of 25 per cent. Surrender rates were increased or decreased by the prescribed ASSA margin of 10 per cent., depending on which alternative gave rise to an increase in liabilities. 86 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 27 Technical provisions (continued) 0000000005111110111101101111110111101101111 Valuation method and assumptions outside of southern Africa Technical provisions have been calculated using generally accepted actuarial methods for the territory in question, and using interest rates and actuarial tables appropriate to the territory in question. 27(a) Pensions mis-selling 0000000005111110111101101111110111101101111 The terms of the sale of Old Mutual Life Assurance Company Ltd, agreed in December, included a warranty by the Group in respect of the costs of mis-sold pension business such that, if related costs exceeded the provisions passed to the purchaser, the Group would remain liable. Provisions of £38 million (R380 million) at 31 December 1999 have been retained by the Group in accordance with Personal Investment Authority guidelines to cover for this eventuality. 28 Insurance – provisions for other risks and charges 0111111011110111101111 011011110111101111 £m Rm Charge to the proﬁt and Exchange and other loss account movements At beginning of year At end At beginning of year of year Charge to the proﬁt and Exchange and other loss account movements At end of year 0000005111011111101111011110111111011011110111101111 31 December 1999 Provision for deferred tax Provision for pensions and other obligations Other provisions 31 December 1998 Provision for deferred tax Provision for pensions and other obligations Other provisions – 75 348 576 732 1,842 51111101111110111101111 011011110111101111 3,150 000001111 011011110111101111 1 (276) (2,728) 572 274 1,173 3 734 3,397 – (30) (282) 58 74 185 58 29 119 (3,003) 2,019 4,134 (312) 317 423 206 – 74 67 3 734 3,397 51111101111110111101111 011011110111101111 4,134 000001111 011011110111101111 – 206 2,863 – 75 348 2 559 499 – 22 293 – (21) (12) 1 (31) 35 3,069 1,060 141 423 315 (33) 5 Deferred taxation comprises short term timing differences. Material movements in deferred taxation arose during the year ended 31 December 1999 from the change in tax basis in South Africa, resulting in a transitional tax charge of £61 million (R601 million). Other provisions at 31 December 1999 relate primarily to provisions for impairment in various life operations within the Group. The potential liability for deferred tax provided in the ﬁnancial statements is as follows: 0000000000005111011011111101101111 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 Liability provided in the balance sheet Insurance funds Short term timing differences Prepayment of pension contributions There were no unprovided deferred tax liabilities at the end of the above reporting periods. (60) 3 (1) – (3) – – – – 01101111 01101111 – (3) (596) 30 (10) 01101111 01101111 (576) (58) Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 87 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 29 Creditors Creditors arising from direct insurance operations Other creditors including taxation and social security Falling due within one year Falling due after one year 29(a) Other creditors – falling due within one year Current taxation Proposed dividend Other creditors including taxation and social security 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 94 52 934 507 989 10 2,450 675 01101111 01101111 3,632 01101111 01101111 9,827 99 251 69 10,860 1,093 372 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 42 69 878 95 – 2,355 01101111 01101111 2,450 417 680 8,730 01101111 01101111 10 – 241 9,827 251 989 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 2 281 88 460 1,144 913 01101111 01101111 2,517 20 2,793 874 01101111 01101111 47 117 94 3,687 258 371 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 0000000000005111011011111101101111 30 Banking – other liabilities 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Trade creditors Other liabilities falling due within one year 238 371 2,298 2,517 01101111 01101111 4,815 01101111 01101111 2,361 3,687 235 258 6,048 493 609 30(a) Other banking liabilities – falling due within one year 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Current taxation Other liabilities, including accrued interest Liabilities under acceptances 31 Banking – provision for liabilities and charges 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Provision for deferred taxation Other provisions 72 4 67 653 5 47 01101111 01101111 700 01101111 01101111 712 43 755 72 76 31(a) Deferred tax – banking 0000000000005111011011111101101111 At beginning of year Charge to proﬁt and loss account Exchange and other movements At end of year Comprising: Short term timing differences Leasing transactions There were no unprovided deferred tax liabilities at the end of the above reporting periods. 88 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 67 18 (13) 66 647 8 80 (7) (74) 01101111 01101111 653 653 179 (120) 01101111 01101111 712 67 72 43 29 361 292 01101111 01101111 653 01101111 01101111 424 288 37 30 712 72 67 0000000000005111011011111101101111 32 Deposits by banks Items in the course of transmission to other banks Other deposits All deposits by banks are repayable on demand. 33 Customer accounts, maturity proﬁle 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Repayable on demand With agreed maturity dates or years of notice, by remaining maturity, of: Three months or less but not repayable on demand One year or less but over three months Five years or less but over one year Over ﬁve years 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 31 767 255 11,699 01101111 01101111 11,954 01101111 01101111 26 1,197 308 7,621 7,929 1,223 798 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 5,138 4,707 51,063 46,011 2,097 1,303 745 60 2,228 21,782 1,076 10,524 334 3,263 – – 01101111 01101111 81,580 20,832 12,945 7,397 599 01101111 01101111 92,836 8,345 9,343 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 34 Debt securities in issue 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Bonds and medium term notes Other debt securities in issue 1,157 37 7,066 1,698 01101111 01101111 8,764 11,496 368 01101111 01101111 723 173 11,864 1,194 896 34(a) Bonds and medium term notes, maturity proﬁle 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Repayable: Within one year Between one and two years Between two and ﬁve years All other debt securities in issue are repayable between one and two years. 983 102 72 575 5,626 145 1,414 3 26 01101111 01101111 7,066 9,768 1,009 719 01101111 01101111 11,496 1,157 723 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 89 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 0000000000005111011011111101101111 35 Commitments Undrawn formal standby facilities, credit lines and other commitments to lend Capital and other commitments 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 172 72 6,378 837 01101111 01101111 7,215 01101111 01101111 1,707 715 652 86 2,422 244 738 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 588 214 61 5,826 1,454 1,344 01101111 01101111 8,624 5,845 2,125 614 01101111 01101111 596 149 137 8,584 863 882 01101111 01101111 £m Rm At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1998 0000000000005111011011111101101111 36 Contingent liabilities Guarantees and assets pledged as collateral security Irrevocable letters of credit Other contingent liabilities 37 Subordinated liabilities 0000000000005111011011111101101111 Subordinated debt instruments are repayable: Between two and ﬁve years Over ﬁve years The total subordinated debt instruments of the Group are as follows: R80 million repayable 15 May 2001 R80 million repayable 15 May 2002 R140 million repayable 15 May 2003 US$40 million repayable 17 April 2008 US$18 million repayable 31 August 2009 R200 million repayable 30 November 2029 R17 million repayable 15 September 2030 29 39 284 299 01101111 01101111 583 01101111 01101111 291 388 29 31 679 60 68 8 8 13 24 11 4 – 8 77 8 76 13 131 24 235 – – 6 59 1 5 01101111 01101111 583 78 77 133 245 111 35 – 01101111 01101111 679 68 60 The instruments repayable between 15 May 2001, 2002 and 2003 bear interest at the rate of 14 per cent. per annum on the nominal value and are guaranteed by Nedcor Limited. The instruments repayable in US dollars on 17 April 2008 and 31 August 2009 bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the nominal value. The subordinated unsecured debentures, repayable on 30 November 2029, bear interest at the rate of 16 per cent. per annum until 15 September 2000 and are, thereafter, free of interest. Coupon holders are entitled, in the event of interest default, to sell the coupon covering such interest payment to Nedcor Limited. 