Note 19: Non-distributable reserves

for the six months ended 30 September 2015

  Reviewed
Six months ended
30 September 2015
Reviewed
Six months ended
September 2014
Audited
Year ended
March 2015
  Rm Rm Rm
Non-distributable reserves 1 453 2 711 1 507
Cell Captive reserve 2 221 2 711 2 282
Shares held by subsidiaries and in Escrow (768) - (775)

The Group has a Cell Captive preference share investment to fund Telkom's post-retirement medical aid liability.

The fair value gains from the Cell Captive are recognised in profit or loss and then transferred to non-distributable reserves.

The reserve also represents Telkom shares held by subsidiaries and in Escrow, to be utilised in terms of the Telkom Employee Share Plan. Telkom previously disclosed this reserve as treasury shares.