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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
CONSOLIDATED COMPANY
2008 2007 2008 2007
$ $ $ $
18. Remuneration of External Auditor
Audit or review of financial report 203,280 181,300 80,912 60,367
Tax advice 138,900 107,818 – –
Due diligence reporting on acquisitions – 450,000 – –
Other accounting services 5,250 – – –
347,430 739,118 80,912 60,367
The auditor of Spark Infrastructure and the Company is Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu.
$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000
19. Earnings per Security (“EPS”)a
Net profit after tax used to calculate EPS 9,453 56,932 – –
Weighted average number of Securities (’000) 1,008,651 1,008,651 – –
Earnings per Security (cents) 0.94 5.64 – –
Profit before income tax and income tax and loan note interest per Security 170,004 183,274 – –
Weighted average number of Securities (‘000) 1,008,651 1,008,651 – –
Profit before loan note interest per Security (cents) 16.85 18.17 – –
a Basic EPS is the same as diluted EPS.
2008 2007
Cents per Total Cents per Total
Security $’000 Security $’000
20. Distribution Paid and Payable
Distribution Paid:
Interim distribution in respect of year ended 31 December 2008 paid
on 15 September 2008 (2007: 15 September 2007)
Interest on loan notes 6.77 68,286 6.74 67,983
Capital distribution 2.48 25,015 1.79 18,055
9.25 93,301 8.53 86,038
Distribution Payable:
Final distribution in respect of the year ended 31 December 2008
payable on 13 March 2009 (2007: 15 March 2008)
Interest on loan notes a 6.85 69,093 6.85 69,093
Capital distribution b 2.41 24,308 2.68 27,032
9.26 93,401 9.53 96,125
Total paid and payable 18.51 186,702 18.06 182,163
The distributions are unfranked and are made by Spark Trust.
a Recognised amount.
b Unrecognised amount.

 

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