90 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 38 Principal Group and associated undertakings The principal Group and associated undertakings whose results are included in the consolidated ﬁnancial statements (all of which are held indirectly by the Company and all shares of which are ordinary shares) are: 00000000000000000011 Name Nature of business Percentage holding1 Country of incorporation Year end 00000000000000000011 Old Mutual Asset Managers (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda) Ltd Old Mutual International Asset Managers (Bermuda) Ltd Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) Ltd Old Mutual Investment Advisers, Inc Old Mutual Bank Ltd Galaxy Portfolio Services Ltd Old Mutual Group Ltd Old Mutual Specialised Finance (Pty) Ltd Old Mutual Healthcare (Pty) Ltd Old Mutual Health Insurance Ltd Ashtree Investments Ltd Capital Securities Ltd OM Portfolio Holdings (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd Rodina Investments Ltd Old Mutual Fund Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Ltd Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Namibia) Ltd Old Mutual Life Assurance Company Zimbabwe Ltd Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Malawi) Ltd Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Bermuda) Ltd Old Mutual International (Guernsey) Ltd Old Mutual International (Ireland) Ltd Old Mutual International (Isle of Man) Ltd Old Mutual Life Assurance Company Ltd Albert E Sharp Ltd Capel-Cure Myers Capital Management Ltd Barprop Ltd Old Mutual Property Investment Corporation (Pvt) Ltd Old Mutual Properties (Pty) Ltd Old Mutual Trust Ltd Fairbairn Trust Company Ltd Old Mutual Unit Trust Managers Ltd Old Mutual Unit Trust Management Company (Namibia) Ltd Old Mutual Fund Managers (Ireland) Ltd Old Mutual International Fund Managers (Isle of Man) Ltd Capel Cure Sharp Fund Managers Ltd Old Mutual Fund Managers Ltd Ridgeﬁeld Unit Trust Administration Ltd Asset management Asset management Asset management Asset management Asset management Banking Financial services Financial services Financial services Health insurance Health insurance Investment holding Investment holding Investment holding Investment holding Investment holding Life assurance Life assurance Life assurance Life assurance Life assurance Life assurance Life assurance Life assurance Life assurance Private client fund management Private client fund management Property holding Property holding Property management Trust administration Trust administration Unit trust management Unit trust management Unit trust management Unit trust management Unit trust management Unit trust management Unit trust management Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Ltd General Insurance 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 61 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 51 South Africa Bermuda Bermuda England and Wales United States of America South Africa South Africa Bermuda South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa Bermuda South Africa Namibia Zimbabwe Malawi Bermuda Guernsey Ireland Isle of Man Kenya England and Wales England and Wales South Africa Zimbabwe South Africa South Africa Guernsey South Africa Namibia Ireland Isle of Man England and Wales England and Wales England and Wales 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 30 June 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 30 June 31 December 31 December 31 December South Africa 31 December Nedcor Ltd Nedcor Bank Ltd Cape of Good Hope Bank Ltd Nedcor Investment Bank Holdings Ltd Nedcor Asia Ltd Dimension Data International Ltd Banking Banking Banking Banking Banking Technology 54.5 54.5 54.5 51.3 54.5 252 South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 00000000000000000011 Note: 1 Percentage holding of issued shares at 31 December 1999. 2 Nedcor Group interest. A complete list of subsidiaries is included in the annual return. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 91 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 39 Banking ﬁnancial instruments 00000000000000000011 Notwithstanding the exemption available to insurance groups from the scope of FRS 13, the table below sets out at 31 December 1999 details of derivative ﬁnancial instruments in respect of the banking activities of the Group. The Group uses off-balance sheet ﬁnancial instruments (derivatives) to meet customers’ requirements for proprietary trading and to hedge interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk and other market risks. Contracts used for hedging purposes, undertaken as part of the Group’s risk management strategy, are classiﬁed as “other contracts” in the table below. § 39(a) Summary 0000000011 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 Notional principal Positive value Negative value Notional principal Contracts held for trading purposes Other contracts At 31 Dec 1999 £m At 31 Dec 1999 Rm At 31 Dec 1999 £m At 31 Dec 1999 Rm At 31 Dec 1999 £m At 31 Dec 1999 Rm At 31 Dec 1999 £m At 31 Dec 1999 Rm 0000000110051110051110051100511 The notional principal amount of trading instruments entered into with third parties was as follows: Exchange rate contracts Spot, forwards and futures Currency swaps Options purchased Options written Interest rate contracts Interest rate swaps Forward rate agreements Options purchased Options written Futures Balances arising from off-balance sheet ﬁnancial instruments Fair value assets/(liabilities) The fair value of trading instruments entered into with third parties was as follows: Exchange rate contracts Spot, forwards and futures Currency swaps Options purchased/written Interest rate contracts Interest rate swaps Forward rate agreements Options purchased/written Balances arising from off-balance sheet ﬁnancial instruments 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 84 309 40 26 459 7,327 4,498 154 257 449 841 3,071 398 250 4,560 72,810 44,695 1,531 2,556 4,460 12,685 126,052 45 159 17 20 241 3,500 1,925 154 – 280 5,859 449 1,577 170 194 2,390 34,780 19,125 1,531 – 2,780 58,216 39 150 23 6 218 3,827 2,573 – 257 169 6,826 392 1,494 228 56 2,170 38,030 25,570 – 2,556 1,680 67,836 18,430 5 4 4 183,125 51 40 40 18,443 183,256 949 – – 3 38 990 9,434 – – 31 382 9,847 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 193,103 130,612 19,433 60,606 70,006 13,144 6,100 7,044 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 – 31 (1) 30 (13) 2 (41) (52) – 306 (2) 304 (123) 20 (408) (511) – 167 – 167 65 4 20 89 2 1,661 4 1,667 648 43 197 888 – 136 1 137 78 2 61 2 1,355 6 1,363 771 23 605 141 1,399 (1) – – (1) (2) – – (2) (7) – – (7) (15) – – (15) 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 0051 (22) 2,762 2,555 (207) (22) 256 278 (3) These ﬁgures do not demonstrate the exposure of the Group to interest rate, foreign exchange or commodity market risks, since they include only off-balance sheet instruments. The market risk exposure arising from such instruments may be increased or offset by on-balance sheet transactions. There were no material unrecognised gains or losses on “other contracts” for the year. 92 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 39 Banking ﬁnancial instruments (continued) 39(b) Trading 0000000005111110510110510110510 Replacement cost of OTC derivatives Maturity analysis Under one year One to ﬁve years Over ﬁve years Counterparty analysis Financial institutions Non-ﬁnancial institutions Notional principal of OTC derivatives Maturity analysis Under one year One to ﬁve years Over ﬁve years Counterparty analysis Financial institutions Non-ﬁnancial institutions Exchange rate contracts Interest rate contracts Total 0510 0510 0510 At 31 Dec 1999 £m At 31 Dec 1999 Rm At 31 Dec 1999 £m At 31 Dec 1999 Rm At 31 Dec 1999 £m At 31 Dec 1999 Rm 19 30 118 167 157 10 167 182 86 191 459 191 301 1,175 1,667 1,564 103 1,667 1,807 855 1,898 4,560 0510 0510 0510 0510 0510 0510 29 45 15 89 83 6 89 289 450 149 888 828 60 888 48 75 133 256 240 16 256 480 751 1,324 2,555 2,392 163 2,555 0510 0510 0510 0510 0510 0510 8,646 3,118 921 85,926 30,979 9,147 8,828 3,204 1,112 87,733 31,834 11,045 0510 0510 0510 0510 0510 0510 12,685 126,052 13,144 130,612 389 70 127,091 3,521 0510 0510 0510 130,612 0510 0510 0510 123,222 2,830 12,400 285 12,789 355 3,869 691 126,052 13,144 12,685 4,560 459 £m Rm 011 011 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Year to 31 Dec 1999 39(c) Non-trading 0000000110051110051110051100511 Notional principal The notional principal amounts of non-trading instruments entered into with third parties were as follows: Exchange rate contracts Interest rate contracts The maturity of the notional principal amounts and replacement cost of instruments entered into with third parties was: Exchange rate contracts Under one year One to ﬁve years Over ﬁve years Interest rate contracts Under one year One to ﬁve years Over ﬁve years 18,443 990 183,256 9,847 193,10301101111 01101111 19,433 9,736 8,647 60 96,736 85,920 600 183,25601101111 01101111 18,443 359 305 326 3,582 3,026 3,239 9,84701101111 01101111 990 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 93 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 39 Banking ﬁnancial instruments (continued) Non-trading book interest rate risk 00000000000000000011 The Group holds interest rate exposure in the non-trading book. At 31 December 1999, non-trading book interest risk, after taking account of off-balance sheet hedges, comprises: 00000000000000000011 111111000000000 £m More than three months but not more than six months More than six months but not more than one year More than one year but not more than ﬁve years Not more than three months More than Non-interest bearing ﬁve years Total 00000000000000000011 51000000000 Rm More than three months but not more than six months More than six months but not more than one year More than one year but not more than ﬁve years Not more than three months More than Non-interest bearing ﬁve years Total Cash and balances at central banks Treasury bills and other eligible bills Loans and advances to banks Loans and advances to customers Debt securities Equity securities Tangible ﬁxed assets Land and buildings Other assets Prepayments and accrued income Total assets Deposits by banks Customer accounts Debt securities in issue Provision for liabilities and charges Other liabilities Subordinated liabilities Total liabilities Off-balance sheet items Interest rate sensitivity gap Cumulative gap Cash and