27. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(a) Reserves

Movements are mainly made up of:

(i) Statutory reserve, which comprises the accumulated annual transfer of 15% of the net profit for the year in line with Article 41 of Ordinance n° 88-005 dated 15th April 1988 pertaining to the regulations applicable to the banking sector in Madagascar. Movements in the General Banking Reserve is at the discretion of BNI Madagascar, and the shareholders choose to increase the reserve by the profit for the year net of dividends payable and the amount transferred to statutory reserve.

(ii) Movement of MUR 65M relates to transfer of revaluation losses from revaluation reserve to retained earnings on disposal of an associate.

The Group

(i) Revaluation surplus

The revaluation surplus relates to the revaluation of property.

(ii) Fair value reserve

Fair value reserve comprises the cumulative net change in the fair value of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI) that has been recognised in other comprehensive income until investments are derecognised or impaired.

(iii) Hedge reserve

The hedging reserve comprises the effective portion of the cumulative net change in the fair value of cash flow hedging instruments related to hedged transactions that have not yet occurred.

(iv) Translation of foreign operations

The translation reserve comprises all foreign currency difference arising for the translation of the financial statements of foreign operation.

(v) Other reserves

Other reserves comprise of the banking reserve which comprise provisions in line with the Bank of Mauritius macroprudential guidelines.

(vi) Actuarial gains/(losses)

The actuarial gains/(losses) reserve represents the cumulative remeasurement of defined benefit obligation recognised.

(i) Fair value reserve

Fair value reserve comprises the cumulative net change in the fair value of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI) that has been recognised in other comprehensive income until investments are derecognised or impaired.

(b) Convertible bonds

During the year, SUN Group received additional tranches of MUR 550M from the committed Mauritius Investment Corporation Ltd ("MIC"), funding of MUR 3.1Bn comprising of 310 bonds of MUR 10M each.

One of the main objectives of the MIC is to provide financial support to companies impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and in particular to the tourism sector which has been impacted the most due to the full border closure. The MIC support is in the form of redeemable convertible bonds to companies which require urgent working capital to sustain their viability.

Key terms and conditions of the funding arrangements are as follows:

  • The bonds shall be issued in four equal tranches. The maturity date is 9 years from first disbursement of the first tranche of the subscription proceeds, that is, on 14 December 2029.
  • The conversion rate has been pre-determined prior to the subscription.
  • All outstanding bonds will be converted into ordinary shares at a pre-agreed rate and price on maturity date.
  • The interest rates range between 3.00% to 3.25% p.a. over the duration of the bonds (from issue date to the earlier of the redemption date or the conversion date). The interest is payable on the last day of each interest period. On maturity date, any unpaid capital and interest is converted into ordinary shares in accordance with the predetermined conversion price.
  • The conversion price is subject to certain adjustments such as capitalisation of profit or reserves, capital distribution, rights issues, share split, amongst others.
  • Redemption of the bonds shall be at the option of the issuer. The issuer may redeem some or all the bonds, any time prior to the maturity date. The option price shall be determined as follows:
  • if redemption happens before the 4th anniversary of the first subscription, the redemption price shall be the nominal amount,
  • if redemption happens after the 4th anniversary of the first subscription, the redemption amount shall be 100.5% of the nominal amount.