Integrated report 2019
Exxaro Resources Limited
Group and company annual financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2019
14.1.1 RETIREMENT EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
Defined contribution plans
The group provides defined contribution retirement funds for the benefit of employees, the assets of which are held in separate funds. These funds are funded by contributions from employees and the group, taking account of the recommendations of independent actuaries. The group’s contributions to the defined contribution funds are recognised in profit or loss in the year to which it relates.
The group does not provide guarantees in respect of returns in the defined contribution funds.
Defined benefit obligations
A retirement medical obligation exists for certain in-service and retired employees who are members of accredited medical aid funds. This benefit is no longer offered to employees. The liability is determined using the projected unit credit method. Remeasurements arising from experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions are recognised immediately in other comprehensive income. Remeasurements recognised in other comprehensive income will not be reclassified to profit or loss. Net interest expense and other expenses related to the retirement medical obligation are recognised in profit or loss.
14.1.2 SHORT AND LONG-TERM BENEFITS
The cost of all short-term employee benefits, such as salaries, bonuses, housing allowances, medical and other contributions, are recognised during the period in which the employee renders the related service.
The vesting portion of long-term benefits is recognised and provided for at financial year end, based on current total cost to company.
14.1.3 TERMINATION BENEFITS
Termination benefits are payable whenever an employee’s employment is terminated before the normal retirement date or whenever an employee accepts voluntary redundancy in exchange for these benefits.
The group recognises termination benefits when it has demonstrated its commitment to either terminate the employment of current employees according to a detailed formal plan without possibility of withdrawal or to provide termination benefits as a result of an offer made to encourage voluntary redundancy which has been accepted by an employee. If the benefits fall due more than 12 months after the reporting date, they are discounted to present value.
14.1.4 EQUITY COMPENSATION BENEFITS
Senior management, including executive directors and eligible employees, participate in the LTIP and DBP incentive schemes.
The LTIP and DBP are treated as equity-settled share-based payment schemes with the fair value being expensed over the vesting period of the instrument with a corresponding increase in equity. The fair value of these schemes are determined at grant date and subsequently reviewed at each reporting period only for changes in non-market performance conditions and employee attrition rates applicable to each scheme.
Exxaro has an agreement with its subsidiary companies to charge the subsidiaries for the equity compensation share schemes granted to the subsidiaries’ employees.
The movement in equity in the company’s financial statements relating to the recharge of the share-based payments of subsidiaries is accounted for against investments in subsidiaries and is eliminated on consolidation for group reporting purposes.