balances at central banks Treasury bills and other eligible bills Loans and advances to banks Loans and advances to customers Debt securities Equity securities Tangible ﬁxed assets Land and buildings Other assets Prepayments and accrued income Total assets Deposits by banks Customer accounts Debt securities in issue Provision for liabilities and charges Other liabilities Subordinated liabilities Total liabilities Off-balance sheet items Interest rate sensitivity gap Cumulative gap 94 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 111111000000000 111111000000000 111111000000000 111111000000000 (23) (4) (346) 111111000000000 503 111111000000000 – 51000000000 – (255) (520) 152 223 743 503 255 655 32 88 – – 706 613 6,934 192 – – – – – 8,445 798 6,641 876 – – – 8,315 373 – 7,012 6,091 68,903 1,910 – – – – – 83,916 7,929 65,993 8,700 – – – 82,622 3,715 – 26 – 514 86 – – – – – 626 – 265 186 – – – 451 – 259 – 5,111 858 – – – – – 6,228 – 2,636 1,853 – – – 4,489 – 11 – 467 28 – – – – – 506 – 333 81 – – – 414 – 1 – 1,391 165 – – – – – 1,557 – 1,680 51 – – – 1,731 – 108 – 4,642 277 – – – – – 5,027 – 3,313 808 – – – 4,121 – 14 – 13,816 1,644 – – – – – 15,474 – 16,692 503 – – – 17,195 760 – – 398 – 324 98 89 88 168 1,925 – 298 – 76 1,738 68 2,180 – 7,552 – – 3,951 – 3,220 974 884 874 1,669 – 2,962 – 755 17,267 679 760 744 613 9,704 629 324 98 89 88 168 798 9,343 1,194 76 1,738 68 13,217 13,217 – 7,552 7,393 6,091 96,423 6,250 3,220 974 884 874 1,669 7,929 92,836 11,864 755 17,267 679 – – – – 158 – – – – – 158 – 126 – – – – 126 – – – – – 1,561 – – – – – 1,561 – 1,240 – – – – 1,240 – 51000000000 51000000000 (231) (43) (3,441) 51000000000 5,009 51000000000 – 51000000000 – (2,539) (5,162) 6,517 1,508 5,009 2,539 7,380 2,218 321 863 – 21,663 131,330 – – 51000000000 51000000000 19,124 131,330 39 Banking ﬁnancial instruments (continued) 39(d) Fair value disclosure £m Rm 01101111 01101111 Book Value At 31 Dec 1999 Fair Value Book Value At 31 Dec 1999 At 31 Dec 1999 Fair Value At 31 Dec 1999 00000000000110111111011011111101101111 The fair value of the ﬁnancial assets and liabilities of the Group’s banking subsidiaries comprises: Trading book ﬁnancial assets and liabilities Assets Cash and balances at central banks Treasury bills and other eligible bills Loans and advances to banks Loans and advances to customers Debt securities Tangible ﬁxed assets Land and buildings Other assets Prepayments and accrued income Off balance sheet ﬁnancial instruments – positive value 760 137 613 9,704 340 98 89 88 168 256 760 137 613 9,704 340 98 100 88 168 256 7,552 1,357 6,091 96,423 3,377 974 884 874 1,669 2,555 7,552 1,357 6,091 96,423 3,377 974 992 874 1,669 2,555 Liabilities Deposits by banks Customer accounts Debt securities in issue Provision for liabilities and charges Other liabilities Subordinated liabilities Off balance sheet ﬁnancial instruments – negative value Non-trading book ﬁnancial assets and liabilities Derivative ﬁnancial instruments Assets for which an active liquid market exists Marketable assets Debt securities Equity shares Liabilities for which an active and liquid market exists Debt securities in issue (7,929) (92,836) (11,864) (755) (17,267) (679) 01101111 01101111 (2,763) (7,929) (92,836) (11,864) (755) (17,267) (679) (2,763) (798) (9,343) (1,194) (76) (1,738) (68) (278) (798) (9,343) (1,194) (76) (1,738) (68) (278) (3) (3) (22) (22) 607 289 324 607 289 618 6,036 2,873 3,220 6,036 2,873 6,141 01101111 01101111 – – – – All ﬁnancial assets and liabilities held or issued for trading purposes are carried in the ﬁnancial statements at fair value. For those ﬁnancial assets and liabilities in the non-trading book, fair values have been determined by valuation against mid-market prices or by discounting forward cash ﬂows. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 95 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 £m Rm 011 011 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Year to 31 Dec 1999 40 Reconciliation of operating proﬁt to net operating cash ﬂows 00000000000110111111011011111101101111 Proﬁt from insurance and asset management activities before tax and non-operating items Depreciation and amortisation of goodwill Unrealised investment gains Proﬁts relating to the long term business Long term investment return in the life business Decrease in provisions for other risks and charges Decrease in insurance technical provision net of reinsurance Other (including amounts reinvested in long term business operations) Net cash ﬂow from insurance operating activities Proﬁt from banking activities before tax and non-operating items Decrease in accrued income and prepayments Provision for bad and doubtful debts Depreciation and amortisation Other Net cash ﬂow from banking trading activities Net decrease in collections/transmissions Net increase in loans and advances to banks and customers Net increase in deposits by banks and customer accounts Net increase in debt securities in issue Net increase in other assets Net increase in other liabilities Net cash ﬂow from banking operating activities 1,224 13 (416) (376) 187 (8) (3) (126) 12,067 128 (4,101) (3,707) 1,844 (79) (30) (1,242) 4,880011 011 2,072 808 2,593 325 (740) 210 82 263 33 (75) 011 011 495 011 011 513 11 (1,233) 788 306 (229) 101 5,058 108 (12,156) 7,769 3,017 (2,258) 996 2,534011 011 011 011 257 40(a) Analysis of cash ﬂow statement 00000000000110111111011011111101101111 Returns on investment and servicing of ﬁnance Net interest paid Dividends paid to minority interests Finance costs of debt and non-equity share capital Net cash outﬂow from returns on investments and servicing of ﬁnance Taxation United Kingdom corporation tax paid Overseas tax paid Total taxation paid Capital expenditure and ﬁnancial investment Net purchase of banking investment securities Net purchase of tangible ﬁxed assets Net cash outﬂow from capital expenditure and ﬁnancial investment Acquisitions and disposals Acquisition of interests in subsidiary undertakings Disposal of interests in subsidiary undertakings Net cash inﬂow from acquisitions and disposals Financing Issue of ordinary share capital net of costs Issue of ordinary share capital of subsidiary undertakings to minority interests Decrease in borrowings Net cash inﬂow from ﬁnancing activities 96 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 (6) (59) (111) (1,095) (7) (69) (1,223)011 011 011 011 (124) (30) (40) (296) (394) (690)011 011 011 011 (70) (22) (62) (217) (611) (828)011 011 011 011 (84) (64) 130 (631) 1,281 650011 011 011 011 66 559 23 (35) 5,509 227 (345) 5,391011 011 011 011 547 40 Reconciliation of operating proﬁt to net operating cash ﬂows (continued) 40(b) Movement in opening and closing insurance portfolio investments, net of ﬁnancing 00000000000110111111011011111101101111 Net cash inﬂow for the period Cash ﬂow (excluding long term business) Portfolio investments Movement arising from cash ﬂow Movement in long term business Disposed with subsidiary Changes in market values and exchange rates Total movement in portfolio investments, net of ﬁnancing Portfolio investments, net of ﬁnancing at beginning of year Portfolio investments, net of ﬁnancing at end of year £m Rm 011 011 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Year to 31 Dec 1999 122 1,202 732 7,215 011 011 854 3,521 (22) 712 8,417 34,730 (217) 9,563 011 011 5,065 13,459 52,493 131,567 184,060011 011 011 011 18,524 0510110510110510 At start of year Cash ﬂow Changes in long term business Disposed with subsidiary Changes to market value and currencies At end of year £m 40(c) Movement in insurance cash, portfolio investments and ﬁnancing 0000000005111110510110510110510 Year to 31 December 1999 Cash at bank and in hand Investment properties Other ﬁnancial investments 176 885 12,398 443 914 17,167 0510110510110510 18,524 0510110510110510 147 26 3,348 (2) 3 711 – – (22) 122 – 732 13,459 3,521 (22) 854 712 0000000005111110510110510110510 0510110510110510 At start of year Cash ﬂow Changes in long term business Disposed with subsidiary Changes to market value and currencies At end of year Rm Year to 31 December 1999 Cash at bank and in hand Investment properties Other ﬁnancial investments 40(d) Analysis of banking cash balances and changes in ﬁnancing during the period 1,716 4,402 8,649 9,081 121,202 170,577 0510110510110510 131,567 184,060 1,470 253 33,007 0510110510110510 1,202 – 7,215 14 179 9,370 – – (217) 34,730 9,563 8,417 (217) 000001111 000001111 At start of year Cash ﬂow Other changes At end of year At start of year Cash ﬂow Other changes At end of year £m Rm 00000001100000111111000001111 Year to 31 December 1999 Cash and balances at central banks Bank ﬁnancing Share premium Share capital Subordinated liabilities 000001111 000001111 7,552 5,250 2,297 (10) 760 537 233 5 115 24 60 1,364 237 679 000001111 000001111 2,280 000001111 000001111 1,125 233 583 227 2 102 137 24 68 12 2 (6) (1) – (2) 23 – 10 1,941 229 199 331 (3) 33 8 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 97 Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 December 1999 41 Directors’ emoluments and interests 00000000000000000011 The remuneration payable to the directors of the Company for their services to the Group including the estimated money value of beneﬁts in kind for the year ended 31 December 1999 is shown in the Remuneration Report on pages 47 to 51 of this document. The interests of directors of the Company in shares of the Company and its quoted subsidiaries are shown in the Directors’ Report on page 39 of this document. 