During the current financial year the following acquisitions were included in the total per note C:
Toyota/Volkswagen Postmasburg
Automotive Northern Cape (Pty) Limited acquired the net assets of the Toyota and Volkswagen dealerships in
Postmasburg, effective 31 October 2015 for R28 million. The primary reason for the acquisition was to extend
the Motor Retail footprint in the Northern Cape.
Union Motors
NMI Durban South Motors (Pty) Limited acquired the net assets of Union Motors Lowveld and Union Motors South
Coast, effective 29 February 2016. Rapiprop 174 (Pty) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of NMI Durban South
Motors (Pty) Limited, acquired the fixed property from which these dealerships operate. The primary reason for
the acquisition was to expand the Mercedes-Benz footprint into KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
Salvage Management and Disposals
Barloworld South Africa (Pty) Limited acquired a 52% controlling interest in the Salvage Management and Disposals
group, effective 1 May 2016. The primary reason for the acquisition was to invest in an asset light business involved
in the broader Automotive value chain.
KLL Group (Pty) Limited
On 31 December 2015, through a sale of shares and subscription agreement, Barloworld Logistics Africa (Pty)
Limited acquired 100% of the KLL Group (Pty) Limited’s share capital for a total consideration of R64.7 million.
R20.6 million of the consideration has been deferred and is payable after financial years 2016, 2017 and 2018.
The primary reason of the acquisition is to enable Barloworld Logistics to enter the multi-warehousing distribution
market and give Barloworld Logistics refrigeration capability using a distribution network.
Aspen Logistic Services (Pty) Limited
On 1 January 2016, through a sale of shares agreement, Barloworld Transport (Pty) Limited acquired 51% of the
shares in Aspen Logistic Services (Pty) Limited for a total cash consideration of R37.65 million. The primary reason
of the acquisition is to enable Barloworld Logistics to enter the refrigerated transport market.
The purchase price allocation of all acquisitions have been finalised. The combined goodwill of R290 million arising from
the acquisitions consists largely of the synergies and economies of scale expected from integrating these operations into
the existing business. None of the goodwill recognised is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
The group included revenue of R2 061 million and net profit after tax of R53 million, in relation to all of the above
acquisitions. It is estimated that if these acquisitions were part of the group since the beginning of the financial year,
they would have added R3 389 million to revenue and a net profit after tax of R98 million. |