Note 12: Treasury shares

for the six months ended September 30, 2009

 
March 31
2009
September 30
2008
September 30
2009
 
Rm
Rm
Rm
Treasury Shares (1,517) (1,522) (1,170)
At September 30, 2009 7,632,154 (September 30, 2008: 8,994,097; March 31, 2009: 11,646,680) and 8,143,556 (September 30, 2008: 10,849,058; March 31, 2009: 10,849,058) ordinary shares in Telkom, with a fair value of R330 million (September 30, 2008: R945 million; March 31, 2009: R1,229 million) and R352 million (September 30, 2008: R1,140 million; March 31, 2009: R859 million) are held as treasury shares by its subsidiaries Rossal No 65 (Proprietary) Limited and Acajou Investments (Proprietary) Limited, respectively.      
The shares held by Rossal No 65 (Proprietary) Limited and Acajou Investments (Proprietary) Limited are reserved for issue in terms of the Telkom Conditional Share Plan ('TCSP').      
The reduction in the number of treasury shares is due to 4,014,526 (September 30, 2008: 1,551,963; March 31, 2009: 1,551,963) shares that vested in terms of the TCSP during the six months ended September 30, 2009.