42 Related party transactions 00000000000000000011 The Group provides certain pension fund, insurance, banking and ﬁnancial services to related third parties as deﬁned by FRS 8. These are conducted on similar terms to third party transactions and are not material to the Group’s results. In accordance with FRS 8, transactions or balances with Group entities that have been eliminated on consolidation are not reported. No director had a material interest in any contract of signiﬁcance with the Company or any of its subsidiaries during 1999. 43 Post-balance sheet events 00000000000000000011 In January 2000, the Group made an offer to purchase the entire share capital of Gerrard Group plc for approximately £546 million. The offer was declared wholly unconditional on 10 March 2000. 44 Staff pension plans 00000000000000000011 The Group operates a number of pension schemes around the world. These schemes have been designed and are administered in accordance with the local conditions and practices in the countries concerned and include both deﬁned contribution and deﬁned beneﬁt schemes. The pension costs relating to these schemes are assessed in accordance with the advice of qualiﬁed actuaries; the schemes are reviewed at least on a triennial basis or in accordance with local practice and regulations. In the intervening years, the actuary reviews the continuing appropriateness of the assumptions applied. The actuarial assumptions used to calculate the projected beneﬁt obligations of the Group’s pension schemes vary according to the economic conditions of the countries in which they operate. The most recent valuation of the largest deﬁned beneﬁt fund, which is in respect of the South African life and asset management businesses in the Group, was made on 1 July 1997 by an independent qualiﬁed actuary. The projected unit method was used and the principal actuarial assumptions adopted were an investment return of 15 per cent., salary increases of 14 per cent. and pensions in payment increases of 10.9 per cent. The market value of scheme assets at that date was £25 million (R251 million) and the actuarial value of the assets represented 157 per cent. of the beneﬁts accrued to members, after allowing for expected future increases in earnings. The costs of providing pension schemes operated for employees are charged to the proﬁt and loss account so as to spread the cost over the expected service lives of the eligible employees within the Group. The effects of variations from regular cost are spread over the expected average remaining service lives of members of the scheme. Any difference between the cumulative amounts charged against proﬁts and contribution amounts paid is included as a prepayment or provision in the balance sheet. At 31 December 1999, the provision for pension contributions held in the Group’s balance sheet amounted to £7 million (R69 million) (1998: £Nil (R1 million)). The charge to the technical account represents the regular pension cost, offset by the investment return on the surplus scheme assets, and variations from regular cost arising from the scheme’s surplus being amortised on a straight line basis over the average expected remaining service lives of current employees. 11000000001101111111100111111011110111101111011 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Pension cost charge Regular cost Variations from regular cost Proﬁt and loss charge 98 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 36 (7) 29 272 (7) (66) 01101111 01101111 206 01101111 01101111 344 (70) 274 29 22 44 Staff pension plans (continued) 44(a) Post retirement costs 00000000000000000011 Certain Group subsidiary undertakings provide medical and mortgage bond beneﬁts to qualifying employees beyond the date of retirement. A liability has been raised for the expected cost of these beneﬁts in accordance with the advice of qualiﬁed actuaries and has been charged to the proﬁt and loss account accordingly. 00000000000101111111011011111101101111 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Pro forma year to 31 Dec 1998 Post retirement cost Post retirement liability – 9 81 01101111 01101111 734 663 75 67 6 44(b) Employee share ownership plan 00000000000000000011 The Group has an employee share ownership plan (ESOP) which purchases ordinary shares in the parent Company in the market and holds such shares for delivery to executive directors and senior management. Funding for the share purchases by the ESOP was provided primarily by loans from the South African life company and other Group companies. The assets, liabilities, income and expenses of the ESOP are incorporated into the ﬁnancial statements. The shares in the trust are put under option to employees at their value on the date the options are granted. The difference between the shares’ value at the date of grant and their residual value is charged as an operating expense to the proﬁt and loss account. This charge is spread over the employees’ period of service in respect of which the options have been granted. The total amount charged to the proﬁt and loss account for the year ended 31 December 1999 was £4 million (R37 million). The number and market value of the investment of the Group’s ESOP in the ordinary shares at 31 December was 68,580,222 and £111 million (R1,108 million) respectively. Dividends on these shares have been waived by the ESOP trust. The shares held by the ESOP trust are held for the continuing beneﬁt of the Group’s business. These shares are recognised as ﬁxed assets in the balance sheet and amortised over the vesting period, until they vest unconditionally with the employees. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 99 Embedded Value Information 1 Embedded value 00000000000000000011 The embedded value of Old Mutual plc at 31 December 1999 is set out below, together with the corresponding position at 31 December 1998. 00000000000000000011 01101111 01101111 £m Rm 31 Dec 1999 31 Dec 1998 31 Dec 1999 31 Dec 1998 Equity shareholders’ funds Excess of market value of listed subsidiaries over their net asset value Adjustment to include UK and offshore life subsidiaries on a statutory solvency basis Adjusted net worth Value of in-force business before cost of solvency capital Cost of solvency capital Value of in-force business Embedded value 01101111 01101111 3,513 1,114 (19) 4,608 884 (78) 1,588 748 (21) 2,315 849 (78) 34,907 11,069 (185) 45,791 8,781 (778) 15,527 7,317 (211) 22,633 8,300 (759) 01101111 01101111 806 01101111 01101111 7,541 01101111 01101111 30,174 53,794 3,086 5,414 8,003 771 An embedded value is an actuarially determined estimate of the economic value of a life assurance company, excluding any value that may be attributed to future new business. Old Mutual plc’s embedded value is the sum of its adjusted net worth and the present value of the projected stream of future after-tax proﬁts from its life assurance business in force at the valuation date, adjusted for the cost of holding solvency capital equal to 100% of the South African Statutory Capital Adequacy Requirement (or equivalent for non-African operations). The adjusted net worth is equal to the consolidated equity shareholders’ funds adjusted to reﬂect the Group’s listed subsidiaries at market value, and UK and offshore life assurance subsidiaries on a statutory solvency basis. The embedded value does not include a market valuation of the Group’s asset management subsidiaries (including asset management business written through the life assurance companies), nor of any other in-force non-life business of the Group. The basis of taxation of life assurance companies in South Africa changed with effect from 1 January 2000, and this has been fully taken into account in determining the embedded value at 31 December 1999. No account has been taken of the proposed capital gains tax to be introduced in South Africa with effect from 1 April 2001, as announced by the Minister of Finance in his Budget Speech on 23 February 2000. The assumptions used to calculate the embedded value are set out in section 4. The table below sets out a geographical analysis of the value of in-force business. 00000000000110111111011011111101101111 01101111 01101111 £m Rm 31 Dec 1999 31 Dec 1998 31 Dec 1999 31 Dec 1998 Individual business Group business South Africa Rest of the world Value of in-force business 448 239 456 176 4,455 2,375 4,457 1,721 01101111 01101111 687 119 6,178 1,363 01101111 01101111 7,541 01101111 01101111 6,830 1,173 632 139 8,003 806 771 The value of in-force business at 31 December 1999 excludes the value in respect of Old Mutual Life Assurance Company Limited in the UK, in relation to which agreements for sale were entered into towards the end of the year. 2 Embedded value proﬁts 00000000000000000011 Embedded value proﬁts represent the change in embedded value over the year, adjusted for any capital raised and dividends proposed. The after-tax embedded value proﬁts for the 12 months to 31 December 1999 are set out below. 00000000000110111111011011111101101111 £m Rm 011 011 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Embedded value at 31 December 1999 Embedded value at 1 January 1999 Increase in embedded value Less capital raised Self-investment transaction Capital raised at listing Plus dividend proposed Embedded value proﬁts 100 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 5,414 3,086 53,794 30,174 01101111 2,328 963 404 559 69 23,620 9,309 3,954 5,355 680 14,99101101111 01101111 1,434 The components of the embedded value proﬁts are set out below. 00000000000110111111011011111101101111 £m Rm 011 011 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Year to 31 Dec 1999 Point of sale Expected return to end of year Proﬁts from new business (1999 SA tax basis) Expected return Experience variances Additional pensions mis-selling provisions Proﬁts from existing business Investment variances Investment return on adjusted net worth Impact of 2000 SA tax change Sale of UK life operation Exchange rate movements Embedded value proﬁts 01101111 01101111 69 6 75 160 13 (52) 678 63 741 1,581 129 (518) 01101111 121 99 1,331 (121) (12) (59) 1,192 972 13,118 (1,190) (118) 276 14,99101101111 01101111 1,434 The proﬁts from new life assurance business comprise the value of new business written during the year, determined initially at the point of sale and then accumulated to the end of the year by applying the discount rate to the value of new business at the point of sale and adding back the expected cost of solvency capital between the point of sale and the end of the year. The proﬁts from existing life assurance business consist of the expected return on the in-force business and experience variances. The expected return is determined by applying the discount rate to the value of in-force business at the beginning of the year and adding back the expected cost of solvency capital over the year. The experience variances are caused by differences between the actual experience in the year and the assumptions used to calculate the value at the start of the year, as well as changes in assumptions regarding future experience. The investment variances represent the differences between the actual returns in the year and the assumptions used to calculate the value at the start of the year, together with changes in future investment return and discount rate assumptions. The investment return on adjusted net worth represents the actual investment return earned on the adjusted net worth (which includes the return on the market value of the shareholders’ investments in Nedcor, Mutual & Federal and Nedcor Investment Bank), as well as the proﬁts arising from other non-life businesses within the Group. As mentioned above, the basis of taxation of life assurance companies in South Africa changed with effect from 1 January 2000. The amount shown represents the net effect of the increased tax payable by shareholders as a result of the new tax basis (including the tax payable on transition to the new system) after allowing for the portion thereof to be borne by policyholders. Towards the end of the year, Old Mutual Life Assurance Company in the UK reinsured its annuity portfolio of some £400 million (R4 billion) with XL Mid Ocean Reinsurance Ltd and was sold to Century Life plc, arising in a gain in net asset value of £15 million (R148 million). The embedded value loss on the sale of the company of £12 million (R118 million) shown above includes the gain in net asset value of £15 million (R148 million). Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 101 Embedded Value Information continued 3 Value of new business 00000000000000000011 The value of new business written in the year is the present value, at the point of sale, of the projected stream of after-tax proﬁts from that business, adjusted for the cost of holding solvency capital. The tables below set out a geographical analysis of the value of new business, based on both the 1999 South African tax basis, and the 2000 South African tax basis. The value shown on the 2000 tax basis reﬂects the net effect of the increased tax payable by shareholders after allowing for the portion thereof to be borne by new policies. The amounts of new recurring and single premiums written during the year are also shown. 0000000005111110111101101111110111101101111 011110111101101111 011110111101101111 011110111101101111 011110111101101111 011110111101101111 011110111101101111 New premiums Value of new business New premiums Value of new business 12 months to 31 Dec 1999 12 months to 31 Dec 1999 Recurring Single 1999 SA tax basis 2000 SA tax basis Recurring Single 1999 SA tax basis 2000 SA tax basis £m Rm Individual business Group business South Africa Rest of the world Total *Net of cost of solvency capital of £7 million (R65 million). 141 21 697 521 33 29 25 29 1,390 207 6,873 5,134 321 290 248 290 011110111101101111 011110111101101111 162 36 54 538 7 67 011110110111101111 011110111101101111 61* 605* 011110111101101111 011110111101101111 12,007 1,696 1,597 355 1,218 172 611 67 13,703 62 7 1,952 1,390 678* 198 69* The value of new business for Employee Beneﬁts includes £7.2 million (R71 million) in respect of the proceeds of free shares issued to retirement funds at demutualisation, and re-invested with Old Mutual. The value of new business excludes the value of new Group market-linked and unit trust business, the proﬁts on which arise in the asset management subsidiaries. It also excludes premium increases arising from indexation arrangements in respect of existing business, as these are already included in the value of in-force business. The value of new business however includes the value of new Investment Frontiers business that originated from existing policies that matured. A reconciliation of the new business premiums shown above to those shown in note 2(b) to the ﬁnancial statements is set out below: 00000000000110111111011011111101101111 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Recurring premiums £m Single premiums £m Recurring premiums Rm Single premiums Rm 198 1,390 1,952 13,703 1 – 41 – – 427 4,213 137 1,350 – – (96) (947) (6) (59) 01101111 01101111 18,260 10 – 404 – – 01101111 01101111 2,366 1,852 240 New business premiums as per the embedded value report Add: – group market-linked business not valued – unit trust business not valued – new business premiums arising from premium indexation Less transfer of maturing policies to Investment Frontiers Less discontinued operations New business premiums in note 2(b) to the ﬁnancial statements The assumptions used to calculate the value of new business are set out in section 4. 102 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 4 Assumptions 00000000000000000011 The principal assumptions used in the calculation of the value of in-force business and the value of new business are set out below. The pre-tax investment and economic assumptions used for South African business were as follows: 011 011 % % 31 Dec 1999 31 Dec 1998 South Africa 00000000000110111111011011111101101111 Fixed interest return Equity and property return Inﬂation Risk discount rate 16.5 19.5 12.5 20.501101111 14.0 17.0 10.0 18.0 For the non-South African operations, appropriate investment and economic assumptions were chosen on bases consistent with those adopted in South Africa. Rates of future bonuses have been set at levels consistent with the investment return assumptions. For the in-force business, projected company taxation is based on the new tax basis that applies to South African life assurers, and includes an estimate of secondary tax on companies that may be payable in South Africa. For the in-force business, assumed future policy charges are based on the policy charges that will apply in 2000 as a result of the new tax basis in South Africa. The assumed future mortality, morbidity and voluntary discontinuance rates have been based as far as possible on analyses of recent operating experience. Allowance has been made where appropriate for the effect of expected AIDS-related claims. The management expenses attributable to life assurance business have been split between expenses relating to the acquisition of new business and the maintenance of business in force. Assumed future expenses were based on current levels of expenses. Expense savings arising from Project 500 have been only partially taken into account. Further savings are expected to materialise in 2000, and will be reﬂected in subsequent valuations. The future expenses attributable to life assurance business do not include Group expenses incurred at the holding company level. Future investment expenses were based on the current scales of fees payable by the life assurance companies to the asset management subsidiaries. To the extent that these fees include proﬁt margins for the asset management subsidiaries, these margins have not been included in the value of in-force business or the value of new business. The effect of increases in premiums over the period for policies in force as at 31 December 1998 has been included in the value of in-force business only where such increases are associated with indexation arrangements. Other increases in premiums of existing policies are included in the value of new business. Conversions between Rand and Sterling were carried out at the following exchange rates: Exchange rates Rand per Sterling 0051005100510051005100510051 At 31 December 1999 At 31 December 1998 12 months to 31 December 1999 (average) 9.9364 9.7763 9.85880051 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 103 Embedded Value Information continued 5 Alternative assumptions 00000000000110111111011011111101101111 The discount rate appropriate to an investor will depend on the investor’s own requirements, tax position and perception of the risks associated with the realisation of future proﬁts. To illustrate the effect of using different discount rates, the table below shows the embedded value of Old Mutual plc at 31 December 1999 at alternative discount rates. The next table shows the corresponding impact on the value of new business. In determining the values at different discount rates, all other assumptions have been left unchanged. The sensitivity of the value of in-force business and value of new business to changes in other assumptions is shown later. 0000000005111110111101101111110111101101111 0111101101111 0111101101111 0111101101111 0111101101111 12 months to 31 Dec 1999 12 months to 31 Dec 1999 £m Rm Value at central discount rate -1% Value at central discount rate Value at central discount rate +1% Value at central discount rate -1% Value at central discount rate Value at central discount rate +1% Adjusted net worth Value of in-force business Value before cost of capital Cost of solvency capital Embedded value 4,608 806 884 (78) 4,608 930 932 (2) 45,791 6,884 8,332 (1,448) 0111101101111 0111101101111 52,675 45,791 9,236 9,257 (21) 45,791 8,003 8,781 (778) 4,608 693 839 (146) 0111101101111 0111101101111 55,027 53,794 5,538 5,414 5,301 The table below sets out the value of new life assurance business on the 2000 South African tax basis for the 12 months to 31 December 1999 at alternative discount rates. 0000000005111110111101101111110111101101111 0111101101111 0111101101111 0111101101111 0111101101111 12 months to 31 Dec 1999 12 months to 31 Dec 1999 £m Rm Value at central discount rate -1% Value at central discount rate Value at central discount rate +1% Value at central discount rate -1% Value at central discount rate Value at central discount rate +1% Value before cost of capital Cost of solvency capital Value of new business 73 – 622 (124) 0111101101111 0111101101111 498 0111101101111 0111101101111 670 (65) 715 (1) 63 (13) 68 (7) 605 714 73 50 61 The table below shows the sensitivity of the value of in-force business at 31 December 1999 and the value of new business on the 2000 South African tax basis for the 12 months to 31 December 1999 to changes in key assumptions. All of the sensitivities have been determined at the central discount rates and for each sensitivity illustrated, all other assumptions have been left unchanged. 00000000000000000011 01101111 01101111 £m Rm Value of in-force business at 31 Dec 1999 Value of new life business for year to 31 Dec 1999 Value of in-force business at 31 Dec 1999 Value of new life business for year to 31 Dec 1999 Central assumptions Effect of: Decreasing the pre-tax investment return assumptions by 1% with bonus rates changing commensurately Voluntary discontinuance rates increasing by 25% Maintenance expense levels increasing by 20% with no corresponding increase in policy charges Increasing the inﬂation assumption by 1% 806 61 8,003 605 (10) (94) (9) (87) (8) (81) 01101111 01101111 (2) (18) (1,087) (347) (860) (112) (109) (35) (87) (11) 6 External review 00000000000110111111011011111101101111 These results have been reviewed by Tillinghast-Towers Perrin, who have conﬁrmed to the directors that the methodology and assumptions used to determine the embedded value are reasonable and that the embedded value proﬁts are reasonable in the context of the operating performance and experience of the life assurance business during the 12 months to 31 December 1999. 104 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Notice of Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of Old Mutual plc (the “Company”) will be held in The Great Room, The Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London W1A 3AA on Thursday 18 May 2000 at 11.00 a.m. for the following purposes: 1 To receive and adopt the directors’ report and audited ﬁnancial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 1999. 2 To declare a ﬁnal dividend of 2p per ordinary share subject to: (i) the payment of not less than the Sterling equivalent of £20 million in aggregate by way of dividend by subsidiaries of the Company to Dividend Access Trusts (as deﬁned in the Articles of Association of the Company) on behalf of those shareholders who are entitled to receive all or part of such payment from such Dividend Access Trusts; and (ii) the entitlement of such shareholders in respect of the ﬁnal dividend so declared by the Company being reduced in accordance with the provisions of Article 129 of the Articles of Association of the Company. 3 (i) to re-appoint Mr E E Anstee as a director of the Company; (ii) to re-appoint Mr N N Broadhurst as a director of the Company; (iii) to re-appoint Mr W A M Clewlow as a director of the Company; and (iv) to re-appoint Mr J H Sutcliffe as a director of the Company. 4 To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors to the Company. 5 To authorise the directors of the Company to settle the remuneration of the auditors. As special business, to consider and, if thought ﬁt, pass the following resolutions, that numbered 6 as an Ordinary Resolution and those numbered 7, 8, 9(i) to (iv), 10 and 11 as Special Resolutions: Ordinary Resolution 6 That, pursuant to section 80 of the Companies Act 1985, and in substitution for any previously existing authority under that section insofar as not already used, the directors be and they are hereby authorised generally and unconditionally to allot relevant securities (as deﬁned in the said section 80) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £114,820,807.60 provided that: (i) (ii) this authority shall expire at the end of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company; and the Company may before such expiry make one or more offers or agreements which would or might require securities to be allotted after such expiry and the directors may allot relevant securities in pursuance of such offers or agreements as if the authority hereby conferred had not expired. Special Resolutions 7 That, subject to the passing of the immediately preceding resolution, the directors be and they are hereby authorised to allot equity securities, within the meaning of section 94 of the Companies Act 1985, up to a maximum nominal aggregate amount of £17,223,121 for cash, as if section 89(1) of that Act did not apply to any such allotment. This authority shall expire at the end of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company, save that the Company may before such expiry make one or more offers or agreements which would or might require securities to be allotted after such expiry and the directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of such offers or agreements as if the power conferred hereby had not expired. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 105 Notice of Annual General Meeting continued 8 That the Company be and is hereby authorised in accordance with section 166 of the Companies Act 1985 to purchase Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) by way of market purchase (as deﬁned in section 163(3) of the Companies Act 1985) upon and subject to the following conditions: (i) the maximum number of such Ordinary Shares which may be purchased pursuant to this authority (when aggregated with any purchases made pursuant to any of the contingent purchase contracts referred to in Resolution 9 below) shall be 344,462,423; (ii) the minimum price which may be paid for any Ordinary Share is 10p and the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for such Ordinary Share is not more than 5% above the average of the middle market values taken from the London Stock Exchange Daily Ofﬁcial List for the ﬁve business days before the date on which such Ordinary Share is contracted to be purchased; (iii) such authority shall continue for a period of 12 months from the date hereof (or until the conclusion of the Company’s Annual General Meeting in 2001 whichever is the earlier), provided that any contract for the purchase of any such Ordinary Shares which is concluded before the expiry of the said authority may be executed wholly or partly after the said authority expires; and (iv) all Ordinary Shares purchased pursuant to the said authority shall be cancelled immediately upon completion of the purchase. 9 That the following contingent purchase contracts, in the respective forms produced to the meeting (or with any non-material amendments thereto which the directors may consider to be necessary or desirable), each be and is hereby approved in accordance with section 164 of the Companies Act 1985 and that the Company be and is hereby authorised to make off-market purchases of its shares pursuant to each such contract for a period of 12 months from the date hereof (or until the conclusion of the Company’s Annual General Meeting in 2001, whichever is the earlier): (i) contract between the Company and Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited pursuant to which the Company may make off-market purchases from Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited of up to a maximum of 344,462,423 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) in aggregate (such maximum number to be reduced by any purchases made pursuant to the authority in Resolution 8 above or any of the other contingent purchase contracts referred to in this Resolution 9); (ii) contract between the Company and ABN Amro Securities (Namibia) (Pty) Limited pursuant to which the Company may make off-market purchases from ABN Amro Securities (Namibia) (Pty) Limited of up to a maximum of 344,462,423 Ordinary Shares in aggregate (such maximum number to be reduced by any purchases made pursuant to the authority in Resolution 8 above or any of the other contingent purchase contracts referred to in this Resolution 9); (iii) contract between the Company and Fleming Martin Edwards Securities (Private) Ltd pursuant to which the Company may make off-market purchases from Fleming Martin Edwards Securities (Private) Ltd of up to a maximum of 344,462,423 Ordinary Shares in aggregate (such maximum number to be reduced by any purchases made pursuant to the authority in Resolution 8 above or any of the other contingent purchase contracts referred to in this Resolution 9); (iv) contract between the Company and Stockbrokers Malawi Limited pursuant to which the Company may make off-market purchases from Stockbrokers Malawi Limited of up to a maximum of 344,462,423 Ordinary Shares in aggregate (such maximum number to be reduced by any purchases made pursuant to the authority in Resolution 8 above or any of the other contingent purchase contracts referred to in this Resolution 9). 106 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 10 That the Articles of Association of the Company be and are hereby amended as follows: (i) by the deletion from Article 56 of the words: “At least 30 clear days’ notice of meetings must be given to members on a branch register if the notice is not despatched by the Company within the jurisdiction where the branch register is held.”; (ii) by the insertion at the end of Article 56 (as amended by the deletion described in paragraph (i) above) of the words: “Notwithstanding anything else in the Articles, the requirement to give at least 14 or 21 days’ clear notice shall be calculated so as to exclude the day for which the meeting is called and, when given by post, so as to include the sixth and all subsequent days following that on which the notice is posted and in all other cases so as to include the ﬁrst and all subsequent days following that on which the notice is given.”; and (iii) by the deletion of the ﬁrst sentence of Article 147 and the substitution of the following: “Subject to Article 56, a notice or document sent by post is treated as being delivered ﬁve days after it was posted.” 11 That, subject to the approval of the UK High Court, an amount equal to £500,000,000 standing to the credit of the share premium account of the Company be cancelled and the directors be and are hereby authorised to take all appropriate steps to give effect thereto. By Order of the Board Martin C Murray Group Company Secretary London, 15 March 2000 Notes: Registered Ofﬁce: 3rd Floor Lansdowne House 57 Berkeley Square London W1X 5DH 1 A member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting may appoint (a) proxy(ies) to attend and, on a poll, vote on his or her behalf or, in the case of a member who holds shares through Old Mutual Nominees, instruct the nominee company to vote on his or her behalf or request such nominee company to appoint him or her as proxy to enable him or her to attend the meeting in person. (Old Mutual Nominees is Old Mutual (South Africa) Nominees (Pty) Limited, Old Mutual (Namibia) Nominees (Pty) Limited, Old Mutual Zimbabwe Nominees (Private) Limited or Old Mutual (Blantyre) Nominees Limited if shares are held through the Group’s nominee on the South African, Namibian, Zimbabwean or Malawian register respectively). A proxy need not be a member of the Company. 2 Pursuant to Regulation 34 of the Uncertiﬁcated Securities Regulations 1995, the Company gives notice that only those shareholders entered on the register of members of the Company at 6.00 p.m. (UK time) on 16 May 2000 will be entitled to attend and to vote at the Annual General Meeting in respect of the number of shares registered in their name at that time. Changes to the entries on the register after that time will be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend or vote at the meeting. 3 To be effective, the form of proxy or, as the case may be, the voting instruction form for use at the meeting and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certiﬁed copy of such power or authority, must be received at the return address speciﬁed on the enclosed postage-free envelope or by the Company’s registrar, Computershare Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 7NH by not later than 11.00 a.m. (UK time) on 16 May 2000. 4 The completion and return of a form of proxy or voting instruction form will not preclude a member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting from doing so if he or she wishes. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 107 Notice of Annual General Meeting continued Documents available for inspection Copies of the directors’ service contracts, together with the register of directors’ interests, the contingent purchase contracts referred to in Resolutions 9(i) to (iv) and the Articles of Association of the Company are available for inspection at the registered ofﬁce of the Company in London; at Mutualpark, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands 7405, South Africa; at “1066”, 4th Floor, 35 Pritchard Street, Johannesburg, South Africa; at Old Mutual Building, Glyn Jones Road, Blantyre, Malawi; at Mutual Platz, 5th Floor, Post Street Mall, Windhoek, Namibia; at Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase (West), Emerald Hill, Harare, Zimbabwe; and at the ofﬁces of Slaughter and May, 35 Basinghall Street, London EC2V 5DB during normal business hours on each business day from the date of this notice until the Annual General Meeting and at The Great Room at The Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London W1A 3AA from at least 15 minutes prior to the Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of that meeting. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – EXPLANATORY NOTES Resolution 2 – Dividend A dividend of 2p per Ordinary Share is being recommended by the Board. Subject to the dividend being approved at the Annual General Meeting, it is expected that the relevant subsidiaries of the Company will declare to the trustees of the Dividend Access Trusts, which have been established in each of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Malawi, an equivalent amount of dividend in relation to the estimated number of shares on those territories’ respective registers in the respective local currencies of those territories (by reference to the exchange rate prevailing on 7 April 2000, as determined by the Board). Shareholders on the branch registers (or, in the case of Namibia, the relevant section of the principal register) in the territories will then receive their dividend, in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association, from the Dividend Access Trust concerned, rather than from the Company. The resolution of the Company declaring the dividend is expressed to be conditional upon at least the Sterling equivalent of £20 million being paid via the Dividend Access Trusts because of technical requirements of UK company law relating to the distributable reserves in the Company’s own balance sheet. The equivalent amounts of the recommended dividend in each of the four other currencies will be notiﬁed by the Company to each of the stock exchanges on which the Company’s shares are listed on 10 April 2000. Resolutions 3 (i) to (iv) – Re-appointment of Directors Mr Anstee, Mr Broadhurst and Mr Clewlow retire by rotation in accordance with Articles 95 and 96 of the Company’s Articles of Association and will be seeking re-appointment at the Annual General Meeting. Mr Sutcliffe, who has been appointed as a director since the last Annual General Meeting, automatically retires in accordance with Article 94 of the Company’s Articles of Association and will seek re-appointment at the meeting. Mr Anstee has a service contract terminable on 12 months’ notice, save that until 12 July 2001 the period of notice required to be given by the Company is 24 months. Mr Sutcliffe has a service contract terminable on 12 months’ notice, save that until 24 January 2001 the period of notice required to be given by the Company is 24 months. The appointments of Mr Broadhurst and Mr Clewlow as non-executive directors are each at the will of 108 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 the parties, but are stated to be envisaged to last initially for three years from the date of listing of the Company’s shares on the London Stock Exchange and thereafter to be reviewed annually prior to the Company’s Annual General Meeting. Brief biographical details of each of the above directors, and of the rest of the Board, are set out on page 37. Resolutions 4 & 5 – Auditors KPMG Audit Plc has indicated its willingness to continue in ofﬁce and Resolution 4 proposes the re-appointment of KPMG Audit Plc as auditors. Resolution 5 proposes that the directors be authorised to determine the remuneration of the auditors. Resolutions 6 & 7 – Authority to allot shares In accordance with Section 80 of the UK Companies Act 1985 (the “Companies Act”), it is proposed to renew the authority for the directors to allot relevant securities up to an amount not exceeding 331⁄3% of the current issued ordinary share capital as at 15 March 2000 without having to obtain prior approval from shareholders. In accordance with Section 95 of the Companies Act, it is proposed to renew the authority of the directors to allot equity securities for cash without ﬁrst being required to offer such securities pro rata to existing shareholders in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act. This authority relates to up to 172,231,210 ordinary shares, being 5% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company at 15 March 2000. Resolutions 8 & 9 (i) to (iv) – Purchase of own shares Under Resolution 8, the Board is seeking to renew the standard general authority from shareholders to make market purchases of up to 10% of the Company’s issued ordinary shares. In addition, it is seeking shareholders’ approval (under Resolutions 9(i) to (iv)) for four “contingent purchase contracts”, the effect of which would be to enable the Company to repurchase its shares on the Johannesburg, Namibian, Zimbabwe and Malawi Stock Exchanges respectively. These authorities, if granted, would run in parallel with the general authority (under Resolution 8) to purchase shares on the London Stock Exchange and any purchases under any such authority would be aggregated for the purposes of monitoring the overall 10% limit on purchases. The purchase price for any shares cannot be more than 5% above the average of the middle market quotations taken from the London Stock Exchange Daily Ofﬁcial List for the ﬁve business days preceding such purchase (translated, for the purposes of any purchases under any of the contingent purchase contracts described in Resolutions 9(i) to (iv), into the applicable local currency at the then prevailing exchange rate). Any shares purchased under the authority granted by Resolution 8 or pursuant to any of the contingent purchase contracts to be approved under Resolutions 9(i) to (iv) will be cancelled and not reissued. The authorities under Resolutions 8 and 9(i) to (iv), if approved, will only be exercised if market conditions make it advantageous for the Company to do so and the Board considers this to be in the best interests of shareholders generally. Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 109 Notice of Annual General Meeting continued Resolution 10 – Changes to the Articles of Association Resolution 10 would amend the Articles of Association of the Company as follows: (i) remove the requirement in relation to shareholders’ meetings for a 30-day notice period where the notice is not despatched to members on a branch register from the country where that branch register is held; (ii) include the sixth and subsequent days after posting the notice of a shareholders’ meeting as being within the 14 or 21 clear days’ notice period required for the meeting; and (iii) deem notices and other documents posted by the Company to its shareholders to be received after the expiry of ﬁve rather than seven days. The background to these proposed changes is as follows. Under the rules of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, speciﬁc requirements apply to the Company in relation to the giving of notice of meetings of its shareholders. In the light of those requirements, the Company’s Articles of Association currently provide that at least 30 clear days’ notice of meetings should be given to shareholders on a branch register if the notice is not despatched by the Company within the jurisdiction where the branch register is held. It has been conﬁrmed with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange that this requirement applies only if the notice is despatched from the United Kingdom to such shareholders otherwise than by airmail. Since the Articles of Association already provide that notices despatched from the United Kingdom to such shareholders must be sent by airmail, the further requirement for a 30-day notice period is unnecessary. It is in any event the current intention of the Board that circulars to shareholders (whether or not containing notices of general meetings) will be posted to shareholders whose registered addresses, as recorded in the register of members, are in Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe from within those countries and that circulars will be despatched from the United Kingdom (or, in some cases, from South Africa or Namibia) to shareholders whose registered addresses are in other countries. The Articles of Association also currently treat notices and other documents posted by the Company to its shareholders (whether in relation to meetings of its shareholders or otherwise) as being received seven days after posting. This would mean that a further seven days would have to be added to the normal notice period to convene a shareholders’ meeting, which is considered to be too onerous and impracticable. The proposed amendment, to allow for ﬁve days, reﬂects the delivery targets currently adopted by the South African Post Ofﬁce. Resolution 11 – Cancellation of share premium account The purpose of Resolution 11 is to enable the Company, subject to the approval of the UK High Court, to convert £500 million out of the amount standing to the credit of the share premium account in its balance sheet to create reserves which would be available to fund dividends or out of which the Company would be able to repurchase its own shares. The passing of this resolution would assist the Group to manage its cash in a tax effective manner, by avoiding the incidence of taxes that would arise if such reserves were created by the payment of dividends. Accordingly, it is intended, if this Resolution is passed, that Old Mutual will petition the Court to conﬁrm the reduction of share premium account in order to establish a reserve which may be treated as distributable. The Court will require protection for creditors of Old Mutual whose debts remain outstanding at the date on which the reduction becomes effective, unless the creditors consent otherwise. Appropriate arrangements will be made with the approval of the Court for the protection of these creditors. 110 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 Shareholder Information The Company’s shares were admitted to listing on the London, Johannesburg, Malawi, Namibian and Zimbabwe Stock Exchanges on 12 July 1999. A total of 3,444,624,230 ordinary shares of 10p each were in issue on completion of the demutualisation and listing process. During the period from 12 July to 31 December 1999 the high and low prices at which the Company’s shares are recorded by the various exchanges as having traded were as follows: 00000000111155555555555555111 High Low London Stock Exchange Johannesburg Stock Exchange Malawi Stock Exchange Namibian Stock Exchange Zimbabwe Stock Exchange 168.5p R16.15 MK115.0 N$16.05 Z$102.25 121.25p R12.10 MK79.5 N$12.10 Z$70.50 As at 31 December 1999, the geographical analysis and shareholder proﬁle of the Company’s share register were as follows: 55555555555555100000000111111 Total shares % of Number of whole shareholders UK (principal) register South African branch register Malawi branch register Namibian section of register Zimbabwe branch register 1,169,743,177 2,172,294,374 6,983,300 19,711,458 75,891,921 3,444,624,230 33.9 63.1 0.2 0.6 2.2 100 9,775 77,9781 7,144 1,4621 61,745 158,104 01511 01 01 01511 01 01 Size of shareholding Number of holders 15555555555555500000000111111 1 – 1,000 1,001 – 10,000 10,001 – 100,000 100,001 – 250,000 250,001 + 133,755 22,110 1,498 286 4551 Note 1: The registered shareholdings on the South African register include Old Mutual (South Africa) Nominees (Pty) Limited, which held a total of 873,127,633 shares as nominee for 787,725 underlying beneﬁcial owners as at 31 December 1999. The registered shareholdings on the Namibian section of the register include Old Mutual (Namibia) Nominees (Pty) Limited, which held a total of 6,924,622 shares as nominee for 12,063 underlying beneﬁcial owners as at 31 December 1999. The Company’s share register is administered by Computershare Services in conjunction with local representatives in various jurisdictions. The following are the contact details: In the UK In Malawi In Zimbabwe Computershare Services PLC Nico Corporate Finance Limited Corpserve (Private) Ltd The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road 4th Floor, Unit House 4th Floor, UDC Centre Bristol BS99 7NH Victoria Avenue, Blantyre Corner 1st Street and (PO Box 82, Bristol BS99 7NH) (PO Box 1396, Blantyre) Union Avenue, Harare Tel: (44) 870 702 0000 Tel: (265) 623 856 Tel: (263) 912 34621-5 In South Africa In Namibia Computershare Services Limited Transfer Secretaries (Pty) Limited 41 Fox Street, Johannesburg, 2001 Kaiserkrone Centre (PO Box 61595, Marshalltown, 2107) Shop No.12, Windhoek Tel: (27) 11 370 7777 (PO Box 2401, Windhoek) Tel: (264) 61 227 647 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999 111 Shareholder Information continued The Company’s Shareholder Services, based in Cape Town, administer a number of shareholder support functions, including the following: • telephone and postal sales (via the Share Sales Service) of shares held through Old Mutual (South Africa) Nominees (Pty) Ltd on the South African branch register and shares held through Old Mutual (Namibia) Nominees (Pty) Limited on the Namibian section of the register; • dividend mandate arrangements; • tracing of holders of unclaimed shares in the Company. If you have any questions on any of the above matters, you may contact Shareholder Services on 08 60 60 9000 (International +27.21.504 8107) at any time between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (local time) Monday to Friday. Websites Further information on the Company can be found on the following websites: www.oldmutual.com www.oldmutual.co.za The Company’s ﬁnancial calendar for the forthcoming year is as follows: Record Date for Final Dividend in South Africa, Malawi, Namibia and Zimbabwe Currency conversion date for Final Dividend Announcement of currency equivalents of Final Dividend, as so converted Record Date for Final Dividend in United Kingdom Annual General Meeting Final Dividend Payment Date Interim Results Interim Dividend Payment Date Final Results for 2000 Rule 144A ADRs 7 April 2000 7 April 2000 10 April 2000 14 April 2000 18 May 2000 31 May 2000 5 September 2000 November 2000 March 2001 The Company has a Rule 144A American Depositary Receipt (“Rule 144A ADR”) facility through The Bank of New York. Each Rule 144A ADR represents 10 ordinary shares in the Company. As at 31 December 1999 none of the Company’s shares were held in the form of Rule 144A ADRs. Any enquiries about the Company’s Rule 144A ADR facility should be addressed to The Bank of New York, 101 Barclay Street, New York, N.Y. 10286. 112 Old Mutual Annual Report 1999

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